BLOODWIND: A SOUL'S WORTH
CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE
KESS POV
When it comes to a fight of the supernatural there's no honour, no code. The fog was thick even with our expert eyes we barley could make out the shape coming forth. reptilian skin ranges in colour from green to yellow or blue. winged cryptid 30 and 80 centimetres in length, similar in appearance to a snake, but with a central girth that is much wider than its head or tail, and as having fangs and venom like that of a viper its upper body had the shape of a female. Shit it couldn't be she was dead centuries ago. Malafronte, Mala for short, literally meaning evil. The mother of all demons. Her herself wasn't the issue it was her children that were a pain in the ass to kill. Her being a deity was a problem, her children usually born from whatever animals nearby along with her own mystic powers added to the mix made sure this battle was going to be a painful one. I could hear Colby and the others muttering curses behind me.
Yeah, I felt that way to. The maenads couldn't have summoned her from the underworld without help and given the facial expression of the Tokoloshes who were now part of our fighting circle it was not them. In a sense this was their mother, (Don't know about the rest of you but I think all kids fear their mothers) and they knew she could birth beings to end their existence and judging by the look on her face. She planned on sparing no one.
It seemed she had come across quite a few animals on her way here, the first thing that made itself known came out from behind its mother. This thing was a ferocious, fire breathing monstrosity that possessed the body and head of a lion with the head of a goat, protruding from its back, snakes for a tail. It stood by its mothers side like a loyal pet it was covered in birth juice its umbilical cord half cut off it was white shimmering in the fog like a moon worm dangling from its... Let's go with tummy shall we. That just made it look more blood thirsty.
Soon hisses filled the air the all seemed to be coming from one thing funny enough I turned my head slightly left to look at our next opposition, it was a male the lower half of his body consisted of two coiled viper tails that constantly were hissing. Instead of fingers, several dragon heads erupted from his hands. Fire flashed from his eyes. By his side there were horse sized two headed dogs who seemed to be drooling heavily. I didn't know what to make of the next thing the fucker was weird it had swallowed its own tail so that it can roll like a hoop, when it uncoiled itself its body was bluish, devoid of hair, with some little spots mainly in neck and face. Its total length was approximately 3.96 meters in height. It showed a protuberance in the forehead area, elongated ears, reddish eyes and a snout like that of rodents its teeth also similar in that fashion. Its fingers showed interdigital membranes.
There were several of these creatures now surrounding us. Different colours yet the same make. I sniffed the air. Some possessed magic others elements, poison or brute strength nothing we couldn't handle, but the sheer number of them. Fuck this women was like a bunny just popping out baby demons like it was going out of fashion
In that frozen second between stand off and fighting I see their eyes flick from me to the others in my group, they seem to be sizing us up. They were itching for a fight their muscles or scales coiled tightly, you could see them tensing like a tightly wound up jack in the box waiting for that unexpected moment to jump out. Our faces are unreadable, no fear, no invitational smirk.
This seemed to make their mother pause. She was use to humans giving away something anything, she sniffed the air she let out an angry hiss. She didn't smell fear just anticipation.
I am banking on them making the mistake I predicted she would in her anger and send her little brats forward without a plan, and she does. In that instant they fly at us, keeping my wits about me hyper aware of everything. They expect it to be five on one, over in a bloody flash and then they go back to their mother in a blood lust victory and await the fog to bank out to the rest of Forks to fill their bodies with blood. But things don't go their way, not at all. In seconds I have taken two and my siblings at least three or four El seven. The green grass beneath us stains darkly with the flow from these grotesque corpses, no butchery, just expertly sliced jugulars. I knew my eyes looked menacing and were a blazing red some of the creatures who had attacked were falling back slightly. Not anticipating such a fight from scrawny looking humans.
Lee's opponent thrust his body forward, only to be met by his sword. Both bodies met in the air with a resounding 'slice'. Once one was down another moved to take its place. Again his agile movement was far too quick to keep up with and I had my own opponents to attend to. The shadows are already dissolving into the night-time darkness, when I hear a footfall only two metres behind me. I raised my shield to block the lion like claws that wished to slice men open I pushed it back with my inhuman strength a couple of meters.
The monster, though bipedal, was an expert on all fours. Should it need to run it just lowered its forepaws to the dirt and sprang away as fast as any wolf in the darkness. It's golden scales shimmered with hot anger along with it's dark, cold eyes. Every step it took rattled his bones. I dodge a swing from its massive claws. The violent sound of crushing metal rents the air with a shower of sparks. Some of their scales could turn metal. Well shit.
His nascent roar fills the thick fog , speaking straight to my own primal centre. Despite the ambient temperature my skin is icy, all blood diverted to core organs. My legs explode into violent motion. All I can do is pray that this "baby" isn't co-ordinated yet, as I kill one of his brothers. Through the fog came the glow of two yellow eyes, like sallow lamplight eight feet off the ground. They moved with a slight sway, as if the unseen body prowled like a big cat. I didn't know what to do the attacks coming in quick succession, though I was holding them down it had been nearly 100 years since I last fought like this, then it happened out of nowhere. In less than two seconds I was on my back gasping for air. The force of the throw threw me a few meters away from everyone away from the protective circle we had made. Two of the tokoloshi's were dead their black blood staining the snow. Well at least I know they really didn't have nothing to do with this wait a minute. Snow? When had it started snowing?
No matter I had bigger problems now. The golden scaled monster was coming back for me. I rolled away from its huge dog like snout. I wave my sword widely trying to give myself space and time to get back on my feet at least. I hear my sword pierce its flesh. Its rotting blood hitting my senses. I'm back up. But now I had to watch my own back. I see Colby glance in my direction his slowly making his way to me. I won't be alone for long just need to hold on. He had to cut his way through his own demons. I turn my attention to the beast in front of me. Its friend sibling or whatever slinks behind me, thinking it can hit me while my back is turned. Coward.
I reach into my fire element and spread it as far as possible unlike normal fire this one consumes all it touches and hurts like a bitch. Mr big bad and golden dodges the spread but the others aren't as lucky. Soon painfilled screams hit the air as the others get burned from the inside out.
From the corner of my eye I see El slashing her way forward making a walk way of dead bodies towards their "mother"
Her children, now knowing my sisters plan, protect their mother even the one I was fighting, went towards the new blood bath. I quickly caught up with it and felt a warrior's pride, as my sword severed its head.
I loved fighting, we all did, the adrenaline rush that came from a good battle was better than sex while your high on weed. I didn't pause I slashed my way through them soon making my way to my sister.
I wasn't sure exactly what was happening but the numbers were not dwindling, bodies lay on the floor covered in birth good and black blood but no matter how many we killed more came. I felt as if I was fighting a hydra you know cut one head two more pop up kinda thing. El tried a new strategy seeing as trying to make her way to the mother of all beasts seemed to be making things worse.
So she to fight single handily in different sections she would do somersaults through the air and kill random beasts never picking an exact target and no plan in mind. At some point she made it to Colby and I (who had finally made his way over to me.) we were back to back. Doing quite well keeping the monsters at bay somehow, we had a little competition going on who killed more I was on 47 he was 45 HA! We shifted from only for a moment when the sphinx like medusa came at us, Colby had gotten poisoned by one of its snake tails he wasn't quick enough.
El came to fight the beasts who had come to take, who they now saw as the weakest down the rest of my pack did the same spreading out thinning out numbers for El to better defend us. While she fought, I summoned my chakra to heal him. It would take a while I had to draw the magic infused poison out his system. I got half way before El was flung against me. Somehow, we got out numbered 100 to 1 andshe lost concentration and was flung by one of those Rolly Polly worm things that swallows its own tail to well you know roll.
As it untangled itself and stood to its full height we only then realised how far we were thrown, to far from Colby who had his sword in his hand and pointing it at the Rolly Polly. His face set in determination baring his teeth and letting out a low growl. It made its way to Colby opening its mouth wide saliva and I'm guessing paralysing venom dripping out its mouth. Before we could even move a white blur flung the creature 100 feet away from him. Rose stood in a crouched position in front of Colby looking like a feral mother bear, growling at the monsters.
When Mr. Roll Polly tried to charge (or roll or whatever) he was bumped to the side by a black wolf. "Kess MOVE!" yeah right, Colby.
I scrambled my over to him. Dr. C was already hovering over him. I shoved him out the way and summoned my Chakra "I will heal him if you can cover me I'll appreciate but this isn't your expertise Doc" I didn't even look at him. I knew he was looking at my hands. Well they were glowing blue. Rose fortunately was more focused on protecting Colby "What happened to him?" she growled out beheading one the creatures who dared come to close to us with her bare hands. "Poison infused with magic" Cullen snapped out of his daze "Magic doesn't exist" I couldn't help but snort, I turned and looked at him straight in the eye "Neither do vampires and shapeshifters" his eyes widened another earth shuddering growl snapped his attention away from me. He looked around his eyes growing wide. He quickly moved and threw another Rolly Polly into a tree while it was trying to sneak up on us. Good I didn't have time for him.
Edward had come next to me and started fretting before I lost it I spoke to him "Edward I didn't ask you to come here for me! We need to kill that snake mother bitch or this mist and its spawn will tear forks a new one. No human will survive. You need to kill their mother go help the others Rose and Dr. C got me and Colby covered I'm nearly done with the poison." When he didn't move, I looked at him. He was looking at my hands. For fuck Sakes! "MOVE CULLEN!". I watched him get up and join the battle. Though he never strayed too far from me he was helping decimate the numbers along with the wolves.
It seemed the numbers were going down quicker and it was taking longer for mommy dearest to shit out spawn. I'm glad for my decision. A brown wolf came and sniffed me, I looked into his eyes and gave him a wink. He then moved forward and joined Edward clashing into a two-headed dog that had come up behind him. Taking one of its heads between its teeth he ripped it off. Yeah, we were going to win this. Not that I had any doubt of course.