Untamed

Nobody can hear a scream in the vacuum of space, or so they say.What would it feel like as your body was slowly encrusted by ice.Was it unimaginable pain or would you you be too dead to care.These questions filled Marcus's head as his hand hovered over the big red button.The button to open the airlock.The slightest show of force and he could escape the massacre currently taking place.He could have a quicker death than what the bandits would allow him. He closed his eyes and just as he was about to push it someone grabbed his wrist.

"What are you doing ,you idiot?" a voice said in a loud whisper.

Mark's eyes snapped open and he looked at his wrist.He vision followed the arm all the way to meet the person's face.He saw it was Lucas.He felt instant relief. Marcus grew up with Lucas aboard the star ship.They were the youngest aboard the ship as they were forced to flee a dying planet. He had always looked up to Lucas as a big brother considering the fact that he was 2 years older than Marcus.He admired him for his courage and confidence.Something that Marcus knew he lacked.

"Lucas your alive." mid sentence Lucas hit him on the top of his head.

"Be quiet you idiot!They'll hear you".

" Sorry" Mark said as he rubbed the top of his head.He was positive that he would bruise.

"You're sorry"

Marcus nodded.

"Well that really makes up for you trying to kill off what is left of us!"

"It wasn't like that"...he faltered" I'm sorry"

"We don't have time for excuses. We gotta reach the bridge."

"Why would we want to go there?" Marcus asked "We should just hide and pray they don't find us."

"We don't have time for prayers.What we need is action. We need to take back our home.To avenge those that have been killed"

Lucas pulled a gun from his waist.It was a weapon from earth.The planet they narrowly escaped from.On Earth a gun was a deadly weapon,but compared to the rest of the universe it's quite primitive.However, it was still effective in the right hands.

"Where did you get that!" Marcus remembered to lower his voice."That's serious contraband"

"Where I got it is none of your concern" Lucas warned

"A gun can get you kicked off the ship"

"If you don't shut up there won't be a ship." Lucas countered

"What do you plan to do with that? Fight your way to the front of a star-ship. Pass an entire crew of bandits that will kill you without hesitation?" Marcus said with a sarcastic tone in his voice.

"Not exactly." he responded, not picking up on the sarcasm.

"So what part of your brilliant plan am I missing"

"You're going with me.Cover my six "

Once again Lucas's hand dipped into his waistband a pulled out a dagger.He handed it to Marcus. Upon further inspection Marcus realized that it wasn't just a dagger.It was a high frequency blade.A high-frequency blade was a blade reinforced by a powerful alternating current and resonating at extremely high vibration frequencies. This oscillation weakened the molecular bonds of anything it cuts, thereby increasing its cutting ability.

"Why do you have so much contraband!" yelled Marcus

"Shhhhh! This contraband is going to keep us alive" Lucas insisted, checking back down the hallway to be sure they weren't heard.

"The elders won't like this" Marcus warned

"The elders are dead! Lucas spat.His voice filled with hatred. "Do you want to die too?"

A second ago that was the plan.Death quick and easy.Now that he was still breathing Lucas wanted him to embark on a suicide mission.

"Well what is it going to be: Are you going to be a coward or a warrior." offering a ultimatum

"A warrior?" Marcus said in disbelief." we've known each other for most of our lives.The last time I checked you haven't even been in a fight".

"This isn't about the past it's about the present.We need to defend our home" Lucas shot back.

"Do you even know how to use that?" Marcus said pointing at the gun

"Point and shoot.Can't be that hard."

"You're an idiot.

"I might be. However, I refuse to be a dead one."

On cue a large wooden crate sailed over their heads.It crashed so loud Marcus was sure the whole ship heard it.Then they heard the voice of their attacker.

"Hey, I found two more" the threat said in a deep voice

The pair looked down the long hallway and saw a humanoid figure charging straight at them.His skin was purple.He had 4 massive arms.He also had a shaved head.

"Come and play!" the man yelled as he ran towards the two.

His footsteps sounded like drums against the metal floor.He charged through wooden crates and broke support beams.All without losing any momentum.

"What do we do?"Marcus asked fear racing through his body.

"Point and shoot."

Lucas stood up and pointed the firearm at the enemy. Marcus watched a smile spread across the attackers face.This man has no intention of stopping. Realizing this Lucas started shooting.The sound of the gun rang throughout the hallway.Each pull of the trigger getting louder.

The bullets seemed to have no effect on the huge alien.He charged directly into Lucas.Lucas went flying through air.He hit the metal wall denting it on impact.He fell to the ground hard.His body was curled into a ball.

The man continued walking toward the boy ignoring Marcus completely.It was as if he were a wild animal.Only focused on killing his prey.Marcus felt like his heart was beating out of his chest. Lucas was going to die.

Then he saw it.Laying a few feet in front of him was the high frequency blade.He lunged towards it.When he picked it up he looked down at the blade.He wasn't sure if the blade was vibrating or if it was his hands were shaking.

He looked back towards his foe and saw the bandit had Lucas by the neck.Marcus held the blade in front of him, closed his eyes and charged at his opponent.

The was a loud noise.It reminded Marcus of a water balloon popping,and water going everywhere.Marcus's hand felt warm and wet.He opened his eyes.Instead of see his hand he was looking at the back of the bandit.As he pulled his hand back he could feel the insides of the monster.It was almost enough to make him throw up.Once his hand was out the man dropped to the floor.He was dead.

When Marcus looked at the hole he pulled his hand from, he could see the guts and bones the blade cut through.His hand was covered in blood.

"Don't just stand there!." Lucas ordered with pain in his voice. "Help me up!"

After struggling getting Lucas off of the ground the pair stared at the body of the dead bandit.Marcus didn't know how to feel.Sure he was trying to save his friends life, but he still took a life.Just thinking about what he did was enough to make him sick again.

"I know you just saved my life," Lucas pointed out. "But you smell like puke."

"I wouldn't smell like puke if your plan had worked."Marcus shot back "What happened to point and shoot"

"Point and shoot failed"

"Really I couldn't tell."

For that brief moment they thought they were safe.They had forgotten about the rest of the bandits.Marcus snapped back to reality when he heard a huge bang and blood cover the right side of his face.

He checked his body looking for a wound then he looked down.His blood went ice cold.Laying on the ground was Lucas,with a hole in his head laying in a pool of blood.His golden locks now red.

"I finally got em."

"What did you do?" anger shot through Marcus's body.

"Do you know how many bullets I wasted trying to kill him?" asked the bandit

"What did you do?"

"A lot. I wasted a lot of bullets". the man said, answering his own question. "He was just so fast."

"You killed him" Marcus's voice began to falter

"Yes! Yes!" the man yelled "I've killed a lot of people.It's a hobby of mine."

The killer looked past Marcus at the mess beside them.He noticed the man Marcus killed.He laughed.

"Seems like you kill people too." He tried to contain his laughter. "I don't know if I should be angry or amused."

Marcus couldn't answer. He was too busy looking at the body of his life long friend.Watching the blood dry in his hair.The hand on his face forced him to look away.His head was turned left and right.He was being examined.He tried to fight against it but the force was too strong

"You're healthy enough."

"What?" Marcus asked

"You killed one of my men". the man explained "I need a replacement. Grab the kid. Set the charges." he ordered

Two bandits stepped forward and reached to grab Marcus.He reached to pull out the knife that Lucas gave him.However it was too late to take any action.He felt a sharp prick in the back of his neck.Marcus watched Lucas's body as everything slowly went black.

Why are you giving me this? Marcus asked although he already knew the answer.

I need help getting to the front.

Absolutely not. I rather take my chances hiding.

Help me Marcus you are my only hope. Lucas said quoting a movie from Earth.

There has to be hundreds of other people that can help.People more qualified.I have zero combat experience.

Everyone I find has already been slaughtered.Plus it not that hard to stab someone.

He wasn't wrong with a high frequency blade you can cut through almost anything with ease.An elegant weapon for a more civilized age.If cutting some one in half is civilized.