That Which Lurks

By Billy Wong

Action-packed dark fantasy with one butt-kicking heroine.

Brawling tough girl Hunter thought her father abused her as a child and swore never to see him again. But after her brother convinces her to visit him on his deathbed, she learns that all is not as it seems and the siblings must confront her demons in a very literal sense.

A short story.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Billy Wong
• Release date: Mar 1, 2013
• ISBN: 9781301203895

Billy Wong

Billy Wong is an avid fan of heroic fantasy, with a special love for strong female warriors. He draws inspiration from the epic legends of old, and is on a quest to bring over the top deeds and larger than life heroes back to prominence in today's literary world.Billy lives in Coney Island, Brooklyn and as one can see from the picture, works as a ninja.A Chinese ninja.

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That Which Lurks

by Billy Wong

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Having waited for hours in the dark, stinking alley for the girl to leave the club, Josh was barely awake enough to notice her walk by. However, when he heard the clicking of heeled boots on the pavement and spotted the flash of her red leather jacket, contempt and anger snapped him back to alertness. Her designer jeans and well styled hair annoyed him too, since he felt she pretended to be something she was not. He doubted her chic facade fooled many people for long, once she opened her mouth.

He stepped out, grabbed her arm and pulled her into the alley. Enough hiding. You're coming with me.

Like hell I am. His sister tried to resist as he dragged her towards his car on the other side of the alley. When I block your ass, shouldn't that give you the hint to leave me the fuck alone? I won't give the old man the time of day, never.

You can't run away from everything. You can't run from me.

If I can't run away from a problem... she said quietly, before her voice suddenly rose, then I'll kick that problem's ass! She spun, an elbow from her free arm instantly bloodying his nose. As he reeled, she doubled him over with a kick to the balls. Her headbutt to the face wobbled him further. Haha!

He punched her, hard. The impact spun her around, then she collapsed to her back. He bent over her and hammered down punches into her face. A second later, her legs came up to wrap around his neck and flipped him to the ground.

They both got up. So that's the way it's gonna be, huh? she asked. "You're going to make me come back?"

Yeah. Sucks, but if you're gonna be so stubborn... His words aside, he'd kind of been wanting an opportunity to beat her stupid ass up. He wondered if he could.

Okay. Good luck with that.

She rushed him, throwing strikes high and low with no pause in between like in a freaking video game. He hadn't forgotten how well she could fight. Jabs, crosses, hooks, leg kicks, body kicks, knees, even the odd head kick assailed him, driving him back across the alley. He hit her back to be sure, pulping her features with powerful