Hi again! I must admit, I really didn't think that anyone would like this story. Boy, have you guys (girls) proved me wrong! You guys are the best! This chapter skips ahead about a month after Kyria entered Nosgoth. This chapter took the longest to write. Those of you who worry about Kyria toward the end, rest assured. This is not the end. The vamps (and Ky) have much bigger fish to fry...MWUAHAHAHAHA! Anyway, Glad you liked the Cd's! ^^ As always, if you want the original copy of this story, just e-mail me at cactus_kitten@msn.com or shadowrayne_1579@yahoo.com.
Space Toaster: Jump as much as you want, just try not to crush Melchiah. Zephon beats him up enough! ^^ Glad you liked it.
Raven: *blushes* Why thank you!
Lilith: You think Ky has nerve? Yeah. This chapter will really open your eyes! She can REALLY take a hit. *winces at the thought of what happens to Ky* Yeah, must run in the family...but more on that in Paradox. I'm so evil! Hinting at things that only Me and Sephiroth's Vampire Princess know! She has read the original versions of this and what I have so far of Paradox. ^^
Chapter 4
Time passed and Raziel slowly but surely earned Kyria's trust. She had been on several raids with them, obtaining several more scars, but learning to feel that at every life taken was a life avenged. The vampires of Nosgoth had begun to treat her like one of them, a little sister if you will.
"Kyria, wake up! The Sarafan are coming." a vampire with long black hair, named Rahab whispered as he shook the sleeping mortal. Kyria simply rolled over, mumbling something about a fish. Impatient, Rahab yanked the blanket from under her, causing her to land in an undignified heap on the floor with a large thud.
"F$%&*&*!!!!!!!! What was that for?!" Kyria yelped, rubbing the back of her head where it had hit the floor.
"The Sarafan. They're 'attempting' a surprise attack. Kain told me to bring you to the Sanctuary." Rahab answered. Kyria stood, snatched her boots and slid them on. She tied back her hair and grabbed her daggers and newly aquired sword. She and Rahab were like shadows as they slinked through Nosgoth. At one point another shadow joined them. Raziel. They reached the Sanctuary just before dawn. The light of a thousand torches, all in a jumbled mass were heading for the vampire territory. They entered the old church and saw that the other four lieutenants were already there. Dumah was leaning on a wall, Turel stood in the center of the room looking extremely bored, and Zephon was terrorizing Melchiah with a torch.
"They're almost at the edge of our land. What's the plan?" Kyria asked.
"We have most of our forces at the edge. We're going to fall back to here. Then, we let the humans in." Kain replied, grasping the Soul Reaver. In the distance, the sound of battle shattered the uneasy silence of the Nosgoth night. After a few minutes in which the sounds got closer, vampires poured into the sanctuary. One of the last stayed by the door and barred it once everyone was inside. The vampires reformed thier battle ranks, lieutenants and Kain in the front. Kyria proudly took her place on Kain's side, opposite of Raziel. The lieutenants and Ky drew thier swords, prepared to handle the fools who had challenged them on thier own land. Kain nodded at the warrior near the doors and he unbarred it.
Sarafan poured in. Most were struck down on the spot by the front lines. It went on like that until only a few Sarafan remained. They were bieng forced into a circle. All of them charged except one. The ones that had charged were liberated of thier heads. As the lieutenants turned thier attention back to the lone human. Suddenly, teh mortal turned to Kyria and spoke.
"Call back your dogs Kyria!" Kyria's eyes widened in amazement.
"Enough. She's mine." Kyria hissed.
"She?" Raziel asked, puzzled.
The warrior threw off her armor and weapons. It was Maru. Kyria did the same and glared at her former rival, now enemy. The vampires backed away, forming a circle around both shapeshifters. Maru's skin stretched and lengthened as she assumed her favored form. A black grizzly bear. Kyria shifted to her usual white wolf. The bear let out a roar as it charged. Kyria leapt aside and latched her canine jaws on Maru's left hind leg. Maru screamed her pain and fury to the world as she tried desperatly to free herself. Kyria let go and jumped at Maru. She ducked, allowing Kyria's bluff to work. Kyria whipped around in midair, landing in such a way as she could rip into Maru's midspine, forcing her to turn back to her original form. Kyria leapt off the rapidly changing Maru, and turned inot a huge tiger. She lunged at Maru. The human managed to kick the cat in the head, deflecting her attack. As Kyria spun around for a second charge, Maru flipped on to her back. Kyria leapt again, as mistake for which she nearly paid for with her life. Maru snatched up her sword from the ground and plunged it deep into Kyria's ribcage. Her head was the first thing to change back. It is said that her scream of agony still echoes in the skies of Nosgoth. As she fell, with her last ounce of strength, she plunged her claws into Maru's skull, piercing the brain, killing her instantly.
Raziel leapt forward and caught Kyria as she fell. He gently laid her on the floor and, as a puddle of black lifeblood formed, started searching for a way to save her. His eyes fell on the two small scars on her neck.
Raziel pulled the sword out of her, causing her to make a noise that sounded like a cross between a grurgle and a scream. He sliced his wrist with it. Blood swelled instantly from the wound as it ran into Kyria's mouth. Her face took on a sleepy look. He smacked her in the face with his free hand and her eyes snapped open again.
"Stay awake!" he knew she couldn't hear him. She was mumbling nonsense under her breath, delierious. She started to choke, coughing up large amounts of blood, both her own and Raziel's. She began to shiver uncontrollably as the cold hand of death tightened around her throat. Raziel made the wound in his wrist deeper and forced her to swallow the blood by stroking her throat and forcing the muscles to respond. Her shivering ceased after a few more minutes and her breathing became steady again.
MWAHAHAHA! KY IS A VAMPIRE! YAY! ^^ Told you not to worry. Anyway, I'm not gonna set a quota for reviews anymore. I can't wait to get the next chapter up! But...*Pulls out a huge buffet table of great food with a crapload of money for all that review* ^^ I can still bribe ya! See you all later!
Space Toaster: Jump as much as you want, just try not to crush Melchiah. Zephon beats him up enough! ^^ Glad you liked it.
Raven: *blushes* Why thank you!
Lilith: You think Ky has nerve? Yeah. This chapter will really open your eyes! She can REALLY take a hit. *winces at the thought of what happens to Ky* Yeah, must run in the family...but more on that in Paradox. I'm so evil! Hinting at things that only Me and Sephiroth's Vampire Princess know! She has read the original versions of this and what I have so far of Paradox. ^^
Chapter 4
Time passed and Raziel slowly but surely earned Kyria's trust. She had been on several raids with them, obtaining several more scars, but learning to feel that at every life taken was a life avenged. The vampires of Nosgoth had begun to treat her like one of them, a little sister if you will.
"Kyria, wake up! The Sarafan are coming." a vampire with long black hair, named Rahab whispered as he shook the sleeping mortal. Kyria simply rolled over, mumbling something about a fish. Impatient, Rahab yanked the blanket from under her, causing her to land in an undignified heap on the floor with a large thud.
"F$%&*&*!!!!!!!! What was that for?!" Kyria yelped, rubbing the back of her head where it had hit the floor.
"The Sarafan. They're 'attempting' a surprise attack. Kain told me to bring you to the Sanctuary." Rahab answered. Kyria stood, snatched her boots and slid them on. She tied back her hair and grabbed her daggers and newly aquired sword. She and Rahab were like shadows as they slinked through Nosgoth. At one point another shadow joined them. Raziel. They reached the Sanctuary just before dawn. The light of a thousand torches, all in a jumbled mass were heading for the vampire territory. They entered the old church and saw that the other four lieutenants were already there. Dumah was leaning on a wall, Turel stood in the center of the room looking extremely bored, and Zephon was terrorizing Melchiah with a torch.
"They're almost at the edge of our land. What's the plan?" Kyria asked.
"We have most of our forces at the edge. We're going to fall back to here. Then, we let the humans in." Kain replied, grasping the Soul Reaver. In the distance, the sound of battle shattered the uneasy silence of the Nosgoth night. After a few minutes in which the sounds got closer, vampires poured into the sanctuary. One of the last stayed by the door and barred it once everyone was inside. The vampires reformed thier battle ranks, lieutenants and Kain in the front. Kyria proudly took her place on Kain's side, opposite of Raziel. The lieutenants and Ky drew thier swords, prepared to handle the fools who had challenged them on thier own land. Kain nodded at the warrior near the doors and he unbarred it.
Sarafan poured in. Most were struck down on the spot by the front lines. It went on like that until only a few Sarafan remained. They were bieng forced into a circle. All of them charged except one. The ones that had charged were liberated of thier heads. As the lieutenants turned thier attention back to the lone human. Suddenly, teh mortal turned to Kyria and spoke.
"Call back your dogs Kyria!" Kyria's eyes widened in amazement.
"Enough. She's mine." Kyria hissed.
"She?" Raziel asked, puzzled.
The warrior threw off her armor and weapons. It was Maru. Kyria did the same and glared at her former rival, now enemy. The vampires backed away, forming a circle around both shapeshifters. Maru's skin stretched and lengthened as she assumed her favored form. A black grizzly bear. Kyria shifted to her usual white wolf. The bear let out a roar as it charged. Kyria leapt aside and latched her canine jaws on Maru's left hind leg. Maru screamed her pain and fury to the world as she tried desperatly to free herself. Kyria let go and jumped at Maru. She ducked, allowing Kyria's bluff to work. Kyria whipped around in midair, landing in such a way as she could rip into Maru's midspine, forcing her to turn back to her original form. Kyria leapt off the rapidly changing Maru, and turned inot a huge tiger. She lunged at Maru. The human managed to kick the cat in the head, deflecting her attack. As Kyria spun around for a second charge, Maru flipped on to her back. Kyria leapt again, as mistake for which she nearly paid for with her life. Maru snatched up her sword from the ground and plunged it deep into Kyria's ribcage. Her head was the first thing to change back. It is said that her scream of agony still echoes in the skies of Nosgoth. As she fell, with her last ounce of strength, she plunged her claws into Maru's skull, piercing the brain, killing her instantly.
Raziel leapt forward and caught Kyria as she fell. He gently laid her on the floor and, as a puddle of black lifeblood formed, started searching for a way to save her. His eyes fell on the two small scars on her neck.
Raziel pulled the sword out of her, causing her to make a noise that sounded like a cross between a grurgle and a scream. He sliced his wrist with it. Blood swelled instantly from the wound as it ran into Kyria's mouth. Her face took on a sleepy look. He smacked her in the face with his free hand and her eyes snapped open again.
"Stay awake!" he knew she couldn't hear him. She was mumbling nonsense under her breath, delierious. She started to choke, coughing up large amounts of blood, both her own and Raziel's. She began to shiver uncontrollably as the cold hand of death tightened around her throat. Raziel made the wound in his wrist deeper and forced her to swallow the blood by stroking her throat and forcing the muscles to respond. Her shivering ceased after a few more minutes and her breathing became steady again.
MWAHAHAHA! KY IS A VAMPIRE! YAY! ^^ Told you not to worry. Anyway, I'm not gonna set a quota for reviews anymore. I can't wait to get the next chapter up! But...*Pulls out a huge buffet table of great food with a crapload of money for all that review* ^^ I can still bribe ya! See you all later!
