As the fight began, Aska hung back in the common area towards the cockpit with the initial thought of covering both Klied and Poffo should any of the intruders prove capable enough to make their way inside the ship but as the bodies began to fall, the opposing gang members soon began to fall back into the open air of the hangar bay. No doubt the gangsters had come to the realization that if they were to succeed, they would need to draw their prey out of the ship if they wanted any chance of accomplishing their mission. Despite their forthcoming personality clashes, Aska couldn't help but admire the eruption of blood as Poffo eviscerated the first man's throat with his knuckle dusters and as he pulled them free from his target, the blood continued to spill across the boarding ramp as the body laid down gasping for air that wouldn't come.
"Now that's more like it!' Aska laughed as she started to make her way closer to the entrance hatch. This time, Klied took the initiative and began firing on the opposition as they tried making their way back inside before one lost half his leg from a shot of Klied's Westar before the hunter squeezed the trigger again, burning a gaping hole in another man's chest.
"You boys wanna try that again? Second time's the charm!"
Now positioned beside the doorway, her SE-45 in her right hand, Aska pulled one of the vibrodaggers from her belt and held it tight to her chest in her left hand. Waiting for the taunt to take effect, blaster fire from the ship's turret finally rang out as Kayto started laying suppression fire on the invaders forcing them to stay back. Taking a deep breathe, Aska spun out and walked down the ramp as she fired on the first man to come into view, off to her right. He was pinned down as hellfire rained around him from both Kayto and Aska but before long, the last man came to the realization that his friend's survival required him to act. Jumping out from his cover, the man took aim at the woman as she knelt down on the blood soaked ramp and fired. Fortunately, instinct took over and allowed Aska to move her head back slightly as the blaster bolt whizzed past her face. Feeling the heat from the energy, she knew it was a close call but quickly turned her attention back towards her attacker, taking aim and firing a single shot that hit the man directly below the neck, causing him to stumble backwards.
Now, the last man remaining as he was getting peppered by Kayto in the ships cannon, Aska could hear his whimpers of fear. He knew his time was coming to an end and she had every intention to be the mistress of his death. Shooting up from her kneeling position, Aska ran down to the edge of the ramp and spotted the Nikto as he cowered behind a cargo crate... When the turret ceased fire.
"The gun's overheated!" Kayto cried out from within the freighter and loudly enough for the Nikto to hear. Aska could see the man's relief as he stood and spotted Aska. Suddenly, a look of determination crossed his lips and it was clear that while he would be unable to eliminate the entire group as Mil Ro clearly ordered, he could at least kill the girl. Both Aska and the man raised their weapons simultaneously. Both fired nearly at the same time. Unfortunately, the Nikto's shot rang first and as the red energy soared towards Aska, it blasted the SE-45 from her grasp and sent the pistol flying back towards the interior of the ship.
"Ha!" the Nikto declared with pride, but it was premature. Quickly, Aska tossed the vibrodagger to her right hand and drew it back while taking a pull off the cigarra in her mouth. Then, she snapped her hand forward and the blade soared through the air before slamming into the Nikto's skull blade first, blood spurting out from around the edges of the gaping wound.
"Ha! Aska laughed back at the dead man but as she moved to recover her weapon from his corpse, another flurry of blaster fire peppered the area around her. "Shit!" she exclaimed as she dove back under the cargo ramp. "Missed one! Damnit!" she exclaimed from her cover.
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"Now that's more like it!' Aska laughed as she started to make her way closer to the entrance hatch. This time, Klied took the initiative and began firing on the opposition as they tried making their way back inside before one lost half his leg from a shot of Klied's Westar before the hunter squeezed the trigger again, burning a gaping hole in another man's chest.
"You boys wanna try that again? Second time's the charm!"
Now positioned beside the doorway, her SE-45 in her right hand, Aska pulled one of the vibrodaggers from her belt and held it tight to her chest in her left hand. Waiting for the taunt to take effect, blaster fire from the ship's turret finally rang out as Kayto started laying suppression fire on the invaders forcing them to stay back. Taking a deep breathe, Aska spun out and walked down the ramp as she fired on the first man to come into view, off to her right. He was pinned down as hellfire rained around him from both Kayto and Aska but before long, the last man came to the realization that his friend's survival required him to act. Jumping out from his cover, the man took aim at the woman as she knelt down on the blood soaked ramp and fired. Fortunately, instinct took over and allowed Aska to move her head back slightly as the blaster bolt whizzed past her face. Feeling the heat from the energy, she knew it was a close call but quickly turned her attention back towards her attacker, taking aim and firing a single shot that hit the man directly below the neck, causing him to stumble backwards.
Now, the last man remaining as he was getting peppered by Kayto in the ships cannon, Aska could hear his whimpers of fear. He knew his time was coming to an end and she had every intention to be the mistress of his death. Shooting up from her kneeling position, Aska ran down to the edge of the ramp and spotted the Nikto as he cowered behind a cargo crate... When the turret ceased fire.
"The gun's overheated!" Kayto cried out from within the freighter and loudly enough for the Nikto to hear. Aska could see the man's relief as he stood and spotted Aska. Suddenly, a look of determination crossed his lips and it was clear that while he would be unable to eliminate the entire group as Mil Ro clearly ordered, he could at least kill the girl. Both Aska and the man raised their weapons simultaneously. Both fired nearly at the same time. Unfortunately, the Nikto's shot rang first and as the red energy soared towards Aska, it blasted the SE-45 from her grasp and sent the pistol flying back towards the interior of the ship.
"Ha!" the Nikto declared with pride, but it was premature. Quickly, Aska tossed the vibrodagger to her right hand and drew it back while taking a pull off the cigarra in her mouth. Then, she snapped her hand forward and the blade soared through the air before slamming into the Nikto's skull blade first, blood spurting out from around the edges of the gaping wound.
"Ha! Aska laughed back at the dead man but as she moved to recover her weapon from his corpse, another flurry of blaster fire peppered the area around her. "Shit!" she exclaimed as she dove back under the cargo ramp. "Missed one! Damnit!" she exclaimed from her cover.
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