Posted at 6:20 am on Jun 27, 2014 by:
Deadblood (Absolute & Mortal Champion)
I drove out there with the remains of three human beings... well, two human beings and Wilma.
"YOU CAN RUN, BUT YOU CAN'T HIDE!" the masked man shouted, his voice carrying far down the alley. "NOT FROM ME! SO LET'S GET THIS OVER WITH!"
"Just keep running!" Deadblood said to Sheri as they moved deeper and deeper into the alley. "Ignore his voice and keep running!"
He was following his own advice too, for at the moment, it was all they could do. The masked man was following them down that alley, the voice seeming to only get closer despite their running. This didn't surprise Deadblood. Given all that he'd already witnessed of what the masked man was capable of, it didn't surprise Deadblood at all that the masked man was managing to catch up with them already.
"I know that you're still somewhere around here!" came the masked man's voice again. "I know that you can hear me too! I'll find both of you, dammit! Then you'll discover the true meaning of PAIN AND SUFFERING!"
Waiting until Sheri was a bit ahead of him, Deadblood stopped and looked around quickly. Seeing a 2x4 laying on the ground nearby, he grabbed it before hiding. Hiding and waiting. Able to hear the masked man getting closer, first his voice and then his footsteps. And when the time was right, Deadblood jumped out from behind his hiding spot, from behind a wall, and slammed the 2x4 into the masked man's face!!!!! The masked man hadn't expected that, falling backwards onto the concrete, clearly dazed. The mask hadn't cracked or even come loose from the blow, but that didn't matter. What mattered was that he'd managed to catch the masked man off guard and gave himself an opportunity to hopefully inflict further damage.
"Looking for me, bitch?!" was all that Deadblood said before repeatedly hitting the masked man with the 2x4, striking his head, his chest, his limbs, anywhere he could reach!!!!!!! "You're not blocking shit now, are you???"
When the 2x4 finally snapped in half, Deadblood dropped it to the ground, catching his head. He could see a tickle of blood running out from under the man's hair, oozing onto the concrete. Hearing more footsteps, Deadblood turned around to see that Sheri had turned back, wondering what had happened. She looked at the masked man's body in shock, clearly impressed with Deadblood's take down of their attacker.
Drawing his katana again, Deadblood held it for a moment, unsure of just what he would do next. The masked man lay motionless though and Deadblood felt happy about that fact. Deciding to lean in, he started to reach towards the mask, planning to unmask their attacker before executing him, but before he could even touch the mask or change his mind and kill him right then and there, Deadblood suddenly felt himself being propelled backwards through the air, falling hard back first on the concrete near Sheri's feet, katana slipping from his hand!!!!! And looking up, Deadblood watched as the masked man sat up, taking the time to crack his neck, which Deadblood remained unsure if that was because of his beating with the 2x4 or if it was just meant to intimidate them further, before rising to his feet!!!
"Oh fuck... come on, Deadblood! Get the fuck up!" Sheri shouted. "You got us in this mess! I'm not going to take care of this while you lay there on the fucking ground!"
"That's right, Deadblood!" the masked man taunted. "Get the fuck up and face me instead of hiding around corners like a fucking coward!"
Deadblood snapped out of his daze and quickly scrambled to his feet, scooping up his katana with him, keeping it drawn. And there they were, facing off again. This time though, the masked man didn't wait for Deadblood to make the first move, instead making the first move himself. Ripping the katana from Deadblood's hand with that invisible force, the masked man wrapped a hand firmly around his throat before slamming him against the bars of a window, hitting the bars so hard that the vibrations caused the glass in the window to shatter, most of it falling forward and out through the bars, the shards breaking in slightly smaller but still just as sharp pieces when they hit the ground!!!!!!! He then slammed Deadblood into the bars of a window on the other side of the alley, just as hard if not harder, again breaking the glass!!!!!!!!!
Finally slamming Deadblood up against a wall where there wasn't a window, still holding him by his throat, the masked man said, "You know, Champ, I was planning on having fun with you here tonight! Kick you around a little, let you maybe put up a little bit of a fight before finishing you off... but none of that's gone as planned and you've only succeeded in PISSING ME THE FUCK OFF!"
At that, the masked man used his free hand to pull out his combat knife, before saying, "Though I suppose the night isn't completely ruined, because I'm sure as fuck going to enjoy this!"
Deadblood only squirmed in pain, unable to make any sound as the masked man tightened his grip on Deadblood's throat. Behind the masked man though stood Sheri and for that moment, the masked man seemed to have completely forgotten about her, lost in his obsession with ending Deadblood's life. And that was just fine by her, for it gave her a chance to cause all that broken glass to rise into the air and, not saying anything in advance, sent the glass flying forward, the shards stabbing deep into the back of the masked man's body, his body protecting Deadblood from getting struck by any glass as the rest of it smashed into the wall, breaking into even smaller pieces!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The masked man immediately dropped his knife and fell to his knees, completely distracted from killing either of them at the moment, blood running profusely from his many new wounds!!!!!!!
Leaning against the wall, catching his breathing and hold his back in pain, Deadblood looked down at the masked man as he struggled, letting out grunts of pain. He then looked over at Sheri, who looked up from the masked man too when she noticed Deadblood looking at her.
Finally catching his breath, Deadblood then said, "Thanks, I owe you one."
"One?" Sheri asked, raising an eyebrow. "I'm pretty sure you own me a lot more than just ONE!"
Seeing that the masked man was already trying to get to his feet, several shards of glass popping out of his flesh as the wounds began to heal, Deadblood replied with, "We can add up just how much we owe each other later! Let's try to get some more distance between us and this guy before he can heal up again!"
Sheri nodded and Deadblood grabbed his katana yet again, sheathing it, before they took off down the alley again, knowing they wouldn't have long before the masked man was back up.
They didn't get far when they suddenly heard, "I'M TIRED OF THIS BULLSHIT! THAT'S ENOUGH!"
Deadblood and Sheri glanced nervously at each other, but they quickly came to a stop when they reached an open door, a guy standing outside of it, holding a couple bags of trash.
"Watch where the hell you're going!" he yelled at them.
Quickly, Deadblood punched the guy in the face, dropping him to the ground. He was only knocked out though. Better than what the masked man probably would have done to him. Deadblood and Sheri then entered the doorway, finding themselves in a dark hallway. They quickly moved down it and through an open set of double doors. They continued forward, passing shelves stocked full of items. Then they passed furniture before reaching a couple escalators connected to the floor above.
"I think we're in a department store," Deadblood said as his eyes adjusted to the dim light.
"Oh that's just fucking great!" Sheri responded. "I bet the other doors are already locked. You love to get us cornered, don't you?"
"Let's focus more on the problem at hand," he replied, avoiding her question for the time being.
"I'd say that is the problem at hand!" she then said.
"... Come on. Let's head upstairs. In a place like this, I bet there's lots of shit we can find to fuck that guy up with."
Rolling her eyes, Sheri followed Deadblood up one of the unmoving escalators and they weren't even up to the second floor yet when they heard, "I know you two are in here! Did you really think I wouldn't notice the guy you knocked out?" After a moment of silence, he then added, "I'm not against setting this whole fucking store on fire with you two still inside! They'll think it's just some tragic accident!"
