RE:volt! Chapter 28: Taking Out The Trash Part 1
Ark turned and locked the door.
“What the-”
Before Manfry could finish his sentence Ark threw the heavy book at him, ricocheting it off the man’s balding head before Ark kicked off the ground, his little body surging with mana that propelled him forward.
With grace brought on by experience, Ark jumped on Manfry’s back, his empowered arm wrapping around the man’s fat neck while his other went underneath the shoulder, locking his appendages together and placing the man in an immediate sleeper hold.
Manfry struggled, attempting to yell but Ark’s hand clamped on the man’s mouth, muffling his panicked cry as Thirteen yelped in surprise and scurried away.
“No you don’t you piece of shit!” Ark hissed, his voice releasing his pint up venom.
Immediately the red-faced Manfry tried to stand, only to succeed in rolling on his side and bucking like a wild animal as Ark squeezed firmly on the man’s carotid artery.
“GO TO SLEEP!” Ark barked.
The overseer knew what was happening, knew he needed to break free, however between being caught off guard, his pants between his knees, and Ark riding his back, Manfry didn’t stand a chance. However this didn’t mean Manfry would go down without a fight, due to the differences in each other’s sizes, Ark was having trouble restricting the man’s blood flow, allowing the overseer to struggle violently against his assailant.
Manfry shook his head rapidly, moving to and fro until he had enough of an angle to chomp down on Ark’s tiny hand, causing him to wince as teeth bit into rough skin and nicked bone.
“I hope you choke on it!” Ark spat, forcing his fist into Manfry’s frothing warm mouth.
Despite the fatigue of constant mana use, Ark held strong, wrapping his leg around Manfry to give his body more leverage against the portly bastard’s neck.
Suddenly a pounding at the door made Ark’s eyes widen, his breath catching as both he and Manfry collectively turned to the door.
“HEY! QUIET DOWN IN THEIR MANFRY! SOME OF US ARE TRYING TO SLEEP!” An overseer yelled, followed by Manfry finally rolling onto the floor and attempting to propel himself forward with his legs and one free arm.
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Ark couldn’t allow that, using his other arm that wasn’t wrapped around Manfry’s neck, he punched the overseer in the face, causing him to reel and divert course, ramming into a nearby wooden dresser head first.
Manfry stood up, a testament to his strength and slammed Ark into the wall before making a break to the door with his legs finally free of his pants.
“HOLY FUCK GUY! THAT WASN’T AN INVITATION TO FUCK HARDER YOU ASSHOLE!” a voice called out from behind the door.
SHIT! PASS OUT ALREADY! Ark raged internally, wondering if he should activate his trump card.
Fortunately Manfry didn’t get far as Thirteen suddenly tackled the man, aiming for his knees and causing the man to fold and land on Ark who let out a gasp.
“You! BITCH!” Manfry choked out, his face now purple as Thirteen straddled him and decked him in the face, allowing Ark to readjust his hold.
A second passed then another, with each moment resulting in Manfry’s struggles growing weaker and weaker until finally, he went limp and stopped moving all together.
Ark didn’t chance it though. He held on, applying even more pressure and squeezing until he was sure the man was completely out.
“Fucking hell…” Ark groaned.
Releasing Manfry, Ark rolled the man away using his feet before turning to Thirteen who had a horrified expression on her face as she stared at her bloodied fist.
She had punched an overseer. More than that, she had helped in…
Thirteen was in shock. Ark could see that, the girl stunned at her actions and the event that had transpired. She didn’t know why she had done what she did, but the fact remained that she had done it, helped in murdering an overseer.
Ark put a hand on the girl’s shoulder, causing her to tense up and flinch.
“Ssssh.” Ark said, the girl’s eyes lighting up with recognition.
“Six-two-six?” Thirteen whimpered as her eyes traced to his collar. “H-how-”
“FINALLY! FUCK!” The unknown overseer from outside the door yelled before a door slamming shut could be heard.
“There's no time to explain. I need you to trust me. Are you ok? Are you hurt?” Ark asked, however as he did so he could feel Irilex’s discontent.
“I-i…” Thirteen said, no sign of her usual cheery self as she clutched her hands in front of her crotch and looked away in mute silence.
How long had this been going? Ark wanted to ask, but he knew he wouldn’t like the answer as he clenched his jaw.
Ark took a breath.
“Ok… I’ll take care of it. Wait till I leave then go back to your quarters. You saw nothing, you heard nothing.” Ark said with Thirteen still looking away.
“Hey. Hey!” Ark said, snapping his fingers to get the girl’s attention and focus her eyes on him. “Everything is going to be ok. Ok?”
“O-o-ok.” Thirteen said, putting on a pained smile that made Ark’s heart clench.
“Wait till I leave, then go back to your quarters. You saw nothing, you heard nothing. Do you understand?” Ark repeated with the girl nodding her head and pursing her lips to stifle her tears.
Ark took a moment before he did something out of character. He hugged Thirteen. She immediately tensed up, attempting to back away but stopping as she accepted his embrace.
“You’re ok now. I’ll take care of it.” Ark whispered as Thirteen hugged him back and let out muffled wails into his shoulder.
