Chapter Eight: Sacrificial Lamb.
Author's Note: Okay, with Kazuya all woken up and Jamie and the others trapped in a hospital with tons and tons of danger what's gonna happen! Well, read and find out and please right me a review because I love our little visits!
True to her word, Julia had managed to open the door to the children's ward…and Jamie was standing in it…all alone…the lights were out and the whole area reeked of suffocating darkness…still, Jamie knew that it wouldn't stay that way for long.
Slowly, and purposefully he walked through the halls…the rooms were quiet…too quiet…and they lay in complete shambles.
Jamie knew that there weren't going to be any survivors…or if there were, he wasn't finding them. As he walked, he stumbled over something; quickly, he regained his balance and looked down at the grisly discovery.
A nurse and a young girl lay huddled on the floor…the nurse looked like she was protecting the patient…but unfortunately was unsuccessful. The two looked like they had been…mangled…
Jamie knelt down and gently felt for a pulse…he knew there wasn't going to be one but he had to find out just the same…and he was right…there wasn't one…
He carefully took in a breath, stood, and blinked back tears…he had been the Nephilim for three years now…and he had faced some pretty demented monsters and demons…but non had ever been this cruel…or if they were, Jamie and his friends had always put a stop to their plans…but this…this vampire who had sent this horde to attack the sick and the wounded…well, this was insane.
Suddenly Jamie heard a low scuffling of feet, quickly; he turned around to see a little boy of about eight staring at him in the corner. The boy looked up and prepared to run…Jamie immediately intervened.
"Don't be scared…I'm gonna get you outta here." Jamie spoke in a low, calm soothing voice.
Jamie knelt down to his level…the boy didn't trust him, so Jamie opened his mouth and pointed to his fang teeth…after careful deliberation, the boy realized he was human.
"My name's Jamie…what's yours?" He asked slowly in English (seeing as how he couldn't speak French).
Surprisingly, the kid spoke English (in a heavily French accent).
"Edmund William du Chamborg." He said.
"Wow, that's quite a grown up name for a little boy." Jamie responded as he stood.
The two walked down the hall for several seconds in silence before Edmund spoke up.
"But…my friends call me Will." He piped up.
Jamie grinned. "Will…I like that."
Will smiled back…but then it sank to immediate dismay when they reached the emergency fire exit. Three vampires and two Tekken Force agents stood by, guarding the door.
They hadn't noticed Jamie and Will yet, but Jamie did take the time to reassure the little boy.
"Don't worry," He whispered. "I'll take care of them, but I need you to hide underneath that bench." Jamie pointed to the overturned bench.
Will nodded and crawled underneath…leaving Jamie with the enemies.
He knew he didn't have a lot of time to act…but he did decide to asses the situation at hand.
Three vampires…sure…okay, he could manage them…but with another two Tekken Force? This wasn't going to be easy…stealth wasn't really an option…he could probably take one of them out, but then the others would notice…and despite the fact that they were relatively easy to beat…the Tekken Force wasn't to be underestimated.
Plus, let's not forget the guns…big…scary…semi automatic...guns…
Before Jamie could leapt into action one of the vamps spotted him.
"Hey! It's the one the boss warned us about!" He called.
The small group of guards ran at Jamie.
"Really? He warned you about me? Well, we haven't been properly introduced. I'm the Nephilim, and you're history!" Jamie called.
He leapt into the fray, first taking care of the Tekken Force. He whipped the gun out of one of the guard's hands, and smacked the butt of the rifle so hard in the guard's face that the helmet cracked and he fell.
The blow was meant to stun…and it worked, he would awaken with a slight headache.
"These," Jamie gestured to the gun, "never solve anything!"
He whipped around and performed a spinning reverse hook kick to the second Tekken Force guard, he fell, stunned…he wouldn't get up for a little while.
Dealing with the Tekken Force had left Jamie temporarily open for attack, and one of the vampires had grabbed him from behind.
"Let me know if I'm doing this right…" He whispered sadistically in Jamie's ear…before lowering his fangs.
Jamie screamed as the fangs plunged into his throat, but at the last second he flung the creature over his back. The vampire fell, and Jamie grabbed the demon's dagger before slicing off its head.
While still on the ground he lashed out with the blade and severed the second vampire's tendons in his heel. He screamed as he fell, and Jamie quickly snapped his neck. As the purified flames ignited around him, the Nephilim lashed his foot out, and tripped the final vampire.
With his knife, he beheaded the last one.
Will looked at Jamie with wide eyes.
Jamie gave a small, reassuring half-smile.
Great…so now I've scared him…great…good job Jamie…
"Okay Will, let's get goin-" Jamie began.
"JAMIE LOOK OUT!" Will screamed.
Jamie turned just in time to see some kind of four legged beast lunge at him. The creature looked like a dog, more specifically some kind of snarling, rabid Doberman. Only he had searing, blood red eyes, and reached to about Jamie's chest. His mouth foamed with stinking, blood red spittle.
Hellhounds! He sent fucking hellhounds! I-
Jamie didn't have time to finish before the dog leapt onto him.
The Nephilim cried out in pain as the heavy demon knocked him onto the floor. Jamie struggled with the creature's gaping maw, with it's razor sharp teeth. He gagged at as the wet, fetid breath clogged his nostrils.
"Will! Run!" Jamie cried.
Will stayed put…firmly rooted in place with fear. Jamie continued to wrestle with the growling beast…but was losing his battle fast…just when he couldn't take it anymore, he saw a leg come out of nowhere and side kick the devil dog off of Jamie.
It hit the wall with a wet, bone crunching smack.
Jamie quickly got up to see Jin Kazama offering him a hand up.
"Jin?" Jamie asked stupidly.
"Jamie…it's good to see you again." Jin said as he helped Jamie up.
"I'm so glad you're alright! Xiao's fine too she's-"
"Don't mean to break up the little reunion, but we've got a pack of these bitches to deal with!" Hwoarang shouted.
And it was true…Jamie hadn't noticed before…but there were about five of these Hellhounds...and they had trapped Jin and the others in a circle!
Everyone dropped into a fighting stance...the fire exit was clear…temporarily…
"Will! Run down those steps! They'll take you right to the street!" Jamie shouted.
Wordlessly, Will left, but not before wishing Jamie and the others luck. Jamie wasn't exactly thrilled about letting Will run off on his own, but at this point, he didn't know what else to do…and besides, the fire escape should be fine, as the Children's Ward was close to the first floor.
The dogs leapt, using its momentum, Jin stepped out of the way and flung the beast through the air. Hwoarang closed the gap with a jumping roundhouse kick. The blow connected with the creature's jaw…shattering it.
One of the dogs ran at Jamie, who performed a jumping spinning kick, cracking the creature's skull…upon landing; Jamie lashed out a reverse hook kick on another dog. Jin wasn't fairing to bad himself, he had managed to use the last Hellhound as a sort of punching bag of sorts…the beast was bludgeoned to death after a few kicks and punches.
"I told you to stay!" Jin stated to the fallen beast.
Then, all was silent.
Jamie didn't know that Jin could pun…and he managed to smirk at the aspect of it.
"So…did you guys find Kazuya?" Jamie asked wearily as he looked out the window.
"No," Hwoarang sniffed. "And we haven't found any other survivors…well, accept for that little kid…"
"But fath…I mean, Kazuya is still in the building…I can sense his presence…" Jin stated.
"Helluva alotta good that'll do Kazama we need to-" Hwoarang started.
Jamie wasn't really listening to the quelling argument, instead he continued to stare out the window…waiting for little Will to run through the doors…at first Jamie could see nothing but the suffocating darkness and hear only the stillness of the night.
And yet, it seemed to all end in a second. At first Jamie could hear the sirens cut through the night…and in an instant, the once quiet, cobblestone street was filled with SWAT team members and police cars.
Will ran towards them, and Jamie felt relief flood over him…which immediately turned to dismay when he saw the SWAT team members come out of their cars with…grenade…launchers…
"Guys…shut up for a sec…" Jamie started.
The two walked over to Jamie and saw the ensuing mess.
"Oh shit…" Hwoarang muttered.
"The police are here…we need to get out of here and-" Jin began.
Suddenly, the glass window next to them shattered, and a grenade fell to the ground. It did nothing for a second...but then it suddenly burst with a heavy, noxious gas.
At that second, the doors to the Children's Ward slammed open; Julia, Xiaoyu, and…Kazuya ran towards them.
"RUN!" Xiao screamed.
At first Jamie figured it was because of the police…but then he heard it…a vibration…something like an earthquake...but why would there be one here?
The group ran to the fire escape and up the stairs.
"To the rooftop! A helicopter'll pick us up there!" Julia ordered.
"Okay, we'll be safe from the cops there right?" Hwoarang asked.
"It's not them you should be worried about." Kazuya stated.
"Then what," Then, the realization hit him like a ton of bricks…
The vibration…it wasn't from an earthquake…and it wasn't from the police below…it was the residual vampires and Tekken Force…they were attempting to escape…and they were coming after Jamie and the others like a flood of pestilence…they, like the Nephilim and his friends were trying to escape as well…and if they caught up…well…
As Jamie and the others ran, they took the steps two, sometimes three at a time so they weren't so much as running up the stairs as bounding up them. Jamie didn't know why…he had always been a clumsy person, but right at the foot of the stairs…right before the door to the roof…he tripped…
And he fell…
And he fell hard…
His face smacked against the hard, cement…he was aware of his split lip…as the metallic taste of blood flooded his mouth.
I'm dead…I'm so fucking dead…
Xiao, Julia, Hwoarang, and Kazuya had made it through the door…Jamie couldn't blame them…they hadn't seen him fall…but Jin did.
Jamie didn't have time to get back up before the flood of vampires were on him…he screamed involuntarily as they grabbed him…they ripped at his shirt, and pulled out chunks of his hair. Jin heard the scream and turned.
"Jamie!" He yelled.
He ran at the vamps, and fought them off of Jamie's back…more were coming…when his back was clear, Jin grabbed Jamie by his torn shirt, and flung him towards the door.
Jamie hit it with a resounding thud. He stood up and limped painfully to help Jin.
"NO! FORGET ABOUT ME! YOU'RE TOO VALUABLE!" Jin screamed as a vampire grabbed at him.
Wounded or not, Jamie Parker was the Nephilim…and Nephilim died protecting people…he needed to help Jin. He moved to jump down and help his friend, but someone grabbed his hair.
It was Kazuya.
"LEMME GO! HE'S YOUR SON! HE NEEDS OUR HELP!" Jamie screamed as he fought weakly in Kazuya's grasp.
"They won't kill him…he's too valuable…we'll come back for him…" Kazuya stated.
Jamie watched…and they didn't kill him…they injected him with a sedative…Jin struggled, but ultimately fell, Jamie watched through tear stained vision as Kazuya and Hwoarang dragged him towards the awaiting helicopter.
The world felt like it was going by in slow motion…Jamie could hear himself screaming…swearing…using words he never thought he would ever use…spitting…and struggling…Hwoarang and Kazuya had him by the arms…the girls were already inside…suddenly, Jamie felt a hand clamp on his nose and mouth…blocking his vision.
It was Kazuya's…Jamie struggled but eventually, went limp…having passed out…everything mercifully went black…but even with his eyes closed…tears still fell for his friend…
Author's Note: Okay, please don't hate me! JIN IS NOT GONNA DIE! REPEAT: JIN WILL NOT DIE! And he WILL NOT turn into a vampire…but he's gonna go through a pretty crappy ordeal…PLEASE DON'T HATE ME! READ AND REVIEW! MUCH LOVE TO EVERYONE!