Above the manor of the Valerious clan, Erik and Circe-in human form-stood along with several Shadow Swordsmen, a woman with a metallic spiders body for her waist and two big-sized men (think brawnier Twins of Matrix Reloaded fame), waiting for Van Helsing and Iilana to grace their presence. Dawn came, and there they were. Erik glared hard at Carl. He was not in the best of moods after what he saw yesterday.
YESTERDAY
Erik trembled with rage as he looked into the water after he conjured a water spell
(to see who dared to touch Iilana) and saw Carl and Iilana kissing in the rain.
She chooses a stupid monk over me!
He roared, wanting to destroy the image but not wishing to see Iilana's pretty face shattered along with it. He already hated Carl with a feverishly boiling hatred-and wanted his blood.
"Soon..."
He brooded. When Night fell, the Hell Hound would arrive-and soon; all Hell would break loose.
"Bring it on,"
He thought maliciously before growing wings and flying off. The others moved silently to the designated area.
Time: 7.30pm.
Iilana placed her sword down and wiped the sweat from her brow. Anna did likewise, alongside Tae. They were training hard for the battle ahead. Iilana had, on instructions from Tae, sent a message to Circe earlier, to tell her that the duel would be in the fields, this evening. Carl was sipping some chicken broth, courtesy from a kindly old soul in the village not far from the manor. He felt better. Gabriel suddenly got up.
"What's-
He put up his hand to silence Carl.
"Its time."
As Gabriel grabbed his crossbow and his set of weapons, the others followed suit and galloped to the fields –Carl was still choking from finishing the broth in one go-as the Sun slowly died. It was not a good omen. Yet Tae kept smiling like a harlequin all the way. She had a plan-it was certainly going to succeed-she hoped.
The fields seemed less friendly now with the evil entities there.
"Hello, Iilana-
"Enough pleasantries. It ends here. Tonight."
Thunder boomed, as if to agree.
"ShadowSwordsmen!"
barked Circe.
The shadowy wraiths charged-only to be at full throttle by ninjas leaping out of the darkness. Circe was in shock.
Tae smirked. Iilana smiled. Of course...
"It's not over yet! Arachnid! Brothers!"
The spider-woman leapt out from behind .So did the brawny Twins.
Anna drew her cutlass.
"I'll handle the woman."
Gabriel loaded two pistols.
"The Twins."
Tae and Iilana,
"Circe.."
"Me?"
asked Carl.
"You , Erik."
His face paled before contorting-
"AHCHOO!"
All would have sweat-dropped had it been a manga or anime.
"NOW!"
Suddenly- THWACK!!!!!
"Carl...I said the right-
"Isn't this the right?"
asked a confused Carl, rubbing his head along with the two ladies. The plan was for Carl to attack (with a crossbow) on the right, the ladies the left. But as Carl could not tell left from right....
Gabriel was getting more and more perplexed. The Brothers were devilishly fast and before his bullets could find their target-they were gone. But as they drew their fists to strike Gabriel-they ALWAYS found their mark. Yet Gabriel was a quick learner. He leapt out of the way-leapt behind them-and open fired. He did it! -Then, they turned around, growling. Or not.
Anna found it hard to concentrate, what with Arachnid's legs all over the place-and her irritable taunting.
"Can't catch me..."
Ann swiped at her legs-No success.
"CONCENTRATE!"
FLASHBACK
Father reproachfully tapped his knuckles on 8 year old Anna's head.
"Concentrate, Anna. Block out everything your opponent says-and listen to yourself-and your heart. Do you hear?"
She nodded...
She looked into her enemy's ice-blue eyes-and evaded one of Arachnid's deadly sharp legs as she bent over. She leapt over, fighting fiercely with the spider-woman. After a while, realizing she was going nowhere, she rashly leapt upon Arachnid; cutlass brandished-and Arachnid stabbed her in the abdomen with all EIGHT legs. Anna cried out in pain.
"Anna!"
Cried Gabriel. So did the others.
Brother 1 slammed Gabriel to the ground.
"You should pay attention-we are BULLETPROOF,"
He sneered. As his brawny arms were raised to smash Gabriel to pulp, Gabriel rolled out of the way-and unsheathing a sword-cut off his hand. As Brother 1 howled, Gabriel decapitated him. To his surprise, Brother1 turned into ashes soon after. Lightning flashed, illuminating Gabriel-and it began to rain. Brother 2 charged towards him –Gabriel slashed him all over. Surprisingingly, Brother 2 was unharmed-or so it appeared.
"You fool, its futile-
As he raised his sword to end Gabriel's life –his arm and sword fell helplessly to the floor, blood mingling with the rain. It was only a stump now.
"WHAT-?"
"You really shouldn't move,"
Gabriel said calmly.
As the 2nd Brother tried to fight back, he began to fall apart. He exploded in a burst of blood and organs.
Anna and Arachnid had paused to watch the battle. Anna was jubilant-and strength returned to her at once. Arachnid snarled in rage and grief before trying to dash Anna against rock. Aerobically, she jumped away from it-and pulled Arachnid towards her-and knocking her out.
"Never underestimate a Valerious,"
She hissed. Just as she reachedfor her sword, Arachnid came to-and slammed her so hard Ann rolled towards the edge of a cliff. Seeing Anna barely hanging on, Arachnid maliciously impaled Anna's right hand and cooed,
"Say hello to the Devil for me,"
Then, Anna grabbed her by the scruff of her neck and yanked her over the cliff.
"Tell him yourself! Where's your initiative?"
Spat Anna, bleeding and hurt-but alive. She and Gabriel's eyes met-and she smiled. However, it died as the cliff's edge crumbled, sending her down.
"ANNAAAAAAA!!!!"
Cried Gabriel, rushing in vain to try and save her. He needn't have worried. For Anna caught hold of overhanging branch-and with supernatural grace, LEAPT back UP.
"How...."
"Remember the blood Iilana gave to help resurrect me? I guess I have a little demon blood in me.. Always knew Iilana was a little monster..."
she quipped before collapsing into Gabriel's arms.
YESTERDAY
Erik trembled with rage as he looked into the water after he conjured a water spell
(to see who dared to touch Iilana) and saw Carl and Iilana kissing in the rain.
She chooses a stupid monk over me!
He roared, wanting to destroy the image but not wishing to see Iilana's pretty face shattered along with it. He already hated Carl with a feverishly boiling hatred-and wanted his blood.
"Soon..."
He brooded. When Night fell, the Hell Hound would arrive-and soon; all Hell would break loose.
"Bring it on,"
He thought maliciously before growing wings and flying off. The others moved silently to the designated area.
Time: 7.30pm.
Iilana placed her sword down and wiped the sweat from her brow. Anna did likewise, alongside Tae. They were training hard for the battle ahead. Iilana had, on instructions from Tae, sent a message to Circe earlier, to tell her that the duel would be in the fields, this evening. Carl was sipping some chicken broth, courtesy from a kindly old soul in the village not far from the manor. He felt better. Gabriel suddenly got up.
"What's-
He put up his hand to silence Carl.
"Its time."
As Gabriel grabbed his crossbow and his set of weapons, the others followed suit and galloped to the fields –Carl was still choking from finishing the broth in one go-as the Sun slowly died. It was not a good omen. Yet Tae kept smiling like a harlequin all the way. She had a plan-it was certainly going to succeed-she hoped.
The fields seemed less friendly now with the evil entities there.
"Hello, Iilana-
"Enough pleasantries. It ends here. Tonight."
Thunder boomed, as if to agree.
"ShadowSwordsmen!"
barked Circe.
The shadowy wraiths charged-only to be at full throttle by ninjas leaping out of the darkness. Circe was in shock.
Tae smirked. Iilana smiled. Of course...
"It's not over yet! Arachnid! Brothers!"
The spider-woman leapt out from behind .So did the brawny Twins.
Anna drew her cutlass.
"I'll handle the woman."
Gabriel loaded two pistols.
"The Twins."
Tae and Iilana,
"Circe.."
"Me?"
asked Carl.
"You , Erik."
His face paled before contorting-
"AHCHOO!"
All would have sweat-dropped had it been a manga or anime.
"NOW!"
Suddenly- THWACK!!!!!
"Carl...I said the right-
"Isn't this the right?"
asked a confused Carl, rubbing his head along with the two ladies. The plan was for Carl to attack (with a crossbow) on the right, the ladies the left. But as Carl could not tell left from right....
Gabriel was getting more and more perplexed. The Brothers were devilishly fast and before his bullets could find their target-they were gone. But as they drew their fists to strike Gabriel-they ALWAYS found their mark. Yet Gabriel was a quick learner. He leapt out of the way-leapt behind them-and open fired. He did it! -Then, they turned around, growling. Or not.
Anna found it hard to concentrate, what with Arachnid's legs all over the place-and her irritable taunting.
"Can't catch me..."
Ann swiped at her legs-No success.
"CONCENTRATE!"
FLASHBACK
Father reproachfully tapped his knuckles on 8 year old Anna's head.
"Concentrate, Anna. Block out everything your opponent says-and listen to yourself-and your heart. Do you hear?"
She nodded...
She looked into her enemy's ice-blue eyes-and evaded one of Arachnid's deadly sharp legs as she bent over. She leapt over, fighting fiercely with the spider-woman. After a while, realizing she was going nowhere, she rashly leapt upon Arachnid; cutlass brandished-and Arachnid stabbed her in the abdomen with all EIGHT legs. Anna cried out in pain.
"Anna!"
Cried Gabriel. So did the others.
Brother 1 slammed Gabriel to the ground.
"You should pay attention-we are BULLETPROOF,"
He sneered. As his brawny arms were raised to smash Gabriel to pulp, Gabriel rolled out of the way-and unsheathing a sword-cut off his hand. As Brother 1 howled, Gabriel decapitated him. To his surprise, Brother1 turned into ashes soon after. Lightning flashed, illuminating Gabriel-and it began to rain. Brother 2 charged towards him –Gabriel slashed him all over. Surprisingingly, Brother 2 was unharmed-or so it appeared.
"You fool, its futile-
As he raised his sword to end Gabriel's life –his arm and sword fell helplessly to the floor, blood mingling with the rain. It was only a stump now.
"WHAT-?"
"You really shouldn't move,"
Gabriel said calmly.
As the 2nd Brother tried to fight back, he began to fall apart. He exploded in a burst of blood and organs.
Anna and Arachnid had paused to watch the battle. Anna was jubilant-and strength returned to her at once. Arachnid snarled in rage and grief before trying to dash Anna against rock. Aerobically, she jumped away from it-and pulled Arachnid towards her-and knocking her out.
"Never underestimate a Valerious,"
She hissed. Just as she reachedfor her sword, Arachnid came to-and slammed her so hard Ann rolled towards the edge of a cliff. Seeing Anna barely hanging on, Arachnid maliciously impaled Anna's right hand and cooed,
"Say hello to the Devil for me,"
Then, Anna grabbed her by the scruff of her neck and yanked her over the cliff.
"Tell him yourself! Where's your initiative?"
Spat Anna, bleeding and hurt-but alive. She and Gabriel's eyes met-and she smiled. However, it died as the cliff's edge crumbled, sending her down.
"ANNAAAAAAA!!!!"
Cried Gabriel, rushing in vain to try and save her. He needn't have worried. For Anna caught hold of overhanging branch-and with supernatural grace, LEAPT back UP.
"How...."
"Remember the blood Iilana gave to help resurrect me? I guess I have a little demon blood in me.. Always knew Iilana was a little monster..."
she quipped before collapsing into Gabriel's arms.