Chapter 11-Change of Employment
The van stopped behind a chain link fence. The gate had been hanging by a hinge and the place didn't look like it had been in use for years. Bill turned off the ignation and stumbled out of the drivers side. Joe, Adrian, and Jacob followed. The desert was silent as the dust trail began to settle. Bill's black eyes scanned the his three henchmen. A dark smile appeared across his shadowed face.
"Joe, Jacob, step forward." He demanded as he looked at the lanscape in front of them. His back was to them as he talked. "For all your hard work, I would like to give you a present." He turned back around and appraoched the two. The two looked at each other with excitement. They had been working for Bill for almost four years now and this was the first honest payment that he had ever gave them. Adrian stared at them, his pissy mood beginning to show. But it was quickly swept away.
Bill turned and appraoched Joe first. He smiled at the tan man. Both Joe and Jacob had removed their sunglasses since they were no longer around Dan and Barb. Bill kept his eyes locked on Joe and his smile deep. But Adrian watched as sparks of red, yellow, and orange began to flash under Joe's skin. Joe fell to the ground his eyes no longer black but the deep blue they had been. Jacob attempted to run but Bill pulled him back with his demon powers. Jacob landed on the sandy ground hard. He attempted to get up, but was pinned to the ground by an unseen force. Bill stood over him, a bloody knife in his hand.
"Consider this your pink slip." He laughed. The knife plunged into his heart. The sparks flashed underneath his skin as his inky black skin turned back to his hazel color. Adrian stared at Bill. "Come on Adrian."
"You killed them!" Adrian yelled. "How the fuck did you do that? You said no one could kill us!" Bill stopped and looked at him. He held up a rusty looking knife that was covered in blood.
"Remember back in South Dakota when I went missing for a few hours?"
"Yea."
"Well, I stole this from a very powerful, very insane demon. This little knife right here, it can kill demons. Burn their blood, sear their flesh, send them back to hell. Now, don't you worry, Mr. Powerful has more pixie sticks just like this. But this is the only one that he had on the face of the planet. So now, we have two less demons that we have to talk to."
"Why did you kill them?" Adrian asked. Bill sighed at all the questions, but he knew they were coming.
"I didn't trust them." Bill said. "Never did. You, Mr. Adrian, you are the only person I would trust with my plans. They weren't strong enough to fight in the war thats coming, so I spared them the fight."
"You're a bastard." Adrian said.
"Thank you." Bill said. "Now get in the god damn van before I change my mind about you." Bill got in behind the steering wheel. Adrian stood there, considering his options, before he climbed in the passanger side. The van pulled away, leaving Jacob and Joe's bodies behind a chain link fence that said AUTHERIZED PERSONAL ONLY. Adrian looked into the side mirror, his brain kicking itself for saying yes, and for the first time in almost a week, his eyes were pure green.