Reaper: Book 1

Kill Him

"Thanks, Drax". I say to the spaced-out reaper. "Hm? Oh, yeah, don't mention it." He says without looking at us. "What's wrong?" "Is there a demon that goes by the name Henry Ogilvy?" He asks. "There is. He works at a store across from Rose's shop. "Caio answers. Drax goes quiet." He almost died yesterday from extermination day. He should be there now." "I'll be right back, I need to get somebody real quick," he says leaving. Drax returns about half an hour later with Pierre. She seems confused. "What's up?" I asked. "Come on. We're taking a little trip" Dram answers. "Ok. Im coming." I start to follow but stop. I turn around and run to Caio and kiss him quickly. He looks confused but smiles. "Bye, Caio ill try to visit again soon," I promised as I walk out with them. 

"Why are we here darling?" Pierre asks. Drax shakes his head. "You'll see". I remain quiet until we get to where Drax is taking us. He finds Rosie's shop and walks across the street from it. They walk into a store. "Never been in here before," I say mostly to myself. When they walk in a demon with short messy brown hair and blue eyes greets them. Pierre freezes. I stop. I look from the demon to Pierre. Shit' I think in my head. Pierre walks to the back of the store while Drax drags me to the demon. "What's going on Drax?" He motions for me to be quiet. "Good evening sir, my name is Drax Tatum am an administrator for soul collection at the reaper dispatch. A new rule has been passed, it requires reapers to survey random demons every year. May I ask your name, cause of death, and reason for being here?" He says. The man nods "M'name is Henry Ogilvy, I died cuz of infection, and accordin' to the records I abused ma son into killing himself." The demon says.

'Herself' I correct him in my head. "May I ask why?" Drax asks. "Well he was the reason my wife died, then he started wanting dresses and girlish stuff so I knocked some sense into 'im but he never learned. He kept that up for a good while, but he finally got the memo. He finally married a nice girl but killed her and her unborn child so I locked 'im in the cellar". Henry explains. I bite my tongue. "That will be all sir, thank you for your time," Drax says. He walks to the back of the store to Pierre. "Is that really him?" She asks. Drax nods. I start to walk away but stop. I look at the demon over my shoulder. "I hope you know your daughter has accomplished great things. She's strong and beautiful. I hope you realize what you missed out on. Because you will never get that back". I said walking out. I wait for them outside."I don't have a daughter," Henry says confused. I hang from a lamp post as they come out. "Are you crazy?! I can't do that!" Pierre whisper shouts to Drax. "You'll feel a lot better," he says. "Do what?" I ask. "He wants me to kill my father," Pierre says. "Oh. He is right. I know I feel great after doing that. "I say swinging back and forth. "I'm no-" Drax cuts her off. "Just go talk to him then," he says. "I'll be here. If I go in I might do it for her. Best if I am out here". I tell them jumping to the roof. Pierre looks up at me. " what?" "Are you sure?" She asks. "I will if you want me too. But I'll stand away from him. So I don't get the urge to murder him." I say jumping down. She nods as they walk back in. She grabs something random and walks up to the counter. She starts to talk to him. "Good evening sir, how are you today?" She asks. "I'm well." Is all he says. "What are you doomed here for?" She asks while keeping her head down. "I apparently abused my son into killin' 'himself," he says.

"Oh? And what was his name? Pierre? " she asks looking up a bit. He pauses for a moment. "Yeah, how'd you know that?". "I think I would know my own name father," she says. A moment of silence passes. "You still trying to be a woman or did you finally realize that that was stupid?" He asks. Pierre looks down again. "No. I identify as a woman still" she says. Henry slams a glass item on the counter causing it to shatter. "What have I told you about this shit? It's stupid. You're a boy, not a girl. How in the world do you plan to find someone that loves you?" He says. Pierre hesitantly holds her hand up and points to her ring."I'm betrothed father," she says. Henry laughs."To who? A tree?" He asks. Pierre looks down once again and shakes her head. "I don't care what you say, he loves me for me. That's something I never got from you. Now if you'll excuse me I have places to be" she says. Before she can leave Henry drags her backward causing her to fall and hit her head. "You're goin' nowhere until we get all of this feminine shit off of you," he says as he reaches for some scissors. 

I bolt over the counter and grab him by the neck. "You have five fucking seconds to let her go," I demanded. "And who the hell are you?" He asks. "Im our worst nightmare. Don't test me. I won't ask again. Let her go!" I said. He lets her go and puts his hands up with a smile on his face. "You think this is funny?!" I asked tilting my head. "Extremely," he says as he stands up. I give him the same look I gave my father and smiles. "Why don't I really show you something funny?" I say pulling out my knife. "I have an even better idea" he grabs Pierre's arm and pulls her to him. He presses his own knife against her throat "take a step closer and she's dead."He threatens. "You hurt her and your death will be slow and merciless. And besides...I don't need to step closer." I said smiling. Pierre flips him over her and pins him to the floor. She steps on his wrist so he lets go of the knife. She kicks it away. "I told you she's strong. Hehehe" I said laughing. I stand back and watch the fun. 

Henry laughs ."Maybe you're not as hopeless as I thought. You definitely know how to fight" he says. "She was never hopeless, to begin with. A little tip sir. Don't underestimate her. She can do more than your tiny brain could imagine." I smirk as I sit on the counter. "Let's see if you can remember what I taught you," he says as he kicks her off. She catches herself and prepares her scythe. He picks up his knife. "You look like an idiot Pierre. I told you that your delusion of being a woman was a disgrace!" He says. Pierre closes her eyes and bites her bottom lip."I don't fear you anymore." She says under her breath. Henry throws his knife, it only cuts her. I smile at Henry. "Is that all you really got?" I ask. He laughs "Why couldn't you be more like her?" He says pointing to me. Pierre bites her lip harder. "Excuse me?" I said. "You would've been a much better child to have than this.... this thing," he says pointing to Pierre. 

I hope down. "Call her that one...more...time." I threaten. "Call who what?" I boot him in the chest making him fly into a shelf and walk over and slams his head to the floor and pins him. "Do you know what's sad? The only thing keeping me from killing your ass is your daughter? I'd be thankful. If she gives the word I promise I won't go easy. I will rip you to pieces. And not think twice. Don't mess with a reaper who craves murder! " I warn. I hold him there waiting to see what Pierre wants to do. Pierre is frozen. She doesn't know what to do or how to deal with it. I keep my eyes on Henry. "DRAX!" Drax pokes his head in, then walks over to Pierre. "What happened?" He asks." He attacked her. Held her at knife point. And kept calling her a thing. She isn't able to tell me what she wants me to do. The only thing stopping me from murdering him now is you. Tell me what you want me to do before I lose it." I tell him eyes locked on Henry like im gonna eat his soul. 

"So you're his fiancée? I feel bad for you, but I also admire your patience. I could hardly stand him, its a miracle you can even look at him without being disappointed" Henry says to Drax. "Kill him," he says without a second thought. I nod. "Get her out of here. I don't want her to see this." Drax nods and takes her out. "Let me demonstrate what happens when you fuck with my friends you piece of shit!" I said as I kicked him and toss him around. I find a big object perfect for bashing in skulls and hit him with it. Blood spattered everywhere. I smiled the whole time. I grabbed Henry by the throat as I started stabbing him with my knife. I tore him apart piece by piece. I enjoyed every minute of it. Outside all they can hear is things crashing and Henry's screams followed by my hysterical laughing. moments later I come out covered in so much blood it's dripping off me. Some drips down from my mouth. I wipe it away. "It's done," I said to Drax. Pierre was sitting on the concrete hugging her knees. Drax was trying his best to comfort her. "Im sorry Pierre. " I said to her softly while writing a note. It read

ll be at the hotel getting cleaned up. I don't want her to see me like this.