Chapter 7: Hybrid Betrayal
Bullets fly around the place as Antigen forces make their moves towards the castle gates, firing their UV rounds and killing multiple Vampires in the process.
"All Vampires, retreat to the castle, NOW!" David screams, firing a pistol towards the Antigen force as he takes a sword from a sheathe on his back, hitting three of the soldiers in the head, killing them instantly.
Michael loses the plot, changing into his Hybrid form in a matter of seconds, charging towards the forces with claws and teeth at the ready. Selene grips onto Michael's shoulder, using him to push herself forward in her mist form, ghosting right in front of the soldiers. Selene mists through a mass of the soldiers, cutting off heads and slitting throats of dozens of forces in a matter of seconds. Michael leaps onto one of the soldiers, using his claws to tear the throat out of one of them, then throats another two off the edge of the cliff. Michael watches his daughter, Eve, as she begins to change; she remains mostly human as her skin changes blue, but large claws replace her nails, her eyes change to a mix between Selene's icy blue and my Hybrid black, and her teeth changes slightly sharper.
Eve somersaults towards some of the forces, making a noise Michael has never heard before, like a mix between a Vampire hiss and a Lycan growl. She grips one of the soldiers by the throat, taking a UV round to the shoulder, but it doesn't bother her. She throws the soldier off the edge, then quickly counteracts some of the other soldiers' movements, using her claws to slice open their chests and throats in a matter of seconds. Michael turns around, and is quickly in the chest by a silver grenade, knocking him to the ground, but not unconscious, not this time.
"Fucking son of a bitch!" David screams, stabbing one of the Antigen soldiers in the chest, then firing his pistol at one of three of the helicopters, managing to hit the pilot and sending it crashing down.
Michael gets to his feet and stares around, viewing the dozens of soldiers that surround the castle, and his family. Michael sees Eve, her absolute fury in combat, but then, she gets shot in the stomach, stopping her in her tracks. Eve recovers from the gunshot in seconds, but the sight of her getting hurt, sends Michael down under. Michael feels bullets hitting his body, but doesn't stop transforming into Hybrid form further, growing a Lycan-like snout along his face as he growls and roars at his enemies in rebellion.
Selene throws her knife towards Lena, who catches it and sends the blade into a nearby soldier's head, watching as their body hits the floor. David throws a nearby axe to Lena, who catches it in an instant, charging towards a group of the soldiers. Other Vampire guards fire crossbow bolts at some of the soldiers, but most fall to the UV rounds. Eve claws one of the soldiers in the stomach, cutting straight through their armour and spilling their guts onto the now bloody floor. David throws his gun onto the ground and charges at a few of the soldiers, his mother's blade at the ready. Michael goes berserk, his rage changing his speed and strength, altering it to an unknown power level. Michael launches himself into a crowd of soldiers, using his strength to pumble multiple soldiers, then his claws to begin tearing mass forces to pieces. Blood and gore rains upon the Hybrid, spilling everywhere, soaking the snow with red. Eve shoves her claws in the head of her last target, tearing their skull in half, showering herself in a mass of blood. David uses the mix of his speed and his blade to cut through the last soldiers trying to break into the castle. Selene launches herself into one of the remaining helicopters, ripping the pilots head off with her bare hands. Lena takes care of the last helicopter by picking up one of the soldiers weapons, and aiming the silver grenade at the helicopter. She fires it, creating a massive explosion within the helicopter, sending it tumbling down to the depths of the cliff.
All Antigen forces appear to have been eliminated, but at the cost of many Elite Vampires, and trusted friends of many. But still, many questions still remain; how did they find them? Who sent them? Why were they still after Eve if the Quint and Jacob Lane are dead? And how did they create a army so quickly?
"That's all of them," David says, sheathing his blade back onto his back. "I can't smell them anymore."
"I'm sorry, David," Selene sighs, wiping blood from the top of her head. "You lost a lot of men, and women."
"Mom?" Eve sighs, watching as a bullet expels from her leg. "Where's dad?"
"Michael?" Selene says, starring at her still transformed love, watching as Varga slowly creeps his way towards him. "Can you hear me?"
Everyone watches as Michael's skin changes back to normal colour, then his eyes, and then his body shifts back to normal shape. He turns around, and in a sudden moment, Varga sends his sword straight into Michael's chest and out the other side, making the Hybrid gasp and wheeze at the sudden impact.
"VARGA!" Eve roars, charging towards the treacherous Vampire, transforming in the process.
But Eve is too late, Varga sends himself, and the impaled Michael off the edge of the cliff, into the abyss.
Michael impacts the icy bottom with an extreme force, taking every bit of air out of his lungs. Varga manages to land directly onto his head, smiling and hissing at the still impale Hybrid in front of him.
"You didn't see that coming?" Varga smirks, moving closer to Michael. "We were already holding that thing you call a daughter within the walls, and then, you show up?! No, no more monstrosities!"
"You?!" Michael scoffs, wheezing a little. "You're a traitor?! How am I not surprised?"
"I don't know, but for not being surprised, let me do something for you," Varga smiles, pulling the blade from Michael's chest, allowing him to get up.
Michael gets to his feet, but immediately stumbles back down, coughing up blood.
"I feel- I feel sick," Michael sighs, coughing more and more.
"Oh, yeah," Varga says. "The blade, was smeared with a toxic amount of nightshade. Hybrids have a form of immunity to it; Selene was paralysed by a weak amount of it, weakened and inflicted by a large mass of pain. Your daughter, surprisingly enough, heals too fast for the toxin to make any effects, weak or strong. But you, seem to be trapped in the middle; but I guess, we're about to find out."
"YOU?! YOU PARALYSED SELENE?! TRIED TO POISON MY DAUGHTER?!" Michael roars, his eyes becoming black as he finds himself back to his feet. "IT WAS YOU, WASN'T IT?! YOU LED ANTIGEN TO THE CASTLE! YOU'RE THE ONE WHO CAUSED SO MANY DEATHS! YOU'RE A TRAITOR OF YOUR OWN RACE! AND FOR WHAT?!"
"SO THAT I MAY FINALLY TAKE MY PLACE AS LEADER! DAVID IS WEAK!" Varga snaps, slicing a thick piece of ice with the sword. "THERE NEEDS TO BE SOMEONE ELSE! SOMEONE LIKE HIM, BUT BETTER! SO, I TOOK IT INTO MY OWN HANDS, AND TURNED MY-SELF! I EXTRACTED SELENE'S BLOOD WHILE SHE SLEPT, AND NOW, I'M LIKE HER! AND NOW, YOU'LL NEVER KILL ME IN YOUR STATE!"
"TONIGHT, YOU WILL DIE VARGA!" Michael promises.
"Then," Varga starts, his eyes glowing icy blue. "Let us finish it."
