In an instance, the demon is upon them, slicing and trying to tear them to tear them, the three fighters become nothing more than blurs of movement as they move with unbelievable speed across the Hinata Sou.
Thunder as sword strikes claw, explodes thought the Hinata Sou. The flashes as the weapons connect, turn night into day for a brief instance. There battle continues to rage on, both sides at a stalemate, until Augustian decides to take matters into his own hands,
Among the storm of claw slashes and swords strikes, Augustian manages to grab Motoko's blade, yanking it from her hands, Grabbing Motoko by the arm, Augustian pulls Motoko towards himself, turning her as he does so that Motoko's back is pressed against his cold chest, Augustian wraps his claw-hand around the beautiful warrior's neck.
Sensing what the beast's plans are Lazaraus swings his long, silver, katana and stops it on the exposed neck of the demon as all 3 warriors come to a halt at the center of the Hinata Sou. :Let her go, Augustian, unless you wish to have your head separated from your body." Lazaraus commands in a large booming voice, pressing his blade harder against Augustian's neck managing to draw a small line of the vampire's blood.
"You will pay for that Lazaraus." Growls the demon, as he tightens his grip around Motoko's neck, Motoko lets out a small scream as Augustian also draws her blood, "I said, release her." Lazaraus screams his voice vibrating some of the windows in the house.
"Give me the blade, then and only then shall I release this young tart." Augustian growls, sliding his slimy forked tongue across Motoko's soft flawless cheek. "Don't listen to him!" Motoko struggles to speak. "Shut up, bitch!" yells Augustian as he shakes Motoko violently. "Women are meant to be seen and not heard!" he adds as Lazaraus blade cuts deeper into his neck.
"Make your decision, shadow clansmen, or you may soon find this young girl's head separated from the rest of her body." Augustian's voice oozes from his mouth like acid, "NO..don't….Ahhh!" screams Motoko as her arm is slashed by Augustian's free hand. "I said, decide boy my patience is growing thin." Screams the vampire, his booming voice managing to shatter two of the top story windows.
"Very well…" Lazaraus answers, the defeat clear in his voice. Dropping his blade onto the floor with a large metallic crash, Lazaraus steps back from where Augustian holds Motoko prisoner.
"Now give me the blade, boy." Commands the demon. Unsheathing the blade from where Lazaraus kept in hidden inside his long black trench coat, he hands the blade reluctantly to the vampire king. "You are more foolish than I thought boy!" laughs Augustian in triumph.
"With this blade I will be invincible; I will flood the streets of the world with human blood." Augustian continues to laugh, raising the blade high into the air. "And I think, I'll start with her." Before Lazaraus can react Augustian runs the blade across Motoko's neck, and slams her into Lazaraus, sending them both to the ground with a wicked laugh licking off Motoko's blood form the Hinata blade.
"NO, no, please don't die!" screams Lazaraus in agony as Motoko's precious blood spills from her neck. "Lazaraus….I…I." she struggles to say as her life slowly flows out through the wound in her neck. "Don't speak; it's going to be okay I promise you." Lazaraus speaks trying with all his strength to hold back his tears, as he cradles Motoko's dying body in his arms.
Motoko smiles weakly, knowing that Lazaraus is lying to her. Raising her hand she rubs Lazaraus's soft cheek, smearing her own warm blood across it. "I love you…" Motoko manages to say, as a single stray tear runs down her cheek. "I love you too, just please..." but before Lazaraus can finish his sentence, Motoko draws on single shallow breath, and dies in his arms.
*I promise you this is not the end of the story, so please don't kill the newbie just yet. I can't tell you exactly how it ends (Even though the end is kind of predictable) but I can assure you this, this isn't it! Au reviour*