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probably be the one most of your kind wouldn’t mind having a
shot at. At least he does something productive with his day other
than taking drugs and screwing prostitutes.’
    ‘ I am not ashamed of enjoying
human pleasures, especially the greatest one of all. The one that
makes me feel…how would you say…warm and fuzzy inside.’
    There was a teasing in his voice, the venom
had gone and now he was the one who had focused in on something.
This was bad considering I was the one standing without a
gun.
    ‘ Well, it obviously isn’t love considering the trail of
bodies you have left behind over the years.’
    ‘ Your right and each of those
life’s I have taken have been a great pleasure for me. Far greater
than any drug-induced euphoria or sexual contact
which is why I’m going to enjoy this…’
    The room resonated with the clash of gunfire and then my own scream as the
hot lead tore into my right cheek. The pain was unlike anything I
had experienced and what made it worse was the fact that it seemed
to slow as it tore apart my flesh, and not slow like the way a
normal bullet would lose its velocity after hitting so many
obstacles in its path.
    No, something was making the bullet come to a
stop and it did, buried deep in the soft flesh of my cheek, and
just before it would shred the bone which came after it.
    Suddenly the hot lead was racing back towards
its point of origin even faster than it had come towards me.
Argatol let out a gargled scream as the bullet smashed through his
right hand, I could see a couple of his fingers float through the
air and land somewhere near the doors.
    I had no idea how it could have happened but I
was not letting the situation slip by, and as soon as I heard my
gun clatter to the floor I was dropping to my knees soon after
it.
    A large chunk of my right cheek
hung loosely from my face like a curtain hanging on by only one
hook, and I could feel the cool air brushing against my
teeth. I reached out with both hands, well one hand and a fist,
trying to locate the missing weapon.
    Eventually, after a few seconds
of searching, I was able to find the cold butt of the gun and
clasp it tight in my grip. Now I really did have the upper hand and
it was time to bring this deal to a close.
    Well, that had been the plan until I heard
Argatol climbing out of the bed. By the time I was in a position to
get to my feet I felt something hard hit me on the back of the
head, and then the beeping from the heart monitor
stopped.
    The world swam before my eyes as
the force of the blow knocked me further down onto the floor.
While I was trying to regain clear sight I was vaguely aware of
Argatol rushing towards the rooms’ only exit, blood gushing from
the stump of his hand.
    Slowly, far more slowly than I
would have liked, I tried to get back up and to my feet. It took a
few moments and I had to use the metal footer of the bed to steady
myself, but I eventually got there and despite the incessant
ticking of that inner clock, I was pleased to see that I had
managed to retain the golden bullet, which was turning out to
be the most
essential thing I needed.
    The doors leading in and out of
the room where swinging rapidly on their hinges which meant Argatol
already had a head start on me. But as I found sure footing once
again I charged after him out into the hallway.
    Although I wasn’t looking for it, I did note
that the body of the guard had been cleared out of the way,
probably by the hospital technicians no doubt. There was no police
or other signs of authority trying to figure out what had happened
to the poor hulk, but I suspected that my employer had something to
do with that.
    What hadn’t been cleared out was
the pool of blood left behind by the corpse and I could see the
stark red prints of bare feet leading through it and round the
corner. The wanted demon was making his way to the outside
world.
    Mustering all the energy I had
left, I ran in the same direction, secretly hoping that the