New chapter. Sorry it took so long to update. I've been really busy with work and left me almost no free time.

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Going down a hallway with Kaye close behind him, Shadow had his instincts of a predator looking for its prey on high alert. Now that he had most of his strength back, he was ready to have a fight with the Lycans and prove why he was the Ultimate Life Form. Stopping as Kaye grabbed his arm, Shadow turned to face her and she pointed up at the ceiling. Understanding that she meant they had to hide from the pack coming in their direction, Shadow reluctantly followed her up the wall to a ledge and became dead silent as they heard boastful laughing. Seeing the leader of the pack pushing a male vampire forward to the center of the pack as he carried a silver sword, the leader of the pack explained, "I found this one and I'm gonna show you what happens if you don't stake a Bloodsucker. It-"

"But if it doesn't have a head, how is it still-" a man interrupted and the leader glared at him with hostile mahogany eyes.

"If you wouldn't interrupt me, you'll see!" the leader snapped and the man backed off a little. "Now. Pay close attention."

Quickly slashing the sword at the vampire's throat, Kaye and Shadow both cringed as they saw the vampire's body collapse to the ground as the head rolled a few inches away. After a few minutes of staring at the decapitated body and head, another man in the pack trailed off, "There is no way that Bloodsucker is still…"

"Don't speak so soon." Responded the leader and everyone's jaws dropped as the vampire's head slowly rolled back to the man's neck and reattached itself.

The male vampire bolted up as he gasped for air and frantically looked around for an escape route as the leader pulled out a wooden stake. Expertly, he plunged the stake into the man's chest and the male vampire fell back to the ground, completely lifeless now. Tucking the stake away, the leader concluded, "And that is why you have to kill a Bloodsucker with a stake."

One of the two female members of the pack put her hands on her hips and questioned, "Okay, good demo. What now? We got all of them, didn't we?"

"No. There's still two more," the other female pack member answered, "there's another one and the one that killed Alaric."

"Well, Alaric was an idiot not listening and going on his own to take down a vampire. Let's move and finish this." the leader declared and the rest of the pack nodded in agreement as they went down the hall.

Making sure they were in the clear, Kaye and Shadow jumped down to the ground as they looked at each other and Kaye commented, "Well, that wasn't disgusting at all."

"Yeah, whatever." grumbled Shadow as he turned his back to her and Kaye raised an eyebrow as she put her hands on her hips.

"Look, I can tell you wanted to just go and have a Battle Royale with them, but it would've been nine on one. It's a death wish," she told him, "and last time I checked, I was going along with you because you said we needed to work together if we wanted to get out of here alive."

Crossing his arms, Shadow took a moment to think about what the older vampire was saying. She did have a point about what he said, but he was not used to backing down from anything and this only made things harder. "You know, you never did tell me what was going on anyway," Kaye pointed out and Shadow looked back at her, slightly cooled down about the situation, "so, are you going to tell me what this whole thing is or what?"

"We're in the Sanguinem Elit. It's a competition where creatures of the Sun and Moon Curses compete to the death. We're the creatures of the Sun Curse and those things are the creatures of the Moon Curse." Explained Shadow and Kaye gave a curious look.

"How do you know so much about this?"

"I was going through one of the rooms and I found this book that explained a little bit about what's happening. And I have a feeling that the creatures of the Moon Curse know what they're getting themselves into…unlike us."

"Yeah. Vampires are screwed when it comes to this, aren't we?"

"It would appear so."

"What are we going to do?"

"Unlike us…they need to sleep. That's when we get them."

"How? I've seen them when they sleep. They go into sunlight. There's no way we can get them all when they're in the sun." questioned Kaye and Shadow smiled at her.

"That's why we draw them out and pick them off…one by one…" he answered. "You said you've seen them when they sleep?"

"Yeah. It's going to be day soon. So, let's go there and then we can watch." Suggested Kaye and Shadow nodded and dashed after her.

Perching on a ledge near the ceiling of a room, Kaye and Shadow looked at each other and Kaye asked, "Look, I know this isn't the appropriate time for it, but we might as well as get to know each other better. Do you remember who turned you?"

Turning away from Kaye as he pictured Isabelle in his head and how he last saw her, Shadow answered, "Yes."

"You really cared about her, didn't you?"

"Who?"

"The vampire that turned you. I can see it in your face when I asked about her."

"Yes...I did..." Shadow trailed off, secretly hoping she would not interrogate him more about Isabelle.

"I sorta remembered who turned me. It was a man. I think he was a doctor. It was so long ago, that I can't remember who he was-" started Kaye, but stopped as they both heard talking.

Seeing the pack enter the room, Kaye and Shadow watched as the hole in the center of the room turned from black to orange until eventually turning blue and the members of the pack curled up under the sunlight. Standing up as he pulled out a silver dagger that they found lying around, Shadow looked at Kaye and interrogated, "You remember the plan?"

"Of course." Kaye answered and Shadow jumped down from their perch, making sure he landed in the shadows without a sound.

Quickly dashing into a hallway, Shadow hid around a corner and watched as a small rock tumbled his direction. Hearing a shuffling sound, Shadow tightened his grip on the weapon as he saw one of the Lycans in their true form wander past him and he quickly tackled him down and stabbed the dagger through the creature of the Moon Curse. Standing up as the body shuddered to reveal a man, Shadow pulled out the dagger and dragged the body out of view before sneaking to another hallway. Once again, Kaye threw a rock down the hallway and he quickly stabbed a Lycan that came to investigate in the chest before dragging the body out of view again. Repeating the process three more times, Shadow prepared to attack again and froze in place as he heard one of the Lycans frantically report, "Luca! Thresh and Axle are gone! And so are Cora, Klaus, and Alexandria! There are just four of us left!"

"Shut up Alec and toughen up! Those vamps have smartened up. No one leaves the pack unless I say so." Snarled Luca and Shadow gave a small scowl at the plan.

"Luca huh? Well, I better remember it when it's time for me to finish you." Shadow thought to himself.

Hearing a rock crumble, Shadow peeked around the corner to see all the Lycans had transformed and were now lunging at Kaye as she tried to keep her balance on the ledge. Knowing he had to abandon the plan or risk Kaye's safety, he rushed one of the Lycans and quickly stabbed one of the Lycans. Catching the sound of someone falling to the ground, Shadow saw it was Kaye on the ground and moved to help her, but was blocked by two more Lycans. Quickly driving the dagger through both of the chests, he saw the last remaining one with some blood around his mouth and Shadow reasoned as he tightened his grip on the knife, "So, that must Luca…"

Obviously realizing that Shadow was a greater threat than the other vampires and he was now on his own, Luca growled at the black hedgehog before racing away and Shadow clenched his teeth. Retracting his fangs as he heard a groan, he turned to see Kaye lying on the ground. Going Kaye and kneeling next to her, he saw a pained look on her face and she was gasping for breath on her face and he frantically asked, "Kaye! What's wrong?!"

"I…I…got…bitten…" she choked and Shadow saw a definite bite mark on shoulder. "I still…have…some…time…Shadow…stake…stake…me…before…it's…too…late…"

"Kaye, no. I can't do that to you," Shadow replied, "not after we just been through."

"Please…do it…before…I'm…gone…Please…Shadow…" Kaye begged and Shadow gave a hurt look at the request as he picked up a snapped piece of wood. "Shadow…you…have…to…win…promise…me…you'll…win…"

"I will Kaye…I promise I will…" promised Shadow and closed his crimson eyes as he plunged the piece of wood through her chest, trying to ignore her scream. Unable to open his eyes, Shadow stood up and took a few steps away from her body and was finally able to open his eyes. Feeling slightly sick to his stomach as he thought about what he did, Shadow raced down one of the hallways. Soon, he skidded to a stop and Shadow clenched his teeth as a sensation took over him. He now had his full instincts of pure predator and survival and he vowed, "It's time for me to end this and make Luca pay for what he did."

Okay, so there's the chapter.

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