Thread: The Ruin of Mankind

As the struggle intensified and Red succeeded in prying Cali's shotgun away from her, she forgot about everything else. The bounty that she'd come to complete, retrieving her weapons, making it back to her bike, none of that mattered anymore. Her entire world had been reduced to the outcome of her deadly wrestling match against the colossal raider that was currently on top of her, trying with all of his more than considerably might to beat her into submission. There were several possible outcomes, but the only good one for Cali - the one where she somehow came out on top and was able to escape - was seeming less and less likely with each passing second that she didn't get her assailant off of her. Panting heavily through her open mouth, she sucked in whatever precious air that she could with his freakishly muscular thighs applying a vice-like pressure to her lower torso, trying her damnedest to make the most of it. A sliver of hope crept into the bounty hunter's rapidly beating heart when she felt her blade connect, slicing through flesh and muscle and succeeding in giving the raider pause, saving her from any further blows like the one that had nearly dislocated her shoulder. Droplets of her foe's blood began raining down over her face, forcing Cali to squint to avoid getting any in her eyes, although her lips remained parted and soon a very distinctive metallic taste filled her mouth as blood dripped on to her tongue. Get...the fuck...OFF ME!! she shouted in frustration, taking another wild stab at him with her blade. Unfortunately for Cali, tendrils of fear encircled and constricted her heart even as the raider's large and powerful fingers wrapped themselves around her delicate wrist. He squeezed so hard that she groaned in pain as the rail mechanism hidden beneath her sleeve was pressed into her flesh, and it was more than obvious that he could snap her wrist like a twig if he so desired. Still, Cali couldn't give up, she knew all too well what the consequences of being captured were for women out in the wasteland. Giving up on her left hand since she knew that it would be impossible to pry it away from the raider's grip, she focused her energy elsewhere, reaching up with her one remaining free hand in an attempt to swipe her nails over his eyes as viciously as she could, hoping to blind him. At the same time, Cali planted her heels into the dirt and pushed up hard with every muscle in her body, trying desperately against all odds to buck her much larger and heavier assailant off of her. With all of her weapons and options having been stripped away one by one, it was looking estremely grim. And it only got worse as what felt like a battering ram crashed into the side of her chest. Cali's eyes nearly bulged out of their sockets as she opened her mouth in a silent scream, her feet flailing and kicking futilely at the ground. As pure agony spread throughout her chest and lungs, threatening to paralyze her, she made one last ditch effort, managing to sink her teeth into Red's arm with which he was pinning her wrist down, biting down as hard as she could through the thick material of his duster. That only lasted until a second fist slammed into her already battered side, sapping her of every remaining ounce of strength and willpower. Cali fell back flat on the ground, her face contorting with anguish as she wheezed desperately for air, clutching her free arm against her side in a feeble attempt to protect it from any more brutal punishment.