King of Hearts
Chapter 54 – One Two Goodbye.
Hash's POV, Lake Mead, Boston.
Leaning over the Lake Mead was such a good time. The fresh air. The natural feel to it. The way it made my quills move in the shifting wind. God I only needed a beer and a hot girl and I was set.
With my train of thought set on a peaceful place, I was soon interrupted by the man who Don Soul had marked for death. He floated next to the boat we caught him on, with his hands and legs free but his body untangled in a fishing net Vexer and I had put him in. The way he struggled to get free. It was humoring to me. And the best part is that he has nowhere to go. Vexer held him at gunpoint as I broke free of my peace to look down at his scared face.
"I didn't do anything!" He stated as Vexer looked to me.
With my body propped over the boat I replied.
"Exactly! You didn't do a fucking thing. That's why your here now and your daughter is dead."
"That little brat was always trouble! You have to understand! I'm too young to be a dad! Especially one to a mentally challenged mistake! It's not how my life is meant to be!"
Staring into the man's eyes, I smiled as Vexer shook his head to state.
"You're a fucking disgrace. Mentally ill or not she's your daughter. You should have done what was right and taken care of her and her mother like a real man would have done."
In anger the man replied.
"Her mother was a slut! She practically begged me to knock her up! No guy turns that down!"
Immediately Vexer yelled.
"You're still her father! Like it or not you had a job to do!"
It was clear Vex was enraged by this kid. Slowly raising my hand I urged.
"Calm down. And you? Look at me."
With tears rolling down his face as the water was up to his neck, I said.
"I get why you did what you did. But everyone on this planet has a time. And it just so happens yours is now. Accept it."
In sadness the man replied.
"But I'm too young to die like this!"
"And I'm too young to be this old looking but killing kids must add age. Now let us do our job. I promise it will be quick if you just accept your fate."
Looking to my side, I pulled up my Jericho 941 to aim it at his head. Just as the trigger was about to be pulled he screamed.
"Fuck you asshole! You can kill me but that doesn't make you any better than me! You're a bitch! A no sac bitch! I'll fucking kill you and your family!"
With a small chuckle I looked to Vexer to ask.
'Did he just say that?"
Nodding Vex replied.
"He did Hash."
Putting my gun back under my jacket I ordered.
"Get him up here. Lean him over the side for me. I'll just be a second."
Obeying, Vexer went to pull the kid up. Making my way to the side of the boot I picked up a rusty scaling blade. The smell of rotting fish was still fresh as I returned to find the kid leaning over the boat towards us. With nowhere to go I ordered Vex.
"Give me an arm."
Seeing that the blade was coming for him, the man begged.
"NO! Please! I'm sorry! I didn't...?!"
During his apology Vex handed me his left arm and I swung the knife down as hard as I could on his wrist.
"AGHHHHH!"
The hand came popping off. Blood squirted everywhere as Vexer backed away to watch as I got the right. With wide eyes and bloody tears the kid watched as I made his right hand vanish.
"AGHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! STOP!"
With stubs where his hand used to be, I looked back to Hash to order.
"Toss him back in."
Vexer slowly nodded as I sent the knife aside and overboard.
Now watching as the kid was leaned back over towards the water I smiled widely as his body was sent in to begin its funny struggle for survival.
Vexer watched as well as I began to laugh at his attempts. His hands made a nice shade of red water around him as he just looked like a helpless rag doll trying to stay afloat. Water slowly began to fill his lungs as I noticed the net controls next to my foot.
With a gentle kick to the lever, I watched as he began to get forced down to the lake floor.
Bubbles kept me laughing as they soon came to a close. Vexer stared at the water as I wiped my eyes of wet tears from laughing so hard.
"Looks like we're done here Vex. Let's leave this kid to the fish."
Vexer was never one to like my sadistic ways of killing. He always believes in a simple one two goodbye kind of thing. But what's the fun in that? It's better to enjoy the kill rather than simply...well...not enjoy the kill. It made sense in my head and that's all that matters. Plus Don Soul did order me to send a message. Once they get this on the news Morgue will hear it.
Following me back to shore, Vexer and I got back in the car to start up the engine. With me at the wheel Vexer asked.
"So what now?"
Looking over into his eyes I replied.
"We go home. We take our day off. And enjoy it. Nothing else to it. Now stop being such a downer."
Waiting till I was back onto the road, Vex replied.
"I'm not. I just don't like this contract Hash."
"Why? Something doesn't feel right to you Vex?" I asked with a smile and laugh as he ordered.
"Shut up man. You know what I mean. Why does someone pay us to do this crap? A little autistic girl? A dead beat dad? I'm used to contracts that make sense, but this is just...?" Kindly I cut him off to wonder.
"Easy?"
Shaking his head he stated.
"Suspicious."
As I started to drive down the road alongside the lake, I urged.
"You just need to unwind. This is an easy gig for once. No cops. No wounds. No trouble. Just a hook and book Vex."
Running his hand over his forehead, Vexer replied.
"I don't know Hash. I just feel as if someone is...?"
My attention was on him as we neared an old wooden bridge. But as Vexer stopped his thoughts in place, I looked ahead to widen my eyes in confusion.
"What the fuck is this?" I asked in disarray as two four door sedans drove up to cut off both lanes ahead of us.
Hitting the brakes, Vexer looked behind to shout.
"Hash we got a problem! Look!"
Jutting my head back I began to piece this together. We were set up.
Stopping our car on the center of the bridge, a large black van cut off our rear as men began to step out from the doors in front of us. Vexer was now panicking, as the side door to the van behind us swung open with two men holding AK-47s taking aim.
For once in my life I was stunned on what to do. And it only got worse when the men behind us began to open fire.
"BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG!"
The back window was immediately broken.
"Get down!" I ordered Vexer as he went for his gun.
Ducking my body down on his, we both shut our eyes as round after round went through our seats and windshield.
The second I heard a break in the fire I shot back up to take aim with my gun.
"BANG! BANG!"
Both of my rounds were sent back at one of the men in the van. His body shot back onto the car floor as the group in front of us began to take action.
In speed I hit the gas to charge the car forward.
Vexer kept his head down a round came through the windshield to hit my shoulder.
"Aghh!"
The pain didn't stop me as the men at the cars ahead ditched their hole to run away.
"BASH!"
Barreling our car right through the middle, Vexer looked back to see the men try and take aim once more.
"BANG! BANG! BANG! Pop!"
I knew what that was.
In a storm of worry, Vexer asked.
"You okay Hash!?"
With blood oozing out my right shoulder I looked out the window to see two things.
Our back left tire had been hit and a car was giving chase.
Pulling myself back in, I replied to Vexer.
"I'm fine! Shoot those fuckers!"
Obeying my command, I focused on driving as he took his chance to aim out the passenger side.
"BANG! BANG! BANG!"
Using the mirrors to see where they were, I smiled as Vex managed to hit the driver. We both then watched as the car was sent off into the side of the road.
With the water to our right, and my attention on my wound. I didn't even notice a van creeping in behind us.
"Hash!" Shouted Vexer as I looked back up to see them coming in close with a guy aiming out their side with a rifle.
"BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG!"
As their rounds came in I ducked to see one just miss my head. Vexer on the other hand unloaded the rest of his clip to come back in and shout.
"This isn't going to do a thing!"
Carefully looking back up on the road ahead I replied.
"The trunk has a rifle! Pull the backseat down! Hurry!"
Pushing his way between the seats, I aimed out with my Jericho 941 to give some covering fire.
"BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! Click!"
With an empty mag I lowered my gun between my legs to see that Vexer already had the seat down.
"Fucking move Vex!" I ordered him as he crawled in to shout.
"I got it!"
Looking back to see the van closing in I replied.
"I'm opening the trunk! Smoke'em!"
Hitting the trunk switch next to me, I looked in my rear view mirror to see the back open up. Vexer took aim as I saw another sedan waiting ahead for us, but this time they already were driving and managed to pull in front of us. My eyes widened as two men in the backseat looked out their windows to start shooting.
"BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG!"
With my foot pinning the gas, I couldn't do a thing as another round swept through to hit me. This time however it went right through our engine block to connect to my right leg.
"Fuck!" I shouted as Vexer did his best to attack the van behind us.
With nowhere to go and our engine now injured, I saw only one option. Looking back to the trunk I shouted.
"Grab onto something!"
Vexer immediately clung to the back as I did the only thing left for us to do.
Sending our car to the right, I drove us right off the road and into the lake. The drop was a good ten feet and the second we hit we were rushed by the water in force.
Grabbing onto my Jericho 941, I sent myself out through the broken windshield to begin swimming.
Upon looking back I found Vexer trying to make his way back to me from the trunk.
Powering his way through, I ordered him to me with my hand. With what speed he possessed underwater, Vexer soon reached me. Both of us looked for a way to go but were cut off by something hitting the water next to our drowning car.
Looking back, both Vexer and I began to panic as what was dropped from above was a grenade.
Normal POV.
"BOOOF!"
With the water imploding and what was left of the car exploding, the men above watched in joy as their targets had been dealt with.
Slowly heading back to their cars with the sure sign of a good job done, they began to drive off.
Hash's POV.
"Ahhhhhhh!" Gasping my head up from the water and onto nearby dry land, I crawled my way up to hear from behind me.
"Ahhhhh! Oh my fucking god! Ahhhh!"
Reaching my chunk of hope and salvation. Vexer got himself down next to me as I gripped my wounds.
"Ughhhhh! Oh I'm pissed!" I stated as Vexer asked still in shock by what just happened.
"You good Hash!?"
Lowering my head onto the sand I replied in pain.
"I've been shot! What does it look like to you!?"
Letting my shoulder go, I tried my best to toss myself onto the side. As I did this Vex asked.
"What the fuck just happened!? Who were those guys!?"
"I don't know, but they weren't family!"
Taking a hold of my arm, Vexer helped me up onto my feet. Didn't do much good to stand with a hole in my leg, but I had no choice.
"We have to get back to the compound!" Nodding my head as he helped me stay up, I replied in rage.
"Let's get a car first!"
Agreeing with me for once, Vexer and I began to try and find our way back onto the main road.
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mT Shadow.
