Eli: Hi. I have Thanatopsis on tape! That is my fav. Episode! I'm content,
so I'll write a chapter. Sorry to all Wiccans, Cults, or who ever else
reads this and is insulted by my sacrifice scene. Yes, it is the stereotype
kind of sacrifice. Otherwise, enjoy.
-Lupo-
Lupo placed the girl on the alter. He tied her wrists together and anointed her forehead. She was still knocked out. The others had started chanting, summoning. He smiled down to them from the alter.
"Why do we do this?"
"Tribute!"
"To whom?"
"The war god!"
"By what name do we know him?"
"Ares!"
"On with your prayers. The god will come." Lupo turned back to the unconscious girl. He took out a dagger from his robe and made a slit in her arm from her wrist to the middle of her forearm. He caught her blood in a goblet, and then used it to write the god's sign on the wall in back of them. He turned back to the followers.
"It is time!" Cheers burst forth. Lupo lifted the girl half up and put the dagger to her throat.
"Ares, god of war! We invoke thee. Come forth to us with your awesome power. We give unto you this sacrifice, a girl in the likeness of your most hated sister, Athena. Her blood shall free you of all bonds. Come forth!" Lupo prepared to slit her throat.
What the hell? I need to get the kid out of here. They want a war god, they got a war god.
Ian cam forth from the shadows and walked toward Lupo. He transformed the witchblade into a sword for all to see. The followers began to bow and cry pleads to him. He continued to walk toward Lupo.
"Release her, Lupo. I have come. Release the girl." Lupo cried out.
"Idiots! This is not our god! He's a fake!"
"You are a liar, Lupo! Not worthy of what you do! All of you leave us! Now!" They didn't dare refuse him. The whole lot of them scattered out. Lupo was enraged. He let go of the girl and jumped down from the alter. He pulled out a sword from his back and attacked.
Head shot, block, thrust, block, step back, head shot again, block.
Lupo was an expert with his current weapon. Ian tried to bring out his gun during their battle, but Lupo knocked it out from his hands. They battled on, witchblade versus the sword. Lupo began to get the upper hand. He was forcing Ian to back into the wall.
Ian felt himself against the wall. Lupo lunged the sword into what would have been Ian's stomach, had he not moved in time. He got his sword stuck in the wall. Ian used the opportunity to put the witchblade through Lupo's chest. He moved out, and his body fell to the ground. Ian put away the gauntlet and backed away. He stared at the body.
Suddenly, Lupo sprang back to life for one last attack. Ian had no time to bring forth the blade. Right before he hit him, a bullet flew by Ian and hit Lupo right between the eyes. He fell back down to the floor. Ian turned around. The girl was standing five feet away from him. Wrists still tied and bleeding, she held Ian's gun.
"Bastard." Her eyes started to close and she fainted. Ian sprang and caught her before she hit the ground.
-Later-
The police were on their way. Ian had bandaged the girl's wrist. She began to wake up.
"Hey, you alright?"
"I've been better." She tried to get up, but fell back down.
"Don't! You lost a lot of blood. Just chill." She ignored him and got up.
"I can't. I have to get out of here. Where did the bastards throw my stuff?" She slowly began to make her way back to the alter. She picked up a bag that was thrown to the side.
"You should get checked out by a doctor."
"Later! I just shot a guy, I have to leave!" She made her way to the door. She collapsed again and fell to her knees. She ignored Ian's attempts to help her up. She got up on her own accord. She was in a very vulnerable situation.
I can't let her go out like this! She'll get jumped, mugged, raped, and god knows what else!
"Here. At least let me give you a ride." She stared at him for a minute. She was judging him. At last, she nodded.
"All right."
-In the car-
"Where am I heading?" She remained silent.
"Where do you live?"
"No where."
"What?"
"I live on the streets. Just drop me off close to the hospital."
"Social services?"
"A lot of god damn help they are. Don't even think of taking me there!"
"I'm not just dropping you off on the streets, kid."
"Well, where the hell else am I suppose to go?"
She a difficult one. I'm not taking her to services. I know all too well what they would do to her. I guess I have one option for her.
"If you want, you can crash at my apartment."
"What?"
"I owe you for taking Lupo down. So, what's it gonna be?"
"I just met you. How do I know you're not some child molester?!" Ian took his badge from his pocket and passed it to her.
"Oh."
"Trust me?"
"Well, how do you know I won't kill you in your sleep?"
"You wouldn't." Her grey eyes once again studied him. "Alright."
"What's your name?"
"Bola. Bola Montoya."
"Ian Nottingham."
Eli: So they beat the bad guy. To be continued....
-Lupo-
Lupo placed the girl on the alter. He tied her wrists together and anointed her forehead. She was still knocked out. The others had started chanting, summoning. He smiled down to them from the alter.
"Why do we do this?"
"Tribute!"
"To whom?"
"The war god!"
"By what name do we know him?"
"Ares!"
"On with your prayers. The god will come." Lupo turned back to the unconscious girl. He took out a dagger from his robe and made a slit in her arm from her wrist to the middle of her forearm. He caught her blood in a goblet, and then used it to write the god's sign on the wall in back of them. He turned back to the followers.
"It is time!" Cheers burst forth. Lupo lifted the girl half up and put the dagger to her throat.
"Ares, god of war! We invoke thee. Come forth to us with your awesome power. We give unto you this sacrifice, a girl in the likeness of your most hated sister, Athena. Her blood shall free you of all bonds. Come forth!" Lupo prepared to slit her throat.
What the hell? I need to get the kid out of here. They want a war god, they got a war god.
Ian cam forth from the shadows and walked toward Lupo. He transformed the witchblade into a sword for all to see. The followers began to bow and cry pleads to him. He continued to walk toward Lupo.
"Release her, Lupo. I have come. Release the girl." Lupo cried out.
"Idiots! This is not our god! He's a fake!"
"You are a liar, Lupo! Not worthy of what you do! All of you leave us! Now!" They didn't dare refuse him. The whole lot of them scattered out. Lupo was enraged. He let go of the girl and jumped down from the alter. He pulled out a sword from his back and attacked.
Head shot, block, thrust, block, step back, head shot again, block.
Lupo was an expert with his current weapon. Ian tried to bring out his gun during their battle, but Lupo knocked it out from his hands. They battled on, witchblade versus the sword. Lupo began to get the upper hand. He was forcing Ian to back into the wall.
Ian felt himself against the wall. Lupo lunged the sword into what would have been Ian's stomach, had he not moved in time. He got his sword stuck in the wall. Ian used the opportunity to put the witchblade through Lupo's chest. He moved out, and his body fell to the ground. Ian put away the gauntlet and backed away. He stared at the body.
Suddenly, Lupo sprang back to life for one last attack. Ian had no time to bring forth the blade. Right before he hit him, a bullet flew by Ian and hit Lupo right between the eyes. He fell back down to the floor. Ian turned around. The girl was standing five feet away from him. Wrists still tied and bleeding, she held Ian's gun.
"Bastard." Her eyes started to close and she fainted. Ian sprang and caught her before she hit the ground.
-Later-
The police were on their way. Ian had bandaged the girl's wrist. She began to wake up.
"Hey, you alright?"
"I've been better." She tried to get up, but fell back down.
"Don't! You lost a lot of blood. Just chill." She ignored him and got up.
"I can't. I have to get out of here. Where did the bastards throw my stuff?" She slowly began to make her way back to the alter. She picked up a bag that was thrown to the side.
"You should get checked out by a doctor."
"Later! I just shot a guy, I have to leave!" She made her way to the door. She collapsed again and fell to her knees. She ignored Ian's attempts to help her up. She got up on her own accord. She was in a very vulnerable situation.
I can't let her go out like this! She'll get jumped, mugged, raped, and god knows what else!
"Here. At least let me give you a ride." She stared at him for a minute. She was judging him. At last, she nodded.
"All right."
-In the car-
"Where am I heading?" She remained silent.
"Where do you live?"
"No where."
"What?"
"I live on the streets. Just drop me off close to the hospital."
"Social services?"
"A lot of god damn help they are. Don't even think of taking me there!"
"I'm not just dropping you off on the streets, kid."
"Well, where the hell else am I suppose to go?"
She a difficult one. I'm not taking her to services. I know all too well what they would do to her. I guess I have one option for her.
"If you want, you can crash at my apartment."
"What?"
"I owe you for taking Lupo down. So, what's it gonna be?"
"I just met you. How do I know you're not some child molester?!" Ian took his badge from his pocket and passed it to her.
"Oh."
"Trust me?"
"Well, how do you know I won't kill you in your sleep?"
"You wouldn't." Her grey eyes once again studied him. "Alright."
"What's your name?"
"Bola. Bola Montoya."
"Ian Nottingham."
Eli: So they beat the bad guy. To be continued....