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(Contd from above...)


SECTOR C: *still*

MISSMACABRE heard the guns blazing from her left and right. She sat, gripping her Machine Gun tightly, and looked alert. Just then, someone let out a low curse just ahead of her and took a deep breath. FREAK had been running for quite a long time, and he had to find a hiding place quickly. MissMacabre took a small step forward, all crouched, and aimed at Freak directly.

BLAM!! BLAM!! BLAM!! BLAM!! BLAM!! BLAM!!
BLAM!! BLAM!! BLAM!! BLAM!! BLAM!! BLAM!!

Freak was hurled back, the flesh of his chest and shoulders exploding into small holes which rapidly filled with blood. He fell heavily, cursing the stars, as he reached for his HPs. Satisfied with her work, MissM stood up to admire her handiwork. Almost instantly, a trio of red dots centered on her forehead. MissM had a very vague premonition of danger, and looked up.

THRACKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK!!!

MissM immediately took a step back. The plasma beam caught her on her left shoulder and swung her outwards, her limbs flailing around as she fell to the left. Her seared flesh burned rapidly and MissM let out a loud groan as she reached for her HPs.


Sector B:

Dante stumbled through the bushes and dry leaves. The sight of the Predator deep-frying Roshiq had scared him out of his wits, and forgetting all the pain which his 12 wounds ached dully with, he kept stumbling on forward, without any sense of direction and purpose. He had no HPs left, and was bleeding to a slow death.

Soon he came out into a clearing and fell down, exhausted.

"Tsk, tsk, tsk!" a voice sounded from very near him.

Dante looked up, alarmed and cowering in fear. DISEASE looked back at him with an evil smile, and lifted his Machine Gun.

BLAM!! BLAM!! BLAM!! BLAM!! BLAM!! BLAM!!
BLAM!! BLAM!! BLAM!! BLAM!! BLAM!! BLAM!!

10 bullets smoked their way through the air and thudded into Dante's body. He fell backwards just as Murderdoll shoved him from the firing line, catching the last TWO bullets in her side. Both of them fell heavily, Dante almost blinded in sheer pain as he grabbed at himself, faintly tugging at his fatal wounds.

Murderdoll winced from the two bullets which had embedded themselves into her left side, but was more concerned about Dante. She turned towards him, but by then Dante had rolled over, his limbs had gone limp. Murderdoll reached towards him, just as Dante took a long, last look at the setting sun in the distance and closed his eyes silently.

CARNAGE KNIGHT DANTE'S INFERNO IS DEAD!!!!!

Murderdoll reached for him in vain. A small piece of paper fluttered from one of Dante's shirt pockets, and Murderdoll took it out. In between spasms of pain, Murderdoll read it and crumpled it in her hands in silent frustration.

It was a receipt for payment of purchase of a Grenade Launcher, issued to Dante by the Battle Royale II Goodies shop.


Elsewhere, Scouse Mac stumbled through the bushes, carrying an unconscious Noir in his arms. Nightmare had disappeared from sight and was nowhere to be seen. Scouse reached a big rock and stopped, lowering Noir to the ground. Noir stirred, waking slowly. A slow rustle of the bushes ahead made Scouse jump. Sure enough, Roshiq was lying there looking straight at him. Scouse looked around for an instant, and Roshiq reached inside his jacket. Taking the DESERT EAGLE out which he had purchased at the Battle Royale II Goodies shop, he aimed directly at Scouse and fired blindly.

BLAM!! BLAM!!

Both bullets thumped into Scouse's tummy and thigh, and he rolled over in pain. Roshiq dropped his empty handgun and rolled around himself, fighting the searing pain of his own wound. When Scouse took his HPs out, Noir had fully woken up.


Sorry Carnage Knights, but you have lost a very valuable team member. I leave you to grieve over his loss. Battle Royale will take a break to mourn over the fallen warrior.

The next Challenge will be up sometime in the next 24 hours.

Updated Status follows shortly...