Chapter 14

"Ahh," The Master said. "Oh yes. That will slow him down." He took out his gun and twirled it around his finger. "Looks like I'm going to have to do it the hard way."

"Oh God, Oh God�" Michael gasped. The blood wasn't coming from a wound. It was just seeping through his skin. Another wave of splitting pain hit him. He couldn't help but cry out that time. Michael tried to calm down but he couldn't stop trembling.

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The Master hunted Michael down like a dog.

"He's upstairs. Mmmm, I can smell his blood, don't you?"

Lisa nodded as they headed up the stairs. It was going to take a miracle to save Michael now.

"Michael are you thheeeeerrree." The Master teased.

The first door in the hallway was opened. The Master snickered. Inside, they saw Michael doubled over, grimacing in pain. Blood was streaming down his body, trailing on the floor. Lisa could taste it in the air. His blood was good but something wasn't right. Before Michael even attempted to run, The Master shot him to the ground. He tried to get up but The Master shot him a second time until The Master was sure he wouldn't move.

"Oh man," The Master moaned. "his...his blood...smells so GOOD...."

Lisa walked up to Michael and kneeled down to him. Lisa swallowed hard. He was trembling. His brown eyes were wide with pain, shock, and fear. His bloody hand shifted to find Lisa's and Lisa took it. Michael was drowning in his own blood, choking on it. Lisa blinked so that the tears won't fall from her eyes as she watched Michael struggle to breathe. She shook her head.

"I tried," She whispered.

She couldn't say anymore without crying. With one last gasp of air, Michael's body went limp. His eyes were open, staring into nothingness. Lisa felt guilty and filled with sorrow, but she couldn't help herself. She licked the blood that was on her fingers.

"Hmm," she said.

"It's great, isn't it?" The Master said.

She shook her head. "His blood is....is strange."