Every Shot Cuts The Deepest Skin
Chapter Fourteen
A young woman walks along a field of gold.
Her hair bounces against her bare back.
Laughter and happiness is in her eyes.
Then she hears her name being called out.
Halting her steps, she slowly turns around.
A wide smile appears across her face.
She knows who it is before her.
It's the man she deeply loves.
He's holding a toddler in his strong arms.
A little girl that has his eyes and her smile.
The woman waits for them to come closer to her.
Suddenly, the clear blue skies turn grey and threatening.
Evil echoing laughter fills the air with added menace.
She looks around in fear of who owns that chilling laugh.
Then her eyes falls on a man and a woman she instanly knows.
She takes away her daughter while the man shoots down her lover.
Her screams were muffled by the loud booming of thunder.
The man who killed her lover came towards her, a mad grin across his bloody face.
"Time to wake up, Crystal." He said, then he turned away.
Those four words echoed until I awoke with a start, my heart pounding against my chest.
God, that was way too real!
Seeing my child stolen by Abigail and Kable shot by Ken was horrifying.
I placed a gentle hand on my stomach, praying that he or she in there was okay.
With a sigh, I rose from the floor and looked around.
No longer in the club, I was outside Society and it was getting dark.
My eyes fell on the motorbike, waiting for me to hop on.
But where could I go?
How could I find Kable?
Oh God, what if he's dead?
What if I do find where he is only to be too late?
The thought was terrifying.
I had to try, for the sake of our unborn child.
Whatever we had back in Slayers didn't matter right now.
I had to save him and stop Ken Castle from his evil deeds.
The world had to be free again.
So I dashed to the motorbike and turned on the engine.
As I picked up the helmet, a note was placed on the seat.
It said:
Crystal,
If you are still alive and want to save your lover,
come and find us at Ken's building twenty miles from Soceity.
You won't have long, he will die before the next sunrise.
Abigail
I crunched up the note into a ball out of anger.
How dare that bitch betray me like that!
Oh, she will pay and Ken for what they have done!
I got on the seat and drove as fast as I could.
Soon arriving at a oddly shaped building, I turned off the engine and got off the seat.
Checking my watch, it was two am in the morning.
It wouldn't be long until sunrise, the fear inside me grew bigger and bigger.
But with a steady breath, I pushed it aside.
Stomping towards the building, the glass door was soon forgotten by a almightly kick from my leg.
It shattered to a million pieces, sheer pleasure filled my bones.
They should know by now that I was here, alive and ready for anything.
I broke into a run, my eyes darting everywhere in this dark and cold place.
"Kable?" I cried several times but to no answer.
Then without noticing, I entered in a room where was a basketball hoop and dozens of seats.
Every single one was filled up by people.
By the looks of it, they were from Society and still controlled by their players.
I turned to the other side where everyone from Slayers sat, staring straight at nothing.
That nagging fear I buried returned, what the hell was going to happen?
"So, you made it then?" Said Ken, behind me.
Digging my nails into my fists, I turned around to face him.
"Yeah why, didn't think I would?" I asked, with added sarscam.
He shook his head.
"You know Crystal, I admired you from the moment we met all those years ago."
The creep dangerously close, I could smell his breath from where I was standing.
"Nothing to admire me about, Castle." I said, gritting my teeth.
"Oh there is. You were willing to go to Society instead of dying that day, broke free from your player, become a famous Slayer and win the heart of Kable while having his child. There's a good deal there." He explained, with a slimly grin.
I sneered at him, how I hated this guy with a firey passion!
"And now?" I asked, after a beat of silence.
"And now, you are going to try and kill me, kill Abigail, save Kable and free the world from this so called "madness" I made. What a amazing life you lead, Crystal. Yet, the final few parts just isn't going to happen because no-one can kill me." He replied, folding his arms.
"Oh, there's a way!" I snarled.
"Well, Kable did but he's left in, shall I say, a bit of a mess? Abigail, bring him in!"
The horror written across my face amused Ken and the bitch a great deal.
She dragged Kable like he was dirt on the floor and threw him to my feet.
His arm was broken, his face was covered in blood and his chest had bruises all over the place.
"How dare you, you bastard!" I screamed, burning my gaze at both of them.
"Ha ha ha!" Ken laughed that chilling one like my dream.
It sent uneasy shivers up and down my spine.
"I'm giving you a chance, Crystal. You either take it or leave it. Now listen: me and you will fight here in front of everyone before us. If you win and kill me, then everyone will be free with a click of the mouse and you can be with Kable again. But if I win, I will kill you and him without a second's pause. I'll give you a minute to think." He explained, with a threat in his voice.
I looked from him to Abigail who was completly loving every second of this to the bloodied Kable.
"Crystal! I'm... so glad to see you!" He cried, horsely.
"Sh, my love. Just rest." I replied, kneeling down to cup his face in my hands.
"Please don't do it, I can't bear seeing you die!" He pleaded.
"I have to, Kable. To save everyone, especially you." I said, feeling the tears flow down my face.
He shut his eyes then reopened them.
"How is our baby?" He asked.
I took his hand to place it on my stomach.
"It's still there, my love. I know it." I whispered.
A sad smile went across his face, God how much I loved this man was unbelieveable!
"Your minute is up, Crystal. Are you in or out?" Ken snapped.
Rising my angry gaze at him, I slowly rose and breathed in heavily.
"I'm in." I said with venom in my voice.
A large smirk went across his face.
Today will be the day that Soceity and Slayers is no more.
Ken Castle will die even if I do at the same time.
If it's to save everyone I love, then I would give up everything to end this.
