Cognatus

“Dammint Nate!” Hissed Domino as Cable leapt over the wall. “We’re supposed to be keeping a low profile on this mission
“Says the lady carrying the Huge gun.” Cable sneered.
“Is this the juncture that I point out you , also are carrying a large weapon of mass destruction, but I’m not the one who was about to go charging through a street full of civilians with one.”
“Come on Dom, Why we gotta do all this cloak and dagger Shit anyhow?”
“cause our employer wants it nice and subtle.”
“I’m good at subtle”
“No Nate you are good at “BOOM”.. And that is not subtle.” Domino chastised him.

It had been nearly a Year since Domino and Cable had set themselves up as bounty hunters. Working for whomever could afford to pay their fees. They were rich now, having orchestrated the deaths of many people that were worth a hefty price, be they normals, Mutants or even Demons. Tonight was no different. Well tonight was a little different, tonight they had to be subtle, and as Domino so accurately pointed out, Cable wasn’t good at subtle. The stood having this hushed conversation and as they did the robed creature rushed beast and down a dark ally. Cables span and fired off a few rounds which did little but impact the wall
“What the Hell is this thing again?” Cable growled as he ran after it.
“Kungai Demon.” Dom replied as she took off after her friend.
“How do we kill it?”
“Well… “ Domino yanked a electronic pad form her belt and scanned the text there “…according to this we shoot it.”
“Sounds REAL subtle.” Nate groused as he slid round the corner following the Kungai only to be faced with a dead end.
“He went over” Domino shouted as she vaulted on a dumpster and started scaling the wall.
“Always with the climbing.” Cable stowed his rifle over his shoulder. “Why have we always gotta be climbing.”
“Cause you’re the sorry son of a bitch that decided lugging a metric ton of weapons around with you would be a great idea.” Cable started to scale the wall “Come on Nate The Kungai is almost at the other end of the alley.” Dom hissed and started towards to the ground on the other side of the wall. Cable propelled himself to the top of the wall a few seconds later. His rifle unslung and fired a warning shot The Kungai felt the bullet graze it’s knee but ht still managed to run out into a clearing area. Cable remained atop the wall covering domino as she climbed down.

The Kungai staggered and fell, it’s horn nearly hitting the ground.. The horn was the Kungai’s greatest weapon. Used to impale it’s victims and drain them of their powers. Sometimes even drain them of all life essence and have them crumbled into nothingness. The demon scrambled to it’s feet and he looked around.

Domino dropped to her feet on the other side of the wall and pulled out her pistol, the red dot of the laser sight pierced the darkness of the alley. She walked forward slowly, stealthily silently, the pistol moving into front of her as she went, as was standard military procedure. Reaching the mouth of the Alley where it widened into the clearing where she swore she’d seen the Kungai stumble and fall he examined the visible area with a Cursory glace. Nothing. No sign of demon, but then again, this place was so riddled with dumpsters and Trash can it’d have perfect cover to launch an ambush. Domino prided her self on being able to avoid ambushes. She guessed it was the luck thing. She advanced slowly looking around covering the angles until she heard
“Ah, Crap.” Followed by a large crash. This caught her unawares and she span around, in time to see cable lose his balance atop the wall and fall into a pile of garbage. Then from the right side of her peripheral view the Kungai pounced.

While it is worth to note that the Kungai’s main weapon is it’s Tack horn that drains the souls out of living creatures. It is also a pretty mean fighter beside that, as Domino was in the process of finding out. She was having a hard time getting blocks in front of it’s punches and kicks while still avoiding the horn swipes. ‘Damn thing is a freakin’ Shao-lin or something’ Dom thought to herself. One of the demons kicks got through a roundhouse, lifting Dom from her feet and depositing her back first in the dusty floor.

The wind knocked out of her it took Domino a second or two to regain her bearings by which time the demon was upon her pinning her arms at her side and straddling her hips, it was much stronger than she was so struggling wasn’t helping. It was hunched over with the tip of its horn caressed over the tight back material of her outfit over her abs, up over the round of her breasts, and she was helpless to it. She could see the look in this things eye. This was an almost erotic thing for these things, between the idea of erotically having her soul removed and the smell of rotting garbage Domino was about ready to throw up. The Kungai leant up and looked into her eyes and whispered “Goodbye sweet morsel” in broken English. It reared it’s head back for the final blow of the horn. And Dominos; eyes widened, she as facing her own gruesome mortality. A loud bang rang out in the alleyway the reared back The Kungai flew backwards off the top of domino, who felt thr splatter of yellow blood upon her white face as she passed out.
“Leave ‘er alone you ugly Mutherfucker. If anyone is gonna be the death of Dom, ‘s gunna be me.” Growled Cable hip deep in garbage bags with a smoking rifle in his hands. He Waded forwards into the clearing and walked toward the demon who was curled up in a ball, his rifle pointed at the target. He grew closer and the thing wasn’t; moving that confident grin broke out on cables face “There. Now that wasn’t; so hard, was it.” He prodded the creatures shoulder to make it roll onto it’s back with the barrel of his rifle. The Kungai who had been playing dead all along seized it’s opportunity and flew into a dervish of action, one of it’s hands grabbing the barrel of the gun and pulling to toward the ground catching Cable off guard and pulling him off balance, and his right foot swung up Crashing hard into his gut sending him plummeting into the ground. The demon scrambled to it’s feel, it’s left arm hung limp as the huge bullet would severed several arteries and tendons. Cable Climbed to his feet, his eye glowing yellow in the dark alley way.. he flexed his fist on his left arm, the cybernetics in that arm pulsed to life. As his right was cradling his ribs, he should have sworn he busted a rib or 2 from that kick.. Cable grabbed for a knife and The Kungai flew into action, a series of incredibly swift powerful kicks towards the man with the glowing eye three of them landed and sent cable reeling to lean against a wall, but with out so much as a thought Cable was back on the offensive.. Running forwards the knife slashing polished arcs through the air. The Demons easily Side stepped the oncoming savage and with it’s remaining good arm elbowed cable in the back of the neck sending him sprawling to the ground. The fingers of Cables left arm closed around the grip of the rifle he’d dropped earlier and he span around to where The Kungai was last and fired off a barrage of bullets none of which struck their intended target and lodged in walls and dumpsters. The Kungai who had circled round cable, having expected him to do what he did lashed out and caught cable in the base of the spine with a powerful kick, which is when he lost consciousness. The Kungai looked down on the fallen hunters and grinned crossing back over to Domino. And straddled her again she started to come around and saw the creature atop her again
“Not….good” she coughed.
“Not for you…” came the creatures broken English once again. As the Demon reared it’s head back again grinning with a feverous erotic joy in it’s eyes. And as it was started to descend yet again, booted foot met demon face. Sending it sprawling
“Here comes the Cavalry for the unhealthy white lady, take 2” said Buffy as she looked down at the sprawled demon. “But this time, we’re sending in the Experts.”