Chapter 92

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WARNING: Adult content!

Eric hung up the phone and slipped it back into this pocket. Eric's eyes instantly went to man in the driver's seat who was heading this operation tonight and next to him was Bill Compton. Mark's eyes glanced in the rear view mirror to see Eric looking at him, smirking. Mark frowned because when Eric grinned like that something was up. Tonight Mark didn't have the patience for Northman's games so he turned his eyes back on the darkened road ahead of them.

Eric wasn't going to let it go just yet. "How much further until we are to the drainers compound Mark?" Smirking at the back of Mark's head Eric barely could contain the humor in his voice.

Mark looked in the rear view mirror again. Northman was up to something because the look on his face was one he recognized, trouble. Mark took a deep breath before responding. "As I told you five minutes ago the location is about 45 minutes south of Shreveport. Did you want to remain with us or take an alternative means of transportation while we continue the drive?" Mark's voice dripped sarcasm.

"Now aren't we testy this evening?" Eric's handsome face looked sinister in the dark.

Bill turned slightly to the direction of where Eric sat. Eric's behavior had now peaked his curiosity too, what was up with Eric? "Is everything alright my King?"

"Yes, everything is fine Bill. I just wanted to be sure Mark had his directions correct." Eric lied through his teeth. Sookie would kill him if he let the cat out of the bag about Lily. But Sookie wasn't there at the moment and she would never know of the fun he planned to have with this man over the next few months. The wheels of his mind were moving at lightning fast speed with ideas causing Eric to laugh out loud.

Bill turned in his seat now. "Eric, are you sure everything is alright?" Bill didn't like this at all. They were about to begin a battle with their latest target and Eric was giggling to himself. He was barely behaving like the Viking War Prince Bill had come to know over the years.

"Yes Bill. All will be revealed soon and I am sure when everyone is apprised of what is going on we all will be laughing." Eric waited a moment. "Well, most of will be laughing, others I believe will be overbearing and their usual pain in the ass." Again Eric laughed.

Mark scowled at Eric now in the mirror. His instincts told him to pull the car over and give his vampire boss a piece of his mind but he needed to focus. He wanted to get home to Lily and Eric had promised him some time off which he was going to be using his time off wisely. Mark's earpiece beeped and he moved his hand to touch the blinking light. "Yes." Mark listened carefully then replied. "Good job, hold them there. We will deal with them when we are finished." He pushed the button again and looked at Eric whose face was stone serious. "They have found a couple drainers outside Bon Temps staking out Compton's house. They are being held."

Bill smiled. "I will personally see to them if that is alright with you Master." Bill turned to speak to Eric then turned around again.

"Of course, just make sure they are not left alive in any form." Eric's voice was dead panned. The coming events were starting to take hold again. "Let's get there and take care of this." The car was silent the remainder of the ride except the occasional beep of Mark's earpiece and his response. Night seemed to get darker as they headed closer to their destination to the south. Rural Louisiana had its hold on this night, the sound of the creatures in the dark moving amongst the trees, the darkness and the smell which is uniquely Louisiana.

Eric's cell rang. "Yes Pam." Eric listened to his child who was in a car a few car lengths ahead of him in the procession of cars. "Thank you." He clicked off his phone. "Our back up is in place at the drainer's compound. She says it is only a few moments more."

Mark looked into the mirror again and nodded to Eric. They were only a few more miles out and Mark's intelligence told him that the Rasheed was inside. This would end tonight, for them or for the drainer. One way or another this situation would be handled. "Yes, it off the main road up here a few clicks. We will be there in a few moments."

Eric nodded into the darkness. "Good." Eric didn't need to ask Mark if everything was in place. He knew that this man who he had butted heads with many times over the years was one of his most valued assets. Eric never questioned Mark when it came to strategy or the safety of his family. The cars began to make the turn and Eric began to scan the area. He could feel the Were's they had planted in the woods around the compound. This drainer was not very efficient or he was just stupid. Eric never would let any creature lurk around his home, they would have been caught the moment they stepped foot on the grounds around one of his homes. Smiling to himself Eric knew this was to their advantage since Rasheed was getting more and more sloppy. As the caravan began to slow to a stop everything went dark when each car turned off their lights. When the cars completely stopped Eric didn't wait for his detail to open his door, he got out and stood while his troops began to pile out of the cars. It was completely silent except for the careful closing of the doors. When everyone was out they stood patiently looking at their King. Eric only said one word to the massive silent crowd. "Go." It was like a blur as creatures of all different forms ascended to their destination. Beside Eric was his child, Bill and Nigel. They were close behind the advance team who were now on the front grounds of the compound which only had a few lights on. In the distance Eric could see the lone gunman standing outside the door of the drainer's complex. Eric's fangs rang down instantly at the thought. Eric turned to Nigel, "I am on." Nigel grinned and Eric took flight and silently landed on the top of the roof. Quickly scanning the area Eric could feel the presence of those in the house, the guard at the door and the one in the back yard. "How ignorant this man is, did he think I would not come for him?" Eric thought to himself. He carefully listened to the sounds coming from the house, the sounds of music was blaring in one of the rooms at the back of the house, laughter of women could be heard and men talking to one another. Rasheed was having a little get together and it would be even more fun Eric thought. Grinning Eric stood waiting to be sure there would be no surprises, his eyes and senses were on full alert.

It was in that instance Nigel appeared below in a blur, grabbing the armed gunman and snapping his neck before he knew what happened. Nigel quickly and carefully moved his victim to the side of the house. Eric then jumped from the roof and the dozens of varying creatures were now speeding to the door not making a sound as they ascended. Nodding to Eric Nigel gripped the door handle, smiled when he found it unlocked and on Eric's signal Nigel pushed the door open and all of Eric's troops followed at lightening speed behind them. The warriors went every direction possible in just moments inside the compound. Not one foot of the structure would go untouched by one of Eric's killers, and it only took seconds for the screaming to begin. Please by the sounds he heard Eric followed behind Bill Compton who had one of Rasheed's thugs by the throat and was begging Bill for his life, blubbering about Rasheed being in the back. Bill's grip so tight it was causing the man's face to begin to turn bright red. He would be dead quickly so Eric knew he needed to find Rasheed immediately. Eric moved at vampire speed to the back of the house and to his surprise his child had a man pinned on the floor, her voice could be heard over all the chaos of screeching, breaking of bones, gun fire and Were's taking advantage of the opportunity to flex their muscles. "Rasheed, you stupid piece of SHIT!" Pam's arm came up to obviously strike the man on the floor again because blood was beginning to pool all around him and Pam flashed quickly, her defenses were off the chart. Her beautiful face turned to look up at Eric, she sensed him behind her. "I will kill him Master." Pam's fangs were down, there was blood dripping down her lips, splattered on her pretty ivory skin, her eyes were full of fire and blood lust.

Eric pulled her hand down. "No."

Pam didn't move from where she was. "I am going to finish him!" Her usual calmness was no where to be found in that moment, she was in her truest form tonight, a predator and a killer.

"No." Eric pulled her back and onto her feet, she stood absolutely still and glared around the room anxiously. Eric turned to scan the room for Nigel, Eric called to him. Nigel, who was blatantly feeding, released the now dead man and he fell to the floor in a thump. Nigel was beside Eric in a second pulling up Rasheed who was half conscious from Pam's assault on him. "Restrain him and do as we discussed." Eric's voice was flat. Bill moved to help and he with Nigel's help leaned down and picked up the mumbling man by his arms pulling him in the direction of the front of the house.

Pam was about to begin a tantrum but as she opened her mouth to protest Eagle rushed to her side and touched her elbow. "Pam, do as you were instructed. Eric gave us specific directions on what to do tonight and you have not followed them." Eagle's voice was low but full of anger. He knew that Pam could have put this mission in jeopardy or worse someone could have been hurt. Eagle's anger was getting more and more intense and Pam turned to look at Eagle. Her fangs went up and she nodded, her blood lust was beginning to subside. Pam was gone in a flash, there was much more to do including finish taking out Rasheed's crew and clean up. Eagle looked quickly at Eric and was too gone in an instant.

Eric looked around and as he did he felt the slash of the blade against his skin. Instantly Eric reached behind, pulled out his sword and in one fail swoop cut the women's head off. Accessing the damage of the blade from the women's knife, the wound immediately closed. Eric took a moment to look at his victim because she looked familiar to him but quickly dismissed her. There was still fighting all around him, the once clean floor was now a slippery, wet mess of body parts, blood and guts. Eric spotted Alcide in the corner, his fur matted with blood as he was dismembering the body of a man. Quickly joining the fight Eric began his assault on those who were left standing, which by now were only a few. One man immediately dropped to his knees begging Eric to save him. Eric stood with his sword over his head enjoying the suffering of this man who knew his fate was cast. "Please sir, I will do anything you ask. I will tell you everything. I don't want to die!" The man was in full hysterics now, his bloody face streaked with tears.

Eric's eyes narrowed at the man. "What is it you have to offer me to keep you alive?"

Hope gleamed in the man's eyes and he reached out for Eric's arm. Eric quickly pulled away from him. Growling at the man he quickly began spilling what he knew. "I've worked for Rash for almost 5 years. I know all there is to know about him, his family, his business. I am his second in command."

Eric instantly got angry. "You coward, how quickly you turn on your boss." Eric's sword began to swing, the disgust of this man made Eric want to kill him even more.

"Eric!" Mark's arms went up to stop the beheading of the whimpering man. "We can use his information." Mark was using all his strength to keep the sword from hitting its target. Eric pushed back violently from Mark. Mark moved to stand nose to nose to Eric. In barely a whisper Mark's eyes focused on Eric's, he knew Eric would hear what he was saying. "Think about it Eric! He knows things we might not get out of Rasheed." Eric's eyes searched Marks and he began to think for a moment then nodded, Mark was right. Mark turned around and scanned the room, then called for Gary and Trey to remove the pleading man. Mark stood and appraised the situation, the house was completely destroyed, walls, furniture, windows, every possible surface was covered in blood or a dismembered body. "The cleaners are outside. We need to go and let them do their job."

Eric too looked around to see the aftermath of this battle, Were's and vampires were still feeding or destroying what was left of the remains, others were stacking dead bodies in the center of the next room, some were gathering weapons. His team was efficient and had done their job well. "Do you recognize that girl Mark?" Eric couldn't get her out of his head. Mark turned to look at the women whose head was separated from her body and shook his head no. "Take a picture of her face. I recognize her from somewhere." Mark did as he was told, taking out his phone and snapping a quick picture. "Check on the cleaners and lets get out of here." Mark placed his phone back in his pants pockets and headed to the front of the compound. Eric put his sword back behind him and turned to the remaining warriors. "We must go now." Each fighter stopped what they were doing and began to leave the same direction that Mark had taken. Eric turned to find Bill heading his direction. "Are we ready?"

Bill nodded. "Of course." A sly smile appeared on his face. "Our draining kingpin is in transport. We can deal with him tomorrow."

Eric slapped Bill on the shoulder. "Let's get everyone out of here and head to the warehouse. I want to deal with the interrogation of Rasheed tonight." Bill and Eric scanned the room to make sure no one was being left behind and when they were satisfied they too headed for the exit. They returned to the vehicle they had hidden in the tree line and Eric got in back, Bill in the passenger seat. The driver seat was empty, Mark wasn't in his seat. "Where the fuck is Mark?" Eric hissed, dialing Mark's phone it rang until it went to voice mail. Eric called it again and the phone did the exact same as before. "He isn't answering."

Bill turned to look at Eric. "I thought he was in the car." Bill quickly got out of the car and in true vampire speed he headed a couple car lengths to where Trey and Gary were. Bill was back in seconds. "He isn't with them either."

Eric threw the car door back open. "Find him!" Bill disappeared in the dark. Eric pulled out his phone. "Nigel, where is Mark?" Eric waited for his answer and when Nigel told him he hadn't seen him Eric was furious. "He isn't in the car! Use the Were's, find him now!" Eric saw the blur of creatures taking off into the night. Eric dialed his phone again. "Pam, get this caravan out of here. I will stay behind with Bill and Nigel. Go to the warehouse and be sure nothing comes of our guests until I get there." He ended the call and began searching the yard. Eric could feel the other vampires and Were's presence around him. He was beginning to get concerned. Eric heard his name being called, it was Nigel. Eric moved at lighting speed to where Nigel was. Eric could see Nigel leaning over pulling someone up and over to their back. Eric quickly moved around Nigel, it was Mark, his face was dark, full of blood and he was unconscious. Eric knelt beside Mark and put his fingers to Mark's neck to find a pulse, waited then looked up at Nigel. "Fuck!"