Blood Witch
Chapter 4
"Robin…Robin are you there? The witch it headed in your direction."
The sudden sound of Amon's voice in her headset automatically alerted the young fire witch from her daydreams.
"Y-yes…"She responded after a moment of regaining her composure. The situation was as follows: After having Michael look up the supposed location where the murder victims had been shipping off their illegal supplies of weapons, the stn-j team had been sent in. Their mission was simple: kick the only remaining business partner's ass…and catch the infamous Raeven should she choose to show her face...Which Katsu had assured them she would.
So far, there had been no sign of Raeven…and now, and only now had her next victim chosen to show up…His data file, that he previously been looked up by Michael, had listed that he was indeed involved in the weapon dealing business with the two murder victims four years back…and that he had once again started up with his illegal dealings…and even the death of his partners had not disturbed him from doing so.
The file on this witch had also chosen to reveal other important details…Such as the fact that his name was Nakaru Kaijin, and he was age 42…However, the most important fact, and really the only one that mattered to the stn-j, was the fact that he was in fact a descendant of a witch like the first of Raeven's victims…only he had not yet chosen to show his abilities, thusly meaning he was a dangerous target…
With her breath coming in steady puffs of smoky white in the cold air, Robin readied herself. The hurried sounds of her prey could be heard rounding the corner from which she stood…but there was one problem…the building in which she found herself was proving difficult for cleaver maneuvering about the witch. For the arms dealing building was utterly huge and filled with twisting corridors, plenty of shadowy corners, and large crates used for shipping the illegal cargo. All these variables fell into effects when it came to making a hunter's job even more difficult…and the fact that the witch knew this place better than any of the stn-j members was not helping in the matter…
And yet…while the hunters on foot were baffled, the scavenger on wing was not. Glimmering orbs of silver and jade peered through their hiding spot in the shadows, shifting every now and then from target to target.
"Will ya take a look at that…"Raeven cooed softly to the ebony cloaked bird that hovered over her shoulder. "…It seems all the mice in our game of cat and mouse have become trapped within a maze…Perhaps we should help them…or perhaps we should take pleasure in watching them scurry about for a moment more?…What is your partake on the matter love?" The raven cawed softly, and landed on the girl's shoulder. "…Well aren't you a sadistic little birdie…"Raeven chuckled, her oddly colored eyes glimmering with almost a child-like playfulness "…But yes…if you wish to I suppose we can merely act as silent spectators for a moment more…After all…Some of our mice have proven to have fangs in the past…perhaps if encouraged they will bare them…"
With that the scavenger would once more chuckle, before slipping down from the rafters of the building which she had formerly been perched upon…Silently following the current object that held her interest…Robin.
Completely ignorant of the being that stalked her, Robin rounded another corner. Her pure jade orbs flickering with the inner fires of her craft…She was alert yes…but her sensory skills were not strong enough to detect the witch that watched her from the shadows…However, the were strong enough to tell her that her other target was dead ahead of her…
" Amon…I have him cornered…"She muttered softly into her head set, alerting her fellow hunters that their hunt was coming to an end. Like a pack of wolves emerging from the under growth, the stn-j work force would quickly slip out from behind crates, and corners…Drifting out from the shadows like messengers of death...
The witch, who had now backed himself into a corner formed by a towering wall and a mountain of crates narrowed his eyes…Fighting off the urge to make a run for it…He knew he was caught…but like a cornered animal he refused to give up without a fight.
Orbo bullets filled the air, fired from the guns of Sakaki, Karasuma, Katsu, and Amon. Only to be cut down by twin blades of visible wind currents.
"He's using the wind,"Katsu growled, ducking behind a crate "…Orbo wont protect against it."
"Then what the hell should we do!" Sakaki Hissed as he followed the other youth's lead. Katsu let out a heavy breath, and looked around the edge of the crate for a moment…only to have to quickly recoil his head as another barrage of the wind blades proceeded to slice open the crate he had been shielding himself with.
"…Avoid getting hit…"Katsu muttered before rounding the corner, gun drawn. Once again following him Sakaki let out an exasperated sigh, and dove into the fight.
Amon and Karasuma had already fled from cover and were hitting the witch with all that they had…However, what orbo bullets that didn't get thrown back at them by the witch's craft seemed to be having no effect.
" Robin! Use your fire!" Karasuma called, before taking a hit to the shoulder and toppling down to the ground, clutching her now bleeding limb. The fire witch quickly complied, filling the room with the flames of her craft…and yet…they never hit…As if bounced back by an invisible wall the flames suddenly recoiled, and dispersed…as if they had never been…
"Sorry little mice…but I'm afraid you aren't allowed to have any of the cheese at the end of this maze…"
"Raeven!" Katsu's suddenly hissed, his gun quickly going from the wind witch to the girl that was smiling down at them from her seat upon the mountain of crates to the hunter's left.
"Bingo!" She smiled, flashing a 'V' sign as if in some sort of victory. Then she merely jumped down from the crates, and landed gracefully upon the ground before Katsu as if her feet had never left the ground. " Nice to see you again Kakkun…"She mused playfully, before sidestepping quickly to dodge a bullet that was aimed at her head "…Wow…you seem mad…did I miss your birthday party again?"
All composure that the young hunter had formerly possessed had dispersed at the sight of the navy haired witch. " Shut the hell up!" He snarled violently, flinging himself at her. The girl merely laughed.
" Same as always…"She cooed, her agile body flipping out of range of his strike…"But aside from catching up with my beloved wittle Kakkun I believe I have some business to attend to…Sorry about this puppy…"With inhuman speed, Raven launched herself at Katsu. Her right fist connected instantly with his gut, causing him to sway on his feet…however, her beatings did not end there. Katsu didn't even have time to fire his gun as the scavenger slugged him under the chin, and then finished him off by delivering a swift, savage kick to the side of his head.
"You've gotten rusty Kakkun…."Raven muttered softly, her tone disappointed, as she watched the young hunter fall listlessly to the cold ground. "…Looks like I'll be needing to kick the shit outta you more often if I want you to stay sharp…but for now… Your lessons will have to wait love…"
At that moment another round of bullets was fired at the young witch, however none hit. With a sadistic smirk darkening her pale features, the witch simply dodged…. How she managed to achieve such a feat was completely unexplainable…for it was is if she had suddenly disappeared and then reappeared…this massive show of speed baffled the hunters…
"Where did she go!" The sudden sound of Amon's booming voice finally snapped the other stn-j members back to reality…. but by that moment in time it was too late.
"Shit!" Sakaki growled, only moments before he toppled to the ground from a sudden hit to the back of the head.
"Heh…. so this is all the infamous stn-j is packing these days?...hn…Pathetic…I must say I'm rather disappointed in all of you…" Raeven sighed as her form suddenly came into view. She was standing nonchalantly behind Sakaki's fallen form with her hands resting on slender hips…she appeared bored. But the word bored could no longer be used to describe the witch's expression as a bullet found its mark in her shoulder.
"Well that wasn't very nice…"She muttered softly, her child-like tone never losing its mocking note, as her oddly colored hues drifted over to where Amon stood…. The barrel of his gun smoking in the cold air. As if completely ignorant of the bullet now lodged within her shoulder, Raeven suddenly appeared before the dark hunter. Once again portraying inhuman abilities in both the area of speed and strength, the witch nailed Amon hard in the side of the head with the back of her clenched fist. Normally such an attack wouldn't even phase the dark hunter…but much to the horror of the bleeding Karasuma, and already shocked Robin…Their leader actually swayed on his feet, fighting to keep upright as spots danced before his eyes.
"What are you?" He growled softly as he fell to his knees. Slowly, Raeven firmly griped the dark hunter's chin in-between her thumb and forefinger. Forcing his face upwards so that his eyes met hers.
" I am…what humans have made me to be…"She muttered softly, her voice oddly serious…and almost…sad? Whatever the reason both hunter and prey stared firmly at each other…unreadable expressions playing across their features…
Raeven however was the first to break eye contact as she brought her knee up to firmly collide with Amon's chin, then brought her leg up and around to finally be still the dark hunter with a swift kick to his right temple.
"Amon!" Robin's sudden announcement of her concern for her fallen partner brought the other witches attention from Amon's still form over to her. The fire witch froze under the other girl's gaze, scared to death of the glimmering silver eye that seemed to bore into her soul… She knew that it was her job to hunt witches like her…and yet…something held her back.
"Hey there Robbie-Chan!" Raeven called with a cheery little wave, suddenly snapping out of her former morbid mood. On reflex Robin flinched, preparing to block whatever came at her with her own craft…but nothing happened. " Sorry to interrupt on your little hunt." Raeven continued as she lowered her hand. "…But unfortunately this hunt was originally mine…and you and your fellow mice got in the way…and I never leave a hunt unfinished…So if you don't mind Robbie-Chan please don't try and interfere any further…Cause I would hate to have to hurt you or any of your little friends…And Besides…I don't think you really know what your dealing with here…"At that time all of her former playfulness had disappeared from Raeven's voice, leaving only a cold seriousness that could even make Amon seem like a giddy child.
Slowly, the witch turned her back on Robin, her eyes leveling off with the wind witch who had been reduced to a cowering clump of flesh, as he tried to back himself further into his corner.
"It's always amusing to watch your prey cower before you…. isn't it?" Raven suddenly muttered…more to herself than to Robin.
"P-please don't kill me!" The wind witch cried, tears streaming down his cheeks. " I-I can give you whatever you want! Money! All the weapons you could possibly want!"
At this Raven merely let out a long cold laugh, " Oh please stop begging! Even by my standers that's pretty damn sad…Besides…I'm being paid more than enough by the person who actually hired me to kill you…. and I've already looted this place for anything worth any value…. and might I say I'm a bit disappointed with what I found in stock…Surely you could of done better?"
The witch had no time to reply as Raeven drew a gun from under her flowing black trench coat with one swift movement. "May god forgive you for the sins that you have committed in this life…. and may he condemn me for the sin I am about to commit…Amen…"She muttered pressing lightly on the trigger.
Preparing herself for the sound of a gunshot, Robin remained as she was Unable to make any movement save for the unstable trembling of her small figure. It was as if some unknown force was keeping her from moving keeping her from interfering…but…the gunshot never came…at least not from Raeven's gun.
It all happened so fast that Robin could barely comprehend what had just transpired…Raeven slowly tilted over her shoulder to look upon the man who had shot her…Katsu…He was standing straight behind her, his gun still pointed at her back.
"Getting rusty am I?" He spat, cat like gray eyes glimmering with vengeful light.
The navy-haired witch only smirked. "…I stand corrected…"She murmured, before slowly falling to her knees…blood spilling out from twin bullet wounds in her back.
Then and only then did Katsu lower his gun, and slowly approached Raeven and the cowering witch. Blood was dripping slowly from the nasty gash in the young hunter's forehead that had been created from the contact with Raeven's steel-toed boot and his skull.
"Robin!" He suddenly commanded, jump starting the fire witch from her former daze. " Get Michael on the phone, and tell him to call the factory…"The blonde nodded as she hurried to comply with her fellow hunters orders.
Towering over the now fallen Raeven Katsu let out a soft breath, and took to kneeling before her. "…. You alive?" He muttered, trying to catch a glimpse of her face that was hidden behind a mask of her disheveled navy bangs.
"Those new bullets that you fired…they pack more of a punch than I first would of thought…heh…who would of thought…Solomon actually came up with a tool that can hurt me…I'd hate to see what effect these new toys will have on our kind…What about you Kakkun?"
The young hunter narrowed his eyes as he glared at the girls bowed head…He looked as if he were about to speak but was cut off by the sound of squealing tires, followed by the sound of quickly paced footsteps befalling the earth and heading in their general direction…The factory had arrived.
Standing up, Katsu let out a soft breath, before inspecting the damage before him. Amon had awoken…and was currently being fawned over by Robin who was determined to help him in some way or another…(that or kill him –smirks-) and Sakaki and Karasuma were being tended to by the medical staff…For a moment the young hunter allowed his gaze to flicker in and out of focus as thoughts of the hunt consumed his mind…However, He snapped quickly back to reality as he was approached my a factory member.
The two males stared at each other for a moment, as if sizing up the other for some sort of fight…but that ended quick enough.
"The male is to be dealt with normally…."Katsu commanded, his normal attitude returning. " However the female is not to be touched by any such means…" The other man nodded gruffly, seemingly a bit annoyed at being told what to do by a mere teen…. However, he quickly complied with his superior's orders and apprehended the still cowering wind witch, who had long since given up fighting.
As usual, the factory took little time to finish their job…quickly loading the witch into the back of their van and then driving off to god knows where…Letting out a long, heavy breath Katsu slowly ran a hand through his long ebony locks before turning once more to face Raeven.
The witch had not moved from her spot…She still sat silently on her knees with her head cast downwards, and long navy bangs cascading limply over her face creating a silken mask that shielded her pale features from seeking eyes.
"…Are you planning on killing me Kakkun?" The Wiccan female murmured after a moment, though she refused to make eye contact. In some way…while her tone was hushed and rather nonchalant…there was a certain mockery in it…almost as if she were begging the young hunter to end her life.
Katsu did not reply. He merely stood where he was, staring down at his prey in cold judgment.
"Yuhara!"
The muscles in the young hunter's shoulder tensed slightly as the sound of Amon's cold voice reached his ears. Slowly, he turned around his inhuman gray eyes immediately making contacting with Amon's.
"How may I assist you?" He asked simply, his tone completely unreadable.
"You may assist me by telling me why this witch still remains seated behind you instead of on her way to be destroyed at the factory…"The dark hunter growled, evidently unpleased with the fact that Katsu refused to lose any ground.
"The reason I'm not yet dead is because of two things…."Both hunters suddenly turned to lock their eyes upon Raven. She was standing now…though blood still continued to drip from the bullet wounds on her back, and her flesh appeared even paler now…However, her posture was straight and defiant…and her usual confident smirk remained plastered across her face.
"The first reason is that Kakkun here is unable to kill me…. and the second…"For a moment the witch paused, her eyes drifting nonchalantly to Amon's gun that was now pointed at her…For a moment her eyes lingered there…but then they slowly drifted upwards to Meet the dark hunter's colorless orbs with a mocking stare…. as if daring him to even try and take her down.
"The second reason is merely that you need me…"With that she finished. The corners of her lips drifting further upwards into a full-blown mocking grin… Revealing a pair of sharp canines…
Meow: The crappy end to a crappy chapter…. god I really suck beyond all belief….
Amon: got that right
Raeven: ditto
Katsue: I'm in complete agreement
Robin: you could of done better…
Meow: -.-;; wow…. can you just feel the love?
Katsu: no not really…. just my undying hatred for you
Meow: Peachy…. so the feelings mutual
Katsu: Indeed…. glad we cleared that up…
Meow: Arrogant pretty boy!
Katsu: Worthless 13-year-old
Meow: -Jumps Katsu and bites off his ear-
Kastu: -begins beating Meow over the head with a random dishwasher in an attempt to get her off-
Raeven: heh heh…cool…. -sells tickets to the fight-
Robin: ummm…. right…well that's all folks
Amon… right…fine…whatever…just read and flame all you want…Meow know she deserves it --;
Meow: -finally emerges victorious over Katsu!….but only because she bribed Raeven with money to kick his ass for her- Ha! I WIN!
Raeven: you just keep telling yourself that -.-;
Meow- Damn you to hell --;
Raeven: Been there done that
Meow: …..Damn you to heaven then!
Raven:….heh that's all you got? Feh…that's pathetic…
Meow: forget you people…But any way I just want to thank everyone who reviewed…. I LOVE YOU ALL FREE AMON CLONES TO ALL OF YOU –begins dishing out the Amon clones by the dozen-
Amon: O.O H-hey! Isn't that Illegal?
Meow: hmmmm in some states it might be
Amon: -pulls out orbo and…well…. you should know the drill by now…. -
Robin: -sighs as she pulls out Meow's will- Right…well any way…besides saying thank you to everyone who reviewed Blood Witch, Meow would also like to thank all the sick minded people out there who read Down With The Sickness…. so yeah…and thus concludes the wishes of the recently deceased meow…Pleas R n R and be gentle with flaming --; For we all know that while Meow probably deserves it due to the fact that this chapter was extremely late and sucked…(Please not that part of the reason this chapter was so late was the fact that Meow has been stressed out with school and family matters…she apologizes to everyone out there who even bothered to spare her fic a passing glance)
