Scarlet's City - Shia Naawl (reading like a writer TXT) š
- Author: Shia Naawl
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Chapter 1
Could you believe most of our kind are very light sleepers? Maybe because of the fact that our senses are heightened a fuck-load more so that when someone tries to kill you, you can even hear their fucking knives unsheathe? Or the fact I can damn well smell their fucking essence? They sent amateurs, of all the damn people in their bloodline āamateurs were the ones they sent. Fuckinā A. Itās just insulting āreally.
I didnāt so much as lose a heartbeat when I snapped my eyes open while I grabbed the weapon that was the nearest thing to me. My Firestar. I aimed my gun at that the place where it hurt most āthe groin. I pulled the trigger twice on imbecile no. 1 and then on imbecile no.2. They fell on the floor immediately and covered their groins with their hands. I dropped my Firestar on my bed and grabbed one of my Wakizashi swords that was leaning on the foot of my bed. With two clean slashes, both the heads of the imbeciles were severed and their body started to decompose into their true age.
I started to wipe my blade on my shirt when my so-called ābodyguardsā came in with fucking guns blazing. What greeeaaat timing.
āYouāre late.ā I said blandly.
Christopher and Brain looked at one another looking helplessly mortified. Christopherās brunette hair wasnāt tied up in a ponytail this time. His hair mopped over his masculine face and brown eyes. Christopher had soft cheekbones and his face masculine. His body was well-defined in his simple black pants and black t-shirt. Brian had shorter hair but of the same colour. He stood tall and one of his best unique features was his chin that had a deep indentation that looked like a soft W. His cheekbones were more defined and his face more raw than Christopherās. They were both overly-muscled that shouldāve been to the point where it should be unappealing but it suited them. Not a lot of beings have that and flaunt it ābut then again, most vampires flaunt many things ādonāt they?
āWe didnāt know-āChristopher began slowly.
āI can take care of myself before and after the title of the Mistress of the City was righteously bestowed upon me.ā I said bitterly.
Five months have passed when I killed my twin, Carmine. In that time, Iāve made a deal with our local Archdemon, died, resurrected, did a couple of pro-bono work, found the murderer of the two deaths of the Evie George and some other woman (which was ultimately my twin, hence her death), two Supremes paid a little visit to me and forced me to take the role of playing fucking Mistress of the City (Mircea was the one that called them in the fucking first place). Isnāt life just damn fucking peachy?
āFuck. Itās the fucking tenth time they tried to kill you within this week and itās only Wednesday.ā Brain muttered.
āPeople tend to do that when the Mistress of the City deny the responsibility of the role.ā Christopher said and the fucker was even brave enough to look at me.
I met his stare. āYou son of a bitch. I bloody didnāt ask for it, did I?ā
āNo you didnāt but the Supremes that paid you a little visit āwhich is very rare for them to even bother a city, let alone you in the first place- gave you the role of it. Put your tail between your legs and get over it.ā
Fucking Supremes. The Supremes were the first ever vampires on the earth -each had different bloodlines, seven in total. They were the Law itself among the vampire race and since Iām part vampire, Iām under their ruling. Why the fuck shouldnāt I just say no to them? One, because they were centuries older than me so the age-is-power rule applies and two, my Vampiress didnāt fucking want to say no. See my dilemma? At the time I could do nothing but be a good girl and obey them.
I let my power seep out of my body. I could tell that both of my so-called ābodyguardsā became very still. They felt it alright.
āWanna talk to me like that again?ā I challenged. āYou can speak your own mind, I donāt really give a fuck but donāt fucking piss off a tiger when itās already pissed āgot it?ā
āYes Mistressā Christopher said softly.
āScarlet.ā I corrected, I didnāt need all this formal, youāre-stronger-than-me bullshit. But seriously, would you rattle a lionās fucking cage when you know itās pissed? No you wouldnāt, unless youāre a stupid fuck that should be the lionās chow in the first place. Thing is, Chris was right damn it. I was neglecting it. Maybe my sub-conscious thought that if you ignored it long enough, itāll go away. The damn City is sure as shit not fucking going away at the blink of my eyes any time soon, now is it? Wish there was some reverse spell or some shit that can make this go away but I found out that people donāt mess with the past because the āFatesā would be a real bitch when it bites me in the ass later.
āWhat do you suggest we do?ā I asked both of them. I figured that if you guarded the ex-Mistress of the City, youād know a few things.
They both looked surprised when I asked them. I couldnāt blame them since the Mistress of the City never ask for help to those who are just muscle to them and not even at equal power stage as you. Brian recovered first.
āYou need to fully announce your position and let them know youāre not to be fu- I mean, messed with.ā He adjusted.
āWhy the hell are you suddenly changing your vocab? If you want to fucking curse then do it right. Iām not like my sister. I donāt give a shit.ā
āNonetheless, it would be...wrong.ā He said.
I shook my head. āHow do you think I should announce it?ā I asked.
āYou need the Masters to give their blood oath to you. Go to each kind separately.ā Christopher said.
āWhich is...ā I trailed.
āThe Feys, the packs, vampires and mages.ā
āShit.ā
āYou need their loyalty. Every single one wants the title and itās up for grabs until you do it.ā
āDamn system.ā I muttered. If the system was never based on power and dominance none of this shit was needed but since weāre predators, territory comes with it. I was the unofficial Mistress of the City and being āunofficialā can spark a few ideas in our supernatural community. Damn it straight to hell.
Chapter 2
I closed my eyes and leaned closer to the hot water that hit my neck first then trailed down my back. I let my forehead rest on the tiled wall in front of me. Even though the bathroom was first-class with a twin sink and marble floors, I missed my bathroom. My medium-size bathroom didnāt have a white couch at the centre of the room but had a sink, bath/shower and toilet. Since my house was too far away from the damn mansion and the fact it was too small for the guards to protect me (even though I sure as shit can protect my own damn ass) if it was an ambush āwhich is highly unlikely since my house was bulletproof and Magick-proof from anyone. I say bullshit to both but I couldnāt deny the fact that if I did live at my house, I would be bait and be seen as an easy kill ānot so very wise for our world, so here I am āhome sweet fucking home. Isnāt that that a bitch?
Since when have I ever wanted more power than I already have? Never. I donāt want to bloody rule. I donāt need it. I sighed. Life was so much easier when I was just my sisterās enforcer āher fucking assassin. Killing was my comfort zone; killing was what I know ānot this supernatural politics bullshit. I had a feeling that things arenāt going to be the same but I weighed the options. Option one was to play the Mistress of the City till I damn well die or option no. two was to just keep the seat warm until another worthy enough Mistress/Master of the City would take up the opportunity. I say option two it is but in the mean time I had some important people to meet and to keep myself alive in the mean time ābut that didnāt mean people wonāt try to kill me first.
Who wouldāve thought someone would try and attack you while youāre in the shower? And from the attack earlier, Brian stood outside the bedroom door and Chris was outside the bathroom door. Though who wouldāve thought a fucking war mage that had a fucking arsenal just materialize right next to the damn white couch. Jeez! Can anyone not attempt kill me for more than ten minutes? Or at least after I showered?
The mage was purely in black. His head was bald that showed its smooth ivory skin. His face was particularly large like the rest of his body. His main stand-out look was his beard. It was jet-black and trimmed into the style of a circle beard. His moustache and goatee joined at the side of his pale pink lips. The guy was huge, no doubt about 6ft 8 at least. He had piercing bold blue eyes and his cheekbones sharp. He also had a small silver hoop earring in his right ear. Iāll be damned to say that the guy looked great with his muscular bravado. His black pants had multiple of pockets and leather straps to hold his weapons for easy access āis that a grenade? I mean grenades? They were strapped around his left thigh. His wore a black turtle neck and over it was a black leather coat that went down to the back of his knees. I saw the hilt poking out of the crook of his neck on his right side. His leather coat was unbuttoned so most of it covered his shoulder gun holsters but not all. I had no doubt that he had at least two back-up guns and extra ammo somewhere around his body. Two knives were in their black leather sheaths that were strapped onto his other thigh. I also didnāt doubt that smaller knives were in his Shitkickers and Iāll just bet that thereās more to it than meets the eye with his āleather coat.ā The first thing I thought of was, is half the shit his carries even legal? The second thing I thought of was, isnāt that shit heavy? Then it dawned on me with a āOh, shit.
I was in the shower naked and wet while his was standing next to the fucking couch fully clothed and dry. He had the damn nerve to give me a once-over! Then he met my eyes. We stared at each other for a while. I didnāt make a move and I made sure my face was expressionless.
āCan I at least put on a robe before you try to kill me?ā I asked blandly.
His didnāt give me that. He already had a gun in his hand and pulled the trigger. I was now grateful for my spacey shower as I lunged down, missing the silver bullet. The glass shattered. I didnāt miss a beat when I grabbed a sharp-tipped glass for a weapon. He was a mage which means he was a human with powers āand humans can get killed with even the slightest bit of
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