DESTROYER OF WORLDS

Maddie went up the staircase to the entrance while carrying the impaled head with her. She found that the door was locked and looked for another way in. There could have been more mercenaries with guns, but that didn't bother her. The place was a fortress. She went around to the side and saw a loading bay. There was a large 18-wheeler outside and two mercenaries inside the garage. She got closer by hiding under the trailer.

"So where are those idiots?" One of the mercenaries said.

"That's what happens when you put that fat fuck in charge of something," the other one said.

"I'm going inside."

As he went inside, the other one looked around outside. He was armed with a large machete. A few seconds later, he turned around and saw the impaled head planted in the ground by the truck. He was startled by the sight. He looked around and backed into the loading bay.

"What the fu…" he started to say.

Maddie grabbed him from behind and placed him in a chokehold.

"You like my little sculpture? Don't be afraid of it. Be afraid of me!" She warned him, "Answer me and I'll make sure you don't suffer before you die."

He tried to struggle out but Maddie held him tight.

"How many people are inside?" She asked.

She let off some pressure so he could answer.

"Five," he said. "Highly trained fighters."

She choked him again.

"We'll see about that," she told him.

She snapped his neck and entered the building, carrying the impaled head with her. The building was an abandoned steel mill. There were platforms high above, long staircases, metal scraps on the floor, and a large steel cylinder on the opposite end. Maddie walked under a steel platform, hiding behind steel beams. She placed the impaled head against one of the beams and saw three mercenaries in the large open area and eavesdropped on them.

"Anything from them?"

"Nah, nothing."

Maddie moved behind a large concrete cylinder and peered around it. These mercenaries were indeed different. They had black clothing and none of them had guns, just knives and swords. She was glad she packed her katanas. Then, someone snuck behind her, a mercenary wearing a black mask. As he got closer, she sensed him and turned around. She quickly threw a knife at him, but he caught it. He swung a sword at her, causing Maddie to duck and head into the open area. The other three mercenaries saw her and surrounded her.

"Who is this?" One of them asked.

"Well, if it isn't that little hero of the night."

"I say we cut her up!"

"Hero?" Maddie said, "I'm not a hero. I'm not a villain. I seek the night. I am the destroyer of worlds."

The four men laughed. Maddie smiled.

"You're in the wrong place little girl."

"I say we run a train on her. I don't care how old she is."

Maddie got out her katanas.

"I'll make a deal with you," she said, "I can slice you in half, stab you through the heart, or decapitate you. Your choice."

The mercenaries laughed and circled her. Maddie laughed as well, confusing them. The masked man stood to the side of her holding a large knife, ready to attack. Maddie quickly delivered a roundhouse kick to his face and then back across it, dropping him to the ground. One of the mercenaries attacked with his sword, but Maddie blocked it with her katanas. One of them tried to go behind her and attack, but she again blocked it with her katana. The three mercenaries attempted to slice her, but each attack was obstructed by her impressive defensive skills. Maddie smiled.

"Step up if you wanna die!" She said.

One of them charged her and tried to stab her. She moved to the side and kneed him in the stomach. She sliced his face and kicked him down. The other two attacked, trying desperately to cut her. Maddie made them frustrated as their attempts failed. Her sword defensive skills were impeccable. Then, a man in a long black ponytail watched from the platform. Maddie sliced one of them across the chest and then kicked him down. The other one tried again to slice her but it was once again blocked. He tried to push the sword in towards her but Maddie held it back with both of her swords. She laughed at him. He was starting to overpower her, but she kept laughing as the sword drew closer to her throat. She quickly back away and tried to slice him but it was blocked. Maddie stabbed him with her boot knife in the leg. Then, she decapitated him. The mercenary who had his face cut ran at her, but Maddie stabbed him in the chest. While the sword was still though his body, Maddie licked some of the blood off, frightening the other two. The mercenary who had his chest cut tried to crawl away. Maddie laughed. She walked over to him and stomped on his head, killing him instantly. The masked man got up and Maddie turned around.

"Well, look who's up!" she said. "Are you ready to die now or are you gonna make me wait?"

"I'll fucking kill you."

"Yeah, yeah, yeah. I heard it all before."

"I wanna fight, one on one."

Maddie laughed as she holstered her katanas. He took a fighting stance. Maddie stood there with her hands behind her back and twisting her boot in the ground. She smiled at him. The man on the platform put his hands on the rail and watched. Maddie quickly threw a kick at him and he backed away. He charged at her, trying to punch and kick her. Maddie dodged and blocked each attempted hit. She tried to hit him, but he dodged and blocked the hits as well. He attempted to strike her again, but she grabbed his arm and punched him in the nose, kneed him in the stomach, and tossed him over. She laughed as he got up. He tried to kick her, but she grabbed his leg and hit him with an elbow. She stepped over his leg and delivered a back kick to his face. He got out a small knife and tossed it at her. She caught it and giggled. The masked man got up and still wanted to fight. She took out her katana and he backed away.

"Fights over," Maddie said.

With one overhead swing of the katana, she sliced him in half from the top of the head. As the body was peeling apart, Maddie walked between the halves. She looked at the dead bodies on the ground. The man above clapped and Maddie turned around.

"Very impressive," he said. "Your style is amazing. Like a ninja."

The man came down the stairs. He was wearing black pants, boots, and a leather trench coat with no shirt underneath. He had a morning star clipped to his belt. Maddie stared at him, holding her katana on her shoulder. He had a rough face and numerous tattoos on his chest.

"You kill with precision," he continued, "So do I."

Maddie twirled one side of her pigtails.

"Killing is my thing," she said. "Bad people to be exact."

"Oh really," he stated, "I don't appreciate people coming into my factory and leaving a mess."

"You should look outside. It's a bloody mess. Every one of them died fearing for their lives."

"Is that some kind of cheap scare tactic?"

"The blade feels good going through flesh."

"You don't scare me."

"That moment, when you look in their eyes and see fear."

"I can make you fear me."

"The best part is the blood…the way it flows…the way it spatters."

"This is going to be the last day of your life."

"The way it tastes…"

The man looked at her puzzled. Maddie was digging deep into his soul, trying to cause fear in him.

"Have you ever tasted blood?" She asked.

"What the fuck are you?"

"It's not the taste of blood I enjoy, it's the fear. The soothing way the heart pounds as if it were about to explode of the chest."

"You'll never taste my blood," he said.

He took off his trench coat and revealed more tattoos along his arm. He got out the morning star and twirled it. Maddie gave him an evil look and twirled her katana. She licked the blood off the sword and laughed. It did not appear to faze him. He swung the morning star at her and she backed away.

"You have been a thorn in the side," he said.

She swung the sword at him, but it was blocked. The man shoved her to the ground. She rolled over and stood right back up. Maddie smiled. He charged at her. Maddie swung her sword but it was again blocked. He grabbed her throat. She started to make choking noises but they soon turned into a laugh. She kicked him in the ribs twice and then in the leg. She tried a kick to the head, but he grabbed her legs and held it. Maddie grabbed his throat and choke him. He let go of her leg and swung the morning star at her. She jumped over him and landed behind him. She swung her sword at his neck, but he blocked it with his morning star. He grabbed her arm that held the katana and kicked her down. He picked up the katana and held her to the ground with his leg.

"Get ready to die!" He yelled.

He tried to stab Maddie with the katana but she moved her head and laughed. He tried again and she moved. She stuck her tongue at him. He kept trying to stab her but she moved out of the way and laughed at him each time. She stuck her tongue out and put her thumbs by her ear and waved her fingers. He decided to swing the katana at her. Maddie smiled and laughed. As the katana was swung, she hooked her leg around his leg and brought him down. He quickly got up but Maddie delivered numerous punches to his face. She hit him with a roundhouse kick to the face. He tried to punch and kick her, but each shot was blocked. She hit him with a knee to the chin, knocking him down. She ran over to him and began choking him with her legs while laughing.

"This will feel so good!" She said.

She squeezed as hard as she could. He tried to lift her legs off him.

"Can you feel the life escaping? I can. It's bliss!"

The man finally summoned the energy to remove himself from the chokehold. Maddie laid back on the ground and laughed as he coughed. The man tried to get the morning star, but Maddie stepped on it. He shoved her back and grabbed the morning star and stood up.

"The fear is starting to overcome you," she said.

"I'll never fear you. I am fearless."

Maddie laughed.

"Don't lie," she said, "I can see you shiver. I can hear the echo of your heart. You know you fear me and you know you are afraid of death."

There was a quiver in his lip. Maddie smiled and pulled out the other katana.

"Come at me," she said, "Kill me. DO IT!"

The man came towards her and swung the morning star, she backed away and used her boot knife to slice his arm. He grunted. His hand shook as the blood poured from his arm and dripped to the floor. Maddie's laugh only made him quiver. She used the boot knife to slice him across the chest. He dropped the morning star as he watched the blood run down to his stomach. Maddie tried to kick him, but he blocked it and threw her down. She sat on the ground and watched as his quivering was starting to be uncontrollable. She smiled and sprung back up. He looked up at her but she was gone. Suddenly, Maddie appeared behind him.

"Hey jackass!" She yelled.

When he turned around, he saw Maddie holding the impaled head. He gasped in total shock. Maddie laughed as he backed away. She moved the head back and forth at him. He fell to the ground and tried to crawl away. She tossed the impaled head aside and then crawled on top of him.

"Oh no," he muttered, "Please no."

"This feels incredible," she whispered.

She wiped the blood off his chest and made a smile on his lips. She wiped more off and tasted it. He nearly fainted. She took out a knife and waved it in his face while laughing.

"It sounds like your heart will explode," she said, "I need that feeling, that orgasmic feeling. You are the one who will give it to me."

She slowly sliced his neck, causing blood to splatter on her face. As he twitched around, Maddie let out multiple loud moans.

"Oh yes!" She yelled, "Yes! Yes! Oh God, yes!"

Due to the overwhelming pleasure, Maddie nearly blacked out. The blissful feeling she received was satisfying. The man stopped twitching. She fell over and laid on her back, smiling.

Maddie headed back home driving the armored SUV. She didn't have a driver's license but learned how to drive from Tim. She reacquired her equipment and wiped most of the blood off her face. Her adrenaline was still strong. She drove through the nearly empty streets until she saw a police barricade ahead. She made a quick turn down another street and bailed. She didn't care who they were after; it may have been her, meaning she needed to stay out of sight.

Her bunker was only a few miles away and there were many tall buildings for her to scale. She quickly scaled the building by jumping on the window sills. When she reached the rooftop, she looked across the night sky and the many buildings that lay ahead. She ran at a high speed and leaped across the building to the next rooftop. Due to the adrenaline still running strong in her system, she could run faster and leap longer distances. She came across one building and realized the next one was too far. She scaled down the building and ran quickly across the empty streets. She could run at a fast pace for over 100 yards. There was an apartment building nearby and she used the stairs to ascend to the top.

Det. Rusty Briggs woke to a sound. Someone was coming up the stairs. He got out of bed and grabbed his gun. He looked out the window and saw someone at the top of the staircase. He climbed out of the window and ran up the stairs. He saw a dark figure at the opposite edge of the rooftop.

"Hey," he yelled, "What are you doing?"

The dark figure did not answer.

"You shouldn't be up here," he said. "I want you to come over here. This is the police!"

The dark figure quickly turned around, startling him. He couldn't see the face. He moved closer to it, keeping his gun ready. The dark figure moved away from the edge and walked towards him.

"Okay, let's go," he said.

The dark figure stopped and ran towards the edge. It leaped across to the next building and disappeared. Rusty went back inside and went back to bed, realizing how dangerous that situation could have been.