Matt put his hand on my shoulder. "Nah, I want to take this one." He growled. I shrugged and stepped away from the platform. I looked back to see Matt's face. His eyes were dark and held killing intent. "Someone is on their period..." i scoffed as I sat down.
A lumbering giant climbed the steps. He was triple the size of Matt. "Hello again little man..." The giant grunted. "You remember my old partner?" Matt asked. "You mean the one I squashed like a small bug?" he giant bellowed.
The bell rang through the air. "Good..." Matt hissed as he drew back into an offensive stance. He pulled two daggers from the back of his pants, and rushed the giant. The giant retaliated by slamming his fists downward. Matt skillfully dove through the attacks and ended up behind the giant. Turning he used the daggers to climb the giant's back.
Matt jumped into the air and aimed his bow at the giant from above. "Pyromania!" He called as he unleashed a rain of blazing arrows onto the platform. The steam blocked visual sight. Matt landed on the giant's shoulders, with a far larger arrow pointed at the thing's head. "Die." Matt hissed coldly as he loosed the arrow. The severed corpse of the giant fell in two.
"Winner." The announcer called. Matt stepped off the stage and dashed past me. "Shit... guess i have to check on this letter alone..." I said as i pulled the frayed paper from my pocket. "Whatever..." I shrugged and started for my car.
I pulled up to the old station. "This is the one..." i said as I swung the door open. I turned and closed it gently, to see if i was noticed. I walked through the old iron door and closed it behind me. I picked up my arm and clicked my watch. "You have two minutes. Better start now." I boomed. The darkness around me sank deeper, almost to an unnatural level.
"Okay then, I guess I'll start. Do you have a girlfriend?" A familiar voice asked. I couldn't place the voice though. "Nah, Vessi won't let me get close... Wait, why the fuck would you want to know that?" I jumped back. "Shit Mike was right." I hissed. "Well. I need a contractor." The voice stated.
"And you, my sweet, are prime material." The woman stated as I felt arms wrap around me. A pair of lips pressed against mine. I tried to pull away but some internal force held me. When the lips pulled away she spoke. "Done... Master." The voice chimed. The darkness receded and I saw whom was kissing me. My eyes narrowed.
"Your the necromancer..." I grunted. She nodded. "My name is Kim, Kim Bendier. I am a necromancer of noble decent. But to use my powers I require a master. That would be you. And before you ask, the contract cannot be broken for ten years." She explained. Once the light shined on her, I was surprised.
Purple locks fell past her chin. They were gnarled and dirty. Her face was covered in dirt and she had hundreds of bruises. One of her eyes was swollen shut. "Jesus... What happened to you?" I asked. She darted her eyes away from me. "My old master..." she whimpered. "If i take you home there is no doubt that Vessi will kill me. I guess I'm going to have to get a hotel room." I said.
She blushed "So soon?" she asked. I pinched the bridge of my nose. "No. You need to get cleaned up, and your wounds need treating." I hissed. She looked at me and nodded. "I am sorry for over stepping my boundaries." she said. "Thank god some one has some fucking manners around here. Plus I need time to figure out how to break this to Vessi."
Kim stepped out of the bathroom looking like a new woman, though she still wore her cloak. "You got anything else?" I demanded as i pointed at her cloak. "No." She said as she hung her head. "Aight..." I said. I picked up my phone and diled up Kanna. "Dann?" Kanna answered. "Yeah, hey got some time?" I asked.
"Yep." Kanna piped into the phone. "I need you to drop off three FULL sets of clothing, underoo's included to the harbor hotel. No questions asked." I pleaded. I was met with a moment of silence. "Okay, three sets right?" Kanna asked. "Yeah, leave the for room 302B." I demanded. "Alright." Kanna said as she hung up.
"When the clothes get here change into the set you find to your liking." I commanded. Kim nodded. I tossed her the remote and the key card. "Im going to contact someone else, please, for my own safety stay in this room." I pleaded. Kim looked up at me and opened her hand, and formed a small crow.
The crow fluttered over to my shoulder, and perched itself there. "Keeping an eye on me?" I asked. "Yes, I must be ready to contact you or be at your side at your beck and call." She stated with pride. I nodded and stepped out of the room. I took the stairs to the roof of the building. I then pulled out my phone and dialed Mike."
"Talk to me." Mike chimed. "Okay, so one: you were right, don't ask on what. two: I need you at the harbor hotel, ASAP." I demanded. "Is it that serious?" Mike asked. "Yeah, it is." I retorted. "Be there in five..." Mike stated. "Bring your doctor shit, dude." I said as i slumped against the wall. "Oh shit! That kind of emergency, got it." He said. Mike hung up.
A group of motorcycles pulled into the parking lot. "Trouble..." I said as i turned to the door. "Wait..." I tapped the crow. "Come to the roof as fast as you can..." I said to it. The door swung open and Kim dashed out. She ran up to me and keeled. "What is it you require?" She chimed.
I stood Kim up. "Stay here." I said as i gave her my hoodie. "In case you get cold." I commanded. "What's going on?" she asked. "Seems some hounds have found you. And judging by how their so frantic... you didn't break your contract on good terms did you?" I asked. Kim looked away. giving me my answer.
I walked into the stair well and sat on the last step. A group of werewolf's that were in the midst of transformation scurried up the steps. "She is on the roof!" One of them called. Once they were on the last flight they finally noticed me. "Who are you?" The thing snarled.
"Some call me a monster. Others call me a demon. My family calls me death incarnate. You can call me Dann..." I stated as i rose to my feet. "I'm Kim's new master." I growled. The two in front of me lunged without warning. Their bodies exploded into a bloody mess that lined the walls behind me. "Anyone else?" I asked with my arms outstretched.
"C'mon, you come here with such numbers!" I roared. "Hit me! Fight me! Make me bleed! Do something instead of sitting there like a bunch of pissants!" I boomed at the group. "Hey fuck you." One snarled as it lunched at me. I caught it by the nape of it's neck. "Too slow." I plunged my hand into it's back and ripped out it's spinal cord.
A look of terror spread over them. "What are you?" One spat as she fell on her ass. "You see that's the funny thing. When you decided to fight me, you forgot to take one thing into account, I have a pact with an avatar. But there's an up-side. You no longer have to wonder where you god is. 'Cause he's right here." I exclaimed.
"I'm out of here." One screamed as he dashed down the steps. "No, we do not run from a fight." a large gruff man stated as he climbed past the rest. "I am Griff, and you are not welcome to my son's property." He snarled. "You the alpha?" I inquired. Griff nodded. "Good, your presence has made this all too easy." I explained. "What do yo-" I pulled his head out of socket and ripped it clean off, and tossed it to the man behind him.
"Your the new alpha, you ganna make the same mistake he did?" I asked as i pointed to Griff's lifeless body. The man turned around and swirled his hand. "Everyone out." He commanded. Moments later the smell of leather and animal fur was gone.
I stepped onto the roof. Once Kim saw me she became frantic. "Oh my god, are you okay, your drenched in blood." She asked as she rushed over to me. I nodded. "I'm good but we better get to the room. The chunks of animal and clothes were still scatteredsd around the stair well.
The room service woman dropped off the bag of clothes. "These were left for you sir." She stated and returned to her normal routine. I tossed the bag to Kim, who dashed into the bathroom. When she came out she had on a red flannel and a pair of jeans that seemed a bit to big, but they fit her okay. "That good?" I asked. Kim nodded.
Mike opened the door. "I'm right about you being a fuck toy aren't I?" Mike asked. "Blow me." I hissed. Kim giggled. "What?" I demanded. "Leave the poor girl alone Dann, and Jesus, what happened to you?" He asked as he examined her face.
"I need you to make sure she is okay. Mike here is an ex-doctor-" I was cut off by Mike. "I was the best in the business. I just had a problem with the whole, ' this guy paid more for this bed so he takes priority over the dyeing child.' Thing." Mike explained. "I'm trusting her to you Mike." Mike looked at me. "Just a physical?" he asked. I looked at Kim and she nodded. "Yeah." I said as i exited the room.
The door swung open and Mike stepped out. "She is resilient from what i can tell. Extreme bruising, and internal damage. She is lucky to be alive. But if she takes too much anytime soon, she probably wont make it." Mike explained. "Thanks, and you know me." I said with a grin. Mike laughed and went on his way.
I plopped onto the recliner and pulled it all the way out. "I'm hitting the hay, if you'r not, please keep it down. I said as i rolled over to face the wall. I let my head go over what had happened. But Kim tapped my shoulder. "Where should I sleep?" She asked. "The bed" I groaned. I heard some shuffling. then a 'flop'.
The light from the window pulled me awake. Then I heard some knocking on the door. "Dann, you in there?" Eli's voice called from the door. "Yeah, it's unlocked." I said. Eli stepped into the room. "Who is that?!" Eli demanded as she pointed to Kim. "Apparently my contracted necromancer." I stated. Then I had a sudden idea. "Hey, could I ask a favor of you?" I asked Eli.
Eli looked at me with a brow up. "What would this said 'favor' be?" She demanded. "A three-way." I said as sarcastically as possible. "Really?!" Eli lamented. "No, can you do that healing stuff to Kim here, she is really beat up." I asked. Eli huffed and walked over to Kim. "You give him trouble, and trust me, Death will be a dream for you..." Eli hissed. A light rose from Eli's hand and ran over Kim.
"That should do it. And Dann... I'll be expecting something along what you just said soon, but just the two of us." Eli said as she ran her fingers against my face. "Yeah, sure." I scoffed as i rolled back over. "I'm still tired though. night."