Skulduggery Pleasant- Eternal Rage
Disclaimer: I do not own any Characters from the Skulduggery Pleasant series except my OC's. For the people who think I did, I do not mean to be cruel, but I will allow myself to point and laugh silently behind your back. If you still believe, then yes, I am Derek Landy and instead of working on the 7th, 8th and 9th book, I have decided to devote my time to write fan fictions in secret while I practice Karate and get ready to take down Lord Vile. He really exists you know, and if you believe I am Derek Landy then you will believe that too. XD.
Chapter 7- A Vile Time
Skulduggery grunted as he was thrown over the Bentley. He had really hoped Valkyrie would be there, but her date wasn't over yet. He wondered how it was going. He could handle the threat but there was no doubting he was strong.
" If you hand yourself in, you would make this a lot easier on me", Skulduggery said and the person laughed.
"I do not fear you Skulduggery Pleasant."
" Your judgment is questionable. You think you look good, when in fact you have big ears."
" You are talking as if you have the upper hand."
" It's always good to go out in style. Now, would you mind telling me why you picked a fight with me?"
" I didn't pick a fight. I just killed a man and walked away. You're the one who punched me."
" Killing someone is asking for trouble."
" My last names trouble."
" Really?"
" No. I'm actually Damien Crevasse".
" Ah, the raving lunatic."
" I am not a lunatic!"
" As I told you before, you judgment is questionable."
" You know what makes me different from other criminals?" Skulduggery eyed the man. His tracksuit and blazer were ripped and stained.
" Normal criminals wear better clothes."
"Mock me if you will, it actually makes me stronger."
" So that's an invitation. Okay, you have big ears, you hair is wild and bushy, and your face looks like a squashed potato with the most ridiculous chin. You are very big, like a gorilla, and act like one. Your voice is too whiny and your taste in fashion is terrible. Have I missed anything?"
" No, not really…" Crevasse said, sounding sad.
" So, will you hand yourself over now?"
" No." Crevasse touched the ground and it began to crack and splinter. Skulduggery dove to the side just as the earth beneath him split open. Skulduggery charged and hooked Crevasse in the chin. Crevasse tried a feeble attempt to block Skulduggery's advances without any success. He ended up backed against the wall with his face covered in blood. He couldn't see very well from his left eye.
" Sweet Dreams." Skulduggery said as he hit Crevasse right in the nose. Crevasse crumpled to the floor like a rag-doll. "Don't worry. Your days of homelessness are over. You will have a nice warm cell to live in. Do you have anything to say in your defense?" Crevasse remained quiet.
" Splendid." Skulduggery said as his phone rang. He picked it up without hurry and looked at the number that was calling. Valkyrie. Anger flared. What had the blithering idiot Eerie done now! Right on the day they were supposed to prepare for a mass attack and he had told Valkyrie to meet her somewhere. It was 12 in the night. Skulduggery swore to himself if he had left her by herself, he would kill him. His phone kept ringing and he cursed, thinking about painful ways to torture Eerie as he picked up the phone.
" Skulduggery", a faint voice breathed. "Help. Caelen, he's kidnapped Eerie and I'm in pursuit but he's hurting him and me. I think he's turned Eerie." Skulduggery hung up and cursed. He felt something inside of him ignite. He didn't care, he had a mission, and with that, he let Lord Vile out.
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Valkyrie ran in hot pursuit. She had called Skulduggery only moments earlier and was seriously out of breath. Caelen, being dead, didn't have breath to run out of. Her lungs were burning and her whole body was aching, her muscled screaming in protest, but she kept running. Caelen came to a dead end at a cliff face and turned to face Valkyrie. He smiled.
" It seems you have caught up with me."
" Why are you doing this?"
" Two reasons. One, I want to be with you and two, someone commanded me to do it."
" The vampire Savior?"
" Our almighty Queen. She is brilliant, not a beautiful and wanted as you to me, but brilliant, nether the less."
" Why does she want Eerie?"
" They have a history…"
" Why are you telling me this?"
" There is nothing you can do." Caelen clicked his fingers and 30 vampires closed in on Valkyrie, hunger in their eyes. Caelen put his hand out. " Do not harm her. However, if she moves, you can turn her of eat some of her. I am giving you a chance to live Valkyrie, and I would take it if I was you." Valkyrie remained completely still. Knowing that if she moved vampires would tear at her flesh was not a good thought. They were still human, injected with the special serum, but she knew that if the wanted to, they could still turn. Valkyrie knew she had no chance. Se heard a rustle behind her and turned. Caelen was also looking, trying to see who was there. Talons of shadow tore through the earth. Valkyrie stared as thirty vampires were shredded all at once. The talons retracted and Lord Vile appeared. He was enveloped by masses of shadow.
" This is interesting." A voice said from behind Caelen as shadows rose and a figure appeared. She wore black gauntlets in which the shadows seemed to curl. She had black hair that came to her shoulder and wore fingerless gloves. She wore a top that was black but had red stripes and black jeans that had rips at the knees. Her eyes were red and her black as night fangs glistened. She had a tattoo of a dragon on both her arms, stretching from her shoulder to elbow. She still looked young.
" I am Goth Skullcandy, and I did not expect to see Lord Vile. I followed Caelen expecting some resistance from Eerie or one of his pesky friends. Not you honey, his other annoying ones." Valkyrie wanted to punch her. " Anyway, I thought there would be competition that Caelen could handle but Lord Vile is entirely different. Lord Vile is in a completely different time zone compared to Caelen. You know, I'm quite glad. It's been a while since I've had a challenge." Goth sent a wave of shadow at Lord Vile who just waved it away and attacked with daggers of shadow that blotted out the moon. When the barrage was over, Goth was still standing.
" I have the agility and senses of a vampire. I wonder what skills you have under that armor of yours." Lord Vile charged with a sword made of shadow. Goth dodged then hit Lord Vile with a fist of spiked shadow. Lord Vile didn't even slow down as he kicked Goth then sent a stream of shadow into her. Goth flew backwards but just rebounded off the cliff wall and charged. Lord Vile ducked her swipe but didn't see the kick. He went stumbling and Goth sprung onto him but was impaled by a spear of shadow. Goth looked down, pulled the shadow spear out and fixed her punctured lung.
" A very handy ability of vampires; they heal very quickly and infused with Necromancy I can heal most serious attacks. Of course, I can still die but it's a little harder." Goth lashed out but Lord Vile's armor thickened and deflected the swipe. Lord Vile grabbed onto Goth's shirt and smashed her into the rocks. Goth groaned but before she could even come to her senses she was sent hurtling into the cliff face. She struggled to get up. While this was happening, Valkyrie and worked her way over to Eerie. She couldn't see were Caelen was. She could see a massive chunk of flesh missing from Eerie's neck and his blood was flowing like a river. He was unconscious, thank god, as when he woke up he would have to serve Caelen for two whole days. She put Eerie on her shoulders but Caelen swept her off her feet. He snarled and swiped at her leg. She yelped in pain, as Valkyrie's leg was torn open. Caelen snarled.
" I'm sorry, I will never forgive myself." He went to swipe at her neck and Valkyrie braced herself but all she heard was bones breaking. She looked up and saw Lord Vile with Caelen's body in one hand and his head in another. He threw them away and gazed at Valkyrie.
" Skulduggery, you can stop now." Valkyrie said but Lord Vile just kept looking. At what, Valkyrie thought to herself. Then a thought hit her. Lord Vile was not Skulduggery, so why did he save her. Maybe he and Skulduggery had something in common. Maybe they liked her… Valkyrie shook her head. It couldn't be. He was a Skeleton, and while she did have a mild crush on him, she knew it wouldn't work. She was eighteen now, how could she not see it all those years. Now was not the time to think about these things. She swore she would bring it up with Skulduggery the next day, if they were going to be alive. She knew Skulduggery might have cared for her, but Lord Vile would still kill her. She summoned fire and threw it at Lord Vile who just blew it away with his shadows. He sent a talon of shadow ripping into her and she flipped into the air and fell. She felt the numbness spread over her body, then something in her mind clicked, and Darquesse stood up and laughed.
" We meet again." She brushed off some dust that was on her clothes. "We really need to sort out our problems. Every time I meet you you're trying to kill me. Now, I know Skulduggery likes me more than a friend, and to be honest, I wouldn't mind, but this is not going to work. So how about I kill off that Goth character, then I can take you out and you can help me destroy the world. Deal?" Lord Vile conducted the shadows like an orchestra and Darquesse was slammed into the cliff face. She felt her skull crack so she fixed it.
" Boo!" A voice said from beside her and she turned to meet a fist. It didn't hurt and Darquesse laughed. Goth cocked her head. Darquesse sent black fire soaring into her but Goth dodged and used shadows to cut Darquesse's throat. Darquesse gagged, then fixed herself. No use pretending she wasn't impressed. This Goth character could fight with the best of them.
" I am impressed. Such a shame you have to die."
" I'm presuming your Darquesse. Now, I want to see the world dead like you, but I act now. It is a pleasure to see you, but when you decide to kill the world, I will have already done it."
" Then I shall kill you know." Goth shrugged.
" That would be inconvenient." Both Goth and Darquesse were swept off their feet by a tidal wave of shadow. Lord Vile stalked up to Darquesse and grabbed her by the throat. Darquesse let out a gasp and punched Lord Vile with all her might. Lord Vile went hurtling into a tree but got straight back up. He sent hundreds of spears made of darkness into Darquesse who just fixed up the wounds. Goth was right; healing was a very useful ability. Darquesse sent black fire into Lord Vile, who staggered then was pounced on by Goth. The fire wasn't affecting her. She swiped at Lord Vile's weakened armor and penetrated it, but she didn't meet any skin and was thrown off instantly by a pillar of shadow. Goth went flying and landed at the top of the cliff but just jumped back down. Lord Vile sent a black ball into the air, which erupted into spikes of shadow. Darquesse flew up into the air and dodged but Goth landed on her and sent them both hurtling into the ground. However, before they hit, Lord Vile sent a spear of darkness into both Darquesse and Goth, which impaled them both. Darquesse quickly healed herself, and Goth did the same, thought it did take longer.
" Stop." A voice croaked from the armor.
" Who are you?" Goth demanded but Darquesse punched her and Goth tumbled down the cliff.
" Welcome back Skulduggery." Darquesse said and Skulduggery removed his head plate.
" I hope I didn't hurt you too much."
" Just a punctured lung and crushed skull, nothing to worry about."
" You know the drill", Skulduggery said, taking off the rest of his armor. Darkness leaked into the night sky. Skulduggery's suit was ruffled and smeared with blood. Darquesse blinked then Valkyrie returned.
" Bloody Hell," Valkyrie exclaimed. " That was unbelievable."
" It was a tad unusual, yes. Three very powerful and evil people don't fight very often. I think I'll put this in my scrapbook."
" Skulduggery, each of us would have died at least twice if we were in that battle in our normal states."
" And that is the truly horrific bit. How are we going to beat Goth and an army of bloodthirsty vampires without revealing our secrets?" Valkyrie stayed quiet.
" I think I need to talk to Tanith and Ghastly."
" They're busy in the council."
" I know, but they haven't been around for awhile."
" I'll take you there tomorrow."
" And I need to talk to you tomorrow."
" Ah, that topic had arisen. Don't mention it until tomorrow or to anyone we know."
" Deal." Valkyrie paused for a moment. " Eerie!" She exclaimed and ran to the part of the cliff Eerie was, but he wasn't there.
" Goth took him." Skulduggery said and Valkyrie's shoulders sagged.
" He's going to be a vampire."
" Yes."
" And we're going to have to kill him."
" Unfortunately."
" Okay." Valkyrie said, sounding very somber and sad.
" You've still got me". Skulduggery said as he picked Valkyrie up and started to fly back to the Bentley.
" That's good." Valkyrie said nonchalantly.
" You could at least try to be more enthusiastic."
A/N: My god what a chapter, it's my longest yet! Again, credit to Snickersluv for the awesome idea. Anyway, I'm sorry to the people who like Caelen and think he should be with Valkyrie but that's the way the cookie crumbles. Also, there may be Valduggery from here on in. I'm not sure, but most likely there will. Till next time, keep reviewing and keep it real :P.
