So, hi again.
I have the rest of the story pre written as of a few seconds ago, so, yay!
Also, just for fun and to celebrate, I'm posting another chapter today!
I spoke about it with a friend of mine, and thanks to her, the story will end before valentines day. Ah yes, the day of love...
It's gross.
Like, shoot me.
Lol, jk. I'm just a bitter girl with no one around to hug me.
#LonelyAuthorIsLonely
But, enough of that crap, let's get to the good stuff!
ONWARDS!
The fight was not in their favor. Not by a long shot.
Once the two armies clashed, the defenses quickly fell. There were good moments, when they'd been able to push the enemy back, but, most of the time, they fought with the base to their backs.
In the front, Fero lead the main force, but it didn't do much.
Zig growled, shooting from the back. She wasn't strong, she wasn't agile, she wasn't a good fighter.
She wasn't Erin.
But, at the moment, she had no other choice than to be what she could, and at the moment, that was simply being loud.
"They're trying to push through in the east end!" She heard Max yelled somewhere far off, causing her to curse, as she rushed over. Just as Max said, a group of men were sending volley after volley into the boys and Fero's gang.
"I want the base defense to focus on the east side!" Zig yelled, trying hard to make herself heard, before leaping into the fray.
Along with her katana, she also had a small pistol, a gift from Erin after a year of living with her.
It was one of many, but she always wanted to keep that scarf.
She ducked under a shot, before raising her katana. If she were slightly skilled in anything, it would have to be the katana. Her father had taught her how to use it.
And now, it was all she had left.
She growled, stabbing into one stomach, before pulling out, swinging around to cut another behind her.
Zig was a lot less coordinated, but she could still get the job-
"MOVE!"
She turned around just in time to see Dylan tacking her down, getting her out of the way of a volley of bullets.
Dylan huffed, pulling himself up bit, "Are you okay?"
"I'd be better if you could get off."
Dylan's face went red, as he quickly removed himself, "Sorry." He said sheepishly.
"VIVA LA REVOLUTION!" they heard the twins shout somewhere, the sound of insane cackling filling the war-filled air.
Zig dusted herself off, "Thanks, by the way."
Dylan nodded, remaining as stoic as ever, before rushing off.
Zig faced the enemy, ready to go back in, only to hear a cry of, "HELP!"
It was Cameron.
Zig fought her way over, looking around, until she spotted them. Cameron was trying desperately to fight off three other men with his knife, while John laid on the ground, unmoving.
Zig's eyes widened, before rushing the man, pushing the blade right through his back. She kicked the body off of her katana, chest heaving. Cameron finished off the other two in there confusion, before looking John over, "We need to get him to Oliver!"
Zig nodded, looking around, before picking up a fallen gun. She raised it into the air, before firing twice.
Moments later, Oliver himself broke out of the crowd, a bloody gash on his cheek, but looking no worse for wear, "What 'appened?"
"John just collapsed!" Cameron panicked, his hand hovering over John's mouth, "He's not breathing!"
Oliver knelt next to him, looking up at the other two, "I'll need to do a field surgery; so I need you two to cover me. Understand?"
Zig nodded, katana in one hand and her pistol in the other, "Understood."
Cameron took in a shaky breath, "O-okay." He murmured, before turning around, eyes filled with anger, as he thrashed his knife.
A group of ten men charged them out of the mist of battle, guns blazing and knives flashing.
Zig sighed, holding her katana up, "Damnit; hurry, Erin."
"I'm Anastasia."
Sebastian's eyes widened, he hadn't been expecting that, "…What?" He murmured, shaking his head, "But, that can't be it, the reports-."
"All fudged! It would seem as if Peter kept to his promise of doing what he could to find 'Erin'." Alois said, clapping with glee, "How else did you think we were supposed to find her?"
Erin growled, "You did that!? You sold me out, you made the ransom!? You made me a known outlaw! BOY, I'LL WRING YOUR NECK!" She yelled, fighting even harder to get at Alois, only to have him smirk cockily.
"Now now, calm down," Alois chided, before gesturing to Peter's body, "The killer of your friend is dead! I don't see why you still have a reason to be so angered."
Erin let out a loud screech, only to have one of Claude's hand wrap around her neck, his eyes narrowed with irritation.
Sebastian growled, only to have Claude sigh, "Stand down, Michaelis. I'll kill her right here and now if you don't."
Alois went on, kicking Peter's still warm hand, "How does it feel to be rendered useless, Erin? Surely it must be a familiar feeling, after all, you never were much without Erika Ackerman."
"Shut the FUCK UP!" She shouted, a nasty sneer on her face, "I'll kill you."
Alois growled, before nodding to Claude. Claude dropped her, making her land on her butt, "I'll ask you only once more, Anastasia. Will you be mine?!"
"Never in a million fucking years!" Erin growled, picking up her fallen cane, before kneeling, ready to jump at him, "I'd rather die than be stuck with you!"
Alois nodded to Claude, who threw her aside quickly, her body bouncing off the wall and onto the ground, "Are you sure that this is what you want, Anastasia? I'm merciful, I'll give you one last chance."
"Go…Fuck yourself." Erin growled, spitting blood onto the ground. She braced herself for another kick, only to feel nothing. Surprised, she looked up to see that Claude was on his ass, Sebastian standing over her protectively.
Alois looked somewhere in between jealous and sly, "Oh, I see how it is."
Sebastian smirked, watching as Claude rose, his eyes narrowed with anger, "I'm going to have to ask that you stop and surrender yourself. I'd hate to ruin my new coat."
"I don't need your help." Erin sputtered out, using the wall behind her to get back up, knees shaking from the strain.
"That's no way to speak to your saviour, Erin." Sebastian chided.
"How cute." Alois spat, turning to glare at Erin, "So you decided to run from me and into the arms of a demon? You harlot, you sicken me!"
She shook her head, growling, as she forced herself to rise. She did NOT like him! Not at all, not one bit, never in a million years!
Even as she thought it, she could tell the bitter lies going through her mind.
Before she could shake herself, a force flew at her, making her fly into the wall, creating a crater in the wall. Groaning, she pulled herself out, before ducking under the volley of golden knives, all three where her head once was.
Alois growled, "Get her, Claude! Get her!" He yelled, as Erin dashed about. She lit her hands on fire, burning the gloves on her hands away, leaving ash at her feet. Her hands were aglow with the angry fire, before she growled, and pounced him.
Fuck controling her nerves, she wanted to burn.
She swung her fists around, blistering fury in her eyes, as she grazed Claude's cheek. The demon butler merely smirked, "Is something wrong, Ms. Ashford?"
"Shut up!" Erin growled, "I'm not that weak little girl anymore!"
Claude's expression fell back into a cold and stoic one, twisting around to catch Sebastian's thrown knives, throwing them at her. Her eyes widened, as she whipped her head back, ducking under another volley of golden knives.
"You really should give up, miss. I'd hate to hurt a lady." Claude murmured darkly, "It doesn't reflect well on a Trancy butler."
At the last two words, three figures dropped from behind her. She whipped around, only to dodge a garden rake for the face, jumping back, eyes widened.
Behind her were triplets, all wearing the same attire, and purple hair. They were all styled differently, but they all wore the same expression.
Emotionless mouths with the eyes of a demon.
Erin turned around, gulping. Claude on one end, and these three triplet demons on the other.
Just then, Sebastian got a kick to Claude's chest, looking like he was enjoying himself, before giving her a look, "I'll take care of the spider, I'm sure that you can take care of those three."
Erin was lost for a bit, before nodding, "Y-yeah." She murmured, before facing the three, who stared at her blankly, "What? Is something on my face?"
She rushed them before she could back down, hands filled with fire. One held a rake, the other had a pair of shears, while the last had a shovel.
Erin groaned, parting an attack from the shovel with her cane blade, ducking under the rake, before kicking the one with the shears. Someone was laughing like a madman, it didn't click in her head that the sounds of laughter were coming from her.
But, it didn't seem to last too long. One took the cane from her, throwing it to the side, before kicking her in the stomach. She flew back into the hit of a shovel, only to be slashed at with the shears.
She groaned, rising back up, before putting her pointer finger and thumb onto her bottom lip, "I have no choice." She said, before whistling.
Seconds of silence pasted, the triplets looking at each other, before giving her a look. She laughed nervously, whistling again, "In a few seconds, you'll regret challenging me!" She shouted, whistling again.
She looked around, only to sigh, deflated, "Fang, where the fuck are you!?"
Outside, Fang nuzzled the strange lady who was sitting next to him, purring.
Hannah smiled softly, scratching him behind the ears, "Such a good boy." She murmured.
Erin groaned, about to curse again, only to feel something hit her in the back of her head. She growled, trying to whip around to grab the hand, only to be pushed off guard. She glared at the triplets, whispering to each other, before advancing. One kicked her, the other swinging the shovel into her side like a golf club, before taking feeling a large pain in her right arm.
She screamed out in pain, as the shears were removed from her right arm.
They all leaned over her, their voices a bit louder.
"Pathetic."
"Rude."
"Faker."
She growled, pushing herself back up, before growling, "Shut up!" She growled, swinging around for a hit, only to fall back, off balanced.
They all advanced, stone cold expressions, before swatting her around once more.
"Foolish."
"Insolent."
"Child."
She growled, whipping around, punching one in the face, her rage and fire so hot, she left a burn crater in his face.
The victory didn't last long, however, as one behind her grabbed her by her hair, pulling her back. He looked her over with those demon-like eyes, "Such a weak little girl, who believed that she could be a man's equal."
She roared with anger, before sweep kicking him, her leg bursting into a short yet white-hot fire, causing the demon to fall over, his own pants leg turning to crisp, shoe burned away.
As if nothing had happened, the demon grabbed her arm, twisting it backwards, "You can't live up to Erika's legacy, and deep down, you know it to be true."
Erin groaned, before stomping hard on his shoe-less foot, taking the opportunity of his lose grip, before throwing him over her shoulder, right into another triplet.
Erin backed up, forehead drenched with sweat, chest heaving. She took a bit of time to look over at the other two demons, only to duck under a volley of both silver and gold knives. The two stronger demons were jumping, dashing and simply moving so quickly, it seemed as if they were teleporting.
She didn't have long to see who was winning, before she ducked under the swing of a shovel, back handing a rake, "Let's see how talkative you three get when I pop a cap inth your asses!" She growled, pulling her gun out, before firing.
She didn't, however, remember the fact that a gun, a pistol at that, would be useless up against demons.
Crap.
Erin growled, putting her gun back, before looking round sheepishly at the three advancing her, "So…I heard you guys like souls?" She said, before taking a punch to the jaw.
She fell back, holding her head, before feeling a kick to her back, before falling forward to receive a shovel to the back of her head.
She groaned, her head ready to break, as she forced herself to rise.
"Weak." They all said in unison, walking over as if they had all the time in the world, "Coward."
Erin growled, pushing herself up entirely, head still whizzing around, "Shut up! You don't know anything about me!"
Erin whipped her hand around, attempting to throw up a ring of fire, only to have one kick her hand, pushing his foot down on her wrist.
Another swung at her knee, causing her to groan. She could feel the bone of her knee cap fracturing ever so slightly, "Give up, little human girl."
Erin coughed at the next hit, blood spewing out of her mouth, "Go…burn…In…Hell."
She could feel the three giving her a look, before going back to the attack. She couldn't move. Every hit was forced to be taken, with nothing that could be done. It was painful, yes; but no amount of struggling could help her.
"Does it hurt-?"
"To know that, no matter what-."
"You can't escape?"
The next hit came down on her injured legs, a harsh and loud crack sounding, as she let out a bone chilling scream, before they dropped her onto her leg, making her scream again.
She wasn't sure what hurt more, the pain or the words. With the huffed growl, she willed herself to rise…Only to fall down once again.
Erin growled, looking up at them, eyes blistering white with fury, her skin glowing a bright white with fire, slowly floating up. She let out a loud screech, the hellish sound loud enough to make the two stronger demons stop.
White flames licked at her body, neck bent at an angle. At the moment, she was the embodiment of power, hatred, anger…
…And death.
"…How dare you…" She growled surprisingly lightly, "Who do you think you are, telling me what I can and can't do?" She laughed maniacally, eyes wide with laughter, before curling her hands into fists.
On either side of her, two fiery fists formed in the air, before going to hit the triplets. The three were thrown into the wall so hard, they didn't raise from the crater.
She whipped around to see Alois's face, eyes wide with horror, "…I'm not finished yet…Young earl Trancy…" She murmured, giggling as she did a mock bow in the air, "We have unfinished business, don't you agree?"
Alois began to panic, looking around for help, "CLAUDE, HELP ME!" He shouted.
Claude would have dashed over if Sebastian hadn't grabbed him by the sleeve, throwing him back around. Erin grinned, "you once told me that only the strong survive, remember? That those who opposed you would die."
She cackled, "You've robbed me of my humanity, you worked with Peter Dominic, and for that, you need to be brought to justice." She growled, about to throw the fire blast at him, "I'll KILL YOU."
"Erin, stop."
"Do NOT interfere." Erin growled, fear abandoned. All she felt was rage, that's all she needed.
"Erin, think this through," Sebastian tried to reason, keeping a weary eye on Claude, "Killing him will only make things worse-."
"SHUT UP!" Erin screamed, the fire roaring with her.
"S-spare me, please!" Alois yelled, voice quivering with fear, "Allow me to live!"
Erin sneered, hands shaking from the fire she held, "You didn't offer that kindness to Erika, neither of you did." Erin said, voice a low whisper, "Why would I allow you to do as she could not?"
She was ready, hand leveled with his face, ready to burn the little scamp down to ashes...
Only for her wrists to be grabbed.
The fire was forced back into her, the fire dimming, as those cold golden eyes glared into her own. He threw her down, her power spent and gone, "You should know better then to kill my young highness, Dusty." He mused, teasing the last word in his mouth, before spitting it out, "Now, I will have no choice…but to make sure that you are no longer a threat."
With an uncharacteristic grin on his face, Claude rushed at her, grabbing her by the neck, before holding her to the wall. He gave Alois a look, "…Your highness?"
Alois's fear had slowly disappeared, leaving behind his stone cold angry look. Sebastian could only watch, as Alois shouted the words.
"CLAUDE, I ORDER YOU…KILL HER!"
And now, it's cannon.
Alois is an evil bitch.
He's one of my favorites, yes.
But still.
He's an evil bitch.
...
So...
Like it?
Hate it?
Got the reference?
Also, who likes the back story? Who likes the little twist?
Tell me in the reviews!
Well, I've gotta run, I've done enough for today.
There will be more tomorrow!
Till then guys, laters!
Bai bai!