Chapter 2
Jenos wakes up, wishing that it was just a dream, that his father was still alive and well. He gets up, gets dressed, and goes to his father’s room, and finds it empty and the bed still made up. Depressed, he walks into the kitchen of their home and sits down at the table. He remembers all the time the two had spent together, especially after his mother died. “Alone, I’m alone now. I’ll never see him again.” He bangs on the table. “Why?! Why did this happen? Why did he have to die?” He gets up and goes into the bathroom.
He splashes his face with cold water, trying to wake himself up. With the water dripping down the stubble of hair on his chin and moustache, he looks at himself in the mirror. “I may have lost Father, but I’m not going to let that stop me from completing what we had started.” He exits the bathroom and goes back into the bedroom. He opens up the closet and pushes a button hidden behind a shoe box. The button activates, and a small door opens up. Jenos puts his hand inside and pulls out his .45 Berettas and holsters. He places them between his underwear and his jeans. He then grabs his two knives and places them around his ankles.
Jenos exits the house and goes into the crowded street at 8:32 am. He walks to his job, a security guard at the 1st National Bank in Worchester, New York. Another boring day where nothing happened, as it never does. He finishes work at 6:00 pm, and prepares for his hunt. He heads for a darkened alley and then starts a chant.
“Wind blows, air flows, ground below. Footsteps of the man, that walked these steps, show me his path, guide me with thy light.” The ground starts to give off a glow, shining a dull yellow, showing him the path of his father. He follows it and gets ready for battle.
In her study, Mackenzie Tathal is reading another book. She senses that someone is in the building, looking for her. She smiles. “So, someone else wants to try to take me on, fine by me.” She exits the room and hides. Jenos enters it not too long afterwards. He enters calmly, not going in with his guns blazing. He goes to the chair she sat in and notices the book. He picks it up and starts to read the beginning of it. Mackenzie enters the room and doesn’t see him waiting for her. She heads towards her chair and stops when she sees him in it.
“Hi, I guess we haven’t met, have we?” Mackenzie looks at him dumbfounded. She thinks, “The nerve of this man, trespassing in my house and making himself comfortable in MY chair.” She speaks, “What are you doing in my house?” Jenos looks up. “I was waiting for you.” She is shocked for the second time. “Waiting for me? Do you even know who I am?” He shrugs. “Don’t know, don’t really care. I’m lonely, and I noticed this place, then the light, so I figured that someone had to come around here sometime.”
Suspicious, Mackenzie walks behind the chair and looks over the back of it. Her arms go to him, pushing him against the back of the chair. “And why would you think that I would want to keep you company?” “Well, seeing as how you yourself are alone, I figured that maybe you want some company like I do.” She just looks down on him and glares at him. “I like my privacy, now leave me alone.” Jenos gets up and looks into her green eyes. “No, I won’t leave until both of us aren’t lonely.” She grins, showing off her fangs. “Fine, I won’t be lonely with your dead body around.”
She grabs him and throws him into the wall. He impacts and draws his right hand Berretta. He shoots at her, and as with his father, she nimbly dodges the bullets. He runs out of ammo in the clip and she closes in on him. Jenos drops the weapon and raises his left hand, firing a power bolt. It connects, and she flies back into the other wall.
“I came here to talk, I didn’t intend on fighting, but I was prepared to avenge my father if it came to that.” Mackenzie looks at him, for the first time looking at his features. She notices the resemblance between the man she killed and him. “Hmm… so you are his son. He didn’t fare very well, so what makes you think you could avenge him?” Jenos and Mackenzie circle each other. “Because I fight for honor, I won’t allow myself to lose.” She smiles at this. “Yes, you humans are very obsessed with your pathetic honor.” She stops circling and fires a power bolt at him. He raises his right hand and absorbs it. Surprised, she asks, “How did you do that? I don’t recall any humans able to absorb energy. Your father certainly didn’t.” Energized, he replies, “Absorption isn’t all that common, even among Dark Mages, but some of us can. My father lacked that ability however…”
Mackenzie rushes forward, then jumps up and tackles him. They tumble on the floor, fighting to keep the other from being on top. After a few tumbles, Jenos ends on the bottom and uses his legs to push her away from him. She hits the wall, and he rams her back into the wall. Her legs give and she falls to the floor. Jenos catches her, and slams her back onto the floor. He gets on top of her and asks, “Why do you want to be left alone so badly?” She glares at him. “I don’t want to be bothered. Us vampires like to live alone.” She then knees him in the gut. She grabs him and rolls over, getting on top of him. “Now, what shall I do with you?” Jenos grins at her. “Well, pretty much whatever you want, it seems.” She licks her lips, and he prepares for the end.
He splashes his face with cold water, trying to wake himself up. With the water dripping down the stubble of hair on his chin and moustache, he looks at himself in the mirror. “I may have lost Father, but I’m not going to let that stop me from completing what we had started.” He exits the bathroom and goes back into the bedroom. He opens up the closet and pushes a button hidden behind a shoe box. The button activates, and a small door opens up. Jenos puts his hand inside and pulls out his .45 Berettas and holsters. He places them between his underwear and his jeans. He then grabs his two knives and places them around his ankles.
Jenos exits the house and goes into the crowded street at 8:32 am. He walks to his job, a security guard at the 1st National Bank in Worchester, New York. Another boring day where nothing happened, as it never does. He finishes work at 6:00 pm, and prepares for his hunt. He heads for a darkened alley and then starts a chant.
“Wind blows, air flows, ground below. Footsteps of the man, that walked these steps, show me his path, guide me with thy light.” The ground starts to give off a glow, shining a dull yellow, showing him the path of his father. He follows it and gets ready for battle.
In her study, Mackenzie Tathal is reading another book. She senses that someone is in the building, looking for her. She smiles. “So, someone else wants to try to take me on, fine by me.” She exits the room and hides. Jenos enters it not too long afterwards. He enters calmly, not going in with his guns blazing. He goes to the chair she sat in and notices the book. He picks it up and starts to read the beginning of it. Mackenzie enters the room and doesn’t see him waiting for her. She heads towards her chair and stops when she sees him in it.
“Hi, I guess we haven’t met, have we?” Mackenzie looks at him dumbfounded. She thinks, “The nerve of this man, trespassing in my house and making himself comfortable in MY chair.” She speaks, “What are you doing in my house?” Jenos looks up. “I was waiting for you.” She is shocked for the second time. “Waiting for me? Do you even know who I am?” He shrugs. “Don’t know, don’t really care. I’m lonely, and I noticed this place, then the light, so I figured that someone had to come around here sometime.”
Suspicious, Mackenzie walks behind the chair and looks over the back of it. Her arms go to him, pushing him against the back of the chair. “And why would you think that I would want to keep you company?” “Well, seeing as how you yourself are alone, I figured that maybe you want some company like I do.” She just looks down on him and glares at him. “I like my privacy, now leave me alone.” Jenos gets up and looks into her green eyes. “No, I won’t leave until both of us aren’t lonely.” She grins, showing off her fangs. “Fine, I won’t be lonely with your dead body around.”
She grabs him and throws him into the wall. He impacts and draws his right hand Berretta. He shoots at her, and as with his father, she nimbly dodges the bullets. He runs out of ammo in the clip and she closes in on him. Jenos drops the weapon and raises his left hand, firing a power bolt. It connects, and she flies back into the other wall.
“I came here to talk, I didn’t intend on fighting, but I was prepared to avenge my father if it came to that.” Mackenzie looks at him, for the first time looking at his features. She notices the resemblance between the man she killed and him. “Hmm… so you are his son. He didn’t fare very well, so what makes you think you could avenge him?” Jenos and Mackenzie circle each other. “Because I fight for honor, I won’t allow myself to lose.” She smiles at this. “Yes, you humans are very obsessed with your pathetic honor.” She stops circling and fires a power bolt at him. He raises his right hand and absorbs it. Surprised, she asks, “How did you do that? I don’t recall any humans able to absorb energy. Your father certainly didn’t.” Energized, he replies, “Absorption isn’t all that common, even among Dark Mages, but some of us can. My father lacked that ability however…”
Mackenzie rushes forward, then jumps up and tackles him. They tumble on the floor, fighting to keep the other from being on top. After a few tumbles, Jenos ends on the bottom and uses his legs to push her away from him. She hits the wall, and he rams her back into the wall. Her legs give and she falls to the floor. Jenos catches her, and slams her back onto the floor. He gets on top of her and asks, “Why do you want to be left alone so badly?” She glares at him. “I don’t want to be bothered. Us vampires like to live alone.” She then knees him in the gut. She grabs him and rolls over, getting on top of him. “Now, what shall I do with you?” Jenos grins at her. “Well, pretty much whatever you want, it seems.” She licks her lips, and he prepares for the end.
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