I'll Fight for You

Ch 22

Loki crossed his arms leaning against the car that belong to Kale. He stood behind Dominic watching his shoulders rise and fall in time with his breaths. He would look beyond him and watch Tabitha as she stood firm, the blood gushing down her body. The god frowned as he noticed her wince in pain as she rose both weapons.

"Are we going to fight or are we going to stand here and stare at each other all night?" Tabitha had kicked a pile of powdered snow at the ex mercenary. He covered his face with his arm protecting it from the ice. When he brushed his arm away he met a gleaming line of brass coming at his face. Dominic duck back grasping her wrist, she flew over his shoulder tumbling to the ground. She landed on her rear, legs spread before the nord who watched amused.

"You are sure you can handle this?" he spoke directly to her as she shook the loose snow form her hair. She got up quick swinging her dagger to his back he parried it with his arm cutting himself.

"I got this!" She yelled swinging a kick into his open ribs. Upon the impact he flew back, the direct hit cracked his ribs. She dove in while he took the second to absorb the pain, tackling him into the living room window. The glass shattered sending fragments to impale their shown skin. A mess of blood splattered from their open wounds when they landed. Dominic grabbed the back of Tabitha's neck ripping her off of him. He cocked the gun to her right shoulder his finger grazed the trigger. The fighter kicked off his body falling on her knees to the floor.

With a quick thrust of his legs Dominic got himself back standing. He swiped a leg low aiming for the fighters head; both her arms came up blocking his shin from making contact. The power that came from him sent Tabitha sliding deeper into the house. She grunted scurrying her way into her room where Iza laid dead.

"Running away are we?" He chuckled. "What is it your friends call you? Tabi? Tabi cat?" he waited for a response while he took small light steps down the hall. "Here kitty kitty! Not hiding behind the door are we?" He put his large hand on the door and slammed it fiercely into the wall so the handle made a hole. He peeked behind the door only to find a outline of frost surround the wall. His attention went to the ground looking at the snow that had fallen from the broken window. Shards of glass and some blood stained the floor. Dominica eyes traveled up seeing Iza's corps hunched over by the window. "You look just like your mother did; pale and bleeding, what a striking family resemblance." He chuckled at his own joke. "Now where did that bitch go?"

"Right here!" Tabitha swung from above him using the doors boarder to give her momentum as she side kicked him through the wall. He grunted dropping the gun to the ground; he could feel the bones in his ribs shattering. With him plastered into the wall she rammed her fist into abs and continued to punch and slice her way into him.

Dominic let out a primal yell as he gripped her wrist snapping it back. His free hand grabbed his waist keeping the gashes from leaking his fluids. He huffed puffs of air through his teeth biting back the pain. Veins began to show pulsating through his skin over his head. His face turned bright red becoming engrossed with anger. He released himself and put his hand onto her neck. With a firm grasp he repeated it with his other that held her wrist. All the while she kicked and gagged struggling for air.

Loki watched as her face began to change colors. He waited nervously tapping his fingers to his bicep. She scratched at his wrists flailing her small legs trying to find support. "Tabitha!" Her booted leg finally found his jaw. He recoiled his hands grasping his chin. As she fell, she inhaled harshly coughing and wheezing bringing the color back to her face.

The ex mercenary spit out blood then wiped away what was smeared on the side of his face. "I didn't think you would be this much of a hassle. Stubborn bitch." She looked up seeing Dominic looming over her. Her vision was getting blurry now, too much blood loss and a lack of oxygen. This wasn't going well. "Looks like you might not last much longer." He knelt down picking up the pistol her dropped. "She I just end this now?" Tabitha stayed on the ground; her breathing was heavy and deeper. She tried to keep a steady rhythm but sadly it wasn't going to happen anytime soon.

"Fuck you, you piece of shit." was all she could huff out.

"Tsk tsk tsk. No need to be so angry it was a good fight." He chuckled again pushing the end of the barrel to her forehead. "But in the end I still won." With the last ounce of power she had, the dagger came across his hand. Slicing it wide open and severing the nerves. He yelled gripping his hand as it gushed blood in every direction. He fell back pushing his body into the crook of the wall and floor. The fighter stood using the wall as support. She came closer gripping tightly to her weapon. Dominic met her brown orbs and hissed under his breath through gritted teeth "I'll see you in hell." Tabitha smirked and responded.

"On the throne ruling the very depths from which you came." The cold steel plunged into his skull. Then it was retracted and plugged again into his heart. Then again and again and again it was jabbed into his corps. Each time he spit out red fluids from his mouth till he laid motionless. Even then she continued, screaming as she did.

"That's enough Tabitha." Loki spoke soft coming closer. Tabitha continued on stabbing the bald man. "I said that's enough." She continued. As the blade went into the air her grabbed it and pulled her into an embrace. She dropped it letting it fall to the hardwood with a clank. A hand snaked around her waist and the other entangled itself in her hair. He held her close as she let out a slow muffled cry. Slowly she eased into his arms, her eye lids grew heavy. She lost too much blood and wasted too much energy.

"TABITHA!? WHAT THE HELL!?" she knew that voice. Groggily she turned her head from his chest so she could look the same way the god did. Kale stood with dozens of bags dropped to the ground, he tugged at his hair pulling it. His face screamed a mixture of horror and worry.

"Welcome home Kale." Kale rushed to her side as Loki became her sole support. While her eyes rolled to the back of her head to meet darkness and a strange sense of peace.