[ for a moment, he can't even hear clara call out to him, the anger evoked through the forceful blows from his fists, stained crimson from blood that's not only the alien's but his own, skin tearing at his knuckles where he only hits harder even as the ache builds in his muscles.
but then her voice finally reaches him, his eyes lifting up to see the bandit that's frozen in place. the one below his weight is out of commission, if not dead then likely to be if he doesn't get any aid. most importantly, no longer a threat. so he climbs up to his feet, pulling the gun from his holster and holding it up, singlehandedly.
in all the lessons he'd given to clara, he'd never demonstrated his skill quite like this, eyes fierce with their hardened focus as he begins to pulls the trigger, bullets striking the bouldersnake in the forehead, again and again. if it were a human, the single bullet would be enough, but he's learned not to take chances with these. he shoots as he walks with quickened step directly to the bandit, kept in stasis by clara's spell, and when kovacs reaches him, he gives him a harsh kick to knock him down to the ground. ]
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but then her voice finally reaches him, his eyes lifting up to see the bandit that's frozen in place. the one below his weight is out of commission, if not dead then likely to be if he doesn't get any aid. most importantly, no longer a threat. so he climbs up to his feet, pulling the gun from his holster and holding it up, singlehandedly.
in all the lessons he'd given to clara, he'd never demonstrated his skill quite like this, eyes fierce with their hardened focus as he begins to pulls the trigger, bullets striking the bouldersnake in the forehead, again and again. if it were a human, the single bullet would be enough, but he's learned not to take chances with these. he shoots as he walks with quickened step directly to the bandit, kept in stasis by clara's spell, and when kovacs reaches him, he gives him a harsh kick to knock him down to the ground. ]