Thread: Death Planet (DarkAngel76 and Kosmik_Khaos)

Hands off, asshole, Kaira grumbled. But the new guy clearly had other plans. One moment Kaira was staring at the newcomer, the next he was shoving her toward the back. Hal glanced over at them and mumbled something incoherent, but he did nothing to stop the interaction. It would figure...the coward! Kaira's blue eyes widened as she was suddenly pressed up against the wall, cold metal thrust into her hands. She looked down at the gun she now held, her thoughts spinning, while her heart began to race. Blood bath? Just then, the doors thrust open and something smashed at the windows! Everyone in the saloon began to scream, to shout...it was complete and utter chaos. Kaira slid down along the wall as her eyes fixed upon the stranger, the only collected person in the entire room. She had no idea how he managed to remain so calm. Or how he knew everything was about to turn into a shitstorm. It had been a while since New Hope had dealt with marauders and it was obvious that no one had any idea as to how to handle them. She saw Saffy out of the corner of her eyes, the other girl panicked as she frantically searched for a place to hide. For a moment, Kaira considered calling out to her, letting her in on her little hiding space. But before she had time to put her idea into action, Saffy's body convulsed where she stood, bullets striking her small body before she crumpled to the floor in a heap. Kaira placed a hand over her mouth to muffle the scream she couldn't hold back. She watched the girl fall, her dark eyes open, but not a bit of light shone from them. She was dead, a lifeless corpse among the insanity. Kaira tucked herself into a tiny ball, her thoughts out of control as she heard the roar of gunshots and screams. Terrified, she tried to pull herself together. She looked up and searched for a way out, but every exit seemed to be blocked and the fear of being trampled was raw and real. Finally, Kaira found her out. She crawled along the floor, her body close to the wall. She pulled herself through the door Hal usually reserved for setting out the garbage. It wasn't the best option, but it would work, though she wondered how much safer she'd be outside. As she moved through the tiny opening, she glanced over her shoulder. The newcomer was exiting the saloon through the front door. Just...what? Without further thought, she scrambled over the bags of garbage and rolled onto the ground with a splash. She landed in a puddle, the dirty water soaking her to the bone. But, she had no time to think on such things. Her life was at stake here. The thunder rumbled and the lightning cracked causing the sky to light up as if the sky were on fire. Fire! Kaira whipped around and saw the building go ablaze. She let out a shriek as she ran around to the front. She caught sight of the strange man who'd entered New Hope, a pile of bodies marking the trail to where he stood. The rain poured down on him, his entire form looking like some ethereal beast as the blood ran in tiny rivulets down his rain soaked body and along the muddy ground. She was in awe, dumbstruck by the look of him. Suddenly, Kaira was filled with rage. She stomped over to the man and brought her hands up to her face to push away her dampened red hair. You left me to die! she shouted, her face twisted into a seething rage. You...you left me! She wasn't sure why she felt he needed to feel obligated, but he'd given her his gun, shoved her aside in an attempt to hide her. Why do that if he had no plans of getting her out unscathed. Just then, she heard a muffled sound. She turned around only to see a few more marauders charging toward her, their eyes angry and thirsty for blood.