Posts by Blissy

'My god, I hate the summertime.' Zero thought to himself, walking down the street, fanning himself with a piece of paper he was holding in his hand regarding his latest client. As a hired swordsman, he was normally travelling around to take on tasks for his clients. He stood out in the gray trench coat he was wearing. Zero stopped in his tracks when he spotted an odd basket sitting on the path. "Huh? Who left this here? That's a bit weird." Zero said to himself, taking a look around before reaching towards the basket, but stopped himself. "No, it probably belongs to someone. They'll likely get pissed off if some shady guy snatches up their weird basket." Zero continued, letting out a sigh and continuing to move forward, looking at the paper he held in his hand again while he walked.

(Maybe the dragon can breathe blue fire and speak telepathically or something, unless it can already understand and speak English. Maybe it can also take on a human form as a sort of disguise. I don't know. I'm thinking up these ideas while tired, which isn't a good idea at all :P)

Zero stopped dead in his tracks when he heard a familiar scream. He quickly turned around back towards the tent. 'That sounded like Marley's scream. Those damn clowns must've nabbed her.' Zero thought, his anger starting to grow and let out the demonic power lurking within him. He started moving towards the tent, but froze up due to fear. 'No, you idiot. You can't let your fear of clowns control you. Marley is in danger, and I'll destroy all of those creepy bastards I have to if it means keeping her safe.' Zero thought to himself, clenching his fists and moving towards the tent again.

Zero snuck his way into the tent, stopping when he heard faint voices. 'What do a bunch of clowns want with Marley? Plus, that other weird clown might be lurking around. That one the strange detective stopped. No, focus on finding Marley and getting her out of here.' Zero thought, sticking to the shadows while he went looking for Marley.

(I'll totally roll with it. I welcome secondary characters making appearances. Adds to the plot and action and stuff.)

'Now, if I were a bunch of shady clowns, where would I take an innocent girl?' Zero thought, trying to get in the mindset of the clowns until he thought of something. 'Probably make her part of the show. I gotta find the employee area.' Zero added, going in search of the employee area.

After getting past a few rooms, Zero made his way to the employee lounge, but the area was void of any clowns. Although, Zero sensed an odd magical presence again, diving out of the way when he heard something come from behind him, lucking dodging a shot of acid. The same clown from before was standing at the doorway, holding a water gun similar to the one he had before. "Lurking around like a punk, huh? There's nobody to come to your rescue this time, kid. Not for you or the girl. She will become one of us and you'll be dead." the clown said, flashing a wicked smile and aiming at Zero. He fired off a few blasts of acid while Zero avoided them, causing everything the shots hit to melt. Zero took the chance to grab something and throw it at the clown, knocking him out of the room and giving him a chance to run out and take a sharp right turn. "You damn kid! Come back here!" the clown angrily shouted, standing back up and chasing after Zero.

When Zero heard Marley's shout for help, he took another sharp right turn while he was running, nearly running into the wall, but the quick change of direction allowed him to avoid another acid spray from the clown that was chasing him. "You won't escape, boy. The only way you'll be leaving here is as melted remains!" the clown shouted, firing another acid shot and managing to burn off a bit of Zero's trench coat.

Zero continued running from the clown, avoiding acid shots in hopes of forcing the clown to use up all of his ammo. Before Zero could take a left turn, though, he was hit in the leg, bringing him down to the floor. The acid was burning through Zero's skin at a slow rate, making the whole thing feel like torture. The clown flashed an evil smile, walking over to Zero while he was biting his lip, trying to endure the pain. "You know running away was a hopeless effort? Look what happened to you." the clown said, aiming the water gun at Zero's head. "Do not fret, though. We'll take good care of your little friend." the clown added.

The clown growled and lowered his weapon, shaking his head. "You're lucky the ringmaster wants you alive." the clown began to say before his same creepy smile reappeared on his face. "Although, if that pretty face of yours happens to be "accidently" sprayed by acid and your skin melts off, the ringmaster would have to understand." the clown continued, aiming the water gun at Marley. "Say goodbye to that pretty face!" the clown shouted. Zero wanted to do something to stop the clown, but he knew he couldn't do anything in his current state unless he willingly tapped into the demonic power in him. Time felt like it had stopped around him as he ended up in his subconscious. Standing before him was the demon side of him, almost like a mirror.

"You know, I'm the key to your survival. You and your little friend are oblivious of what's going on behind the scenes." the demon said, taking a seat in a chair that was sitting behind it. "What are you talking about? The Magician's Order is causing problems and then there's a bunch of creepy clowns. What is there to see behind the scenes?" Zero questioned, glaring at the demon when it began to laugh. "Are you dense? Don't you think the recent series of events is a bit out of the ordinary? Your discovery that your friend is an angel? All of it seems a bit out of place, don't you think?" the demon said. "So what's your point? Why don't you just tell me what's going on." Zero asked. "And spoil the surprise? No, you will wait and see. For now, you shouldn't be concerning yourself with future events. You want to save your friend, right? You'll need my power." the demon said. Zero looked away, trying not to admit it, but at the same time, he knew it was true. He needed the demon's power so he could fix his leg from the acid's effects and get back in the fight. He opened his eyes, ready to unleash the demon's power until he heard a pistol fire and a weapon drop. The gun the clown was holding fell to the floor and he let out a cry of pain, turning around to find the detective from earlier holding a pistol in his hand.

"YOU SON OF A-" the clown shouted out loudly enough for just about anyone within a good five feet radius to hear him, glaring at the detective. Zero looked up at Marley, trying to resist the urge to use the demonic power to at least hold back the acid burning away at his flesh. The worst part was that it was beginning to spread. "Marley...you need to get out of here." Zero said, trying to endure the searing pain spreading up his leg.

"No. I'll destroy that clown and whoever dared try to capture you if it's the last thing I'll do." Zero answered, slowly reaching out and unsheathing his sword, but the detective aimed his gun at him. "Don't think about it. Leave this business to the police. Now, as for you, you're under arrest for kidnapping and attempted murder." the detective said in a tone that showed he meant business. The clown growled in anger, knowing he couldn't do anything in the situation he was in. "This isn't over, you know." the clown replied while the detective shrugged and slapped on the handcuffs on the clown, calling over an officer to take him away. Once the two officers were gone, the detective put his pistol away and turned his attention to Zero and Marley. "You two, accept my apologies for not showing up earlier. Although, I feel you should be given a better idea of what's going on." the detective began, taking out a business card for a small cafe, handing it to Marley. "We'll meet there in an hour. Lunch is on me. I need to take care of a few things. Let's get out of here for now." the detective continued, turning around and following the officers that took the clown away.

"Here." Zero simply said, slowly pulling off his trench coat and handing it to Marley. "It would be a problem if anyone saw you in that. The bottom is a bit burned up, but there's no acid on it." Zero added, looking away from her, cringing a bit when he felt the acid was still burning his leg.

"I could always just use that cursed demon power to heal it, but..." Zero started to say, assuming that Marley already knew what he was going to say. He shook his head and slowly started moving forward, dragging his leg as he moved.

Zero followed Marley out of the tent using the makeshift crutches she had made for him. While part of him just wanted to end the torment and pain spreading through his leg, he knew it was a bad idea.

"Marley? Where are you going?" Zero asked, knowing he wouldn't be able to catch up to her in his state. He shook his head and threw down the crutches, deciding to go against his better judgement and use the demon's power to heal himself. 'Who needs hospitals when you can heal your injuries with magic?' Zero thought, almost like it wasn't his own thought, but at the same time, it was.

"I'm sorry, Marley, but it's much faster. If your mother is hurt, you need to go see her right now. Trust me, value your family while you have them." Zero said, remembering the fate his own parents had faced because of him. He turned around, clenching his fists. "Don't just stand around like a log. Get going. I'm going to go see if I can figure out more about that clown at the police station." Zero added before he started walking away.

Instead of going to the police station, Zero headed down to the riverbank to take some time to think about what he was told by the demon inside him. 'You and your little friend are oblivious of what's going on behind the scenes.' Zero remembered the demon say, but the whole thing made no sense to him. 'What does he mean by that? I mean, sure, I know something is clearly going on around here, but I have no idea what it is. Maybe that detective will shed some light on things. We got time before it's time to meet with him at that cafe...but I want some answers now instead of later.' Zero thought to himself.

'Soon, though, the Magician's Order will be back on my tail. I know Marley said she would help me fight, but after what they did, I feel like I need to do this on my own. Who knows what tricks they may have up their sleeves, though?' Zero thought, letting out a sigh and looking down at his reflection in the water. Naturally, all he saw was the white haired, red eyed demon side that lurked within him thanks to the Magician's Order and their lust for power.

Zero growled and slapped the water, standing up and moving away from the water. 'I will have my revenge...one way or another.' Zero thought, checking his watch to see it was nearly time to meet up with the detective. "Well, time to get this over with." Zero said, walking away from the riverbank.

Zero made his way over to the cafe, a bit unimpressed at how it looked when he got there. The building was pretty small and it was clear the place didn't get too much business. When he saw Marley, he walked over to her, putting a hand on her head. "You know you could've just waited inside." Zero said.

Zero didn't say anything back or push Marley away. He decided to let her have her moment, knowing there was still a few minutes before it was time to meet with the detective, and the only thing on his mind was getting answers for his questions.