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Mullet Rock

Chapter Ten:

"I don't owe you anything," she stormed objects flying past him but none striking him. "You have what you wanted. You are still alive."

"I never wanted this, never. My father is dead… his life traded for mine," he said. "That was never a choice I would have made… one you shouldn't have allowed."

The room suddenly calmed. The reapers features softened and she shook her head. "Dean," she said sadly. "It was never your choice to make. It was his."

"No it wasn't," Dean said repressed feeling surging again to the surface. "I was dead, I should have stayed dead."

Tess sighed. "Of all my charges, your family never fails to amaze me," she told him with a smile. "You are all so caring… so self sacrificing. Do you know how rare that really is?"

"What are you talking about?"

"Dean," she said. "So few people now would be willing to die for another. Most people say they would, but when it comes down to it… they won't, even for someone they love. But your family… every one of you; place your lives on the line for other people… most of the time its people you don't even know. Why do you do it?"

Dean shrugged, "Family business," he said giving her his standard answer.

She looked at him quizzically for a moment understanding it was something he wouldn't speak about. Then she asked, "Why have you summoned me?"

"I need your help," he told her.

"With what?" she asked.

Before Dean could answer the door to the room he'd locked Kindoki in slammed open with a bang. Both he and Tess turned at the sudden sound. "With that," he said as Kindoki stepped out of the room glaring at Dean.

The creature who took his brother's body looked around the near empty warehouse his gaze coming to rest on the alter Dean had created. "What are you doing?" it asked.

"He is… wrong," Tess said watching Sam/Kindoki approach. "I see now why you summoned me but Dean, all I can do is take the soul occupying that body. It should have been claimed a long time ago. Your brother's soul is not there."

Dean reached for the mask he'd left in the duffle bag. "I know," he said showing her the mask. "That thing has somehow locked my brother in here."

Tess recoiled at the sight of the mask horror plain on her face. "Such evil has not been allowed for centuries," she said.

Dean did not get a chance to reply. "I said," Kindoki shouted. "What are you doing?" And Dean was lifted and flung across the warehouse to smash painfully against one of the support pillars scattered across the room. The mask flew from his hand and skittered across the warehouse.

"What do you think I'm doing asshole," he said struggling to his feet. "I'm going to send you back where you belong."

"You can not defeat me," Kindoki told Dean picking him up and sending him careening across the room again.

This time his head connected with front bumper of his car. Unconsciousness threatened to take him as Dean felt something wet and warm running down his face. Shaking off the darkness he used his car for support climbing back onto his feet. His stood, palms flat on the hood of his car. "Sorry about that girl," he mumbled to his car before turning and facing Kindoki again.

"If you're going to help," Dean said to Tess. "Now would be a good time to start."

"Who are you speaking to?" Kindoki asked looking around the room. His eyes came to rest again on the alter Dean had built. "What have you summoned," he asked looking around and picking up the knife Dean had used to provide the blood for the alter.

Dean didn't reply as he realized it could not see Tess. Dean stalked slowly towards Kindoki. "Someone that can save my brother," Dean said as he watched Tess beyond Kindoki.

She had followed the mask across the floor. She bent down and lifted it shaking her head. Her hand waved over the mask with her eyes closed. "You poor boy," she said quietly. "How could anyone do this to such a good soul?" Then she opened her eyes and glared at Kindoki.

Dean was almost close enough to strike when Kindoki picked him up again this time tossing him onto the alter where he landed painfully on his back. The contents of the alter scattered across the floor. "No!" Dean shouted as he watched Tess slowly fade away and disappear from sight.

"Now," Kindoki said raising the knife. "I will finish you," he said as he drove the knife down towards Dean's heart.

Dean rolled away from Kindoki but wasn't fast enough to avoid the knife strike completely and he grunted as it sank painfully into his chest. He felt it glance off his ribs and rip across his side as he continued to roll away from Kindoki. He slid off the table on the side opposite Kindoki gripping his side in an attempt to stop the blood that was now flowing freely down his side. "Son of bitch," he grumbled. As he scooted further away.

The table was lifted and flung aside and Kindoki approached the knife in his hand dripping with Dean's blood as he raised it for a second strike.

Dean kicked out with his legs sweeping Kindoki from his feet and knocking him down to the ground. The knife clattered to the ground as he lost its grip on it and Dean kicked it away from them and jumped on his brothers' chest in an attempt to pin him down. With Tess gone he had no idea how he was going to complete the exchange of souls but if he could knock out Kindoki then maybe he could rebuild the alter and call Tess back.

Kindoki laughed at him, "Are you ever going to learn? You can not defeat me." Dean raised his fist to strike and was thrown away again. This time he landed on the windshield of his car the glass shattering and tumbling him partially into the car.

Bleeding now from numerous cuts he could feel the loss of blood weakening him. He struggled to free himself from the wrecked windshield before Kindoki reached him. This fight had end. He needed to finish it soon or he was going to have another visit from Tess… one that he didn't want.

Finally freeing himself from the car he took a wobbly step in Kindoki's direction and stopped as saw the mask floating towards Kindoki. He was certain that Kindoki was not in control of the mask because it was coming from behind him. Which meant that Tess was still here, the destruction of the alter only causing Dean to be unable to see her and since he had not bound her she was free to do as she pleased.

"Now," Kindoki said to Dean. "It is time to end this once and for all."

Dean was shoved hard against the closest pillar, his head and back striking hard enough to knock the breath out of him. If it wasn't for Kindoki holding him upright he would have fallen to the floor on impact. As he struggled to catch his breath he watched the mask reach Kindoki.

"Who are you?" Kindoki said to someone Dean couldn't see. "No!" It shouted.

His brother's head bent back away from the reaper only he could see and Dean was released. His legs no longer able to hold him he slid slowly to the ground his back against the pillar. Dean saw his brother's form fall to its knee's as his vision darkened and he sank slowly into unconsciousness.

A/N – Wow… Another chapter done! Thanks for reading and I hope you are enjoying it! Please review and let me know how I'm doing.