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Strife of Eden Chapter 2

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Chapter 2
Mantis tapped his robotic reptilian-like pet on its neck, telling it to climb down the building slowly as Mantis kept an eye out for any unexpected patrol units that may spot them. Keeping out of the streetlights, they quietly moved through the dusty streets, making their way toward the train tunnel to escape.
Suddenly, one of the foot soldiers spotted them as they tried to silently enter the tunnel and about four of the soldiers standing on guard began to fire with high powered energy rifles, managing to blast of the end of the robotic chameleon’s tail as Mantis ordered it to enter the tunnel.
Presuming that the people riding the mech were either enemy spies or a terrorist scout, one of the officers ordered the armoured train to follow after them and crush them in the tunnel. The roar of the train’s engine as it began to move again blared through the tunnel like a loud death bell.  It then began to pursue Fenrir and his family as the robotic lizard made it’s way across the tracks as fast as its legs could go. The train entered the tunnel, gradually increasing speed at an alarming rate. The headlights on the train then turned on, piercing the shadows and spotting the fleeing robot about half a mile away.
Seeing its target, the train began to close the gap. The sound of the wheels coming closer and closer towards them felt like they were in a race against the grim reaper. Mantis continued to drive his robotic beast forward, not willing to give in, even at the train was now only three metres away just after thirty seconds. Making a all or nothing gamble, he placed his fingers lower against the lizards neck, making it jump out of the way of the locomotives path and onto the wall of the dark tunnel. They were now running alongside the train to reach the other side of the tunnel.
As the train exited the tunnel to a desert full of tall sand dunes and small mountains, Mantis tried to direct the metal chameleon towards one of the nearby sand dunes to get out of firing range from the armoured train. As it ran up the dune, the train grinded to a halt on the tracks before its turrets activated and began to aim. Four shells were then fired as they reached the top. The explosions landed nearby the lizard like mech. The forced of the explosion blew it away forcing it to roll down the hill uncontrollably. Fenrir’s wife leapt off of the mech with her child in her arms, using herself as a human shield to protect her little one. Fenrir leapt off a few seconds later, rubbing the back of his neck in pain from the force of the impact.
The ringing in his ears from the blast was still there as he saw that the rolling machine had come to a full stop, right on top of the back of the only person who knew how to drive it skillfully. Mantis tried to move around to wiggle himself free, but each time he tried, an immeasurable amount of pain rocketed through his body. The weight of his own robot had broken several bones in his body including parts of his back.
Fenrir could hear the soldiers from the train setting up a platoon to search the wreckage. He had to figure out a way to get his family out of the area or risk being killed.
Second chapter of Strife of Eden. ^^ Hope you enjoy it.
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