I started to worry even more about Niki, I wanted to hug her and tell her everything would be okay, Spazz sighed and let go of her fist, before saying, "Las's I think we need to cut this trip short." Niki said, "Of course, you want to end this trip because you want to kill us sooner. I am not going anywhere with you! The same thing goes for Crystal as well, I am the one who has been there for her during the loss of her mother and all the bullshit she had to deal with from her bitch of a stepmother and siblings! She is coming with me and not you fucking freaks!" Niki started to walk towards me with purpose burning in her eyes, as she approached me she glared at Tina. "Get the fuck away from her bitch!"
Watching Niki snap at Tina for no reason I was in shock but began to speak, "Niki, you are under a lot of stress right now, why don't we calm down." Spazz let out a sigh as he walked over to us and looked at Niki he had remained calm even though she had thrown an insult towards him, "I don't kill people who are innocent Niki and I would recommend not going back to your old homes, the moment you leave my side. You will be in danger and you are not taking Crystal with you she is Robert's daughter and we promised to take care of her if something happened to him." he said in a very soft calming tone.
I could tell Niki was ready to fight back again, I could not understand what was happening why was she losing her mind over the fact they were trying to help and not harm us, I began shaking my head before I said, "Niki, I don't want to go back if there is more danger, I feel safe with Spazz." Niki turned to me giving me a death glare as if I had just betrayed her and she would force me to go with her even if I fought her off. Niki then said," Don't you miss your shop, even the shop your mother had before she handed it over to you as an inheritance. You don't even know these people and yet you are willing to go with a supernatural creature that might or might not be able to save you from whatever this danger is." She had stepped closer to me as if she was about to grab me and drag me away. "Come on Crystal we should leave these freaks and get back Now!"
Out of the corner of my eye, I swear the shadows moved my attention snapped back to Niki as she grabbed my wrist, and then I heard the familiar cold tone ringing through the air. "What do you have to go back to Niki? A pile of rubble? an empty shop? an empty home? I would not suggest you go back for the fact the danger being there would be greater than if you come to New York, you should at least prioritize Crystal's safety." he had said in an oddly soft but cold and cruel tone as he walked up slowly and gracefully to Niki his hands behind his back.
Niki glared at him before swinging her left hand at his face, she threw enough force behind the swing it moved A'kreaths head. Either that or he moved his face to not harm her hand. "Get the fuck away from us you cold-hearted monster, and take your fucking lap dog with you and the bitch in heat as well!!" Niki screamed at him, my eyes were wide in shock at the fact Niki swung on A'kreath and screamed, her hand tightened around my wrist to the point it hurt. "N...Niki, you are hurting me!" I stammered out while trying to free myself from her grasp, God above how I wished I was as strong as some of these people around me.
A'kreath slowly turned his head to look at Niki his cold gray eyes seeming to pierce her soul, her grip loosened enough for me to pull my wrist free, and take a few steps back. A'kreath tilted his head to the side before he spoke. " One, Spazz is not my lap dog girl, he is my friend." Niki glared at him once more her skin glistening with sweat a droplet trickling down the side of her face as she tried to stare him down. A'kreath only smirked at her. " Secondly little girl, I may be a monster, I won't deny it I have done some atrocious things and I admit it proudly, but do not call my friend a freak, out of every one of us he may be the only one you could call normal, he is a family man. Now if you would lower your tone and calm down before you manage to do something you regret."
Niki continued to stare at A'kreath as if planning on how to disable him or hurt him bad enough to run away before I could even try and say something to try and calm her down she had grabbed the knife sitting on Spazz's hip and quickly moved over to A'kreath stabbing him in the chest, my eyes widened in disbelief at what had just transpired, I saw blood staining his white undershirt as it did back at the house. The look on Niki's face was one I had never seen before, so much fury in her eyes and the intent to kill what happened to my friend who could not even kill a spider.
After a moment Niki had twisted the knife and had removed the knife just to stab him again. "DIE YOU FUCKING MONSTER! GIVE ME MY LIFE BACK IF WE DID NOT MEET YOU AND YOUR LAP DOG WE WOULD NOT HAVE GOTTEN INTO THIS MESS!!!" She screamed at the top of her lungs, A'kreath just stood there motionlessly staring at her, as she removed the knife once more he grabbed her hand holding the knife and a scream of pure pain echoed out from Niki the knife fell out of her grasp before A'kreath leaned in and pulled her up off of her feet by her arm, his face inches away from hers. " I warned you, little girl. Now you will reap what you sow, the only regret I will have is that your friend has to see this happen to you." He said in a low cold tone.
Niki spat in his face and started to kick him wildly I could see her feet make contact with his crotch and his stomach she looked like a toy in his grasp or prey and all he was doing was holding her in the air as if she was nothing to him. I watched as he brought a hand to her neck, I swear claws were extending from his fingertips as he trailed a finger down her neck slowly almost sensually before his lips curled into a cruel smirk. " you see little girl, I could hold your life in my hands quite easily." he said as his fingers trailed down to her chest, I did not know what was about to happen till it happened his hand plunged into her chest her mouth hanging open in both pain and shock even I was in shock as he pulled her still beating heart out in front of her. "I could kill you now if I wanted to, I could have left you there to be a breeding tool for the spirals, I did not have to save you. But I did because you are the friend of Crystal, who is the Daughter of my friend Robert. So I had to play nice and protect you as well, a mortal with no real talent besides being a sidekick, a thorn in someone's side, a useless sack of meat and blood... as my brother would say a happy meal with legs. Now learn that not everything is as it seems little girl, or should I call you Blood Sack since you seem to think that is all everyone will think of you as. Food and nothing else." He slowly placed her heart back into her chest and when he pulled his hand back out it was as if there was never an injury. " Besides blood sack, Garu has laws against eating human flesh, they will be the only ones you will be safer with why do you think I had you go with Spazz."
A'kreath just let go of Niki's hand letting her fall to the floor like a sack of potatoes. " Get up and change your clothes blood sack, your blood smells foul," he said in a cold almost disgusted tone. Before walking away from her and glancing at me, there was a hint of sorrow in his eyes as he turned away and the shadows started to surround him. " Get them to the Alliance now Spazz, no more delays," he said plainly before he disappeared into the shadows.
Spazz said, "Well Las it looks like our trip has to come to an end now I was hoping to introduce the Alliance to you, lass at a slow pace but this time I have no choice." Spazz started walking up to Niki and tried to help her up but she said, "Don't touch me freak! I am not riding with you or with that Bitch in heat but I will ride with you, Crystal." I know I was supposed to show sympathy for my friend Niki but this was getting out of control she was willing to try and kill someone because she thought they were going to hurt me and how much hatred she was showing towards Spazz and Tina was so abnormal for her, I looked up at Spazz and over to Tina as i said to Spazz, "Is there a way to knock her out for the rest of the trip? "
Spazz looked to Niki and said, "Las how are you and Crystal going to get to the Alliance, when you have no other car to drive there by following us?" Niki got up anger still shining in her eyes as she then said in a bitter tone, "We can take a cab." Spazz just glared at her and crossed his arms over his chest, "How do you think the cab is going to get there in the first place las? If I was you I would stop this stupid childish tantrum and realize you are safe with me and nobody else right now." Niki glared at him and sneered, something just seemed off about Niki even more so now than before as she balled her hands into fists. " CHILDISH TANTRUM!? YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT A CHILDISH TANTRUM IS YOU ARE A MANGY MUTT!" she turned to me her eyes were not the same joyful eyes I have always known in fact they looked demonic.
I took a step back seeing her eyes and Spazz took that movement as a sign something was wrong, my heart began to beat faster as I then took another step back. "CRYSTAL STOP BACKING AWAY FROM ME AND COME ON WE ARE LEAVING! NOW!!!" she yelled at me making me flinch, Tina grabbed my shoulders looked at Niki, and moved in between me and Niki. Tina growled out in a low tone it almost looked as if she was starting to shift, Spazz just placed his hand on his side as if reaching for something other than his knife that was still on the floor. " Lass enough I do not know what has gotten into you but it needs to end here and now."
Niki just looked back at Spazz revealing her demonic eyes, his eyes widened in shock as he let slip from his mouth. "Oh fuck." Niki then lunged at him in what seemed like a blind furry, Spazz only stepping back and out of the way of her strikes. " Girls Run now!" he said to us as he pulled a two-handed great sword out of what seemed like thin air.