Author's Notes; Mythological AU. Action. Shounen Ai. I failed to mention that I have unintentionally given myself another mythological fanfiction idea, more or less related to this one..Well, until that happens or when I start clenching the Dark Armors AU or any other fic, please enjoy..Until next time..
The bolts of raging lightning seemed to dance all around and between the two remaining on the open meadow. The large werewolf, Rasslor he claimed his name to be, eyed the vampiric youth before him cloaked in the blood of his slain pack members. It made him furious to know that a single child had wiped out most of his pack. He couldn't stand it for long, charging at the blond vampire. Zero stood his ground, watching the charging werewolf draw closer. "Die, you little shit!" Rasslor roared as he got closer.
Zero wasn't even slightly phased by Rasslor's insults from the start and was able to catch the charging werewolf with both arms by the head. Rasslor growled annoyed at the blond, swiping at the vampire with long claws. The vampire quickly ducked to dodge the werewolf's claws before growling as he slowly lifted the werewolf over his head. The werewolf struggled and yelped slightly in the vampire's arms before Zero slammed him head-first into the ground. The blond could hear the werewolf's muffled growls in the ground between breaks of the thunder. Zero kicked the werewolf in the rear, knocking him all the way down to the ground. Rasslor wiped the mud from his face, growling louder at Zero. "You bastard!"
As the fight in the meadow raged, their roars, growls, and seldom yelps could be heard from the lake and the forest encompassing the old house. Creatures who lived there, many whose lives were sometimes fearful from the werewolves watched the large werewolf pack leader fight to end his competition with the young vampire. Centaurs, fauns, fairies, even a few pixies and mermaids watched from the lake and the forest. Lily was among the crowd of mermaids watching too. "Hey...It couldn't be, could it? Isn't that the lone vampire fighting that huge werewolf?" One of the fauns asked who was visiting the mermaids in the lake. "Yeah, that's them alright. I've heard of the clashes between vampire and werewolf, but I never thought I'd see one." One mermaid answered. "He's sulked over the death of his mother for years, right? Why does the vampire rebel so now? So many years later?" Asked a centaur with the faun. Lily grinned a little. "Let's just say, he's been motivated a lot recently."
X sensed and felt out the whole thing on the dryness of the cave floor. He held his breath, sensing how Zero and the werewolf took swipes at each other and tossed each other around. He was also getting nervous about how close the lightning was to the fighting rivals.
Both fighters in the meadow kept sticking hits at each other until both had dropped to the ground from exhaustion. Zero was on the thin blurry edge of consciousness when Rasslor picked himself up and crawled to the collapsed vampire. He rose his arm up high with claws drawn. He looked full on ready to end the defenseless vampire. Just as he began to dive his claws at the vampire, the lightning had finally caught up to them. Rasslor was struck by two bolts of lightning simultaneously. He was suspended in midair for the better part of five minutes before the lightning bolts vanished, leaving him dead and smoldering.
All the creatures of the forest and the lake cheered, knowing they had been freed from the werewolves' grip of terror. "Fortune has smiled on that vampire." The centaur remarked. "She does it once again. He is quite the lucky duck." One mermaid giggled. "I'm afraid its not quite over. He needs to be brought here and cleaned before he too is struck." Lily advised. The centaur and the faun looked at each other for a moment before nodding. "We'll do it, madam." The centaur told Lily. "I'll get the scythe and shield too." The faun agreed. "Thank you. Go quickly. This storm is only getting worse." Lily said worriedly.
The centaur and faun raced onto the meadow as fast as they could go. The faun checked Zero for signs of life as they reached him. "He's still breathing." The centaur nodded, carefully lifting the unconscious vampire onto his back. "His foster mother would be quite upset if he weren't. Grab that scythe and shield. We need to move before lightning strikes one of us." The faun quickly obliged and ran back to the lake with the centaur.
Zero was laid on the ground before the banks of the lake in front of Lily. "Can he not drink werewolf blood, by any chance?" The centaur asked. Lily shook her head. "Werewolf blood is as toxic to his kind as an acorn is toxic to a horse." The centaur shuddered at the thought. "Nevermind then." Lily cleaned the werewolf blood off of Zero's body and out of his hair as thoroughly and quickly as she could. A few other mermaids aided with Zero's thick mane, just for the sake of getting to finally touch his hair.
Once the vampire was clear of all the werewolf blood, two mermaids carried him to the cave entrance. Lily followed behind them, gathering food for the blond and for X. X had seen the whole fight, but lost focus when both Zero and the werewolf had collapsed. His green eyes were fixated on the ground, clutching a bit of topsoil on the cave floor in his hands. X soon heard someone coming, slowly lifting his head. The mermaids carefully set Zero on the cave floor as close as they could get him to X. Lily came in behind them, giving X pieces of coral and fish, adding berries and more fish for Zero.
X burst into tears as he pulled the unconscious vampire into his arms, snuggling Zero's chest. The two mermaids were shooed off by Lily who returned the scythe and shield Zero had been using. X didn't touch the weapons, keeping Zero in his arms and able to hear a heartbeat in his chest.
Zero's eyes opened a little after a while, slowly looking up at X. "I findeth..mineself in thy arms..once moreth. This beth truly mine paradise." X lost a few more tears, snuggling Zero tighter. "I'm so glad you're not hurt." The blond vampire reached his hand up weakly and caught one of the merman's tears. "I hath..kept mine promise..to thee..but where is..Rasslor?" X just held Zero tighter. "Shh..He almost killed you while you were unconscious. He was struck by lightning." Zero nodded gently. "Good. The werewolf terror beth gone at last. We caneth restoreth our home." X nodded deeply. "You need rest and food before we get to any of that." Zero chuckled weakly, watching X offer him a blueberry. "As doth thou."