Free Mana in the Modern World non illustrated version by R. McCullough Page A

mind
racing, thinks ‘It does not look like much of a fight happened
here’.
    He starts getting up and turning back toward
Benson when something knocks the automatic from his hand, sending
it sliding across the floor. This is quickly followed up by a crack
to his head, dropping him back to one knee, dazing Jack.
    Benson, with a loud and sarcastic loud tone,
says, “ No ranger cunt to protect your ass now!” From his one knee
position on the floor Jack looks up at the barrel of Benson’s 9mm.
Jack, out of the corner of his eyes, notices the woman is awake as
she lets out a scream. Glancing at her Benson yells “Shut up bitch
or I’ll cold cock you again! I will get to you in a minute.”
    Seeing the cane she grabs it and swings it at
Benson. Benson laughs as he grabs the cane and pulls. The bottom
wooden portion comes off, revealing the sword. Reacting quickly the
girl lunges at Benson, sliding the blade through his thigh. Benson
screams, turns slightly and fires, knocking her back with a bullet
through her left leg. She managed to hold onto the blooded sword
tho it is now no longer sticking in Benson’s thigh. Eyes closed and
limp she appears unconscious.
    Taking advantage of the distraction Jack
stands, pulling Baby from his pocket and cocks her. Benson looks at
the tiny .22 and laughs, “Just what do you think you can do with
that little thing?” With a grin Jack replies, “Kill you.” Quickly
leaning to one side Jack catches a graze in the right side as
Benson fires. Jack fires; nicking Benson to the left side of his
neck. Benson grabs his neck while trying to get another bead on the
moving Jack.
    Awake, holding her leg, the girl has managed
to crawl closer to Benson and now runs the sword through his
stomach and out the back which definitely further disrupts his
attention. Jack fires again hitting Benson in the left eye causing
him to drop to his knees. Jack kicks the 9mm out of Benson’s hand,
knocking Benson over onto his right side.
    Benson, looking up at Jack faintly whispers,
“Why?” He then collapses onto his back. “Why not?” replies Jack
with a shrug and then leans further over to check for a pulse;
good, no pulse. Cutting off a part of Bensons clothing Jack then
bandages the woman’s leg. As the young woman begins putting on her
now somewhat ragged clothing, Jack finds a fairly clean blanket to
put around her. Taking out his cell phone, Jack calls Anna.
    “Sorry if I woke you but things got
interesting;…. again” He proceeds to fill her in with the short
version and she replies, “Interesting tends to be a bit of an
understatement with you Jack, on my way.” “I’ll be right back
Miss,” says Jack as he heads for the radio in Benson’s patrol car.
There he informs the Sheriff’s department of the situation and
returns inside.
    As Jack returns from the car he notices the
young woman has wiped the sword clean on Benson’s clothing. Seeing
Jack returning she hurries over to Jack giving him a hug, kiss on
the cheek and a big grin. “Thanks, I’m Jasmine and I don’t think I
gonna need therapy anymore!” Pointing at Benson she says, “I
remember now; that’s the bastard that raped and tried to kill me in
Galveston. Hey!” with another huge grin holds up the sword, “Can I
have this nifty cane?”
    ***
    Pic here of Jasmine in ripped clothing
holding up the sword
    ***
    Anna arrives a few minutes before the Sheriff
(he was asleep and told everyone to wait for him). She checks
Jasmine who says, “I’m sore but Ok, …except for where he bit my
breast and butt so hard;…. again. And Jack gave me his nifty cane!”
holding up the sword. Anna moves over to Jack and whispers, “You
gave her a sword?” “E yap,” replies Jack, “I figure she really
earned it; pretty sure she saved both our lives. Got herself a bit
of payback too.”
    Anna remembers a Big Bend and an Arizona case
that mentioned bites. She quickly calls her Lieutenant, filling him
in on what has happened, and