Destiny easily blocked the attack, trying to catch the weaker vampire without her guard. Spinning and grabbing a silver whip from another wall, she brought it down upon her opponents' arm. Desiré gasped as the braided and edged leather caught her around the wrist, but twisted and backhanded the other woman across the face.
Hissing as the backhand reddened her cheek, Destiny rolled and grabbed a knife from another wall, dropping her rapier as she moved. The two were locked in a flurry of attack and riposte that would have been almost impossible to follow with the human eye.
Van Helsing started to rise from the table, trying to interfere, but unable to find an opening. The battle was incredibly short, Destiny having the definite strength advantage, and after several moments of attack, slammed a silver crucifix into the vampiress's nearly exposed heart. After several seconds of looking down at her enemy, she guiltily turned back to Gabriel.
"I am so sorry, I wanted to tell you..." She murmured, her clear blue eyes meeting his with a new expression, slightly shy and slightly angry. He was about to explode with anger and relief, but a movement out of the corner of his eye caught his attention.
Desiré had risen to her knees, and ripped the blood-covered crucifix out of her chest. "No, Van Helsing, if I can to get the one I love, neither can you." She started to collapse, but threw the glinting weapon at his only slightly protected heart.
Destiny saw the crucifix the moment it was thrown. "Move!" She shouted, running forward and slamming him out of its path. She drew up abruptly as the crucifix ripped into her back, sending her to her knees.
Van Helsing caught Destiny as she fell, cradling her injured body closer to him. Setting her with the utmost of care on a velvet couch, he closed his eyes, silently praying to any existing God that she wouldn't view the same fate as his once beloved Anna.
I know this chapter was really short, but I was on vacation in the middle of nowhere for a week and didn't get on a computer till yesterday. I missed y'all a lot while I was gone, and I thank all of my reviewers for not sending me hatemail while I was away. Next chapter should be up tomorrow, I'll have chapter 3 of Shadowed Twilight then too.