Teaching a Douche a Lesson

Job Description:

Kyran crumpled the piece of paper as his hand formed a fist about it. It was a job request from three young women. In the request, they described a horrific act of cheating done by their boyfriend. Two of them had children with the bastard. Kyran couldn't be bothered to remember the names. He would beat up the boyfriend, slander his name, collect his reward and vanish into the night. Hopefully. Kyran hadn't quite figured out how he would collect since he hated talking to people. Slandering the boyfriend might be a little difficult as well. The wind tugged at his patchy duster. The duster flared out behind the mage as a result. It didn't give much protection from the wind and Kyran shivered. He quickly closed up the black leather coat over his other black clothing. Perhaps he would use the reward money to buy new clothing. At least a new coat for sure.

Kyran peered around the nearly deserted street. He stood on the edge of the town. Rose Garden he thought it was called. He had never been here before. Nighttime had seemed like the perfect time to come. However, he hadn't expected the pure magic. It rose from the ground in multicolored strands, illuminating the darkness. He struggled not to give into his awe. Now was not the time for sight seeing. "Maybe just for a little while. I can always find him later." Kyran muttered to himself. Checking around to make sure the street was deserted, Kyran began leaping through the magic streams. To anyone observing, Kyran appeared to be a grown man acting like a kid in puddles. He didn't do it for too long. When he was done, Kyran shook himself. "Time to get to work." He pulled his hood up over his head. It took only a moment to pull the zipper up completely concealing his face. If he couldn't get a new duster, Kyran supposed he might have a creepy smile placed upon his hood. It would make it more effective in scaring his victims. Well his targets since Kyran tried to avoid having victims.

His red hair and face concealed along with much of his body, Kyran set out down the street. The duster flared about his legs as he walked. His worn boots and black pants helped him blend into the shadows--what little there were. It wasn't until he was a good way into town that something struck him. How was he supposed to find the scumbag if he couldn't really talk to people?

Adalinda was lazily looking at a piece of paper as she noticed a guy hopping through the streets, and couldn't help but softly snicker to herself. She quietly started to follow after the guy, making sure her black skirt was kept quiet as she did so. After the guy in his duster stops his jumping and walks down the street, a slow clap comes from behind him.

"Nice jumping, kid." She couldn't help but tease. The girl was about average height, and walking leisurely towards the guy. Adalinda didn't bother with stopping her skirt from making much noise anymore. Her black flats were softly clomping on the ground as she walks after him. Her bright blue eyes seemed to be a bit excited as she pushes back her black hair with blue streaks. "You going to beat up a dude too, right? Care for a bit of assistance?" She tilts her head as her almond eyes get a bit of excitement to them. She had a leather jacket over her shirt, hiding anything that indicated if she was in a guild.

The girl looked down at her paper. She was looking over the reward. Her mind went to spending the Jewels on alcohol. She purses her lips and glances around. "So... Did the Unholy Alliance.... AE-X? Whatever they'd be called, such a long name. But anyways. Did they tell you where they suggest he'd be at the most? Or just around here? I shoulda asked them." She scratches the back of her head. Why was she so chatty to this stranger? She then pauses and makes a face. "Eh... never mind, you're probably not the guy I'm looking for that they said was doing this too. Better hope you're not the guy who they're after..." She glares her eyes and motions that she's 'watching him' with her hands by holding her pinky and index fingers to her eyes before pointing them at the guy. She had the picture of the ex-boyfriend so she could easily find him.

She turns to start walking away, glancing down at the paper before she goes to stuff it into her jacket pocket, eyes scanning about for the guy. Maybe she could lure him? She thought she was pretty enough, at least till she drank. She knew she got pretty ugly when she did so.

Kyran froze at the sound of clapping. Surely he hadn't missed anyone? Though the clapping suggested otherwise. He was glad for the hood over his face. It concealed the blush covering his face. Slowly, Kyran turned to face the woman who had approached him. She talked more than he expected. Especially since she approached a stranger. He crossed his arms over his chest. "Yes" was all he said to her questions.

Kyran could feel a slow crawl across the flesh of his chest. Being around people was difficult for him. However, this woman had talked to the employers. It may be beneficial to team up with her. He waited for her to stop talking first. When she began to walk away, Kyran followed after her. Perhaps it would be a good idea to ask her name. That was what people did in this situation wasn't it?

The deeper they got into town, the more people seemed to be about. They crowded in, spilling from the doorways of several buildings. Not good. People would try to stop justice from being done if they tried beating the scumbag here. They would have to find him first. Though it made his flesh crawl, Kyran touched the woman's shoulder. "Lose the jacket, strut your stuff. Lure him into a secluded area. I'll shadow." Without waiting for a response, Kyran slipped into the crowds. He would watch this other mage from a distance, only helping if she found the target or got into trouble. That was his plan anyways.

Things didn't quite go according to plan. Within moments of slipping into the crowd, a woman rubbed up against him. He tried to step away but she kept on coming. "Hey there, sugar. I always wanted a night with a mysterious man. Wanna help me fulfill my fantasy?" Kyran could smell the alcohol oozing from her pores. He wasn't quite sure how to respond. Damn this woman. If she made him lose his money, Kyran very well might end up strangling her.

Slowly, Adalinda looks over her shoulder and raises an eyebrow. She knew the guy was following her. She figured he was the guy who was to doing this job too. She turns around and stretches before they get to the crowd of people. When the guy touches her shoulder, she blinks a bit. Adalinda didn't expect him to touch her since he seemed so reserved to her. A slow smile crept onto her face as she nods to him and starts to shimmy off her jacket, letting herself be shown to the world. "It's show time..." She snickers to herself.

She gives a quick glance around once more, and saw her partner in crime a bit of a distance through the crowd as some holes showed up. A groan escapes her lips as she makes her way over and throws an arm over the guys shoulder. She was holding her jacket in that hand, so it kind of blocked him too from her, just not his face. "Sorry, doll! This one's mine. Try again with a new toy." She says as she reaches her hand up and flicks the woman's forehead to give her the hint to back off, even though she was drunk. She glances to the guy and pulls him away from the woman as she makes a face. "Now I need a drink... jeez... Adalinda." She points to herself as she removes herself from him and puts a hand on her right hip while shifting her weight to that side. "If you're going to be shadowing... don't get caught up with the drunks, they'll stall you. C'mon, got a thing to do...?" She motions for him to tell her his name, since she didn't know it.

She then looks off to the side quickly. She spotted the man. Or she thought. Adalinda quickly grabs out her paper and sees the face on it, and smirks wickedly. "That was easier than I thought... Shadow better this time." She teases the guy as she stuffs the paper back in the jacket, and pauses. "Shoot... beating him up is the easy part... slandering is another thing... how to slander?" She mumbles as she tapped on her bottom lip. With a shrug, Adalinda shakes her head and starts going on. She'll figure something out. Gossip. That could be a way to slander his name. Go to some gossip girls and show them his picture or point to him, let the wildfire set itself aflame.

Kyran tried very hard not to flinch when his 'partner' threw her arm around his shoulder. He hadn't been expecting her to come help. Now his body kept screaming at the contact. Not in agony. Rather that dark thing deep inside wanted more. Wanted blood running in rivers down the street. It cried for him to rip her arm off or something just as bloody. He was forced to contain his shivering as best he could. Kyran squeezed his eyes shut until he felt her remove her arm. He focused on her words to distract himself.

"Kyran. Drink on me later." Especially since he might screw this up now. The demon or whatever was awake. It wanted appeasement. Kyran wrestled to get it back in its cage when Adalinda spoke up. His head came up slowly, unnaturally, finding the guy through the crowd. The dog had perked its ears forward. The bloodhound was engaged. His eyesight narrowed to only the target. It was something that occasionally happened when Kyran entered battle. He needed Adalinda out of the way. There was no guarantee of her safety. "Slander him. Don't follow."

Kyran took off running. People were shoved out of the way as he charged forward. His duster flapped out behind him. The scumbag turned as Kyran neared, his attention drawn by the cries of the crowd. Kyran let out a growl as he leapt forward. His leap carried him into the target's midsection and together they tumbled into an alley. The alley was only lit by the magic leaking from the ground. It barely lit the narrow space but Kyran could see well enough. He didn't think the other man could see him at all. The man rolled to his knees. He held his hands up in a placating gesture. "Woah man, hold u-" Kyran's fist connected with his jaw shutting him up.

"Its time for you to pay!" Kyran roared. He whirled about the man, landing blow after blow. The scumbag tried to put up a fight. He struck wildly in the darkness. Any time he tried to speak however, Kyran would pop him another one on his jaw. A deadly grin began to spread across Kyran's face. This might end up being more satisfying than he first thought.

At the sound of this guy getting her a drink, Adalinda grins wickedly. "Oh? My... I'm holding you up on that, Kyran." She snickers as she claps her hands together and chuckles to herself. She was starting to think of the alcohol she'd make him buy her when he told her to slander him and to not follow. "Now that's just cruel... I was going to smack him upside the face with my fist." She puts her hands on her hips. "Beat him to a pulp. Don't kill him!" She calls back as she sees a group of six girls who looked like they gossiped a lot. She wasn't going to pass it up as she needed her opportunity.

Adalinda walked up to the group of girls after she ruffles her hair a bit and tries to make herself seem less intimidating and kind of perky. She softly skips up to the girls and fakes a 'shy' expression. "U-um... Hi... I have a question for  you guys..." She says as she takes out the paper for the job and folds it so the picture of the ex boyfriend was visible. The girls look at her confused, and with slight disgust since Adalinda was clearly not a perky person. "Um... have... have any of you guys seen this man around?" She turns the paper over for them to see.

One of the girls gasps. "That's my friends ex-boyfriend! Why do you have his picture?!"

Adalinda raised an eyebrow. A small smile curled on her lips softly. "Is your friend apart of the Unholy Alliance of Angry Ex-Girlfriends?" The girl who responded to her shakes her head. Adalinda pouts. "Well he's been going around and screwing every girl in sight behind their backs like he's a big shot. He's cheated on three girls at once currently... and two of them have his children right now." She felt it needed more. "And I've been told he's murdered someone as well, and threatened one of the girls that he'd kill them for exposing that to someone." No one said the slander had to be true. She could get away with this, right?

"What? That's it? He's sleeping around with a bunch of girls and knocking them up and killed someone?" One of the other girls puts a hand on her hip as she didn't feel that it was worth it. The other girls shrug their shoulders, besides the one who has a friend who dated him.

Adalinda clears her throat. "Well... It's... it's a bit more than that. I was trying to not scare you guys... but it was one of his ex's from that he killed. This is only what I've heard. So I don't know the truth of it. And I was told he also was planning more, anyone else who knew said ex. Friends, family..." She stopped their as the girls faces paled. Adalinda smirks to herself as she nods. "See? Can I get your guys' help in spreading the word to steer clear? Apparently the guards don't believe the women since one's pregnant, and another just had his other kid. Maybe word getting out would help get the guards to believe them?" She slumps her shoulders as she pouts a little. This made her feel sick. Acting all nice and buddy buddy to these girls. She could barely handle it. Kyran really was buying her a few drinks for this.

The girls started to talk over themselves as they were panicking and trying to discuss this. "Yeah! We need to get this psycho off the streets! I feel so sorry for those girls! Maybe they'll get peace once he's locked up in a dungeon!" One of the girls cries out while hugging their friend. They were going to take care of the slander now that she planted the rumors in their ears.

Adalinda nods and bows. "Thank you very much!" She huffs out and turns around. "I need to check on where he is so I can make sure justice is served." She waves as she starts jogging off to find where Kyran was. She wanted to get a good punch in too. She went back to the last area she saw the guy in, and sighs. "I hate having to find people..." She groans and lets her head fall back. She starts to grumble now. "If he kill him, I'm murdering him myself."

Kyran could feel the demon roiling under his skin. It wanted out. It wanted blood. The scummy boyfriend wasn't looking good but Kyran had managed to keep him from bleeding. Kyran's knuckles were raw. He looked at them. Blood seeped from superficial cuts in the skin. Interesting. Kyran straightened looking over the boyfriend.

The boyfriend's jaw had been dislocated. Breaking it or the nose would have brought out blood. Kyran was sure he had cracked the eye sockets judging by the swelling. He had gotten lucky that the boyfriend hadn't bleed from the repeated blows there. A couple of fingers on the right hand were broken and the left arm was dislocated. Safe injuries for sure. Kyran had hobbled the boyfriend as well. His feet were pointing a little too far to either side. Kyran debated shattering the kneecap. It would ensure that the man never walked properly again. Unless he found the money for a magical healer of course. Though if that Adalinda had done her job properly, the boyfriend would have a hard time doing so. Kyran knelt down beside the boyfriend. His work was done. His cold battle demeanor slipped away even as the demon inside Kyran howled.

Kyran looked back over his handiwork. This time a shiver ran down his body. His cold efficiency never seemed to have a limit. Kyran was only happy that it had managed to keep the demon in check. He leaned down to whisper in the man's ear. "Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned. Remember that the next time you want to cheat." The boyfriend only whimpered. Kyran wasn't sure the man could move without pain at the moment. It brought a cold smile to his face. He might have gone a little too far but this man had definitely deserved it.

Making sure his hood was still covering his face, Kyran exited the alley. When he was a safe enough distance away, the mage tapped a passerby on the shoulder. Kyran had to suppress a shudder as he spoke. "There is a man in the alley back there! I think he's badly hurt! Call the authorities! I'm going for a healer!" Kyran made sure he had the right inflection of panic in his tone. Then he dashed away, using the crowd to disappear.

Kyran took his time circling back to the alley. This time, he pulled his hood off revealing his short red hair and sharp blue eyes. Kyran trusted the growing crowd about the alley to draw Adalinda toward it. It took him a while to remember she had never actually seen his face and wouldn't be able to recognize him. He searched the crowd around him for the girl. Would she be angry that she hadn't gotten a punch in? Kyran hadn't thought about that when he had been breaking the man's body. Perhaps it would be a good lesson for next time.

It didn't take Adalinda long to notice the crowd. She squeezed in enough to see the boyfriend, and snickers as she was already hearing word of her rumor starting to spread among the people. She slinked out of the crowd and takes a deep breath as she stretches again, slipping on her jacket afterwards. "Good job, Kyran... owe me a drink, bub."

A moment after she said that, she spotted a familiar duster and red hair. She walks up and stands next to the guy with her arms crossed over her chest. "Wild, huh?" She murmurs as she glances over. "Owe me a drink for my troubles, maybe three since I had to get buddy buddy with some chicks..." She then turns around and starts off away from him. "I wouldn't mind doing another job with you in the future, just don't make it a habit to take all the fun away." She warns him as she puts her hands behind her head as she walked on. Hopefully her clients would accept how the job went, and she'd get paid.

Kyran looked away from Adalinda to hide his smile. This girl must be an alcoholic. He might enjoy getting to know her a little better some time. "See you around. Look forward to next time." Kyran said before walking away. He would head back to the employers a little later. He wanted to explore the town and its surroundings first. It was the first time he had ever seen the ground leak magic. A familiar excitement filled his chest. There was so much to explore here, so much to see. This new life would surely be one full of adventure. He glanced over his shoulder to see Adalinda retreating. A small smile touched his lips. Perhaps a few friends would be made along the way.