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Last Chapter
Duo
was seething in fury. How dare these . . . weirdoes think they
can come up, kill not one, but two of his men, harm his friends, and
think they can get away with it! Fuck that shit! It was time to pay
Shinigami his due!
With one
last flourish, Duo released a hidden catch in the rod. It lengthened into a
staff, an arched blade emerging at one end. Twirling it above his head with
both hands, Duo crouched low, his scythe poised and held steady as he waited
for an attack.
He
didn’t have to wait for long. Two monsters lunged forward, arms held out and
seeking. Duo swept low, lashing out with his scythe and slicing off three
limbs. Spinning as he rose to his feet, Duo slammed his elbow into someone’s
nose. He ducked a punch then flipped backwards and over a kick aimed for his
gut. He spun in one complete rotation, the scythe a blur of movement as it
dipped and rose effortlessly in the hands of a master.
The
God of Death, the Grim Reaper had come out tonight to play.
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Chapter
2
Blood
arched into the night sky, splattering down to earth like black rain. Arms,
legs, flesh, and bones littered the ground, muscles still twitching the
horrific life. A black clothed figure blurred in and out of sight, chestnut
hair shot with shades of blonde and red shimmering in the harsh artificial
light as the individual flowed in a macabre dance of death. It was sick, it was
twisted.
It
was . . . perfect.
Heero
stood back and watched with a hunter’s perspective, his eyes gleaming with
approval. As weak and fragile humans were, this being was flawless in his
skill.
It
was down to only one ghoul and the vampire. The figure squared off against the
last remaining zombie, emotions flickering across his face as trails of blood
dripped down his face. Heero held his breath, waiting for explosion of
movement.
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Duo was
sickened by the sight and stench that surrounded him. He heard the unearthly
wails from the dismembered bodies as they still convulsed and shuddered. Two
enemies were left. One was the freakish looking guy that took Bram Stoker’s
Dracula to a whole new level. And Janen. Or, what was once the man who went by
the code name Janen. Now, he was a pale shadow of himself. A mockery of the
exuberant man Duo had known and hired. Another of his men lay dead behind him,
his throat crushed as he died defending Duo’s friends and employers. The
killing frenzy consumed him as amethyst eyes hardened with resolve. He’ll put
an end to Janen’s misery and add one more body count to Shinigami’s list.
Janen
lunged forward, as did Duo. He bent low, coming up and swinging the scythe up
in an arch over his head. He half-turned to the right, bring his beloved weapon
down on an arm outstretched in a punch, severing it up to the elbow. Jagged
nails lashed out, raking across Duo’s chest and drawing blood. Duo dove to the
side, coming to his feet and rotating, allowing his momentum to swing the
scythe around and slicing off Janen’s leg. He went down howling, flailing
widely as he tried to rise. Haven’t even broken a sweat, Duo placed his foot
ontop of Janen’s chest, leaning his weight down onto it and pinning Janen to
the ground.
“Rest
in peace, buddy,” Duo murmured as he hefted the scythe above his head. He
glared up at the last remaining foe as he felt the blade slice through flesh,
the howls silenced abruptly, his eyes never leaving the face of the creature
who was responsible for this nightmare.
The
vampire clapped his hands as Duo straightened, fangs gleaming as he smiled.
“Well done, mortal!” he applauded. “I haven’t seen such splasplay of expertise
for many years. And from a human! My, what a show you have given me. But, I’m
afraid it all must come to an end. Move.”
Duo
shook his head, pointing the scythe menacingly at the undead, blood running
along the length of the blade to drip onto the ground. “You’re not touching
them,” Duo vowed. “Over my dead body.”
The
vampire smirked. “That can be arranged, dear boy,” he stated. “You know, you
are a very beautiful creature. So sensual in your movements. Perhaps, after
capturing the female, I shall return to you. I always did have a soft spot for
pretty little boys.”
Duo
snarled, hands clenched tight on his scythe. “You’re not touching me or them!”
he growled. “I’ll kill you before that ever happens.”
“Then
come for me, my darling boy!” The vampire spread his arms out. “Show me what you’ve
got!”
Duo
charged forward, blood and hair trailing in his wake. He lashed out at the
vampire, the blade slicing through empty air. Swearing, he lunged to the side,
shifting to a crouch as he sneered at the monster. Claws scoured across his
back. Hissing, Duo dove forward, tucking one shoulder inward as he rolled onto
his feet. The scythe curved as his upper body twisted to the side, imbedding
itself deep into the vampire’s chest. With a victorious leer, Duo viciously
yanked the weapon out. Poisonous blood sprayed into the air as the monster
spasmodically on the ground. Instinctively, Duo stepped away from the deadly
spray. He was covered in enough blood, guts, and gore. He really didn’t need to
add more to it.
With
extreme self-satisfaction, Duo turned, scythe flung haphazardly across his
shoulders as he walked away. It was the expression on his friends’ faces, and
those of the surrounding people, that made him pause. There was a sickening
sound coming fromind ind him, as if something semi solid was being mashed
together. Something like muscles and tissue . . .
“Marvelously
done, sweetling. You truly are worthy of my attention.”
Duo’s
lips parted in a soundless gasp, his eyes wide. ~No!~ his mind screamed. ~I killed you! I know I did!~
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~Let’s
end this,~ Trowa declared, shooting a glance at Heero. ~There’s no way that
mortal will win, no matter how well he fights. He d’t k’t know how to truly
kill a vampire.~
Heero
remained silent but nodded. The trio burst forward in a blur of movement,
putting themselves between the vampire and Duo.
“Enough,”
Wufei proclaimed with calm dignity. “Justice has found you at last, Renaldo.”
The
vampire hissed and jumped back, eyes wary at the three hunters. Outnumbered and
defeated, he knew he was on borrowed time. He snarled, his body lurching
grotesquely as he shifted into a large black timber wolf. The sickening sounds
of bounds crunching and tendons snapping filled the air along with horrified
cries. Darting forward, he used his powers to call forth a hail of insects.
With
a sneer, Heero sped forward to meet his attack, fingernails lengthening to
dagger sharp claws. His first swipe missed, but his uppercut scored five bloody
trails across the wolf’s muzzle. In a blur of movement, Heero dodged lethal
jaws over and over. He felt Wufei’s movements and shifted, allowing the
Carpathian hunter room to charge forward, his hand sinking into the cavity
chest of the wolf.
The
transformed vampire howled, his body forced to shift back. Wufei smirked as he
jerked back his hand. In his bloody grasp was the vampire’s black heart, the
organ still pumping obscenely in Wufei’s palm. Wufei jumped back as the vampire
flopped to the ground and convulsed. Still alive, it blindly sought its heart.
If it was ever returned, the vampire would rise again to reek havoc.
Trowa
stepped forward, a bright blue ball of fire cupped in his hands. Wufei stuck
the beating organ into the flames, incinerating it instantly. Finally, the
vampire ceased its twitching. Without a second glance, Trowa passed the flames
over the body, burning it until nothing remained but a small pile of ashes.
“Who
gets clean up duty?” Heero said drolly.
“Since
you and I fought the monster, I say Trowa,” Wufei suggested.
Trowa
raised an eyebrow but didn’t argue. Using his vast Carpathian powers, he sent a
mental compulsion out like a wave rippling in a lake, capturing the minds of
all who witnessed the event. He erased what memories they had and replaced them
with ones that dictated a crazed terrorist had attacked and ruthlessly killed random
tourists before committing suicide by dousing himself with gasoline and setting
himself on fire. He nodded his completion, the three hunters disappeared among
the crowd of spectators.
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Duo
growled under his breath, the headache he had for the past hour intensifying.
He rubbed his temples as scours of police officers scurried around him. He
half-heartedly heard their conversations and dispatches.
“ . .
. situation under control. Suspect’s remains have been collected and witness
reports taken . . . ”
“ . .
. crazed terrorist reported to have
killed five individuals . . . ”
“ . .
. dude, he must have been on some kind of drugs ‘cuz he was shot like twenty
times . . . ”
Duo
wanted to scream. He wanted to cuss. Most of all, he wanted to tell all these
fools that everything was saying was a lie. One big fat fucking lie!
This had been no random terrorist attack! A vampire had appeared straight out a
novel, zombiefied one of his own men, killed another, then had his heart ripped
out by three weirdoes who set him on fire with flames that were blue! Blue,
goddamnit!
~Duo,
are you okay? You seem stressed.~
Sighing,
Duo tipped his head back. ~That’s because I am stressed, Quatre,~ he
answered. ~None of this is making sense! Why is everyone lying? They all saw
what really happened! So what’s with the terrorist bullshit?~
~It
was that one boy,~ Quatre answered. ~The one with half his face hidden behind
his hair. He had a mental power that he used on everybody.~
~Let
me guess, he brainwashed everybody into belie the the load of bullshit they’re
spouting right now?~
~Yes.
I could feel his touch in my mind but I put a block up to stop him.~
~Well
I sure as hell felt nothing but the urge to commit myself into an asylum. How’s
Lena?~
~That’s
for damn sure.~ Duo looked up as a shadow fell upon him.
“Can
I get some last statements from you, Mr. Maxwell?” asked the police officer, a
writing pad in his hands.
Nodding,
Duo blurted out his story, mirroring everyone else’s. He had just gone to get
some cotton candy when he heard screams. When he reached Relena and Quatre’s
side, theye ale already under attack by five crazed individuals. While
protecting them, one of his men was killed. Duo attacked when provoked and
managed to get his charges out of danger. Afterward, they watched the leader of
the group set himself on fire and burn to a crisp.
Silently,
Duo fumed. Although his story was close to the truth, it wasn’t exactly the
truth. Duo had a motto in life. He may run. He may hide. But he never tells
a lie. Those three idiots better be happy that they weren’t forcing him to
outright fabricate or else there would be hell to pay.
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“Good
hunting, Yuyrtonrton.”
Trowa
and Heero nodded as they watched from the shadows. Heero crossed his arms in
front of his chest, his brow furrowed in deep thought. So deep, he didn’t
realize his friends were calling his name until Trowa nudged him with an elbow.
“What’s
the matter, Heero?”
Heero
frowned. It was that feeling again. That voice whispering inside his head that
told him he had missed something vital. Something essential to his very
existence.
“Those
three . . . the ones targeted by the vampire,” Heero answered. “There was
something about those three.”
“The
long haired one and the two blondes?” Wufei quesed, ed, an eow row raised in curiosity.
“They are a little suspicious.”
“How
so?”
“Well,
the vampire ordered his underlings to fetch his lifemate and pointed to the two
blondes. Obviously, he was talking about the female. Why would he believe a human
female to be his lifemate, or a lifemate in general?”
Trowa
offered a small smile to Wufei. “It really has been a lonme sme since we’ve
last hunted,” he stated. “It’s common now, Wufei, to find lifemates umanuman
females. As long as the female has psychic abilities, she can be successfully
converted to a Carpathian by her lifemate and live as a Carpathian herself.”
Wufei’s
eyebrows winged up. “Truly?”
“Yes.
My own mother was half human, half Carpathian until my father converted her by
accident. He didn’t realize what he was doing, but it can be done. Heero’s
grandmother was the first female human to be converted successfully.”
“Is
that so? Why have you never told me this, Yuy?”
Heero
shrugged. “It never came up in a conversation,” he replied dryly.
Wufei
huffed as he crossed his arms in front of his chest, mimicking Heero. “So this
blonde female could very well be someone’s lifemate?”
“Perhaps.”
“Then
it is our sworn duty to notify the Prince and guard her until a ceremony can be
done.”
“How
do we know for certain that she has psychic abilities?” Heero cut in. “For all
we know, the vampire could have been deranged and desperate. I vote we watch
from a distance. If she’s targeted again, then we’ll know that it is she who’s
drawing the vampires to her.”
Wufei
sighed but nodded his agreement, as did Trowa.
“It
would be easier to instigate one of us to be around her personally while the
other two guard from afar,” continued Heero. “I’ll get inside and work from
there. Wufei, Trowa, you handle everything else.”
Astonishment
was plain for the two males, but they withheld their questions. They had hunted
long enough with Heero to never question his orders. They were often so on the
mark, it was frightening.
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Duo
fell back onto his queen-sized bed, half his body buried among a mountain of
pillows. He had just gotten back from numerous ceremonies celebrating the
heroic deeds of Byouki and the sacrifice he made in the line of duty. Honors
were held and commemorated for Janen as well. Regardless of the fact that, to
the public’s eye, he had sided with the bad guys, Duo managed to pull some
strings and made it appear that Janen had been blackmailed and exploited. It
however, made Duo himself seem even more tragic since he had been the one to
put Janen out of commission permanently. The unfortunate superior who had to
take down his own subordinate. The newscasters were having a field day with
that one.
Duo
pinched the bridge of his nose with his thumb and forefinger. Today had not
been his day. Hell, this week had not been his freaking week. He needed
something to dull the headache.
He
needed a drink.
Knowing
he was on good terms with the bartender in the hotel’s lounge, Duo jumped out
of bed and made his way down to the lobby. As the eler dor doors opened on the main
floor, he was accosted by some of Vice Foreign Minister’s head honchos.
“Walk
can I do for you, Mr. Brennan?” he inquired.
“It
was a terrible misfortune to your men, Maxwell. Terrible misfortune.”
“Yes,
it was Mr. Brennan,” Duo gritted out. “Since we’re two short, I’m already
looking in to hire replacements.”
“Actually,
that’s what I’m here for! I found the perfect gentleman to fill those empty
shoes.”
“Gentleman?
As in, one? Sir, I need at least two.”
“Yes,
yes. I realize that, Maxwell. But this man has the qualifications of at least
five men! In fact, I hired him has more of an assistant to you, Mr. Maxwell.”
“What?!”
Duo’s
indignant cry echoed in the foyer. A faint blush painted his features as people
stopped and turned to stare at him. Clearing his throat, he turned his
attention back to the nosy, obnoxious, self-absorbed pig who thought it was his
job to do Duo’s.
“I’m
sure you only meantl, Ml, Mr. Brennan, but I don’t need an assistant. I am
perfectly capable in handling any and all situations. Unless, for some reason,
you believe otherwise?”
It
was Brennan’s turn to look sheepish. With a nervous chuckle, he adjusted his
constricting collar and shifted from one foot to another.
“No!
Not at all, Maxwell. You’re work as been superb, as always. It’s just that, now
with all this publicity and responsibility, I thought it would do you some good
to have a little time to yourself. He’s already been approved, his background
checked and cleared. I assure you, Mr. Maxwell, you won’t be
disappointed.”
. . . TBC . . .
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