Power of M

chapter 29

29. Nobody's perfect. Hi, my name's Alex Slogan.

"Do not look at me for help." Violet said making Ash look at her in utter disgust.

"I'm sorry what did you say?"

Violet gulped. "I fixed his ankle -she pointed at me. The culprit-with the only magic I can do and umm it's like a onetime thing."

I kicked her playfully but my expression was dead serious. "Are you kidding me? Dude you shouldn't have healed me. Especially since we are currently stuck in the underworld with those stupid rib skeleton thingies."

She rolled her eyes ignoring Ash's look of daggers which was impressive. It was hard to ignore.

"Alex, do you really want to be sitting on your tiny little ass screaming with a broken ankle while those stupid rib skeleton thingies fight all of us?"

Ash burst out laughing at the image. "Hey, I like you." She turned to me as if I had just appeared. "I like her." She said. Confirmation.

I poked her. "That's nice. Can we fight now?"

Violet put her hand into her back pocket of her jeans and took out the knife. I winced. That was the same knife I had killed Arthur with. She had retrieved it and that thought made me feel sick.

"You don't happen to have an extra one do you? Ash asked hopefully. I guess they were friends now. Violet shook her head.

"here take mine." She said and handed the dagger carefully to Ash who promptly handed it to me.

I dropped it. "I don't want it."

"Come on." Ash said like a kid having a tantrum. "You are the only dude who can possibly fight a little."

I reluctantly picked the knife up. It felt heavy in my hands. Right now I had to focus. It's not like the skeletons were waiting for us to decide who got the knife.

They were close now. I stood in front of the girls, holding my hands in front of them in a protective gesture. The rib skeleton fighters did not turn and run away like I hoped.

Maybe my intimidating look just wasn't enough. I had to speak. "Back off." I said trying to sound like the kind of person you wouldn't want to mess with. Either the skeletons didn't understand English or they were more interested in ripping us to shreds using their ribs.

They also seemed to be tired of advancing on us at such a slow pace. Suddenly they broke into a run even though they had a very small distance cover. Did I mention that skeletons weren't the brightest of um.......skeletons?

Anyway they charged and having nothing else on my agenda, I charged right back at them. I, what? I found myself running towards the skeletons and we both collided. Luckily was quicker to recover and I started slashing Violet's dagger upwards, downwards and sideways at the skeletons um skeletons. This is confusing.

The dagger was just doing jack. This means it was doing nothing. It just made dents on the skeletons like they all had, had minor accidents with some cars. I looked at the murder tattoo in desperation.

"Dude, I could really use your help right now."

I'm glad I didn't look at Ash and Violet at that moment because they told me that their lower lips had hit the ground which would be looked disgusting. But then again, I was talking to my hand like a lunatic. What you could you possibly expect? I touched the 'M' and felt an electric spark kinda feeling run across kinda feeling run across my spine. Suddenly my hand erupted in black flames.

"WHO DARES SUMMON ME?" A massive voice thundered and it seemed to be coming from my.............hand? Even the skeletons were backing off. Ash and Violet? Don't ask, I have no idea. Probably trying to hide behind each other.

"Alex Slogan............sir."

My voice shook and the massive voice thundered again. "WHAT IS YOUR PARENTAGE SLOGAN?"

I gulped. "Jennifer and Thomas Slogan but why do you need to know........"

The voice interrupted me. "YOUR WISH IS MY COMMAND." I almost took a step back in surprise. "Sweet" I murmured to myself. Then out loud I said, "what are my, I mean your powers?" I could almost hear laughter coming from my hand. Man, this was freaky.

"YOU MAY SUMMON THE DEAD. YOU MAY DESTROY THE HOPE. YOU MAY ONCE IN A WHILE CAUSE DESTRUCTION AND DEATH TO ANYTHING. AND ALSO....... (the voice seemed to pause for effect)YOU GET TO HAVE ME FOR COMPANY."

"That's nice." I managed to say.

"I KNOW RIGHT." The voice said in a conversational tone.

"Can you lower your voice a little?" I couldn't hear what I was saying. My ear drums felt like they had shattered.

"Your wish is my command." He said in a normal volume voice.

"That's great." I said encouragingly. "You have a really nice voice."

"That's about the nicest compliment anyone's ever said to me." Said the voice and I heard a faint sniffle.

"Um......Ok. What should I call you?"