Centurian was back on his feet. ​He wailed on Alacran. Alacran used his arms and tail to ward off the blows, not to land any himself. Centurain tore him apart. He used his dozens of centipede hands to rip away Alacran's armor wherever he could.   

     "WHAT ARE YOU DOING?" Valtair screamed into his ear. "ALACRAN ISN'T YOUR ENEMY! I NEVER DIRECTED YOU TO DESTROY ALACRAN! YOUR ORDERS ARE TO KILL ADAM FORWARDER! YOU'RE WASTING VALUABLE TIME!"

     "BUT YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND!"

​     SMASH! A Stargod smashed through the walls and ceiling. 

​     "You didn't have to go to all that trouble," Adam said to Claudia. 

​     "Get in before I leave you here." 

     Alacran and Centurian stood nose to nose as Adam and Claudia departed. 

     "ANNA AND I WERE JUST TALKING! WE DIDN'T EVEN KISS!"

​     "YOU HELD HANDS! THAT'S WHAT I HEARD! ANNA WAS MY GIRL!"

     "SO YOU TOOK MY LIFE? FOR HOLDING HANDS?"

     The Fours picked some real winners this time, Adam thought as the Stargod rose into the sky to return to the woman he'd waited all his long life to love. 

CONTINUE 

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