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The vampire ran for his life.
He ran in great bounding leaps over the pitched roofs and gables, jumping from tenement to tenement, clearing gaps of fifteen to twenty feet at a time. He hurtled over roofs and skylights, his lame-o khaki "Member's Only" jacket billowed out behind him like tan bat wings…obviously the jacket was meant for a fat person, for it was several sizes too big for the creature of the night. His speed was such that no human could hope to catch him.
Not even the Nephilim.
Jamie knew that he had no hope of overtaking the vampire…but he was making up the plan as he was going along, and even though he had been chasing the creature off and on for the better part of the night, he knew that eventually, this creature would get tired…and when it did, Jamie would be ready. Accordingly, Jamie pursued at a somewhat breakneck speed, letting the vampire get comfortable and lazy…thinking that the Nephilim would give up.
Jamie saw the vamp put his boot on the edge of a cupola and hurl himself forward into space to land on a rooftop one floor down and a good twenty-five feet away. Had he taken time to doubt, Jamie might not have made it, instead he gave himself up to his instincts. He leaped, and the night air fanned his flaxen tresses, which had been pulled out of their ponytail during the chase…then Jamie landed, his legs absorbing the impact with no complaints. The vampire was still running…he wouldn't for much longer. Finally, Jamie let loose a final burst of speed, then focused all his strength in a jumping side kick. The creature fell to it's knees, while Jamie landed with a graceful hapkido roll. Both leapt up at the same time. The vampire snarled at Jamie, while he only smiled.
"Member's Only jacket? So what're you? Like the last member?" Jamie asked.
"You are starting to annoy me!" The vampire shouted, throwing a punch at Jamie.
"What can I say? I've got a knack!" Jamie responded.
Jamie dodged the punch, than unleashed a devastating reverse crescent kick to the creature's face. The vampire stumbled a little, and Jamie closed the gap with a right cross to the jaw. The vampire yelped in agony, and Jamie thought he had him…until the creature body slammed the Nephilim into a wall. The impact set off fireworks behind Jamie's eyes…and Jamie fell, temporarily incapacitated…the vampire picked Jamie up with it's supernatural strength, and lowered it's fangs closer and closer towards Jamie's exposed neck…
"Say goodnight sweet meats!" It whispered.
"Are you hitting on me?!" Jamie asked, as he immediately came too.
He head butted the creature, then drew a short, samurai sword from his waist. It was known as a wakazashi, and what the ancient samurais would use to perform hara kiri, or fight enemies in enclosed spaces. It was a gift from the Shinto Priests in Tokyo…the Nephilim had connections spanning the globe, and they were more then happy to outfit the "Chosen One" with several divine weapons.
"You are so dead…no, really!" Jamie exclaimed, brandishing his weapon, and charging after the demon.
"You may have beaten me Nephilim…but my master knows that you're here and he'll-''
"Whatever," Jamie interrupted as he quickly chopped the creatures head off. Before the head hit the ground, the body, and it's head exploded in blue flame…before vanishing from sight. "If I had a quarter for every demon warlord I've pissed off then…well, I'd be spendin' a lot of time at the arcade." Jamie said as he popped his knuckles and neck.
"Very impressive…" A voice said from the shadows.
Wary, Jamie dropped into a discreet fighter's stance, by shifting his weight onto his back leg. Suddenly, a man stepped forward from the dark corner. He wore a gray polo shirt, stretched taught on his bulging muscles, and blue corduroy pants around his narrow hips. His shoes, polished to perfection, were wingtips. His hair was thick with gel, and it stood straight up in one spike. The man looked Japanese, and had a pair of sunglasses masking his eyes.
Jamie shrugged his shoulders nonchalantly. "That was just another day on the job," He said breathlessly, he held his arms out. "Care to step up for some over time?"
The man chuckled, and removed his glasses...much to Jamie's surprise he had one red eye, and one black one. "You are the American Nephilim are you not? I can tell by your ridiculously long, yellow hair, and sarcastic attitude."
"Look, I don't know about you, but it always makes me happy when I DON'T have my own personal hole in the ozone layer! Seriously man, how long does it take for your hair to do that?" Jamie retorted.
"Hmph…Mock me all you want American Nephilim…I can smell your fear from here…you reek of it!" The man sneered.
"Sorry, that's my new deodorant…you should seriously invest in some!" Jamie shouted as he leapt into action.
Jamie quickly began to unleash a flurry of kicks and punches using all his Nephalim speed and strength. He pulled no stops, unleashing his best combo's and pumping out full Nephilim speed and strength…much to Jamie's dismay, the man blocked each attack effortlessly. The man laughed while Jamie continued to attempt to hit him. At one point, Jamie left himself open for attack, just for a second, and the man took full advantage of it. The man side kicked Jamie in the ribs. The Nephalim let out a yelp of pain as he stumbled backwards…and landed on one knee.
"Is that all you got? The Nephalim before you defiantly had more, how do you Americans say it? Spunk…your fighting is amateur at best." He said callously with his arms crossed.
He hadn't even broken a sweat! Jamie's clothes were soaked with perspiration, and he felt like more then a few of his ribs were cracked…thank God for rapid healing…Jamie only hoped that it would kick in at the right time…like NOW!!!
"Big words comin' from the man who's gonna be going home in a gurney!" Jamie shouted bravely as he leapt back into action.
"If words could kill Nephalim…if words could kill. You are just a thorn in my side; I'll take great pleasure watching your life blood slowly drain from your body this night!"
Oh…crap…this is Kazuya isn't it? Kazuya Mishima…oh shit…I'm dead…
Still, Jamie couldn't give up. He bravely dropped into his fighter's stance once again, and leapt into battle.
"Look at you…all your gifts and powers and you can't even endure a simple match!" Kazuya exclaimed.
"Really? I'll take that bet!" Jamie challenged.
The two began to brawl again. Jamie unleashed his best moves, but Kazuya kept blocking them. When Kazuya would throw kicks or punches, Jamie would block them…but the attacks would still hurt. Jamie's arms and shins were sore, and going numb…he knew that he wouldn't last much longer in the fight, and he'd better find Kazuya's weakness fast…and that's when he got an idea. Taking the offensive, Jamie continued to attack Kazuya with all his best moves…backing him slowly towards the ledge of the roof, Jamie hoped to push him off. Finally, Jamie had backed Kazuya to the ledge, but before he could throw him off, Jamie was blindsided from the side. Someone punched him hard in the temple. The blow stung, and made Jamie's head begin to reel…what Jamie could make out though, was a man wearing a hooded jacket, and baggy jeans. The hood hid the man's face, and Jamie couldn't tell who it was. Before Jamie could react again, Kazuya grabbed Jamie. Strangely, the hooded man attempted to stop Kazuya from throwing Jamie, but was unsuccessful…in his dazed mind, Jamie began to think:
You're hitting me one minute, trying to save me the next! Make up your mind!
Jamie felt himself falling…falling from the roof…but he felt strangely tired…the blow to the head was about to knock him out, but he heard himself screaming on the way down. Finally, before he hit the concrete, he mercifully blacked out…but not before hearing a gut wrenching snap of shattered bones…
Author's Note: What happened to Jamie? Is he okay?! Who was the masked man(Do you really need a hint?)? All these and more in the next installment!!! As the song lyrics go
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