37: Killing Goliath.
I don't own V.K and it belongs to its rightful owners anything else belongs to NR13
"I WILL KILL YOU!" I draw my knife and lash out. He evades my attack swiftly, so I pivot and I dig the knife into his stomach. He roars but then he scopes down and he hits me behind the knees making me buckle. He then slams his elbow onto my back making me slam onto the ground. I cough as all the air in my lungs escape, he kicks me in the stomach but the other vampires (my allies) just watch me taking the beating. He stops, so I attempt to get up but when I do he comes at me again. He grabs my arms behind my head and bends them until the point that they feel like they're going to snap into two.
"Scream out for the little Level E my niece! Scream out for him so he can come to your aid! Or better yet scream out for your daddy! 'Daddy! Daddy! Daddy come and help me please!' is what I want to hear, the words of agony will certainly make a delight and also I want to hear if the last screaming wails of a Ceil begging for its life is as grand as my family before me a claimed it to be." He breathes into my ear, "Scream out for Aketo so he can see his family be killed right in front of him!" he laughs but I manage to get up the courage to smart ass him.
"No! And besides if I die today I won't scream! Suck on that!" he growls but instead of doing what he did to my mother he throws me onto the floor then kicks me away again.
"Na, I'll kill you in front of the Level E and your father once when they get here and I won't show you mercy by giving you a quick death, a slow painful one provides much more of a show don't you agree Juri?" he lunges out for Yuki. He begins to torment her just like he did with me but I'm helpless to do anything. Despite that the differences she and I have, despite the bitterness towards each other I can't let my family die. I just lay on the floor face down as I watch the battle unfold before me. A bullet rips through the air, in that instant I trace my eyes to the source and it's him. Without Rido focusing on me, I slowly drag myself to my mom where once her spunky personality was and soul hosted now lays a former shell of her. I grab her cold hand then fight back a sob but then someone lifts me off of the ground.
Aido smiles at me as he grabs me and keeps me awake, "What the Hell is happening?" I ask and I struggle to keep my eyes open. Ugh I really don't feel good at all; if this keeps up I might pass out and not be able to see the rest of this battle. I finally manage to catch a good glimpse of Zero and I want to hurl.
I sense Ichiru inside of him, then he really did absorb his twin, the Curse of the Hunter really did fall upon them. I close my eyes but I hear screams but when I re-open I see these green vines curling around him. He sees me then worry paints across his face. Rido sees this and turns around to find me standing. He smirks, "Well looks like the hour came." He morphs into thin air, I'm snatched away from Aido's hold and I'm put in front of Zero. Rido re-appears and has a firm hold on me, he restrains me by putting my arms behind my back and a hand on my jaw.
"I dare you to shoot at me again, and if you do it'll go right through your girlfriend." He threatens and smirks as if he was playing with a video game with friends and he's about to win the match.
"Don't Zero!" I plead but Rido's hand against my face harder until I can feel my lip getting scratched from my teeth. He gets me to start walking towards Zero until the point that the gun barrel's pointing at my heart.
"Do it little Vampire Hunter, kill your first Ceil! I heard that you earn a certain tittle if you do!" Rido chuckles but I plead with my eyes. He winks then I finally understand, I make myself stumble a bit so that Rido can think that I won't last much longer. "Looks like she won't last much longer little one," Zero reaches out for me
"Hand her over so I can shoot her and not you." I hear gasps escaping from the vampires' throats but Rido snickers. He hands me over, Zero grabs my wrist shubs the barrel onto my breastbone but then in the split second I drop to the floor and he aims at Rido instead and pulls back the trigger. He howls out but Zero keeps attacking him. he shields me with his body against Rido's rage.
He escapes but Zero follows after him. I fall to my knees then hack up blood onto the stone floor. Akatsuski comes to me and helps me back up on my feet.
"You should get going back to the Dorm so that way when it's all over we can tend to your wounds." I shake my head,
"No, I can't…" I go over to the edge and jump off. There's ash and bodies left behind as Rido feeds, I follow in pursuit but then I stop,
"I won't let you get any further Rido Kuran!" Suko threatens as he draws out a sword to block Rido's path. He gives him a sly smile but he sinks his fangs into Suko's neck. Then like the rest Suko becomes a member of causality.
"Suko!" I scream out but as soon as Rido turns around Kaname lands in front of me.
"Akahanna, get away." He orders, I do and Zero comes onto the scene. They finish off Rido and then I finally get a sense of peace after the few hours of terror. Then I collapse.