Chapter 12
The bloody end
There was dust everywhere... I got up slowly. Max had run out and pushed me out the way, and at the same time he had relocated my shoulder. I looked back to where Wolfwood was, but he had gone.
"Thanks Max, you have fixed my shoulder." I said, turning around, expecting to see him sitting behind me. But... he was not there.
The dust cleared and lying on the ground was-...
Oh moon... "Max!" I ran up to him, and just as I did the others ran around the corner and stopped dead, looking at the scene.
Max was lying on the ground, blood dribbling out of his mouth.
"Max, Max! Oh my... moon, talk to me brother." I couldn't believe my eyes. How could this be happening!?
He blinked strangely and looked up at me, his eyes were distant.
"Where's my brother?" his breathing was in quick gasps, and when he spoke more blood came out of his mouth.
I turned back into my normal form. Looking down his body, I saw blood had drenched his shirt.
The others came around us. Toboe was crying with tears falling down his face, Hige looked like he was holding back tears, and Kiba and Tsume were both looking away. Cheza had tears falling down her face, hands in little fists held to her mouth.
"There you are brother." Max croaked out.
"I'm here Max don't leave me... please.." I bent closer to him, tears now falling down my muzzle.
Max still had his knife in his fist. His body twitched and moved pointlessly. He arched his back coughing up more blood.
"Aahh, brother we made it... We are free.." his voice was getting weaker with every second.
"Yeah, we did but... we still have to see the world... just you and me. Yeah..." my own voice sounded strange to me, it was braking.
Max's eyes were going in and out of focus.
"Aahh brother... I.. I don't want to go... not yet, I-..I'm not ready.." he said, tears falling from his eyes.
He coughed again, spraying my face with his blood.
He lifted up his free hand and grabbing the back of my neck, pulling me closer to him. Every move he made looked like it was sapping away all of his strength.
He tilted his head back, showing his throat, but not taking his eyes off mine. I blinked the tears away. No he-... he couldn't be thinking... he couldn't be requestingthis... could he? No. NO. It couldn't... it shouldn't end like this! Not like this... not like this...
"Brother... Do it for me. I don't want to die by his bullet... I want to die by your fangs... and your fangs alone." his voice was barley a whisper.
"What!? ...I can't. Max I-.. I can't... I can't do it." I said, more tears falling down my face. No.. no no no! This was not what I wanted.. This isn't supposed to be happening! Why, why is this happening?!
"Please... it hurts.." he coughed again, a single tear rolling down his face.
He squeezed my neck.
I shut my eyes tightly. I put one paw on his chest, and grabbed his neck in my jaws. I felt my teeth piercing his skin, his pulse on my tongue. His blood flooded my mouth.
He groaned and arched his back off the ground. I pushed down with my paw without thinking.
"Thank you brother... brother.. brother.. brothoo... brothoo... broth.. brooo.. bromm... brm ..umm ...mm..-" CRACK!
Time stopped. I stood there for a minute, with him in my jaws. His pulse was slow... I could feel it. It was only a matter of time before it truly stopped. I felt the tears roll down my face, some spatting lightly on his now pale skin... other tears mixing with his blood. I felt it... it slowed one more time, and finally died.
I let him go, turned into human form, and leaned against the building with my head in my hands.
I could not believe I had just did it. I felt empty and weak. Yes. For the first time, emptyness and weakness entered my entire being. I hate this feeling... this feeling, I wish it would just go away..
I looked through my hands, at the ground. Blood was creeping over the cold surface.
Memories came back to me. The first time I met Max, the first time I looked at him as a brother, the time when master had let us play in a tiny enclose that one time, when we used to fight side by side the arena, our short time of freedom. Our short time... together.
I turned back into my true form, and looked up at the blue sky. A warm wetness was moving under me.
Him. My teeth started to bare viscously, lip quivering at the very thought of HIM.
I dug my claws into to the ground. It was him... He killed the last of my family. I looked back at my brother.
His eyes were glassy, looking up at the heavens. Blood was still trickling out of his mouth...
My emptiness was replaced by anger. I bent down and licked the blood away from his throat, and then I licked the blood away from his mouth.
My heart began to race, I let myself fall to the floor, and I rolled in the warm wetness.
I got back up onto my paws, closed my eyes, and bowed my head.
My blood was pumping fast, my fur stood on end, I began to shake.
I'll kill him. I'll tear his head off. I'll rip his (ing head off! And then, then I'll crush it underneath my paws.. Yeah. It's the least I can do.
My hackles raised, bearing my fangs.
I snapped my eyes open and looked down at my brother again, his knife was still in his hand. I turned back into my human form, and picked up the blade. I held it tightly in my fist.
I turned back into my true form again, and let out the most blood thirsty snarl I could muster.
I'll kill him! I'll soak the ground in his blood. "I'll rip him apart!" I shouted it to the heavens.
I sprinted off at breakneck speed. I will not rest until I'VE taken him down.
I turned down one street, then another.
A human walked out from behind a small building. I quickly turned into my human form and without stopping, I pulled back Max's knife and as I passed the human I slashed its throat.
I picked up speed, turning back into my true form.
I'll kill every human that stands in my way. They're all sick, they are all going to hell! I'll make the streets flow with their blood.
I turned a corner and saw him, Wolfwood.
Without stopping I charged at him and let out a roar. He turned, lifting his cross as he did. The first shot missed, the second missed, the third skimmed my back leg. The bullet ripped through the flesh, and I ignored it.
I jumped high into the air and landed in front of him. He swung his cross. I dodged it. I went for his legs. I danced out of the way and he slammed his weapon into my side. I rolled away and back onto my feet. I ran wide, he opened fire, the bullets chasing my tail.
"I was not aiming for the boy! I wanted you not him!" he shouted over the noise.
My wounds were screaming for me to stop to fall, but I couldn't. Not until he was dead.
My branded leg suddenly gave way from under me. I hit the ground hard. I looked up.
Wolfwood flicked his cross so the long end was on his shoulder and the short end was pointing at me, opening to reveal a huge red bullet.
I jumped up and ran, he fired. The bullet shot past me and hit the building behind me and exploded. The force of the explosion threw me across the street.
Something sharp slashed a deep gash across my back. Ignoring the wound, I got back up and sped off again.
I turned back into my human form, skidded to a hault and threw Max's knife with all my might. As I threw it Wolfwood fired. The bullet went through my abdomen.
I fell to one knee clutching my wound, looking up at Wolfwood. The knife was dug to the hilt, in his chest.
He dropped his cross, his whole body was shaking.
I charged at him, back in my wolf form. Just as he started to fall back, I jumped and sank my fangs around his head.
I landed on all fours, his head still in my grip. He screamed and writhed, punching and kicking me, trying to get me off.
I began to crush. His scream was cut short. CRACK!
His body went limp, and I let go and stood up in human form looking down. My breathing was hard.
His body twitched.
He was not dead yet.
I look around madly and saw his cross. I grabbed it, and lifted it high above my head. I broght it down, hitting the body.
I keep hitting it again and again and again. It was music to my ears.
"Aaahhhh! I'll destroy you! I'll rip you apart!"
I couldn't stop hitting the body. All the anger I had ever felt was exploding out of me. The dam had finally crumbled, and the crimson water that was held back by that dam was flowing and turning into a huge tidal wave of fresh blood.
The sides of the cross fell away.
"AAHHHH!!" I threw the cross across the street, and it landed on the rubble and hit a pipe. It cracked open sending water high into the air. It fell back down to earth like rain.
I looked down at the mangled body, panting with fists still clenched.
As the water washed away the blood from me, it washed the anger away too. Now the anger had gone, and all that was left was the pain, the sadness, and the exhaustion.
I turn back into my wolf form, and started to walk away. Every step drained me of my strength.
I must make it back to Max. I must see him again.
The street all seemed darker then before, everything was spinning around me.
All I wanted to do was fall and sleep. My legs shook, my wounds bled. I turned the corner.
The others were still sitting around Max's body, all of them had tears falling down their faces.
I took another step foward, then another, and another.
I must make it to him.
Max's eyes were now shut, and his hands were resting on his chest.
"No brother don't go... We need to see the world remember?... Who's going to keep you warm... in winter now?" I could barley talk.
My legs gave way.
No! I have not made it to him. Not yet!
I was only a foot away from him, but my body had reached its limit. My sight was blurring, and sounds were becoming distant.
I looked around. Toboe was crouched next to me shouting something, tears falling fast down his face. Hige was also saying something, Cheza had her eyes closed.
"Sing for me please?" I said. All I wanted to do was sleep, and be with Max.
I closed my eyes. Yes.. sleep. That's all that I needed.. and then, then I'd wake up, and I'd find Max there looking at me. He'd be smiling, and we would be seeing the world, just like we promised. I let out a very low, very silent, mourning growl. Who was I kidding... other than myself?
Something warm and wet was licking one of my wounds.
Some one was stroking me, making the pain go away.
I wanted to show you the world, brother... I wanted to save you, and now... I'll never see you again. Yes... darkness, it was seeping in my mind. But wait.. who-.. Who's that? Someone.. Someone smiling... at me...
"We will meet again brother, but not yet. Not yet."
The End
iv finished, im so proud
i have never done any thing like this and finished
writeing the part with max was realy hard i lisend to cold play The Scientist and Evanescence My Immortal, strangly it really help me write it :)
i realy enjoyed writing it and hope ever one that read it enjoyed it :)
i want to thank xbluex, vivi, tusme,
and a huge THANKS and meny kisses X3 to silverwolf for all her great help woth spelling and every thing
