Purgatory

Chapter 29

Kat clenched her fists, and then the men stopped in mid run.  They just stopped.  The men were straining, trying to move, but they found that they couldn't.  Arnold Green stopped smiling, and his face pulled down into a frowned.  If Kat could stop his men without even touching them, then she might cause some problems.  Arnold sighed, pulling down his sweater vest.  Looks like he was going to get his hands dirty after all.  He pulled off his golfing gloves, revealing pale, clammy hands.  "Release my men please,". Arnold asked in a tone of forced politeness.  This made Kat's smile return.  "Or what?" She asked.  "I will still have your men, and I could easily take you."  

Kat looked into Arnold's eyes, her own purple ones shining.  "Hasn't this happened before, Arnold?  Don't you remember what happened then, what will happen now?"  This made him angry.  Kat was a menace, and she couldn't be allowed to hurt any more people.  So what if there was a little bit of a personal vendetta, what needed to be done would be done.  Kat was probably right, she could fight better than any angel, and there was a good chance her friends would back her up, and then he would be outnumbered.  

Arnold snapped his fingers and a rapier fell into his outstretched palm.  He looked at Kat, analyzing her.  She was strong, but she probably fought as a demon, and Arnold could kill demons, besides, he had seen her fight before.  He smiled again as Kat lowered into a fighting crouch.  She slammed his men down on the ground, knocking them out.  Arnold moved quickly, charging toward Kat.

He lunged towards Kat, but she easily sidestepped the swipe.  She grabbed his sword, and Arnold smiled.  He twisted the blade, but nothing happened.  His face fell.  This blade could cut any demon, and Kat had to be a demon.  Arnold felt a sharp pain at the base of his spine, and his legs gave out.  He fell to the ground.  He looked back, but he couldn't get back up.  Arnold couldn't move his legs.  He saw an arrow sticking out of his back.  He was paralyzed, and it was one if the young angels that did it.  The damned demon had corrupted the youth!  This was just like last time.  Ella looked pale and drawn.  She didn't look like she tried to paralyze him.  

"I'm leaving." Kat stated.  "Anyone who wants to come, is free to come with."  Ella walked over, standing by Kat's side.  "You can't leave!" Arnold screamed hysterically.  John, Anastasia, and George quickly followed Ella's lead.  Arnold was upset, and he didn't understand.  "YOU CAN'T COME BACK TO HEAVEN!!". Arnold cried.  Kat just looked down on him, and that made him mad.  He hated having people look down on him, especially Kat.  She wasn't going to get away with it.  Kat and the others flickered out of sight.  Arnold cried out in primal rage.  How could this have happened?  Kat would pay for Cecilia's murder, that's for sure.