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open and closed once more gouging deeper into Tarik's shoulder. The head then fell to the floor with a splat. It rolled around and started snapping open and closed again. The body however continued its talon first charge with purple blood squirting from the neck clear across the room. Not slowing down the talons gripped the edge of the counter and started to run vertically up the protective shield the dealer had activated. The body walked up the field and with enough force  it took 3 steps on the ceiling where the spurts of blood then turned into a steady stream before dropping hard onto the floor, with a loud crack of multiple bones and still kicking did a full turn on the floor then finally coming to rest. If he weren't so damned scared and in pain he probably would have laughed.
    Tarik stood stunned, mouth agape at what just happened. He needed to think quickly!
    “Legal counsel, did I break any laws in this establishment?”
    “No. Everything that has transpired was legal. Would you like me to process your claim for challenge reward?”
    “First send the recording to local authorities to cover my ass . Then submit the reward claim.”
    “Complete. Local authorities acknowledge the file and confirm that no crime has taken place. Your reward of twenty one thousand one hundred sixty points less one hundred points for funeral services has been processed. ”
    Snapping his jaw shut with the realization  that he just nearly doubled his available funds Tarik  sobered quickly. He needed to get out of this place now but he also needed to leave an impression with the crooked dealer.
    Tarik turned to the dealer. “The weapon has been heavily used” He casually reached into his left pocket grabbing a handful of wound sealing packets applying them to his shoulder he went on “I think twenty thousand points will be suitable, deal?”
    The Sornain said nothing, it just stared at the gruesome scene that lay before him and nodded twice. Almost in agreement the Gorrex head snapped twice.
    A final look at the decapitated body and Tarik saw worms flailing about. He felt like he was going to vomit.
    Tarik authorized  the transfer and walked out the door without looking back for fear of showing how nervous he actually was. Holding back the urge to run he quickly made his way to the recruitment center . Onlookers stared at him with his shirt torn to shreds, the mix of Gorrex and human  blood, and the thick chunks of gore covering the entire left side of body.

2 - The New Jimmy
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    Tarik walked as fast as he could without running. The sight of him however attracted far too much attention. With the overlay map showing he only had a few hundred feet left to travel before he made it to the recruiting center  he hoped he could find safety before he could be challenged again. As good as he felt about his first kill for money “job” he doubted he could withstand another challenge.
    Reaching the door he glanced back and saw a mob of thirty Gorrex rushing towards him. He squeezed through the door before the first challenge could be issued.  Not even a city full of Gorrex would risk angering the Coalition  of Human   Domain   Corporations , The might of over four hundred thousand military corporations , not to mention the other five million supporting corporations , would decimate this planet before the Interplanetary Union could even call a meeting to condemn the Gorrex. The pack worlds wouldn’t risk starting up another war, being at a serious disadvantage since the Kami raid started. The Human  domains were becoming more powerful everyday having only lost two mining worlds and one population system since the Kami arrived. Most think the Kami simply have no interest in human  worlds due to their location. Some humans  in complete arrogance say the Kami fear us. Others, like the Gorrex, think we are actually in collusion with the Kami.
    In any case he needed to get into a corporation and fast, not only to secure his dream but