AN: Okay, okay, hopefully this will be better. There is a little bit of
fluff in here . . . if you look chances are you'll spot it.
Lunatic Pandora1: Spare me please! I just needed some time to recapture my inspiration! ^_^;; Don't hurt me . . . Moebius is alive cause what's a LoK fanfic without him? And Umah? Well I wanted her to be a kick-ass villain instead of a whiny butt.
VladimirsAngel: Thankees! =^_^=
LadyJanos265: And here is what happens to Kale. Enjoy! =^_^=
Disclaimer: If I owned it . . . heh heh heh . . .
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I sprinted along the hallway cursing Zephon in my head. Stupid egotistical- ! Couldn't kill them from BEHIND! Noooooooo, that would have been UNSPORTING! Stupid testosterone. I skidded to a halt, wincing as my arm twinged, frowning. Something looked wrong about the path ahead. I cautiously sent a leg to investigate. It was water, shin high water.
"What the Hell?!" The clamor behind me got louder and I slogged out to what appeared to be the middle wincing as my just drying socks got soaked again. I felt a strong current, trying to push me back, and snarled.
"Why is there a mini river in a vampire stronghold?" Suddenly taloned feet slammed into my shoulder-blades, I cried out as I was pushed forward and then down as whoever it was used me to span the distance. Waving my good arm frantically trying to keep my balance I spotted Zephon's blob of paleness.
"Hurry up woman!" I growled and made my way towards him working to keep my footing in the swift current.
"I'd like to see you do better Zephon!" Jerk. I added silently as I made it to the other end, he grabbed my broken arm and pulled forcing a scream out of me.
"I keep you alive because you are useful human. Do not make yourself a burden." I fought back tears of pain and glared till he let go. A thunderclap startled us out of our 'Moment'. We both turned to look and Zephon tensed.
"Raziel! Kain! Look out-!" But the warning came too late; the figure to the left yelled something and hit the middle figure while the figure on the right was besieged by what I surmised were Dumahim. The middle figure fell and a flash of silver informed me that it was Kain, who was down, leaving Raziel in peril. In a flash Zephon's blur was gone, only to reappear fighting with the vampire on the left, who was too big to be anyone BUT Dumah.
"Kain!" I tried to go to them but the ledge held me back, I'd need to climb up to get out, and If I COULD get out how would I help? Then I remembered what I was standing in. I immersed myself in the semi shallow water, allowing it to push me back to the middle and numb my broken arm. Then I hoisted myself out and made for the mass of battling vampires. Whenever the blurs got to close I shook my head sending water droplets spraying, one unlucky vampire was unfortunate enough to be smacked by my ponytail . . . I remember his scream to this day.
Zephon and Dumah's blobs were still fighting one another but Raziel's seemed to be slowing down, I knelt down next to Kain's blur, careful not to touch him.
"Kain? Kain, can you hear me?"
//Yes human, I can hear you. // I swear I jumped a mile.
"Holy-! What the-?" I blinked.
"Are you . . . whispering to me? I thought you could only do that to other Vampires . . ." I hear his sigh rattle around my brain.
//Obviously not, now be quiet and listen to me. Dumah has somehow managed to duplicate the effects of Moebius's staff; I'll need you to feed me. // I scooched back, bumping into the legs of another vampire who screamed as he was hamstrung by the water.
"I'm not gonna let you bite me!"
//How vain you mortals are, why on earth would I want to bite YOU? // My mouth opened and shut, like a fish on dry land. I decided to cut my losses and stood grabbing the darker blur that was the still moaning vampire's cloak, my damp hand singing his flesh, as my knuckles came in contact with his back.
"Fine. BE that way." I dragged it in front of Kain and pushed an arm under the pale silver blob of the Vampire lords head.
//I shall. // I turned away, as the Dumahim's pathetic moans became weak screams that trailed off in a gurgle. It came as a bit of a surprise when I realized, I was smiling slightly, and I wasn't as tense as before . . . I actually felt . . . safe. It was a scary thought.
"VAE VICTUS!" With his battle cry ringing in my ears, I sat down to wait. A few moments later only five of us were standing. Well, upright anyway. Zephon and Raziel seemed to be leaning against eachother, and Dumah, looked like he was an arm's length away from Kain, literally, it looked like his feet were barely touching the ground. I stood wincing as my joints creaked.
"Speak Dumah, I will give you this chance, and this chance only to defend your actions." I shook my head. Kain had to know Dumah would never give up . . . he was too proud, to pig-headed.
"You know I will not father. Give me . . . at least, an honorable death." There was silence for a time. I looked at Kain's fuzzy image, he nodded, once and released the hold he had on the younger Vampire's throat.
"Kneel, my son." The third lieutenant of the vampire resistance, dropped to his knees. I shook my head again, harder. I couldn't watch this. I couldn't. I turned and began heading towards a lighter blur that looked to be an open archway. I heard the Soul Reaver slide out of its sheath once more as I reached the opening, and felt the early dawn chill assault me. I was out in the first rays sunlight when the dull thump of a body hitting the floor came. I looked at the red blur that was the sky.
"Red in the morning, sailors warning . . ."
"Woman! We're leaving." I growled and stomped back in.
"Stop CALLING me that Zephon! I have a NAME!"
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AN: Better? More satisfying? Hopefully this will allow me to avoid the cardboard tube for a while more. =^_^=
Lunatic Pandora1: Spare me please! I just needed some time to recapture my inspiration! ^_^;; Don't hurt me . . . Moebius is alive cause what's a LoK fanfic without him? And Umah? Well I wanted her to be a kick-ass villain instead of a whiny butt.
VladimirsAngel: Thankees! =^_^=
LadyJanos265: And here is what happens to Kale. Enjoy! =^_^=
Disclaimer: If I owned it . . . heh heh heh . . .
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I sprinted along the hallway cursing Zephon in my head. Stupid egotistical- ! Couldn't kill them from BEHIND! Noooooooo, that would have been UNSPORTING! Stupid testosterone. I skidded to a halt, wincing as my arm twinged, frowning. Something looked wrong about the path ahead. I cautiously sent a leg to investigate. It was water, shin high water.
"What the Hell?!" The clamor behind me got louder and I slogged out to what appeared to be the middle wincing as my just drying socks got soaked again. I felt a strong current, trying to push me back, and snarled.
"Why is there a mini river in a vampire stronghold?" Suddenly taloned feet slammed into my shoulder-blades, I cried out as I was pushed forward and then down as whoever it was used me to span the distance. Waving my good arm frantically trying to keep my balance I spotted Zephon's blob of paleness.
"Hurry up woman!" I growled and made my way towards him working to keep my footing in the swift current.
"I'd like to see you do better Zephon!" Jerk. I added silently as I made it to the other end, he grabbed my broken arm and pulled forcing a scream out of me.
"I keep you alive because you are useful human. Do not make yourself a burden." I fought back tears of pain and glared till he let go. A thunderclap startled us out of our 'Moment'. We both turned to look and Zephon tensed.
"Raziel! Kain! Look out-!" But the warning came too late; the figure to the left yelled something and hit the middle figure while the figure on the right was besieged by what I surmised were Dumahim. The middle figure fell and a flash of silver informed me that it was Kain, who was down, leaving Raziel in peril. In a flash Zephon's blur was gone, only to reappear fighting with the vampire on the left, who was too big to be anyone BUT Dumah.
"Kain!" I tried to go to them but the ledge held me back, I'd need to climb up to get out, and If I COULD get out how would I help? Then I remembered what I was standing in. I immersed myself in the semi shallow water, allowing it to push me back to the middle and numb my broken arm. Then I hoisted myself out and made for the mass of battling vampires. Whenever the blurs got to close I shook my head sending water droplets spraying, one unlucky vampire was unfortunate enough to be smacked by my ponytail . . . I remember his scream to this day.
Zephon and Dumah's blobs were still fighting one another but Raziel's seemed to be slowing down, I knelt down next to Kain's blur, careful not to touch him.
"Kain? Kain, can you hear me?"
//Yes human, I can hear you. // I swear I jumped a mile.
"Holy-! What the-?" I blinked.
"Are you . . . whispering to me? I thought you could only do that to other Vampires . . ." I hear his sigh rattle around my brain.
//Obviously not, now be quiet and listen to me. Dumah has somehow managed to duplicate the effects of Moebius's staff; I'll need you to feed me. // I scooched back, bumping into the legs of another vampire who screamed as he was hamstrung by the water.
"I'm not gonna let you bite me!"
//How vain you mortals are, why on earth would I want to bite YOU? // My mouth opened and shut, like a fish on dry land. I decided to cut my losses and stood grabbing the darker blur that was the still moaning vampire's cloak, my damp hand singing his flesh, as my knuckles came in contact with his back.
"Fine. BE that way." I dragged it in front of Kain and pushed an arm under the pale silver blob of the Vampire lords head.
//I shall. // I turned away, as the Dumahim's pathetic moans became weak screams that trailed off in a gurgle. It came as a bit of a surprise when I realized, I was smiling slightly, and I wasn't as tense as before . . . I actually felt . . . safe. It was a scary thought.
"VAE VICTUS!" With his battle cry ringing in my ears, I sat down to wait. A few moments later only five of us were standing. Well, upright anyway. Zephon and Raziel seemed to be leaning against eachother, and Dumah, looked like he was an arm's length away from Kain, literally, it looked like his feet were barely touching the ground. I stood wincing as my joints creaked.
"Speak Dumah, I will give you this chance, and this chance only to defend your actions." I shook my head. Kain had to know Dumah would never give up . . . he was too proud, to pig-headed.
"You know I will not father. Give me . . . at least, an honorable death." There was silence for a time. I looked at Kain's fuzzy image, he nodded, once and released the hold he had on the younger Vampire's throat.
"Kneel, my son." The third lieutenant of the vampire resistance, dropped to his knees. I shook my head again, harder. I couldn't watch this. I couldn't. I turned and began heading towards a lighter blur that looked to be an open archway. I heard the Soul Reaver slide out of its sheath once more as I reached the opening, and felt the early dawn chill assault me. I was out in the first rays sunlight when the dull thump of a body hitting the floor came. I looked at the red blur that was the sky.
"Red in the morning, sailors warning . . ."
"Woman! We're leaving." I growled and stomped back in.
"Stop CALLING me that Zephon! I have a NAME!"
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AN: Better? More satisfying? Hopefully this will allow me to avoid the cardboard tube for a while more. =^_^=