Saint-Akzena

Chapter Ten

The two gates were pushed and the two humans entered in a place which the walls, ceiling and floor were all hidden under the curtain of the blackness.

Steve raised his view with the circle of illumination, seeing that the top of the gigantic room was far away above them, just behind the mist of darkness. With all theses gigantic conducts, with one that felt in half towards their ground. Well placed in his diagonal position.

Remembering when he was in one and that the narrow path felt towards gravity. And that he came out of this incident well alive. Ackers cussed and over his light towards the rest of the floor.

Hs flashlight showed some part of the athletic place as he walked deeper and deeper into this vast space. With an Anne that followed him straight close.

They both stopped, as the guardian found what he never would have thought to see in such a place. Due to the ground that felt on himself in a large sinkhole, where all the toils were going down with the frozen movement of a waterfall.

He reached the edge, looking at the bottom that was far deep into the planet itself. Even with his light he couldn't see a damn thing. Only the walls made of rocks and earth could be seen.

Seeing that a human being was looking from above. The being deployed its multiple tentacles in the darkness and lighted them with a blueish turquoise. This light made the human retreated as he saw the « wings » that removed the gravity that surrounded it. Floating in its own space, its legs left the ground and it walked on the walls of the prison. With is four legs, the dragon continued to crawl up and it arose from is prison within is world. Now seeing the one that have brought light on it.

The two looked at the head of the Akzena that was illuminated with is circle of light. Is head who had a dragon like form saw them with its four eyes. And its mouth showed them the teeth's of a being that was certainly carnivorous.

Floating like this at the middle of the gymnasium and over the entrance of its lair. The thing that came from far away in the night sky posed its pointed paws on the ground. Showing its long tentacles at his side like if they were wings. The blue light of theses were getting much more lighted. As who had influenced a part of mankind howled of an electric roar;

-Eestuztu emyatu Ackers...

The one that contemplated with terror screamed at Anne to run at the exit. As he aimed to the head of the being that closed its mouth. Shooting his spear, the long projectile flew and hits above the eyes of the damn creature.

It screamed in a loud and low groan. The pain resonated in the place that was half conjured of its blackness with the turquoise lights of the being. This last resorted to control itself as its wings were deployed towards the ceiling. Only to go down towards the ground, where its paws left the floor. It levitated by itself as it saw with the red eyes the human that began to shoot the nails.

The dragon flew towards the teen that avoided the charge as he lowered himself down. He continued to fire is projectiles that nailed themselves as he cut the bottom of the being with the tip of is dagger.

Steve raised himself quickly enough to see that the master of the school was at the rows of shoals for an absent public. Which he remembered that he had walked at this place before. He saw that the tips of its long tentacles illuminated themselves as stronger than the sun and that its wings directed themselves towards him. Understanding what was going to happen, Ackers began to run at his front. Hearing a strong discharge that was shot far above and that it passed behind is back. Feeling and listening to the explosion where he was before.

Close to the wall, the guardian removed the empty clip and placed a new one. Knowing that another one was waiting to be used. He raised is « rifle » towards the one that flew from the public places and got itself flying in the gigantic gymnasium.

Illuminating the tall walls that had the banners that is school have won over the decades. The Akzena received longs metallic part that nailed in its « wings » that bled neon fire. Screaming of a pain that it never has felt from a long time. The spatial influence flew to the foot and placed itself on the ground as the floor shakes of all its weight.

Bleeding a turquoise fire that made light from its own flames on the floor. The dragon raised its wings as the human continued to shoot his nails. Looking at the teen, the being charged as its paws splashed the burning blood.

Steve continued to fire at the illuminated tentacles of the creature that moved them in hope of avoiding more pain. Even with the projectiles that nailed their targets, the huge reptile tightened its teeth and charged at his attacker.

The Akzena roared as the human removed the empty clip. He jumped to his left, avoiding closely the crushing of his legs. He rose up fast as the danger behind curbed in front of the double door too small for is great size.

Ackers took his last magazine and placed it in the handle of the nail gun. As he did the same with a metallic arrow that he pulled in the spear gun. Running towards the beast that still had is back at his front. The teen aimed at the back of its head and his heart shoot everything that his main weapon had.

Nailing the long and big nails behind the main smart part of the creature. Steve ran and jumped on the back of the dragon. Feeling the smooth skin made of scales, the human tried to keep his balance on what was constantly moving. Shooting the last ammunition he still had, the tip of his harpoon nailed itself deep into the body of the being that screamed all the pain out.

He let go his main weapon as he braced himself after the long harpoon. As the beast wriggled itself while roaring the hell out of it. Feeling the burning sensation of theses electric shocks. Steve didn’t let it go, but it didn't stop him from taking off is right hand. Only to use it to grab the handle of the revolver from the inside of his coat.

Slipping at the side of the monster, he aimed with the tip of the canon and his index pulled the trigger.

It thundered inside the entire gymnasium. His ears could hear a damn thing and his right hand made him felt like he punched a wall made of rock. But the bullet scratched the side of the head. Making a long curtain of flaming blood that illuminated this part of the monster with its turquoise-coloured light. And as such, the dragon screamed and left the ground.

He could feel even more the electric shocks at its holding hand that brought him so much pain. Like if it was snatched out of the rest of his arm. Steve rearmed the hammer and he aimed at one of the tentacles that stood flat in the flying air.

Firing another shot, an explosion of the same flaming substance splashed out of this part of the wing that was half jagged. His right arm felt like if it was snatched in half. However, it didn't stop him to roll the barrel and he looked where he hurts the most.

Aiming with his thoughts, Steve made the rest explode with his heart. The rest of the long wing felt by itself on an distant ground and the blood of the Akzena splashed on the wall next to them. The beast howled in pain and crashed towards the floor.

Anne looked at the creature that was flying near to the ceiling. As it flew directly to the ground as a s***h of its flaming life recovered the tall wall above her and the double door.

Seeing her guardian that let himself go, her hands left her ears to being placed on her mouth. As she couldn't let a scream came out of all the horror she lived.

Steve felt with a shoulder that touched the ground firstly. Feeling a shock that crossed all of its bones. He tightened his teeth as his will raise him up. Turning towards the creature that did the same, his hands took back the revolver at his feet and they both raised the barrel towards the cosmic dragon. He aimed once more and he shoots what made him felt like an explosion to both arms.

It crossed the body of the beast, as a blueish fire splashed at the other side of where he shot. Steve smiled of his hit and he replaced the hammer with both is thumbs. He walked towards the dragon footsteps by footsteps as the creature charged. Ackers shot a new time and the bullet exploded a part of its vertical mouth.

The Akzena didn't screamed, as its wings directed themselves towards the hunter. Charging the tips of them with a sunlight that illuminated the vast place of a turquoise colour. It came out with multiple lightning that missed the one that began to run straight forward.

Arming his last bullet, the teen aimed the close head of the Akzena that galloped towards him. He leaned as he stood his arm tense under the passing head. Its vertical mouth that had in it the revolver stabbed by hundred the right hand of the one that screamed. The monster tasted the blood of victory as the human pulled the trigger just before he could feel anything more at the end of his arm.

The gunshot was quiet, as the top of its head exploded in a gigantic splash of blue flames that burned the blood and flesh that flew everywhere. Only to fall like a hell rain, with every burning drop that recovered the gymnasium.

Steve began to cry like an infant, feeling for the first and last time such a horrible pain. With his legs that were under the heavy mass of the being that felt on is own. His arms that felt exploded with the power of the revolver and a right hand that wasn't there anymore. Steve simply slipped his feet out of the deceased dragon and got himself up. Walking towards his improvised weapon that he took back. Ackers could see the double door that he headed to, with a missing part of himself that let his life flew into a large trace behind.

As he retrieved an Anne that was still alive, he told her to follow his lead.

Exceeding the endless corridor as she remarked the red trace, the two returned to the vast room. Walking to their right, they reached three doors. Two of them were well known to the teen as the third that was far away had the title engraved above its gate;

Boilers Room

And close to it was placed under the ceiling an EXIT sign written red on white.

He turned the handle that was locked and as such. Steve knew why Scarlett took one of the other doors which led her to him. Thus, he felt on his knees and asked to Anne;

-Take the acid bottle and give it to me…He said as he dropped a weapon that got itself too heavy for the little energy he had.

She took it as she removed the plug right after. Giving it to the one that poured the acid on the handle. Anne saw that he pushed the gate to the other side. As it didn't offer any resistance.

They walked to the boiler room, seeing a path that continued straight towards a door. With many, many old-school boilers at their left that they weren't interested in.

The teen turned to the blackness that wasn’t able to hide all of theses engines. As the light from his flashlight behind illuminated them the way to take. Which it had over the gate that they walked to the sign of an EXIT engraved.

He turned the handle that was unlocked and the human pushed the gate at the other side. Thus, he let the sunlight getting in as they reached the outside…