Chapter 2

“A Guard patrolling the area saw a few Mutant Bruisers.” Terrie told April as she was catching her breath. “Bruisers…crap thats not good. The deserters were locked up by some Bruisers they have to be going back to get them.” April knew the Guards could handle the Bruisers if they get in cover fast enough. Still she found herself worrying about Gruff. She remeber how Gruff dominated the trainers who stood a good foot taller then him back then. Well with that lady Guard going to warn them then she has nothing to worry about…she hoped.

A few blocks from the camp down the empty street with buildings crumbling, burned out cars and a few burned things like burned toys and cells phones not to mention burned bodies left behind by the dead. Mary knew the Captain wouldn’t want her to use her radio never knew if another Sunkin zealot was around capturing surviors from the bombs to enslave. They might be in the city for all they knew but keeping the zealot locked up inside the camps bomb shelter was there best bet. Zelots can almost sense when another zealot is around and in distress. As Mary was walking she felt the ground tremble and rumble. Almost as if something is coming from her left a heavy something too. Mary ducked behind a burnt car watching to see what was coming her way. Maybe a Armed Forces convoy to rebuild the city or a pack of Bruisers that the guards on patrol spotted. Her worse fears were confirmed Down the empty street came marching three Bruisers. They were uglier in person then people described Mary thought.

Mutant Bruisers were about eight feet tall and three feet thick. Bruisers were the main defensive units the mutants had over outsiders. Usually the sight of a Bruiser sends most men running with there massive size usually sporting wild beast hides were intimidating enough but they also had super human strength and speed for such a massive body. Their muscle packed legs can carry them far and fast so once you find one it’s best to kill it quick. Worse then a Bruisers might was the weapons they carried they don’t use conventional weapons such as guns or bombs. Instead they use a long sawed blade that can cut a man in half with two wacks and were often poisoned or drugged so even if you survive the blow the poison or drug will kill you. Mutants tend to live far away from humans most people think the mutants live far for the humans sake seeing as they don’t travel near human settlements.

While the mutants do stay away but every once and a while a few pop up after a Sunkin bombings. Stories have been told of mutants fighting Sunkin zealots over slaves and even defending Unionists from the Zealots. Everyone takes them stories as just that tall tales told by traumatized people who were cought for days in the wilds.