A Demon's Fate

Albrecht had no choice but to let Sarah and the Crow go. No matter how many times he could shoot the demon, the demon wouldn't die and Sarah could be hurt instead, and she didn't have superhuman healing abilities.

"Draven, so help me God, if you hurt one stray of hair on her head, I will give you the pain and suffering you deserve!" yelled Albrecht.

"Sshh," said Eric.

He reached up to Sarah's head and pulled out a piece of hair and let it drop to the wet cement.

"You were saying?" asked Eric.

Sarah stayed silent as Eric dragged her from the cemetery to the main street.

"Killveck," she whispered. She was trying to let Albrecht know the plan.

"Killveck," she said again in a whisper over and over again.

"Got a secret? Can you keep it?" asked Eric to Sarah as he tightened his hold on her and kept dragging her down the street, making sure she couldn't escape.

"Later officer," said Eric as he and Sarah disappeared around the corner of a building.

"Wait!" called Albrecht, but it was too late. Both captor and captive were gone.

"I had a feeling you were going to do that," said Daryl as he holstered his gun and ran back to his car.

Sarah had no idea what was going on. As soon as Eric dragged her around the corner all she sensed was a dizzying motion to which she closed her eyes to avoid.

"Please stop!" she cried.

"We're here!" sing sang Eric.

Sarah opened her eyes and both she and the crow were on top of the tallest building in the city known as the Skyscraper.

"Why are we here?" asked Sarah.

Eric released her body but held tight to her wrist.

"We have work to do," said Eric. He kicked open the only door on the rooftop and yanked Sarah along with him.

"Keep quiet," warned Eric.

Sarah didn't need to be told twice. This maniac could hurt her or kill her in an instant. She let herself be dragged many staircases until they came to the 3rd floor of the building.

The crow opened the door slowly and peeked around.

"Clear," he said and he tossed Sarah in first to a pitch black room.

"Hey!" she screamed but the door was slammed shut behind her. She ran over to it, trying to find the handle. Once she did, it didn't budge. She had been locked in.

Sarah banged over and over with her fists and feet trying to get the door open.

"Open this door! Let me the fuck out!" she screamed.

"Please let me out! Help me! Let me out!" she screamed again, in an endless battle with the door to which she could not win.

Sarah gave up with the door. She turned her head into the darkness and scanned the black room with nothing coming into her view.

"Well well well, look what the crow dragged in," said a menacing manly voice from the other side of the room.

Sarah gasped.

"Who's there?" she asked in a frightened tone.

Suddenly a huge white light came on, blinding Sarah. She put her arms in front of her eyes to shield the sudden burst of the white light.

"Who are you?" asked Sarah as she squinted her eyes trying to see the man on the other side.

"You know who I am dear one," said the voice.

Sarah opened her mouth in terror.

"Killveck," she said.

Killveck stood up from the end of the table.

Around the table stood more men, armed with guns, knives, chains, and one even had a sword.

"My pleasure," said Killveck. The head one of the gang, The Forsaken Ones bowed in pleasure.

"Why am I here?" asked Sarah.

"That's right. You don't know, little girl," said Killveck.

He advanced on Sarah.

"I remember you that I know," said Sarah.

"You killed my mother," said Sarah, her fists clenching at her side, her fear subsiding for just a moment.

"Which one was she again? I've had so many in the past 48 hours it's hard to keep track," said Killveck.

"You bastard!" yelled Sarah. Next thing she knew she was flying at him, her nails ready to claw the skin off his face.

Killveck smiled and sidestepped the attack and hit Sarah on the back with his sheathed sword.

"Nice move kitty cat, but you are going to have to do better than that if you want to harm me," said Killveck.

Sarah groaned as she hit the side of her head on a chair.

Killveck looked down at her. He unsheathed his katana and pointed the tip of the sword at Sarah.

"Here kitty kitty kitty," he said, taunting Sarah.

Sarah didn't move but just stared into his bright blue eyes.

"No, there's no point. You are going to kill me anyways," said Sarah.

"True but not for awhile," said Killveck. He brought the sword closer to Sarah. Sarah back away as far as she could until she met someone's legs. A man's huge muscular arms had scooped Sarah up and held tight to her arms, bringing them in so she couldn't scratch back.

"This might hurt a little," said Killveck.

"What the fuck do you think you're doing?!" screamed Sarah, tears stinging her eyes. She shut her eyes.

Killveck sliced at Sarah, making her cheeks run red with blood from the fresh cuts she just got from the samurai sword Killveck held.

"Still has the same feeling but sweeter. You are the first child I've ever cut with this blade," said Killveck, licking the blood off the blade, being careful not to cut his own tongue off.

"Shall we go again?" asked Killveck. The men from around the table chuckled.

At the window, there was a caw.

All eyes looked at the black bird perched on the windowsill, including Sarah's own eyes.

"Good evening gentlemen," said the Crow from above the men and the table in the middle of the room. The crow was kneeling on the huge light frame dangling from the ceiling.

All the men cocked their guns and aimed them right at the Crow.

"There's no need for that," said Killveck reassuring his men.

The men lowered their guns but still had the safeties off just in case.

"What took you so long?" asked Killveck.

"Oh you know the usual shit. Mostly traffic," said the Crow. He back flipped off the light fixture and landed gracefully on top of the table.

The Crow scanned the room and found Sarah bleeding a man's arms. The Crow's demeanor became even more frightening.

"Who made her bleed?" asked the Crow while he pointed to Sarah. He looked around the room for the culprit.

"I don't have to explain anything to you," said Killveck.

Eric looked down and saw the remains of the blood on his sword.

"Her blood tastes so sweet," said Killveck.

"YOU SON OF A BITCH! YOU PLANNED THIS!" screamed Sarah as she struggled in the man's arms. Her eyes never left the Crow and everyone else's eyes never left Sarah.

"Stop struggling you brat," said the man, but Sarah didn't give up.

"ENOUGH!" yelled Killveck.

"Brunson, get that brat under control," said Killveck,

"Yes sir," said Brunson.

"Release her," said the Crow.

Brunson looked to Killveck for reassurance.

"Do it," said Killveck.

Sarah was released from the muscle bound gorilla and she made a grab for a forgotten gun at the table. She pointed it to the men.

"Let me out now," she said as she backed away from the men.

"I don't have the key sweetheart," said Killveck.

"But I do," said the Crow. Sarah glared at the Crow and he took the key from his pocket in his leather pants and he dangled it in front of his face, swinging it back and forth.

"You want it? Come and get it!" he screamed. He tossed it into the air and attacked the men around the table.

Sarah kneeled down, her arms covering her head. She screamed as she had never screamed in her life. She hid the gun in her jean pocket.

The entire room erupted in gunfire, with the light fixtures shattering. The papers on the tables were being thrown to the ground along with the bodies of the men who had just died from the gunshots that were aimed for the Crow and missed.

The Crow dodged some of the shots, and some of them hit him. Not a single wound or scratch stopped him. He took the knives from the men, cut their throats and went from one man to the next, killing them instantly.

"What the fuck is happening?" asked Killveck. In admits all the commotion he saw where the key had landed. He snatched it up and went to the door.

He ran right to Sarah, snatching her up while he fiddled with the key lock.

"NO!" screamed Sarah. Killveck just shushed her up while he fiddled with the key.

What seemed like hours, Killveck and Sarah managed to escape the room.

He and Sarah made their way up a few floors and back up to the rooftop.

"Either you let her go of I will throw you off this roof," said the Crow.