Hey this is my first ever fanfiction so at the moment it's trial and error. This story is set before the Skulduggery Pleasant Books. Billy-Ray is my favourite book character of all time so I hope I do him Justice.
Disclaimer: The amazing world of Skulduggery Pleasant belongs entirely to Derek Landy. If Billy-Ray belonged to me, he would have his own book!
Chapter 1 – Electra Storm
Electra Storm woke with a start. Beads of sweat covered her whole body and her breathing was rapid and shallow. She checked the clock on her bedside table. It read 1.30 precisely. Just as it had read for the past week.
When she first had the nightmare, she paid little heed to it. Hundreds of years as a sensitive had taught her not to assume everything was a prophecy. But now she was sure that this was a vision. Every night the horrific images were waiting for her; Death threats etched on walls and furniture; a gravestone in a shaded grove; her body writhing in a pool of her own blood. A girl of about 18 with black hair and eyes so grey and full of light they looked like moons.
It wasn't long before she discovered the girl's identity and whereabouts. It was all about knowing where to look. She sneered as she reviewed her findings. When she had begun the search for her would be killer, she expected to find someone with some extraordinary adept power or at least a worthy opponent. She knew many powerful mages wanted her head for her past actions.
The girl she found, however, was anything but extraordinary. For one thing she was an elemental, a weak practise in itself; so limited. If that wasn't bad enough, this girl barely knew how to use her powers at all. How could a person so weak even dream of killing her?
Never the less, she was not going to take the risk of letting this girl develop her powers. The future was not set in stone and she, Electra Storm, could, and would, change it. But who should she charge the mission of killing this girl to?
There was no need for her to employ anyone too skilled. Even a mortal could achieve such a simple objective. All they needed was to be discreet and leave no trace behind. She didn't want any repercussions.
Her mind fell on someone who she had heard was in the country presently. He was the son of one of Mevolent's top assassins and his adept skill made him particularly efficient at accessing almost anywhere discreetly.
She picked up the phone and dialled the number. It rung twice before there was a response.
"Billy-Ray Sanguine 'ere" the American voice said lazily down the phone.
"I have a proposition for you Mr. Sanguine."
"And what sorta thing you proposing I do?"
"I would like you to kill a certain young lady for me. Come to my home in Dublin for
the details. My name is Electra Storm."
She hung up and waited. After about ten minutes, a low rumbling echoed around the room. She turned around to see a man in cowboy style clothing and sunglasses striding from a hole in the wall. As soon as he was fully in the room, the bricks closed up the hole behind him, leaving no sign he had come through.
"So where are these details you were talking about?"
She handed him a black folder which he briefly flicked through before looking up.
"And payment?"
"£5,000 in any world currency."
A white toothed grin spread across his handsome features. This had to be easiest task he'd ever been set, it was almost insulting. But Billy-Ray was not about to pass up a decent bounty. It was almost like free money to him.
"Leave it to me ma'am." He nodded curtly before allowing the stone to consume him.
Electra returned to her study. It was late but she knew the dreams would still be there waiting. It would be some time before the future re-aligned itself and the dreams disappeared completely. If Sanguine did his job then her sleep would soon be untroubled again. Until then all she could do was wait.
Hope you liked it so far and please R&R because I need a lot of help and constructive criticism with my writing. Next Chapter up soon.
Plalamh xx