Again I am back here to write the 8th chapter of this wonderful story. I have yet another plot twist to the story but hey that's me, miss plot twister! Anyways, read and enjoy! R&R.

Disclaimer NiGHTS and other related trademarks, C Sega and Sega Saturn.

Caroline, Zero, Kate, Raven, and Airin, C Me Dueler Of Fate.

Chapter 10, One Vampire's Choice: Part 1.

Caroline's POV.

As we emerged on the other side of the gate I was devastated by what I saw. Millions of dead bodies of both monster and nightmaren alike were lying around, rivers of blood coated the streets while broken parts and jerked apart….. (Gulp) bodies were…just lying there. I stood there frozen, "How……………could……………….they?" Nights bowed her head, that's when I noticed my home in the distance. We ran toward it as fast as we could, when we reached my porch we saw that the door had been damaged, badly bent and torn out of shape. I noticed that there was a message written in blood and lying next to the door was my mother's body. Kate read aloud,

"Join the fight or your family will burn in hell PUREBLOOD--!" the rest after that was so blurred out it was unreadable. Nights laid a soft hand on my shoulder,

"Looks like the nightmaren are now willing to kill," My insides boiled with rage, they had gone too far. I looked up from the message and darted my eyes over to my mother, jabbed right through the middle of her chest was a wooden stake with a silver encrusted tip.

"No….." I said solemnly my head barely touching the surface of my mom's blood stained blouse. Her favorite one, the one with a green lily at the bottom right hand, Kate rounded me until her face was right in front of mine, I looked away refusing to look at ANYONE. Nights sighed and looked over at Zero,

"What should we do now?" She asked, Zero shrugged and removed her grape lollipop from her mouth,

"Heck if I know, I just came along don't start looking at me for answers." My eyes welded with tears, I threw myself onto Kate,

"They killed my mother!! THOSE ANIMALS!" Kate let go of me, my breathing was high and angered. I couldn't control my anger, but I had too because if I wasn't ….I couldn't just end up hurting my friend but the people I loved as well. I stopped abruptly and held my head like it hurt badly, "What…." I managed, Nights held me up while Zero used her electricity to give me nice heart pulses every now and then.

"Are you okay?" Nights asked worried, I nodded slowly and looked around; my vision was fuzzy so I could barely see.

……………

After a few minutes of quick healing I was back on my feet again while everyone else was ready. I nodded to Zero who aimed her arm into the air and shot one bolt of lightning across the open road.

"The battle is about 3 miles in that direction," she pointed east. I shrugged and followed her while Nights, Kate, followed. We ran and ran until we reached it, from one side thousand and thousand of monsters, from succubuses to artifact daemons were throwing everything they had. We seemed to be winning at the moment but no matter how hard we tried….they just keep on getting back up.

"What's wrong, they just keep getting back up, I don't get it?" Zero asked, Nights bowed her head and walked up next to me,

"Nightmaren are kind of in the same way related to monsters." I stared at Nights, for a moment confused. She continued "Monsters are sort of demons from hell if you ask me," I stared her harshly, she sighed, "making the exception for certain monsters I know," I smiled back at her please. She walked a little in front of me, I knew that she wasn't pleased by this and I for one thought that this shouldn't have happened, I balled my fist, a wave of anger washed over me suddenly,

"Damn it!" I yelled stepping a little in front of Nights, "If we stand here we won't be able to do a thing about it right?" Everyone nodded in agreement. I turned back toward the ragging battle as something flew toward us; it was a very concentrated ball of purely hard ice.

"Look out!" I yelled as everyone dove out of the way, the thing flew in-between all of us and crashed barely a few feet behind. Nights were shaken for barely a moment but Zero seemed completely unaffected. She stayed there with her usual bored expression and shrugged,

"What's so scary about a hunk of ice?" She asked all of us; we all turned to her irritated and looked at her sarcastically,

"Gee Zero I don't know oh maybe just the fact that….. it almost killed us!" Zero backed up at Kate's over reaction and shrugged,

"Whatever," Zero said back, Nights rolled her eyes, and I just sighed impatiently and looked back on the raging chaos.

"Should we," Zero asked, I shook my head and gripped my side suddenly having this sickening feeling. Everyone had their eyes on me, I sighed and looked up.

"We have no choice guys but……" I stopped my heart ached and my throat chocked. Nights laid a gentle hand on my shoulder; she held my gaze for a moment and then dropped it.

"But what," Nights said, I sighed deeply and removed her hand, everyone was right, what were we going to do? And how would we stop this War…or……would it never end? I turned back to all of them; Zero showed a faint hint of worry in her face but it was small.

"We stand and fight," I said determine that I would not let these guys ruin my home. And they will pay the ultimate price for killing my mom. If my dad was anywhere I sure hoped that he was alright, and I had high hopes that he was. I looked back at everyone, they all understood. Nights and the other came and stood next to me, I had friends and I could fight back but….once we join the fight there's not backing out. This may be the last time I ever see any of my friends or close relatives again! But it's either that or my entire home falls. No….I won't let that happen, not now….NOT EVER. Nights shook my shoulder; I looked at her surprised,

"Well," she said as if waiting for an answer, I looked back at everyone for a last time. Zero had her hands already charged, Kate's wings were extended and her claws were out while her ears were extended into a point. I breathed in deeply and turned back gripping my pendant intently,

"Let's go," I said finally, Nights raised a little ways off the ground, Kate got ready as well while Zero did the same. I ran ahead as everyone followed behind, we raced at a hundred miles an hour heading straight into the bloody battle field.

End of Part 1; please join me for part 2! ;D