I was blown backwards into the far wall. Jesse hit a pillar and I heard a crack! He slumped down, hurt, but not unconscious. At least, not completely.
Standing in what used to be the dining room, was a dark figure. And when I say dark, I don't mean hidden by the shadows dark, I mean completely black except for a few white features. A nose, mouth, and eyes were viable. She seemed to have fallen in black paint and then got white glitter dumped all over her.
"What the fu-," I started to say, but I was cut off by a hand closing around my throat. "Puny demigod," she said, "don't worry, I will make your death painless." "Or no death would be fine, also, what the heck is a demigod?" I was beyond confused right now.
"Do you know who I am, young one?," she asked. "The bitch Mozart made a song about?," I managed to choke out. I'm pretty sure that was wrong, because the next thing I know, I'm flying through the drywall. I landed in the computer room. I've never seen anyone throw a guy so far.
"I am Nyx, godling," said Salt and Pepper, "goddess of night."
I didn't really care. I just wanted two things. To get answers, and to live. Not necessarily in that order.
I saw Jesse through the corner of my eye. He was lugging a backpack full of...were those weapons? I tried not to focus too much on him as to not arouse Nyx's suspicious. I failed. She turned around and laughed to herself. "Where are you going little sayter," Nyx bellowed. While her attention was on Jesse, I grabbed a sharp, rusty pipe, and I slowly walked behind the goddess. As she was talking about how much she was going to enjoy this, I impaled her through her chest with the pipe. That would kill any normal person.
Nyx obviously wasn't a normal person. How did I know this? Because sheturned around and laughed.
Oh crap, I thought to myself. Then Nyx bitch slapped me through the ceiling, onto the roof.
I broke a couple of ribs. And my spirit. No biggie.
Nyx floated up to meet me, and I immediately knew that I was screwed. This girl was a godess. I was just...me. I thought well screw it. I was going down, but not without a fight. She prepared for another godly bitch slap, but I ducked under it and hit her with an uppercut that would make Ken Masters proud.
The thing that surprised me most, though, was the fact that she flew upwards a couple of feet.
"That actually hurt a little," she said, "you've got spunk. Now I'm gonna beat it out of you." I was too shocked by my apparent strength, so she hit me with a flurry of punches and kicks that shook me right to the core, and then some. I got utterly decimated by the parade of pain she was putting me through.
She ended the onslaught with a massive right hook. I flew upwards and landed on the other side of the roof. I slowly got up, and my ribs screamed in pain. I dropped to a knee, and spit out some pent up blood.
Nyx flew towards me. "No you see that-," she started. "Did I mention that you just look fabulous," I tried to say. The flattery attempt didn't work, as she just growled. So I tried a different approach. I tried to get her monologuing. "Hey, why are you trying to kill me again, what is a demigod, and can we just be friends?," I asked. "Foolish hero. You have no idea how many people you angered," she said. Yes, I thought to myself, she has a big ego!!
I slowly backed up, and was at the edge of the roof. I was going to have to jump for it. I was going to miss my legs, but it turns out I didn't have to, because all the sudden, Jesse appeared out of nowhere with some reed pipes. He played a tune that sounded like Stairway to Heaven, and a bunch of roof tiles made a staircase down to the ground. While Nyx was talking, I went down the staircase.
"What the hell is going on Jesse," I asked/yelled, "And why did she call me godling. And what asshole did I anger!!" Nyx heard my spiel, and it didn't take a mathmatition to figure out that I wasn't in front of her, and she peered over the roof. She saw me and Jesse talking, well, she saw me screaming at Jesse, and she glided down in the middle of us.
Oh crap, I thought. "That was your last mistake, demigod," Nyx said.