Chapter 19:

-Taylor Corvinus-

As everyone had its victim and had killed it, all were satisfied and somewhat in better mood. It went about twelve o'clock midnight as they set off to the way home again.They went remote a way somewhat outside the city, as the way exactly was cut off them from a big amount of vampires. Immediately Michael stood before Selene, Alex and Kathleen to protect them, but they were surrounded. The two Lycans already had changed; the vampires one could see the blue in their eyes and their white fangs. Only Alex and Michael still remained quiet. Well yes, Alex didn't know exactly what he should do, because he knew not at all whether he can change and furthermore he never had done it.Instead, he only growled, that mixed with the other Lycans'. Still those strange vampires didn't attack yet and so did it the small group. Wait. Heavy-armed with silver nitrate ammunition like also with radioactive, they waited for an order.Kraven. The situation was more than critical. Michael knew that he couldn't protect all this time. Zed and Caleb couldn't endure such a freight of nitrate once again in their bodies, Kathleen and the others would go up in flames by the first shot of radioactive shotsHe could only hope that all Selene hasn't yet forgotten all and could put her fight experience into action. Kathleen looked somewhat uncertain as the only one, 'cause she never was in a such a situation, but Alex now stood beside her side and made himself ready for battle.As it had explained Michael to him... all happens from instinct, and this time he had a good reason to show his abilities. In this silent of the night, as one could hear no breathing and could see no movements, one shot suddenly fell and hit Michael.Immediately Alex wanted to him, but his dad immediately was again on his feet and was completely pissed off. He roared, that the blood of all. He gave Alex and Selene the order, to stay here and to look after Kathleen and Erika. Erika's companies had always their arms with them and were ready for battle, also like the two Lycans, that waited only for it to bite off a few heads. As this was clarified, Michael had changed mold into his monstrous hybrid form shortly after and the scraps of his clothing fell only to the ground. His sharp claws and teeth almost glistened with their sharpness. He only could hear "fire!" and the fire was pointed on him. A few times, he fell backwards, but was immediately again on his feet and slit open the first throat. a furious snarling slipped him and showed the next his teeth and the last what this saw, was a mighty claw in his face.Meanwhile, the Lycans also like the Death Dealers of Erika tried to avoid the shots. as however, two of Erika's people were shot and also Alex was wounded by two different bullets at the same time and cried out more fully in pain, it was directed Michael's attention towards his son and cleared a bloody, corpse strewn way to him.

"Hold fire!" suddenly screamed a voice in the crowd. Completely pissed off, Michael got up again and saw a dark shape approaching him. He couldn't see his face, cause it was covered by a hood, but he smelled a vampire... rather old and male. The one only grinned and got closer to this hybrid. Michael only snarled and waited, to turn this flippant fellow the neck.

"That should be the notorious hybrid from which one only talks and the descended of Alexander." he hissed. Now Selene stepped beside Michael and hissed:

"What do you want from us? Did Kraven set you on us?" the stranger looked somewhat strangely at her, because he sniffed in her a foreign power, which wasn't usually for a vampire. He could also sense her most deeply hate on Kraven, but he remained quite.

"Yes and no. Nobody sends me. If I do something, then out of own interest. Kraven's weak, however, if he wants something...then one can keep away him badly from it, to the example to kill this abhorrence here... what becomes quite difficult, as I see. He's remarkable, respect. but our world has no place for a carnivore above our food chain."

"Who are you that it dares to challenge him? I won't keep away you from it or I won't keep him away from tearing out your fresh tongue."

"My name's not of importance." with one powerful beat he sent Selene unceremoniously back to the others, where she could taste her blood good and wiped it off.That's it, Michael had lost his patient and yelled at the stranger and attacked him with a mighty and fast beat, so that the one was hurled through the air, however, Michael followed him and raised him again highly unceremoniously at the throat. His claws cut into the flesh of his opponent.To his surprises his victim countered with an also powerful beat into his face. Michael tottered backwards and as he saw clearly again, a next came and another followed, until he lost the balance then and fell to the ground. Now, it was grasped his and the stranger bent over him, so that he could see the teeth and the blue eyes.

"My father was an abomination...and you will keep him now company!" he hissed sharp in Michael's ear and he drilled his claws into Michael's breast and the hand at the throat cut open him the neck. Michael screamed fully of pain. Alex, who still lay at the ground in the background, but slowly had recovered himself from his shock, heard his father. Kathleen like also Selene wanted to keep him back, however the fury within him was kindled and he attacked. Not aware off, the one disguised as a monk was hurled by a very huge beat from Michael away. Alex attacked him further... avoided and beat with an aimed beat into the face of his opponent.Meanwhile, Michael tried his to get back on his feet, but he didn't make it so easily. these fucking sores didn't want to heal, however, he saw, that Alex needed help and as he saw, that he was overcome by the stranger and there was no escape anymore, Michael got up for a last attack and he was nearly faster than the light and he scarred its face and hurled him quite a lot meters from him away, then he yelled and snarled and he tore apart a dozen further vampires, which full-shot him with bullets until the end.The stranger got on his feet again even if he needed this time somewhat longer, but he hissed only and screamed to the retreat.Michael only snarled after them and as they had vanished into the night, he changed back and collapsed... still the open sore sighted.

"Michael!" yelled Kathleen and Selene at the same time and ran to him. Caleb and Zed still enjoyed at their prey as they heard screams and also set off.

"Dad"! Alex knelt beside him and was close to tears.

"We cannot stay here... we have to go back. Whoever knows whether this bastard is coming back again with reinforcement." it was Selene, which kept a cool head. Caleb that was still in his Lycan form, stepped closer, packed Michael on his shoulder and set off as first as fast as he could home. Zed decided for simple reasons not to change back and only so he could protect them faster in emergencies. Alex was injured, not only from the shots but also from the fight, but it healed slowly on the way home.