The Smoothest of Criminals Ch. 10
Author's note: Hey guys sorry about the long wait for this one. I was getting distracted a lot by other things. I have to say despite that I don't try to make Lemon the central focus of my stories the one contained within this one is probably the best I've ever written so far (imho). That being said I hope that you guys will get very attached to your friend Jill, or whatever the hell it is you guys do when you read my lemon (you fucked up bastards) and enjoy! Just in case you guys were wondering my rotation goes like this: ABAHF, SC, S&F, repeat. Thanks again for all of your support, especially to those of you who follow my twitter. I made a deal with another reader that if you guys managed to bump me up to front page of LoL fanfics (by faves and all ratings) that I'd make a youtube vlog for you guys, even though I'm totally a social awkward penguin. Which will probably make you want to see it more. Thanks again. –Kiba Elunal
So there I was, carrying some strange woman whom I'd never met before in my arms. My mission to recruit Thane to my cause wasn't precisely a successful one, and I ended up having to kill IX on top of that. It looked like I'd be here in the city for a while longer now. I heard her stir softly in my arms she had fallen asleep a little while ago and had her arms draped around my shoulders so she wouldn't fall. She was surprisingly light, though I personally couldn't complain about that aspect. Arriving in the alley she had directed me to I pulled back the tarp to reveal a hidden alcove where she'd been sleeping, an old twin mattress lying there looking rather uncomfortable. I sighed softly; the poor girl. Thane had just broken her heart and the only thing she had to return to was this dump. "Th-Thane…" she whimpered in her sleep as she stirred softly. "Don't…don't…leave me…I miss…you." I frowned softly. While it was certainly true that I couldn't help who Thane loved or didn't love, and she did in fact tell him she wasn't interested, it was clear that she still at the very least was lonely. Who wouldn't be living her life? Sleeping alone every night in an alley way with no friends, no family. It was a terrible way to live. Come to think of it, my life had gotten pretty lonely as well as of recent times. My brother was dead now, though it was a necessary loss. I'd been kicked from the gang which was practically non-existent these days. It was such a shame that the both of us were like this. I set her softly on her mattress and as I turned to find shelter for the night I felt her grab my hand. "Thank you…" she whispered, "Whoever you are." I smiled softly and knelt down beside her, gently brushing her hair from her face.
"You can call me VIII…" I said whispered to her. She shook her head and looked up at me.
"No…I want to know your real name." A chill ran down my spine. My real name…I hadn't used it in a long time. "Please tell me…" She asked biting her lip in anticipation. I really was alone now…there wasn't much point in keeping my name a secret any more. Besides…what's in a name?
"Lief." I replied. "My name is Lief." The blue haired woman smiled softly at me.
"Nice to meet you, tree-man. You can call me Jinx." She laughed softly as she laid there in her bed.
"Jinx huh? That would explain your recent stroke of bad luck." Both of us laughed at my little joke before falling silent. "So Jinx…shall I leave you to sleep or would you like me to stay here and keep you company." Jinx smiled at me and chuckled.
"Is both too much to ask?" I looked at her confused.
"I think the two contradict each other don't they?" She smiled softly before pulling her legs up to her chest.
"Can I tell you a secret?" She whispered as she buried her face in her knees.
"Sure."
"I'm…I'm scared." She bit her lip looking up at me. "That woman…IX. She found me here…I don't know how she knew where I was but she found me. She wanted to find Thane…to hurt him. Maybe even to kill him. I don't know…I tried to protect him from her but…she made me feel so good. I lost myself to the pleasure…which wouldn't be unusual for me…if not for the fact that it made me do all those hurtful things to Thane." I frowned crossing my arms over my chest.
"Why are you sorry about what you did to Thane? As far as I'm concerned you were right. You are who you are and you can't apologize for that. He shouldn't try to change you, there's no reason to do so. You said you felt that when you were around him you were weaker…but that's not a good thing. You shouldn't be with someone who makes you feel worse…you should be with someone who makes you feel better." I reached down taking her hand. "I promise…just trust me okay. I'll show you what it's like to have a real friend, one who pushes you to be better not to be different. Tomorrow as soon as you wake up, I know the perfect place for you to go. I think you'll love it." Jinx smiled at me and laughed.
"Haven't known me for more than a few hours and already offering to take me on a date? You move quick." I shrugged
"Maybe quick is the only rate I can move. You can sleep when you're dead and you can hesitate when you're ready to sleep." Jinx just smiled softly.
"I like that one, Tree. I love sleep too much to wait til I'm dead though. But…you're right. It can be dangerous for a sleeping girl to be all alone. And since you don't have to sleep you could stay here and make sure nothing happens…right?" I looked down at her as her proposal tumbled around in my mind. I was lonely…so was she. I'd say we could be lonely together…but then, maybe we wouldn't be so lonely then. I nodded softly. I'd watch over her tonight…who knows, maybe this could be the fresh start I was looking for.
As Vi and I hopped over the rooftops she gave a yawn before looking at her watch. "Holy crap Thane…it's like 1:00 in the morning. When do you even sleep? I mean you work all day and all night. This life has got to be tiring. And I want to know how you can still have so much stamina." I smirked at her and just kept bounding from one tree of the industrial jungle to another.
"It's not that difficult. People say you need a full eight hours of sleep, they never said you had to have it all at once. I sleep five hours before I report in and five hours before going out at night. Although I have been known to lose a couple of hours of sleep…" Vi frowned.
"Thane you shouldn't be pushing yourself so hard."
"That's not what you'll be moaning later." I laughed as she leapt over punching me in the arm. "Face it Vi you walked right into that one." She rolled her eyes before looking at me.
"Thane...?" She asked softly. I turned to her to see a look of concern on her face. "Can I ask…what did you see in Jinx…why was it a hard choice between the two of us?" I frowned softly. I guess we were having this conversation. I came to a stop on one of the roofs close by to my house.
"Vi…" I sighed softly. "I need you to understand…my life has been a very lonely one. Ever since I was fifteen I've been on my own. Sure I had the Black Lotus…but you know how they are. I mostly just kept to myself and took jobs when I felt like it. In my line of work one doesn't make friends, because a friend is just another word for someone who can stab you in the back when you least expect it." Vi stopped beside me as she watched my eyes. I was having a hard time making eye contact with her. "Jinx and I…we are a lot alike. I don't really know how to explain it other than…she gets me. She knows what it's like to be lonely…and because of that loneliness I was drawn to someone who understood how I felt."
"But…why Jinx…why didn't you reach out to me?" I turned to her staring deep into her eyes.
"Vi…I tried to…believe me I did. But…you threw me in jail. You were going to lock me away…how could you possibly understand how that feels when the one you want to trust in wants to see you behind bars. Do you remember when you first found out I was Thane? You handcuffed me. You wanted to just get the affection I had to give before you threw me in a cell and locked away the key..."
"But…Thane you know I…" I held up my hand to interrupt her.
"I know Vi…you felt like you had to. But even still…it hurt…it hurt a lot. But…as hard as I tried I couldn't deny that I cared for you. When we first met…when you first tried to arrest me in that warehouse…I almost left you there. Every instinct in mybody told me to run away as fast as I could and just leave you to your own devices. But then…when I turned and saw you lying there…something went alight in my chest. So I ran in and grabbed you, against my better judgement. Not once have I regret that decision…" Vi walked over to me and wrapped her arms tight around me as we embraced one another.
"Damn you Thane…" she whispered, "making me act all soft and girly…why do I feel so helpless when I'm with you?" She nuzzled against my chest. "I feel like the entire world is some terrible monster out to get me…but at the same time you're there to help me fight it away. I feel like amidst the chaos and the darkness and danger that I could just fall back and no matter what you'd be there to catch me." I smiled softly to her tilting her chin up and placing a kiss on her lips. We stood there the brilliant cold moonlight bathing the both of us in its gaze our mouths tangled in passion and love.
"Vi…" I said as we pulled away. "I will always be there to catch you…and I may do a lot more than catch you." She blushed softly scratching the back of her head as she smiled before punching my shoulder again.
"See?! You did it again. Making me blush. You moron." I smiled softly. Someday Jinx and I would be friends again…but for now, Vi was the only one I truly needed.
"Come on partner. I believe I owe you a romantic rendevous at my place." I laughed bumping her hips with mine. Vi smirked at me and just as I was about to move again she caught me by the back of my hood pulling me back so she could steal another kiss from me.
"Well…I supose you have been well-behaved." She teased before nibbling on my lips. Within moments we stood in my bed room our lips crashing against one another like waves against the sandy beach, indulging ourselves in one another as I unclenched her cloak and pulled it off her shoulders before helping her out of everything but the sexy lingerie she decided to wear tonight. She repeated the process for myself leaving both of our clothes abandoned in a silky heap on the floor. She was truly beautiful, her hungry gaze peering right through my mask and into my eyes causing a burning flame of desire inside of me. Her eyes never left mine as she slowly removed the sleek gauntlets she had designed for our night time missions and dropping them one by one to the floor, she beckoned me seductively. Unable to resist her charms and temptations I eagerly walked towards her with a swagger to my step. I lifted her in my arms as she wrapped her legs around my waist, my steps stumbling slightly before I had her pressed against the wall my lips trailing from hers down her throat to kiss and suck on her neck. "Oh man Thane…you weren't kidding about me getting you too excited." She moaned softly into my ear as her hands wove through my cropped hair pulling my mouth further onto her neck. I gently sank my teeth into her flesh causing her body to shudder as she let out a gasp. "Th-Thane? Is there still some…ung…vampire blood in you?" She whimpered softly.
I smiled into her neck giving it a loving lick before pulling away. "No my love, though I can tell by the way your body is reacting that you love it when I bite you." She nodded and kissed me passionately stroking my tongue with her own as I reached up to her back and undid her bra tossing it aside so that her breasts were exposed to the cool air. She shivered as goose bumps formed on her skin and her nipples hardened from the chill.
"Oh Gods Thane…why do you keep it so cold in here…?" She moaned.
"If you're cold then let me warm you up a bit." I whispered back as my lips wrapped around her breast, my hot breath rolling over her skin as I sucked softly on her tit. She arched her back pressing herself further into my mouth eagerly as her breathing became ragged and heavy. I could feel her fingernails sink into my skin as she left long red scratches down my back causing me to moan into her soft orb.
"That's right my little outlaw, you suck my tit good!" She moaned and I stifled a chuckle at how poor she was at dirty talk. Either way though, I couldn't deny that she was having a large effect on both my mind and my body as I began to slowly lose myself in the act of pleasuring her. I could feel a wet spot forming in her thin panties just as I was sure she could feel the excited bulge she had provided for me with her teasing. My eyes shifted up to look at hers and I could see by the smirk on her face that she thought she had the dominant hand in this game. Time to show her just how wrong she was. Continuing to suck on her tit I pushed aside her panties to reveal her glistening hole before I slowly lowered it on my cloth covered bulge pressing it against her but not letting it penetrate. She gasped. "Thane! What are you…ungh…what are you doing?"
I smirked releasing her breast from my mouth, making sure my teeth gently dragged against her skin as it fell from my lips and with one last lick looked up at her. "I don't know what you're talking about officer. I'm not doing anything at all." I lowered her a bit more causing her to bite her lip in pleasure.
"Gods damn it Thane! If you don't stop teasing me…I'll throw your ass in prison where I'll make you my bitch." I grinned at her and knowing I was going to keep teasing her, she smirked letting go of my waist and pushing off the wall with enough force to topple me. I hit the ground hard as she landed on my stomach.
"Ah! What the hell Vi?!" I groaned trying to sit up before she roughly pinned me to the ground kissing my lips as she burned with her desire.
"Shut up Thane. You do what I say when I want you to got it?" She purred as she gently scratched my chest.
"Vi…you're incredibly kinky…anyone ever tell you that?" She smirked as her hand reached behind her to gently squeeze my shaft through my boxers.
"I'm pretty sure I just told you to shut up." She whispered before she slid up to straddle my face muffling my objections with her mound. "Now you're going to be a good little thief and lick me good understand?" In response I slipped my tongue inside of her causing her to moan. "Good, you've figured it out." She moaned softly as she began to grind herself against my face her shins pinning down my arms as she ran her hands through my hair. I had to admit that while I wasn't usually a submissive person she was damned sexy when she was ordering me around.
Her moans only managed to urge me to serve her pleasures better as she rubbed that sweet honey pot against me. Every second we spent together only managed to get me even more intoxicated on her taste and scent causing me to further slip my tongue inside of her desperately reaching with its tip to find her sweet spot. Just as I found it I moaned eagerly my eyes looking up at her quivering body as I pressed firmly against it causing her to scream in pleasure as she flooded my mouth with her juices. I eagerly began to lick her pussy clean but before I could she slid from my face causing me to whimper. "Oh no you don't, I never said you could swallow any of my cum now did I?" I opened my mouth to protest but was quickly silenced when I felt her moist pussy press against the hard form concealed by my boxers. "Oh…it seems I've gotten your attention haven't I baby?" She teased as she drew small circles on my upper pectorals making sure that her grinding was soft and slow so as to drive me even madder with desire.
"Please…Vi, don't be like that…" I whimpered before she dragged her nails across my chest.
"I'm sorry what did you call me?"
"I mean…mistress…" I whimpered again and with a grin she reached back pulling out my cock.
"That's better…now I'm going to play with my new favorite toy, and you'd better not spoil my fun too soon." She purred as she turned around so her back was facing me. My hands gently ran up her thighs to grab her toned ass and with a smile she leaned down giving my cock a loving lick to clean it of the sweet tasting pre she had already managed to extract. Her fingertips gracefully slid up and down my exposed skin, making sure to occasionally kiss the tip just so I knew that I was hers to do as she wished. Leaning forwards she slipped my member between her breasts squeezing them together around it as she leaned down to lick the tip before stroking me with her soft melons. The feeling was so amazing, like none I'd ever experienced and I knew I had to get her back for teasing me like this. Since her legs were no longer pinning my arms I was able to stretch upward without her noticing and fished a small vial of a red liquid from my pouch. Propylene glycol, cinnamon infused rose water, lactic acid and cayenne extract: perfect. Normally one would throw this in someone's eyes in order to temporarily blind them as well as knock out their sense of smell. But as I had learned from an accidental exposure…it also increased the sensitivity of whatever it was rubbed on and also served as a good spermicide. Uncorking the substance I poured a bit on my fingers before corking it again. At first I was worried Vi would smell it an discover what I was up to but my slutty little detective was far too distracted teasing me for that. I closed my eyes as I tried to block out the mind numbing pleasure that was running through my body and reaching forward I quickly stroked her clit and pussy with my fingers, the liquid quickly smearing in with her other juices. When she felt me touch her she looked back at me and I could see the surprise in her eyes as the chemicals began to take effect. "Thane…what the…ungh…hell did you…GODS!...do to me?!" She moaned as she began to grind against my stomach, and I knew that the tingling warmth that came with the chemicals was already affecting her body.
"Oh nothing mistress…I just noticed how much you loved teasing…so I thought I'd jump in too…" I smirked as I saw her body becoming hot and bothered from the constant stimulus to her clit and sensitive pussy lips.
"Gods damn it Thane! You're…ungh…gonna pay…oh…for that." I smirked and wrapped my arms around her hips sitting up as her legs straddled my hips her hands going forward so she was on all fours in doggy style. I quickly placed a quick spank on her ass leaving a light pink handprint and a bit more of the chemical causing a tingling sensation where I had touched her. She gasped softly. "Thane…I swear…you'd better…" I leaned forward spreading more of the chemical on her nipples causing her eyes to go wide as every sensitive area on her body was being stimulated. "You're a bastard…" she whimpered as I leaned further, pressing against her back so my hot breath was on her ear.
"Maybe…but I'm your bastard…and now I'm calling the shots…" She gasped trying hard not to moan as she pressed her hips back against mine wanting to feel my hard cock inside of her.
"Gods Thane…you know I was…oh!...just joking around…" She said throwing in a fake giggle. "Please…just take me…just take me now…" She pleaded as I gently pressed my tip against her making sure to lean with her so that she couldn't get it inside of her but would feel it against her body. "Thane!" She whined, "Don't be so mean."
"What's the matter officer?" I purred in her ear. "You seem to be having some trouble…can you not handle my teasing angel?" I knew I was torturing her body, but this was war now. She was going to lose this battle of wills if I had anything to say about it. She frowned and quickly bucked against me causing some of the liquid to rub off onto my hard cock. Damn it…I whimpered as I felt the warm tingling sensation on my own organ and I knew then that the games were over. In seconds the warmth flooded my body and I knew I had to have her. She looked over her shoulder her eyes pleading for release from her excitement and so I reached forward taking her hips and lining up with her. Jerking her back onto my dick, I thrusted forward simultaneously going to the hilt inside of her wet snatch. She cried out in surprise and pleasure as I began to thrust in and out of her, every time our hips made contact made me move faster.
"You like that Vi? You like it when your master thief fills your pussy like this?" She couldn't speak only nodded as moans continued to pour from her mouth. She was so tight around me that she must not have had someone in her in years and I knew now that she was in heaven from the effects of my mixture and our love making. "I intend to fuck you nice and hard Vi, you're going to stumble into work tomorrow barely able to walk straight and you'll love every fucking second of it won't you?" She nodded again as my fingers trailed along her spine before wrapping around her to play with her nipples. That was when she came for the second time. I felt her tighten around me and she pressed herself against me hard as her orgasm only managed to make the movements go even faster and within a few minutes she shouted as she would cum a third time. By this point my cock was harder than it had been all night and the warm tingling sensation that we were sharing was drowning every single one of my senses in pleasure. As her muscles tensed around me my own flexed holding her against me tight as I deposited my hot seed inside of her causing her to gasp in pleasure, her thighs working hard to keep me inside of her so that I wouldn't leave her until every drop had poured into her. Once my orgasm was finished she slowly pulled herself off of me with a dopey blissed out grin.
"Gods damn Thane…if this is what Jinx had from you…she must be really wishin' you were there right now…I've never had someone fuck me so good before." I smiled and on wobbly legs stood before lifting her in my arms and kissing her lovingly as we made our way to my bed. As we lay there our hands found one another as our heart rates finally began to go back to normal our breathing becoming less frantic. I smiled pressing against her back and wrapping my arms around her. She giggled softly pressing back against before whispering. "I'll admit…this is the first time I've ever had a guy willingly spoon with me…you're really something else Wolf's Bane Thane…"
"Vi…"
"Yes Thane?"
"I…I love you…" I heard Vi's voice catch in her throat as she heard my words and I could feel her heart race in her chest.
"I…love you too…"she said back softly, and I knew it was something that frightened her greatly. I leaned forward kissing her neck softly.
"Don't worry Vi…I promise…I'll be right here when you wake up. I won't let go of you for a second." I heard her give a light sigh as her heart rate started to lower again.
"I know Thane…thank you." She replied and soon the both of us were asleep, our nude bodies pressed against one another beneath the warmth of the soft sheets my hands entwined with hers. For the first time in a long time, I dreamt of something other than Mundo. I had something more important in my life now, and it was lying right next to me.
As the sun began to rise the next morning I felt something tap my shoulder causing me to stir awake. Looking around I found myself in an alleyway. How the hell did I get here? Suddenly the memories came rushing back when I turned to see a blue haired woman with a bright big grin stretched across her face. "Good morning sleepy head!" She said in a cute sing-song voice.
"Good morning." I replied with a yawn as I stood up, my back cracking in multiple places from having slept in such an uncomfortable position. "How are you feeling?" Jinx smiled softly placing a kiss on my cheek.
"Pretty good I've only thrown up three times in the last two hours. I think I've got it out of my system now." I raised an eyebrow as I reached up to rub where she had kissed. The girl was a lot cuter when she was half-dead and asleep. "Now come on, let's go!" She said tugging on my arm to get me to follow her.
"Go? Go where?" Jinx beamed with a sly fox-like grin.
"Isn't it obvious silly? You said you would take me on a date. So now you've got to take me on a date." She hummed happily tugging me along. A date? I never agreed to a date.
"What are you talking about I never said that." Jinx turned to me her eyes sparkling mischievously. "Oh yes you did. You said you were going to take me somewhere that I would like a whole lot so now you've got to take me everywhere I like a whole lot. Your dime of course." Oh…so that's why Thane left her alone. I rolled my eyes.
"I hate to break it to you sweetheart, but I don't have any cash. I didn't honestly expect to be staying here long." Jinx laughed.
"Pfft, who even pays for stuff these days? Come on I know a way we can get into the zoo for free." She grabbed my arm tugging me after her. The next thing I knew we were at a turnstile for the Piltover zoo with her shoving a rocket launcher in the poor clerk's face demanding that we get let in. The clerk was shaking he was so frightened and he immediately printed out two tickets sliding them to her. "Thank you!" she sang before whistling cheerfully and slipping inside of the large park. This was going to be a long day.
As we went through the many different exhibits she actually seemed surprisingly well behaved. I mean sure she was throwing peanuts to the elephants and trying to see if she could hit one of the lions with a piece of trash she had found to piss it off and see it roar, but it wasn't like she jumped into the rhino exhibit and spray painted her name on the damned thing while riding it bareback. To be honest, I think I was starting to kind of understand her. She wasn't some run-of-the-mill serial killer type. She was basically just an immature little kid stuck inside of an admittedly beautiful but not so filled out body. About half way through the day I started to legitimately enjoy myself and soon I found myself laughing at her antics and willingly following her instead of being dragged behind like a rag doll.
We went quite a few places that day: the aquarium, the amusement park, the gun store, the bowling alley. Every single one was more fun than the last (except the gun store when they decided to shoot back). Soon the sun was hanging low in the sky and we were standing on the beach our shoes a little further off staring at the crystal clear water. Surprisingly Piltover had a very clean beach in comparison to Zaun. I felt her arm wrap around mine and turning to her she smiled up at me leaning against me. "Thanks again tree-guy. I had a lot of fun today." She said softly.
I smiled at her. "You know what? So did I. But we're not done yet…" she looked up at me eyes shining brilliantly.
"We're not?!" She jumped up and down excited. "Oooh, where we are going next? I'm so excited you have to tell me." I laughed at excitement before beckoning her closer.
"You interested in changing your life style a bit? I think I know a place where we can make ourselves some dough." She blinked.
"Money? Boring! Why pay for stuff when you can just take it yourself?" I laughed softly.
"Well you need money to buy the things you can't take. I mean you can't just steal a house you know?" She smirked.
"That's not true I did once." I looked at her with a raised eyebrow. "Well, sort of. Then hatlady and fat hands showed up and I had to make a break for it, but for that weekend those people were out of town they came home to find a lot of their stuff broken. But then again I tried to tell pow-pow that if we shot the TV chances are we wouldn't be able to watch the game but he insisted it would make it more high definition."
I chuckled softly. "Trust me…you'll want to see this. And I tell you what, just to make things interesting, if I win enough cash I'll splurge and get a big enough apartment for the both of us. Sound good?" Her eyes sparkled excitedly as she jumped up and down.
"Wait like an actual apartment? Like with a bed, and a room, and a bath, and everything?" She beamed brightly. "That would be awesome! Woohoo! What are we waiting for?! Take me oh taker of places!" I took her hand and once we had our shoes we took off into the night.
Finally I found the place I was looking for. "Here we are." She looked at me and frowned.
"A Ionian restaurant? How boring! I thought you said we were going to make some money…wait…you're not trying to trick me into become an upstanding member of society are you?" She asked suspiciously and I smirked shaking my head.
"Just come on." I said rolling my eyes as I tugged her inside. The atmosphere was rather serene and a woman dressed in a silky Ionian garb approached us.
"Welcome. How can we help you today?" She asked.
I smiled warmly at the woman. "We'd like a table for two by the window. And be sure to tell the chef that I placed an order of eel in advance." A gleam came in the woman's eye and she smiled.
"But of course sir, right this way." Jinx looked around confused as the woman led us to a back room.
"Hey…ummm…Lief…there aren't any windows at this restaurant." I smirked softly at her.
"I know." I replied as the woman opened the ornate double doors to reveal a staircase leading downward beneath the streets of Piltover. I smirked at Jinx and pulled her along as the heavy double doors closed behind us.
"So…did you pay for this order in advance?" The waitress asked looking over her shoulder as we followed her down. I shook my head.
"No but I have the payment here." I reached into my coat and the Ionian woman reached behind her as I held up my other hand. "Woah, easy. Just getting my wallet, no need to freak out or anything." Jinx grinned brightly.
"I think she's more concerned about the fact I'm pointing a shock pistol at her then that you're reaching into your coat pocket." She giggled.
I pulled out my wallet and opening it pulled out five hundred Valors. Jinx's eyes went wide. "Woah! I thought you said you didn't have any cash you liar!" I smirked at her.
"And I thought you said you weren't going to throw the monkey's shit back at it, so I guess we're both liars now aren't we?" She put her hands on her hips as the waitress took the cash from me.
"Hey! Those monkeys were being little fuckers and they should be happy that I didn't have Fishbones throw it back instead." I just rolled my eyes as we finally got into a large chamber with a pit dug in the middle and about three dozen men shouting excitedly as two guys went all out at one another, all sorts of medieval and Ionian weaponry lying about. Suddenly one dodged a high kick rolling to the right and tossing a shuriken he scooped up into the other guy's throat causing him to cough up blood and die. The group of men cheered while two big guards showed up to drag the body away to Gods know where. I unbuttoned my shirt as Jinx watched excitedly before handing it to her. She looked at me confused and smirking I swung myself over the hand rail as the reigning champion turned back to face me. I cracked my neck smirking.
"Kick his ass Lief!" Jinx shouted out excitedly as she watched eagerly. I turned towards the guy with a smile extending one of my hands before beckoning him to come at me.
The man smirked as people began taking bets on how long it would take for him to beat me. The poor fools. They were all about to lose their hard-earned illegal cash. I watched as the guy took two steps before throwing a flying kick towards me and without even blinking I grabbed his ankle using his momentum to throw him hard against the wall of the concrete pit. He growled as the men began to boo and Jinx jumped up and down giddily. The guy reached down to pick up a spiked flail and in response I stomped down to flip up a shaolin spade catching it in my hands and expertly spinning it before holding the crescent end outward like a spear. The guy swung the flail over head as he rushed me and I twisted the spade's shaft left and right deflecting the heavy iron ball of death. With another overhead arch the heavy weapon crashed through the spades wooden extension, snapping it in two. Quickly I rotated the flat bladed end and slapped him with it hard across the face before kicking him square in the chest knocking him into the wall to produce a cheer from Jinx.
The guy growled as we both tossed away our weapons and immediately he reached for a throwing knife sending it hurtling towards me as I dove, rolling out of the way and scooping up a katar in the process. As I righted myself the man picked up another throwing knife. Kicking off the ground I dashed towards him, taking his knife in the shoulder before I brought the blade of my weapon into his sternum. He growled holding on to the handle of his blade and twisting it painfully. That was the last mistake he would ever make. Squeezing the handle of the katar the blade spread into three puncturing both of his lungs and nicking his Aorta. He began to gasp for air as I tugged the now spread apart blade back out of him a spurt of blood ending his life as I pulled the knife out of my shoulder with a groan. Little bastard. I was lucky the damned thing wasn't more than three inches long.
The men also began to shout excitedly as I climbed out of the pit swinging myself over the rail and collecting the fifty thousand Valor that those morons had bet against me. I smiled at Jinx nodding for us to get out of here. I placed a hand over my knife wound so that the people in the lobby wouldn't see and soon Jinx and I were out into the night.
That was when we heard the wail of the sirens racing towards us.
To be continued…