Necrosiac 35 (692 hits)
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Submitted by Snark << snarkk.at.gmail.com (View user info) at 2005-03-01 22:45:47 EST
NECROSIAC 35
"How many?"
"Over a hundred if you count Taela"
"Jesus Smithy..."
Mattaius brought one hand up to press against his forehead, but thought better of it as the room began to spin, and instead returned it to steady himself on the thickly padded couch.
"Take it easy" commanded the Lead Investigator "I have a lot more to tell you than that"
"What the hell did your doctor friend give me?"
"He wasn't a friend so much as someone who owed me a favor and whatever he gave you probably wasn't legal... how do you feel?"
Mattaius opened his eyes and surveyed the brightly colored living room of Smithy's house. He supposed, all things considered, that he didn't feel that bad then decided that he felt pretty damned good and was feeling better by the minute.
"Terrific actually, listen I don't appreciate being shot full of..."
"I saved your ass" Smithy curtly interrupted "I needed one of you to be conscious to hear what I have to say. I don't have the luxury of waiting for either of you to rest. You can do that later, so just try not to get too stoned and concentrate on my voice"
Whatever urge he might have had to argue was quickly washed away by the drug coursing through his system and he found himself settling back into the impossibly soft couch as if he were sinking into a pit of feathers. The surreal euphoria he found spreading through him was like nothing he'd ever experienced. He had never used drugs or the paltry magics that could take there place and, for the first time in his life, he felt strangely caught between pleasure and a loss of control. A strange throbbing tightness on the skin of his chest told him Spivey was somehow feeling the drugs effects as well and wondered what his passenger was doing then decided, based on the rhythm of his Familiars movements, he really didn't want to know.
"Ok Boss, speak your mind"
Smithy leaned forward and wiped a shock of previously absent white hair from his eyes.
"As I said, Adrian Penance paid us a visit just after you two snuck out. He shattered the front of the building and sent in an army of undead that he'd created moments before on the street. Somehow he burnt out the protective symbols on the inside of the main hall then used Illusion to shut himself in with our families"
"What the hell were your families doing there..."
"Don't interrupt... He killed damned near everyone in the auditorium while we fought and died outside. He devastated us in the matter of minutes and then took the Chief of Security by the guts and made him lead him to the people under our protection. There were four of the most powerful casters in the world in that room and they didn't stand a chance against him. The Sonofabitch walked into one of the most secure places in the world and raped it without a second thought. He killed my wife and my friends and then left out the back door. Despite our numbers and our weapons, despite our science and our magic, he beat us down then left without a scratch"
Mattaius ignored the spinning room, brought tingling hands to the sides if his strangely light head and wondered if he was having what he'd heard others refer to as a bad trip.
"Sir, believe it or not I understand how you must feel. I've lost my fare share of brothers on the line. I feel for you, I really do, but how about we quit the bullshit and you tell me the reason behind your speech before the shit in my veins turns me into a monkey"
"Fair enough. I can see the things I've heard about you are true. You want the straight deal? OK I'll give it to you... You and Terri are going to find the fucker's sister. You're going to find Lillith and you're going to kill her"
"As far as I know that's always been the plan"
Leland leaned forward and poured himself a drink from the half full bottle of Bourbon on the clear glass coffee table in front of him, then sat down and stared coldly at Mattaius before answering.
"I think you're still sober enough to understand what I mean Pitt. I pulled your file. I was wondering how an ex army grunt like you had the kind of connections necessary to pull enough strings to get in the agency like you did. Granted, your file is vague at best but between it and a few friends in the Corp, I pretty much got the low down on you"
"Forget what you think you know"
"NO!" Leland pounded his glass back down on the table and Mattaius watched in an unavoidable child like wonder as the contents floated out of it in seemingly slow motion then dropped crystalline back into the strangely undulating container.
"He killed my WIFE! He killed her then set her on us! I watched her tear the throat out of one of my best men and then I splattered her brains all over the fucking carpet!"
"You're too close to this. It's too personal"
"Shut up and listen! You and Terri take whatever time you need to rest. You can have my house and my car. I won't be using it. Keys to both are there on the counter. There's a trunk in the basement that I've filled with weapons and equipment for you. Take a few days if you have too then call me. I'm going to see to it you have carte blanche to do as you see fit to end this. I want you to treat every suspected Necro in this city as if they were a fucking Necrosiac. I'll see to it you're fed every bit of evidence we come up with and that any questionable actions you may have to take are left unquestioned"
"Jesus..."
"The handful of us that survived that night feel the same way Pitt. I've seen to it that they have key positions in the investigation. We can cover for you two in any way you need regardless of what restructuring takes place at the office. I know enough about you now to understand that if anyone can pull this off, it's you. Give us our vengeance. Show the Necros that don't fall to our reprisals that they've crossed the line. Give me a fucking bodycount"
Mattaius looked back at the rage filled man across from him and stifled a sudden unexplainable urge to burst into a fit of laughter, then once again fought to martial his emotions as a wave of sorrow washed it away.
"I was a soldier. Everything I did was in the line of duty. You're asking me to be a muddle uhhh murderer"
"You're a killer Pitt. By all accounts you've wasted more Necros than anyone else I've ever met. I've heard enough stories about you to know that if even one of them is true, you could leave a trail of corpses from here to whatever hell you believe in"
Mattaius unconsciously reached across the table, grabbed the glass and drained its contents.
"Smithy this really isn't a good time. Listen, say the stories about me are true. I'm still not going to kill a bunch of idiots who think dark magic is "Cool" based on the actions of one Necrosiac, regardless of how evil he is. I might be stoned but I'm not stupid enough to go on a murder spree and expect a handful of agents could keep my ass out of jail... you got any snacks?"
Smithy took a deep shuddering breath then seemed to relax a little. He poured himself another drink then swallowed it back and responded, less angrily than before but no less determined.
"No ones going to care what you do. Turn on the TV when you sober up. The city is under martial law. The undead under the Necrosiacs control spread out every which way when he disappeared. They've been moving through the city and spreading the magic animating them like a disease. Every time we clean a hot spot another one pops up. Hell, regardless of that, Necromantic factions in 13 cities around the world have attacked Agency offices and killed personnel. Paris has been burning for over a week. London has had 7 car bombs in as many days. They're rising up all over the world and they're doing it in the name of Father Penance. You want to consider yourself a soldier? Go ahead. You might as well because we're at war"
"If we refuse?"
"The only reason there wasn't a witch hunt for you two was because I found the evidence to clear Terri of the Director's murder. I'm the one who's been championing her while you two hid out in the apartment of a madman. The press is going ape shit over the fact that we allowed the Necrosiacs to kill two of our directors, and the powers that be in the agency are looking for a scapegoat. I will have my vengeance Pitt. You two will help me or I'll stop helping you"
Mattaius tried his best to wrap his mind around what he'd been told but he found himself unsure as to which part of the Inspectors speech was true and what was hallucinated. Something inside him told him that there was a moral line nearby that he could trip over if not careful but a stronger voice told him it didn't matter, so instead he leaned forward, grabbed the glass out of Smithy's hand and said simply.
"OK"
Smithy nodded stone faced then picked up the bottle, leaned forward and filled Pitt's glass to the rim.
"Thank you"
Mattaius made a toasting gesture with his glass and sent a good portion of it onto the table top before taking an unsteady sip.
"Sokay" he replied nonchalantly then raised a hand to stop the Smithy from leaving his chair.
"You keep saying we have to kill Lillith, why isn't it the brother you want?"
Smithy got out of his chair, straightened his coat and headed towards the front door.
"I have reason to believe he's dead" he replied over his shoulder "Take a few days to rest if you need to then give me a call. There's an envelope in the kitchen for you when you're clear enough to read it. When Percival wakes up tell her the Grail wasn't enough"
Mattaius didn't respond, content to watch as Smithy exited out the front door. He sat and watched the door waver in his vision for a moment while something in the back of his head told him he'd made a promise he might regret.
After a few moments his trance was broken by a sudden violent shudder in his chest followed a moment later by the strangely high voice of Spivey in his ear.
"What a ride... I wish you smoked cuz I could really use one right now"
"Oh God"
"Listen, Dumbass... I've been thinking. I want off of your pasty beat up carcass. You hear me? I want a divorce. I don't want anything to do with you again"
Mattaius slumped back into the couch and wondered how he was going to explain things to Terri when the doctor's drugs wore off and she came too.
"Me neither Spivey" he groaned "Me neither"
User Reviews
Submitted by Snark (user info) at 2005-06-16 21:07:15 EDT (#)
Ranking: 0
A plot detail I never thought to explain fully.
Basically I took Smithy to the brink but never said he'd fully turned.
The deal was supposed to be that Preston brought a cleric back in the nick of time.
Submitted by zakalwe (user info) at 2005-06-16 20:25:57 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
hmmm, none of the other reviewers seemed to think it strange that Smithy is back from the undead. did I miss something?
Submitted by zakalwe (user info) at 2005-06-16 20:23:57 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
OK, now I am confused.
Submitted by Revolutionman (user info) at 2005-05-06 22:36:19 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
No Comment
Submitted by Charred (user info) at 2005-03-31 16:49:17 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
Seriously?
Find a publisher.
Submitted by Benny (user info) at 2005-03-03 23:24:06 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
Well it may not have been about corpse fucking but it was pretty damn good.
Submitted by wookie (user info) at 2005-03-03 08:51:35 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
Gotta love the shitheels.
Submitted by Snark (user info) at 2005-03-02 18:14:50 EST (#)
Ranking: 0
GLaLL,
I'm thinking you might have missed this, which is integral to the current episode.
http://www.ubersite.com/m/60057
Submitted by Falconer (user info) at 2005-03-02 16:17:10 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
No Comment
Submitted by Xena (user info) at 2005-03-02 16:13:17 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
Ohhhh....I'm loving the return of Matt...and Spivey.
have I told you today that I love you?!
Submitted by Dannie (user info) at 2005-03-02 15:59:21 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
I'd do Spivey.
blah blah blah, something about a pooper.
Amazing series.
Submitted by Kre8rix (user info) at 2005-03-02 08:50:51 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
I post rough drafts all the time.
I'd be an ass if I used that against you.
Great installment snark.
Submitted by munkeypants (user info) at 2005-03-02 08:15:45 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
No Comment
Submitted by Circe (user info) at 2005-03-02 05:16:11 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
"What a ride... I wish you smoked cuz I could really use one right now"
HAHAHAHAHHAHA
Oh god.
That's sexy.
Submitted by Snark (user info) at 2005-03-02 01:54:03 EST (#)
Ranking: 0
A -2 from Uber's newest up and coming shitheel.
I'm gonna wear it like a badge of honor.
Submitted by Dustbrother (user info) at 2005-03-02 01:45:49 EST (#)
Ranking: -2
i thought this was going to be about corpse fucking
Submitted by shitfuck (user info) at 2005-03-02 01:25:06 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
I haven't read it yet, but I just got out of jail and this is the first uber post I've read in about two weeks. +2 for you AND me, mostly for you, but--not getting raped in jail is a pretty big accomplishment.
Submitted by engine13 (user info) at 2005-03-02 01:18:46 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
Damn, even for a rough draft it's better than anything I could do. And, I just can't help but +2 Spivey, I love that guy.
Submitted by Snark (user info) at 2005-03-02 01:10:06 EST (#)
Ranking: 0
Jebus.
an honest review...
That's better.
Submitted by Snark (user info) at 2005-03-02 00:47:57 EST (#)
Ranking: 0
Hahaha never GLALL.
I appreciate and honest review.
Submitted by GodLovesALittleLovin (user info) at 2005-03-01 23:09:38 EST (#)
Ranking: 1
Yeah this was good, but, it felt rushed in some parts....
god....I don't believe I'm doing this....sorry Snark.....don't get me wrong it was still better than most stuff on here but, my expectation bar is a little higher for you. Feel free to -2 and rape my first-born child.
Submitted by Snark (user info) at 2005-03-01 22:47:09 EST (#)
Ranking: 0
Sorry,
Posted the rough draft by accident.
I meant to post this on the weekend but got too busy. My new duties at work pretty much prevent me from posting during the day anymore.