Ad Mortem

Ad Mortem is  a story in RaiserOfCain's Acropolis Universe. It follows a Kra-Matoran known as Desikk. It is a piece of Bionicle fanfiction.

Prologue
Tekih felt the familiar grip of an illegal weapon in his hand. They were light, usually scratched and almost always concealable. Being concealable was the downfall of many an illegal weapons trade by Tekih. He was, after all, an undercover cop. And one of the very few corrupt ones, too.

The weapon itself was an X-56 Lazarus Sweeper model. It would fire a red beam which would paralyze the victim and cause them excruciating pain until their bodies would stop working. The wonder of the Lazarus Sweeper, however, was that the target would be brought back to life for an indefinite amount of hours, then would drop dead unexpectedly. It'd just kill them with any sort of condition, be it a heart-stone attack or a core processor hemorrhage.

Tekih's Noble Huna was wrapped in a cloth mask with a deteriorated Matoran face sloppily painted on. Next to him sat a Kra-Matoran. He was the usual black and a faded green, which told him he was once a Le-Matoran. His corrupted acquaintance's arms twitched impatiently. He even watched his clawed toes flex. The Matoran wore a set of light, flexible armour and what was once a Noble Faxon. Two fangs now jutted from a new lip-line and a jaw hung loosely, lined with pointed teeth.

If there were two words Tekih had for Desikk, they were "absolutely" and "terrifying".

Tekih himself was wearing a heavier set of the usual Fa-Matoran attire. On his arm was a deployable shield, and on his other was a blade he could release from his wrist for close combat situations.

They were set for this heist on the Acropolis Depository. Apart from one hitch.

The driver of their vehicle had recieved a fatal shot to the head, splattering bits of metal and blood everywhere. Desikk could even see a little skull in there.

Tekih kicked his door open and dived out, dragging Desikk with him, just dodging a thrown IED. Desikk bolted forward on all fours and slammed into a rival gang member, the one who had thrown the explosive. Desikk clawed him across his throat and left him to gag on his own bodily fluids, then dashed for another attacker.

Something told Tekih that this was a fight he might not win.

Trivia

 * "Ad Mortem" is Latin for violent death.
 * The character Tekih belongs to Rando07. Tekih was, originally, a Ra-Matoran (Radiation Matoran). However, such Matoran do not exist in the Acropolis Universe and Tekih was changed to a Fa-Matoran.