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Zachary Reese

Short Stories
- Force Majeure: Part 2 - Grave Digger
- Force Majeure: Chapter 1 - Bereavement

Force Majeure: Part 2 - Grave Digger
         by Zachary Reese
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Kitsune dodged behind a large tomb of sorts, tossing the empty clips of his guns to the ground and shoving two more into both pistols.

Before he could move, though, a man he shot in the arm came up right behind him, wrapping his arms around his neck, trying his best to choke him to death. Desperately gasping for breath, Kitsune remembered the switchblade he had in his pocket. Snatching it from its hiding spot, he shoved the blade back deep into the other man's side. The man screamed in bloody horror, holding the handle of the blade as he tried to pull it out. As he did, however, it only made the blood flow quicker. Grabbing his pistol, Kitsune held the barrel of the gun right against the forehead of the other man, sending a bullet right through it. Blood flew everywhere as the man's head was blown back against the wall, leaving a trail as he slumped to the ground.

Kitsune quickly grabbed the bloody switchblade off of the ground, stuffing it back into his pocket as ran out from his hiding spot, diving to the side as he started firing at the other two men who were still trying to sneak up to him. They quickly brought up their pistols to shoot at him, but he managed to get one of them right in the heart, the man falling to the ground, dead. The other man proved to be a little smarter than the others, hiding behind a tombstone as well. Both of them reloaded, checking around the edges of their hiding places to see if they can find the other. Both of their eyes locked as hatred began to boil in Kitsune's emotions. He quickly stood up, as well did the man, both of them running sideways with each other, shooting all of the bullets in their clips. They both quickly ducked behind another set of tombstones. Kitsune began to reload, but all of the clips on him were out of bullets. He then realized that all the rest of his bullets was back in his suitcase, still where the pile of dead bodies once were. Cursing under his breath for his own stupidity, he shoved his pistols back into his pockets. Looking around for something to use. Finally, he noticed the same shovel had had used to dig. Reaching out to grab it, a bullet shot into the ground where his hand was. Looking back, he saw the other man start to stand up. After discovering that he had no more bullets, he began to run towards Kitsune. Before he could reach his hiding spot, Kitsune grabbed the shovel as quick as he could, standing up and shoving the blade deep into the man's unguarded torso, going until he heard it hit bone. The man held the shovel with one hand, the pistol with the other, as he cried out in agony, a look of sheer terror in his face as he fell back onto the ground.

Kitsune released the shovel from his grip. Leaning down, he grabbed the pistol from the other man’s hands, pulling out the clip to see if any more bullets were in it. Shoving it back in, he aimed at the man's head, unloading two bullets into his head, just in case. Walking around, he picked up the guns of the other men and took whatever ammo they had on them. He walked out of the cemetery, grabbing his suitcase, reloading whatever guns he had in his coat for just such an emergency. Gripping the handle of the suitcase and making sure his sword was locked on his back, he walked out of the town without looking back, making his way North to Aries.


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