A/N Thnx for everyone who likes the new name. And those who don't like it, not my problem.
For those who are interested, it's the title of a beautiful Lordi song. Dunno, those guys just inspire me, I guess.
MaD4ever: It's no point that your english isn't all that good. I understand what you want to say and that's the most important thing :) Just keep practicing :)
A few days had passed ever since Dahlia found out who was chasing her. She wasn't feling too well about it. She was worried about it too, but she couldn't show that to the others.
Sophie had become furniture. Well, not literally. She was just around so much that barely anyone noticed her.
Kita had left again. After two days, he simply had to go back. But the pack stayed. And Dahlia often found one of the wolves - mostly Olli, the biggest one, but occasionally even Flake or Doom - following her. She knew it was for her own safety but it was annoying.
But enough of that now. Let's see what those guys have to face this time.
What had to be just a routine water mission turned out to be an ambush. The Pirates were without protection from the Saint Nazaire - they first inspected what looked like an abandoned building before doing anything else and walked right into the trap - and it was too dark for Lena to use her powers.
'Well well well. The Pirates, in my hands at last.' said Oslo as he slowly walked around the room. None of the Pirates took the effort of aiming at him - they knew well enough that he would use their own weapons against them.
Oslo turned around. 'Hmmmm...Who will be first...' He pretended to think. Then he suddenly turned around again and threw a blast of seijin energy at Mahad.
He was dead before he hit the floor.
'No!' both Dahlia and Lena yelled.
Lena ran over to her brother. His dark blue eyes, once so full of life, stared into nothing. She slumped over his body and began to cry.
Dahlia had turned around to look at him to.
And then something in her changed.
She suddenly stood upright, and seemed taller. When she turned around again, there was literally a fire burning in her eyes. Oslo looked shocked. This was not something he had counted on.
'Lisifi!' mrs. Animascura yelled. Dahlia flinched.
'Look closely at what you're standing in.' mr. Animascura said.
Dahlia looked at the ground and saw that she was standing in a circle with a pentagram drawn in it.
'You can't leave the circle, unless we tell you so. Which means that you are under our control.' Rosalina said.
Dahlia laughed, deeply and diabolically.
'So naive.' She said, but it was Satan's deep voice they heard. 'Do you really believe the crap those stupid catholics say. Do you honestly think that a stupid star drawn in a circle can stop pure evil. You really put the "dumb" in "dumb blonde", you know that?'
And with that, she stepped out of the circle.
The Animascuras tried to run but the wolf pack blocked their way.
'You may choose your own death. Being torn apart by a pack of hungry wolves, or being burned by a mad girl.' said Death, who had suddenly appeared behind Oslo.
The Animascuras stood still.
'Alright then.' Dahlia said. 'Would you guys be so kind to take care of the parents? I'll handle blondie here.'
The pack immediately attacked and in the blink of an eye, both the parents were torn apart. And ate them. Blood covered their snouts and paws. Their teeth reflected the light from Dahlia's eyes.
'As for you, Rosalina...' Dahlia said, as a fireball grew bigger and bigger in her hands. 'I hope you like warmth.'
And she threw the fireball. Rosalina screamed and begged for mercy, but Dahlia simply watched her burn to death.
When nothing was left of Rosalina but a pile of ash, Death approached and swung his scythe over all three dead bodies.
But didn't go.
Someone else was destined to die as well.
Dahlia slowly turned around to face Oslo.
'And now, only one person must pay.'
But Oslo didn't feel like dying already.
He used his seijin powers to fly up, but two wings made of fire appeared on Dahlia's back as she flew after him.
'Not getting away that easily, murderer.' Dahlia said, but this time her own voice was mixed with Satan's. It was like hearing two person speak at the same time.
'Mila already warned you. Your powers will eat you from the inside out. Let's just speed up that process.'
And with that, fire erupted from Oslo's body as he fell down again, turning him into a fireball. When he hit the floor, Death swung his scythe over him and then vanished.
Dahlia stayed up in the air, but something had changed. It was like she was fighting herself. She was curled up into a ball and held her head in her hands.
And suddenly the wings of fire vanished and Dahlia fell 20 meters (that's about 66 ft) down. She smacked onto the floor and lay there, unmoving.
Cortes rushed over to her and checked her pulse.
She was still alive.
She groaned as she woke up. The fire in her eyes was gone. She was herself again.
But she was not interested in that.
She got up and ran over to Mahad. It was like she wanted to check if there wasn't a chance that he was still alive. But he was gone.
Dahlia softly started sobbing. The only man she ever loved - truly loved - was gone.
And she never got a chance to just be with him.
Apart from the time when they were stuck in the Hyperion together.
The sound of hooves made her look up and she was expecting to see OX, the hellbull. But it wasn't him.
It was Satan.
Dahlia jumped up.
Satan stopped.
And then bowed for her.
He bowed for her?
'What do you want?' Dahlia said through her tears.
'You managed to fight me off, Dahlia Damiano. You are the first one in your family that managed to do that. Allow me to tell you a story of your family.
Long ago, one of your ancestors - Melissa Damiano - made a pact with me. I would bring back her beloved, and in exchange I could use her body and that of her female descendants - always the eldest daughter - to do my evil on earth.
But there was a catch. if one of her descendants successfully fought me off, I had to leave her and her descendants alone. And I had to fullfill one wish for her, for free.'
So, Dahlia Damiano. What is your wish?'
Dahlia was torn between to choices. She could wish for the world to be freed.
But then she wouldn't have Mahad.
And if she wished for Mahad to be alive again, then the world wouldn't be free. Then they'd still have to fight the Sphere.
She felt a hand on her shoulder. She expected it to be Cortes, but it was Wayan's voice that she heard so close to her ear.
'No one will blame you for being selfish, Dahlia.' he said, as if he had read her mind.
Dahlia closed her eyes for a few seconds, then opened them again.
She pointed at Mahad. 'Bring him back.'
Satan waved with his hand. Mahad gasped for breath. The wound in his chest disappeared.
Satan went up in flames.
The Pirates were on their way back to Puarto Angel. It had been difficult to explain the events to the others, but luckily they understood.
Dahlia looked out the window.
'It's all over know, Dahlia.' Cortes said.
Dahlia looked at Mahad, who lay on a bench, still a bit weak.
'Not entirely.' she said.
A/N you could see this as the end of the story, but I'm gunna write a short epilogue to this. Hope you enjoyed it!