Chapter 9 - The Final Standoff
"Drop the sharp knife immediately, Naomi, or the pretty princess dies," Silas growled, pressing his gun deeply into Vanessa's ribs.
Vanessa was sobbing entirely uncontrollably, all of her former arrogant pride completely and utterly shattered.
Naomi stared blankly at her former bitter rival, feeling absolutely no anger, only a remarkably cold sense of duty.
Naomi incredibly slowly lowered the combat knife and willingly dropped it onto the cold concrete floor.
It landed with a highly sharp, echoing metallic clatter.
Silas laughed victoriously and forcefully shoved Vanessa roughly aside.
Vanessa fell incredibly hard against the damp brick wall, gasping desperately for breath.
Silas quickly raised his lethal gun and aimed it squarely at Naomi's chest.
"You truly always were entirely too noble for your own good," Silas mocked with an evil grin.
As his finger tightened slightly on the trigger, Naomi kicked the dropped knife straight upward into the air.
She caught it perfectly by the solid handle and threw it with truly terrifying speed in one fluid, beautiful motion.
The heavy steel blade buried itself incredibly deep into Silas's right shoulder.
He screamed loudly in absolute agony, instantly dropping his pistol as he stumbled clumsily backward.
Naomi closed the distance almost instantly, delivering a devastating palm strike directly to his jaw that knocked him completely unconscious.
She stood triumphantly over his motionless body, breathing incredibly heavily but completely victorious.
Ethan rushed quickly forward, thoroughly checking to make sure she was not severely injured.
Naomi offered a highly reassuring smile, finally letting her professional guard drop for a mere fraction of a second.
Suddenly, the highly distinct, terrifying sound of a gun hammer clicking echoed loudly in the damp basement.
Naomi and Ethan both turned around incredibly slowly.
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Vanessa had successfully picked up Silas's fully loaded pistol from the dusty floor.
She was pointing it directly at Naomi, her tear-stained eyes filled with a desperate, incredibly frantic madness.
