Jake saw the reddness in her face but again to avoid embarrassment he pretended like he hadn't. he nodded to her, just as the food arrived and the Waitress nearly dropped the coffee in his lap, still he pretended like it didn't bother him. He nearly had his breakfast gone when the one thing that could have disturbed him, rang like a crooked bell through the tavern.<br/><br/>"Jake Bryant! I'mma callin' you out!"<br/><br/>"Aww Sheet." he cursed, leaning over to peer under the double doors. Bill was outside with both of his buddies from the night before, "Ain't a feller allowed any peace?" he muttered, lifting his hat to his head, "I'll be back in a moment, Ma'am." his fingers went to his brim and he smiled with a nod, then headed outside.<br/><br/>"Bill, didn't the Sheriff tell you to skedaddle?" Jake asked with a smile, "Ain't you fraid o' pissin him off?"<br/><br/>"Sheriff is 'indesposed' at the moment." he said with a sneer, "Man's vice turned out to be imported liqueur. He's sleepin' off a hangover."<br/><br/>"You know if ya go shootin up the place tryin' to kill me, he's bound to wake." Jake said with a sigh.<br/><br/>"Ee's too soft. Ee shoulda' took ya in last night! Yer a menace and I'mma jus' doin' my duty as a bounty hunter to end yer reign o' terror!"<br/><br/>"Really?" Jake said with a look of confusion, then amusement, "I don't 'ave time fer this Bill. Go home."<br/><br/>"Draw!" he yelled. Jake sighed and stepped down off the porch of the Saloon and walked to the middle of the road, his back in the direction of the road and the open desert, while Bill turned so his back was the same facing out the other side of the small town. Their eyes locked and hands hovered over stocks of pistols. Both stood unmoving when out of the corner of his eye Jake saw one of Bill's men pull his gun to shoot first.<br/><br/>He had no idea what happened. The man simply fell backwards on his back, then a second later his damaged gun landed on his contorted face. Jake didn't remember shooting and his gun was still in his holster. Still he smelled gunpowder from it. It had been fired but he didn't see his own hand move. He was too shocked about what had happened to notice a dark aura  rising from his shoulders, then began to surround his body.<br/><br/>The second man saw his comrade fall then went for his gun as well. Again he fell with a bullet hole in his leg, writhing on the ground in pain. Jake's eyes went back to Bill who was still unmoving, yet he saw Bill's eyes dart to his friends, then locked on Jake once more.<br/><br/>"What the 'ell did you do?" he said through gritted teeth. Jake sneered and chuckled almost demoniacally.<br/><br/><span style="font-style: italic">"Cheating is not allowed, sir."</span>he hissed,<span style="font-style: italic">"DRAW!"</span><br/><br/>There was a gunshot as both drew their guns, but only fire spewed from Bills gun. The dirt behind Jake jumped into the air. Five more shots rang out and Jake didn't move, his pistol still held outright towards Bill but the dirt behind him danced as if he weren't even there. With Bill's gun now empty, Jake's eyes widened in enjoyment as he pulled the trigger.<br/><br/>The shot sounded odd, more like a heavy rope snapping. There was a heavy blast of air that shook the windows of the saloon, yet it was like silence followed the pull of his trigger. A blast of darkness erupted from the barrel and hit Bill square in the face. Once it was all over, sound returned to the world and Bill toppled backwards with a clean hole through his forehead.<br/><br/>Jake holstered his gun and the aura vanished. He looked around for a moment, confused and his face went white when he saw the dead man, the other two men he was with fled in terror. The rest of the townsfolk paused for a moment, unsure of what to do, then screamed to run for cover of their homes. Once the street was again silent, The sound of the train at the station was heard.<br/><br/>"W-What?" he stammered, then realized what happened. He ran to the front of the Saloon and untied his horse, "Lily, let's go. We have to leave this town. We need to catch that train."