Chapter 4. Woot.
Will deflected a strike and slashed. Creed smirked and jumped out of the way. "My my. Mr. Guardian isn't what I thought. The Queen's kidnap shall be easier than I thought." Creed said, chuckling. Will just took a stance and readied an attack. Creed's blade shot out again. Will knocked it out of the way and ran towards Creed, keeping his blade away by holding up his own blade. Creed frowned and jumped back, his sword returning to the normal length. Will took his hand and sliced it on his blade, and watched as the blood ran along the blade and disappeared. He smirked, and held his blade in the air. The blade started glowing red. Creed's eyes widened. "Bloodlust!!" Will yelled and swiped his sword, sending a massive red beam of energy toward Creed. Creed held up his blade but it struck him hard, sending him flying back and landing in the trench that was carved out.
Brooke's eyes were big. "Whoa whoa whoa." She said, her arms flailing. "When could he do that?" She asked. "Each blade has its own power. Creed's blade can extend and contract. Will's is able to take his blood and convert it into energy, then launches it as a beam." Edward pointed out.
Will walked up to his enemy, holding his blade up to Creed's throat. "You will not lay a hand on the Queen. If you come back for her, I will not be so merciful." Will said, thrusting his blade down. Creed closed his eyes, ready for the strike but it didn't come. The blade stabbed in the ground right beside his throat. The blade slide into the ground, disappearing. Creed let out a deep breath. Will turned and walked toward the house. "You may be merciful, Guardian, but I'm not." Creed said, rushing toward Will. Will smirked and side stepped. Brooke stood right there. "The Queen?" Creed asked. Brooke's eyes flashed red. She put her hand on Creed's chest and Greed was blown back by a fire blast. Creed landed hard and rolled, smoking. Will chuckled. "Good one sis." He said, putting an arm around her shoulder. "Thankies." She said, smiling. Creed got up slowly. "I will be back." Creed said, growling. "And we'll be even stronger." Will said, smirking.
That next day, Will walked into the kitchen to see Brooke eating a bowl of Reese's Puffs. "Mmm yum." Will said, getting himself a bowl. "Why are you still wearing that crown?" Will asked. "Well, I am the Queen. And I am supposed to wear the crown." She said. Will sighed. "Whatever. I'll take you out and get you some blood. You'll feel a lot better. Trust me." Will said.
Will stood in the entrance of a dark alleyway. Brooke was behind him in the shadows, sucking the blood out of some poor guy. She let go of the man and let loose a hellacious burp. "Ohhh that hit the spot." She said. Will turned. "Sheesh sis. Sure hope so. That's gotta be a record for you." He said. She smiled. "Oh, better wipe your mouth or people will think you suck at putting on lipstick." He said, smirking. She whipped took the guy's shirt and wiped her mouth on it. "Alright. I'm good." She said. "You missed a spot..right here." He said, trying to point on the spot his face to show her where it was. "Here?" she said, putting her finger on the opposite side. "No, other side….left….higher…lil more left….down a lil…ahh screw it." He said and wiped it off himself.
Will and Brooke walked through the mall. "Come on Brooke. You gotta take that thing off." He said. "No. I'm not taking off my crown." She said, making a pouty face. "Oh fine." Will said, finding himself defeated. "WILL. BROOKE. A voice rang out. "Oh sick. I know that voice." Brooke said. "Me too." Will said. They turned to find Joseph, a kid in their class. "Where have you been? God you've missed school for like a week." He said. "Um…we've been busy doing stuff for our parents." Will said. "Brooke? What's up with that?" Joseph asked, pointing at her crown. "Oh, I won it at a game." She said, smiling. "Looks very real." Joseph said, touching it. An electric arc came out and hit Joseph, sending him skidding across the floor about 20 feet. "Now would be a good time to leave." Will said, grabbing Brooke and running. "I agree." She said, following.
They hid in the JC Pennies. "What did you do?" Will asked. "I don't know. I didn't do it." She said. Will bit his lip and touched her crown. Nothing. "I guess…anyone but us tries to take the crown, they get their life lit up." Will said. She nodded. Someone walked up to the two. "Hello. May I help you?" a nice lady asked. Will just turned and smiled. "No thank you. We're just looking." Will said, smiling. She smiled. "You sure? We have a sale on men's pants. Two for the price of one." She said. Will's smile faded a little. He saw a very small glint of red in her eyes. He also knew that the sale was, actually, get one pair of jeans and get the second pair for 20% off. He just smiled again.
"No thanks." He said, and punched her in the face. Brooke was so shocked she couldn't even speak. The lady suddenly turned into a man. He turned back around, his long black hair swirled around. "How did you know?" He asked, smirking. "Oh, I just know these things." Will said, grabbing the man's throat. "So…what do I call you?" Will asked, smirking. The man coughed and finally got some air. "Bernard." He said. "What kind of parents call their kid Bernard?" (no offence to anyone named Bernard, just an inside joke) Brooke finally got her voice back. "Leave him. He's weak." She said. Will smirked. "As you wish." He said, letting go of his throat and kicked him to the ground.
They left the mall, Will carrying a huge armful of stuff. "You know, even though I'm a vampire, you ladies sure know what to do to make these piles heavier then hell." Will said. "Oh stop complaining. I didn't get much." She said. "MUCH? You got a whole new wardrobe. Sheesh." He said. "You complain too much." She said. "AND YOU BUY TOO MUCH." Will said back. They disappeared into a corner, reappearing in the mansion.
Will threw the stuff on her bed. "God. I didn't hurt this much when I got done fighting Edward." He said, holding his back. "Well a queen must always look good." She said. Will facepalmed. "Whatever." He said. She was accessorizing her clothes in front of the mirror. "What do you think this would look good with?" she asked, holding up a shirt. "I dunno." He said. "This?" She asked, holding up a skirt. "I dunno." Will said. "What about…these?" she held up a pair of pants and a shirt. "I dunno." He said. She glared. "Alotta help you are." She said. "Frankly, I don't care. You could wear fish net and a trench coat for all I care." Will said, shrugging. She sighed. "What am I gonna do about you?" She asked. "I dunno. You can't really get rid of me." He said.
Suddenly, the window crashed as a figure jumped into the room. "God, Edward's gonna be pissed. This is the second window this week." Will said. The figure stood up…and boy did he. He stood at least 7 feet tall. "Wow…big boy." Will said. The vampire looked down at him. "Guardian eh? Don't look too hard." He said. "Well you know, beauty is only skin keep. Except for you, I bet your skin is a little thicker." Will said. The vampire growled and smacked him, sending him flying out the window, and hitting a tree. "Holy piss. I have a feeling he didn't even hit me that hard." Will said, sliding down the tree. The large man jumped out of the window, landing right in front of him. "I am Shalzar. And I'm here for the Queen." He said. "No shat. I kind of figured that out a while ago." Will said, getting up gingerly. He hit the behemoth with a hard right to the stomach, not even phasing him.
Will blinked. "Oh crap." He said, hitting the man over and over. "You're an annoyance. At this rate I could just take the Queen and leave." She said, batting Will against the tree again. "Hello tree. Come here often?" he asked as he slid down the tree again. He stood up, and Shalzar took out his blade. Will's jaw dropped. "HOLY CRAP THAT BLADE IS BIGGER THAN ME." Will yelled, and it indeed was. Will just ran at him, his sword sticking out of the ground and he grabbed it, charging at Shalzar. Shalzar struck the ground, sending shockwaves and rocks flying at Will, who sliced the rocks out of the way and jumped on them, reaching Shalzar. He jumped off his shoulder and swung his sword, slicing the man's back. Shalzar roared. "You…you shall die." He said, grabbing Will by the throat. "Meep." Will was barely able to say. Shalzar squeezed harder. Will kicked at the man, but couldn't get out. Will finally took his sword and slashed up, severing his ulnar nerve in his arm, rendering it useless. Shalzar yelling in pain, his arm unable to move. "I guess to make this even, I'll have to cut you down." Will said, rushing him.
Shalzar swung with his other arm, but Will slid under him, and slices his Achilles' tendons. They snapped, rolling up his legs. Shalzar yelled in pain, hitting his knees. Will walked around, putting a sword to Shalzar's throat. "This shall be a message to all." Will said, stabbing his sword through the man's throat, killing him. The blood sank into the blade, disappearing. "I guess my blade could use anyone's blood. Hehe nice." Will said, stabbing the sword into the man's dead body, watching the man shrink up as the blade started sucking the blood out. Will pulled out the blade when the man looked like a raisin, the blade glowing a faint red.
Will walked back inside, and Edward gave him an evil look. "I didn't break that window. Shalzar did." Will said. Edward's eyes opened wide. "Shalzar? The beast of the north?" he asked. "Well, wasn't much of a beast when I sliced him up." Will said. Edward gaped. "What?" "Shalzar was the meanest mercenary to ever roam this part of the world." Edward said. "Hehe. You're right about the 'was' part." Will said, chuckling. Brooke came out of her room, still shaking a little. "He gone?" she asked. "Yeah." Will said. She breathed a sigh of relief. "He was scary." She said.
That next day, Edward had sat down the two and was going to give them a talk. "Ok…this is very important." He said. "Come on Edward. We already know where babies come from." Will said. Brooke laughed. Edward's eye twitched. "No. That's not what I was going to say. Alright…this is a little weird to say. I forgot to mention…that the Queen must go on a pilgrimage. To the Queens of the four areas. The North, the South, the East, and the Rain Kingdoms." Edward said. Will facepalmed. "North, South, East, and Rain? WHAT THE HECK?" Will asked. "Sorry. The west one decided to be different." Edward said. Brooke giggled.
That next day, the two walked out of the house. "Well, I guess…this is it." Brooke said. "Yeah. Time for your pilgrimage." Will said. They turned and waved at Edward. "Thanks for everything." Will said. "Yeah." Brooke said. They turned, and walked. Will took out his map. "Let's head North. It's probably the closest one." Will said. Brooke nodded.
Well, there they go. How will they fare alone? We'll soon find out.