"She has a dick."
"WHAT!"
"That's why she kidnaps." he crossed his arms, "I think this one needs a new body."
To Rim this sounded like one huge joke to a pun. "So… what does the Ghetto Bible say about Besujia?"
"She's nonsense," said Ma-Zhu. "She's gifted with magic like no other. Her verses are wicked. The power of Word is what Locucts rides on. Religion is everything. A man coming from prison. What do they do? Repent, the whole definition of penitentiary. It comes from Paenitentia, it's Latin. The Ghytto is a slum, an idea brought to life."
"Who would make such a thing inside their head?"
"A church started this. It's like heaven and hell." he told. "Liars go to church that's putting poison in the building. We may go to church to repent but everyone has a secret like you and me. I'm not black, I just like posing."
"So… this guy is married to the antichrist--WHAT ABOUT MY BROTHER!"
"That's what's being manipulated by pure pussy." Ma-Zhu emphasized. "Besujia or this black man are creating a house. It's a form of collection. Aleigha is dead and kept that bitch buried. Somebody broke his word. The Kings are prophets." he shrugged in his little voodoo body. "Each prophet has something to do. Solomon was wise, Jesus had a voice and Moses could lead."
"Aleigha's the biggest vamp."
"And a massive fucking liar! He left his throne and start the fucking Holocaust. The King lost his fucking mind and slaved--and killed-- a bunch of people for his daughter. Though Growden should have kept his hands to himself. We were at peace until the nigga got mad!" he sulked, "He turned on everybody and played that stupid disc backwards."
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Hee coughed. Lei kept a rag on the wound, it started bleeding again. "No help from the police. No house. I have to do something."
"If you do that, you'll be arrest!" he chastised his father. "Baba, this isn't the realm. You could lose your fangs!"
He stared at him, "And grow them back."
"If you ever get out of fucking jail!" Hee cough, he wheezed. His tongue was bloody. "Shut up before you die." he held his chest down. "If you don't kill me first…" Hee gasped.
Rim stood in the doorway. "No show?"
Her father only gave her the side eye. "I'm not dying!" Hee shouted. "All I need is some bone marrow to hold me over."
In the background, July drifted near the window. "Oh…" He listened to the conversation. "You need a lot of bone which means I have to kill somebody."
"But jail!"
"Fuck it! Ain't like I ain't never been."
"What's the point of going again? Didn't you tell me they whipped vamps?"
"so? You don't put enough faith in me--"
"How rich, just pretend I'm not here." voice Rim. "You could close the store." said her father. "No apology?"
"You want an apology?" Lei turned around. "Nǐ bù huì piàn wǒ de"
Rim narrowed her eyes, "Bùnéng zhí hū piànzi de míngzì...duì bùduì, nǐ zhè huàidàn?"
Her father's eyes spread. Rim covered her mouth with both hands. "DEMON!" he rushed at her. "WHERE IS HE!"
"I don't have it!"
Lei rose his hand up and left a red print on her cheek. "WHERE IS HE!"
"My lord… what is going on in there?" July gazed at Hee in the bed. "I could take it… for now. Or spy a little longer?"
"You don't know Chinese! Who gave you the power!"
"Nobody!" Her father punched her in the face. July's soul shook. "I never should have had you! He's in this goddamn house!" He kneed her in the stomach. "I hope you got pregnant again! Where is he!"
"Stop it!"
"Daddy!" Hee hollered. "You started all this shit, again!" he brought his fist up to her jaw. She bit her tongue. "ENOUGH!" she screamed, the word escaping her throat. It pushed her father onto Hee's bed, he landed hard causing Hee to spat blood on his father.
"DEATH!" Hee coughed. "Stop it! Rim, get out!"
"I'm sorry--"
"LEAVE!" begged her brother. She went downstairs in a hurry. "I should follow her…" thought July. He rounded the front and went through the windows. Rim came downstairs with tears in her eyes. She went to the back of the shop and pulled out a drawer near the fridge.
July floated above her, "What are you doing?"
"I can do it better." she muttered to herself. She looked up, "What is that?"
"Oh, hi…" said July.
"Obayifo? Did you come from the realm?"
"I'm nosey, I shouldn't be."
"What clan? House?"
"Uh, fucking--broken."
July looked at the dresser at a large stake. "What is that?"
"Uh… oh." they both looked at the stake. "Can you help me kill my dad?"
"No!" the question wasn't too hard to answer. "Please?" she tried to grab July out the air. "He needs to die! I promise, If you're lost I'll give you a body."
"I do need one." he said. "But I'm not helping you kill your father. Whatever family beef you got, leave me alone."
"I'll marry you!"
"I got a black queen already."
"Ok, well, I don't have to do that. I already got a husband…" she murmured. "What?"
"I need my father to die. He shot my brother!"
"Then you kill him!"
"I don't have magic--"
"HOLD. THE FUCK UP!" his soul got bright. "I just saw you use the WORD. What the fuck was that!" Rim's fingers tapped her lip. "It wasn't me!"
"Then what the fuck was that?"
"I--I--"
"LIAR!"
"Stolen! I'ma halfie…"
"Spare me…"
"My mother is human and my adopted mama is dead." she looked off to the side. "What did you do?"
"I thought I could be a houseowner." she grinned sheepishly.
"I am so sorry. I just--I should have minded my business. Good luck, protecting yo own ass in your endeavors." he floated to the front counter.
"WAIT! You can get a body!""
"I no longer care."
She jogged in place. "I KNOW ABOUT THE ANTICHRIST!"
"What?" July halted. "Get me a body first. I don't wanna be Asian."
She rolled her eyes, "Black? White?"
"A nigga with some muscle..." July went to her. "Or, make me a rite. I need a phone call home."