Opposites of a Different Kind

The jagged stone walls dripped with the incoming water of the over head mountain. Green moss ran ramped around the opening of the cave. A large rabbit bounded across there path and disappeared into a small hole in the back of the main chamber.



Liz cocked her gun and looked at Anessa, “You ready for this?”



“As ready as I’ll ever be.”



Slowly they descended into the cave further, both took out their flash lights as the light from the mouth began to fade the deeper they got. Soon they reached a fork in the passage way. Anessa searched her pockets and pulled out a lighter. With a flick of her thumb the little flame illuminated a small potion of the cave. Anessa walked to each opening and held the flame to its entrance. With no movement of the flame she moved to the next, still no air. Stepping in front of the final opening the flame began to dance.



Anessa looked back to Liz who had a confused look on her face her finger lit up like the lighter. Anessa giggled a bit and put the lighter back in her pocket, “Oops sorry I forgot how useful you are.”



“What does that dancing flame mean?” Liz asked shaking her head in amusement.



“It means there is movement and air down there. Something is down there displacing the oxygen.” Again Anessa rummaged through her pockets and pulled out a marker, with a quick double slash she marked the wall with a yellow X.



“Too mark the trail.”



“Ahhh”



The further they descended the thicker the air got and the plants and vegetation grew scarce. A light at the end of the tunnel made there hearts race. Crouching down they moved closer to the light. A large lit wall torch flickered on the wall illuminating the dank corridor. Its flames made shadows dance across small room, they were getting closer. Following the wall torches they began to hear voices, deep gargled tones that

sent shivers down their spines. Anessa soon felt a clammy hand in hers looking down she noticed Liz her eyes wide as saucers. Squeezing her hand softly they continued forward towards the voices. Soon a large opening came into view shadows ran across the entrance revealing the room occupied by someone or something.



Anessa stumbled on something catching herself from making a sound she looked down and saw a familiar sight. She reached down and picked up Hellboy’s brown duster or what was left of it. Blood soaked most of the remaining material. Anessa glared at the entrance and stormed forward dropping the raged duster behind her. Liz soon followed near tears duster in hand.



Peering around the corner Anessa’s mouth dropped open she counted at least eight large ogres. All much bigger then Hellboy’s seven foot mark. She searched the room frantically for any signs of Hellboy, Abe, Myers or the agents. Then she saw it a large cage on the side of the enormous chamber. Its bars were jagged looking rock formations. Something Hellboy could easily bust through with his stone hand.



“Hey uglies! Give that back.”



Both Liz and Anessa heard the familiar voice of Hellboy come from inside the cage. A sigh of relief left both of them. Hellboy was alive now what about Abe and Myers? They hoped they were both in there with Hellboy safe and sound. Anessa pulled off her bag and retrieved a pair of binoculars. Studying the makeshift bars she noticed the drips running down the bars.



“That’s it, its ogre drool. The bars are made of ogre drool.” Anessa whispered to Liz.



“What? Ewwww.”



“I’ve been reading all the books in the library and I found one on ogres that’s why Hellboy is still in the cage, when hardened, ogre drool is indestructible. Only heat can melt them again. Thank god you’re here. Ok I’m going to distract these assholes and while I’m doing that you need heat up those bars and get them out of there.”



“How the hell are you going to distract eight giant ogres?”



Anessa shrugged her shoulders, “I’ll figure out something.”







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Hellboy slammed his fist into the stone wall; the ogres had taken the Samaritan. He had kept it hidden for so long and one careless move they had seen it and tore it from his grasp. Hellboy looked back at Abe who was leaning up against the wall of there stone prison. He hadn’t been able to stand since the day before his body week from the lack of oxygen in his already recycled water. The water in his breathing apparatus was cloudy and old. He needed fresh water and soon. Myers sat next to Abe keeping him upright. The two other remaining agents sat at the back of the cage huddled together waiting for their turn to be eaten.



Hellboy faced Myers and Abe and huffed a heavy growl, “It’s been a month Myers no one is coming to help us. Those bastards at the BPRD have abandoned us. We are so screwed.” He squatted down next to his blue friend and patted his knee. “I’m sorry old friend I couldn’t get us out of here.”



Abe lifted his weary head and smiled weakly at Hellboy, “No need for apologies Red. We had no idea how big those ogres were let alone how smart they were compared to the average beasts we’ve come in contact with in the past years. Besides don’t give up hope yet, you know there are still Anessa and Liz out there. The Bureau could have them on the way right now to help us.”



Hellboy laughed out loud, “You think the bureau is gonna send in a woman who can’t control her powers yet and one insecure pyrokinetic to fend off eight orges. I don’t think so they’ve already wrote us off. Now those two are the Bureaus babies, they’re not going to sacrafice them for us.”



“I’d take that back if I were you.” Myers called from the front of the holding cell.



“What?”



“You better come take a look at this!”



Hellboy ran to the front of the cage and nearly dropped to his knees. There stood Anessa at the mouth of the chamber her hands on her hips staring at the eight ogres preoccupied with his Samaeritan.



“Jesus christ that is the most beautiful thing I have even seen!” Hellboy yelped pounding his stone hand against the hardened bars.



“Hey egg heads!” she called out.



All eight ogres turned to face her and started to laugh. “What you want little girl!” one managed to cough out between bursts of laughter.



“I’ve come to get back my friends and kill all of you.”



Now seven of them were rolling on the ground all taken over with laughter. The one still standing took a step forward and addressed her.



“You think one girl can take on what many men and two freaks couldn’t destroy? What you going to to little one scratch me to death?!”



Anessa now took the time to look about the massive room the sight made her want to vomit. Bones littered the ground she counted at least fifty human skulls scattered about the room. It had to be the towns people and the missing agents. She could feel her blood starting to boil and heart rate pick up. Clenching her fists she reutrned her gaze to the eight monsters now regaining their composure.



“Oh look we upset little princess!” one laughed picking up the large samartian again. “I wonder what she do if we kill one of friends?” Anessa looked at the cage and saw Hellboy and Myers looking at her. Oblivious to the ogre now pointing the deadly weapon at them. With the barrel pointed into the cage the ogre pulled the trigger.



In horror Anessa watched Hellboy take the round in his right side. With a strangled growl he staggered back into the cage clutching his side.



“NO!” Anessa screamed, pure anger consumed her her vision began to blur and she could hear the blood rushing through her veins. Heat and power were all she could feel it was over whelming. Slowly she started to walk towards the horrid ogre that had just shot Hellboy.



“On no!” he screamed playfully looking back at the others. It raised it hands in fake surrender. “Please don’t hurt ogre I give up!”



A side glance she could see Hellboy get to his feet still clutching his side. He staggered a bit and caugth himself on the jagged wall. His eyes met hers and she watched him gasp. Looking at her hands she noticed she was glowing, a bright light had begun to surrounded her. She heard all the ogres stop laughing and begin to mumble.



Turning her attention back to the ogres she smiled sweetly, “You shouldn’t of made me angry. Now you’ll have to pay the price of sinners.”



Helloby watched in awe as the glowing increased around her body then suddenly out of nowhere it exploded. Sending them back on their asses nearly blinding them all. Regaining their sight they stumbled to their feet, the sight before them made their hearts stop. There stood Anessa in all her glory, two beautiful white wings peppered with a few black feathers stretched up towards the ceiling. In her right hand was a large wicked looking sword it was double bladed with an inch seperating them from eachother one a bit larger then the other set at an angle. The handle was just as bizarre it had three handles all different lengths all bound in what looked like black leather. Each handle was different; the shortest had a slight hook at the end, the second longest was a sharp edge like a blade in itself and the longest had a circle. Connecting the handles to the blade was a large silver half moon the ends pointing towards the blades. A marking had appeared on her left eye some sort of tribel symbol set around her eye moving down towards her cheek. As she turned they could see the back of her shirt torn to shreds from the wings bursting forth.



“Holy shit!” they all gasped in unison. Hellboy looked to his right to find Abe had gotten to his feet and was now clutching the bars staring at Anessa.



His dream came back to him sending images through his head. He could see her now in his dream, he could see the marking on her face. Her lips so full kissing his taking his mouth with hers her hands grasping at his broad shoulders trying her hardest to pull him closer to her body. It was her, Anessa was the angel in his dreams.



Anessa spun the large sword in her hand as if it weighted nothing. She smiled at the wide eyed ogres now just staring at her. Wasting no more time on the monsters she sprinted forward severing the head of the orge that had shot Hellboy. All the ogres watched there comrades head roll about the stone floor coating the grey stone with blood. Now out of there trance the orges screamed for battle and lunged for the Angel.



Dodging all the big hands she slide beneath one and took off his left foot. With a horrible roar it tumbled to the ground with a thud. Quickly she plunged her sword into it’s cold heart.



“Liz Now!” Hellboy heard Anessa scream.



“Liz?!”



“Miss me boys?”



Liz was now standing before them her hands wrapped around the bars.



“Liz what are you doing here?” Hellboy screamed pulling at the bars himself. Mix emotions torn at him Liz the only woman he ever loved was here and he had just now found the angel in his dreams. More drama he didn’t need.



“Saving your ass now get away from the bars boys it’s time for a melt down.” Liz was soon engulfed with fire. Her eyes closed she concerted on the tempurature of her fire. She could feel the bars give way and melt. With the bars almost gone Hellboy’s attention turned back to Anessa who was now away from the remaining group of orges. The next thing he saw brought his heart up into his throat. He watched as her two giant wings lifted up into the air and pulled down sending her up into the spacious cave above. With each thrust of her wings Hellboy forgot to beath. In a downward spiral she decended onto the ogres decapitaing yet again another monster.



Out of the corner of his eye he saw an orge pick up his sameritan aiming it, he looked at it’s target.



“No Anessa!!!” he called but it was too late the bullet shot forth from the oversized barrel ripping through her right wing. With a ear peircing scream she tumbled for the stone ground.