Episode 4: Reaper's Past

This is the story of the Reaper when he was younger. His was a story of vengance and darkness.

Scene 1

Cali and The Reaper are in a cave. They have a campfire lit in the middle. The Reaper sharpens his machete as Cali checks for how much ammo she has. The Reaper then pulls out his bow and tightens it. Cali pulls out some alcohol and drinks it.

Reaper: Are you sure that is the wise thing to do at this time?

Cali: Oh please, we people love to do this all the time.

Reaper: That impairs your judgment and survival.

Cali: come on Mister...I am a hunter just like you, and I still am alive after I drink.

Reaper: The darkness would have the advantage when I drink. It could dominate you as well if you continue to follow me.

Cali: You sure do have some darkness followin you Mister Reaper.

Reaper: That is the eternal price I pay.

Cali: What price would dat be worth for? I mean, you never tell me. I just wish you could....you know, open up a little bit more. Come on...I wanna hear somethin. What's your story? Say somethin.

The Reaper puts his weapons down. He does a deep sigh and moves closer to Cali.

Reaper: The story started when I was a child.

The scene shifts to the past. There is a house that is close by to town. A man is by the front door. A monocle is on his right eye. He holds a cane and wears a suit.

Reaper: Before the darkness came in contact with me, I lived with my parents in a house. I did not even have my name as the Reaper yet. The first time my parents settled in that house, they met their doom.

Billy Bob: Hello there....the name is Billy Bob, and do you two wanna know what I am here for?

As he speaks, his teeth reveals the colors of yellow and green.

Reaper's Father: We told you people that we got no money yet.

Billy Bob: (laughing) No money....Didn't you read the contract for this house and the ownership?

Reaper's Mother: Yes we did, but we ain't got the time yet. I mean, I can't even feed my child.

The Reaper at his young age stands behind his mother and holds her apron for security. He is five years old.

Billy Bob: Well hello there kid....do you like candy?

The young Reaper does not answer.

Billy Bob: Okay, do you like the house you live in?

The young Reaper nods his head yes.

Billy Bob: Then I want you to know somethin.

Reaper's mother: Look, can you just leave him out of this.

Reaper's Father: This is only between us!

Billy Bob: No no...he is a big boy! He should learn about what it takes to support himself. (smiling at him) Now look kid, if you value those nice meals your mommy cooks, that nice warm bed of yours that your daddy worked for, then you gotta help them. Mommy and daddy seem a little too weak for you. (laughing)

Reaper's Father: LOOK WE WILL PAY YOU THE NEXT WEEK!

Billy Bob: It's three weeks past your deadline. You don't own this house no more. It belongs to us. And if you can't pay us the cash, then that's alright.

The Reaper's mother shuts the door. Billy Bob walks away from the house smiling sadistically.

Billy Bob: These folks seem like they worth more than cash.

It is night time and the moonlight lights up the house. The young Reaper is in his bed reading a book with a candle on. He hears a creak from the door. The wind accumulates in the house. The young Reaper gets nervous. The wolf starts to howl. The young Reaper looks out the window and there is no one outside. He gets out of his bed and holds the candle on one hand and his toy sword on the other. He walks downstairs and sees no one is there. When he turns around, Billy Bob walks upstairs humming a song. The young Reaper hides behind the kitchen and tries to hold his nervousness. When Billy Bob opens the door of the parent's room, he stares at the parents sleep and licks his own lips. Billy Bob opens his hand up and snaps his finger. The high pitch frequency bothers the Reaper's ears, and his parent's ears. They violently wake up. The Reaper holds his own ears.

Billy Bob: Did you hear that? That's a beautiful sound right there.

When they realize that Billy Bob is in their room, he beats them with his cane as they cover their ears. The father is stunned by the sound and cannot get up. The mother is also stunned and is pervasively beaten by the stick. When the Reaper comes upstairs, he sees Billy Bob beat the parents up with his stick. The parents scream in pain and cannot get up.

Billy Bob: HA HA, YOU THOUGHT YOU COULD LIVE IN DEBT FOREVER!!!

The Reaper looks away and cries.

Billy Bob: YOUR FLESH LOOKS MORE TASTY THAN CASH ITSELF!

Billy Bob laughs furiously as the Reaper looks back. The Reaper's ears are bleeding. When Billy Bob gets tired, he grabs the father with one hand. The father's face is all bloody and filled with wounds.

Billy Bob: You look handsome now, but your flesh will satisfy me.

Billy Bob bites the father's neck. He throws the father's head away and it rolls to the Reaper. He gets shocked by the bloody head and cries. Billy Bob drinks the spraying blood from the decapitated body. The mother screams in fear and sadness as she watches him drink the blood. He then leaps onto the mother and mauls her down. He takes the pieces of flesh that came off of her and eats them. The young reaper sneaks away and runs out of the house. He runs aimlessly into the woods. Billy Bob looks at the woods and laughs holding the mother's severed hand.

Scene 2

The young Reaper runs into the woods alone without thinking. He hears wolves howl. He cries as he sprints away. When he is exhausted, he hides behind a tree and cries harder. His tears overlap his face as he collapses. The scene then transitions to the present time with Cali and the Reaper.

Cali: My..dats a terrible story Mister. I’m so sorry about your mother and father, It’s such a tragic ending. But I’m glad you ran away from that horrible man. Or…a Ghoul

Reaper: He was no ordinary Ghoul, he was a Greater Ghoul. Greater Ghouls have a special ability or gift that is supernatural.

Cali: Well I guess that explains the snappin fingers he do. How did you survive after that Mister?

Reaper: I lived in the forest, where no one told me what to do, where no man supported me, and where there are no humans.

The Scene transitions back to the past. The young Reaper sees a wolf watching him. He gets scared and crawls away. The wolf slowly approaches him. The pact sneaks up behind him but the wolf that approaches him makes a grunt noise. They all back away. The Alpha comes in and stares at the young Reaper. The young Reaper then passes out. When it is morning, the Reaper wakes up in a cave. He wonders what happened and how did he end up in there. He exits out of the cave and sees a couple of dead baby wolves. There are flies around them and the mother stares at them. When she notices him, the young Reaper gets nervous. The mother comes up to him and licks him. He slightly smiles and pets her. Several years later, he is a grown man wearing Native Indian clothing. He has a bow and arrow, and a machete. He hugs the mother goodbye and waves to his fellow wolves. He slowly walks away into town feeling bittersweet. The wolves howl as he leaves. The Reaper enters in a store with guns. He has a bag of coins with him.

Clerk: Sir, may I help you.

The Reaper pulls out his bag of coins which is heavy.

Clerk: Oh boy, with that amount of money, I can show you the big guys. They are waitin to be fired.

The Reaper enters in the shooting range with the clerk. He puts out several pistols. One of them is the one that he uses at the present. The large pistol with the long extended barrel. He takes it from the selection.

Clerk: My oh my, she does look pretty, but be careful, she stings like a butterfly.

He fires the gun at the target. He misses a bit.

Clerk: Hey Kid, don't fire that thing aimlessly, that beauty is powerful.

Reaper: Do you know about Billy Bob?

Clerk: (shocked) What...hey, you don't look like anyone I know, and you can't be huntin him. He aint a criminal. He is an official

Reaper: but that doesn't mean that vicious evil is not in him.

Clerk: What in the hell have you got to do with him.

The Reaper pours a large portion of coins into a barrel and runs out.

Clerk: Hey you can't be runnin out with those clothes boy.

The Reaper gets back in the store and invades another room. He finds his future hat, leather jacket, and metal armor. He puts that on and runs back out. He finds the Sheriff outside with the people. He comes up to him with the purchased gun in his holster.

Reaper: Where is Billy Bob?

Sheriff: what, our old guy? Well if you want him, you gotta make an appointment!

Reaper: (blinded by anger) You tell me where he is!

Sheriff: Now now, where is your manners? Look, I got a lot of business here and I gotta protect these people!

Reaper: (impatiently) There will be no one to protect when there is no one left.

Sheriff: Look boy, you walk away before you talk silly.

The Reaper punches the Sheriff's face. He pulls out his gun and shoots at random civilians. He pulls out his machete and slices the women and children. They all scatter like ants without a hill and panic in fear.

Sheriff: YOU GOD DAMN MANIAC

When the Sheriff pulls out his gun the Reaper throws his machete at his chest. He runs and picks it back up and slices more people. As time passes by, there are many dead bodies everywhere. He screams wildly and stabs all the civillians. He pulls out his bow and arrow and shoots the gunslingers. When there is no one left, he breathes heavily. The scene transitions to the present with Cali and the Reaper.

Reaper: (in a deeper and angry tone) I called for Billy Bob but the blood I spilled was unbelievable. That is where I got my name, the Reaper. My impatience and determination got the best of me at that time.

Cali: (staring at him in fear) I see....

Reaper: That is why I hate irrationality and desperate action. I allowed them to blind me and overlap my soul. I should have not went for the vengance in the first place.

The scene transitions to the past. Billy Bob is seen behind him with his suit and cane.

Billy Bob: My oh my...look at what you done here. You just wasted a lot of food here boy. I like mine alive as they scream when I chew them.

His fangs start to form and he screams in his demonic sounds. When he is about to snap his fingers, the Reaper covers his ears before he does so. As soon as he snaps his fingers, a large stampede of bulls come rushing in the middle of the town. As they pass by, the Reaper and Billy Bob stand as the bulls pass them. Billy Bob trips one with his arm and grabs it by its leg. He throws the bull onto the Reaper. He dodges it and discovers that Billy Bob jumped on one. The Reaper rides one as well. He points his bow and arrow onto Billy Bob. He fires it at him but Billy Bob catches it. He breaks it in half with his hand. The Reaper then steers the bull into Billy Bob but he kicks it on the head. The bull collapses and the Reaper jumps onto another one. He stands ontop of it. When they make a sharp right turn the Reaper loses stability.

Billy Bob: Let's have some fun boy!

The Reaper pulls out his machete and Billy Bob pulls out his cane. They fight against eachother with them. The cane appears to be metal. They clash their weapons against eachother. Billy Bob hits the Reaper in the knee which puts him down. The Reaper then catches the cane with his hand and starts to slices Billy Bob's shoulder. The blood spurts out from his left shoulder. A bull comes in between the fight and separates them. Billy Bob catches a bull by the horns and swings it around. Billy Bob attempts to smash it over head on the Reaper. He rolls away and dodges the bull. It turns into bloody bits. Billy Bob then grabs the Reaper by the neck and rams him into a wall. When the stampede is gone the Reaper gasps for air. He realizes that his machete is away from him.

Billy Bob: (smiling and laughing) I knew that you weren't sleepin boy. You saw me have my midnight snack. You should have came for the meal. I would have let you have a taste, then you would be part of the dessert! Besides, I am hungry now!

Reaper: THEN HERE IS YOUR MEAL RIGHT HERE BILLY BOB!!

The Reaper pulls out his pistol and shoots it on Billy Bob's left jaw. It explodes into bits and gore. The teeth and flesh scatter. The blood pours from his mouth as Billy Bob holds his bloody jaw with his left hand. The Reaper grabs the machete. When Billy Bob is about to snap his fingers with the right hand, he cuts the fingers off with his machete. He screams in demonic pain and then gets stabbed in the gut. Billy Bob then attempts to snap with his left fingers but the Reaper cuts off his left hand. The blood sprays everywhere from the wound. The Reaper kicks him down and pulls out his gun pointing at his heart. Billy Bob tries to speak with his other half of the jaw.

Billy Bob: Oh no.....I guess dat...you.....had your vengance. But listen here boy.......a mortal that kills a Greater Ghoul like mah self....can never live in peace! You will be hunted by other Ghouls. There are many others out there! You'll descend into darkness.

The Reaper then shoots Billy Bob in the chest several times. He then walks away holding his wounds. The scene transitions back to the present with Cali and Reaper.

Cali: (speaking coldly) Well you had your vengance, why do you still search for the Greater Ghouls?

Reaper: Because I am the only one that can take them out. If I don't kill them, then the world can never live in peace, and I will be consumed. Since I hit the point of no return, I believe that it is my duty to obliterate the Ghouls, escpecially the Greater Ghouls. They make me sick, but sometimes, I am sick of myself too. I have killed innocent people and earned the notorious title. To defeat the darkness is to become the darkness. Humanity would live better by not knowing of my existence and the Ghouls. Then I will pay the price of those civillians when I have achieved my goal.

Cali: What price?

Reaper: My own life. As soon as this is over, I will kill myself. I would not value my life any longer. At that massacre, it was not that the darkness overrided my judgement, it was that I was the darkness that the people feared, and the very own enemy that I now seek to kill. I had the ruthless ability to end a civillian's life. This world is such a savage place. Nature was a more peaceful one. Every human like myself kills, steals, and destroys everything he chooses. they are not interested in eternal peace, but only the riches and fame.

Cali: Please don't kill yourself Mister. I know some people who aimlessly shoot civilians before but you are better than them.

Reaper: Better? No man is better when his sins are clear. All sins are equal and are dark as they can be.

Cali: (moves up closer to Reaper) You always be scarin me with those words of yours. I aint no mind reader but I can tell what you feel.

Reaper: Why do you use your sympathy?

Cali: Well why do you refuse it? You shouldn't just live alone by yourself and immerse yourself into the evil that you hunt. I hunt people too but that don't mean that I can't socialize with other folks.

Reaper: Humans are savage and hateful people. I sometimes view them evil as the Ghouls themselves. They think they are superior than the other and sin to prove it!

Cali: (in a softer and sad tone) look, your anger and depression aint satisfyin to me. I don't love it. You don't love it either. Now please, go to sleep. Good night.

She kisses him on the cheek. The Reaper puts his fingers on the kiss. Cali then falls asleep next to the Reaper. He puts the blanket on her and then sleeps sitting near the fire.

To be continued.

Author's Note

Now that you know about the Reaper's story, what do you think of the past and Billy Bob? Well there is more to know about the Reaper and his hate on irrationality. Its always dark when it comes to the past.

Reviews

[Kris]

I love it. I can't stop reading it. You are a great storyteller. You are one of those writers who tells people what you want to tell them in a short amount of time. One more thing, do you proofread your work or have someone else proofread it? Or even read it aloud (you catch a lot of mistakes by simply doing that).

[Xerclipse]

thanks Kris, but in my later works, I try to extend the pace. Yes I proof read my work once in a while but I am a bit busy on working on my new work right now and plus I got school :P

And yeah I do want to get to the point and that's the type of writer I am. But I am a new writer :P

[Jules Carson]

A good continuation, the mixture of past and present and the ability for you to clear things up by Cali questioning him is good, makes the story more believable. I probably would have had the Reaper a more arrogant character when answering Cali's questions, as I was given the impression he dislikes talking about his past from previous chapters.

[Xerclipse]

Yeah the reaper does not like to talk about himself but the Reaper isnt arrogant. Well Cali is like the only person who he appreciates and he is lonely. Maybe he could have made it more difficult so that cali would have to be pulling teeth. But cali represents the readers and the audience.

[Jules Carson]

[Spoiler Alert!]

So in the next chapter the Reader betrays the Reaper?

[Xerclipse]

[spoiler alert]

not in that sense ;) but she acts like the reader until then

[Jules Carson]

[Spoiler Alert!]

Haha, okay just when she's asking the questions

[Taylor H.]

That impairs your judgement and survival----judgment

his teeth reveals the ----teeth reveal

we aint got the time yet.---ain’t

Thats a beautiful sound right there----That's

He pulls out his gun and shoots at random civillians----civilians

. He screams wildly and stabs all the civillians----civilians


I should have not went for the vengance ----vengeance


You just wasted alot of food here boy---a lot

He stands ontop of it. ----on top

They fight against eachother with them. The cane appears to be metal. They clash their weapons against eachother. ----each other

You should have came for the meal.---come

had your vengance---vengeance

Well you had your vengance----vengeance

escpecially the Greater Ghouls---especially

Then I will pay the price of those civillians when ----civilians

that the darkness overrided my judgement----overrides judgement

ability to end a civillian's life----civilian’s


they are not interested in eternal peace, but only the riches and fame----They

who aimlessly shoot civillians before but you are----civilians


I think you should re-read your book and fix places where you use the same words a lot. Try to mix your vocabulary around a little more. I do still enjoy this but it needs revisions.

[writingurl14]

why does reaper refer to others as humans when he is a human himself. great job of telling repers story

[Xerclipse]

The reaper is separated from regular society right after Billy Bob came in to devour his parents. He doesnt want to think that he is a regular person too because he hates the bad in the people. He cant accept who he is and what he is.

[Xerclipse]

Thanks for the review tho.

[RachelReaper]

I think that Billy bob was quite a savage character that you created, but every story has to have a villain, right? Anyways, Reaper's hatred towards irrationality makes sense, but my one thing was, you made him eleven years old when he "his behind his mother's apron". I think that may be a bit old for him to realistically be doing that, so you may want to change the age by a few years younger. other than that, I'm very interested to know what is going to happen next and i will admit, I want to see if Cali and Reaper are going to get together, but I have a strong feeling they will :)

[Xerclipse]

his age has been reduced a bit. Thanks for telling me that. Dont worry, you will see if they will get together ;)