Chapter 5: Darkness
Riddick slowly came out of his daze, shaken from the memories that resurfaced.
They were like a wound that never quite heals, a constant pain in his being he wishes to forget, but is forced to relive every endless night to dawning day.
Ghosts to haunt my dreams
How many were there now? Too many for him to count – his life unforgiving, his memory unable to forget.
Betrayal, murder, death, and deception – such was the life handed to him, had he been given a choice, would he have been led down this path, was it fate?
No fucking point thinking about the what if's and could've beens. Get your fucking head together.
After leaving the forest on the night of Jack's death, he had gone into seclusion, doing only what he needed to facilitate his survival.
He killed, destroyed, beat, badgered, and royally fucked up everything and everyone that crossed his path. You were one unlucky mother fucker to witness him, and his silhouette would be the last image you saw as you gasped your last breath, should he have noticed you. He bathed in his enemy's blood, tasted their sweet spot, and reveled in the chills it elicited from his body.
The rewards were quick, hollowly satisfying, empty.Riddick got a ship and planet hopped, becoming the very thing he hated, a fucking merc, and that's where he is today. Still moving from place to place, with nothing and no one to keep him or make him leave, he wanders as a nomad – always alone.
All was not lost.
5 years of wandering in the traverse causes most men to go mad, but for Riddick, had a calming effect – the beast was satiated, at least for the moment – his rage abated.
He settled into the groove of being the good old 'I don't give a fuck' Riddick, with the tormented soul to tag along; but something wasn't right –he could feel it. The very animal in him screamed; something was going to happen and soon.
But what?Who the fuck cares; someone tries to fuck with me and I fuck with them. End of story
You weren't meant to have anyone in your life; never forget that. Especially the next time you decide to get the ingenious idea of developing a soul and actually giving a fuck about someone else
"Rule number 1: Worry about your own ass. Rule number 2: Never forget rule number 1," he mumbled.
That's right dipshit, shouldhave remembered that one a long fucking time ago. No one cares about you. No one will shed a tear when you die. Remember you're nothing but a payday, nothing more than a big fat dollar sign everyone's waiting to cash in on
The water had gone from scalding hot to glacial; Riddick hurried out and grabbed a towel, wrapping it around his waist. Just as he was about to turn around and walk to his room, something pricked him in the neck.
"What the fuck?"
He reached back and ripped the hypo out.
Am I dreaming?
He turned and looked through the doorway and there, standing before his eyes, were five very big and fully equipped special ops from the very same company who indoctrinated him.
How did they find me? Getting sloppy. Have to focus.
"Richard B. Riddick you are to come peacefully with us. If you do not comply with this order we will be forced to use lethal force. Do you understand?" said the commanding officer.
"Oh I fucking understand all right. But I sure as hell am not going peacefully and I'm quite positive I'm not going anywhere without killing a couple of you dick sucking lackeys in the process," he said with a sarcastic tone and menacing smile on his face.
"Ehm, uh, Sir, why isn't the sedative working?" mumbled one of the men.
Before the question could be answered Riddick grabbed his shiv and lunged at the asshole that asked the question, embedding his blade in the man's eye straight. The man thrashed and jerked before falling to the floor.
Four to go
The others, surrounded Riddick.Come to daddyThe first man pulled out a tazer gun, setting it on its highest setting; he aimed it at Riddick's back and fired. Riddick, hearing a crackling sound ducked in time to see it hit the man in front of him, within seconds the room smelled of overcooked bacon.
Stupid fuckers
The remaining two, either out of desperation or stupidity, lunged at Riddick's crouching form; one, unfortunately got the business end of Riddick's shiv.The lone officer, managed to dodge out of the way as Riddick's shiv missed his throat by millimeters.Riddick lunged at the attacker and was about to shove the shiv into the fucker's throat when he felt another prick in his back, and everything went numb. He fell instantly to the floor and as the room began to go black he realized why he hadn't heard them come in.
They hadn't broken in.
The bitch left the door open