Sixty…

Sixty: The New Breed

Contains F-bombs.

It was Reznik’s zillionth shrink appointment.

Sitting across from Dr. Reid, thoughts ran through Reznik’s mind.

Why can’t Dr. Reid be young and hot?

“So,” he quietly began. “How’s things at home? With your personal life? Family life?”

“Mom and Dad’s been fighting, Kat keeps bitching about how mean Hunter is, and Ashton left last week. So it’s just the same old, same old.”

“How did you feel when Ashton left?”

“Happy.”

“Happy? That’s all you felt? What if you never see your child? The one she’s carrying?”

“Are you a moron? I told you I didn’t want the kid. I don’t want any kids, ever.”

“I don’t think you’re allowing yourself to feel the full brunt of your emotions. You’re burying them, which is very unhealthy.”

                                                             …

“I’m sorry, Reznik. But I don’t believe for one minute that you’re a bad person. No one is inherently evil. Not even you.”

“Whatever.”

“You’re afraid to feel because of your powers, correct? You don’t want to hurt anyone.”

“Okay. Maybe there’s a tiny, tiny part of me that misses Ash. Maybe.”

“Of course there is. She was your first love.”

“Yeah, yeah. I get it.”

“We have to figure out a way for you to experience emotions, but in such a way as to not cause explosions or fires.”

“We need to find that happy medium. Then ultimately, we’ll work on your sex addiction.”

There’s nothing wrong with my sexual appetite. At least I have one.

You probably can’t even get it up.

Vaclav met Pavel in a secluded area of Shadowvale.

“What do you want?” Vaclav asked. “I was told you wanted to speak with me.”

“Have you made your decision? About us ruling Shadowvale together, and perhaps the outer regions as well?”

“I told you a long time ago. I’m content with my position as Shadowvale’s ruler, and nothing more.”

“Don’t you understand how powerful we could be together? To do anything else would be nonsensical. Join me, and together we will fight to conquer a world that belonged to us from the very beginning.”

“Frankly, I don’t care. I’m not interested in your proposal.”

“Regardless, our world is too small to accommodate three breeds of immortals: the Shadows, Dempires, and Haases. One must be eliminated before they breed any further.”

“Is that so? Which breed should be part of this elimination process?”

Vaclav’s annoyance was mounting.

“Isn’t it obvious?” Pavel said.

“There’s very few Shadows living, so I don’t know what you’d accomplish by destroying them.”

“As I said, no more breeding.”

“I don’t want Hunter killed. Without him, my daughter could die.”

“You are either with me, or against me. Make your choice. But before you do, remember that I’ve built an army of my own.”

Pavel turned and nodded. Vaclav looked.

Hundreds of Dempires stood, eerie figures shrouded by mist.

“I implore you to choose wisely,” Pavel said.

So you’ve betrayed me, Vaclav thought. I never imagined. I’m being forced to choose between the one who sired me and my beloved daughter.

There is no contest.

“Do not kill Hunter,” Vaclav said. “I’ll declare war against you, before I allow you to do something that would hurt my daughter.”

“I’ll give you until your daughter’s sixteenth birthday to make your final decision. Then you can celebrate one last time with her before she succumbs to her illness.” He paused, his words chilling Vaclav. “Hunter will die at some point after that. Either you’re with me, or…”

“Rest assured, I am 100% against you, Pavel.”

He spun around and stormed off.

Screw your ultimatum, Pavel. You’re going to regret ever having the balls to fuck with me and my family.

Tobias surveyed the Haas Estate.

How… majestic.

Tia. My beautiful Tia. She’s now gone. Left this morning, left behind a note saying she wasn’t coming back.

Who do I have to blame? It all started falling apart when Reznik seduced her.

Reznik.

The next few nights, Tobias staked out the house waiting for Reznik to show.

He showed up on the fifth night. It was the right time, right place.

Perfect.

Come on, Reznik. That’s it. Just a little closer…

Reznik yanked on the gate and headed out.

Tobias skulked toward him.

“Guess who, mother fucker.”

                                                               …

“Trust me. You don’t want to do this,” Reznik said.

“Oh yes. Yes, I do.”

“M’kay.”

Reznik grew very still and quiet.

What the hell?

Fire exploded from the ground.

Tobias jolted, then ran. Flames seared his skin.

Stop, drop and roll, mother fucker!

Reznik raised his arms, then lowered them.

All flames disappeared, including those consuming Tobias.

He scrambled to a standing position.

Holy shit. I never imagined his powers were this… strong.

Now he was afraid to even look at Reznik, although he felt his eyes burning into him…

“Don’t fuck with me. I’ll make crispy fried bacon of your innards.”

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