Lieutenant Ralph exhaled excruciatingly slow; he had to be careful to not make a sound. The blackness of night camped the scene, filled with nocturnal animals eating or being eaten. The wooded park area was its own private patch of darkness surrounded by the city; here the air was scented with vegetation and moisture from early morning dew.It was by pure random unfortunate chance that this second level solider had come across one of the Imperium’s biggest targets. He inhaled, feeling his chest lift slightly from the soil he so desperately clung too, his six foot frame pressed as close as possible to the earth. He lifted one filthy hand to wipe away his unruly hair, leaving a grimy streak above his brilliant amber eyes. Through the bushes he watched the target; with its every movement his heart seemed to skip a beat.The young woman noisily exhaled, signaling her annoyance. Sent out here on some wild chase to find what’s probably just some fucking teenage kid, god damn it what did I just step in? She thought lifting her boot and inspecting the gooey mess now attached. The half moon rebounded brightly off her long blonde hair; her green eyes searched the area. There had been an alarm in this section of the city grid; reports of strange lights. Naturally lunatic minded and gullible believers were already reporting UFO’s; this was an issue as it couldn’t be risked, them searching the park. The young woman pulled a night vision monocle from her pocket, nothing new jumped to her attention. She stomped a few feet, rechecking her coordinates.Coolness began to creep in as the number one sensation for the Lieutenant, he knew she would sooner or later discover him. The snapping of leaves and twigs assaulted his ears as the target paced back and forth, searching into the night. Not for the first time did Ralph curse that his ability was limited to the creation of light. His command had sent him out to the park to search for another target, he’d been spooked by a jogger causing him to “light off” as a reaction. Suddenly his bodied stiffened, all his concentration went into muscular control, the urge to sneeze was incredible, so inviting he found it hard to forfeit. He silently prayed that no radio checks would be transmitted, he hadn’t expected this target, command had no way of knowing she was here. Cold, sliding sweat, stinging his eyes began to form and flow as the young woman moved his way.It was gods damn two something in the morning? Couldn’t a lower level be sent out? But noooo, that bitch Nixie had selected her to go and check the reports. These thoughts flowed through the woman’s mind as she decided on one last sweep of the area. There had been no sign, no indication that anything had happened out here, or that there was anyone even in the park. What was that? She could have sworn a sound, unwarranted by anything naturally here, had perpetrated the airways. Her radio began to buzz, a joyful, bubbly voice spilled out into the predawn world“Agent, have you found any cause for the light display?” These were spoken by Nixie the head techie. The young woman, ground her jaw, a sure sign that a major irritation entered her consciousness.“No, Nixie, It was probably just some teenage prank, I’m coming back in” her voice was solid, and distant, portraying the distaste in her mouth.“Sure thing, I’ll stay on coms till you return” the happy voice only earned the woman mentally thinking, you do that you slut, in condescending tones. She moved farther into the shrubs.This is it; I have to take her out. These panicked thoughts raced through Ralph’s mind, fear quickly replenishing the depleted adrenalin paths as the target moved closer. As swiftly and silently as his anxiety ridden body allowed he reached for the hand gun strapped to his back. He knew it was only a matter of moments until she strolled on top of him, he braced his body. Every muscle twitched and twanged crying out for release as he prepared to jump up an attack. Eight feet, six feet, four feet. He counted the distance waiting for the perfect opportunity.Suddenly a bright blinding flash attacked the woman’s pupils, the physical world was dashed from her vision to be replaced by a white screen. Instinctively her hand thrust foreword seeds which flew through the air exploding into long thick vines, quickly snaking around the silhouette she thought had appeared moments ago. A deep voice called out in shock in the night. Ralph was startled somehow she had worked her plants around his wrists, holding him in place, the handgun knocked uselessly to the ground. She blinked at him, his blinding technique wearing off, as he reappeared, at least in shadow form, two more of her vines wrapped around his ankles. The Lieutenant was forced to stand arms and legs outstretched, the vines tight pulling his body taught. The blonde looked at him instantly recognizing the enemy; she began to radio the discovery when he began to laugh.“Come closer plant bitch, lets see your face!” Ralph shouted masquerading a false bravado, his voice laced with insanity. He knew he was about to die, even if she let him go, he’d started a grenade before jumping up, the closer she was the better. The woman was obviously surprised at his reaction to his dire situation. She stepped closer, suddenly pausing the moonlight glinting off the grenade.“You little bastard!” she shouted at him, tacking quick steps back, only one solution presented itself to her. His screaming, spine chilling, pierced the air, every syllable like an apocalyptic death rattle. His limbs were pulled from each other, his body ripping into four quarters, guts beginning to drip form the opening wounds. At last the four parts of the previous Daemon body were flung through the air reaching their peak as the grenade exploded. The woman ducked under a tree branch as the cooked flesh and messy blood rained down on the park. Silence again flowed over the scene, she stood, waiting for a moment as the sounds of nature again presumed. She reached for her communications device.“Nixe? It wasn’t a teenage kid. I’ll be needing a clean up crew” she looked at the pieces of corpse, her veins now laying dormant on the ground, covered in the enemy. I wonder why he was out here. She pondered as Nixie began her reply back.
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