'I'm pushing him to hard, Hell I'm pushing myself to hard too!' Cece lamented, 'When was the last time he slept? When was the last time I slept? The coma doesn't count, I felt like shit when I woke up!'She looked over at her brother again, the bags under his eyes were so deep and dark, she'd mistake him for a Tracker if it weren't for his warmth, "Cas... you know you don't have to do this right? Lucy and I... we got this! The deals been done, just breaking bread and sharing war stories is all that's left!"He shook his head, "That's exactly *why* I need to be there, Our group has proven ourselves efficient and capable, Once they learn of carpet bombing of the Jawbreakers, We'll look even more impressive but also dangerous, I'm the leader, for better or worse I'm also the face of Karl's Folk, if I want our future interactions to go smoothly, Julie need to trust me..."Cece sighed, "She already does baby brother, but yeah.... her people, especially Charles doesn't think much of us, so
"Where were when it all started?" Julie asked, "Really.... no sign of you or Cecelia for months and you two just happened to show up tonight of all nights?"Cas sighed and took a swig of whiskey from the flask Julie handed him, "You don't trust us? Or are you just genuinely curious," he stared at Charles, the portly cop narrowed his eyes, 'and we were all getting along not too long ago,' he shook his head in indignation."Honestly.... a bit of both," she bit her lip."It's the Jawbreakers isn't it?" He finally met her eyes, "I wasn't a part of them ever if that's what's on your mind,""But you had relations with Jay didn't you?" Charles spoke.Her face flashed through his mind for a moment, Her long straight black hair, her glossy chocolate skin, Her dark eyes and pouty pink lips, He even remembered how she smelt and tasted, 'Good riddance to bad rubbish,' whatever good thing they had in the past, their talks, the partying, hell even the sex was tainted now thanks to that night."I ow
It would be cold..... not to mention her gun would be useless down there, given the size of the silhouette, her daggers may do nothing but tickle the damned beast, she would be nothing more than a helpless, near blind pup inside the river......Cece took a deep breath and leapt into the water.Her body went numb for a second, from the cold, She quickly gathered her bearings and look deep into the water, she could spot Lucy.... albeit vaguely, the poor girl was trying her hardest to swim away, 'if she wasn't afraid of drawing water, she'd probably be screaming' Cece thought, she looked over at her aggressor.It was vaguely shaped like a catfish, which wasn't alarming in of itself, they were quite common here after all, no.... it was the size, volume and..... it's physiology.It was silvery blue for one, a colour alien to a typical Catfish, it was roughly the size of a pickup truck, sporting 5 set of stark white pupil-less eyes , twin tails with sharp blades for a fin and 2 rows of jag
The scruffy old man in an Old timey brown 3 piece Tailor suit took a sip of his earl grey before neatly setting it on the table next to his semi automatic."You've done well for yourself Mr Parker," Cas said, his eyes roving round the town house, paintings of dogs imitating iconic figures from history hung on it's walls, the room dimly lit by candles, The floors strangely waxed, the house plants in Prestine condition, the air was scented with Lavender and Butterscotch, the floors mopped and waxed.... it was almost like The house was catered to by a team of cleaners everyday, Cas doubted that possibility though, 'Who'd be crazy enough to hike all the way over here just to Clean this old coot's home? Nottingham Road is flipping warzone now!'It was true, Cas could hear the sound of gunfire and screams of distress of in the distance, He was certain someone just gave their dying screams too.... 'I'm glad I left Cece and Lucy behind with Julie,' His only Companion, J.J laying in wait outs
"And it was such a beautiful day too....." Cece sighed as she looked down the barrel of the gun pointed at her face, The Young man in tactical gear at the other end sneered as he barked at her, "Move and I blow your brains all over this Goddamn concrete, so please..... MOVE!"Lucy was shaking like a leaf next to Cece, The pair along with Julie and some of her people were ambushed by a division of the Bloody Blue Hand during their expedition to one of the hospitals run by The saints.The group of 5 surrounded by the 8 of meanest, hardest looking pieces of shit this city had left to offer, all dressed in tactical gear, all had a the insignia of a blue hand on their left shoulders..... She suspected Lucy's fear wasn't that they'd be killed, nope the girl has seen far, far worse than these guys.... it's their leering gaze that frightened the girl, They seemed like the type that hadn't felt a woman's touch since this apocalypse started, 'Either they don't got no women in their company or t
'Two in the kitchen storeroom, One in the bedroom closet, one under the bed..... jeez three in the flipping roof too!?' Cas griped as he studied the apartment, He could sense the firearms pointed his way, through the walls, The wood, the furniture..... everywhere he looked, he felt the eyes of someone staring back at him in this rundown apartment.J.J stood guard outside, The last thing he wanted was for his pet to sense his unease and attack his host in a panic, that, and he needed his pet to enact the plan he had recently concocted.His host in question, was a muscular blonde with short cropped up hair and electric blue eyes, wore nothing but a dirty grey tank top and a pair of white panties, the woman had her revolver on her lap and sat cross-legged on a dusty old couch as she observed Cas and Charles."Sit your ass down over there...." she grumbled, pointing her finger towards a pair of dusty old plastic chairs in the corner, They looked one more use away from breaking down comple
The first bullet whistled past Cece's ear, barely penetarting the wall behind her, she ducked in fear, The second hit a few inches near her left big toe, she scrambled back and the third grazed her right hand causing the girl scream."Shit! Shit! Shit!" Cece cursed, she grabbed Julie's and hurled the woman and herself to the farthest part of the decrepit building, she ducked behind a counter and upholstered her revolver.She checked her drone watch for signs of movement from her attackers, 2 of them down and the last one, it's camera broken, barely able to capture images of her foes, the darkness didn't help matters either, her attackers might as well been invisible from how dire their situation was, they had succeeded spectacularly at throwing them off and putting the two women in a near hopeless situation."ARRGH!" She heard the dying scream of someone, friend? Foe? She was not curious or foolish enough to investigate! Cece took deep breaths and turned towards Julie, The Korean wom
The first thing that caught his eye were the blood sausages wrapped round Andy's neck, as the dishevelled old man hung from the chandelier above,The sausages had dyed his frosty white beard a more festive colour, 'No.... not sausages, too long, no intersection, Size is all wrong... Oh God!' He shifted his gaze, Andy's eyes, tongue and nosed were carved outta his face.The next were the strange symbols carved into his now naked body, Some were draconian in nature, Cas knew that from the book Josephine of Garland had gifted him, he could read out the words 'Searcher' and 'Whispers' written on his body, Others were in a language he did not understand, nor any ordinary human for that matter, He had an intense headache when he tried to decipher them.His torso had a gapping hole in the middle, his intestines, Heart.... all his organs were scooped out, all that remained were his bones within.The room around him was painted red with the old man's blood, but that wasn't all that greeted Cas,