Shallows Creek: Requiem Of The Guilty

An All Out Brawl

"Lockheart!" Ohlmes shouts running down the dark alley with only light from the fire to illuminate his way.

Young and Bryant are close behind him they can hear the sounds of a struggle and laughter coming from the cut off in the alley, they quicken their pace to keep up with Ohlmes. Ohlmes is breathing heavily now his heart thumping in his ears. He can't die I need his help, I came all this way to find him these words run through Ohlmes mind as he turns the corner. Ohlmes can now see the three men who have Lockheart pinned to the ground. Lockhearts face is bruised and bloodied laying there close to the fire unmoving, the burly man still clasping the back of Lockhearts neck.

"Haha it looks like he passed out." The thin man chuckles giving the unconscious body of Lockheart a swift kick to the rib cage. He goes to rear back his foot for another kick at Lockheart but before he manages to strike him again he his struck from behind, the blows impact makes his knees buckle and he hits the alley ground with a thud. The other two men turn to see their friend hit the ground and see the small frame of Ohlmes standing over the thin man.

"Oy what the heck!" The portly man shouts and begins to lumber towards Ohlmes with fists raised, the brute holding Lockheart releases his grip and stands up his physique twice that of Ohlmes.

I am going to break you for that. States the brute. Around the corner a huffing Inspector makes his way into the cut of the alley and the scene before him, Ohlmes standing toe to toe with two assailant's while Lockheart lays unconscious. His blood boiling at this point he charges the largest of the two snarling like a beast coming out of a cave. The brute seeing the prodigious frame of Young coming his way makes his attack first landing a shattering blow to the Inspectors face almost unfazed Young retaliates with a straight punch landing cleanly on the brutes nose sending him reeling back a small stream of blood begins to leak from his nose, Young charges forward again grappling with the brute their sizes a match for each other neither budging an inch. Young having the attention of the brute allowed Ohlmes to face the pudgy thug with no interference. The pudgy thug makes his move reaching out with his meaty hands swiping at Ohlmes each attempt easily dodged by the nimble Ohlmes. Breathing heavily he takes a step back allowing the quick footed Ohlmes to catch him off balance with a flurry of punches each landing with force on his abdomen, torso , and face. Even after the barrage of blows the pudgy man is still standing hurt and gasping but still a threat to Ohlmes. While the four of them are fighting the thin man begins to stir rubbing the back of his head he looks up to see his friends in an all out brawl with the constables. Getting to his feet was a task a bit wobbly he reaches into his pocket and pulls a thin blade he had stored there, brandishing it he makes his way to the back of the unsuspecting Ohlmes feeling a presence behind him Ohlmes instinctively jumps to the side barely avoiding the blade. Ohlmes now corned by the two looks to Young who still has his hands full with the brute and looks for constable Bryant who is nowhere to be seen. Young seeing Ohlmes in a terrible spot tries with all his might to subdue the brute but it seems they are to closely matched for a decisive win with not enough time to help Ohlmes Inspector Young shouts out for constable Bryant.

"Bryant get out here or I swear when I am done with them I'll find you and tie your bullocks into a knot and feed em to you!" At hearing the Inspector's very real threat Bryant makes his way around the corner.

"Oh man I really didn't want to get involved." He mumbles to himself, he reaches to his side and pulls a simple flat black jack, he then rushes in swinging it back and forth like a deranged toddler. His face seemed like he was almost in tears running towards the thin man, the thin man turns to Bryant blade pointing at his heart ready for the young constable. Using this as a distraction Ohlmes picks up a discarded bottle of ale from the ground and whacks the thin man at the base of his skull shattering the bottle and knocking him back to the floor. Seeing his friend fall the portly man makes a charge at Ohlmes head down like a bull arms flailing he runs towards him, Ohlmes being quite nimble maneuvers around the charging pile of jelly while pressing his hand to the back of the portly mans neck sending him hurtling head first into the alley wall. With a crash and a thud the portly man hits the wall dropping him to his knees. Ohlmes and Bryant turn to see how the Inspector is faring in his battle. Young and the brute are still locked in each others grip Young seems to be getting the upper hand in this match of strength, the brute pulls away leaving his face wide open for an assault, Youngs arms are still locked by the brute so he decides to improvise c*****g his head back as far as it would go he then brings it full force crashing into the brutes already bleeding nose.

The brute yelps in pain and falls back allowing Young to drop the finishing blow to his jaw with a c***k the Inspectors heavy fist lands knocking the brute off his feet ending the long fight. Huffing and grunting the three stand there when Ohlmes makes a move towards Lockheart grabbing him in his arms he shakes him to try and rouse him.

Lockhearts eyes begin to flutter his vison blurred he looks at Ohlmes who is holding Lockhearts head on his lap, the first words to come from his mouth.

"Mom is that you!"

"What Lockheart you are delirious it is me Ohlmes!" With a snap back to reality he can now see Ohlmes in clear view.