Chapter 1
Darius walked through the dark streets,the usual wierd grin on his face. His teeth glinted in whenever a small ray of light found it's way towards.He led a normal day in Rune City,carrying out his work as a bounty hunter for Mr. Desert. The katana strapped at his waist made occasional clinking noises when it bumped against his leg. "It really is lonely tonight.I wonder where Fred could be .You know you can't run from me for very long. I've never failed on a hunt."
The man named Fred running from Darius dragged in another lungful of air as he ran. Darius had been a good friend for a short time,but Fred knew well that he would kill anybody if the customer paid the right price. It had been his mistake to cross the casino owner. The owner was well known for his short temper and a good aquaintance with the local bounty hunter populace ."Darius,there has to be some way that we could work this out. I've known you for quite some time now. Doesn't that count for anything?"
Darius laughed at the man's feeble pleas for mercy. "Now,now Fred.You did a bad thing,cheating at the casino. And you know about my beliefs of karma. You should have played fair.Then maybe it wouldn't be coming back to bite you in the ass now. And you also know of my ways. I need the money, so it doesn't matter who I have to kill. And that casino owner, Mr. Bartwell, really pays a pretty penny to get rid of the people who cross him.I will kill you here tonight, and there is nothing you can say, or do,short of killing me,that will stop it from happening. " Darius increased the speed at which he was moving, now progressing at a quick sprint. He was a vampire,so it would be a simple matter to catch up with Fred,who was a human. He saw the man running for his life a few feet up ahead,drawing his katana as he drew nearer. When he reached the man,he made a quck motion with his arm and trhe man's head rolled across the pavement."I told you. You don't get away from me."