Misadventures in the Multiverse

Chapter Four

Raleigh rushed through the city running from The Reaper. The crowd made a path for them, not wanting to be involved, but not being all that shocked by it either. Well, that was other than The Port Authority who took notice and started to blow a whistle at them both and chase after them. She ran around the corner, hoping to lose them both. Weirdly enough, she ended up bumping into a man in the alley who looked very similar to The Reaper, but after a closer look, she noticed that he was probably just a look alike. He didn't try to harm her and just looked confused. She ran past him, moving on before the real one caught up. A slight smirk crossed his face when he saw the man, though he also ignored him.  

She shot at some barrels that were suspended on a platform knocking them over behind her. She knew this wouldn't stop him, but it would slow him down. Furthermore, she wanted to get away from people, and she knew the layout of the city pretty well. She ran into an almost empty plaza prepared for a fight. Transforming her weapon into a massive axe with a rocket on the other end she positioned herself ready for him to arrive. He soon did as the rocket activated swinging the axe around in a complete circle. He managed to jump above it just barely. Seeing as that attempt failed she warped it into a sword striking at him just as he transformed his weapon into a knife. He landed back down as their blades clashed together. They were both pretty equal in strength Raleigh only having a slight advantage.

"How many times do I have to kill you before you stay dead!" She yelled out at him in frustration. He simply ignored her managing to free his blade japing it straightforward. She dodged to the right managing to hit him on the back of the head making him fall prone. She didn't hesitate to stab him in the chest. The fight was over she had won. She couldn't help being a little skeptical of that fact though. She leaned down to check his pulse. "Yeah, he's dead alright." She examined his body a little more making sure he was, even going so far as to restrain his lifeless body. Out of nowhere someone hit her in the back of the head while she was distracted she fell to the floor looking up at the attacker. Her eyes widened, the man before her looked just like The Reaper too. His right eye was bleeding as he leaned down to restrain her. She looked over at the dead reaper's lifeless body still there. "How?" She asked as her consciousness faded.

Elsewhere, Clyde and Loki were sitting in some sort of nightclub. The music was booming the lights were changing colors frantically. Loki seemed to be enjoying himself downing a mug of alcohol before setting it next to many more empty tankards. Clyde not so much. "How did I get here?" He mumbled. "Oh come on my friend lighten up! This is the best place in this world so have a drink, maybe find a lady that suits your fancy, or a man if that's more your style. This place is about as diverse as you can get." Loki smiled handing him a drink to Clyde's disinterest. Clyde would rebut. "Look I'm not here to judge your lifestyle or anything." A rather tall-looking woman walked by distracting him for a moment stopping him in the middle of his sentence. He shook his head remembering what he needed to do. " I have more important things to deal with right now. My frie...... this person I came with took off, and I need to find them. They were being attacked." Loki grinned "Oh need to find someone, do you? That's my specialty, all I need to know is things like their hair color, height, and their cup-" Clyde cut him off. "I only know one of those." Loki sighed. "Well it can still be done do you have a personal item related to this person." Clyde thought for a moment remembering the cube she gave him pulling it out. "Will this do?" Loki took it in his hands for a moment closing his eyes. "Yes, I think it will. Is she a redhead?" He nods at him. "Excellent shall we go then?" Loki stands up waiting for Clyde. "Wait is it really that simple?" Clyde asked starting to think he had gotten stuck in some elaborate scam. "I know what you are thinking all I ask for in return is a favor. Don't worry we can talk about that later, let us go." Loki started to walk away, not having much of a choice Clyde followed him.

"Look's like she's around some of The Empire's cronies," Loki said as they walked. "They don't appear to be friendly." Clyde looked a bit worried he had no idea how Raleigh stacked up to them. She seemed strong to him, but he was weak for sure. "She was being chased by some guy named The Reaper." "Ah, The Empires' assassin," Loki said knowing full well who he was. "Wait assassin? Why would she be kept alive then?" Clyde would ask. "Who knows for sure, the empire must have ordered it that way, all the more reason for urgency." Loki knew more than he said, but wasn't willing to share it. They both walked out toward wherever Raleigh was being held quickly.