WARNING: This Chapter contains strong themes that may be disturbing for certain readers, DISCRETION IS ADVISED.
Part 1: Hunters and The Hunted
Arc 5: Monster Hunting.
(Sunday, a full week after the previous Chapter)
(Sam has had one of the WORST weeks in his entire life and he just wants some time alone. But this not helped by the fact he has to per contract, protect Horitsu Freeman, a Lawyer that works for The RoundTable Organization. Horitsu has lived at Reaper Hunting Co. for five days already and he has been a real asshole, ordering people around, thinking he's higher than the rest and constantly bragging about his wealth)
(Inside Reaper Hunting Co.)
(Kane is sitting on the couch watching TV, when Horitsu sits down next to him)
Horitsu: (He is clearly irritated) (He has crystal blue eyes and swept back gelled black hair. He stands at 5'7ft tall and is of an average build. He is wearing a neat blue suit with a black shirt underneat) Ah... the fabric on this couch is crap! And the TV! It's too damn small!
Kane: (With his arms crossed) Can you just please shut up and watch the damn TV? You're more annoying than Ren and the Seven Deadly Sins... COMBINED!
Horitsu: HEY! Don't talk to me like that, boy! Do you know just how powerful I am?
Kane: I don't care if you're able to nuke San Francisco and get away with it! If you don't shut up, they're gonna be scrapping you off the sidewalk of Burj Khalifa!
(Sam starts walking down the stairs, he naturally looks pretty pissed off)
Horitsu: (He stands up and starts to walk towards Sam) A short-side, I've been meaning to ask; how does it feel to be wearing the same clothes, since you were in the sixth grade? (He gives Sam a headpat as he walks past) It can't be great.
Sam: (He grabs Horitsu's wrist and uses Reaper Enhance to increase his grip) (He is talking in a dead, serious tone) I'll let you know, if you do ONE more thing to piss me off. They'll hosting a closed casket funeral, I promise you. (He grabs tightly onto Horitsu's wrist crushing it) And I always keep promises, ALWAYS.
Horitsu: (He yanks his hand back and holds onto it) Oh you bastard! That actually hurt!!!
Sam: (He starts to walk out the door) Good.
Kane: I would recommend following his orders. He's not afraid to get his hands bloody, even if it is for the most unjust reasons.
Horitsu: *Tch* You just shut up! If I wanted to, I could get each and every single person in this building behind bars in a matter of days!
Kane: (He turns towards Horitsu) You know, your threats are starting to sound like absolute bullshit! Just give up the tough guy act and accept the fact, that you're just another droplet of water in the ocean!
Horitsu: Shut up already!
Kane: (He walks up the stairs) Fine then, jackass!
(Annah walks into Reaper Hunting Co. carrying shopping bags)
Annah: I'm back! (She notices Horitsu standing in the room) Oh c'mon...
Horitsu: (He rushes over to Annah) I'll carry those bags for you, because clearly no one else wants to...
Annah: (She shoves Horitsu out of the way) No, no thanks! I can handle it myself!
Horitsu: (He leans closer to Annah) Come on... you want my help, you know it. (He holds onto Annah, not letting her go) I'll handle you... FAR better than anyone here.
Annah: (She starts struggling to get loose) Let me go, already... Sam'll kick your ass...
Horitsu: (He covers her mouth) If Samuel tries anything, I can get him the death sentence! So you just keep your mouth shu-... (Someone touches his left shoulder from behind) Ah- Who?
(He turns around and sees Able standing behind him)
Able: Asshole? WHAT are you doing to my friend!?
Horitsu: (He starts waving his hands around in innocence) I was just... playing a small game with her is all!!!
Able: That didn't look like "A small game" to me. That looked like a rapey bastard trying something! Annah... go out the room, please?
(Annah immediately walks out the room, not asking a single question)
Able: (He grabs Horitsu and presses him against the wall) Now... WHAT WERE YOU DOING!?
Horitsu: I don't have to answer anything to you!! The court will ALWAYS rule in my favor! That's just how powerful I am! You make one small mistake right now and-...
Able: Yeah! Yeah! I know! We'll all be sitting behind bars!!! You know what? I just don't give a damn! You can lock me away in Fort Knox for all I care! If you do anything to Annah, to anyone in this house! I will ensure, that it's slow and painful!
Horitsu: Your threats are as empty as... uh... shit.
Able: At a loss of words? (He lets go of Horitsu) *Tch* Get the hell out of my sight, creepy bastard!
(Later that day)
(Horitsu is standing in the kitchen, with a glass of water. He throws a pill in in the water)
Horitsu: This'll work fine, with high hopes it works fast too.
Elizabeth: (She walks inside the kitchen and sees Horitsu with the glass and the pill dissolving inside) W- what are you doing?
Horitsu: Nothing, just my midday pill! *Under his breath* Stupid kid.
Elizabeth: Asshole-says-what?
Horitsu: What?
Elizabeth: Gotcha!
Horitsu: *Tch* Dumb kid!
Elizabeth: (She walks out of the kitchen with a glass of soda) I may be dumb, but at least I don't brag about it!
Horitsu: Finally! The pill's dissolved, now to get her to drink it... how am I gonna do that? Forcing her to drink it won't work-...
Sam: (He bursts into the kitchen and immediately takes the glass from Horitsu, drinking it) Thanks! I was thirsty as hell!
Horitsu: (His jaw is wide open) (Thinking to himself) He-... he is getting lightheaded at all! What the shit!?
Sam: Thing tasted like cardboard... mind explaining that?
Horitsu: It was my midday pill...
Sam: I haven't seen you drinking a pill at all these last few days. Neither a pill bag, mind explaining that? Reapers have a strong resistance to drugs and alcohol, in fact they always taste like... cardboard.
Horitsu: It was... a relaxation drug! My head really hurts!
Sam: May I see the container?
Horitsu: S- sure... (He hands over the container to Sam) Here you go...
Sam: Incapacium... used for incapacitation, mostly if a wound is severe this is used to make the wounded person easier to handle... however...
Horitsu: (Thinking to himsefl) Shit!
Sam: It can also be used in acts of raping... in fact this container is from our own cabinet, we use for the aforementioned wound situation... what would a lawyer do with this? Especially one with no wounds, at all?
Horitsu: I-... I-...
Sam: Which means you can only have one thing planned; rape someone... who might it be?
Horitsu: I-... I was planning on knocking myself out!!! I kinda... get off on that!!!
Sam: Ridiculous... but listen here, if you assualt anyone in this house, I will not hesitate to put you six feet under, understand?
Horitsu: (Thinking to himself) Gonna have to come up with a different plan... a little bit of force never hurt anyone...
(Inside Annah's room. Able is standing inside talking to Annah who is laying on her bed)
Able: You sure you're okay? He didn't try anything, did he?
Annah: Yeah... I'm fine Able. Thanks for looking out.
Able: Friends look out for friends after all. If he comes anywhere near you again, just scream. Sam, Kane, Me, Anyone, Hopefully Ren included will come rushing.
Annah: Thanks...
(They hear footsteps outside the door and Able puts his finger over his mouth, telling Annah to keep quiet)
(He walks over to door leaning on it. He pushes the door forward, sending it flying open. It hits Ren, breaking his nose)
Ren: (Holding onto his nose) AAAHH!!! What the hell man!?
Able: *Sigh* Let me help you. (He pulls Ren's nose and realigns it) There you go! We happy?
Ren: (He starts walking away, holding onto his nose) Yeah, we're happy.
(Able just shakes his head and walks away)
(Later in the day, around 17:30)
(Annah is resting in her room, taking a nap)
Horitsu: (Walking up to Annah's room) Everyone's downstairs, preparing for dinner. She normally wakes up just when food's ready. Luckily that's in twenty-five minutes...
(Horitsu walks into Annah's room and locks the door behind him)
Annah: *Disorientated* Someone there? Sam, did I miss dinner again?
Horitsu: *Softly and Quietly* No, no dinner hasn't started yet... you just lay your head down and relax...
Annah: (She fully realizes that Horitsu is in the room) What are you? SAAA-
Horitsu: (He covers Annah's mouth) No, no! We can't allow that, you're gonna listen to me closely and afterwards; you're gonna mention this to no one! Understand? (He climbs onto the bed, still holding Annah's mouth closed) I'm gonna enjoy thi-...
(The door is kicked down and one of Kane's kunai's flies through, barely missing Horitsu's head)
Able: (He moves past Kane and knocks out Horitsu) Knew I had a bad feeling!!!
Sam: (He runs inside and holds onto Annah) Are you okay!? Annah? (He hugs Annah tightly) Did he do anything!? Please tell me your fine!!!
Annah: (She hugs Sam back) S-... Sam I'm fine... Don't worry.
Sam: (Tears start falling down.) I-... I'm glad...
(Later around 18:00)
Horitsu: (He comes to at the dinner table, he is tied to the chair and tries to break free. His plate of food is in front of him) What... happened? (He sees Able, Sam and Kane standing in front of him) What are you guys doing? Why am I here?
Kane: Simple... you tried to capital R, Annah...
Horitsu: What do you mean?
Able: You tried to rape her... and no amount of fancy lawyer words will get you out of this...
Horitsu: You don't understand... she's such a beautiful woman! She deserves FAAAR better than to be surrounded by a bunch of animals such as you all!!!
Sam: (Something clearly snaps inside him) Animals? Let me show you an animal then!!!
(Sam stands up from his chair and walks up to Horitsu. He picks up Horitsu's plate of food and throws everything on the floor)
Able: What are you doing?
(Sam cuts Horitsu free and throws him on the floor)
Horitsu: What are you doing! You maniac!!!
Sam: Eat!!!
Horitsu: (He tries to get up) What!?
Sam: (He kicks Horitsu to keep him down) I said; eat off the floor!!!
Horitsu: I'm not...
Sam: (He puts his boot on Horitsu's head, forcing it downwards) Eat!!! And then say these words, "I am an animal"!!!
Able: Sam, this is unnatural!
Sam: Just, keep out of it, Able... Now eat you bastard!!!
Kane: (Starts walking out) Let's just go Able.
(Able and Kane walk out of the kitchen leaving Sam)
(Horitsu begins reluctantly eating the food, it is hard for him to swallow, but he pushed through and finishes it all)
Sam: (Keeping his boot on Horitsu's head) Now, what about those magic words?
Horitsu: I'm an animal...
Sam: You didn't say it right...
Horitsu: Wha-...
Sam: (Kicks Horitsu in the chin) Say it right!!!
Horitsu: I AM AN ANIMAL!!! (He starts breaking into tears) Are you happy!?
Sam: (He has a sadistic laugh, he tries hiding) Oh... I'm delighted...
Horitsu: (Thinking to himself) These maniacs... I'm... I'm... I'm gonna kill them.
(Sara walks into the kitchen, confused as to what's going on)
(The rain starts coming in hard outside)
Sara: Sam? What are you guys doing in here?
Sam: (He takes his boot off of Horitsu and turns around to look at her) Sara... what did I tell you... get out of here...
Horitsu: (Thinking to himself) Perfect...
(Horitsu grabs the knife off of the table and stands up)
(Before Sam can react, Horitsu lunges forwards with the knife and tries to stab Sam in the back. But Sara pushes him out of the way and the knife goes straight into her abdomen)
(Horitsu is stunned, but he continues stabbing her over and over, spraying blood all over the kitchen. Until he stops and pulls the knife out, Horitsu drops the knife, his legs trembling and he starts laughing)
Sam: (He holds the slow dying Sara in his hands, as tears full in her eyes) No! No! No! No! No! (He starts crying) I promised Mrs Pendragon, that I'd protect you, no matter what!
Sara: (A smile grows on her face as she touches Sam's cheek) You're still... my hero, forever and always...
(Isabel endlessly dies in Sam's head, over and over, as she repeats the words "Try to find peace with yourself.")
(Sam lets go of Sara and looks over to Horitsu)
Sam: You...
(Sam throws Horitsu out the window, into the dark rainy alleyway)
Sam: (Climbing through the window) Do you know... what kind of week I've had!!! (He picks up Horitsu and throws him into the street) First off!!! (He kicks Horitsu's chest) I lost my sandwich when it fell in a puddle!!! (He stomps in Horitsu's face) I had to pay 4 000 yen worth of damage!!! (He pulls Horitsu's hair and bashes his face into the road) I let a monster get away!!! On purpose, only for it to kill more people!!! (He picks up Horitsu and throws him into a street lamp) I got a girl killed... she burned to dust right in front of my eyes!!! (Horitsu tries to throw a punch, but Sam blocks it and punches him in the gut) I had to report everything to the RoundTable... and then along came, you!!! (He turns Horitsu around and starts smashing his face into the streetlamp) You just had to brag and babble on!!! (He throws Horitsu onto the road and Horitsu tries to crawl away) You tried to rape the woman... I-... I respect!!! (He picks up a manhole cover) Then you killed Sara... (He walks over to Horitsu and kicks him over) I WATCHED HER DIE, OVER AND OVER AGAIN!!!I was a calm, loving guy. (He tries forcing the manhole cover through Horitsu's mouth, spilling blood everywhere as Horitsu's jaw starts separating, pulling the skin away from the cheeks) But... now I'm consumed with rage, blind to any reason, revenge I will take! Nigh is Peace!!! Peace... Peace... (He finally forces the manhole cover through Horitsu's mouth, separating the maxilla from the rest of his body) Peace...
(Sam looks at the manhole and throws Horitsu's body down it, closing it with the cover. He looks at the blood dripping from his hands and then turns to the cloudy raining sky and just closes his eyes.)
(End of Chapter 39)
(End of Arc 5)