I'll Fight for You

ch 21

Tabitha slid into the back window next to Kales room. The addition of the leather padding made her footsteps light creating little to no noise. She looked over to the bed remembering the time a god stayed there. Slowly she crept, the door open almost passing her room till she noticed a black pixie headed girl trying on a pair of boots. Quickly she pushed herself against the wall listing to Iza grunting trying to get them on. Just as Tabitha's back met the wall to loud gun shots echoed into the house leaving two bullet holes on way side of her head.

 "SISTER!" Before Tabitha could comprehend what happened, Iza had her fist coming down onto her head. She ducked rubbing her back along the wall letting dry wall dust her hair. "Ah! You bitch!" Iza pulled her hand out from the wall spilling blood from her wrist. The wall had cut her deeply and now she was bleeding furiously. Tabitha took the moment to upper cut her stomach tossing her back into the room.

 Matt was waiting with a pistol loaded for the right moment to pull the trigger. He followed perfectly until they were flung into the bedroom keeping his target from her sight. "Damn it" As Matt came up from his seat Dominic rose his hand signaling him to pay attention to him. He then gestured for him to sit back down and gave a wicked smile.

 "Patients my friend. You will have your turn."

 Iza recovered quickly thrusting her fist forward so she could make contact. Lurching back to avoid the assault Tabitha spun back kicking her leg upwards into the air and bringing it down atop Iza's arm. A sick crack emitted from her arm as the black haired one fell down with the impact. Before completely hitting the ground she rolled into a stand. Iza's cradled her damaged arm with her good one breathing heavily from their short fight. Iza’s eyes watched Tabitha slip her fingers into the holes of the brass knuckles. The two grinned for they knew that their fight was coming to an end. The black haired one let go of her cradled one letting it dangle. Tabitha’s kick had knocked her arm out of her socket, leaving it dislocated.

 “You think you’re better than me?!” Iza yelled out pushing her up and into her body. She pushed hard gritting her teeth until a loud audible pop echoed. Iza mouthed a ‘ow’ with her mouth pushing back tears that lined her eyes.  She took in a choppy breath shaking her tears away before opening her orbs. “You didn’t train as long as I did.” Tabitha responded by raising her fists, putting herself into a fighting position. Iza’s nostrils flared as she let out a primal scream lunging herself at her rival.

Tabitha’s fist came up in a defense letting Iza ram her face into her forearm breaking her nose. Iza whimpered feeling the cartilage smash into her face; however even in pain she came in to kick at Tabitha. The distraction of pain only gave her half the power she intended to deliver onto brunet. At most Tabitha found the punch to have tickled than hurt. Iza looked up with her swollen nose in shock as she was picked up single handed by the throat. The sister flailed and kicked as her oxygen was cut off. Her perfectly manicured nails clawed at the smaller figures wrist leaving scratches.

 “You never went through what she went through.” Iza was flung hard into the already broken glass. She flew awkwardly causing her head to smash against the wall and her body dangling from the windows edge, shards of glass that was left stabbing her body. Blood poured from her mouth as she gave a light grin. The life faded from her eyes as she said.

 “At least I’ll be with mom” with a finale gag, her body went limp growing pale. Tabitha wiped her hands on her tunic cleaning it from the blood of the younger one. The fighter turned out to the hall where Matt sat waiting facing her and Dominic facing away, sitting patiently for her.  Matt twirled a pistol on his finger as she approached closer to them. Bracing her knuckles in her fist ready for the two too jump at her and catch them by surprise. Tabitha continued passing the bald man and just stopping before Matt. Dominic lazily averted his eyes from the street and on too her before speaking.

“How does it feel to kill again Loki?” The disguised good faded into his true self getting taller muscular. The weapons he had forged from his mind disappearing. Matt stared and began to shake suddenly, he was less menacing looking before. Dominic straitened himself in the chair then lent over so he rested on his right elbow. He met the god’s eyes with a demonic glare while Loki smirked. “Where’s Tabitha?”

“Tabitha? Who is that?”                                                                             

“Don’t play dumb with me boy!” He slammed his fist into the arm causing Matt to jump from his seat. Loki snickered at Dominic. “Don’t think I won’t kill you too.” A click sounded from the back of the nord’s head stopping him from his fit of laughter. “At my word I can have your brains splattered all over the room.” Loki smiled and shook his head giggling again.

“Did you forget? I mean surely you did you research! I am the god of lies and chaos. You only got a taste of my power.” A light green glow appeared beside him and another Loki stood and then another and another. In unison they spoke “Let me show you what I can do!” Matt shot a round of bullets going past his targets skull and meeting the wall beside Dominic’s head. The clones faded as soon as the bullet past causing the bald man to turn red with rage,

“YOU COWARD!” Matt’s hand shook. Not being able to properly hold the gun. Loki with his powers scared him. He knew Iza was dead in the other room and they where next. They were up against a god not a human like he expected. This man killed thousands in New York because he wanted. Now he turned his attention to them, because they planned to kill who he loved. Dominic ripped the gun from the man’s hand getting his face just an inch from his bearing teeth. “If you are scared then you should leave.” He grit his teeth enraged at his hired intelligence. Matt left his mouth open scared shaking he backed away from Dominic. He almost completely backed out of the house keeping his eyes on Dominic. When he stuck a foot out he went to turn ready to run. “In second thought.”  Dominic pulled the trigger twice planting two bullets into Matt’s brain. He collapsed backwards falling dead into the archway of the front door.

Dominic walked up letting his boots clack against the wood floor. He kicked the body ensuring it dead before leaning down to grab the second pistol. He took both in hand and took a step out into the open air. The snow squeaked under his boot as the bald man walked closer out to the street. A look to the left and he saw the horizon of the forest. A look to the right and the town lights sparkled a mile or two away. Tabitha sat atop the roof watching the man stand in the middle of the road and slowly turn to her. His breath was visible in the night air. A small puff of dragon smoke came from his mouth as his brow furrowed angrily.

“ So you sent your dog to fight. And now he killed your sister. What more will you take from me Tabitha.” 

“He came on his own. This is my fight and I wanted to handle this on my own.” She stood up sliding of the edge and into the snow like a cat. “I’ll handle him later. Right now it’s just you and me.” He laughed slapping a gun to his forehead. She pulled the dagger out from its holster griping it tightly ready to pounce out of the way. The blade shimmered a bit reflecting it to Dominic’s face catching his eye.

“So that’s where my dagger went. I thought I lost it in the wreckage.” He looked up to the sky and down back at her. “I know you saw the picture.” Tabitha froze a bit recalling the startling finding. “Before I kill you, Maybe it’s time I tell you the truth.”