Detonation by Erik A. Otto

Author:Erik A. Otto [Otto, Erik A.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Sagis Press
Published: 2018-04-30T22:00:00+00:00

The Allegheny

The four Allegheny in the clearing wore animal skins and tall Old World boots. Each of them had bones braided into their hair. It made their heads look like a suitable habitation for a family of birds. Duncan wasn’t amused, however. He suspected the bones were of human origin, and three held long machetes, rusty from oxidation and blood.

The leader of the group held no weapon. She was a large, rounded woman who had a lattice of bones cascading down her back, each one laced together by strands of her raggedy hair. She sat on a log in the clearing, facing the blonde merc woman. Cecile was behind them, bound and gagged, with one arm held firmly by another merc, a strapping young man barely out of his teens.

The large Allegheny woman and the merc lady were clearly conversing, but they were too far away to determine what they were saying.

Duncan put down his binoculars and whispered to Pierre in French, “I don’t like taking on those mercs, but the Allegheny could kill Cecile any moment. We need to move in.”

Pierre nodded and took two of the men to the north, while Duncan approached from the east. When they were close enough to charge, Duncan and the four men with him found cover positions and aimed their rifles.

Duncan’s first shot missed the large Allegheny woman, but through his scope he could see another bullet knock her off her chair. The other Allegheny people dropped to the ground. Whether they had been downed by bullets or dropped of their own volition, it was hard to tell.

“On y va!” Duncan yelled and hurtled over the downed tree he was perched behind. He was jogging full tilt, but occasionally he would slow and look through his sight. The Allegheny were still down.

When his men had found positions surrounding the clearing, Duncan called out, “We want Cecile! Send her out and you can live.”

There was a burst of fire in his direction, so he dropped down. One of his men yelped in pain. Duncan looked to see the younger merc had found cover and was taking aim with a rifle. One of the Allegheny men also jumped up and ran into the forest after one of his men, screaming and swiping with a machete.

The machete-wielding Allegheny was easily dropped by two well-placed rounds, but the merc man kept firing. Another one of Duncan’s men cried out.

They charged farther inward, toward the clearing, suppressing the merc with a flurry of fire. The next time the merc popped his head up, Duncan was ready.

Duncan hit him squarely in his temple, sending him into a spasm on the ground. Only a brief moment later he lay still.

“C’est clair!” Pierre called out.

Duncan cautiously stood up and walked into the threshold of the clearing, scanning the surroundings carefully as he went.

The large Allegheny woman was bleeding out but alive, her back up against a tree. Another Allegheny man was breathing rapidly, but his intestines were seeping out of him onto the forest floor.

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