[316] MANIPULATION
Blood Runners’ Compound.
WHAM!
A Blood Runner goes flying like a sack of shit.
Kaiju Chiba is here!
Last week, the Blood Runners ambushed and assaulted him. Now, it’s his turn.
Chiba moves with a determined stride, his massive seven-foot frame clearing a path of fear and awe among the guards.
They crumble before his mighty fists, blown away like leaves in a hurricane.
Each punch he lands reverberates through the compound’s heart, a steady beat drumming the rhythm of his indomitable will.
As he bursts into the main chamber, he finds a calm scene for once.
At its center, on a grotesque throne made of skeletal remains, sits…
Gemini?
A malicious smirk playing on her lips, she radiates a sense of dangerous allure.
SLAM!
BLACKTOOTH NAILS CHIBA WITH A CHOP BLOCK, BRINGING THE BIG SAVE DOWN TO A KNEE.
The Devil of the Wastes places a blade to Kaiju’s throat.
“Want me to do it?” He calls out to Gemini.
“She’s manipulating you, Blacktooth,” Chiba growls, his words thundering off the cold steel walls.
Blacktooth merely chuckles, the sound echoing eerily throughout the chamber.
“Aye, maybe she is,” he admits, his voice raspy, like the grinding of gears, “But maybe we’re all using each other, eh Big Save?”
The atmosphere thickens as Blacktooth’s words hang in the air. Before Chiba can retort, there’s a familiar puff of smoke, and the good Gemini appears.
She takes in what’s happening, and rushes down off the throne to separate the two men. Blacktooth licks his lips, taking in the body of this new Gemini.
You know what they say about twins.
“Enough!” Gemini says. “Just like I’ve got to learn to fight Kpavio, you two need to settle this among yourselves!”
Her gaze meets Chiba’s, and in her eyes, he sees an unwavering resolve.
Kaiju looks at Blacktooth, and the pair seem to have reached an understanding.
“Ring of Dreams then?” Blacktooth asks.
Chiba nods.
“You bring your bitch, I’ll bring mine.”
Cut.