A loud crashing sound happens The juggernaut breaks through the thick caves walls with his bares hands then Four vessels rushes in the cave and start attacking. “Go, Robbie ! You must survive. I’ll hold them off,” Samantha shouts. Robbie picks up Samantha from beside him and starts running towards the entrance. He hears Samantha scream and a misty sound. Robbie keeps running towards the opening. He finally reaches it, jumps out, and pops out of the bush. He looks back to make sure nothing is following him. His face turns to horror when he sees one of the vessels has escaped from Sara and is right on his tail.
“Damn,” Robbie mutters to himself as he continues to run at full speed through the forest, holding Samantha. Thinking fast, he zigzags through the trees. He spots a tree with an open trunk, big enough to fit Samantha. He quickly places her inside. Samantha starts crying, “Daddy!”
Robbie raises his finger to his lips, signaling her to stop crying. She quiets down for a moment. “Stay here until I come back to get you. Don’t leave this spot, no matter what. Do you hear me?” Robbie says urgently.
“Yes, Daddy,” Samantha replies.
“I mean it now,” Robbie insists. He doesn’t believe her, so he raises his pinky to her face. “Promise me.”
Samantha raises her pinky too. “I promise,” she says, linking her pinky with her dad’s. Robbie steps away from the tree and adds more branches to hide her better. He runs away from Samantha hiding spot, wanting the vessel to chase him so he can double back and get her. He yells at the vessel, catching its attention. The vessel turns and spots Robbie . Robbie begins to run full speed in the opposite direction of Samantha. The vessel gives chase, just as Robbie wanted, but it catches up to him faster than he expected.
The vessel tries to grab Robbie with its right hand, but Robbie breaks free. The vessel swings its sword with its left hand, slashing Robbie arm and tearing his clothes. Robbie pulls out one of the weapons he found in the cave, grips it, and slashes the vessel back, hitting it in the chest and leaving a big gash. The vessel stares at Robbie menacingly, slowly looking down at the wound before raising its head back up.
The vessel begins to walk sideways, and Robbie mirrors its movements. They stare at each other as they walk. Both strike at the same time, their swords clashing. After the clash, Robbie backs up and swings his sword again, this time with his right hand, spinning on his knees and aiming for the vessel’s legs. The vessel stops the sword with its feet and knees Robbie in the face with such force that Robbie loses his grip on the sword and flies back.
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Robbie, anxious but determined, gets up with his hand on his face, realizing his nose might be broken. The vessel smirks at him. Robbie looks at the sword by the vessel’s feet, knowing he can’t let the vessel grab it. The vessel slams its foot on the sword, flipping it into the air and catching it mid-flight. It shows off its sword skills, swinging two swords as if they were one, before tossing one by Robbie feet.
Robbie goes for it, but the vessel fakes a rush, causing Robbie to jump back. The vessel laughs and groans, then points aggressively at Robbie to pick up the sword, using its fingers to beckon him.
Robbie realizes he’s being toyed with. “I must kill this bastard right here and now, so I can get back to Samantha,” he thinks. He finally picks up the sword and runs towards the vessel at full speed, gripping the sword with both hands and raising it over his head for a powerful swing. He gets close enough and swings, but the vessel throws its own sword into the ground and catches robbie ’s sword bare-handed. Shocked, Robbie tries to fight, but the vessel overpowers him, taking the sword and tossing it behind him.
Robbie closes his fist and goes at the vessel with a straight right punch. The vessel slips it and hits Robbie with a swift uppercut, followed by a right leg kick to the body, breaking Robbie’s rib cage. Robbie falls to his knees in pain, trying to get back up but failing. He crawls backward, looking at the vessel, which makes an impressed face.
Instead of killing Robbie, the vessel decides to turn him into one of them. It drops to Robbie level, grabs his hands, and ties them with a piece of shirt from Robbie clothes. Robbie fights back, struggling against the pain. The vessel gets close enough for Robbie to hear it speak. “I’m going to turn you into what you hate. We’ll let your daughter watch as you transition, and then she’s next!”
Thinking about what the vessel is saying, Robbie remembers his wife and Samantha. He doesn’t want them to end up like Samantha. Fueled by anger and determination, Robbie tries to muster strength, but the vessel backhands him, making him bleed from his mouth. The vessel bends over to get close to Robbie , ready to blow smoke into his mouth. Just as it’s about to, a sword pierces the vessel’s neck from behind. Green gooey blood splatters all over Robbie face. The vessel, laying on top of Robbie , grabs its throat, groggily trying to catch its breath before falling off and shaking violently as it dies.
Robbie , puzzled, thinks it must be Sara who saved him. As he’s about to speak, he hears a panicked voice, “Daddy!” Samantha hugs him tightly. Robbie naps back to reality. “Samantha! I thought I told you—”
“I know,” Samantha interrupts. “I was scared. You promised me.”
Robbie sits up and leans on a log. Instead of being mad, he pats his daughter’s head and embraces her in a hug.