Raddy stepped aside to let Ryoko and Janessa take the floor. Ryoko was more than ready to prove enhancile superiority. Janessa was in a bad mood and just wanted to scream and hit things and break stuff and she was going to take that enhancile bitch down a notch. It only took Janessa a second to realize what a stupid thought that was and that she was about to completely and utterly get her ass kicked. Janessa hesitated for a long time.
“Are you going to make a move or not?” said Ryoko, “Or did I miss something about hipper philosophy? They do like to stir up trouble but they never actually want to get in fights. At least that’s the impression I get from their record so far. Always preaching, never getting anything real done.”
Janessa got angry all over again and tried to sucker punch Ryoko. Ryoko caught Janessa’s fist in her hand. She then yanked Janessa forward and sent her tumbling to the floor. Janessa got back up quickly and Ryoko was coming at her again so she jumped.
Janessa was a better pilot than she was a fighter. But Janessa was also a trained gymnast. Her favorite event had always been the uneven parallel bars but she practiced the others as well. Janessa jumped and flipped and Ryoko missed her. Ryoko was as surprised by this as Janessa but that only slowed her down for a second. Ryoko came at her again so Janessa kept jumping and flipping and avoiding the blows. Ryoko found it quite frustrating. Janessa knew she would not be able to keep this up forever so she had to come up with something else. Before she could Janessa landed funny and a second later Ryoko was grabbing her by the ankle.
Janessa remember flying through the air and the room spinning around her and hitting the mat hard. Someone told Janessa that Ryoko had thrown her across the room. Someone helped Janessa to her feet. Once she was standing and felt a bit more clearheaded she saw it was Samal.
“Anybody else wants to challenge me?” said Ryoko much less playfully than she had been earlier, “who else wants to challenge the best enhancile super soldier humanity has to offer?”
“I will take that challenge,” said a deep voice that Janessa recognized.
Zai appeared out of nowhere in the middle of the gym floor mat. Ryoko looked him over and said, “What the hell is this?”
“You really believe you are the best humanity has to offer?” said Zai, “let us put that to the test, unless you fear to do battle with me.”
“I don’t know where the hell you came from and I don’t care,” said Ryoko, “We can talk more after I beat you down.”
Ryoko attacked Zai. And it was obvious that she was no match for him. Zai barely moved. He swatted her blows away easily. When she tried to kick him down, he forced her off balance and she fell. She got right back up and went at it again. Zai countered her effortlessly. Then he caught her arm by the wrist. He made a quick strike and everyone close by heard a cracking sound. He let go and Ryoko stumbled and fell on her back. Then she screamed, “You broke my fucking arm you bastard.”
Zai lifted his foot and stomped down on Ryoko’s knee and everyone heard the crack of breaking bone again. Ryoko screamed in pain and rage but there was nothing she could do. She could not even stand up now.
“Get the hell away from her,” shouted Raddy as he charged at Zai.
Zai threw a single punch into Raddy’s face. Raddy fell back as blood came pouring from his nose and mouth. Zai was not done. He grabbed Raddy by the throat. Then he reached down and grabbed Raddy by the crotch and lifted him. Raddy was not small. He was not as tall as Zai, but Raddy was a heavy muscular well built man. And Zai was now lifting Raddy up in the air above his head. Zai threw Raddy and he landed with a thud against the watering unit. Junitha stood frozen looking at Zai and dropped the cup of water she had been drinking.
“What are you doing here?” Janessa was the first person to attempt to talk to Zai, “Why are you doing this?”
“Who are you?” demanded Samal.
“You are the last super soldier,” said Zai, “Do you wish to challenge me as well?”
Samal hesitated before saying, “Are you going to hurt anyone else?”
“Only if they are foolish enough to believe they are capable of defeating me,” said Zai.
“Then no I will not challenge you,” said Samal, “No one is to attack this creature do you understand me? Will you allow us to take commander Jeagan and pilot Volcane to the medical center?”
“Do as you please,” said Zai.
Samal directed people to help Ryoko and carry Raddy out of the gym. A great number of people followed them. Samal and Janessa stayed at the edge of the mat just out of Zai’s reach. Felina followed Raddy away from this, the cameraman kept recording. Junitha remained unmoving, staring at Zai.
“How did you do this?” said Samal, “how is it humanly possible for you to defeat two enhancile super soldiers so easily?”
“Whoever said I was human?” replied Zai.
Zai grasped the front of his helm by the four mandibles that were perfectly placed for gripping. The part of the helm behind his head turned to silver liquid and descended into the suits collar. All that remained of the helm was the front part, the mask part with the goggle eyes and mandibles and the antennae. With the rest of the helm gone everyone got their first look at Zai’s true face. He had not hair whatsoever. His skin was gray and had a glossy sheen to it. His ears were large pointed things; some might have said they were elf like. Then he lowered the mask. His eyes were yellow like an animal, like some nocturnal predatory cat. His nose was a flat ugly thing like the nose of a bat. His lips were thick and full and behind them he had pointed white teeth.
The mask attached to Zai’s left sleeve so he was free to use both hands. There was a device on his right arm that flipped open. Zai began typing on a little keyboard. The camera moved towards Zai. The camera man was no longer in control of it.
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