Queen Of Paradox (Unedited)

Switching Places

Dean's (P.O.V)

Dean didn't know how long he had been wandering around Luxuria but so far no Lana. Damn it! He ran a hand through his hair and spun in a slow circle. "Lana!" he bellowed. But just like all the other times, only silence greeted him. Dean was growing more and more frustrated by the minute and this thick fog wasn't helping a bit. Closing his eyes he took a deep breath and started forward again. He had to find her.

Dean rounded a corner and came to a halt. There was so much to take in all at once, he had to take a few moments to collect himself. The first thing he noticed was that the fog was extremely thin here, adding a light haze to an otherwise clear scene. The second thing he noticed? William was standing a mere few feet away. He was a little worse for wear but overall okay. But the most unsettling thing was that Ria stood beside William, delight clear in her expression. Figures the bitch would be with him. Dean quieted his breathing and pulled a dagger from the sheath on his thigh. He crept forward slowly, as not to give his persence away. When he was almost directly behind her he yelled,"William, duck!" without any hesitation he swiped his blade at her neck, just as William ducked.

His blade floated right through her and her image merely shimmered before solidifying again. What the hell? William straightened, surprise on his features. Then anger took it's place. He roared and charged Dean. "Fucker!" He curled his hands in the front of Dean's shirt and slammed him against the wall. Dean grunted and tried to push him off but he held fast. He had never seen William so angry in all the years he'd known him. "Hey man, I missed you too". William roared and punched the wall beside Dean's head sending plaster raining to the ground. "Why! Why did you bring her here!? hmm? Why Dean! was I wrong in trusting you?".

Dean narrowed his eyes and shoved at William, this time putting all his strength behind it. William stumbled back a few feet. "Don't manhandle me Shore, I'm not your bitch" Dean spat. "And as for Lana, she has a mind of her own. If you think you can control her then she'll never be yours" he sneered. William bared his fangs and snapped,"fuck you Rave! this is not about that, it's about your fuck up, once again, putting Lana's life in danger" he gritted through clenched teeth. Dean went still. "What are you talking about?" William stalked towards him and grabbed the back of his neck, he chucked Dean towards Ria and said, "show him" an eery calmness to his voice.

Dean eyed her warily and she smirked evilly, "Don't get your big boy boxers in a bunch" she reached out to him and her hand ghosted through his arm "I'm not really here". That still didn't settle his unease. She waved her hand and a image started to materialize before him. At first he couldn't make out what it was but as it settled and became clear his heart dropped to his stomach. A large male, which he immediately recognized as a berserker, had Lana in his grasps. She was struggling, trying to get loose.

"Lana!" he stepped forward but Ria's words drew him up short. "It's no use" he turned on her his expression menacing. "Where. Is. She?" She shrugged and folded her arms "that's for me to know and you to never find out" Dean's hands curled into fist.

"What do you want?" he asked. She smiled wickedly "that's simple. If you two do everything I say then I will release the girl back into your ...care, and I use that term loosely." Ria rested a hand on her hip and tapped her chin with the other. "Though I would've loved the pleasure of torturing William before taking his miserable life I think this alternative will be much more amusing." Her joyful expression turned to one of pure evil.  "A fight...to the death".