Chapter 21

"YOU WILL LEARN YOUR PLACE BOY !" Victor beat John's face into the ground with immense strength. John spit out oil and blood as he looked up to see Victor's claws coming towards his face. He pulled himself out of the way as the attack came down sending oil onto both of them. "Why do you run ? ACCEPT YOUR PUNISHMENT !" Victor yelled growing enraged..

"Ha ha kinky ! " John laughed madly as he dodged another of Victor's blows. Victor growled angrily as John laughed harder. "Ha ha come on old man hit me ! Arrgh ! " John yelled as he fell for Victor's feint. He fell to the ground hard clutching his chest. John looked down as his blood leaked into the black sludge and swirled around. The red enraged him, made him feel amazing and terrible at the same time like whenever he felt the mood come on. With just the thought the mood pulsed through his head, he needed to kill .Now. His heart pounded pumping adrenaline and rage through his veins. He didn't think he would have to kill his dad but now he couldn't resist.

Victor let his son recover so that when he arose Victor could strike him down again. However Victor noticed something different in John's eyes and as he brought down his paw it was caught by John's jaws. John growled angrily and flipped Victor onto his side with a slam. Victor coughed hard as he felt a few ribs break from the impact , John's immense strength was a force to be reckoned with. A wolf ran up to Victor's side looking worried.

"Sir do you need help ? " The wolf asked anxiously.

"NO ! Get the girl...I can handle this " Victor spat out blood with the last word. John growled excitedly at the crimson. Victor then turned to look at John's cold eyes and he grinned.

Humphrey and Kate ran until they reached the mine entrance their feet splashing through gradually thicker and thicker mud.

"Humphrey wait " Kate stopped and turned to look at him.

"Kate we gotta go !" Humphrey said breathing heavily.

"No I need to know why you were with John " Kate said her voice quivering Humphrey tried to smile and shook his head.

"No Kate his on our side ...at least for now "

"But when he tried to kill you..." tears were slowly appearing in Kate's eyes but she stayed strong.

"No Kate I'm fine that was all part of the plan" Humphrey said with a feeling of assurance.

"Well..."Kate said and punched Humphrey in the shoulder ."Don't scare me like that again but thanks" . Humphrey smiled at her, just being in her company brought him new strength and happiness .

"Quit drooling and lets go " Kate said with a laugh.

John was breathing heavily as he fought Victor who seemed to never slow down. Victor's age wasn't even a factor as his speed was almost that of John's. Victor slashed ferociously at John's face, no doubt an attempt to blind him.

"What happened to you John you used to do anything daddy said " Victor mocked as he aimed another slash at John's face . John dodged his blows and headbutted Victor into the stomach knocking his air out. "Sneaky...Bastard" Victor mumbled under his breath as John brought down blow after blow onto Victor's body. John bit hard on Victor's shoulder, tearing flesh about so much that that John's maw became a dark crimson stained with Victor's blood. As John beat Victor he laughed harder as Victor became weaker and weaker. "John ! plea... " John ended Victor's plea with a sharp,hard blow to the ribs that splintered them.

"John *cough please stop I'm sorry !"As Victor backed away he tripped over a long chain, one with a hook on the end to haul mining carts. John stepped closer his laughter dying and his seriousness returning.

"Your pathetic" John said as he looked his father in the eyes.

"Yes John ...Your right just please let me live and I'll leave " Victor pleaded his voice becoming more and more strained from lack of blood.

"You murdered my mother " John said his voice growing louder. "And you want me to let YOU LIVE !" John was screaming.

"Yes I'm sorry John Just please"

"I should kill you but you're worthless" John said emotionless."Leave now..leave and never come back or I will kill you" Victor nodded quickly.

"Yes yes I swear but first" Their was a glint in Victor's eyes that John saw but before he could react Victor with incredible speed grabbed the hook on the chain with his jaws and impaled it deeply through were John's shoulder met his body. John screamed terribly as the hook ripped through his flesh just tapping his heart. Victor began to crawl away, his laughter making the pain worse. John collapsed into the black goop knocking the box that held the jar of fire. The jar cracked but held together as it rolled in front of John. The pain began to go away John felt, being replaced by numbness and a chill. Everything seemed to slow down, Victor stopped to catch his breath as more of their blood oozed into the blackness. "No I can't let him get away"John thought "But I can't do anything about it ". John stared at the lamp, the flower of fire flickered within.

John felt regret as the numbness spread, the faces of those he had ended flashed past him. He didn't know if he felt sorrow but he felt something close. He watched the fire dance about the glass as if it was anxious. With a smile he decided something;The fire was him or like him. His life,family,friends,lover, had all burned in the end but the fire had to end.

"It's my time " He said to the fire."It's yours to". And John lifted the lantern and smashed it against the black goo. The fire jumped and grew through the oil setting everything ablaze. As the flames engulfed John he let out a laugh, a nice pure sound of release. The flames swallowed Victor who screamed as the fire burned through his flesh and organs. Then the screams stopped and John let out another laugh. John couldn't feel the fire as he grew colder and number. With the last of his strength John looked at the river than ran through the mine. "That...would...feel...nice...ha ha" and everything went away.

Sorry for not updating soon enough. Please Review if you can forgive me-Nick