Payne Pov

I am locked up in that witches’ prison. I have been tortured for several weeks, and barely given food or water isn’t this a blast from except for this time I am by myself it been over 15 years since I have escaped this place with my former ally. We escaped together even though we hated each other, but once he escaped, I betrayed him to save my own skin I betrayed him again. I have no idea what happen to him. Maybe this is Karma. As I am pondering two women come down. One is Banshee I have seen her in a while. The other is that witch Sena Black. She has not changed a bit. White hair and pale white skin and deep gold eyes. She is wearing her usual purple dress. She also has Death Knight with her and several of his minions.

Sena: Poltergeist been along time around 15 years since I have last saw you.

Payne: What do you want Witch.

Death Knight slaps me in the face and I spit out blood, Banshee laughs like always that women really is a sadist as ever watching at someone else’s pain

DK: How dare you disrespect the princess

Banshee: Now now he can’t talk if his core is extinguished

Sena: Death Knight Banshee is right please refrain from hitting the prisoner he is and old friend after all. Now Marky lets talk about that ring.

Mark: Fuck you.

Sena: Wow Marky you seem to have gotten a spine since we have last spoken. What are you trying to become like Wreath?

Mark: Wreath I have not have heard that name in a long time.

Banshee: Wreath that bastard he actually manages to defeat Gusto. If I ever see him again, I will rip out his core and feed it to the ghost sharks.

Payne: I was wondering where your number 2 was. Wreath was always a survivor. What ever happen to him.

Sena: Unfortunately, Wreath escaped inside a natural portal after he defeated Gusto. Who knows where he could be? Not mention he might not be in this time period. Now enough about the past who has the ring Payne. It took me along time to find you Who new you were in the human world.

Payne: You know me Black I have decided it not worth keeping this secret from you, we can always make a deal.

Death Knight: Don’t listen to him My Lady making a deal with him is like lying in a bed with soul snakes you never know when you are going to get bitten.

Payne: Has things changes so much since I was working here. I thought this was Lady Senabell Blacks Castle not Death Knights Castle. Back when I was here you would have cut out my tongue.

Banshee: Well Death Knight does not have a tongue he is skeleton.

DK: My lady I just need one hour with him and I will have him sing like I canary.

Payne: Now I am not going talk with this man in my presence.

DK: YOU!

Sena: DEATH KNIGHT ENOUGH LEAVE NOW!

Dk: But

Sena: NOW!

Dk: Yes my Lady.

After Death knight leaves with his minions it only Myself Sena Black and Banshee. The thing about Sena is she has two flaws. One she is arrogant like her father. She believes no one can beat her. Two she is a little lazy if their easier way to do things she will do it.

Payne: How about taking these chains off.

Sena: Don’t push it Payne.

Banshee: Yes, we don’t trust you.

Payne: I think that you should trust me. Its people like Wreath that you should not trust. The reason My Lady is that I am a bad man.

Sena: Get to point Payne.

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Payne: My soul is as black as the night. I am only motivated by two things move me that is money and power. What do you have a lot of my lady?

Banshee: I know money and power

Sena: BANSHEE!

Banshee: Sorry Mistress

Payne: It good to know that some things never change.

Sena: Your trying my patience Payne. I will ask you again get to the point

Payne: I man that does not respond with torture. This all could have been avoided if you would have you use the carrot instead of stick. If you still don’t understand it give me money and I will help you. Freedom does not hurt either.

Sena: Fine give me a name

Payne: Specter

Sena: Where can I find him

Payne: Brooklyn

Sena: Brooklyn Wreath former Home? Is there any more surprises I need to know about?

Payne: No

Sena: Good Banshee were heading to Brooklyn. The crown should locate the ring because they are drawn together. You will be release and your reward will be given to you once the ring is in my position.

Banshee: Just sit tight

They leave the room. That little speech bought me some time but knowing Sena Black she is just going to kill me when she gets back. Looks like I miscalculated on her ruthlessness because Death Knight comes in the room.

Payne: We had a deal.

Dk: Like my Lady would stoop so low to make a deal with a mongrel like you, A dog that bites its master should be put down I am going to enjoy this.

He cuts me several times toying with me. It seems to resemble and ancient Chinese torture method death by a thousand cuts. He keeps cutting and he starting to get board and decide to finish me off and goes for my core. It does not matter if you’re a ghost or a half ghost you take out the core your life or your afterlife cease to exist. He swings and close my eyes waiting to meet my maker but it does not happen I open them. It appears to be women with snow white hair and glowing purple eyes. She blocking Death Knights blade with a sword made entirely out of ice. Which mean she has and ice core. I looked at her face and I am shocked.

Payne: Secretary Gwen I believe I owe you a raise

Gwen: Oh, you owe me so much more than that old man.

Payne: Is that anyway to talk to your father.

Gwen: When did you figure it out.

Payne: A while ago

Gwen: You knew and still treated me like crap.

Payne: I don’t like to play favorites even if it is my own child and look at you now your one of the most competent people I know.

Yes, Gwendolyn Storm is actually my daughter. She must have changed her last name. She was born 18 years ago before I was sent to the Ghost Zone. How she found me I have no idea. Hell, I did not even no I had a daughter until someone who came in my company who resembled Amanda so much. It not like we have any kinship I honestly have no idea why she would save me.

Payne: In all honesty I thought you died when I saw Specter little girlfriend.

Gwen: Your only half right.

Payne: You really are daddy little girl

Gwen: Oh, please the only reason you liked because of my competence as a secretary. I hate to admit it but I am like you always have a contingency plan. That armor was not the only thing protecting me from those snakes in that lake. I also had a ring. After I got out of the lake my body had already mutated. At first, I thought I was dead, But I realize I could shift I understood I was like you only bit different.

Pay: The ice is a nice touch matches your cold personality quite well.

DK: So, the mongrel found a bitch a reproduce.

Gwen: Don’t lump me in with him. I need him alive so he can answer my question so sorry He is not dying today.

Dk: You think you can beat me you’re a foolish girl.

Gwen: I have already won I look at your hands if I were you.

Dk: WHAT!

Wow this girl inherited my brilliance as soon as their blade touch Ice was creeping up Death Knight body freezing him solid. He tries to escape but he is to late and is turned into a frozen statute. Then she comes over and freezes the chains and they break them.

Gwen: Come on something like that will not hold a high-class ghost like that for long we need to get out of here.

Payne: Agreed

The two of us fly out of there as quickly as we can. When we get out of the castle, we can hear the screaming of the Death Knight.

Payne: Only 3 minuets

Gwen: Hey it was longer than I though and cut me some slack I am new at this old man. If you want to stall him your way you do it. What happen to that twenty years of experience?

Payne: I remember you being quiet and more obedient.

Gwen: That was work would you hire me if I did not act all quiet and aloof person that followed your every order. It was so tiring I had to drink a glass of wine almost every night. Your lucky I did not become and alcoholic.

Payne:…. Your probably right

Gwen: Now you got any ideas.

Payne: Yes, I in fact do have a plane change back to your human form. In the Ghost zone humans are the ghost. You just need to know how to control it. But humans also start to mutate because they were in ghost zone to long but the two of us will be fine because we have already been mutated. You falling in that lake sped up your mutation.

Gwen: I don’t need a science lesson pops just tell me what to do.

So rebellious she more like her mom than I give her credit for. The two of us turn into our human forms. I teach her what to do and then the two of us turn invisible. Death Knight screams in anger.

DK: FIND THEM NOW! EPESCIALY THE GIRL I WANT HER HEAD ON A PIKE!

While they are searching, we go the opposite direction and we keep going until I know that we are safe. Then two of us finally turn visible and back into our ghost forms. She gives me something to heal my wounds

Gwen: Now old man we need to talk I did not save you out of the goodness of my heart.

Payne: Find by me what do you want.

Gwen: I want to know who my mother is.

Payne: Wait you don’t know?

Gwen: I grew up in an orphanage.

Payne: That does not make any sense. Don’t get me wrong I had no idea you existed back than even I did I broke back than there is no way your mother family would let me near the both of you, But Amanda Lopez is not like me. That woman is actually a good person which is a miracle in it self because she was raised in a den of vipers. She would never given up her child without a reason. If She did it means that she wanted to protect you.

Gwen: Protect me from what.

Payne: Her family. Why I am what I am like today is all because of the Lopez family. Maybe if I was still with your mom. Things could have been different. I can’t change who I am or go back to how things were. I am bad man. So, what are you going to do are you going to join me?

Gwen: No, you have your own ambitions I have mine. I will not stop you but I will not help you either anymore. I have got what I have come for.

Payne: Take this

I through her a ring.

Gwen: What is this?

Payne: It something I had Dixon made while he was still in my custody. It a ring that make a small man-made ghost portal. It was broken with my fight with Spector and I just fixed it when Death Knight Caught up to me. Don’t say I never gave you anything.

Gwen: What about you.

Payne: I have my own way of getting back get out of here before I change my mind even though I am your dad I am still evil.

Gwen: Yeah whatever see you around old man. Try not to die.

Payne: I am like cat I have nine lives: Hey what are you going call yourself. I am sorry buy your not going to be feared if you call yourself Gwen.

Gwen: I don’t know I never thought about it like that. I know when I get back, I will be going by my mother last name of Lopez. My Ghost form I never thought about it.

Payne: How about Apparition?

Gwen: You actually did something I like I will go with that. I am serious about not dying on me. You die on me I will come back here and extinguish your core myself.

After that Gwen teleports out. I must really be getting soft in my old age. That or maybe it true what they say blood is thicker than water. I turns towards the direction I senses the massive energy from.

Payne: You can come out now

DK: Well you surprise me Payne even a mongrel care about it cub. You let her get away. My understanding of you. Is you would do anything to save your skin?

Payne: She looks like her mother too much. If reminds me back at time when I was still pure. Now Or we going to fight are not I have a schedule to keep.

Dk: Very well nave after I go after you, I will go after that daughter of yours hahahahahhaahha.

Payne: You should not have said that.

My eyes glow red. For some reason what he said pissed me off. This usually only happens when someone talks trash about the Cleveland Cavaliers or Lebron James. It looks like I have another obsession.

Payne: The thing I hate most is when someone tries to take what is mine now I am going to have to rip out your core.