Author's Note: Ok so I'm just going to let all of you know right now that I will only be posting one chapter a week now, it's official. Homework and sports has proven to be too much for me to handle with writing thrown into the mix as well, also my computer is being an ass and not letting me log into my account on my laptop. Well anyways… Let the awesomeness begin!
Chapter 9
Walking through the forest I glanced down at the mission paper yet again making sure I was reading it correctly, why is this even an S-class mission? I thought with distaste, recently I seemed to be picking up super easy missions. I really have to stop just randomly picking them and storming out of the guild. I sighed thinking about my recent actions, this whole solo mission thing turned out to be more trouble than I thought it would be.
The mission paper read:
Please help us rid our town of a dark mage.
Reward: 200,000 jewels
Well at least it pays well…
When I had gone through the client's town earlier I noticed the lack of a dark mage so I ventured into an area most would assume a dark mage would go, the creepy ass forest that surrounded the town. Of course the forest would provide more coverage compared to the city, providing the dark mage with the advantage. If this dark mage has been in this forest for a long time then I was screwed.
Reasons:
They would be able to hide in spaces unable to be seen by the naked eye, successfully hiding him or herself from my view.
I would be out in the open, the foliage does nothing if I have no idea where I'm going.
There magic, whatever it may be, might be able to be casted from a farther range making it impossible for me to pinpoint their location without getting myself killed.
Sighing to myself continued my brisk steps through a patch of trees, until I heard the cracking of branches from behind me. I turned around swiftly smiling to myself, maybe this dark mage is stupid… lucky me.
I came face to face with girl who could have been my mother, in age of course. Her hair was a dark brown peppered with little hints of gray, announcing her growing age. Her eyes were a piercingly light blue, almost white, stark in contrast to her ruby red lips. She was wearing a black leather vest with the zipper slightly lowered revealing her abundant breasts, accompanied with a pair of black skin tight leather pants. Her black combat boots completed the ensemble nicely.
It was then that I noticed the tattoo that decorated her right arm, it was identical to my own. The Mad Hatters mark. That was it though, there was no counter balance.
Her face was masked with aloofness that is until she saw my clearly marked arms, her face lit up like fireworks. She clapped excitedly, jumping up and down on her feet.
"Finally someone to play with!" She said, and in an instant her blue eyes took on a blood red color. A beautiful demon. Her tattoo slithered off of her arm with practiced ease, swirling into to creation. An axe now sat in her right hand, playfully drooping as her stance lowered.
I reacted too slowly. She quickly ran at me, axe raised. Then in one fell swoop, the hawk captured its prey. I didn't even feel the axe as it sliced open my stomach, letting blood spurt freely from the open wound. As I lay still on the ground, she placed her foot atop my ribcage restricting my movement.
"Now who do we have here?" She whispered lowly, as she dipped her hand towards my open wound. A single finger was placed under my flesh, earning a scream from myself as I felt some of her raw and angry energy claw at my insides. Pulling back her finger she licked it, releasing a moan almost as if savoring the blood that coated her finger. "Ah… the Mad Hatter, I see. I'm glad I found you…" She purred.
"The Joker will be very pleased…"
Those were the last words I heard before red dots began to dance across my vision, my world being bathed in red. Until there was nothing at all except for my need, my need for… blood.
Jokes were played, discoveries were made, and the world was bathed in blood.