Without wasting a second Rio creates a cannon and shoots it at the Creature, And as if matching Rio's attack, the Creature sends a blast of his own.
A large explosion is created as the two collide, sending debris scattering around the corridor.
Rio quickly makes a shield to protect himself from the debris while he prepares for the next attack.
"Come on dog! Don't tell me that the mighty Zeran was sent to take care of a pack of weaklings!" The creature's face turns to anger as it begins charging its jet pack and launching itself towards Rio.
Rio forms a blade that extends from his jaw as he slides below the oncoming attack.
The blade cuts through Zeran's chest as he flies overhead and falls to the ground.
Thinking that this is his chance Rio jumps towards Zeran to finish him off but is stopped short.
Zeran had grabbed him in his large hand before Rio could bring the blade down.
"Let's see how durable you are," Zeran says as he begins tightening his grip on Rio.
Rio struggled to break free, but Zeran's grip was only getting stronger.
His armor was able to keep him together but soon even that wouldn't be enough. Rio could feel his bones being crushed and his breath beginning to fade.
Before things get too rough, Rio summons Vector to his side, And without being ordered to, He begins firing towards Zeran relentlessly.
Zeran stumbles back, releasing Rio before bringing his palm to face Vector.
Knowing what was about to happen, Rio pulls Vector into the void as the spot where he used to be was evaporated by a blast from Zeran.
Creating his cannon once more Rio fires at Zeran while backing away towards the elevator.
Rio continues firing until he makes his retreat but something wasn't right. The impact of each blast had begun going off quicker and quicker. He was backing up, but it seemed more like he was getting closer.
Soon a hand Reached out through the smoke, But this time Rio was ready as he leaped out of the way sending a blast towards the hand causing it to pull back quickly.
With a final shot, Rio flies into the elevator and closes the door.
"Cmon, C'mon! Hurry up!"
Rio begs the elevator to speed up but his prayer falls on deaf ears.
Looking above him, He noticed that there was a large hole in the top of the elevator leading outside.
"What the hell?" Rio exclaims as he notices that he is now falling faster than ever before.
He attempts to use his wings to fly through the hole but is pulled back and thrown back into the facility.
"You wouldn't be trying to run away would you? We still have business to take care of!" Zeran says as he attempts to stomp down on Rio.
He rolls to the left and cuts Zeran's foot as he does so before rising to his feet.
Zeran responds by raising his palm at him and releasing a barrage of black energy.
Rio swiftly uses his wings to fly down the corridor weaving left and right through the onslaught of blasts.
Rio dodges a few blasts before shooting a few shots of his own that connects on Zeran's arm.
Rio is surprised when Zeran noticeably recoils from the impact as he had simply powered through all previous attacks.
Rio tries to follow up with another shot but Zeran blocks it this time with a shot of his own.
The corridor is filled with the smoke from the collision as Rio hears a familiar sound.
Zeran had begun charging his jet pack once more but this time Rio was ready for it. Rio created a large blade and waited for Zeran to come to him.
Soon Zeran came flying through the smoke with immense speed.
This was exactly what Rio wanted.
Using Zeran's Momentum, Rio held his blade upwards as it sliced through Zeran's arm with ease.
Zeran screamed out in pain as he clutched his arm with his other hand.
"That's got to hurt." Rio muttered under his breath.
"How dare you!" Shouted Zeran as he stared down at Rio, seething with anger.
"I've never been so humiliated in my life! I will kill you here and now." Zeran growled out.
"You dare fight back against someone of my status. The countless lives I've struck down with my power.
Do you think you are worthy enough to damage my body? No! You are not worthy! I went easy on you but now you've crossed the line. I'll end you!"
Rio didn't know how to respond to that. He had expected some sort of reaction to the injury that he had dealt to him, but that had been a lot of words.
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