Post by The Messiahs on Jun 21, 2017 6:28:53 GMT -5
The silver shine of moonlight illuminates an inner city park. Trees and benches hug a open space of grass. At its entrance a water fountain shoots bursts of water across a stone and blue tiled pool, at the centre of the fountain is a geek sculpture of a goddess standing tall. Her robes drape off her powerful body as men tug at her on their knees by her feet. Aphrodite is the symbol of woman’s strength, that she can defeat the mightiest man with her love and sexual desire.
Venus sits at the fountain in the darkness, on the opposite side of a fluorescent street lamp spewing ugly orange light across the fountain. In a rolling stones hoodie and thigh high boots she waits humming to herself. Finally a man also in a hoodie with the hood up storms into the park, under his arm is a large padded envelop. He quickly sits down next to Venus who stabs him with a filthy look, “What is this all about Jason?” Visually scared he hands over the envelop shaking as he does so.
She opens it. Inside a single piece of paper folded in three. Jason pulls his hood off and starts looking around as if making sure no one followed him. “What is this all about?” she scoffs while unfolding the letter. It reads: ‘Drown him’. Looking back up at Jason before she can even comprehend the words in front of her he grabs her hand, a manner suggesting they are ex lovers. “Lilly, i’m in the trouble with some guys i don’t know.” She snaches her hand back before he can finish his sentence, “You don’t get to call me that anymore.”
“Okay, Venus, they left the Blue Angels for dead and last night attacked Dougie. They are coming for me and i think you too. They wanted me to deliver this letter to you. I don’t know why.” He whispers in a panic. She giggles “You don’t know who i am anymore? I was there when the Blue Angels were attacked. These guys saved me from them” Jason sits up looking at her puzzled, “Why are they coming after me and Dougie then?” With a cocky smile Venus turns around the paper showing him the words ‘Drown him’, “It looks like they want you dead.”
Jason edges back away from Venus in horror at the paper, “I don’t understand, what have i done to them? Why are you involved?” She grabs the toggles to his hoodie passing them through her fingers playfully. With the other hand she reaches around curl the hair on the back of his head, pulling his head in close as she leans into his ear, whisper “To them? Nothing. But they as well as me and you know you deserve a painful demise.” A look of shock horror comes across his face as he stands up and backs away from her, “You bitch, I watched out for you! Fuck this!”
“Jason, I’m not going hurt you,” she beckons him to sit back down, “But these guys are taking over now, and i'm with them. The neighbourhood needs… a cleansing.” He sits back down looking confused with everything she says. He sits with his head down for a moment trying to comprehend Venus, “Some very bad people are going to hurt you Venus, stop chatting this shit.” She grabs his hand as a act of confidence, “No, we’re going to hurt them.” She says as she throws all her weight into knocking him back into the fountain. She falls in with him holding his head under the water. The two struggle with Jason getting his head up several times to catch his breath. Venus only half heartedly attacking her friend is eventually overpowered, Jason rolls onto his side and manages to push Venus away getting up. Both get up onto their knees soaked and shivering. “The fuck is your problem Venus? If it wasn’t for me you’d be dead years ago!”
Before Venus has the chance to react the Messiah's step around the fountain behind Jason. Damien grabs his head and forces him back into the water drowning him. Lucifer gets down on his knees right by Jason’s head. Lucifer waits a minute while Jason struggles before nodding at his brother, Damien lifts Jason’s head back up but keeps hold of the back of his collar. Taking heavy breaths Jason is pale as life fades out of his face. “Boy your time is up, your reign of hell is over,” Lucifer whispers into Jason’s face. Damien again dunks the hoodlum back in the water for another couple of minutes. This time the Messiahs wait until Jason stops struggling and almost goes limp before lifting him again.
Jason grasps on to life with all his strength. His breathing is so deep now he’s hardly taking any air in. His eyes look like they are about to burst with red and the veins on his neck are almost popping out of the skin. Lucifer waits until Jason is with it again so he can hear the saviour’s words, “I’m not going to kill you, but you deserve it. One way or another we all deserve death but yours, your fate will be horrific. Don’t blame us cause you choose this life. We all have a fate boy and i believe you sail towards it or abandon ship. You need to jump without a life jacket! There are people around here that will kill you. And after our chat tonight, you got a target on your back. Preserve everything you hold dare, your life! And leave this town.”
Jason takes a long stare at Lucifer, who is at his eye level. His response is to spit in the face of the Messiah. Looking up at Venus, “This is who you work for now?” She looks away knowing the outcome of this conversation. Lucifer fires a left hook smashing across Jason’s face knocking him out of Damien’s grip back into the fountain’s pool. Before the knocked out Jason does drown Damien dead lifts the man and throws out of the fountain to the surrounding concrete.
Lucifer stands to look at Venus who is visibly upset. “So i'm on team Messiah now?” She whimpers. Lucifer looks unimpressed as she continues, “I understand what you have done, but I know these people.” Lucifer holds his hand out to shake Venus’, she lifts hers to shake back confused by the action. Lucifer turns away out of the pool and over to Jason where he starts to write out a message on paper to leave in Jason’s pocket. Damien slides up to Venus, “My brother wants you to help us on our crusade. Your life is dark but your soul is pure.” She just looks at him, “Well thanks,” She yells sarcastically. “He won’t admit it but me and my brother need help, we need you. Join us to change this world for the better?” He awkwardly sticks his hand out but instead she hugs the giant of a man.