The Red Moons Warrior

Reaper

12 years later

Reaper, Reaper, Reaper... That is all I hear while I stand here with a vampire's heart in my hands wondering how I got to this point in my life where I kill supernatural creatures for entertainment. The arena is my playground, I grew up here, been fighting for my life in this very arena since I was 5. I will never understand why anyone ever challenges me, I have never lost a battle and my wolf is vicious. No really, she is, she is also a blood thirsty b***h who is unhappy if she is not killing someone. Shut up Reaper, you are just mad because I ended this boring fight early, I shake my head at what Maze just said and laugh at the same time because she is right, she ended the fight too early and now we will be punished for not giving the Alpha longer entertainment, but ill survive whatever punishment he sets forth. So, I turn to look at the podium which houses Alpha Jace and his Luna, I hold the heart up in the air like it is a trophy and the crowd continues to chant my name like I am a God. I bring the vampires heart down to my mouth and suck down what blood is left in it and throw it to the ground, like its trash. I pumped my fist in the air and the crowd continued to cheer, the fight did not even last long maybe 30 seconds. It is funny to think about because the vampire never got a hit on me, he leaped at me, and I just ripped his heart out of his chest. Yes, it was that quick and painless, I like my fights that way. 

I turn around to walk out of the arena to go back to my cell and relax a little, I could always use a nap I say to my wolf, and she just growls at me. I do not get 5 feet until I hear the Alpha say Reaper stop right where you are, I cringe a little knowing he used his alpha command on me, although he does not know that it does not work on me. I turn back to the podium, and I bow down showing my neck to them, not because of he used his alpha command on me but because I do not want to draw suspicion to my ability to ignore his commands. As the Alpha and Luna come down the stairs, I cannot help but slightly admire them, Alpha Jace is 6'5 well built, black hair, brown eyed Alpha followed by his wife and Luna Cheryl. Luna Cheryl has beauty, brains, and brawn, Long pitch black hair with almost white eyes and she fears nothing except for me which is understandable. Reaper you may stand Alpha Jace commands, after he says this, I stand up and look them both in the eyes. I had very important people from the neighboring packs here tonight wanting a bloody show from one of my fiercest competitors and undefeated champion, all we got was a 30 second fight and another dead vampire in my arena. Explain yourself. I look at him for a moment trying to think of something to say, he does not know that I have my wolf yet, I am only 17 and you do not get your wolf until you are 18. Maze he cannot find out about you we will be put to death help me out here, I get nothing from her at all. So, I look back at Alpha Jace and tell him the first thing that comes to mind.  I am sorry Alpha I was not aware of your guests as I was not relayed this information, his hand comes up so fast I did not have time to prepare and a slap comes across my face and my lip starts bleeding, I have told you many times I do not like excuses, and this is just another excuse from you and I am getting sick of it. I do not care if you were told or not, you are alive only because you put on a good show for me, and my guests and I expect that no matter what day it is do you understand? Yes, Alpha Jace I understand, at this point Maze decides to make her appearance and say that I should rip his heart out. 

Because of your insolence in this matter, you will take the whip tonight, Luna Cheryl chimes in for the first time tonight and she uses her sweetest voice, my love we cannot injure her too badly. The Red Moon Alpha and his family will be here in 2 days, and we will need her for the night’s entertainment, we cannot afford to have her damaged and unable to fight. She needs to fight her best so we can gain the Alpha's favor and join his army to save the supernatural world. Alpha Jace looks at his wife and then at Reaper, I agree with my Luna you shall not be beaten too bad, tonight you will be whipped, and the whip laced with silver, it will not kill you, but it will teach you to not waste our time again. With that they turned around and left. As I make my way back to my cell, I cannot help but think why the Moon Goddess has forsaken me to this life, a life of torture, fighting, and killing supernatural creatures for someone else's entertainment. Maze comes out and says she has a feeling that something big is about to happen and asks if I feel the same thing. In all honesty I do not, the only feeling I have right now is the feeling of dread, and frankly I just feel numb. With that Maze retreats into my mind. After dinner is served, I hear the door to my cage open and the guards come in to escort me to the tower where I will receive my punishment. 

As I walked up to the tower, I cannot help but laugh at the entire situation, the guards take me to the place where I will be whipped, they just do not understand how much Maze and I enjoy the pain we feel with being whipped. Yes, I know sick right? Nope it is not, Maze gets power from the beatings and the torture it is one of my abilities that I have gained over the years. We get to the top of the tower one of the new guards chain my hands above my head while the other guard who I call Lyle pulls the rope. I am pulled up so my toes are barely touching the ground, I close my eyes when I hear the guard come back in with the whip, not because I am scared but because they can’t see how much I'm going to enjoy this lashing. The closer Lyle gets with the whip the more I can smell the silver on it. This is nothing, I have been whipped many times with the rope laced in silver, so this is going to be a breeze for me, Lyle comes close to my face and says I want you to scream for me Reaper. I look him in the eye and say I am the Reaper, I am death, I will not scream for you or anyone else. Too bad the boss does not want you spoiled or else I would have you screaming for me in many different positions, I look at him with an evil glint in my eyes and he knows that I want to kill him. With that the Lyle takes his position and states that You will receive 10 lashes for ending the fight too quickly, and I expect you to scream for me reaper. Yea like that will happen I think to myself, and just as I finished my thought the first whip came across my back. I could feel the sting, and blood start to drip down my back to my legs, while this is happening to me, I close my eyes and take on the pain that is being given to me, Maze is laughing and lapping it up and enjoying every bit of it. I need to keep my mind clear and absorb the energy being released from Lyle the i***t. As we near the end of my lashings I start to feel something different, I am starting to feel dizzy, and my vision is blurry. Maze, do you feel that? What is going on? I got no response from her; I cannot even feel her. After the lashing is done, I am dragged back to my cell and thrown in, no doubt because Lyle is mad that I did not scream for him, oh well he is a sissy anyway. As I crawl to my bed, I realize that I am more tired than normal after my lashing, Maze has been too quiet as well. Maze what is going on, why am I feeling so week? Maze slowly comes forward and says there was wolfsbane laced in the silver, someone is trying to kill us. With that thought I start to slowly feel my eyes closing, I do not want to go to sleep Maze we may never wake up. Maze help me, heal me please. I cannot reaper, I am unable to help you. 

Suddenly the realization hits me, Lyle must have done this to us, we have been tricked and with this thought I slowly start to fall asleep. As I am fading into darkness, I hear the Luna and Alpha come in, they are looking down at me and shaking their heads. We should not have used the wolfsbane, it was too much for her Luna Cheryl said. Maybe it was maybe it was not, but she needed to be taught a lesson, and I bet she will learn it after this. I doubt that says Cheryl, she is one of our fiercest and best warriors we have here. She will eventually find out about her past and she will realize that she is not of the North Moons Pack, she looks up at her Alpha and mate. She is a brutal killer, and has strength I have never seen before especially for a werewolf who hasn't even got her wolf yet, can you imagine how powerful she will be when she shifts? No says Jace, I do not know what will happen when she does finally shift. After today and the fight with the vampire I have a pretty good idea just how terrifying she will be. Exactly says Cheryl, she did not even turn around to the vampire, he launched at her, and she ripped his heart out and did not even twitch a muscle doing that. Reaper laughed inward at this comment, Maze did as well. Yes, my love I was there I saw it, but we cannot kill her. We will just have to keep her caged for the rest of her life, as Cheryl's eyes widened, she looks at her Alpha afraid of what he is saying. Do you understand what you are saying Jace? Do you have any idea what I have foreseen with her? At this Reapers interest in the conversation is peaked. 

Alpha Jace looks at Cheryl and sighs, then Cheryl continues. Even though I cannot see her future fully I do know one thing Jace, she can never be contained not ever. If we stay on this path, she will eventually escape and we will be first on her hit list, she is the harbinger of death whether it be for good or evil we may never know. With that Jace kissed Cheryl and they slowly started to make their way out of Reapers cage.  I heard everything, what do they mean by the harbinger of death? What am I? How am I not part of this pack? Maze I do not understand what they are saying. My wolf did not respond, so I decided to let the darkness take me, I have wasted more energy trying to stay awake than I would have liked. So, I let the darkness take me, I love the dark its very peaceful I think to myself. Too bad it is short lived as this blinding bright light comes and engulfs me, damn I thought to myself I wanted to get some good uninterrupted sleep. As I slowly start to regain my eyesight and once my eyes have adjusted, I find myself in a beautiful garden with a pond. Wow, this pond looks very familiar, Maze I know this pond. Just as I say this, I hear a voice that I somehow recognize. I turn to my right and see the most beautiful woman I have ever seen in my life, hello young one my name is Selene. Oh, s**t I say out loud, you are the Moon Goddess. Yep, its official, I am dead.