Hell's Angel: Devil's Backbone (BK 2)

What's Left of Us

Dani's POV
(Nightwing27th)

I don't even know what I'm doing here. Really. I don't. I heard three people arguing in the next room. I recognized their voices and then walked that way. I left the main room, stepping into a dark and dingy room filled with shelves of books. "I should've done it years ago," I heard Stick say. I glanced to the left and saw him standing at the end of the isle.

Daredevil jumped out into view, arms outstretched. He pointed at Stick with one hand and the other at Elektra, who just stepped into my view. "Shut up, Stick, you're just as bad as she is." I stopped and smiled to myself. This is hilarious. He's probably the only thing preventing them from killing each other. So why doesn't he let them? I mean, it'd save everyone a lot of trouble. But, deep down, I know why he's not. Most likely for the same reason why I'm here.

"Not quite," Stick said. "I tried to house break her. Impossible!"

"You're just another old man," Elektra said, "jealous of his disciple! You'd rather see me dead than out grow you. Well, guess what. When it comes to killing...I've always been better." She twirled her sai in her hand. Stick raised a sword and Daredevil began to protest, but my voice stopped all them in their tracks.

"I'd disagree with you on that one," I said. They froze and looked at me. "I'm better at killing than both y'all combined." I said it in a mock brag kind of way. More just to make fun of their stupid argument than anything. I could tell Daredevil and Elektra looked shocked to see me. Stick, on the other hand...I think he expected me to show up.

"You're alive," Daredevil said, sounding shocked and out of breath. I couldn't tell if he was relieved or concerned.

"And you expected something else...?" I said sarcastically. "Not surprised. You don't really know me much, these days, do you?" That made me feel better. I know one day I'll have to stop with the personal insults and move on. Today is not that day. Daredevil sighed. The other two didn't seem to care. They were too focused on the other one.

Daredevil was shoved forward from behind, toward me. He stumbled a few steps as two ninjas popped out of the wood work. Wonderful. I wasn't expecting a fight tonight. But Daredevil should have known they were here. He should've heard them coming. Of course, he didn't hear me. I instinctively took a few steps back.

Something moved to my left and I looked that way. I just barely had enough time to jump back, slamming into the door post, before a sword would've chopped me in half. The ninja was bring the sword back up as I stomped on his hands, then brought my knee up into his face in one move. He dropped the sword as I grabbed his shirt.

I hefted him up and through the glass window leading into the next room, to my left. He bounced off the desk in the next room and onto the floor. I turned around and ducked. I stood and grabbed the ninja's wrist, punching him with my other hand. I punched him three times before pushing him away from me and back out into the main isle.

I ran up to him and kicked him in the chest, sending him flying back onto the floor. I glanced around. Several ninjas were now in the room. And everyone was fighting one. I walked back over to that sword and picked it up. I walked out into the main room, twirling the sword in my hand, feeling it's weight.

The ninja I had thrown through the window was still on the ground, trying to get up. I walked up to him and then thrust the tip of my sword threw his back. I pulled it out just as Elektra drove one of her sai into the eye of a ninja. I could hear the eye bursting and the sound of the flesh tearing as she twisted it around.

I slightly grimaced, and then snapped out of it. A ninja came up behind her, while she was having fun relishing in poking that guy's eye out. I ran up to him, caught his sword with my own as he brought it down on her. I stopped the blade inches from her skin. Elektra spun, kicking the guy in the stomach. He flew back into the wall. I quickly walked up to him and drove my sword through him.