Mia and Connor stood back to back in the darkened, barren landscape. Mia held one of the lit Flare Arrows in her hand but in the dark dimension it was no better than a birthday candle. They heard the Shade's eerie laughter echoing all over the place.
"You bloody cow! You had ta' go an' ruin our wee spot o' fun!"- rang their tormentor's voice. There was a different quality to the voice and a heavy accent accompanied it. Misshapen ninjas came out of nowhere and attacked them, Connor dealt pretty easily with the shadow creations. They were down to hand to hand battle as their bows had been taken previously. Other creatures made it out of the dark periphery, all of them were malformed and grotesque.
"Is there no end to them?!"- quipped and exasperated Connor.
"Why are they so...hideous? The other ones weren't like this. Something is different."- Mia added between grunts of exertion.
"It's all your bleedin' fault, you trollop. Wasn't it enuff wi' you phallic weapon twins? You went and had to call the castle guard. WRONG MOVE, *ITC*!!! This was supposed to be fun!"- the voice roared around them.
"Face us, you coward!"- Connor shouted over the ever increasing shadow creatures.
"YOU'RE the *it*, you ***! A man would have faced us by now..."- the rest of Mia's jibes were cut short as the creatures overwhelmed and smothered them. The writhing black mass containing the heroes moved this way and that and finally took the shape of medieval torture devices that held the two archers.
The Shade appeared in front of them, the shadows writhed furiously around him. His accent was a bit more subdued now, but it was definitely more pronounced than when he had started his attack.
"Right! You two wankers have those bows and whatnot, that's your specialty. Right? So if I asked you lot to dispense with the weapons if I say it's unfair,you would? How about you, china man? Would you NOT fight using your eastern arts if I said they were unfair? You can see how aburd your complaints are. I use what tools I have, you use yours."- he said as if bored.
A portal opened and Connor's machine moved toward it. When they stepped outside they were at the Wall of China's highest point.
"How very NOT P.C. of me to bring you here, you must be thinking. Think about it, most of your fighting prowess was born somewhere in this country. Wouldn't it be fitting that you died here?"- Shade said as he turned to Connor. The young man couldn't speak through the gags he had. Tears rand sown his face, it'll never be known if it was because of the beauty of the scenery or something else. Connor plummeted to his death and Shade 'ported down to make sure the broken body was lifeless. He kicked at it and mumbled something in a foul language, he left the body behind as it cooled in between the trees. He already had the trophy for his friends. He melted into the shadows of the trees and walked over to Mia in the Shadowlands. With a gesture of his hands the gags on Mia's face dissolved.
"You bastard! I saw it all! How could you kill him without giving him a chance?!"- she said in between sobs.
"My dear, I-am-a-villain. Isn't that obvious by now?"- he chuckled.
"I just see an impotent, cowardly, effeminate @$$hole!!"- Mia said while spitting at the dark man. The shadows around Shade bubbled and grew like if they were flames and the fury was etched on Shade's face as he looked at Mia. The machine shifted and grew, split and shifted until two obscenely big shadow minotaurs held Mia. She was once again gagged as the creatures started ripping at her, so much so that she was naked.
"That bloke, Slade...he's a right twisted one, 'ey? 'As a deep dislike for ya' Titans. He knows lotsa stuff, 'e does. Said you was a common street urchin, you was. A ****e. Well, my blokes can take care of your ****e needs, don't ya think? What with their might logs between their legs, rather cheeky 'ey?"- the Shade said with a twisted grin. Unspeakable things were done and 15 minutes were an eternity to the young girl.
"Right! Next stop...Las Vegas. I'd tell all who's gettin' off to get off, but I think theys all did. Your stop, girly...right with all the other ****es."- Shade searched his pocket and found Connor's transmitter.
"Come an' get your trollop."- he said as he put the transmitter in Mia's hand and let it rest on the floor. The girl was still alive, but it would be a wonder if she ever made contact with the real world again.
If Batn says it's alright, I'd play Constantine.
