Reaper's Word

"You're sure?" Leonardo asked. "If she's been here that long. He would have done something with her by now. Besides, he wouldn't stop until he could use her to free himself."

"I'm telling you she's been here since before winter. I remember her, I personally told her about this place." Michael said watching his mother work an incantation to freeze the hell hounds and Isaiah where they were. He typically wasn’t on kitchen duty, but the last time he was. He recognized the woman, something about her had stuck with him.

"You checked her didn't you?"

"Yes, she didn't have what was needed. I'm sure of it. I didn't even get the slightest sense of her being psychic nor the strength."

"It's better to be safe than sorry." Michael's uncle Topaz said. When his mother finished she got back in the car. The three of them were going up to the house with a few guns for hire. The guns for hire didn't know that they were going to be left there. A sacrificial trade, they weren’t taking anyone out of the house. Just eliminating a few sooner.

The three of them got into the cars there and drove to meet the men. Then take them to the house. What Felicia had done wouldn't take effect until they hit the property. It was a good time now to reinstate the ritual, and it would keep Isaiah from coming at them as they killed this woman still alive. Leonardo was the one that addressed the men.

"It's a good drive, but you can have anything you want on the property and you can do whatever you want to the occupants. We just need those living there taken care of. Especially a woman living there. She has dark black hair, stands about five eight with a slender build. Kill her and we'll give the one that gets her a large bonus." There wasn't anything said between the group here, all of them men this time.

This group had signed. They'd used false names, but the document would change it the instant it was closed. It wasn't the name written, it was the person. They thought it was an agreement so if someone turned on the others they would know who. All these men were going to be left since they were going to take out most of the food source that Isaiah had. Isaiah had to stay supplied and healthy if they wished to live. He would be frozen to reinstate the ritual. Which would allow them a short period of free reign over the house and the occupants.

"Michael will drive one van. I have the other." Leonardo said and they got in the vehicles. It was a quiet drive though these men seemed excited about this. All of them were the darker half of society. They should thank him for ridding them of such dark criminals.

"Anyone in the house is disposable?" A man asked as they had finally reached the drive that brought them to it. It was nearly a two hour drive.

"Yes, any of them. Take whatever you want."

"Do we have to kill them quickly?" Another asked.

"Whatever you want. We don't really care. Make sure you get any you come across though. I've already given you half. The other half is when we get back." The two that had spoken smiled at each other but it was Leonardo that was really going to have the laugh at their expense.

"Holy shit." A different man said looking at the house. "This place has to be loaded." There were twelve men in all in the two vans. They came up to the front door and the men took out their weapons.

leave a man with dark hair and dark eyes alone. I need to deal with him personally. He'll be waiting for us." They all gave a nod and Michael let them in. They wouldn't be coming back

he was supposed to be when this happened. He entered

laying around him. None of them moved but growls emanated around him. Leonardo moved over to him, knowing full well that he couldn't move or do anything. Neither could the hell hounds and so he felt very safe at the

your arm over." Leonard said to Isaiah who complied instantly and presented him with his left arm. Leonardo took out a syringe, it held an opaque liquid. It was a combination of things that they needed. With syringes it

The only thing he could move were his eyes and his mouth if he wished to speak. He slowly felt the burn up his arm. The second the

have you been keeping a dark haired female alive all this time?" Leonardo asked, and in this state he had to answer truthfully to the best of his knowledge. However

purpose." Isaiah answered, which was the half-truth in a way. He hadn't planned on keeping her around. It wasn't until today that

is the

don't know, in the house somewhere." Isaiah said and Leonardo looked at him taking a silver knife and slicing into Isaiah's wrist. His heart was beating against his chest like it wanted to escape. It forced blood far too thick through

she what

"No."

dark blood slid down it

He was severely annoyed that the man was touching

is she to you then?"

me what no other human seems capable

"That is?"

was moving toward a very high strung

come through and he'd tear through the house until he got what he needed. Until he calmed

to her. We will be staying until we find her and kill her." Isaiah felt a very angry spike in him. Like hell

do you think she is? Can you find her mentally?" Isaiah looked at him. He'd been stripped of so many powers when he came

in the house. Except Clair. He just said her, pretty nondescript. Leonardo’s problem, not

tell me where she is. Her and any other woman in the house." Isaiah narrowed his eyes, he knew what Leonardo was doing. He knew what happened to Isaiah. How primal he became and the drive for everything basic and

on the north side of the house after