Ronin Born by Percival Constantine

Author:Percival Constantine [Constantine, Percival]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Pulp Corner Press
Published: 2020-06-01T22:00:00+00:00

15

As soon as Erika left the parking garage and pulled onto the main road, she got the sense that she was being followed. She glanced at the display on the hovercycle’s dashboard, which provided a view from behind via camera.

It was likely she was simply being paranoid. But she didn’t want to dismiss anything without first checking it out. She took a turn at the next corner and continued glancing at the display. Another rider turned the corner as well. She took another few turns and each time, the rider continued to follow her.

Erika accelerated the hovercycle, trying to put some more distance between her and the rider. She began to weave in and out of the lanes. The rider continued to try to keep pace with her and there was no doubt in her mind that this was a definite tail.

A ramp was just ahead, leading to one of the expressways. Erika sped up the ramp and merged into the highway traffic. The rider seemed to have broken off, probably because they realized they’d been spotted and it was useless to continue trying.

Erika smiled to herself beneath her helmet as she passed an exit. She’d get off at the next one, then loop around and return to HQ. She did wonder who exactly would be tailing her in the first place, though, briefly wondering if maybe Gardner had put someone on her just in case.

She checked the display and then she noticed there was a new rider a few cars behind. Definitely different from the first, and now Erika was getting extremely suspicious. It wasn’t just one person, now it seemed a group was tailing her.

“The hell is going on…?” she muttered to herself.

Erika decided the time was right to confront her pursuer. She reduced her speed and allowed the rider to catch up to her. The next exit was just ahead and Erika took a hard turn to take the off-ramp.

The rider almost missed the exit, but did follow. Erika merged into the street traffic. There was an interection just ahead with the light turning from yellow to red. She throttled up and blew through the red light. Cars from oncoming traffic swerved and honked, colliding and creating a pile-up. The rider accelerated themselves and boosted, flying over the accident.

Erika pulled a hard left at the next corner, running another red light and making some of the cars slide to avoid her. More turns followed and the chase continued. The rider was good and she had to admit that a part of her was enjoying the chase. Still, it was time to bring this to an end.

They were getting away from the populated areas. Now they were in the nightlife district, which was pretty much dead at this time of day. Erika turned down one of the small streets and swerved to a stop. All around her were bars and clubs, closed for business until the sun went down. It was like a ghost town.

The rider turned the corner and remained at the end of the street, staring at Erika.

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