Chapter 6 (1/2)

Very unfortunate events

“Asakritos! Get out here, you coward!” The roar drowned out Feisha’s screams for help.

Echoing down the hallway, hurried thumps approached. Soon, Asa’s hulking silhouette appeared at the entrance. Gripped in his hand was a spiked baseball bat.

Yes Asa, smash his face in with that thing!

“I see you’ve finally come, coward Asa. I thought you’d have crawled back into your momma’s womb as soon as you heard my voice!”

Shock was written all over Asa’s face. “Darhk! Why are you here!?”

“Could you guys…reunite…later…?” Feisha wheezed with difficulty, face completely red. “Just…stop this laundry…hanging…first…okay?”

“Laundry hanging?” Darhk swung him around by the collar a bit. “Like this? Can you feel the slight breeze?”

“…” Feisha’s last words of choice was a succinct middle finger.

“Let go of him, Darhk! He’s human; he’ll die!” panicked Asa as Feisha’s eyes slowly rolled to the back of his head.

“Okay. Catch!” Darhk complied easily and swung out his arm.

Asa could only follow the diminishing projectile with his eyes, until-

On a certain floor in Noah’s Ark, a pair of black wings unfurled, gracefully flew to a certain destination and caught the limp body.

“Goddamn black-winged traitor!” spat Darhk.

“You’ve gone too far this time, Darhk,” Asa said furiously.

“Pfft, did you just tell me that I’ve gone too far? You really are getting more and more cowardly with every passing day, Asa,” Darhk managed between snickers. “The past you would’ve grabbed me by the collar and screamed, “You wanna die!?” Now you just tell me that I’ve gone too far- oh man, you’re killing my sides.”

Asa ignored his mockery. “Why are you here?”

The laughter ceased as Darhk looked gave Asa a cold look. “Because I have courage.”

“It’s a violation of the peace treaty.”

“Who cares?” grumbled Darhk. “We titans are a race of warriors, not a bunch of cowards whose lives are dictated by a flimsy piece of paper!”

“You joined the Liberation Resistance?” Asa asked in a dark tone.

“Hah, let’s stop dwelling on details, shall we? You owe me a rematch from two thousand years ago!” At this, Darhk thumped on his chest. “Come on, coward Asa, let me see if you have any talents beyond crying for mercy.”

“I will not fight you.”

“You can’t not fight me. As the head of security at Noah’s Ark, you have the responsibility of dealing with all trespassers. Heh, I spent two thousand years thinking up this genius plan to make you fight me. I am both shocked at my own intelligence, and afraid for your life…”

“I…”

“PUNCH HIM! KICK HIM! BEAT HIM UP UNTIL HE SHITS HIMSELF AND BEGS FOR MERCY!”

Asa and Darhk looked up at the same time to see a human, backed by a pair of black wings and foaming at the mouth with fury.

“Shut up, stupid human!” Darhk roared.

“No matter how stupid I am I wouldn’t spend two thousand years thinking up such a retarded plan, you pig-head!” Feisha roared back.

Darhk was livid. “PIG-HEAD!? Did you just compare the likes of me to a low-tier animal!? Do you wanna die?”

“I’m sorry,” said Feisha, immediately. Darhk, taken aback by his reply, paused.

“…As I thought, humans are a weak race,” he huffed.

“I’m sorry, pigs, for degrading your species!” Feisha suddenly shouted. “Please forgive me for almost lumping a moron in with you!”

Darhk stamped his feet in anger and charged at him. Watching the face of rage enlarge at a worryingly fast rate, Feisha froze. The arms circled around his waist tightened before the world before his eyes started moving – they were flying up – and with it Darhk’s face decreased in size.

Seeing Darhk bristle with ire, Feisha burst into peals of gleeful laughter. A cool voice sounded from behind him-

“Grade one error, a penalty of $1500 will be deducted from your salary.”

The laughter broke off as if someone had ripped out his throat.

Below.

Darhk, frustrated, stamped his feet at the pair of black wings hovering above. He suddenly took out a pair of nun-chucks from the inside of his pants and ran at Asa, spinning it like a helicopter.

Gin was leaning on the door-frame, lightly sniffing the rose in his hands before offering it to Hughes.

“The most tender and beautiful rose, of which only you are worthy.”

Hughes’ cheeks gained a light flush, but his eyes remained firmly glued to the two figures in the front counter.

“This is all my fault; I should’ve taught Feisha how to distinguish between travel passes.” Then he wouldn’t have let Darhk in.

A corner of Gin’s lips curled up into a sneer. “Hmph, that rude brat ought to learn some lessons the hard way.”

Hughes whipped around. “Don’t tell me you…”

“That’s right; I distracted you on purpose so you’d forget to tell him.” Gin pouted, canines resting softly on his bottom lip. “He laughed at my teeth.”

Hughes was speechless.

Darhk’s spinning nun-chucks loomed over Asa’s head, emitting a deathly aura much like that of a meat grinder.

In response, Asa slowly raised his bat.

Gin and Hughes held their breaths.