Jack's pov

Liz brought back some bacon, eggs, and a bottle of whiskey.

"Made the whiskey myself, but I'm not the best cook." Liz sat next to me, she grabs a spoon for me, I tried to feed myself but my arm just felt like lead, refusing to move. Liz just started spoon feeding me, I tried to even chew but even my teeth wouldn't respond. I just swallowed, Liz looked so worried, she was just chewing on some bacon, before I could say anything, Liz leaned forward and kissed me, but I felt something going into my mouth. She broke the kiss, she was chewing my food for me, I swallowed.

"That's nasty." I said, but Liz had my hand, and placed it on her right cheek, more tears came down her face, "Lizzie...was I that bad?" I asked, she didn't say a word, she closed her eyes...letting more tears fall, "Liz..it's okay...I'm alive...alright." Liz just started crying, she laid gently on my shoulder, hugging me, though I couldn't see her face, I could feel the tears falling on my shoulder. Was I really that bad? Was I really so close to death, that I scared her?

"Don't leave me...please." Lizzie whispered in my ear, still crying, she pulled herself up, so I could see her face. That beautiful face, exhausted with worry and tears, Liz was looking down at my chest, tracing her fingers up and down, gently, "I promise, I'll be better. I'll be the woman you deserve..."

"Liz.." My heart sank, she was so scared...and I couldn't comfort her...I wasn't able to be there...It made me think about how far we've gotten. I knew Liz had troubles of her own, so much to deal with...though she was Jumba's ultimate weapon...experiment 611..though she could survive gunshots, stab wounds, even a fight with Phoenix, but in truth...Liz was fragile...her mind could be easily broken and I was her only string...the only thing holding her together, and I was close to death. Imagine, me on the verge of death and she could do nothing but watch.

"I love you...and I'll show you...I will...Just don't leave me..Ok.I...I love you. The woman you deserve...ok...I will..." Liz was stammering, she place her head on my chest, it hurt but not as much as seeing Liz almost broken...her spirit...that fight in her...was almost gone...because of me. I have to admit, I didn't think I was that important to her. This so called relationship of ours, if you could even call it a relationship was horrible from the start, secrets, withdrawl, and how we did nothing but fight, "I never wanna see you hurt because of me. I'll change.." She didn't move, not one bit, I laid back...seeing that vacant stare in her eyes.

"Liz...I love you." I moved my hand with all my might just to stroke her hair, "You don't have to change for me...I love you just the way you are." I said, I looked at her, she fell asleep. Blade came walking in, smoking a cigarette.

"Hope, I'm not interrupting anything." Blade pulled up a chair and sat on it.

"She fell asleep...Blade...was I that bad?" I asked him. He offered me a cigarette, which I took, but that was painful just to grab it, Blade snapped his fingers, igniting a purple flame, and lighting the cigarette for me, I can't even remember the last time I had one of these, "I must've been pretty bad, if you're feeling guilty like this." Blade was a hard to read guy, for one thing, he kept his emotions in check, almost all the time, but his actions sometimes gave away how he was feeling even if his face didn't, like offering me one of his own cigarettes, which he never done for anyone and the fact that his hands were shaking.

"Let's just say...I thought for sure Psyche killed another one...hell...It's a miracle that you're alive. I don't know how you put up with Lizzie when she's emotional, it's draining." Blade shook his head, "But, yeah...Psyche is my wife, my responsibility, to have you died by her hands, its like I've killed you myself."

I decided to change the subject,"What have I missed?"

"Well...Komodo finally delivered that baby, it's a boy, "Blade looked down, he had a saddened look on his face. I remembered how he told me, that Psyche was pregnant one time...after a year of trying...but she did something and lost it and I remembered, that demons, despite that strong desire for children, they had a hard time, males and females, "Now, we need to find Sasha's baby...Hope..that's the name...We have a raid in two days...we're gonna end this." Blade seemed distracted, he wasn't able to look me in the eyes, even with the shades.

"Blade, I don't blame you for this..I'm fine...Really...It's fine."

Blade stood up, turning his back on me for a moment, "Ya know what, it's not fine. How would you feel...if your wife killed a room full of people...it didn't give a damn..didn't feel no remorse, "Blade sat back down, "You see, I was taught to kill only for the need...the need to protect or self defense...and even then...I still felt bad...sometimes...but my wife...just like her parents, she'll kill for the thrill or revenge and won't feel shit."

"You shouldn't be so hard on her...wait...parents? But I thought she was a spirit..." I felt like a moron, I didn't get it, if spirits are like ghost, how could Blade be married to one?

"You baffle me sometimes, how can you be so impressive at one minute then stupid the next. My beloved is half spirit, half mortal, a Demi, is what they're called, they're almost as rare as Soul Angels. Normal spirits are created by certain situations like hatred, anger, sadness...like back on E-arth, your home. Haven't you noticed that humans have all these...tales about apparitions and ghosts...well...they're normally true, but there are higher spirits that can bleed...they're called Spirit Lords and Goddesses, they're not really gods but they...they bone chilling scary enough to be. It was believe that God or this higher being, created them to keep order and balance in the universes. "Blade told a long drag," Anyways, I thought I could keep her under control...to a certain point...when I saw her...over you like that...it just flashed back in my head...you know who she looked just like...even in that berserk moment."

"Who?"

Blade looked at me, "Like her father...not her mother...I remembered her father, he was my father's best friend, his name was...well..I should say is Charles...but everyone called him Psy. He was madness itself sometimes...drunkard with chaos...killing for just the thrill...as a child...I would look through cracked doors or in the shadows, seeing him...killing an alien just because he was in the mood. His maddening smile when he got an idea...One time..I saw him...killing a man by just thinking it..he had those psychic powers like telepathy and shit...could destroy a man's brain. You thought you saw something scary...crazy...not until you saw him...not until you looked him in the eyes and feel the madness pouring into your mind like a rush of bullets being shot at you, she had that same maddening smile, that would send chills down your spine."

"Damn." I gulped, happy that psyche's father wasn't around right now, hell, I was happy she wasn't in this room right now..

"Oh, but it got worse...one day..I was watching from the crack of an opened door and I saw her...Psyche's mother." Blade gulped, I could see it, fear...though his eyes were covered by the

Flashback and Blade's pov

Charles was sitting on the couch, licking the blood of an alien into his mouth, I peed on myself when Charles looked at the door...at me...A wicked grin appeared.

"Well, if it isn't my bud's son...my favorite little boy...Come over here." He was drinking a bottle of vodka, I didn't move but he was really too happy, too drunk to care, "You know what, you're just as a snob like your mother, thinks she so good...stealing my best friend away from me...leaving me alone. I'm gonna find me a woman one day too...a good one...and have lots of kids...yeah.." Suddenly, this female experiment appeared, her skin was like a swampy green color, she had cold gray, blue eyes, long black hair, and she wore a purple halter top dress. I thought, she was pretty, until I saw her reflection, in her reflection, she had veins that covered her entire face as if stealing color from it, and her eyes were black.

"My, my, my, Charles...I heard some very naughty rumors." She walked over to him but Charles didn't react, didn't move, he just looked at her, "I just wanted to see if they're true." She smiled, her teeth were sharp like shark's teeth, I thought she was going to eat him, but she only tilted her head, "I must admit, you're quite the looker."

"Who the fuck are you?"

She grabbed the bottle, and started drinking from it, "Oh, I'm sorry, I normally don't come in front of...your kind...I'm...my name...let's go with Chela."

Charles was looking at her up and down, but still a frown was on his face,"Ok, what do you want?"

"You see, my dear Charles...I'm bored...very bored, "She drags her finger along the wall, I was confused, she was barely touching the wall but it was cracking, breaking, she stops in front of Charles, "I'm in need of a little fun...and I hear you're the best." She tilted her head, looking my direction, she walked towards me and opened the door, "Aren't you precious..." She suddenly glared at me, but then she smiled, licking her lips, grabbing my face with her hand, "A demon halfling...how cute."

"Sorry...eh..Chela, "He looked at her up and down again, he glared at her...I thought he was reading her mind...I knew he was...he must have...because his wicked grin came on his face, "Not that many can block my powers...and you're not one of the doc's creations...what are you?"

She ignored him and still looked at me, "Ya know, halfling...you don't know who I am...do you?" Chela's eyes suddenly glowed...I could see building crumple, folks crying, floods, volcanoes erupting and death...why were her eyes showing these images...I cowered back, she smiled wide, seeing her sharp teeth, but quickly Charles grabbed her.

"Leave him alone, what the hell are you?" Charles glared at him again.

End of Flashback and Jack's Pov

Blade fell silent, taking an extra long drag, "I ran out of there after that...into my room, under the sheets...I heard blood chilling screams in the next...then wicked laughter."

"But this Chela...was a ghost?" I was still kinda confused but scared out of my mind though.

"No, her real name is...well...no one really knows her real name, she goes by many, Hecate, Chela...but she's the Spirit Goddess of Magic...and Chaos. She destroys, manipulates, steals...whatever it takes. She could steal a treasure and turn it into the killing of a royal family member, " Blade cleared his throat, "Anyways, you really need to take it easy...spirits are different...they're more unpredictable...they have different rules...I just don't get it...either."

"What?"

"These are one of the planets that believe in magic and such...they should have knew something about spirits like what happens if the full moon shines on them, even a demi."

"What are you thinking?"

"I think someone set up Amar's men to be killed by Psyche's madness...but why? Anyways, you should get some more sleep."

My arm was still wrapped around Liz, who was soundly asleep, clinging to me. I was about to move my arm for a second when Liz just wrapped her arms around my stomach, that flash of pain was intense but it quickly left.

"Please...don't leave me...I love you." I guess she was talking in her sleep. She was radiant.

"I won't ever leave you." I snuggled right next to her, I wasn't going to lose her...not like I lost Angela, in fact...soon...I'll find the bastard that took her away from me.