Chernobyl Assault Chapter 3

He jogged and unaware that his speed increased to become a sprint. He halted abruptly as he sensed something unclean moving around. His brown glowing eyes searched for any motion in the nearby abandoned playground. The metal surface was slowly being consumed by rust and stain. The sky above was covered in a blanket of thin green smoke and the structures around all looked depressing. The ambiance was as if a venerated god had died and all men were mourning.

The bitterness of the air made its way in his tongue when he licked his dry lips. His black armor was covered in dust and the gold trims of it were stained with green particulates. A thrilling second ticked by, he spotted another Demon with the same appearance he had killed earlier, and then another one behind it, and another until they surrounded him.

"Blackshot!" They yelled.

"Where are the Dark Novas?" He asked. "What are you asshats doing in here?"

"We are just the messengers." One of them spoke. "In case you might do anything stupid, know that we have a Duke lurking somewhere, listening and watching.

Damn, a Slipknot! He thought. But that makes this a whole fun. "Look, what's between me and your 'masters' should remain in secrecy. If you want to join this feud, be my guest. But if you don't know what you idiots are doing then get out."

"Of course we know," As the speaker among the Demons were about to continue, Blackshot took aim and opened fire. Five plasma shots hit a plague doctor in the chest. He fell with a thud as Blackshot ducked behind a park bench.

The second Demon raised a long rifle with green glowing projectile loaded in it. He fired at Blackshot's direction and missed. The Protectorate returned fire, hitting the Plague Doctor thrice on the head. His aim jumped on the third one and hosed it down with a steady stream of plasma burst, melting the Demon with superheated shots. The third threw itself in Blackshot's line of fire and got cut down in an instant.

Behind him, he sensed the fourth one sneaking. He whirled with a grace and slammed the butt of his rifle at the plague doctor Demon. Its mask flew from its hooded head, revealing a black skinned face with black eyes and wrinkled skin. Blackshot aimed at it in pointblank range and fired. Its wounds cauterized in an instant when plasma burned its face.

"Eat this dirtbags!" He yelled and unpinned a grenade from his belt and twisted it before he tossed the ordnance at the general direction of his enemies. Within a second, they all erupted in a flash of blue and orange light. It left nothing but ashes and bones.

Blackshot continued his sprint.