Maeliki was pinned by four of the metal makeshift spears that Barney could find. Barney was squatted down against the wall near the stairs, casually puffing on a crack pipe.<br/><br/>"Your name is Barney Henderson, you were born in Chicago in 1971 and your father beat you until you were big enough to stop him, Your mother was a prostit...." Maeliki started to glean Barney's history but the man stood up walked over and kicked one of the spikes in order to silence him.<br/><br/>"Zaf told me you'd try to fuck with my head, He said not to listen to you!" Barney stated flatly.<br/><br/>"Yes and you do whatever Zafneal says don't you Barney?" Maeliki prodded further.<br/><br/>"Yeah.....yeah as a matter of fucking fact, I do....He treats me ok...gives me crack too!" Barney said.<br/><br/>"That isn't crack cocaine Barney, it's cigarette tobacco and Zafneal places a glamor incantation to make you think it's crack." Maeliki answered.<br/><br/>"Yeah right! Only problem is that tobacco don't get ya high, and the shit I get of Zaf gets me fucking ripped!" Barney said laughing and taking another rip off of the pipe.<br/><br/>"No he make you think you're high, but the truth is that drugs actually block our ability to influence you humans, and he can't have that can he?" Maeliki said and waved his hand toward Barney. All of a sudden Barney could see the tobacco and smell it's distinctive smell.<br/><br/>"What the fuck man? What did you do to my crack, motherfucker!" Barney now in a rage leaned in close enough to try an punch Maeliki's head. He had thought that the bars of steel were enough to hold Maeliki, but he quickly realized the error of his way. Maeliki's hand reached out and grabbed the back of Barney's neck before he could even realize what had happened. Maeliki pulled Barney down, impaling the poor fat man's torso onto the tops of the very same spikes that were pinning him to the ground. Barney started to scream but as the sharp metal spikes pierced his chest cavity it became more of a gurgling wheeze. Maeliki stared into Barney's eyes and watched the life force drain out of them until the man stopped moving all together.<br/><br/>Maeliki knew he had to hurry, Zafneal was probably already headed to where ever Jean was, the problem was that Maeliki did not. Maelike grabbed two of the spikes and ripped them free from his body, the other two held Barney's corpse and so he pulled them free and dropped the late Barney down onto his former bedding. The holes in Maeliki's torso seeped blood down his shirt, but there was nothing he could do about it right now. He ran down the stairs, doing his best to hold his own inards inside. Once down on street level he found the closest payphone and dialed the number on the card that Jean had left with him.<br/><br/>"Big City Cab Company....My name is Jack how may I help you?" The dispatcher answered.<br/><br/>"Yes, I was in a cab the other day and left an important package in the back seat, the drivers name was Jean and she has long hair, May I please speak with her?" Maeliki said.<br/><br/>"Nah Jeany ain't here fella, she works the AM shift, she won't be back until tomorrow, You wanna leave a message?" Jack responded.<br/><br/>"The package is time sensetive, I need to get a hold of her now, Do you know where she is?" Maeliki said.<br/><br/>"Yeah.....But I sure as fuck ain't telling you buddy! Now if you wanna leave a message I will let her know, but otherwise I think were done here." Jack said, getting ready to disconnect the phone.<br/><br/>Maeliki focused, it was difficult to influence people in person, but over a phone it was even harder, not to mention the fact he had four holes in his chest right now, but he had to try. His hand came up to the receiver and he spoke very slowly and deliberately when he addressed Jack. "Jack, I want you to listen to my voice.....Hear my words, because if you don't help me Jean is going to be in grave danger.....Where is Jean now?"<br/><br/>A brief pause and then Jack coughed and sputtered a little, "aahhhh.....Club CG....She bartends there in the evenings....Who is this?" Jack said with a confused tone in his voice. Maeliki didn't answer, he hung up the phone and began to run. Heading down an alleyway when he cast off his trench coat and his huge grey ash wings appeared. Maeliki shot up into the sky and flew at top speed toward the club district.<br/><br/>******************<br/><br/><br/>Zafneal made his clothing simply disapear, he could do this because the truth was that he was never really wearing any, it was a simple incantation that allowed him to appear clothed in what ever the latest fashions were of the times. He stood, muscles rippling as he held the struggling young woman by the neck. He turned her so she could behold his true glory.<br/><br/>"Look upon me mortal, behold the soon to be father of the Apocalypse! What I am about to do to you will hurt very badly but you will live through it and in 9 months you will deliver unto this world a child that will grow to be the Antichrist. Feel free to scream, I enjoy it!" Zafneal growled at the woman as she struggled helplessly in his incredibly strong grasp.<br/><br/>Zafneal's hand rose and grasp the front of Jean's filthy cleaning clothing, He shredded her shirt off of her and then grabbed the waistline of her pants, doing the same thing to them. "This will be like no sex you've ever experienced woman!" He said as he walked her over to a table and slammed her body down onto it. It was then that his giant black wings unfolded and showed Jean his true form.<br/><br/>At that second, just an instant before Zafneal was about to place his phallus inside Jean, the skylight above them burst open, raining down glass. Maeliki came crashing through, although do to his injuries he failed the graceful landing and instead tumbled onto the floor.<br/><br/>"KI! You interloping fool! You are in no shape to face me right now.....Leave or I will dispatch you for good!" Zafneal said, pointing his free hand at Maeliki. Maeliki rose from the floor , ignoring the warning. In Maeliki's right hand a dagger appeared and grew into a sword.<br/><br/>"I will be doing the dispatching today old friend." Ki said as he started to run for Zafneal.<br/><br/>Zafneal laughed and in his hand, his own dagger/sword appeared. He turned back to Jean's prone and nearly naked form prone on the table. "If you run, I will hurt you far worse!" He snarled and then  leapt into the fray with his fellow fallen angel.