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Chapter 51
Elizabeth arrived at McKenna Manor. She got off her horse slowly and surveyed the property. There were no guards outside. She looked up and the moon still covered the sun. It was still dark. If she survived her fight with Angelus, she would wait for the daylight. There was nothing for her now that Spike was gone. She knew Angelus was waiting for her. He was strong; she could feel the strength in the current of air all around her.
She walked through the gates, then up the walk and to the front doors. She kicked them open and walked inside. She held her sword tightly, and looked up to the balcony. He stood above her wearing a red leather belt, and she knew what was inside of it.
"So. You've come for me." He said with a smile.
"Yes."
"Look at you. That's a lovely shade of blood you are wearing. Is there any left in your lovers body?" he laughed and swung over the railing and landed just a few feet in front of her. The drop was 20 feet, she now had no doubt he wore the spear. He continued to smile at her and walked to a table and picked up a sword lying on it, then turned and held his arms open to her.
"Come and embrace me Elizabeth, and let this be finished." He turned serious now, as Elizabeth swung her sword out in front of her and raised it.
"Let the devil embrace you." They began to circle each other then lunged at each other. She blocked his swings and kicked him in the ribs. He stumbled back briefly but held his balance. She swung at him with no pause. She was not so angry that her demon had surfaced.
He looked at her as he blocked swings. He had seen her like that before, when he placed her in that alter. Even as a vampire she was beautiful. He wondered for a moment what it would be like to be inside of her, and for a moment had envied Spike. Their swords had locked into each other and he backhanded her. She fell and dropped her sword. She got up quickly and kicked the sword out of his hand. She kicked him again in the stomach but he caught her leg and punched her face. She grabbed his hand before he connected with her jaw and snarled at him, then twisted her body and kicked the side of his head with her other leg. He released her and fell. Elizabeth crawled towards the sword that had fallen just behind her, but before she reached it Angelus jumped in front of her holding his own sword. She looked up at him and began to edge back. She felt the wall behind her, now she was trapped.
"Now that's everything then? No weapon, no friends, no hope. Take all that away and what's left?" he swung his arm back, but it was caught in mid- air. The sword fell from his hands and he turned to look into a pair of fiery yellow eyes.
"Me"
Chapter 51
Elizabeth arrived at McKenna Manor. She got off her horse slowly and surveyed the property. There were no guards outside. She looked up and the moon still covered the sun. It was still dark. If she survived her fight with Angelus, she would wait for the daylight. There was nothing for her now that Spike was gone. She knew Angelus was waiting for her. He was strong; she could feel the strength in the current of air all around her.
She walked through the gates, then up the walk and to the front doors. She kicked them open and walked inside. She held her sword tightly, and looked up to the balcony. He stood above her wearing a red leather belt, and she knew what was inside of it.
"So. You've come for me." He said with a smile.
"Yes."
"Look at you. That's a lovely shade of blood you are wearing. Is there any left in your lovers body?" he laughed and swung over the railing and landed just a few feet in front of her. The drop was 20 feet, she now had no doubt he wore the spear. He continued to smile at her and walked to a table and picked up a sword lying on it, then turned and held his arms open to her.
"Come and embrace me Elizabeth, and let this be finished." He turned serious now, as Elizabeth swung her sword out in front of her and raised it.
"Let the devil embrace you." They began to circle each other then lunged at each other. She blocked his swings and kicked him in the ribs. He stumbled back briefly but held his balance. She swung at him with no pause. She was not so angry that her demon had surfaced.
He looked at her as he blocked swings. He had seen her like that before, when he placed her in that alter. Even as a vampire she was beautiful. He wondered for a moment what it would be like to be inside of her, and for a moment had envied Spike. Their swords had locked into each other and he backhanded her. She fell and dropped her sword. She got up quickly and kicked the sword out of his hand. She kicked him again in the stomach but he caught her leg and punched her face. She grabbed his hand before he connected with her jaw and snarled at him, then twisted her body and kicked the side of his head with her other leg. He released her and fell. Elizabeth crawled towards the sword that had fallen just behind her, but before she reached it Angelus jumped in front of her holding his own sword. She looked up at him and began to edge back. She felt the wall behind her, now she was trapped.
"Now that's everything then? No weapon, no friends, no hope. Take all that away and what's left?" he swung his arm back, but it was caught in mid- air. The sword fell from his hands and he turned to look into a pair of fiery yellow eyes.
"Me"