For Jason to think that any of this would be done on his terms was ridiculous and Cassius wouldn’t entertain the notion for second. His banter was ignored for the most part. Cassius shifted to demon once more.
“Don’t you worry. I have a few more tricks.“
He used his telekinesis to take a fork from the table and hurl it toward the man. The fork pierced Jason’s kidney like a dart, no doubt causing excruciating pain. He was aware though that Jason was accustomed to such treatment - but Cassius has mainly done so because of the ticking clock. He was standing now - more than an arms length away from the man. He leaned against the the table. He’d glued the child to their seat once more. Honestly, you give them an inch, they walk all over you.
"Like this one. It’s called “Listen the fuck up, you’ve got approximately 30 minutes - maybe a little less - before you need to see a warlock or you die.” The name could use a little work but I think it gets its point across just fine. I don’t plan on letting you go until my ends of the conversation are met so it might be in your best interest to help speed this along. Are we fucking clear?“
He kept the fork embedded in the boy. The shapeshifter did not trust Jason one bit. Cassius still remembered the slaughter of the Vances vividly. He’d absolutely gutted and gored them, left them depicted and strung their innards from the rafters for what they’d done to Elijah. Cassius would have gladly had Jason join them had it not been for the firmest of requests from Elijah. Elijah. It seemed that 10,000 years was not long enough to drive the emotion out of the youngest. No matter, it would come. And until that happened Cassius would be his brother’s guiding light.
"Im disappointed to see you haven’t been killed during the time I was away. Know whatever faith my brother has in you is misplaced. He may seek to make you his but know that I don’t trust you for a second."
Cassius had no issue shifting to read Jason’s mind and the glimpses he’d caught there were only corroborating. But impulses were nothing till they became action and Cassius knew that Elijah would need something more concrete. How fucking foolish love made you.
"This isn’t a ”if you dare hurt Elijah“ conversation because I am almost completely certain you wouldn’t - I don’t even have to read your mind for that. I am here to say that should any of my other siblings or myself fall into any sort of peril because of - you so much as trip and fall into them - I will cleave your head in with a brick. I will start killing slaves - innocent ones - and throwing bodies out the door."
His voice stayed level through this all - incredibly monotone. Cassius checked his watch. "And this is your official countdown. You’ve got a little over 20 minutes.”
If there’s one thing he’d never understand, it was this shapeshifter’s abilities. He was well versed in normal shapeshifter activities and powers – but the Original, he’s never seen someone like him before in his life. His ability to shift into forms was one thing, but gathering their powers was something entirely different. Not only could he take on their form, but he gained their abilities too. Seeing him transform again, it was interesting, but it wasn’t until he felt that pressure against his body again that he realized he had taken the form of some sort of demon. The one thing Jason had no clue about unless he went by what the Bible and those so-called demonologists said. Holy water was a weakness. So was salt. But when it came to killing them, he was just as oblivious as the rest of the world.
“Can’t wait.” He challenged.
His eyes followed the fork as it flew through the air. He expected it to hit the wall or something, but it never made it that far. The direction seemed to change, going downward right at the last minute. The moment it pierced his skin was the moment Jason made a noise. There was pain he couldn’t even explain radiating through his body at that point. He may have been trained to endure torture, but that didn’t mean he was immune to it. Not to mention, he’s never had something lodged in his kidney before. The hunter’s jaw was set, his eyes somewhat wide as he tried to control the pain he felt. If he showed one ounce of emotion in this situation, it could come back to bite him in the ass. He tried his hardest to raise his hands, but with the telekinesis keeping him seated, he wasn’t able to do much. Perhaps that was a good thing because if Jason has just one ounce of control over the situation, that damn fork would have been removed from his body and slammed right into the shapeshifters neck.
"I think you may need to come up with a better name.” Sarcasm was a defense. One he was very good at putting up when he needed to. He’s pretty sure he could be near death and he’d still be as sarcastic as ever. It was the one thing he could hold onto in any situation, and given the one he was in, he needed anything he could get his hands on. He could feel his heart pounding a mile a minute in his ears, adrenaline at it’s peak. He knew once it wore off, all that pain was going to come rushing back. And he had thirty minutes of this bullshit to endure. “Sorry to disappoint.” He muttered through clench teeth, his hands flat on the table. “Perhaps the next time you disappear for a large amount of time, my death will be concrete.” Death was just another adventure at this point. One that had to be better than what life had given him.
“See, you were pretty scary until you mentioned killing innocent slaves. What the hell are they to me, Cassius?” They weren’t his family. They weren’t his friends. “And you’ve missed a few things while you’ve been gone. Allow me to catch you up.” His fingers were scraping along the table top at this point. Jason was trying his hardest to separate his mind from his body at this point, but it just wasn’t working. His pain tolerance was high, but even this was getting to him.
“Dante’s had a tree branch through the shoulder and Annabelle’s had her arm broken. And would you look at that. There’s been no brick anywhere near my head.” Twenty minutes. He could do this.
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