11pm Friday, October 13th 2007
'If it was possible to be karma's personal chew toy & punching bag as a 24/7 job then you might as well have my picture right next to the job description with a employee of the month plaque' Is the primary thought going through my head at this very moment as I was bounced off the walls of the alley by wannabe gang bangers from the neighborhood that wanted money. Money that was supposed to keep the apartment safe from unfortunate accidents which has been a occurrence every month because the whole world knew about me not fighting back for the past 3 years.
But unbeknownst to me or the poor souls beating on me, tonight wasn't going to be something to ever forget maybe even live thru as a blood curdling scream or screech echoes from deeper in the alley. Turning towards the darker part of the alley where the sound came from the beating stopped as all those present saw something straight out of nightmares slowly lean out of the darkness, a flesh stripped face with four large unblinking eyes better suited on a insect then something approaching human, a long mishappen arm that ending in a clawed hand covered in blood pinning something beneath it with. The arm being connected to a body still hidden but clearly just as ripped apart as it's face judging from it's shoulder & neck mad it clear the creature was larger then them.
While the others where shocked & not believing what they were looking at, I broke out into a cold sweat slowly getting up knowing as much as I wish I was just having a nightmare this was reality with it becoming worst as behind me the sound of something metallic scrapping brick pulling me to look behind to see another leering at all of them from the mouth of the alley more exposed then the first with an arm dangling & still twitching in the night air in it's mouth..... 'Well this just became my worst Friday the 13th.' & as if right on que the sound of gunfire echoes in alley making me drop my head to look as the 4 idiots previously trying to rough me up for money are now shooting at the one at the end of the alley, most of the bullets hitting the ground or walls. Not even bothering to try & help them I just look for something I can use as a weapon but there's nothing amongst the junk leaving me with one option to defend myself.
Looking at the thing filling up the mouth of the alley as it lumbered in made me fell small but getting past it looked like it'd be easier because of that size & if anyone heard me say that or knew what I was about to attempt they'd call me suicidal & reckless. 'Just gotta get it unbalanced by knocking both arms out from underneath it, easy peasy just dodge it's first swing & slam my fist into it's elbow joint hard as possible then when it leans forward off-balance clock it like I'm hitting a bag. Should daze it enough for me to get out of here... if it has a brain to be rattled this should work... definitely...maybe.' Not many other choices available so you make the best of what you can & in this case that's attempting to punch something that's currently slurping down a human arm like grilled asparagus as the bones crunch & snap, blood splashes then pools & fingers twitch still whether from reflex or the owner still being alive somehow being pulled further into it's gullet.
Bouncing the balls of my feet to loosen up a bit I settle into a lower more hunched form, taking a deep breath in waiting for it to get closer while ignoring the awful stench reaching my nose now seeing that there's actual parts of itself decaying with maggots in the openings, puss leaking down & discoloration from exposure to the elements. "Alright you big bitch let's dance" throwing myself forward feeling something tear past my left shoulder in the process having just barely moved in time as it lashed out with it's right arm. Stepping in close throwing a picture perfect straight punch into the arm keeping it's balance feeling the putrid flesh give into bone pushing the joint inward forcibly I twist bringing a right hook crashing into the side of it's head, the contact feeling like punching brick but that doesn't stop me as I see it's eyes peering at me before lighting those up instead. Switching to it's eyes slamming my left fist squarely into the lower of the 2 eyes closest to me feeling it resist a bit like a water balloon at first but then pops like a boba pearl, splattering the jelly like substance everywhere getting a response to the hit that time with a deep screeching sound as I attempt to repeat the process before it shows me what that mouth do & once again feel the slime like substance splatter me then the smell finally hits me & it's like raw sewage that had been in the sun after a rain storm.
'I think I'm going to be sick' Is my thought before something slams into me launching me forward right under the thing, giving a full view of it's body & the mutilated head of it's last meal that's pressed against a thin film of flesh making up the creatures abdomen, the heads last moments of agony clear in what's left of the face. Scrambling forward to get out from under it I look back to see what hit me was one of the idiots from earlier who was now the victim of the creature's rage as it's jaws unfolded into a centipede's mouth tearing directly into his gut ripping up entrails & bone in equal parts with the accompanying squelching & crunching sounds, his screams competing with them forming a chorus of agony. 'Well guess Karma doesn't want me dead yet but I still gotta get out of here' Pushing myself to my feet I turn back seeing that only 1 of the original 4 is standing, another suffering same fate as the guy who crashed into me & the last guy against the wall of the alley trying to keep his intestines from spilling out of him. With them trapped between the creatures looking at me to help them. "C'mon man don't leave us like this, Help me please, I'm to young to die man and I got a kid on the way."
Of course the logical thing to do is run away & maybe try to get Anubis's attention so those things can be handled by someone but logical doesn't always equal the right thing. Those guys have done nothing but harass me for the past 3 years & shake down others the same way over the years definitely having done worst making it only right I leave them to die but that's not the morally right thing to do here & that's the issue. 'I've always gotten my revenge on those who've started shit with me with my own hands & never run from a fight. They're just having their consequences catch back up to them right now.' Trying to justify walking away but I can't hearing a voice call me a coward for running from this on one hand & another accusing me of being just like the health care workers in the system leaving others to struggle when you could help... 'I've got a fucking death wish with dumbass plastered on my forehead in neon.'
The creature had just raised it's head from corpse at it's feet when it's left knee was caved inwards the snapping sound loud & crisp, unable to handle the force from me throwing everything I had behind my right fist. Pulling it's attention straight to me the one it recognized as having blinded it's eyes screeching in anger grabbing the other creatures attention now seeing me as the threat to them instead of helpless food. 'Well I have both of their attentions, Now I just gotta drag them towards one of the condemned houses on this street & hope no one is currently using them as shelter.' One is hurt not severely but enough to maim it & the other is perfectly fine with a couple of bullets having only hit it's shoulder & chest but not doing much else so this should be doable. "You know somehow ruining your eyes makes you look less like stepped on shit." Turning & hauling ass across the street hearing it crash after me in rage even with it's broken leg either understanding what I said or just in anger at my continued state of living.
Thank gods this is the shittiest side of the city cause there's no one walking around right now to see the absurdity of this situation as I'm hurtling a fence to run between 2 abandoned houses covered in ivy from years of neglect while 2 large humanoid-ish creatures the size of cars screech chasing after with one not quite able to run with a leg at a awkward angle. Just putting one foot in front of the other & avoiding large pieces of broken bottles I hurtle thru hopping the fence dividing the backyards continuing towards the next set of houses hearing them push behind me tearing apart what's in their way. 'Anubis please fucking show up I am playing deer in headlights with death at this moment & need help getting out of the vore situation chasing me.' A silent prayer sent up as I clear the fence in the front yard of the next set of houses when I feel something slam into me from the side on the right side of my ribcage knocking the air clean out of me. I stop rolling as I hit the curb of the street looking up to see it was the one I hadn't put hands on yet had looped & cut me off via shoulder check to my side.
Seeing the one that wanted me to suffer slowly drag itself my way with it's friend next to it left me chuckling at the stupidity of the situation. Pushing myself up to my feet & trying to put my hands up hurt almost as much as it hurt to breath telling me I broke a few ribs & somethings wrong with my left shoulder probably from impacting the curb. I start chuckling "Fuck man life just can't give me a break lately, between gramps getting ready to kick the bucket, I find out that the world is still inhabited by all the myths of old making mistakes like you two real but I also have a debuff in life where I can't have friends. You know what?? Fuck it I've never backed down from anything & won't start being a baby back bitch now so how about you stop dragging your feet & actually do something instead of letting me beat your ass." Seeing me stand up & keep insulting it seemed to be all the invitation it needed to lunge at me mouth open wide exposing all the teeth & mandibles hidden away saliva & blood trailing it.