A/N- Wassup? It be TOBN here with the long awaited chapter for Dark Days: A World In Ruins!

Finally, huh? I seriously should've written this ages ago, but with finishing stories, thinking of plot ideas for What If [Which I will soon be doing after I complete this chapter and Tropical Friends]

And to be completely honest, I have totally slacked off this story because I have gotten a terrible writer's block with this chapter. I have thought of every scenario that I could possibly use, but I think I finally found a better way to do so. I did it guys, in other words. I did it :)

Sadly, this is my last chapter on this story [aside from the small Author's note I get on Chapter 10], I want to say that I couldn't have been more happier with this story. It turned out so amazingly well. Not only was this my first collaboration story, but it was my first collaboration [wink] with my dearest fanfic buddy, who did an extraordinary job. Send my love to you, fanfic buddy! And thank you to everyone who reviewed, followed, and favorited this story, or to the people who just read it for the fun of it. It is greatly appreciated, and I am so happy to say that this was probably my favorite story I worked on as of today. So thanks for making it so special :')

With that, I present Chapter 9. My final chapter. This is over dramatic now, so I am going to say thanks for believing in us, and drop a review. And never forget to do the one thing I always ask of you...

ENJOY!


Dark Days: A World In Ruins

By: MBAV fan66 and TiredOfBeingNice (That is me! *Fireworks and lights*)

Chapter 9: The Final Deed


Erica, Jesse, Ethan, Rory, Stella and Benny stood before the monsters creating havoc to their city, their eyes widened in shock as Ethan gulped rather nervously. Stella found a little safe heaven in a building. They rushed over, hiding behind Rory shifted uncomfortably as he looked at the gang with fearful eyes.

"This...this was so not part of the plan." Rory said with a tremble of fear in his voice. Benny nodded as he walked forward before stumbling over a steel rod in the building. He yelped as Erica caught him with a smile. Benny smiled as he pointed his head towards the blonde vampire.

"Thanks. Non-biotic things don't have the best auras, if you know what I mean." He said meekly. But Erica just frowned as Benny kinda saw her aura damper. He frowned. "What is the matter? Why did you turn sad?" Erica shook her head as she helped the blind spellmaster up to get straight on his feet. She sighed.

"It's just...it's just that it is going to take me a while to get used to the fact that you are blind. I love you Benny. I can't handle it to see you trying to...see, if you know what I mean. I guess what I am trying to say is that I...I care for you Benny. I really do. I just can't handle this anymore. I want you to be okay again." She said, tears beading her eyes. Benny wanted to cry as he hugged Erica tightly.

"I love you too, Erica. I am okay. I may not be the same physically, but I am the same on the inside. I really am. Please...please trust me. Don't worry about me, okay? Let's just get this going please. I will be fine." He reassured his girlfriend, smiling a bit. He watched as Erica's sad, blue aura turned to a soft pink one, one that sparkled in love. She kissed him.

"Thank you Benny. That means a lot." She said with a smile, making Benny blush.

They were doing just fine until Ethan coughed awkwardly, breaking the couple apart for a bit. Ethan looked down bluntly.

"Um, I hate to break your 'happy hour', but we still need to do something with all these monsters. If we don't do something, they will totally wipe out our city in seconds, and us. We need a plan, right now." Ethan said seriously, making everyone nod. Jesse frowned. "But how are we going to destroy all these monsters? Yeah, we have the weapons and the ammo to do so, but we don't even know how many monsters are still out there in Whitechapel." He explained, making everyone think for a minute. Then, Stella had an idea.

"Wait, Benny sucked the Lucifractor's power, along with Stern's magic, right?" She asked. Everyone mumbled some response as they nodded. Rory seemed to understand where Stella was going as he grinned.

"Well, Benny used the termination spell to destroy that one monster. What if we use the Lucifractor's power, along with Stern's magic, and make some sort of termination spell with Stern's magic? We can use the termination spell that we'll broadcast, and it could destroy them all, then we can use the remaining power in the Lucifractor and destroy the monster's energy, in an explosion. It could be like when the Lucifractor exploded with Stern, but this time, for real. It'll destroy the Lucifractor once and for all." Stella smiled as she nodded, giving Rory a high five. "We have the same mind, babe." She giggled. Rory blushed as Ethan frowned.

"That is a good idea, but how could we use the termination spell with Stern's magic when Stern is not even present? The only spellmaster who survived it was Benny, and he barely did it. How could we do it again?" Benny answered this one.

"Well, as I said before, the termination spell turns the spell caster's magic into a huge and powerful blast. But if there is two sources of magic inside one spellmaster, the termination spell could take one source of magic in the spellmaster and turn it into the powerful blast that could wipe out the monsters. I wouldn't lose all my magic - since I am going to have a spare source of magic - but it might hurt a bit. But I will be guaranteed my life stays in tact. I just need to absorb Stern's magic." Jesse looked at Benny in worry.

"Wait, but what if the blast takes your magic instead of Stern's? Stern was a dark magic user, and he obviously was evil. Would that affect you...at all in a physical way? Would it make you evil?" He asked. Benny shook his head. "Not unless I fight off the urge to be evil. If I remind myself who's side I am on, I will be okay. Plus, it's a 50/50 chance that I would get Stern's magic instead of mine. Nevertheless, it'll be worth it." He said with a brave smile. Erica frowned.

"Benny, you are already blind, and you are going to go ahead and add more to that?" Benny looked at Erica in that pleading way through his solid black glasses, and it made Erica break down and sigh. "If we are going to do this, we are going to have to run the plan with Evelyn and the others. They'll know what to do." Erica said bravely. Ethan nodded as Jesse smiled.

"There are three vamps, and three mortals. We'll each take a mortal, and we'll speed off to the warehouse before the monsters catch us. Then we can talk with the rest of the gang." He said. Before Ethan could even say anything, Rory took Stella in his arms and sped off in a flash. Jesse opened his mouth to say something, but Erica shook her head with a smirk and carried Benny bridal style and flashed away fast.

Jesse and Ethan were left in the building, crossing their arms as they stood back to back with a huff on their face.

"I ain't carrying you, Morgan"

"I ain't letting you" He replied snarkily.

Then, they heard a roar outside, and it sounded like a hungry monster. Jesse and Ethan exchanged fearful glances as Ethan hopped into Jesse's arms and looked at his eyes with a stern and embarrassed look.

"You better speed away so fast, that we could match the speed of light. Because I swear to god, if you don't, we are going to get eaten alive." Ethan threatened. Jesse nodded. "We never speak of this again." He said back. Ethan nodded. "Deal."

And with a huff, Jesse sped off with Ethan in his arms, just before a monster could totally claw its way through the glass of the broken building, roaring as its eyes were thirsty for blood and human life, a hunger that lusted in its mind as it very well could eat anything that went in its way.


When they reached the warehouse, Evelyn placed a magical alarm that would alert them when a monster is a kilometer away or so, so they could be ready, just in case another monster attack would occur when they were planning.

Stella had explained the plan, and although Evelyn didn't want the plan to go on, not wanting her grandson to have the chance of turning to dark magic. But Benny reassured her that he would be okay, and that he would never turn to the evil side. Evelyn eventually agreed, knowing it was the only shot they had. Jane frowned when she heard the plan.

"Okay, that is a good plan. But the problem is where are we going to channel the Lucifractor and broadcast its power through the city?" Rory shrugged. "Well, when Stern wanted to broadcast the Lucifractor's power, he went to the Caller. So do you think we can go there?" Jesse shrugged. "I know the Vampire Council made the Caller so well secured, that the blast won't really break it down. I guess we can use the Caller as a...satellite, of the magic coursing through the city." Mrs. Jones piped up.

"I know you guys had to run out before the Lucifractor..um..exploded. But how would you be able to survive the blast again?" She asked. Ethan answered this one.

"Well, we could always just hide in the same place we hid in when we ran out of the building and Benny punched the glass with his hand." He suggested, making Benny look back to his softly scarred hand. Mr. Keaner nodded. "That works." He agreed. Mrs. Morgan frowned.

"Wait, how about us? We don't know where that is. We need to be there before you guys." She pointed out. Everyone stayed quiet before Erica finally came up with an idea. She counted all the people. There was six of the gang, then seven of the adults and Jane. She had an idea.

"Okay, there is six of us; Benny, Ethan, Jesse, Rory, Stella and I. We could split up. We still have those headsets, no?" The gang nodded as they felt the headsets still in tact. Erica smiled as she looked at everyone.

"We could get three people to lead everyone to that gap in the building, then we could have three more people broadcast the Lucifractor's power." She said with a satisfied nod. After some thinking, Benny finally thought of some groups.

"Well, I have to be one of those people who goes to the Caller. I am doing the spell, nevertheless. I also need a vampire to carry me back out, because I obviously can't run." Erica volunteered to do so, and then Ethan stood up.

"I can help you with the spell. Like, assist you with whatever you need; books, help with placing the Lucifractor properly, etc. Then I will just run after you guys." Erica nodded. "Then it's settled. Rory, Stella and Jesse are going to go back to the gap in the building with everyone, defending the group from any monsters, then Ethan, Benny and I will go activate the Lucifractor." Evelyn suddenly stopped them.

"Wait." She said urgently, catching everyone's attention. "Benny needs to absorb Stern's magic now, or else he won't have time when he gets there. We need to be quick and fast. So Benny, I am going to teach you the spell, then you have to absorb Stern's dark magic." Benny nodded, about to do something before Evelyn stopped her. "Benny, you need to listen to me." She said seriously. Benny nodded as she looked at him earnestly.

"Having two magic sources in your body is extremely draining. It'll take most of your energy. You will be extremely weak, so you need to be careful. And when you use the termination spell and it takes either your magic, or Stern's, it'll be like ripping out your heart. It'll be painful. So I need you to take it easy, okay?" She said. Benny nodded. "I promise, Grandma." He said with a brave smile, making Evelyn kiss his forehead as she smiled.

"So good luck, my Benny." She said with tears down her eyes, hugging him tightly as Benny nodded, hugging her too.

He felt her aura perk up, seeing a soft pink. Love.

Evelyn taught Benny the spell as the gang loaded up on ammo and weapons. They prepared some enchanted guns, thanks to Jane's magic, and they made sure they were fully ready for a battle. They had those enchanted daggers Erica and Benny used when they fought the monsters with Stern, and enchanted guns, blades, even grenades. Finally, they were ready, and Benny performed the spell. Evelyn kept lecturing him.

"Make sure you say dark magic, so you don't absorb the Lucifractor's magic. And I swear, Benjamin Weir, do not be tempted by the dark magic inside that orb. If you do, I'll spank you so hard with lightening." She said sternly. Benny nodded as he held the Lucifractor in his hand and took a deep breath and said the spell.

"Mihi liceret eius absorbet tenebris magicae in hunc terrarum orbem" ("Allow me to absorb the dark magic in this orb" - Courtesy of Google Translate)

Benny felt something bounce right into him, a small gasp as he saw a black mist drift into his mind. He jerked around a bit as his eyesight suddenly started flashing many colors. He saw jumbled auras and feelings, not being able to focus on one as he saw them run past him.

He then felt extremely weak, everything dampening to a stop. He inhaled deeply as he stumbled forward, dropping the Lucifractor on the ground as he collapsed. He took a sharp intake of breath as Erica ran up to his body. She shook him a bit, and Benny emitted a groan from his mouth.

"That...that really sucked." He said tiredly, weakly stumbling to his feet as he felt Ethan wrap his hand around his arm, holding him up. Benny could see a faint outline of his friend, but it had seemed that absorbing the magic allowed Benny to suddenly become a bit more blind. He ignored it though as he smiled.

"Let's do this." He said with a smile, weakly walking out with the help of Erica and Ethan, then the adults, Jane, Stella, Rory and Jesse walked out of the warehouse, itching for a fight as they made their way through the broken city.

It was time to perform the final deed.


Ethan, Erica and Benny made their way through the Council building and into the Caller. They had just received word from Rory's group that they arrived safely to the gap in the building, despite the fact encountering one monster. But they were able to kill it, and they were safe. They were currently digging down to allow some more space for everyone.

Now, it was just up to Benny and his group to pull it all together.

They walked into the slightly wrecked room and found a place to put the Lucifractor and still be able to spread its magic throughout Whitechapel. Benny smiled as he was led in front of the Lucifractor, standing exactly where Stern once stood. He felt the Lucifractor, placed his hand on the purple marble and took a breath.

"Okay...okay this is happening." Ethan patted his back and smiled.

"Go get 'em." Ethan said. Benny smiled as he felt Ethan's shoulder and patted it with a smile. "As with you, young padawan." He said bravely with a smile. Ethan backed away as Benny could see the outline of Erica, who kissed his cheek.

"Don't scream too loud." She said with a soft smile. Benny could sense a small aura of worry, but it was replaced with a sense of hope from the blonde vampire, which made him spark up with hope. He smiled.

"I'll try." He responded, getting a nod from Erica as she stood with Ethan, resting her head on his shoulder worryingly. Ethan blushed a bit, kinda being reminded of when Sarah did this to him, but he accepted it as an act of friendship as he smiled.

Benny stood before the Lucifractor, taking a breath as he recited the termination spell once more.

Ethan felt the whole place rumble as Benny also said the spell that would allow the Lucifractor's energy to course through Whitechapel, along with the spell, then make it explode for good. Benny felt as his mortal soul was being ripped from his body as he screamed a blood curling screech, totally doubling over in complete pain. He fell to the ground, unconscious as rocks started to crumple around them once more. Erica screamed as she ran to Benny's body, saving him from a falling rock as she carried him, her and Ethan then started to run out.

They sped through the halls as Ethan looked at Erica.

"Run Erica! I'm slowing you down! Go to the building; I'll catch up!" He yelled. Erica hesitated, but seeing Benny's unconscious body in her arms and Ethan's scared eyes made her believe the Seer, nodding as she sped off with her vampire speed and allowing herself and Benny to make it to the building with everyone. Evelyn frowned.

"Did he do it?" She asked. Erica nodded with tears down her eyes. Mrs. Morgan was crying too. "Where's Ethan?" She asked through tears. Erica shrugged. "He told me to save myself and Benny. He said he'll catch up.

They watched from the gap as the Council building collapsed, making Mrs. Morgan scream.

"ETHAN!" She yelled.

Suddenly, from the smoke, they saw Ethan run out in time and running as fast as he could. A wave of purple was starting to catch up to him as time ticked for the Seer. Everyone cheered him on, yelling for him in support. The support helped; Ethan mustered up enough energy to throw himself into the gap in the building, the gang making way for Ethan as he jumped in, and right before the gap closed in, Evelyn whispered the protection spell and a ripple of pink magic swirled through the gap.

The pink light dimmed as they were engulfed in an eerie darkness.


Ethan opened his eyes to darkness.

He looked around, but he couldn't stand. Fuck. His leg must be broken.

He moved his leg a bit before gasping in agony, a pain shooting through his body at rapid speed. People heard this, and they woke up. Erica woke up first, then Rory, then Stella, Jane, Evelyn, Mr and Mrs. Jones, Mr and Mrs Keaner, and Mrs Morgan.

...

Then finally Benny.

Benny stirred as he wanted to throw up. He moaned as Erica aided him. Evelyn placed her hand on Benny's forehead, before smiling.

"The Lucifractor took Stern's magic, probably since it was already kinda used to it. So there is no trace of black magic in Benny any longer. He's okay." Everyone cheered as Benny mumbled something, then moaned.

"Is it over?" He asked. "Can we get out? 'Cause..." Rory cut him off with a hiss and a snarl. "I get it. I'm squeezing your butt. I know. We're getting out soon, geez." He said, shaking his head disapprovingly. Benny shook his head. "No. 'Cause I wanna barf."

Everyone was grossed out as Ethan yelped. His mom calmed him down as he groaned. "I think I broke my leg." Erica's dad smiled through the darkness. "I can probably aid that. But for now, we need to get out." Benny smiled weakly. We...We still have that hole I made from punching the glass." He suggested. Everyone smiled as they crawled out, being greeted by the same destroyed scene. But this time, it was different.

There were no monsters.

"We need to contact someone, somehow. Maybe a security, or-" Ethan was about to continue [while Benny was barfing on the side], but was cut off by Evelyn, who shook her head. "There are no more monsters Benny. The reason no one was coming to Whitechapel was because the area was infested by monsters. But now that they are gone, I sent a telepathic message to one of the supernatural Earth priestesses in Ottawa, one that I met in a convention. She is sending help from the capital, and we-"

Now she was cut off with a buzz.

"We found them sir." A voice from up above said. Benny looked up, as with the whole gang, and saw an outline of people and...some sort of vehicle...

"Is that...a helicopter?" Benny said with joy. Rory nodded, everyone huddling close as they saw a helicopter lower a ladder above them, wind flowing through their hair as their dirty faces finally were able to smile.

They were saved.

"We won." Rory murmured.


A/N- And that is that! What a chapter, huh? I am proud of it :)

Anyway, that was my last chapter. Thanks everyone for reading it. Now I throw it to my fanfic buddy for the last time and trust her to get a real good epilogue going on! I hope you anticipate that!

But I am glad I am done; this means this two, almost three month project ends before June. Thanks you all ;)

So drop a review, and thanks for reading!

This has been TOBN, signing off *takes a final bow*

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