11-03-2014, 05:06 PM
Three, two, one! Jacinda hit the remote detonator and suddenly six explosions rocked the valley. Birds took to flight as smoke and dust and fire filled the air. The ante-chamber collapsed with loud crashes and moans, old timbers and stones twisting and snapping, arches and columns shuddering and falling.
The valley fell still and the chatter of animals and birds even had gone silent. Clouds of smoke hung over the debris and Jacinda's heart thundered in her chest as she watched and waited. Minutes that seemed like hours passed before her eyes caught movement in one of the hallways. She signaled to Ricky that they had incoming. Her rifle was up and ready but she didn't fire yet. There needed to be more than one.
The movement resolved into a thick man cautiously making his way out to see what had happened. His movements said he was a roug. That and the blood on his clothing. He was 60 feet off and they were well concealed but she still felt the rush of fear in her. Another shape coalesced and then another. She waited and periodically looked over at Ricky to see if there were any on his end. He signaled one. Damn! Only four. That left a possibility of six or seven still inside. They moved carefully while looking around for any sign of attack.
She waited to see if they came out any further but they seemed suspicious enough. It would have to do. She looked over at Ricky and nodded. She took a deep breath and lined up the one furthest back in her site. As she sited on the one, she mentally noted the position of the next furthest one in relation, for the next shot. Her finger lightly caressed the trigger and she exhaled slowly as she squeezed and her gun spat across the distance. The things chest bloomed red even as the report registered on its face. She didn't waste time and immediately moved the barrel the few inches necessary to point to the next roug. Even as it moved she squeezed again and the second went down.
She pulled back from the site and scanned for the remaining two, though she was pretty certain that Ricky had gotten them. The smile on his face said as much.
Cautiously they stood and worked their way closer, guns at the ready. The blast and the sound of gunfire had alerted the rest. The air was chalky with dust and smoke as they moved silently toward the nearest hall, her on point.
Edited by Jacinda, Nov 3 2014, 05:07 PM.
The valley fell still and the chatter of animals and birds even had gone silent. Clouds of smoke hung over the debris and Jacinda's heart thundered in her chest as she watched and waited. Minutes that seemed like hours passed before her eyes caught movement in one of the hallways. She signaled to Ricky that they had incoming. Her rifle was up and ready but she didn't fire yet. There needed to be more than one.
The movement resolved into a thick man cautiously making his way out to see what had happened. His movements said he was a roug. That and the blood on his clothing. He was 60 feet off and they were well concealed but she still felt the rush of fear in her. Another shape coalesced and then another. She waited and periodically looked over at Ricky to see if there were any on his end. He signaled one. Damn! Only four. That left a possibility of six or seven still inside. They moved carefully while looking around for any sign of attack.
She waited to see if they came out any further but they seemed suspicious enough. It would have to do. She looked over at Ricky and nodded. She took a deep breath and lined up the one furthest back in her site. As she sited on the one, she mentally noted the position of the next furthest one in relation, for the next shot. Her finger lightly caressed the trigger and she exhaled slowly as she squeezed and her gun spat across the distance. The things chest bloomed red even as the report registered on its face. She didn't waste time and immediately moved the barrel the few inches necessary to point to the next roug. Even as it moved she squeezed again and the second went down.
She pulled back from the site and scanned for the remaining two, though she was pretty certain that Ricky had gotten them. The smile on his face said as much.
Cautiously they stood and worked their way closer, guns at the ready. The blast and the sound of gunfire had alerted the rest. The air was chalky with dust and smoke as they moved silently toward the nearest hall, her on point.
Edited by Jacinda, Nov 3 2014, 05:07 PM.