Events of Some Interest Occur

Raphael flew through the night like a bat out of hell. Anger quickly overtook, as he thought of how he was going to kill Sonyia. Animal savagery took hold of him also. He licked his lips, and let his drool fly through air behind him, he had been running through the woods chasing her scent for two hours now. He was close, and he could feel it. A glimmer of excitement shone in his eyes, as they quickly turned a brilliant vermilion. His speed cause the colors light to fade into streaks behind as he ran. 1

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Sonyia felt something evil closing in around her. She was sitting in a tavern in the small town of Blanche, and she was enjoying herself. Having finished her job, and being paid by Judas only tomorrow, everything was looking up, and she had resolved in sitting down for a drink, until the feeling came over her. It felt closer now, almost as if it were behind her. She turned around and screamed. 3

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Sonyia screamed as Raphael came upon her. He quickly had a poniard drawn to strike. Sonyia had fallen off of her chair in surprise, and was backing away to the wall. She pulled out another stiletto, and she sprang to her feet.  5

“I know why you’re here, and I didn’t want to do it.”6

“Bull.”7

“Look I really did love him, but the money got to my mind and I wasn’t thinking clearly.”8

“Save it, you’re a liar, and a killer.” He came upon her quickly and grabbed her bye the throat. He lifted her in the air, and threw her into a nearby table. The tavern was smaller than most, and had torches placed in sporadic locations. It had a few tables, with not many people. The bar tender sat with his mouth open  at this spectacle. Raphael looked around at everyone, and shrugged them off, then looked Sonyia in the eyes. “He told me while he was dying to tell you that he loved you, but he didn’t tell me what I could or couldn’t do after that. You are mine.”9

He walked over to her fallen body and looked at her. He picked her up and she stabbed him. Raphael looked puzzled at first, and then laughed in her face. He then stopped again, pain overtaking his eyes. The bartender stood behind the bar, with a crossbow at his shoulder. Raphael’s eyes turned to anger, as he ripped the arrow out of his back and threw it to the ground. He held Sonyia down, and turned to the bartender. “Foolish mortal, you ought not mettle with the devils business.” He made glasses fall on the tender, and the counter fall also, and then turned to Sonyia. He was still holding her, and she was turning pale, from fear. 10

Raphael took his poniard, and held it up to her throat. “I hope you regret killing Ezekial, and when you get to Heaven I hope you will remember all of this. He put the tip of his poniard, under the skin of her throat, and sliced her. She fell to the ground, and grabbed her neck. The rest of the bar stood there, and finally ran out one by one.  Raphael walked out, poniard in hand, and a bloody mess in the other. 11

“Stop!” he heard. He turned to see what was going on, and he saw the local law enforcer. He was in a soldier garb, armor and all. He had a spear in his hand, points it in the direction of Raphael. The man was about twenty feet away, and he looked mad. He was riding a brown horse, and the soldiers posture made him look odd on the horse. The man started galloping forward on his horse, and aimed his spear. Raphael threw the poniard, and it the horse square in the eye. The horse bucked and stopped dead in it’s tracks. It fell over, and the man atop flew off and landed on the ground. Raphael chuckled as the man struggled to stand up. 12

“You are a pitiful soldier, I don’t think that it would be worth your life if you tried to fight me.”13

“You’ll see!” cried the soldier. The soldier ran forward with his spear in front. Raphael stepped to the side and tripped him. He then took the poniard, and drove it into the soldier back, through the slants in the armor.  Plate mail doesn’t hold up that well in the situation. Raphael left the man there on the ground, with the poniard still in him. He continued to run in the night.  His mission had been accomplished, and his friend avenged, now all he had to do was finish the quest for the throne.14