Chapter One

Butcher Bay Prison World

" Put her in with the Big Bad. The Company will be here in a fortnight to get her. Might as well let him have some fun. "

Riddick cocks his head when his slam name is brought up. His cell door opens and a young girl is pushed in. She falls to the ground in a heap and doesn't get back up. Riddick just stares at her taking in her small frame.

' Malnourished, bad for someone in this hell hole. Smells of semen, blood, fear, and some kind of herb. '

Riddick crouches beside the young girl and gently pushes her on her back to look her over. She can't be no more than sixteen. Her scent is interesting enough... Feral, almost canine.

Something else is there to cut through the scent.

' How the fuck did a kid end up in this hell hole? '

Rolling her on her side he tries to inspect the damage done. As soon as he touches her hurt back she jumps up and scurries into the corner with her arms flailing.

' Smart kid. '

He walks back over to the frightened girl, setting off a defensive reaction as she gets into attack mode and begins growling and baring her teeth at him.

Not threatened in the least Riddick only raises his eyebrow at the feral creature.

' Come near me and I'll bite your face off. '

She starts growling and snarling at the tall, muscular male as he stares down at her, looking more amused than threatened. Crouching down to her level he places his goggles on his forehead revealing his eyes which are liquid pools that have a mirror effect. He gazes at her closely and she notices that his eyes reveal irises with no pupils, just glowing silver orbs. Feral contentment is what he purrs in as he stares into them.

She lifts her head to look at them clearly. In turn, she reveals her own unique eyes. They're gold and bigger than a humans would be. At least when her wolf is at the surface. The rest of the time they're hazel.

" Your eyes...interesting... " He growls lowly trying to do what he can to subdue the creature.

She lifts her hand up to his cheek only for him to move back before she can touch him. Putting her head down she feels the pain that the adrenaline rush had masked full force. She slowly rises to her feet, which is a bad move on her part as she feels the hard pang of pain shooting from between her legs up to her entire body.

Whimpering out, she falls to the floor again. Riddick growls clenching his jaw, knowing that he can't let the kid die from any growing infection the injuries that those sick fucks inflicted on her, so coming to a decision he turns to her.

" Gonna have to check those. " He says as she turns to him with fear on her face. "That or dying from blood loss... Your choice kid. "

Coming to the realization that the man is right, she nods in defeat, allowing him to pick her up and lay her down on his bunk. She's surprised at how gentle he is with her for such a brute size of a man.

" Those have to come off... " He adds as she stares into his eyes, swallowing hard she nods slowly.

Riddick pulls her pants down slowly in one swift move while she tries to keep her breathing at a steady pace. Once they're off Riddick takes a look at the damage, clenching his jaw and suppressing a growl as he inspects the damage.

Her lower region is cut up pretty badly. As if they wanted to scar her for life. He thought he'd seen some sick things, but this is by far the sickest thing he's ever had to see, especially done to a kid. The girl lays still as she watches the tall male walk away from her and over to the cell door.

" Old man...have a suture kit? " his deep voice has roughness at the edges as he growls in the silence of the cell.

The old man stares at him for a moment and then goes under his lumpy mattress. Coming back with a small white box he hands it over Without another word, Riddick takes it from the old man's hands and walks back to the girl.

" Hey, I want that back ya hear!? " The old man yells at his retreating form.

Making it back to the kid, he sighs. " Not gonna hurt you... Just want to stitch these up. " He explains before taking the alcohol spray and a pain killer out of the kit. He thanks whatever is out there that the old man got his hands on some.

He threads the needle and lets himself purr a little to calm her nerves. " This is gonna hurt... But it needs done. Don't move. "

Starting the process was hard. She wouldn't stop squirming at first but once he growled at her she let him finish.

Tying off the last stitch he sits the needle back in the kit. Handing the girl a pain killer she takes it and swallows quickly.

" Gonna need to keep those clean. Can't get em wet and watch how you sleep. If you can that is. " He says gruffly. "Gotta name kid?"

" Siri...Siri, " she answers as he had his back to her so she can put her blood-splattered pants back on.

' Doesn't smell to be genetically altered... She was born an animal. Probably why she survived this long. '

He turns to look at her only to see that she's fast asleep, somewhat peacefully. As peaceful as one can in slam anyway.

Riddick wakes up to Siri's gasp. She's in the corner with her pants down looking at her wounds. He gets up and goes to investigate.

" How's the pain? " He asks more in a growl than a question as she stares up at him with huge eyes. He's shocked to see the wounds healed. Nothing but scars left in their wake.

Siri shrugs. " I don't know how it just happens. " She answers his question before he asks.

' Interesting. '

Grabbing the kit Riddick goes over and slides it into the little window slot to the old man's cell. " Here. "

...

Siri sits silently trying to remember her life before slam. Except she can't. She isn't even sure if she hasn't always been here.

She's brought out of her thoughts when she hears the cell door opening. Riddick walks in carrying two big bowls of something steamy. Setting the bowl on the makeshift table, he returns to his corner, turning to her.

" Hungry? " He asks in a hushed gravely voice that makes her wolf purr involuntarily.

" Think so. " Siri answers as she returns slowly to the bunker and takes the warm stew in her hands and pokes at it.

It most definitely doesn't smell appetizing... She sighs and focuses on his heartbeat, which she realizes she can hear clear as day even with him on the other side of the room. Focusing more she can hear his blood running through his veins. Her mouth salivates and she can feel her canine teeth elongate.

" No! " She tells herself feeling bile rise in the back of her throat.

Riddick looks over at her in question. " Problem? "

She looks up at him and growls. He tries to come closer and she growls again. " Don't come closer. " She says trying to get her face back to normal.

" Interesting. " Riddick growls with a smirk. " It would seem that you require more than the stew. "

Riddick leads Siri down to the killing floors. You didn't come here unless you have skills. If this girl killed five men in five seconds, then she can feed in no time.

" Who's the girly? " a bearish-looking man asks as he eyes Siri up and down.

Riddick smirks. " She's here to compete. "

" Oh yeah? Sounds like a fun time. She's on next. " The man says leaving them to set it up.

Siri looks at the lithe man who planted his foot roughly on his fresh kill and then up at Riddick in question. " Am I to kill as well? "

" Up to you kid... Kill or be killed. " Is all he tells her.

The bearish-looking man blows a horn and all eyes go to him. " Listen up you yella bellies, we have a new fish on the killing floors! " He says pointing a clear finger at Siri.

The men all cheer and lick their lips. " Who of you will step up and answer her challenge? "

An even more bearish-looking man steps up looking hungry. " The little bitch ain't nothing but skin and bones. I'll take her, kill her'n fuck her corpse! "

Riddick doesn't like the implication but pushes his thoughts aside. " Go get him. " He says nudging her.

Siri steps onto the floor and it starts. There's no time for uncertainty so she pushes all feelings to the back of her mind. The man comes at her with a shiv ruthlessly, but she's faster. She sidesteps and he almost falls face-first on the floor. Growling he wipes his face and comes after her again not knowing the blood flow ignites her inner predator tenfold.

Siri focuses on the blood flowing through his veins and when she sees her opening she jumps on his back. Before he can pry her off she sinks her fangs into his neck and begins drinking heavily.

Everyone around her becomes eerily silent but she doesn't focus on them. Once the last drop of his blood is on her tongue she lets him drop to the floor. Walking up to Riddick she takes one look back at her opponent.

" Can we go back now? It smells down here. " Is all she has to say.