Jakob's POV
The whole scene in front of me went from bad to worse. I had pushed that woman off of me because she revolted me, and I feel too much for Kalysta to allow another to touch me. Her jealousy was evident once the woman pressed against me and spoke. It surprised me, but in a good way. Her mighty voice rang out seconds before I pushed the woman down.
Next thing I know the whore's handler is in my face. He's not alone either. The whole room is ready to tear into Kalysta and I. This guy Jimmy is wearing Kyrhen's jacket too. I'm not sure how I'm gonna get him to talk about how he got the thing without having to go through a damn bar fight. I doubt he will be willing to sit down for a chitchat after a brawl.
Kalysta was gripping the back of my shirt again, and actively pulling me back slightly from the man, back towards her. She is nervous. I can feel her heart beating against my back. It's practically jumping out of her chest. I don't let myself feel fear. I've been through worse. Besides we have back up.
I feel my nails getting longer. I'm in the verge of a shift but in waiting for the calvary to arrive. Onyx is running here now from the car. I can feel the pressure of his paws hitting the ground as he ran in my palms.
"This is gonna be ugly Onyx."
"Good. I enjoy having a good kill."
"Onyx!"
"I am a predator Jakob, killing is how I eat. I like to eat therefore I enjoy a kill."
"I'm shifting as soon as you get in"
I leaned my head back to Kalysta so she could hear me whisper, "Fly to the door to let Onyx in." As soon as she heard me speak Fenix appeared and beat her wings into the air behind me, quickly soaring towards the door. There was a shimmer of light as Kalysta took form and opened the door.
Onyx roared loudly as he entered the space dramatically. Many of the men moved out of his way startled as the beast stalked forward to stand beside me. I looked at Jimmy to ask, "You sure you wanna do this? She and I both shift and it's hard enough to fight one tiger let alone two."
The man smirked, "Even a tiger can bleed."
He brought out a long jagged looking knife from behind his back and lunged at me quickly. I side stepped in time to dodge the stab, and the knife sliced through the air right by my side, and just barely caught my shirt. He ripped the gnarly blade back and slashed it out at my torso. I jumped back and landed on four feet.
Onyx had made quick work of two men while Kalysta bashed the man behind me over the head with a glass bottle. She and Onyx kept the others off of me so that I could handle Jimmy without interference. He kept coming at me. My massive paws blocked each attempt to stab. It seems my opponent is the big man in charge here. Everyone else should back off if we take down their head honcho.
I was in thought while he was pulling his hand back to make another attack, and the knife grazed the side of my face. The spilled blood caused Onyx and I both to growl in pain. The next thing I know a blood soaked beast had Jimmy's arm in its mouth.
Onyx shook his head violently ripping and tearing into the flesh of the man's arm. Jimmy was dragged left and right as he failed to keep up with Onyx to avoid further damage to his arm. His knife flung out of his grip and he tried to pry open Onyx's mouth with his other hand.
I shifted back to my natural form. I looked around to see the others were now too afraid to fight except for maybe a couple more scrappy guys, "Call them off!"
He didnt do as I ordered. "Onyx crush!" My big cat complied as he bit his teeth down harder into the arm causing the bones under his massive jaws to break and snap.
With a loud cry Jimmy screamed, "STOOOOOOP! FUCKING STOP YOU IDIOTS BEFORE I LOSE MY WHOLE FUCKING ARM!!!!!"
Kalysta behind me yelled out too, "Better listen to your friend! Wouldn't want to end up eaten do you?"
Suddenly the chaos was quiet and the mob backed away from us. Moving in front of me Kalysta lowered herself in front of the man, who now had tears streaming down his face as Onyx flexed his jaws again, sending pain coursing through the man's arm. "Tell me," she said, "Where did you get the jacket? Did you get it from a man called Kyrhen? Do you know where he is?"
He stared at her definitely despite his pain and spit into her face. That was all it took to make Onyx bite the rest of the way through the arm and sever the limb completely.
Blood splattered across Onyx's face and Kalysta's legs from the wound. Knowing she is a bit squeamish I thought she'd flinch away but she did not. She rose up and stomped her foot onto the nub of his bloodied arm causing Jimmy to scream out!
"You fucking bitch! I'll kill you. I'll kill all three of you." Jimmy screamed as he violently rolled around in the floor. Pain ravaged his brain. It was made worse by Kalysta who then kicked him in the face.
Jimmy's eyes glazed over. Most of the bar was empty now. They scattered out after Onyx bit off the guy's arm. The few left inside were now cowering behind tables and overturned chairs. The man was loosing a lot of blood rapidly.
The fight in his body was gone when Kalysta lowered herself again. She gripped the man's shirt and brought his face up to hers, "Where did you get my brother's jacket?"
His voice trembled, "It was given to me in exchange for a night with one of my charges." Confusion slid across her face. "Charges?"
"A hooker ya damn girl!" He attempted to yell back at her but found himself too weak. "I told you what you want to know, now get a tourniquet before I bleed to death."
Kalysta stood up and looked at me. "Is Onyx hungry?" She pointed at Jimmy as she asked the question. My tiger's eyes gleamed when she said those words. I could feel his hunger in my own belly. He had been without adequate food for a couple of days. We hadn't taken out much time to let him hunt.
Unwilling to prolong my beasts hunger I said, "Go for it Onyx, but don't make it a habit to eat people. It makes me feel like a secondhand cannibal."
Kalysta laughed
Onyx pounced down on his prey. Jimmy squealed out in pain as massive jaws locked around his neck and tore out his jugular. I couldn't watch Onyx tearing into his flesh. Even Kalysta looked green so we stepped out into the night and sat down on the worn out porch.
I wanted a cigarette so bad. This was a truly stressful situation. We both looked drained from everything that had happened in there.
Behind us the door creaked open. A frightened woman wrapped in a small and tattered curtain stepped out and clung to the wall to avoid making contact with us as much as possible. We looked up at her and she seemed truly terrified but she quietly said, "Thank you. Jimmy owned me. I'm free now." She took off running. She didn't stop at all, and we watched her run until her body was no longer visible in the darkness.
"Jimmy must have been an asshole."
Kalysta giggled, "Yeah! Fuck Jimmy!"
I laughed. She's starting to get a foul mouth like me. Being around me too much must be wearing off on her, but for some reason hearing her talk was cute. I pulled her close to me so she could rest her head on my shoulder. I did it mainly so I could kiss the top of her head, and because I just wanted to be close to her.
It was peaceful to sit down and hold her. I had begun to relax myself when suddenly she stiffened. Her eyes rolled back into her head. She started to squirm saying "No No No No" over and over again. She began to cry, and then finally after no more than a few seconds she slumped her body down against me again.
"Was it a vision?"
She was breathing heavily. What she saw has to have been horrible. I hate the torment these visions cause her because each time nothing she sees is actually positive. I heard her huff out some air and say, "Yes it was a vision, and it was also a nightmare."
A tear slid down her cheek.