Author's notes: Welcome back everyone glad to see all the followers in just a short amount of time with only a few stories. Enjoy the chapter and Al will be back for his notes later.
(incoherent radio static in the background)
A few more days later.
On the clock in the center of town the count down timer had 1 day left till the next extermination and demons were scrambling to make sure they had adequate shelter in time. Koda however had barely been getting by since his encounter with Pentious. While Pentious' bits hadn't injected enough venom to kill it had been enough to make Koda very ill, he had been puking everything he managed to eat and lost some weight.
I had found a cloak to cover up and keep me warm and cover up my back better than my wings could as I stumbled around town. My shoulder was killing me as I could feel the venom coursing in my veins as it wrecked my body. I have been trying to find someplace that would sell antivenom that could help me out but sadly all the pharmacies I've visited had none. I was actually surprised that Hell had pharmacies but I wouldn't look a gift horse in the mouth. Along with the searing pain in my shoulder I've felt like I am being watched.
I noticed that it was the last day before extermination and demons all over were running all trying to fortify their houses or hiding. I would need to find somewhere to hide soon or my time in Hell would end very abruptly. I visited the last pharmacy to see if they had any anti venom and someone bumped into me on the way out. In my delirium my vision was off and I couldn't make out any distinguishing features on who I bumped into except that they had a tv for a head?
"Hey buddy watch where you're going alright, you may not know who I am but I'm not afraid to deal with low life's such as yourself." The man hissed at me as his voice sounded deep and almost like television static.
"S..sorry sir I'm not getting around to w..well right now and my vision is a little blurry and I've been looking for some medicine." I say stuttering a bit as I'm in no condition to fight.
"Well just make sure it doesn't happen again kid and good luck getting better." He tells me with a hint of malice in his voice.
I stumbled into the pharmacy and tried to carefully search each shelf making sure not to knock anything over. At first everything was going well until my vision went hazy and my hand knocked a few items over. I picked them up best I could when a pharmacist came over.
"Hey kid, are you looking for something specific?" He asks me in a gruff voice.
"Yes I am sir, I'm looking for some anti venom for a snake bite." I say politely while showing him the bite on my shoulder.
He looks at me shaking his head and cleaning his glasses before speaking. "Well son my last bit of anti venom just got bought by Mr.Vox and he just left." his words sting my demonic heart as I look out the door and cover my shoulder.
"The guy with the tv head right?"I ask as he nods before leaving and I give him my thanks before walking out the door.
I opened the door ever so slightly before hearing an all to familiar voice on the end of Vox's phone.
"Vox I'm glad you called and said you found that little shit stain of a sinner. I guess he couldn't be untouchable forever." The voice belonged to Valentino and my blood boiled as I continued to listen in.
"Yea yea Val save your praises. Only reason I found him is because the steampunk snake said that your target had crashed into his airship and he managed to bite the bastard and poison him. So logically with a snake bite one would need anti venom."
At this point Val would finish the sentence. "So you've been going around and getting all the anti venom so he doesn't have any. Vox you are an evil genius." The pimp praises his televised friend.
"Well it was simply a matter of processing his next move, my heightened companion. And now that there's none left in stores the only way to get what he needs is through either you or I." Vox exclaims to Valentino as my claws dig into the door handle and I crush it.*
My eyes turn red before I rip off the door from its hinges and the last thing I remember is seeing Vox's shocked expression and hearing Valentino's voice warning Vox.
Alastor's notes: Well darling sinner's I have returned and only to see how much the world has turned to hell. With all this nonsense going on in the world all the dear author can do is continue writing. And he apologizes for the cliffhanger but this chapter is just a bit too long. So enjoy, stay tuned and wash your hands.
