Chapter 7: Shocking Conclusions







Well, here's the final chapter. As usual the same warnings apply and I would love some more feedback. Anyway, please read and review and tell me how you think this fic turned out over all. I thank all that do give me some reviews for this and now with no more delays on with the final chapter of Call of the Night. . .







Chapter 7: Shocking Conclusions



Silently Rai crept through the deserted yard, darting noiselessly through the shadows cast by the faint moonlight. For a brief second, the pale light caught on the silver of his dagger and he froze but there was no sound. Releasing the held breath, Rai motioned to Derek and the vampire slipped around the corner of the house to join him. Moments later, Anita was also by his side and together the trio hurried to the back door.

"Alright. Now like I said before. This final spell will most likely force them to conduct it in the basement of the house since it would attract a lot of unwanted attention otherwise. If they have started already then we should have no problems surprising them and the vamps and Richard are positioned to come in after we've been inside for ten minutes, correct?" Rai said quietly, his hand hovering above the doorknob which he had opened with a simple incantation.

Derek nodded and with a reassuring smile motioned for the necromancer to head inside.

With a deep breath, Rai opened the door with a quiet creak of the hinges. He paused to listen for any signs of movement inside the darkened house but there came no sound of footsteps and cautiously the necromancer and the others crept in. Almost immediately Rai's sharp senses caught the stench of rotting flesh and the scrape and murmur of people shuffling around in the direction of the basement.

Anita seemed to not take notice of what Rai and Derek perceived but trusted the two men and silently followed them to a murky stairwell.

At the top of the stairs, they paused and the brunette cast one glance over his shoulder to make sure that the others were ready before steadying himself and plunging into the darkness. Together, the three snuck breathlessly down the rotted steps until the came to the bottom landing. Everything was still with only a dim light coming from around the corner. Rai motioned for his lover and his friend to remain where they were while he stole over to the bend and peered around it. What he saw made his heart race and his wintry-blue eyes to widen.

Beyond their hiding place, Rai could count fifteen robed figures. They stood in a circle surrounding a faintly shimmering wall which held within it two vampires that Rai recognized from Derek's order. Both were badly scarred and bleeding profusely from several wounds causing even the necromancer to feel pity for them. However, his attention was diverted when another figure emerged from the shadows. In his hands was a book that Rai was only too familiar with. /Necrolia?! I had thought that the High Council had sealed that away! It'll bring destruction to this world if it's used!/

Rushing back to Derek and Anita, Rai quickly whispered to them the situation. "They are already in the ending stages of the spell and they have the Necrolia. I don't know if either of you are familiar with that book but we don't have time to plan anything. If we're gonna act we have to do it now."

"Then let's go." Derek answered, his eyes flashed dangerously and for the first time, Rai saw him convert into his vampire form. He searched the foreign yet familiar features for a brief time before biting his lip and turning to focus on their problem.

The blonde vampire opened his mouth to speak but seeing that Rai was no longer paying mind to him, Derek sighed and also gave his attention to the problem before him.

"Both of you prepare to attack because as soon as I interrupt their spell I doubt that they'll be too happy with us." Drawing one of the scrolls from his belt. Shutting his eyes, dim silver light surrounded him and with a few murmured words, the parchment flew from his hand. It attached to the invisible barrier surrounding the two vampire sacrifices and instantly canceled the spell. Next, Rai called for the book and without hesitation it flew to his hands for no matter who was wielding it at the time, it would always respond to a necromancer's summon.

The reactions were automatic. As soon as the cloaked figure realized that the text was absent from his hands, he barked out orders and his subordinates leapt at the necromancer. Rai only had enough time to raise a shield to protect himself as he saw Derek rushed at the threat and in the background, Anita's gunfire sounded.

/Now this'll be fun./ Rai thought sarcastically. The American lowered the barrier and holding the Necrolia close to his chest, began to cast curses and hexes. "Derek! Anita! Take the two vamps. I'll finish off the last of these bastards."

Derek leaned his back against Rai's. "Are you sure?"

"I'm positive." The necromancer disintegrated yet another of the half- vampires, lowering their remaining foes to two, counting the head caster. Rai watched as Anita took down one of the remaining enemy. "Besides, I have a feeling that this is something that I should handle. Don't you agree General Soji?"

Laughing, the man removed his hood to reveal the twisted face of a half- breed. "Quite General or would you prefer Lord Rai?"

"It won't do for you to be a smartass at the moment." Smirking, Rai signaled for his two partners to leave. Once the necromancer was sure that they were gone, he twisted around to lock eyes with Soji. "Now you die."

Soji grinned maliciously and threw aside his cloak. "Now we fight."

"Then get on with it." Bracing himself, Rai nearly rolled his eyes when the other began to speak again.

"If you must fight then do it in your natural form instead of hiding like a coward."

Rai sneered. /Big mistake. If you want to feel my full power then by all means. . ./ An invisible wind swirled around Rai and in a flash, the man transformed completely. Instead of his normal jeans and sweater, the brunette was now adorned in a silver tunic, an ebony belt, and black leggings. Soft, light, leather shoes adorned his feet and strapped on his back were two ivory and silver wrought daggers. His brunette locks were now pulled halfway back revealing the pointed ears of a light elf. Only the mark on his forehead deemed him as a necromancer and mage. "Now you shall die for daring to destroy what must be preserved. Tis a sin and may you forever pay for the trouble you have caused."

"You first." Black electricity crackled around Soji and without warning he flung it at Rai.

Dodging the first barrage, the lord hurriedly retaliated with his daggers. Sparks flew as they met Soji's and together, the two enemies danced the waltz of death. Neither knew who would fall first but both were determined to make sure it was the other.

The necromancer growled in pain as he was flung against the far wall. Clutching his head, Rai groaned and tried to focus on the other that was coming toward him. /This is it. If I don't act now, I'm good as dead./ Moving subtly so that the other wouldn't detect his movement, the wintry- eyed lord managed to grasp one of his parchments. He waited until Soji loomed directly in front of him before mumbling the incantation.

Soji howled in pain, clawing at his head where the enchantment scroll was no attached. He watched helplessly as Rai climbed to his feet and smirked at him.

"I had warned you. Now burn in hell." His eyes glowed briefly and Rai stood unflinchingly as a dark fire enveloped the general. The brunette didn't budge from his position until he was sure that the last ash had disappeared and then, clutching the Necrolia Rai stumbled up the stairs.

Outside, Derek was pacing nervously while the other vampires attended to the two that they had rescued earlier. Although as the screen door creaked open, the master vampire tensed and prepared to attack the figure that staggered out and fell to the ground.

"Who are you?" The blonde questioned, cautiously drawing near Derek gasped when he recognized the battered features of his lover. "Rai?!" Dropping to his knees, Derek gathered Rai into his arms. "What happened? I knew I should have never left you."

Rai smiled up at his beloved through pain laced eyes. "It's not your fault and everything is better now. Soji's dead."

"We need to get him to a doctor and I highly doubt that we should check him into the hospital with his current appearance." Anita said seriously, studying the necromancer's condition.

Richard stepped up. "I can take him to our pack's physician."

"Then let's hurry." Picking up Rai gently, Derek obediently followed the werewolf and Anita. They waited for the remaining of their party to pile into Rai's car before taking off into the night.

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Silver-blue eyes shot open as Rai woke with a start, his nightmare still clear in his mind. Rai grasped the unfamiliar blankets around him tightly and at the sound of approaching footsteps, the necromancer rounded on the door. He watched apprehensively as it opened to reveal one lone person.

"Rai?!" To the brunette's surprise he found himself within warm, well-known arms and as he gazed up into the chocolate eyes, Rai smiled.

Placing a light kiss on the other's lips, Rai sighed and leaned against the other. "Hey Derek. Where are we?"

"At one of the werewolf infirmaries. You're injuries were too questionable to bring you to the hospital." Derek answered, sitting on the bed and pulling Rai into his lap. "I'm just relieved that you're alive."

"So am I." Hugging the blonde tightly, the necromancer suddenly drew back when he remembered the Necrolia. "The book that I had with me. Where is it?"

Derek frowned and gestured toward the nightstand. "It's in the drawer. Why is it so important?"

Rai breathed a sigh of relief and withdrew the volume from its hiding place. "Tis the chronicles of forbidden necromancy spells. They are even banned from our High Council but twas said that they had hidden it long ago."

"How would you know that it exists then?"

"Because I was there when we hid it." Rai answered with a grin. "You don't believe that I am dressed like I am for nothing." He gestured down at the unfamiliar clothing and raised an eyebrow.

"Hmm. . ." Derek picked curiously at Rai's tunic. "What is all this anyway?"

"Glad you asked." Brushing aside a few strands of hair, the elven-mage revealed his ears. "Of course I'm a necromancer but I'm also an elven-mage. You see, while I have led most people to believe that I was simply reincarnated, I really had never died. Although it is true that necromancers are reborn after a normal life cycle they also lose a lot of their previous memory. That little detail has greatly weakened the necromancy society and the Council could no longer take the risks and recruited me. I trained for nearly a millennia and then for the past two thousand years I've been acting out my role as a necromancer."

The blonde vampire lightly coasted his finger tip over Rai's ear and was pleasantly shocked when the other shivered. Grinning he did it again before speaking. "Why do you take a human form instead of this one?"

Biting his lip, the wintry-eyed elf took a deep breath to compose himself. "When was the last time you saw an elf walking around? I have no urge to draw attention to myself."

"I see." Derek whispered, leaning forward to trail a tongue across the delicate curve of the elven ear. He smirked when Rai shuddered and moved into the caress.

"What are you doing?" Rai murmured quietly, eyes shut in bliss.

Kissing the ear the brown-eyed vampire marked a path of small butterfly kisses down Rai's throat. "Seducing you." Capturing the other's lips, they shared a breathless kiss before Derek withdrew slightly. "Am I succeeding?"

"More than you know." Pulling his lover to him, the two tumbled down into the sheets and neither left the bed for the next few hours.

* * * * *

"Hey Rai. What happened to you? You didn't come back last night and you didn't call. We almost sent out a search and rescue team for you if Derek didn't beep me at the last moment." Duo said with concern as his brother strolled into the office.

"Let's just say that I took care of the problem and then was otherwise occupied." Grinning, a mysterious sparkle was in Rai's eyes as he settled at his cubicle. "By the way, I don't think General Soji will return to work for us. I sort of. . .assisted him on his way to his well deserved rewards."

Raising an eyebrow, Duo shook his head. "You are something Rai." Focusing on his work, the brunette grinned, typing away at his new report.

Rai took one look at his brother and smiled. /I guess everything did turn out alright after all./ With a light heart, the necromancer brought up the needed program on his screens and set to writing the strangest report his superiors would ever receive.







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