the four horsemen

Francis Butterbury

**

"Oy you here, you can't just sleep on the middle of the street"

It was a chill night, but Scaf didn't really care much, the warmth of alcohol helped him.

He looked up at the guard waking him up, he was never a morning person, and it was worse when he was on hangover.

He looked like a homeless person, and he was, even if his house was still standing there was nothing there for him, nothing that would make him call it "home".

He got up, looking down at the guard, his head was at the level of his heart.

"Hum? and why is that ?" his voice was so rough and vibrant, the guard started shaking from head to toe, as if he was in front of a wild beast.

And Scaf wasn't that far from that, he had lost every thing that would make him human, he was either drunk or in a hangover, and in both case, no one wanted to mess with him.

"Well euh...because it's royal property!" said the guard, using all of his courage to not piss himself while talking.

Scaf face changed, it got distorted in a horrible way, he looked like an angry demon.

He caught the guard from his collar and lifted him, "It's royal property huh? well fuck the king, fuck the nobles, fuck this country and FUCK THE ARMY", as he screamed this last words, the guard didn't have any more courage left to restrain himself.

Scaf dropped him, unconscious he fell on the floor like a heavy bag, and Scaf went away, to look for another tavern where to get drunk.

So he could feel some warmth in those chill nights of summer.

**

"Where the fuck were you ?!", he had dark circles so big you would think it's makeup.

Rosa advanced toward him, putting a hand on his cheek, she said, "oh my dear you were worried about us ?".

But before he could tell anything she stole his breath with a kiss, before adding, "oh well, I think we should have breakfast".

As she said that, Mike appeared from behind him, but he wasn't alone.

There was a beautiful woman with him, she seemed flawless, like a goddess.

As Rosa saw her she froze and gave a deadly gaze to Scaf.

"Honey, you don't have anything to tell me, right?"

Scaf did a nervous shuggle, before answering "no honey, nothing" while nervously smiling.

"Don't worry, he's a loyal bastard", said the woman behind him stepping forward toward Rosa,"I tried everything to seduce him but he didn't even blink"

Scaf straightened as he heard that.

Rosa raised a brow, "Is that true ? I knew you were a loyal husband", she gently slapped Scaf's back while walking toward the woman with a big smile.

Scaf was starting to sweat heavily.

"I'll enjoy every moment while I kill you"

The woman only answered her with a big smile and said, "Nice to meet you too, my name is Mia"

"Come now ladies, you shouldn't fight, after all, you are all going to work together"

Rosa spun so fast her hair almost hit Mia's face, and she looked at the man with so much anger you could see in her eyes she was killing him in so many ways.

"What do you mean we are all going to work together ?"

"You heard correctly, all you five are going to work together on a mission to bring down one of the biggest criminal of the capital, Francis Butterbury."