Happy holidays! Sorry this chapter is so short. Holiday season is driving me nuts, and I've been so busy. But anyway. Hope you all enjoy!
Evil Dead Ch 4
Mia found her balance, after stumbling to stand. Ash simply tilted his head, "See somethin' Princess?"
Mia sighed, passing him, "Lets just keep going."
Ash shrugged, following her, "Your choice."
The slayers walked in silence, only hearing the shrieks of demons not too far away.
"So," Mia broke the silence,"Any clue where were actually going?"
"Not completely," Ash smirked as she glared back at him, "Somewhat, kid." He took a quick detour, climbing up a pile of rubble unnaturally fast. Mia followed without question, looking up at him from the bottom of the debris. He reached his calloused hand down to her, allowing her soft, scarred hand to grip his as he pulled her up.
Ash led her to the end of the cliff of rubble, something in the distance becoming clear to her. She could see a black, fiery vortex surround a distant area, obviously the source of this chaos.
"It's gotten bigger, since I last looked," He looked to Mia, who was gawking at the twisted inferno, obviously afraid, "Shortly before I found you. I think it's the source, and I'm pretty damn sure that's where we'll find the book."
"I don't doubt it." Mia stated, Looking up at him, "What do you think we'll find there...?"
"Well," he started with a sarcastically perky tone, "Maybe we'll find a birthday party and be welcomed by fanfare! With cupcakes and puppies and a goddamned clown!"
Mia decked him in the arm with her prosthetic hand, causing him to flinch, "You dick."
"Hey! That actually hurt, Princess." Ash rubbed his arm, wondering briefly if it would bruise, and Mia began climbing down, "Chances are what we find will be difficult to deal with. You may need to prepare for that with how delicate you are."
Ash waited for a snappy comeback, hearing nothing, he repeated, "I said, you may need to prepare with how delicate you are!"
Again, nothing.
"The fuck...?" Ash groaned under his breath, jumping down to find her gone. He could feel panic creep up his spine, "Mia!?" He shouted, his sudden loneliness echoing back to him, "Mia!"
Mia found herself again with her face in the dirt, alone, "Fuck." She groaned, pushing herself to her feet. What did she step into even? A rip in time? That's just stupid. Right?
Suddenly, she heard her name, knowing who was calling out to her, she responded, "Ash!" She hoped he heard, "Ash!" She shouted again, hearing him call back, asking if she could hear him.
"Yeah!" She responded.
"Where'd you go!?"
"I don't know! I fell in a weird hole and ended up on the other side of these buildings!"
"Nice job dumbass!" Ash groaned, "Stay there! I'll come find you!"
"Fuck you! I'll stay here because I wanna stay here!" Mia groaned, leaning against the nearest wall, mumbling,"Jerk..."
Annoyed, Ash began climbing more piles of rubble, venturing to the general direction he had heard her voice. As he moved along, he breifly glanced into a cracked window, his reflection smirking after he looked away. Climbing up on a roof belonging to a small building, he turned away from his destination, seeing the form of Mia, turned away from him, swinging back and fourth, and humming a lullaby loudly.
"Hey Princess, start climbing!" He shouted, obtaining no response, "Hey! A demon eat your ears, kid?"
He watched as she slowly turned in her heel, a somewhat sickening grin on her dirty face, dark eyes tugging at his heart.
"Mia?" Ash jumped down, only for her to turn and run away from him, laughing, "Kid, this ain't time for games!" He growled, chasing her down the dirt path, and into a crumbling building, finding her staring at a wall, five away from him,"Alright, that's enough. We've got a book to find."
"But... maybe I can just stay here with you..." She whispered harshly, "This can be our own little paradise..."
"This is far from a paradise, kid." Ash folded his arms over his chest, "I know your feelin's for me are strong, but it ain't gonna happen that fast."
"So... That kiss meant nothing?" Her voice became more hoarse.
"Look, kid, I like you, okay? But I don't want emotions clouding out minds, okay? We've got more important shit to deal with- Oh." He had blinked, and her glazed over eyes were what he first saw, "Uh-"
"I don't like being taken advantage of." She growled, her voice becoming deeper, grabbing his arm roughly, digging her nails into the white cloth, "You don't know what I've been through."
"I wouldn't take advantage of you, Mia. That would be stupid. Stop bein' so dramatic." He sighed, grabbing her wrist, and pushing her away gently, "Lets get back to business, mmkay?" He turned away, only for his arm to be grabbed a tad too roughly.
"Stay."
"What?"
"STAY WITH ME!" The voice became violent and disgustingly guttural, Ash quickly noticed her eyes become a demonic red and yellow scheme.
He turned, kicking the false Mia into the wall, "Well aren't I fuckin' stupid for fallin' for that." He muttered under his breath, reaching for his chainsaw, only for the screaming girl to kick it out of his hands, also causing him to stumble and fall back, to which he punted her into the air when she attempted to tackle him.
"Fuck." He grumbled, flipping himself up, but when he reached for his shot gun, he heard a shot fire. He let out a scream, his arm just barely grazed, though he quickly ducked, and grabbed a rock, chucking it it her head, causing her to drop the gun. He tumbled forward, grabbing it, but when he looked up, she was gone.
Ash sighed with cautious optimism, placing the gun where it belonged, and picking up his chainsaw, putting it on his back as well. He moved his shirt to inspect the wound, only to rip the bottom of his shirt, and tie it around the wound.
"What was that about...?"