Chapter 6 – What Has to be Done

"I guess there's a change on the menu succubus. Your pals want to take your meal away. Well now you'll become the meal." Mammon said.

His eyes darkened, his face elongated, and his mouth opened into what was seemed like a black hole. Bo's life essence began to be sucked out of her.

Tamsin placed the girl behind a rock a half mile away, intending to come back for her. She seemed to have passed out from trauma.

Tamsin hurried back to Bo to see what was happening. As she flew over to Bo, she saw the horror that was taking place. Bo was lying on the ground as Mammon was feeding.

Tamsin flew towards the man, halted abruptly in the air and kicked him in the head. He went falling into a tree. She then let her feet fall to the ground.

"Hey there Master Chef! What is this Hell's Kitchen?" Tamsin was ready for a fight and she knew sarcasm always helped.

"Cute girl." He was rising to his feet, "Tell me what makes you hungry?"

"I don't suppose you have that cheese that comes out of a spray can and a case of beer now would you?" Tamsin said with a sly smile.

Bo was becoming coherent again. She raised her head and saw the Valkyrie standing in front of her. "Tamsin?"

A lump gathered in the Valkyrie's throat. She swallowed hard.

Mammon began to laugh. "I see now. You are hungry for love." He then looked at Bo and back to Tamsin. "Poor girl…unrequited love. Now this I'm starving for!"

He charged Tamsin and the fight began.

Tamsin whirled around and punched him in the face. He tumbled back and she jumped on top of him. As Tamsin continuously punched him, Bo was trying to get to her feet.

Tamsin stopped as she felt sharp claws dig into her side. She screamed in pain and toppled onto her side. The wound was deep and she was bleeding profusely.

Mammon made it to his feet and was making his way back over to Bo. That's when Tamsin muttered, "What, that's all you got Chef Boyardee?"

He stopped in his tracks and turned back to the wounded Valkyrie, "Hilarious…" Mammon now stood in front of Tamsin and without any note of warning, kicked her where blood was pouring out. She didn't scream this time, just cringed. "You finished?"

He turned around and walked over to a weak Bo, grabbed her by her hair, and was about to feed again.

He was interrupted by Tamsin who was on her feet. "Don't touch her."

"And what are you going to do about it? She doesn't love you. I can read it your hunger. Why even bother." Bo's face fell at the sadness in Tamsin's eyes.

After a moment of silence, Tamsin's face darkened and she began to run towards him. She flung her body on him and threw one last punch. She felt a claw go deep into her opposite side. She just fell over this time.

With his back turned to Bo, he never realized she was right behind him. She hit him over the head with a large branch, knocking Mammon out completely. She straddled the man and began feeding. In the process she healed herself and drained him of all his chi. The man was dead.

The sun was going down as Bo saw movement in the dusk woods. She felt relieved when she saw it was a familiar place. "Dyson…" she smiled. "How did you know I was in trouble?"

Dyson greeted her with a hug, "Hey stranger. Trick figured out just who you were really dealing with and called me. I see you killed the Mammon. This was not a solo case Bo."

"What do you mean 'the Mammon'? You say it like it's some title." she curiously wondered.

"The Mammon is the demonic lord of hunger. He controls a large amount of Gobbler demons but his food source was removed by Tamsin and I, back in her cop days. They were terrorizing humans. He controls a lot of creatures that thrive on hunger Bo, such as yourself. He's an adversary that you should have never put yourself up against without telling me. How did you do it?"

Bo then moved out of the way and pointed out to Dyson where Tamsin was lying on the ground. "T…" He began to run over. He shook her face, "Tamsin can you hear me? Tamsin?"

She was in and out of consciousness but she mumbled out, "Girl…..in the woods….saved her….sniff her out….wolfboy…" and then passed out. Everything went black.

When she opened her eyes again, she saw a place of familiarity, Trick's lair.