Chapter Thirteen
Darrain carried Lorena into their chambers and loudly yelled for his guards. They came rushing in, weapons drawn.
"Bring me the Daggers of Lilith." He barked at them.
They seemed confused by his request at first then ran out the door with such urgency Lorena wasn't sure she wanted to know what the daggers were. Darrain turned his blazing green eyes to her.
"I wish I had had time to show you how to use them, but there is nothing I can do now, it is far too late to teach you. I will not leave you to fight him alone; I will be there to help protect you. Athien, Crystal, Siree, Ian, Adam, Micheal, Kellen, Michelle, and maybe even some of the Hybrids will also do what they can. You are not in this alone Lorena."
The guards came rushing back into the room with a metal box. Darrain swiped the box from them and threw the catch open. Inside, wrapped in velvet, were two gleaming daggers. The hilt made of pure gold with silver scripture, in a language Lorena did not know. Ever so carefully he removed the daggers from the box, as though they were made of glass.
"You will kill him using these, but be careful; they can kill any being, including you. There were very few weapons made to kill ones as powerful as he. They were scattered throughout all the Covens, Packs, and Nomads. Of those few, even fewer have been found. My Coven and yours are the only ones who have found theirs. I am sorry, I know this must be a lot to take in, but you have to kill Draco. You are the only one strong enough to do so. If you don't kill him, he will kill you. We have to go Lorena, the others; they are already engaged in battle with him."
Lorena nodded mechanically and took the daggers in her hands.
"Follow me." He ordered her.
He led her out the chamber doors, down corridors and down steps until they were underground.
"Underneath all the cities and buildings in the countryside are tunnels that connect to my Coven and yours. They are the fastest way to Livett City, faster than even running because it is a straight shot. Follow this tunnel until the end, and then take the ladder up. Run, I will be right behind you."
Lorena nodded and, with daggers held tightly and securely in her hands, she ran.
Micheal sank his teeth into his flesh, but it didn't do much. Draco flung Micheal against the wall with a deafening crack. Micheal rose and shook himself off. Around him, Ian, Adam, Siree, Kellen and Michelle were all attacking him, but doing very little damage. Kellen, Micheal and Michelle were attacking in their animal forms, while the others attacked with fangs, hands, and feet. They were gaining ground, although very little. The room they were in was the room the Elders conducted their hearings in. It was a large stone room, with high ceilings. In the center of the room was the platform the criminal was to be chained to, facing the stone table where the Elders sat. Circling the room were stone bleachers of sorts that an audience could sit and watch the proceedings. The floor in the center of the room was caved in. Down there, underneath this room, was where Draco`s prison had been, unbeknownst to all the vampires that had been in this room over the centuries. Micheal was readying himself for another attack when Lorena came bursting through the doors with Darrain following close behind.
No! Darrain has to get her out of here! Micheal thought.
He didn't dare say it out loud, for fear it may attract Draco`s attention, if he didn't already know. Lorena thrust herself into the air, daggers blazing, and slashed Draco down the arm, landing beside Micheal as gravity did its work. Lorena flashed Micheal a smile, her blades dripping with blood, before readying herself to attack again. Micheal lunged at Draco again, tearing open his wound farther. Draco howled in pain and swatted at Micheal again, but Micheal dodged it. Kellen attacked the same arm Micheal had, and together they tore his limb from his body, while the others all attacked. Lorena slashed at whatever exposed flesh she saw. She seemed to be dancing rather than fighting. To the death. She had never fought a vampire before, much less one so powerful, but she made it seem effortless. A cry of pain attracted Micheal`s attention, Darrain had taken a blow that was meant for Lorena. His cry alerted Lorena just in time for her to deflect the blow as much as she could. It missed her chest but hit her shoulder, sending her spinning. Darrain had crumpled to the ground, where he lay unmoving. The attack on Draco didn't let up, even though one of them was injured. They continued to fight, unrelenting. Micheal tried to find Lorena in the chaos. She was kneeling over Darrain, paying little attention to her surroundings. Draco saw her too, and he swung, hitting her, hard. Her head smacked against the floor, a parade of blood streamed from her back and wound on her head. Fury rocked Micheal as he snapped his jaws around Draco`s torso. Lorena slowly rose to her feet, just in time to see Micheal slashed across his chest, and fly back to once again hit the wall, but this time, he didn't get up. Others of his kind poured through the doors, attacking, but only to be cut down. Many fell to the ground, dismembered and dead. Lorena felt herself go ice cold as Micheal didn't rise. She turned all her anger and despair into the fight, doing much damage. Everyone else attacked the places she wounded. Lorena could still feel blood seeping from her wounds, and the intense pain of it racked her with but she did not slow. When she was sure the others would be alright without her for a moment, Lorena retreated from the battle and ran to Micheal`s side. The amount of blood pouring from the deep gash on his chest was sickening. She could see the tender muscle and bone underneath. Miraculously, his chest still rose and fell, as air filled his lungs. He was still alive, but barely. He wouldn't last much longer though. Not even his healing abilities could save him from such a horrible wound. Lorena felt tears stream from her eyes and blinked them away angrily. She rose with renewed vigor and held the blade of the daggers in her hand, slicing her hand. She ignored the new bursts of pain and ran towards Draco. She used the wall to propel her forward. As she spun through the air she was careful to keep the daggers away from her body. She forced the daggers into Draco`s skull with a sickening was met with resistance but forced them all the way through, until they protruded from his skull, on the other side. She fell with his body as it crumbled to the ground. She breathed heavily, and had trouble forcing the daggers back out. Blood streaked her arms and splattered her face. Her hair was matted to her with blood of her own, but she stood, slowly and unsteadily at first. Her shirt stuck to her wound on her back. Her legs gave out and she sank to her knees again, and tears streamed down her cheeks, blurring her vision, as she crawled over to Micheal. He tightened his jaw, trying not to cry out in pain. Lorena felt her lip quiver as she stared at the wound, which seemed to be endlessly bleeding.
"You`re going to be okay. You have to be okay." She whispered to him. "I love you too much to lose you. I never realized how much until now. Please, please don't leave me in this world alone."
Micheal tried to speak but only blood came out of his mouth. At the sight Lorena broke into hysterical sobs until despair and darkness consumed her and she crumpled next to him.