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Bwind22 knew. He was nearby somewhere, he could feel it. His trained eyes scanned the sight in front of him. Boulders, grass and bushes everywhere. He lay low on his belly and waited.

He didn't wait for long. Almost 15 minutes later, the outline walked in from the right and went to the big boulder in front. It looked left and right, apparently checking the sight from behind the boulder in all directions. Satisfied, it clambered over the huge rock and disappeared behind it.

Bwind instantly sprung up and quickly followed the receding outline. He jumped to the left of the boulder and straight at his target. Roshiq looked at him with wide, frightened eyes.

BLAMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM!!!!!

The blast threw Rosh behind, ripping through his groin area. It opened up a huge, bleeding wound on the inner part of his right thigh, VERY narrowly missing his privates. Shit!, Bwind thought. Roshiq turned, clutching his wound tightly.

BLAMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM!!!!!

The second shot threw Rosh off-balance, and he went sprawling onto the rocky floor in front of him. The shell made a big hole on his butt which immediately coughed up a lot of fresh blood.

"We don't feel so clever now, huh? Do we?" Bwind sneered.

He took a couple steps forward and lifted his axe. Roshiq turned again, reaching for his HPs. The sight in front of him brought fresh terror into his eyes.

"NOOOOOOOO!!!" Roshiq screamed.

SCRUNCHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!

Bwind's axe swiped across Roshiq's face! It left a deep, gashing cut across his face, stretching from above his left eyebrow down to the right side of his chin. The long cut swelled and bobbed for an instant, before a small spray of blood sprayed out of it.

"Look into the mirror again, and think of me," Bwind grinned, the malice receding from his eyes.

The axe-blade broke into two and Bwind dropped it. Roshiq touched the cut on his face and winced with closed eyes. His hands went around at his HPs.


Doc Faustus emerged from behind the tree and looked in front of him. He was smart enough to keep moving, knowing fully well that he would be a sitting duck if he chose to stay at a particular place to hide. A swish in the air diverted his attention for an instant.

SCRUNCHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!

The axe thudded straight into Doc's chest and he reeled back for a couple of steps, backing into the tree! Straker looked and smiled, then walked forward. The axe-blade broke into two and it fell down heavily into the ground, as blood dripped out from Doc's chest.

"Payback time, Doc," Straker teased, feeling the dull ache on his chest where Doc had cut it with a machete in the previous hunt.

MissM looked at the scene in front of her - Straker standing near Doc with a grin, and Doc breathing and bleeding heavily. She tried to move forward as noiselessly as possible, but her body was on fire. She winced as her leg brushed on a dry twig, snapping it loudly.

Straker whirled towards her. As soon as his sights were set on her, he lifted his shotgun. MissM shrieked and tried to make a dash for the nearest tree. Her legs however, buckled and gave up from under her.

BLAMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM!!!!!

BLAMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM!!!!!

Straker emptied both the chambers of his shotgun simultaneously. Both shells ripped into MissM's right side and she was thrown on her left, thudding on the ground and yelling loudly. Straker lowered his shotgun, satisfied. MissM's eyes began to roll over, but she managed to hold her consciousness together and grabbed another couple of HPs from her backpack.


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