Fight Fear With Fire
I am happy to say that I did reach my goal of three reviews. Thanks so much to xxSay and GlitterBlings for reviewing the story! I'm glad you guys like it! I posted it last night, and woke up this morning to find three more reviews! Anyway, I wrote this entire thing this morning, and it's only 10:13. So, I hope it's alright, because I'm a total morning person.
Chapter Three: The Edward Cullen Reject Argues The Super Bowl- The Magical Society of Wizards attacks the Vampires to get their leader.
I really hope you enjoy this one!
"Aleser?" Aaron called, turning a corner leading into a dark room.
"What?"
Aaron fidgeted nervously with his papers. "Um… I have news of a possible new recruit."
"Yeah, okay, who is it?"
He pulled out the paper. "Some kid from Colorado. Stanley Marsh."
"Kid? As in…?"
"He's seventeen."
"Aw, fuck him! We need professionals out here. Just screw him. Forget him."
Aaron's eyes widened. "But… but sir! He doesn't know who he is! He might… the sun! How do you expect him to avoid the sun?"
"Well, I'm sure the first time he gets burned to a crisp he'll learn his lesson," Aleser said dismissively, waving a hand.
"The visions. He will keep having the visions until he is aware."
Aleser stood up and raised his arms. "Big deal! Listen here, Aaron. I am the boss here, okay? I have been for two months now. I know what I'm doing and it's a hell of a lot better than you do at your pussy job! So shut the fuck up and let me do mine!"
Aaron curtly nodded and turned to get out of there as fast as possible when he heard a loud crash. "What was that?"
"Just my dog. He needs to be let out."
Aaron glared at the turned back, hating Aleser's laziness when it came to his new leader job. He turned to walk out the door, and he heard a scream followed by a woman jumping into the hallway.
"Kadira? Is that you?"
The girl in question squinted at him before she realized who she was speaking to. "Yes. Aaron, right?"
Aaron nodded. "What the hell's going on?"
"The MSW is attacking again," she replied breathlessly.
'Damn wizards,' Aaron thought to himself. "Okay, Kady. Get to Aleser's lair and tell him that they're attacking… again. And stay safe."
"I will," she replied, and ran to do as she was told.
Aaron sighed opened the door to the source of the noises. Sure enough, in the middle of the room stood Tanek- leader of the MCW. The Magical Society of Wizards. Behind him stood an army of about thirty other wizards, their wands sticking purposefully in front of them. "What is it?" Aaron asked, glaring at Tanek.
Tanek just chuckled, stroking his short black beard. "Where is your new leader?"
"D'you want to talk to him or kill him 'cause there's a killing fee," Aaron replied smartly, clenching his hands at his sides.
"Don't be a smart ass; just tell me where he is!"
*~*~*~*~*
"Aleser?"
"What now?" groaned the man.
Kadira flinched but ran to her leader's side. "Sir. The wizards- they're back!"
"What the hell do they want now?" whined Aleser, leaning back in his chair.
She held back her temptation to slap him and grabbed his arm. "I am not sure. Aaron White is taking care of it now. We just… we need to go. I think they're after you."
This got Aleser's attention. "Me? But… how do they know I'm leader? I thought they were keeping it a secret!"
"Someone leaked it," Kadira replied simply. "Please, you must help us! Go speak with Tanek."
"Tanek?" Aleser repeated incredulously, "Tanek is here? But he hasn't come since the 1940's. He usually just sends troops!"
"I know! I know!" Kadira said desperately, "Please, they will start killing if you do not go speak with him. Aleser, you must!" Aleser stood up quickly and began to run towards the back. "What?" Kadira called, "Where are you going?"
Aleser laughed hysterically. "I am hiding. No way in hell am I gonna be beaten by Tanek. He's not gonna find me."
"You… you're running?"
"Yes, you stupid girl! See you later. Maybe."
Kadira chased after him and blocked the door with tears in her eyes. "You coward! You are supposed to be our leader! Why are you not helping us?"
"Actually, I am," Aleser replied coolly, "See, if I die, what are we to do? We can't go on without a leader. It's okay if messenger boys like Aaron and computer analysts like you die because you are easily replaced. But my powers are superior and are harder to find."
"If your powers are so rare and superior then you can defeat Tanek. People will hate you if you flee."
Aleser laughed. "And there'll be no one to hate if I'm dead." With that he flung the door open, revealing a middle-aged wizard standing in the doorway. Aleser was still staring at Kadira.
"Aleser! Look out!"
*~*~*~*~*
"See! His foot didn't even touch the line!" Aaron pointed out, referring to the projector screen.
Tanek folded his arms. "Yes he did. You're just sore because the Cardinals lost."
"Go Steelers!" came a shout from the army.
"Where the hell is Aleser, boy?" Tanek asked furiously.
Aaron decided to ignore the question. "See, both of his feet should have touched the line, but this one didn't ge…" he was interrupted by Tanek flinging a spell at his screen. It caught fire and fell to the ground.
Tanek slowly approached Aaron and grabbed his shirt. "Where. Is. Aleser?"
"I… I won't say," Aaron replied defiantly, meeting Tanek's eyes.
Tanek roughly threw him to the ground. "You will tell me where he is, you Edward Cullen Reject, or I will use mind force."
Edward Cullen Reject? If one thing pissed Aaron off, it was referring vampires to that human book series… Twilight. He lifted his hand out of his pocket and summoned the darkness. He shut out Tanek and all of the other wizards in the room and focused all of his energy on the small scar on his hand. The scar that made him a vampire. When it began to feel warm he opened his eyes and saw Tanek's open slightly. He knew they had turned completely and fully black. An angry rush of power swirled around them, shutting out the lights and knocking some warriors to their asses. In the corner of his eye he saw some of the wizards- including Tanek –pull their wands out and point them at him.
As Tanek raised the wand, Aaron realized that he had to end this now, before Tanek could curse him. He focused all of the energy on the dark man, and felt it burst past him and wrap Tanek in its cold and unforgiving depths. Tanek was surrounded by black smoke that seemed to be strangling him.
A few more minutes was all he needed, but he couldn't do it. No matter how much he hated Aleser, he just wasn't as strong as him. He felt the power leave him and slumped to the side to catch his breath. The darkness left Tanek and he fell to the ground, fumbling for his wand.
"Foolish vampire boy. You don't have the skills to overpower wizards," Tanek sneered, turning to his warriors. "Men! Search the premises! Find Aleser and kill him! Also," he glanced back at Aaron, "Kill anyone who gets in your way."
*~*~*~*~*
Aleser turned around to see the wizard behind him and jumped back. "Hello, Aleser," the man said, glaring at him.
"Who are you? Where's Tanek?" Aleser demanded.
"My name is unimportant and neither are Tanek's whereabouts. I'm about to kill you."
Aleser shook his head. "No you aren't. You may have a magical tree branch, but I have the power of darkness."
"You call yourself a true master of darkness?"
Aleser scoffed. "Of course I do. It chose me as its master. See, unlike your 'democracy', our darkness chooses a true leader through means of power and nobility."
"Nobility? A true noble person would never abandon their men in battle," the man argued, eyeing Aleser with distaste.
Finding a retort was hard for him, but he managed. "If I don't leave, I will be killed, and then nobody will have a leader to look up to."
"The darkness wouldn't have a hard time picking a new leader," he said quietly, "I mean, picking you was not its smartest choice."
"You want to fight?" Aleser challenged.
The man smiled slyly. "This will not be a fight. However, I will humor you."
Aleser just rolled his eyes and closed them, summoning the darkness. He could hear Kadira's breathing and the man getting his wand out. Blocking them out wasn't working. He tried and tried, but the darkness would not come to him. He could feel the man's wand pointing at him and desperately called out for the darkness. The man just waved his arm and Aleser fell to the floor in a heap.
The darkness had abandoned him.
Even shorter than the last one! AAAH! Sorry that there was no Stan or Cartman in this one. I have to teach you more about vampires and wizards before we get totally into the story, right? I had fun writing Aleser; he is such a cowardly asshole! I couldn't come up with a good name for "the man" but I will by the next time we have these guys.
The Darkness is the power that the vampires use. Use an analogy. Wizards are to Magic as Vamps are to Darkness. Is that good? Yeah, I thought this was ironic because usually the darkness is a bad thing, but the vampires are good. It's just a point, you know?
Okay, so now, since I reached my three review goal, my new goal is five reviews. Can we do it? I'll give you a little more time. I mean one chapter last night and another one this morning. But thanks for reading!
We'll go back to South Park in the next chappy.
