Snake in the grass
Chapter 1- Snitsky
"So, what made you want to become a hunter of mythical creatures?"
"Ever since my family was killed in an attack by the beasts… I have always wanted vengeance; I became disfigured trying to protect my only child… I was nearly on the brink of death when my sister saved me… Mary has a damn good shot" Lying is one of my better talents… as you can already see.
Stephanie and I had made a call to the number Hunter was given, we were instantly offered an interview. However due to my nature, I was forced to do something very drastic. Stephanie is just as powerful as her father when it comes to sorcerery. She had casted a mortal spell on me, it is to last a month. I cannot summon my venom or any part of my power for that time frame, it's for the best, sometimes… just like Kane, my emotions get the better of me. Our interviewer was a veteran hunter, I could tell by the scars on his face and his missing eye.
His attention turned to Stephanie. "A dead eye huh? Let's see how good of a shot you have"
Stephanie grinned at the chance. In order to look alike, we wore similar outfits as well, Steph made my head grow hair, as I was quickly able to regrow the large beard I had before. We had been taken into a top-secret facility, an abandoned warehouse of all things… I know originality lacks here. It had been revamped into a state of the art facility. We were given a guided tour after background checks and everything. Steph had this all figured out and planned ahead. We were led to the firing ranges where they set up 3-D targets to look like mythical beasts; all of them had fierce features and looked like they were going to tear you to shreds.
Stephanie was given a gun and was told to prove my story. Carelessly she took possession of it and fired away, within ten seconds all the targets had two holes in them, one in the head… the other in the heart. I didn't even know she had such a straight aim! The men were in whispers about her, never have they seen a woman with a keen eye. "Impressive… perhaps you will join us yet. Your next task is to bring back a trophy. Both of you!" the old veteran announced.
This had me worried, however Stephanie only smiled. "I thought you were going to make this more difficult. Come on Gene" she called and led me out of the facility. As we were driving back to the arena, I was about to open my mouth until her hand came and covered it. She shook her head no. Did… did she know something? Pulling over to the side of the road, Stephanie frisked her clothing and pulled out multiple buds… we've been bugged! She searched me and found five on my person! She looked through the car and found another ten! All in all there were twenty hidden microphones on us! She gave a wink to me as she pinned one to her shirt.
"What do you want to hunt Gene? I'm in the mood for something simple and easy. An elf maybe… but that's too simple" she announced.
"What about one of those snake creatures? The ones that can kill with a look!"
"Oooo, we haven't hunted one of those in a while, and when we prove our worth, we'll bag a dragon! You know those things are hard to find"
"Hard to find but five times the money!" I said with a laugh, Stephanie than began to act odd as she threw herself to the ground and rolled harshly about. "Mary?" I called out… her alias.
"Son of a bitch came at me from behind, GENE! GET DOWN!" She screamed. She fired off warning shots into the air before she crushed the miniature microphones. She got off the ground with a grin; her hair was a mess as her clothing tattered just slightly. "I think they bought it, now… for the car…" There were evil intentions in her eyes as she went to the trunk, she pulled out long, sharp metal interments and gave some to m. "Start demolition Snitsky!" she announced and began to tear into the car.
I had no idea what the hell she was thinking; yet when the car was totaled, we flipped it down the side of the hill and into a ditch below. "Is there a reason for this?" I asked of her.
"Yep" she grinned as she got on her cellphone and called a cab.