7.4. The
Event Day - Crawler
Crawler heard the request from Helmut, but he also
saw the new threat. The new threat slammed into Helmut and pushed the warrior
to the wall. The German Crusader had his head slammed and fell down to the
flooring unconscious.
Crawler looked to the new threat who had within a
short time subdued the other Crusader. The new threat was all human but he had
the looks of a creature with his extended nail. Part of his body was covered
with the armor plates.
“Bjorn….” The one with the metal plates spoke up in
the mind.
“Njor….Njord..” Crawler replied. Speeches in his
mind were a needless event. He preferred to show his affection by touch. Or
fights. It ran in the family.
The other creature also known as Njord charged at
Crawler but he managed to evade the attack. Crawler jumped to the settee and
used it as a barrier. Njord was not having any parley but to fight his own brother.
For leaving him to the Prophet.
For not taking care of him.
His freedom from the Prophet is the murder of his
own brother.
The two brothers clashed and ended into a heap of
bodies. Crawler used his legs as leverage to kick himself off the other. He
rolled over and then crouched up to look at the other. The meeting was past the
point of negotiation, and the claws were exposed. Njord was kept in captivity
and never had any real fights besides most sedentary life preys to feed on.
So he came prepared.
Njord produced the ice pick from the back of his
waist belt. The ice pick was a foot long and was held vise grip with the pointed
end facing downwards. He rushed in and went for the side swing at the Crawler.
Crawler side stepped and lashed out with his left
leg for Njord. The kick pushed the right knee back and caused the other to fall
forward. He lashed out with his leg again to swing it on the half crouched
body. He managed to kick the Njord side of the head with the knee. That blow
caused Njord to fall over on his side which Crawler jumped to follow on. He
swung his body over with the left hand aimed at the throat of the other. Njord
caught on fast when he rolled to the rear, and crouched up to move some
distance away.
“Bjord…” Njord still holding the ice pick came
rushing with his arms out but Crawler had his share of brutal fights. He went
in low below Njord arms while his own arms hit at the underarm to crack the
bones there. He then reached in and thrust his claws into the chest to tear the
muscles out. His effort made Njord screamed and fell back.
Crawler followed through by jumping on the fallen
brother and slammed his claws toward the chest. But he was struck by the ice
pick into his left ribs. He pulled off and fell onto his side. The ice pick had
left a nasty wound where the blood was bleeding profusely.
With a high shriek, Crawler got up and rushed at
Njord. The other struck out with the ice pick again, but the blow was deflected
by Crawler’ right hand while his left hand went for the chest. The claws thrust
into the same wound and pulled at it. Njord screamed and arched back. It was
then Crawler reached out with his left hand and thrust its claws into the right
ear. He ruptured past the ear drums into the soft tissue of the brain.
Njord died whispering Crawler’s name, not in love
but in the tone of despair.
The despair of losing the fight.
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