Nikki slammed into Bridgette, driving her shoulder into Bridgette's chest with all the force she could muster. Taken by surprise Bridgette gasped, all the air crushed from her lungs. She hit the floor with a thud, all of Nikki's weight crashing down on top of her. She felt Nikki's fist connect with her face, followed by the hot gush of blood as it erupted from her nose. Reflexively Bridgette kicked out, her knee connecting with Nikki's midsection, knocking the other girl off of her.

"Get the fuck off of me, you bitch!" Bridgette screamed as she grabbed Nikki by the hair, before smashing her face into the floor.

Nikki grunted in pain, but before Bridgette could take advantage of the situation she was on her feet, wiping blood from her nose. "You dare call me a bitch after all you just admitted to me?" she asked, her tone incredulous.

"All I told you was for your own good." Bridgette said, pushing herself to her feet as she spoke. "You needed to know the truth before you die."

"Is that so?" Nikki asked. "Well sorry to burst your bubble Bridgette, but if anyone is dying today it's gonna be you."

"Then come and kill me, if you can." Bridgette said, her tone full of mockery.

"Gladly." Nikki spat, before she launched herself at Bridgette again.

This time Bridgette easily avoided Nikki's attack, catching her with an elbow to that back of the head as Nikki sailed past. "You really need to find a new move." Bridgette said. "That one is getting predictable."

"How about this one then?" Nikki asked, before drilling Bridgette in the temple with a picture perfect roundhouse kick.

Stunned, Bridgette went down in a heap, her head ringing from the blow. As she attempted to shake the cobwebs from her brain Nikki grabbed her by the hair and hauled her to her feet before slamming her head into the wall. Bridgette felt the plaster of the wall crack beneath her head and the gush of blood as it ran down into her eyes. Pain screamed through her head and for a moment she wondered if her skull was cracked and then Nikki rammed her head into the wall again. Bridgette's body went limp following the second blow and she felt herself slump to the floor, the pressure of Nikki's grip no longer clamped against the back of her head.

"I want you to tell me something before I kill you." Nikki said, her breath hot against the back of Bridgette's neck. "I want you to tell me why you did it, why you chose to side with Gideon?"

"Fuck...you..." Bridgette grunted, her voice slurred. "I don't have to tell you anything."

"That may be true, but you will tell me." Nikki said, as she grabbed Bridgette by the hair again, hauling her to her feet. "One way or another you will tell me."

With that she flung Bridgette into the wall before slamming her into the beautifully carved and obviously expensive coffee table in the middle of the room. The table buckled under Bridgette's weight, the force of Nikki's blow more than enough to shatter the wood. Bridgette screamed in pain, her whole body convulsing with spasms of pain.

"Come on Bridgette." Nikki taunted. "I thought you were the Disciple of Darkness? You seem pretty fucking pathetic to me."

As Nikki stepped over her Bridgette grabbed a chunk of the table and hurled it up into Nikki's face. Nikki staggered backwards, clutching her face, blood dribbling between her fingers from her broken nose. Before Nikki could shake off the blow Bridgette was on her, raining down punches that left Nikki in a crumpled heap on the floor.

"I am the fucking Disciple of Darkness." Bridgette spat, her tone venomous. "And I don't owe you any fucking explanations." She kicked Nikki then, driving her foot into Nikki's midsection with tremendous force.

Nikki felt at least two of her ribs crack from the force of Bridgette's blow and she gasped in pain, blood dribbling from her mouth, all air crushed from her lungs. As she gasped for air Bridgette grabbed her and rolled her onto her back making the room spin. And then Nikki felt Bridgette's hands close around her throat, clenching like a vice, crushing what little air remained from her lungs.

"And now you die." Bridgette said, her voice distant and hazy to Nikki's ears.

Nikki choked, her brain fighting to find some way to get air. She clawed at Bridgette's face, her nails digging into the flesh of Bridgette's cheeks, and yet Bridgette would not let go. Nikki could feel her life slipping away and the room was starting to darken as her brain began shutting down. And then, from somewhere deep inside her, she felt a new strength rising and she kicked out, her knee connecting with Bridgette's midsection.

Stunned, Bridgette released her grip and Nikki rolled onto her stomach, gasping and coughing as she tried to catch her breath. With Bridgette stunned Nikki crawled towards the stairs, using the railing to pull herself back to her feet. She winced in pain and clutched her ribs before making her way upstairs, hoping Bridgette would follow her.

"Where that hell do you think you're going Nikki?" Bridgette called, following Nikki up the stairs. "There is no way out. You can't escape from me."

"I'm not trying to escape." Nikki shouted back, her voice ragged and hoarse.

Her words caught Bridgette off guard and for a moment Bridgette hesitated. Nikki was planning something and Bridgette wasn't sure she wanted to know what it was. Ultimately she supposed she didn't have a choice however. If she wanted to kill Nikki she had to follow her upstairs, even if she was walking into a trap.

"Okay Nikki, what's your plan?" Bridgette asked, once she had reached the landing. Nikki was nowhere to be seen, but Bridgette knew there were only so many places she could be. "Come on Nikki, why don't you come on out and face your death head on."

At that moment Nikki emerged from the bathroom, a broom clutched in her hands. She lunged at Bridgette, swinging the broom at her head, but Bridgette ducked and dove into the master bedroom. Nikki followed, only to find Bridgette armed with a heavy bronze statue of a dragon. Bridgette swung at her head with the statue, but Nikki blocked the attack with the broom. She then caught Bridgette in the ribs with a powerful blow. Bridgette grunted and dropped the statue, but before Nikki could take advantage of the situation Bridgette tackled her, sending them both tumbling out into the hallway.

As they wrestled for control of the broom they rolled towards the stairs, their momentum ultimately sending them both rolling over the edge. Together they rolled head over heels down the stairs, both of them hitting the floor at the bottom with a thud. Pain screamed through Nikki's body and she could tell Bridgette was in agony as well, though neither of them cried out.

For a moment they both lay there, neither of them able to summon the strength to continue fighting. And then Nikki spoke. "How did you manage to capture the Kings?" she asked. "Cuz I'm having a hard time figuring that one out." She glanced at Bridgette who was watching her with a look of suspicion and confusion.

"I told them I needed their help." she said, after a moment of silence. "You know how the Kings are, or were. They like to help people. So I made up some bullshit about Gideon being at that warehouse and they went to investigate."

"And then, what, you got the drop on them or something?" Nikki asked, stunned that the Kings would so blindly walk into a trap like that.

"Yeah, something like that." Bridgette said, as she pushed herself to her feet. "The Kings were fools, just like you. It was a cakewalk to manipulate them into visiting that warehouse. And once they were there, it was too late."

"You really are a cold-hearted bitch, you know that?" Nikki said, rising to her feet as well.

"Yeah, yeah, I know." Bridgette muttered. "To bad that knowledge won't save you." With that she grabbed Nikki by the shirt and hurled her into the wall before grabbing one of the chairs from the dining room. She brought the chair crashing down over Nikki's back, splintering the chair and making Nikki scream in agony.

Bridgette then took one of the broken chair legs and proceeded to pummel Nikki with it, each blow bringing Nikki closer to death. Nikki crumpled beneath the intensity of Bridgette's assault, each blow like a brick to the face. She tried to shield herself against the onslaught, but with only her hands to protect her, that endeavor seemed futile. Still, Nikki would not give up. She had to stop Bridgette at all costs, even if the price was her own life. But she couldn't summon the strength to fight back and she could feel her life slipping from her hands.

Several minutes later the assault ended, Bridgette seeming to have exhausted herself. She knew Nikki was still alive, but she could sense Nikki was in no shape to fight back. Smiling to herself she drew back with the chair leg, aiming it directly at Nikki's heart, and then thrust it forward, but the chair leg met only the wall as Nikki rolled out of the way.

Nikki crawled back into the living room, her entire body wracked with pain, not bothering to check if Bridgette was following her. She heard Bridgette curse and scrambled to find a weapon. But before she could turn to defend herself Nikki felt a sharp stab of pain shoot up her leg as Bridgette drove the chair lag into her calf.

"Where the fuck do you think you're going?" Bridgette snarled. "I already told you, there's no way out of here." She yanked the chair leg from Nikki's calf and made to stab her with it again, only to have Nikki block the attack with one of the legs from the shattered coffee table.

"And I already told you I'm not trying to escape." Nikki spat. "I am going to stop you here today, whether you like it or not."

With that she rose to her feet and drilled Bridgette in the face with the table leg. As Bridgette collapsed, Nikki drilled her again, this time in the ribs, followed by a pair of hard shots to the back. Bridgette screamed with each blow and dropped the chair leg, leaving herself totally exposed to Nikki's assault. As Bridgette reached out for her weapon Nikki brought the table leg down on her wrist, drawing another scream of pain. Nikki then brought the table leg crashing down on Bridgette several more times before turning her back on her former friend, the table leg sliding from her grasp.

"It ends today Bridgette." she said. "I will not let you walk out of this house alive. I will not let you kill anyone else. It ends today and there is nothing you can do about it. I just have one question to ask you before I bring your reign of terror to an end and you will answer me, understood?"

As Nikki spoke, Bridgette lay in agony, listening to every word. She knew she was beaten, but she was not willing to give Nikki the satisfaction of knowing that. Ultimately she decided she had no other choice however and she gave Nikki her answer. "Alright, I'll answer your question." she said, reaching out for the chair leg as she spoke. Her fingers closed around the weapon a few seconds later and she continued, "Ask me whatever you want, I'll tell you what you want to know."

"Good." Nikki said, still not looking at her. "I want to know why you did it. Why did you betray us like this? Why did you choose to follow Gideon? I mean, you knew what kind of man he was. You knew what he was planning to do to us. So why did you side with him? That's what I want to know." She turned to face Bridgette then, a smile on her face. "Well Bridgette, what's your answer? Why did you-hurk-" Nikki's sentence died in her throat as something jabbed her in the stomach. Glancing down she saw the broken chair leg sticking out of her midsection, impaling her just above her belly button.

Taken by surprise Nikki stepped back from Bridgette, giving Bridgette the room to drive the chair leg deeper into her belly. Seconds later Nikki felt the sharp point of the weapon poke out through the flesh of her back. Gasping, blood dribbling from her mouth, she staggered backwards, her hands clutching the end of the chair leg while Bridgette smiled.

"Looks like I win." Bridgette said, her tone full of triumph.

"N-no." Nikki gasped. "You...you can't win. I won't let you."

"Oh Nikki, haven't you figured it out yet?" Bridgette asked. "There is nothing you can do. I've won. Just accept that and die with what little dignity you have left."

"Fuck you." Nikki gasped. "I...will not...bow...to you this easily. I can still beat you and that is exactly what I plan on doing." With that she yanked the chair leg from her abdomen and tossed it aside, coughing up blood in the process.

However, before she could make any move against Bridgette she collapsed, the loss of blood too much for her body to handle. She saw Bridgette smile and then felt another stab of pain as Bridgette drove the poker from the fireplace into her midsection, right next to the wound left by the chair leg. Again Nikki gasped, more blood dribbling from her mouth.

"You see?" Bridgette asked. "You can't even stand because of how much blood you've lost. Admit it, I've won and you're as good as dead."

"No." Nikki gasped. "I...will never...admit defeat. I will see you...burn you fucking bitch. I will..." She choked then, blood fountaining from her mouth as Bridgette yanked the poker from her abdomen. "Damn you Bridgette...damn you to-" Her sentence cut off as Bridgette drove the poker into her chest, its rusty tip puncturing her heart. Nikki gasped one last time, her body jerking with her brain's last synapse, and then she was gone, death claiming her.

Bridgette stood and stared at Nikki's lifeless body for a moment, the euphoria of victory coursing through her veins, and then she turned and walked out of the house without a backwards glance.

A/N: And so Nikki joins the deceased. I know some of you will likely be upset by this, so I'll give you the usual warning; please be nice in your reviews or I will block you. There are now only four characters left and only three chapters, so what do you think is going to happen? Will Bridgette be stopped or will more of her friends die by her hand? The answers are coming and they are coming soon, because I plan on having this thing done within the next few days. It won't be by Thursday like I promised (sorry about that, by the way) but it will be soon. So just hang in there a little bit longer, because the ending is going to shock you all.