Carl stopped where he was. One moment he was running towards Erik-a bemused
one to be honest-, the other in a grand hall. All was gray, even the
tapestry and furniture. Yet, it looked grand.
"Erik! Where are you?"
"I'm here."
Erik stood on the top of the banisters, his cloak in the form of wings. He grinned sadistically.
"Leave Iilana alone-
"Or what? Do you think she loves you?"
Erik bared his growing canines and smiled ferally.
"And you think she'll love you for betraying and branding her?"
shot back Carl in a rare moment of bravery. Erik's smile died. Growling, he transformed and flew towards Carl. Carl was ready. He may have lacked the guts of Gabriel but he still had some skill. He fired at Erik, sending Erik against a wall. Erik's face tightened in concentration-and all the silver stakes fell to the floor harmlessly. His wounds healed at once. He was immune to silver.
"Fantastic...."
Thought Carl sarcastically.
Circe could not believe it. Her best warriors-were dead. And the Shadow Swordsmen... they were mostly overwhelmed by ninjas?... She pulled out two Roman swords and deflected Tae's and Iilana's blows with dexterity. When she realized she was not their match, she turned to Erik-and smiled.
Gabriel lay Anna down on his trenchcoat-which he removed- gently and checked her wounds. They were not fatal but still- He paused when he heard growling. He turned-and came face to face with The HellHound. Growling and salivating, the dog must be thinking of a tasty meal-named Gabriel apparently.
Gabriel Casserole is NOT on the menu today, Fido,
he thought wryly as he scooped Anna up and did a sensible thing: Run like Hell.
The HellHound, all in its flaming glory ran after its reluctant meal.
I'm NOT going to be a meal for some flaming mongrel!
Thought Gabriel. When he looked back, he saw the Hound glaring at him, as if to say,
"Don't flatter yourself. You're barely a mouthful."
Holding Anna with one hand, he wrested for his pistol- got it!
Turning around, he fired point-blank into the beast's hide, stopping it in its tracks. But only for a moment. Placing Anna aside, out of eyeshot, he promised he would return-and grabbed a Tojo blade-no, two. As he activated them, he waited for the right moment. Then, he realized he was near the sea...
The Hell-Hound charged.
"Perfect,"
Gabriel thought as the blades sliced the Hound into pieces –and fell into the sea. Gabriel raised his eyes. Too easy.
"Its eyes are the weak points,"
sneered Circe as she slammed Iilana and Tae aside.
Seconds later, it blasted out of the water, its eyes still flaming though its coat was 'normal'. And it was MAD.
"Thanks for telling me, Lady,"
Gabriel laughed as he open-fired-and shot it in the eyes directly. Just to make sure it stayed dead, He removed yet another Tojo blade-only to see it burn up and disappear. All this, before Circe's eyes.
"NOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!"
She shrieked. After all that planning-Iilana and her allies had wrecked it. She said it aloud.
"They,"
spat Iilana in between choking on her own blood.
"are NOT allies-THEY are my FRIENDS!"
Gabriel looked shocked.. After all that suspicion, she actually looked upon him as a friend.
Snarling, Circe flung a series of arrows at her before she could say a word. Enough of games. She would kill that deceitful friend of hers-
Iilana closed her eyes-and opened them, only to see Tae protecting her.
"Tae?"
She resembled Saint Sebastian (some saint who was shot to death by arrows). Blood stained Iilana. Tae coughed. Shirra and Raven ran to their owner's side.
"Oh God-
"I'm so-tired..."
With that, she closed her eyes.
Iilana was filled with an overpowering rage. Yet, she reined it in. Anger sapped one's strength and made them vulnerable.
"You hurt my friend...damn you, Circe..."
"I'm not finished yet-
"Keep the others out of it!"
she barked.
Circe laughed. Snapping her fingers, Erik appeared-holding a bloody figure, bruised and beaten.
"CARL!"
Guilt filled Iiana's heart. Circe cast Carl aside-and melded with Erik in a burst of light. When the light faded, Erik stood there, smirking at her rage.
"Erik, where's-
"I'm right here."
A female voice replied out of Erik.
"Gabriel-get out and take Anna and Carl with you-NOW!"
Erik did not stop them.
"All I want-is you, my dear Iilana."
Flinging down her swords, she took her demon form. 'Erik' smiled-and became.....a hybrid of both Circe and himself in their demon forms.
"Great..."
It was going to be a LONG night.
"Erik! Where are you?"
"I'm here."
Erik stood on the top of the banisters, his cloak in the form of wings. He grinned sadistically.
"Leave Iilana alone-
"Or what? Do you think she loves you?"
Erik bared his growing canines and smiled ferally.
"And you think she'll love you for betraying and branding her?"
shot back Carl in a rare moment of bravery. Erik's smile died. Growling, he transformed and flew towards Carl. Carl was ready. He may have lacked the guts of Gabriel but he still had some skill. He fired at Erik, sending Erik against a wall. Erik's face tightened in concentration-and all the silver stakes fell to the floor harmlessly. His wounds healed at once. He was immune to silver.
"Fantastic...."
Thought Carl sarcastically.
Circe could not believe it. Her best warriors-were dead. And the Shadow Swordsmen... they were mostly overwhelmed by ninjas?... She pulled out two Roman swords and deflected Tae's and Iilana's blows with dexterity. When she realized she was not their match, she turned to Erik-and smiled.
Gabriel lay Anna down on his trenchcoat-which he removed- gently and checked her wounds. They were not fatal but still- He paused when he heard growling. He turned-and came face to face with The HellHound. Growling and salivating, the dog must be thinking of a tasty meal-named Gabriel apparently.
Gabriel Casserole is NOT on the menu today, Fido,
he thought wryly as he scooped Anna up and did a sensible thing: Run like Hell.
The HellHound, all in its flaming glory ran after its reluctant meal.
I'm NOT going to be a meal for some flaming mongrel!
Thought Gabriel. When he looked back, he saw the Hound glaring at him, as if to say,
"Don't flatter yourself. You're barely a mouthful."
Holding Anna with one hand, he wrested for his pistol- got it!
Turning around, he fired point-blank into the beast's hide, stopping it in its tracks. But only for a moment. Placing Anna aside, out of eyeshot, he promised he would return-and grabbed a Tojo blade-no, two. As he activated them, he waited for the right moment. Then, he realized he was near the sea...
The Hell-Hound charged.
"Perfect,"
Gabriel thought as the blades sliced the Hound into pieces –and fell into the sea. Gabriel raised his eyes. Too easy.
"Its eyes are the weak points,"
sneered Circe as she slammed Iilana and Tae aside.
Seconds later, it blasted out of the water, its eyes still flaming though its coat was 'normal'. And it was MAD.
"Thanks for telling me, Lady,"
Gabriel laughed as he open-fired-and shot it in the eyes directly. Just to make sure it stayed dead, He removed yet another Tojo blade-only to see it burn up and disappear. All this, before Circe's eyes.
"NOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!"
She shrieked. After all that planning-Iilana and her allies had wrecked it. She said it aloud.
"They,"
spat Iilana in between choking on her own blood.
"are NOT allies-THEY are my FRIENDS!"
Gabriel looked shocked.. After all that suspicion, she actually looked upon him as a friend.
Snarling, Circe flung a series of arrows at her before she could say a word. Enough of games. She would kill that deceitful friend of hers-
Iilana closed her eyes-and opened them, only to see Tae protecting her.
"Tae?"
She resembled Saint Sebastian (some saint who was shot to death by arrows). Blood stained Iilana. Tae coughed. Shirra and Raven ran to their owner's side.
"Oh God-
"I'm so-tired..."
With that, she closed her eyes.
Iilana was filled with an overpowering rage. Yet, she reined it in. Anger sapped one's strength and made them vulnerable.
"You hurt my friend...damn you, Circe..."
"I'm not finished yet-
"Keep the others out of it!"
she barked.
Circe laughed. Snapping her fingers, Erik appeared-holding a bloody figure, bruised and beaten.
"CARL!"
Guilt filled Iiana's heart. Circe cast Carl aside-and melded with Erik in a burst of light. When the light faded, Erik stood there, smirking at her rage.
"Erik, where's-
"I'm right here."
A female voice replied out of Erik.
"Gabriel-get out and take Anna and Carl with you-NOW!"
Erik did not stop them.
"All I want-is you, my dear Iilana."
Flinging down her swords, she took her demon form. 'Erik' smiled-and became.....a hybrid of both Circe and himself in their demon forms.
"Great..."
It was going to be a LONG night.