The tall dark symbiote walked up the hillside steps towards the mansion, holding a pair of black roses in his hands. He felt confident, even happy. He'd known her for what felt like forever, Venom remembered that full moon night when he met her, the beautiful vampire Morrigan Aensland.
He remembered when they fought together against the vampire-symbiote Bloodshed, when they found the Moonshine Gem, when they discovered the Lost Treasure of Yin-Yong and fought perilous foes together, when they shared their first kiss and declared their love for each other.
Tonight, it was date night and the weather felt so perfect. They would dine and feast together, feed off of whatever unsuspecting unfortunate souls they could find and their night would be so beautiful. So much love and fear, so little time.
Venom climbed the last step, a grin upon his foreboding face, and knocked on the door. Silence, except for the crickets chirping, owls hooting and Venom breathing. He tapped the buzzer, the doorbell chiming ominously. Footsteps approached, coming closer by the second.
The door slowly opened and the beautiful green-haired vampire stepped outside, wearing her revealing trademark costume to see Venom waiting for her. He held out the roses and said, "I bear the gift of Black Death Roses, for you, my dark love."
Morrigan sighed dreamily and accepted the flowers, holding them with a happy smile on her face. "You know how to earn over a woman, Venom." She remarked, "Such beautiful flowers."
Venom nodded, "A beautiful gift for a beautiful creature like you."
The vampire approached the symbiote and seductively snaked her arms around his neck, looking into his cold white eyes and pressing her figure against his stature with a smile. "So much beauty, so much time for us together." She whispered, "Shall we embark on our moonlight journey of love and fear, my handsome Venom."
The symbiote cackled ominously and held Morrigan's hand. "Hell yeah!" He remarked with a sinister snarl of joy.
Venom threw his arms around his vampire-y girlfriend and she flapped her wings, taking flight to the moonlit sky and leaving the mansion behind for the time being. The duo flew across the air together, taking in the stars and the beauty of a peaceful night that would soon be filled with a near sense of dread for many mortals.
Morrigan and the symbiote flew over the mountains and the countryside, embracing each other warmly and absorbing the night's beauty with the sense of appreciation they had in their otherwise dark hearts. Venom howled like a wolf into the night, his howl striking fear into those who saw the ominous shapes flying across the night sky and fearing werewolf-vampires.
A large body of dark red water loomed behind a mountain and the two flew downward to see it for themselves. They'd come to Blood Wine Lake, a perfect place for their date. Morrigan descended to the ground and Venom let go of her, they walked towards the wine lake hand-in-hand together.
The vampire conjured up two glasses from thin air and dipped one into the lake, collecting a glassful of wine. Venom took the other glass and scooped up some wine for himself too. The couple shared a toast and drank the wine, it tasted just like sweet and juicy, almost like blood mixed with water.
Venom gulped the wine down and Morrigan drank it all herself, then they got more wine and drank a little more. By the time they finished their wine, Morrigan was giggling and hiccupping while Venom only let out a soft burp. They dropped their empty glasses, both of which shattered, and sat down with a tipsy Morrigan in Venom's arms.
"Will you be ok, my love...?" Venom asked.
"*Hic* I'll be fine." Morrigan replied.
They looked into each other's eyes and leaned in for a kiss, but just then, Venom's "spider-sense" went off and he rose to his feet. Morrigan stood too, reading his mind and smelling danger nearby. The bushes rustled and something growled sinisterly in the darkness, something out to ruin Venom and Morrigan's night.
More rustling and a pair of dwarf-like beings emerged, accompanied by a couple miner-looking people, holding clubs and pickaxes and torches while glaring at the two. A pack of wolves emerged, growling…
One imp stepped forward with a pitchfork. "You are dangerous beings." He said to Venom & Morrigan, "Too dangerous to roam free, your reputations are damn well-known and we know what you are up to."
A man nodded and smacked his club into his hand, "Vampires and alien demons have many of us for too long, now we're gonna end it."
Venom chuckled, "What makes you losers think you're capable of defeating us when we've got shit that you've never seen? We are stronger than any of you, none of you will stand a chance against us."
One of the miners just laughed, "Oh yeah? Try us!" The miner twirled his pickaxe and ran towards the two, ready to attack. Venom was ready, he dodged as the miner sliced at him and then grabbed his arm, holding him in place. The miner cried in pain, unable to move.
Morrigan bit into the miner's neck and the man fainted from the pain, allowing Venom to bite into his head before proceeding to eat him whole until there was nothing left of the miner. Venom smacked his lips and glared at the group of enemies, none of whom were leaving.
"Eyes, lungs, pancreas…" Venom hissed, "So many snacks and so little time."
"I couldn't agree more, my love." Morrigan commented sinisterly as she held the symbiote's arm and glared evilly at the group.
The lead imp overcame his shock and raised his weapon towards the night sky, yelling, "ATTAAAAAAAACK! KILL THEM!" The wolves, miners and imps charged, their weapons fully brandished and ready to deliver some pain to the two, but what followed next subverted their evening's expectations.
Venom grabbed a wolf and bit its head off, then he tossed the creature into the lake and slammed another wolf on the ground like a rag doll and tossed it away. Morrigan ducked to avoid being hit by clubs from the miners and karate kicked an imp into a nearby rock.
Bonk! A miner clubbed Morrigan on the head, but not hard enough. She wheeled around, bit his neck and then kneed him in the groin. A wolf pounced on her, but the vampire bit the creature's ear and it ran off, whimpering in pain.
Three imps whacked Venom with their clubs as another tried to stab him, but the symbiote was tougher and his healing factor always protected him from fatal harm. He swiped at an imp, clawing him, and smashed his head in, discarding the body into the lake. Then he bit off a miner's arm and ate him whole, absorbing him into his body.
Morrigan dodged a punch from one of the attackers and grabbed his arm, twisting it until the man cried out. She judo flipped him onto the ground and kicked her attacker in the head, knocking him out. There weren't that many enemies left now, only a few remaining.
One imp shrieked with horrified disbelief, "Retreat!"
And with those exact words, the mob ran, crying out in fear and leaving a battle weary but victorious Venom and Morrigan alone together as they savored the moment. One thing was certain, tonight's date night had been the perfect date night.
Venom came to Morrigan's side and held her hand, looking her over. "Are you hurt?" He asked.
Morrigan just smiled, "You worry too much, my love. I didn't get one scratch on me from the fight, aside from a club bonk to the head."
The vampire smiled and snaked her arms around Venom's body while his clawed hands gently grasped her hips, then they leaned in and kissed. Morrigan lifted up a leg seductively and the dark couple stood in the moonlight, making out and savoring their love together.
Venom ran a hand under Morrigan's leg, holding it up while his other hand remained placed upon the vampire's slender him. She licked his lips and Venom's long tongue licked her cheeks, the couple deepened their every kiss and made love together with no rude interruptions.
Reality eventually set in and the two broke the kiss, Venom swept Morrigan off her feet and held the shapely vampire in his hands while she tucked her arms around his neck and lay closer to him. "Shall we go somewhere else to spend our dark night together…?" Venom asked.
"Lead the way, my love." Morrigan said seductively.
"As you wish." With that, Venom carried Morrigan away from Blood Wine Lake and headed over the mountains into the night to find a quieter place for the two to spend their romantic evening as one…
The End
