User blog:Ca'kad/A Study In Silence: The Canderous Chronicles Part I

Each blow came harder than Canderous Nightslasher thought it would. Every time the huge meaty fists pounded into his stomach he felt faint. Cracks appeared in the transparasteel window he was backed up against. He could see the shimmering city below, like a holoprojection. Then the fists came slower and he took his chance. His leg lanced out and hit the big man in the knee. He fell. Canderous stood up and kicked the man full in the chest. He fell, spread eagle on his back. Then, gasping, he muttered:

"Endex,"  The city below shimmered out of existence, actually, it was a holoprojection. Canderous stretched out his arm to help the big man, a CSF officer, up. The "Transparisteel" he had beaten Canderous against was regenerating. It was a flexible shield if you wanted it to be, or a brittle pane when you wanted it to be. The CSF officers watching the fight applauded. Canderous, dead serious, said:

"Your strategy would of worked if not for one thing -- You had no strategy.  You need to think of what your enemies will do."

"Gee, thanks," the officer Canderous was fighting replied wearily. "Why did you choose to fight me, anyway?"

You were the largest person here, and supposedly the best fighter."

An even wearier looking man walked in, carrying a wad of flimsi.

"Wrap it up, freak," he said looking at Canderous,"We've got job for you."

"I don't do CSF jobs much, inspector, what job is it to justify your asking me?"

"A Senatorial Aide has been murdered.  We don't know why, but whoever it was used a blaster."

"Sounds fun, let me change into my light armor, then I'll head out."

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