She didn't know where she was going or what she was going to do when she got somewhere else. Would this Dedrus guy find her? Did she want him to find her? He had to be insane. All those guys had to be. Didn't they? There was no such thing as God or Satan. There was no such thing as any of this!
A series of white lights glistened through slits in the trees.
Was it the gas station Dedrus had mentioned?
CRACK!
She started to turn.
Something snatched her arm.
***
Kid’s biceps burned. His face wrinkled with the stress of his efforts. Red hands clasped the black belt around the juggernaut’s neck.
How fucking strong can this guy be?
The mammoth man threw himself back.
Dry wall exploded around Kid. His arm rammed into a two-by-four.
He screamed out, but he maintained his fierce grip on the belt. It hurt like fuck, but he knew if he let go, he was dead.
“You’re a little rodent, aren’t ya?” the juggernaut said. Leaning forward, he reared back and slammed Kid’s back into the two-by-four again.
“Fuck!”
“Get ready to die, mortal.” He leaned forward again.
I really am going to die, Kid thought.
As the man started to rear back, a baseball bat rammed into his balls.
He groaned and collapsed onto his chest.
***
Kinzer stood before Craetis, a baseball bat in hand. While searching for a weapon to help Kid, he’d managed to find it in a nearby closet.
“Say you like it,” Kinzer sneered.
Kid was still on Craetis’s back, tightening the belt around his neck.
Damn, Kinzer thought,Kid’s a feisty little guy.
***
Dedrus felt like they were back in the war.
Vera disappeared and reappeared all around him, coming and going like camera flashes.
She breathed heavily. Moisture beaded around her lizard eyes. A glistening drop of sweat slid from under black locks of hair that ran down the side of her face.
Dedrus knew that the more she teleported, the less energy she’d have, and the better chance he had at surviving her vicious swordplay.
Treycore and Mika fought just a few feet away, trapped in an endless tit for tat.
“Look at the sweetlips I found trying to get away,” a voice said.
