They stared at each other for a long moment. He then drew his sword and pointed it at her.
"You're not leaving," he said.
Lucinda drew her sword and faced him.
"Yes I am," she said.
They circled each other, swords drawn. Farkas lunged at her. She dodged. He lunged at. She dodged. He lunged again. She dodged. He slashed at her. She raised her sword blocking the attack. He slashed again. She blocked it.
"C'mon," she said. "Stop trying to hit me and hit me."
He slashed. She blocked it. He slashed. She blocked it. Their swords echoed around the room as they clashed. Farkas lunged hard at her. She kicked him, knocking him off balance. He stumbled. He slashed at her. She raised her sword. She blocked it. She kicked him again, knocking him back.
He fell to the floor. Lucinda laughed enraging him further. Farkas sprang up. He lunged at her. They began fencing wildly. For every slash and lunge he made, Lucinda blocked them. His attempts to fight her were futile. She was either too fast, or too good. They paced in a circle as they fought. She kicked him again, knocking him off his feet. Stefan watched his daughter in awe.
Farkas fell to the floor. His sword clattered to the floor next to him. Lucinda laughed once more.
"Pathetic werewolf," she said watching him stand up. He made a small noise between a laugh and a growl. In one movement he began to transform. Thick black hair emerged from under skin and his clothes were ripped from his body.
Lucinda looked up at him as he transformed. A werewolf standing at two and a half meters tall glared down at her. Its yellow eyes fixed and teeth barred at her. He growled menacingly, Lucinda began to back away slowly. A silver arrow flew through the air and slammed into the Farkas's back. He roared in pain as it hit him. He turned around to see Valeria holding her bow up looking at her sister. Farkas pulled the arrow from his back and fixed his eyes on Valeria. He roared loudly and made a beeline straight for her. Wings sprang from Stefan's armour and he threw himself into the path of Farkas.
He knocked Farkas off balance. Stefan grabbed him and threw bodily across the room. Farkas landed painfully ten feet away. Stefan flew towards him. He picked him up again and threw him across the room once more. He landed at the foot of the stairs just as his brother and several thralls arrived. Farkas stood up surrounded by allies. He roared loudly as they advanced on the Vampires.
Valeria raised her bow. She fired. Her arrow slammed into the eye of a thrall, killing him instantly. She loaded another. She fired again. She killed another, with an arrow in the neck. Two thralls advanced on Lilith. She drew her dagger and beckoned them to come to her. The raised their swords. One of them slashed at her. She ducked. The other slashed. She dodged it. The first one lunged at her. She rolled underneath him and nicked his leg.
He stumbled. His companion slapped her across the face. Lilith stumbled. He raised his sword. She cartwheeled to the side as the sword clanged on the stone. She kicked him aside. His companion slashed at her. She ducked and shoved her dagger into his groin. He screamed in pain as Lilith looked up at him grinning mischievously. She pulled out her dagger and fell into a heap clutching his groin in pain.
She turned her attention to the other thrall. He was furious at the death of his comrade. He lunged at Lilith. She leapt aside. He slashed at her. She ducked. She attempted to stab him. He blocked it with his sword, again and again he blocked her attempts. A silver arrow flew through the air. It slammed into the thrall's back. Lilith sliced open his throat. He fell to the floor in a pool of blood. Lilith smiled at Valeria who smiled in return. Lilith raced off to help Serana. Valeria loaded another arrow into her quiver and took aim once again.
Serana was fighting two at once. She fired lightning from both hands at her attackers. Electrocuted they still advanced. The chain lightning jumped from one to the other, electrocuting them both. They fell instantly, being mortals; the magic was fatal to them. Serana then drew her sword and lunged at a third thrall. She sliced a hole in his arm. He turned to face her. He raised his sword. He lunged at her. She blocked it. She fired chain lightning at him. He screamed in pain. A silver arrow flew past her ear and slammed into his eye. He fell into a heap on the floor.
Serana raced forwards and kicked Vilkas in the back of the legs. He stumbled. She shot him with ice spike. He bared his teeth as he faced her. She fired another ice spike at him, followed by more lightning. She back peddled, firing lightning at him. He advanced on her. He drew his claws. He swiped at her. She rolled aside. She resumed lightning. He swiped at her again. She rolled aside. She resumed the lightning.
He swiped at her. She drew her sword. She blocked it. The fire burned his paws. He swiped at her. She ducked. She lunged at him. He sword connected with his arm. He leapt back in pain. He roared loudly, drool showering her face. He bounded towards her. A powerful bolt of lightning shot across the room. It struck him in the torso and threw him aside. Serana looked over to see Lucinda, her hands raised firing lightning indiscriminately.
"Serana look out!" called Lilith.
A huge black object leapt at her. Serana darted aside. Farkas landed heavily on top of Lucinda pinning her to ground. Stefan bolted past her. He grabbed Farkas and carried him into the air. He threw bodily across the room. Farkas rocketed across the room and slammed into a stone wall.
"Not my daughter you bastard!" yelled Serana. Her red Vampire robes melted to form a skin, blood red wings protruded from her back. Her fangs grew by several inches and her boots had become clawed feet. She made a loud noise between a hiss and snarl. Serana darted forwards and grabbed Farkas. She held him against the wall, slowly sliding him up the stone as she levitated.
She then threw him from her. He flew across the room and landed in a heap by Lucinda's cell. She soared across the room. She picked him up and threw him. He landed at the foot of the stairs. She grabbed him once more. She threw him into the cell. He slammed into the wall. Serana soared across the room. She landed heavily in front of him, blocking his path.
He looked up at her and roared. Serana's hands had also become clawed. They were long and extremely sharp. She bared her claws and slid them across the stone creating sparks. She opened her mouth and roared at him, exposing her fangs. Her fangs were enormous. Her eyes lit up, almost like there was a powerful light behind them.
She picked up Farkas. She dug her claws into his arm. He lifted him into the air as high as she could. Her fangs were extended and she moved her mouth close to his neck. Closer and closer. She could smell his breath. She could feel his blood rushing through his veins. Her fangs were centimetres from his skin. Suddenly, she was struck by a gout of fire.
She looked around to see Vilkas. He had recovered and shot her with fire while the others were fighting the thralls. Serana threw Farkas on the floor. She soared over to Vilkas. She picked him up with her clawed feet and transferred him to her hands. She extended her fangs and sunk them deep into his neck. Blood spurted from the open wound. Farkas stood up to see his brother bleeding out. Serana threw him bodily from her and knocked him into Farkas bowling them over.
The thralls were defeated. Serana landed on the stone on her hands and knees. She hyperventilated in exhaustion and and fear. Her wings melted into her back. He armour billowed once more and her feet and hands returned to normal. She looked up at her companions and then over to the brothers. Farkas glared angrily at her for killing his brother.
Serana kneeled on the floor, sweating profusely and breathing heavily.
"Time to go," said Stefan. He put his arms around her waist and threw her over his shoulders. Lilith and Valeria followed Stefan up the stairs. Lucinda fired a lightning rune at them, trapping them before following her party up the stairs.