Tarot Tells All

CHAPTER 11

Mark was drained again, he laid on his bed as he finally released his hold on the dead cat. Cerebus shot from his sight and out the door that was left open a crack, she did not want to feel the Reaper near her again. He rubbed his temples with his hand, his head was pounding fiercely.

The images that he had forced out of the mind of the feline were brutal, the Demons had infact been after Kayla. They were waiting for her for a very long time. He raised himself up from the bed, still a little weak from the excursion on his human body. He made his way over the bath room and pour a glass of cool water from the tap at the sink, he was so dehydrated, he never felt like that before. But then, he used everything he had to make the cat open her secrets. It was well worth it.

The water was refreshing as he drank another glass, with his thirst sated, he made his way back to his bed. Rest was best for the body as his power regenerated. If he was in full Reaper form, there would be no taxing on the body, it was just a thought, that's all it would take.

He rolled himself in the covers, his nose caught her sent. He hated the knowledge he now possessed, it only meant a life time of trouble for his sweet Kayla. If all his notions felt true, then the gods had played a very cruel joke on his beloved.

"Hey, are you finished with the pussy yet?" The Deadman heard Kane say as the monster walked right into the room that he was still not allowed in.

"Not now Kane, I'm tired…" Mark leaned back against the soft mattress as his brother crawled on the bed.

"What's up?" Kane asked as he started to poke Mark in the ribs hard with one finger repeatedly.

"Kane, stop it. Not now." Mark growled, but laid still as Kane continued his attack.

"Tell me, you know you want to…" Kane continued his poking, it was starting to get sore in that one spot.

"Fine!" Mark rolled over and starred at his brother for a moment, "Make me a promise…"

"Oh no…" Kane jumped out of the bed, "The last time I made you a promise, I had to stay away from Lita and her stupid fucken blond boy toy! I never got my revenge!"

"It's not as bad as that." Mark sat up on the bed, "Just promise me that what I say, you will never repeat it to Kay, for any reason!"

"Oh, just that?" Kane sat back down on the bed, "Ok, I promise…now…what is it?"

"Kayla is in trouble and I don't know how to save her." Mark finally confessed.

"What?" Kane had to think for a moment, "Right now? Then why the fuck are you fucking around with the stupid cat when your woman's in trouble?"

"Kane, she's not in trouble at the moment. She's safe with her brother."

"Oh." Kane calmed down again, "Ok, so what the hell are you talking about?"

"The demons…" Mark starred at his brother with a plighted look, "…I was able to get a lot from the cat. Kane, they were sent there to corrupt her soul. It has something to do with the Avatar power she carries. They need that power for something very bad, but they can't just take it from her…only she can wield it. If they turn her to their side, then they would have control of all that power. It's making sense…"

"I don't get it." Kane starred at his brother with a vacant look, "What's the point?"

"Kayla is a good person at heart, Kane. She loves with so much passion and filled with such sweet kindness. She wouldn't hesitate to use the power to stop whatever plan the demons have for her. But I have seen her angry, filled with a blinding rage, Kane. She can be very dangerous if she chooses to."

"What's wrong with evil?" Kane asked innocently, "I turned out ok, so did you."

"We're neutral, Kane. Not evil. There's a difference."

"No…I don't think so…and what if she decided to be evil one day, so what?"

"Oh...let's see…" Mark began to say sarcastically, "…how about the end of civilization as we know it? The world would seize to exist! Demons and the like would run wild as they devour people all around, as the land becomes polluted by their evil. What fear would just two Reapers do in a sea of demons?"

"Yeah…that would suck." Kane agreed.

"In short, Kane. The demons where sent here to get Kayla on their side and do something big with her power for them…and that's before some preordained time."

Kane began to think, "Don't you think that if there was a chance for her to turn bad, you think her gods would but up some sort self destruct button or something, you think? They are gods, they could see it happening before it does, you know."

"That's what I'm worried about." Mark sighed, "I believe this is what Kayla meant she the demon told her that they failed before. They were somehow stopped from converting the other Avatars."

"Ok, so if Kay is the reincarnation of their goddess, like you've said before, Taker, then how do you kill a god?" Kane asked.

"I don't know…I'm starting to get peeks at her part in this, but I still have no idea what my part could be. If Kayla is as powerful as the demons make her sound to be, then why does she need me? What is the Reaper's purpose in all this?"

"Now you're questioning your existence?" Kane chuckled, "I think you need therapy, bro."

"No, I need answers before something terrible happens to Kay. I don't know what I would do if any harm should come to her. Kane, I love her so much."

"Fuck…" Kane growled, "I hate it when you get mushy."

"Tough shit." Mark leaned back on his bed and starred at the ceiling, "The only question I have now, is where to go from here?"

"That's easy!" Kane grinned, "Just tell Kay what you know and let her do all the work! She'll find out..."

"Oh no!" Mark sat back up, "Under no circumstances are you going to tell her anything! I don't know how much she can take before she snaps, and that's just what the demons want."

"Come on, if living with the guy who killed her parents doesn't make her go all fucky in the head, then this wouldn't be a problem."

"Humans have a breaking point, Kane. You've seen it with Lita, does it take much for them to go all fucky in the head like you say?"

Kane became sombre, "No. No it doesn't."

"Thought not." Mark looked around his room in frustration, the clutter of half empty boxes filled with her personal affects made him think more about his love.

Kayla had moved in with him, there were talks of children. She was expecting to live some sort of semi-normal life with him at her side, she was completely unaware that the gods had chosen her fate long before she was born.

But Mark wasn't going to let the gods decide her fate, no, he was still a Reaper, and the Reapers were not governed by the gods either. They did what they pleased, and nothing would please Mark more than fulfilling every one of Kay's wishes. He would give her the children she so desired, perhaps even marry her in a Human wedding? Yes, he would give her a life as normal as she wanted, and no gods would step in his way.

To be continued.