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Chapter 8

There was a tense silence for a few moments, before Mina spoke up. She said, her voice nothing above a whisper, "It's time."

Leah said, her voice sharp, but wavering with fright, "We need to find a disguise," she looked at the other two girls, "If they recognise you to," she shook her head, "I don't even want to think about what could happen."

Skipper nodded, and ordered swiftly, "Rico. Give these girls something mysterious to hide in." The crazed penguin nodded, and coughed up three perfectly fitting black cloaks with red around the edges.

Faith smirked, "Sweet. These looks awesome" she said, putting on the cloak. Like the others, her hood stopped just above her eyes, but cast enough shadow to hide most of her face.

Mina, disguised by her cloak, muttered. "Come on. I know them, and they won't wait too long for us. They know we're here."

Private asked, "Wait. If they know you're here, why do you have to disguise yourselves?"

Leah answered, "Because they only know that someone has been killing them off, and that they need to be killed. They don't know that we're the ones who've been doing it, because we kill them too quickly for them to recognise any of us."

They stepped outside the zoo a few minutes later. Leah, Mina and Faith stood, cloaked, in front of the gates, and the penguins stood behind them. There was tense silence one again, and only the only sound was the soft wind as it caused fallen leaves to dance in the air.

All kept their eyes on the horizon, and their bodies were tense enough that they could snap. Kowalski asked, "Pardon me, but why do we have to be in front of the zoo?"

Skipper replied dryly, not meeting his eyes, "Because if a fight breaks out,"

Leah corrected curtly, refusing to look at him, "You mean when a fight breaks out."

The leader continued, "Right. When a fight breaks out, we don't want The Illusion going into the zoo, just in case anyone gets hurt. It keeps any possible threats of harm, to a minimal."

All of a sudden, figures started to appear over the horizon. Some were clearly Death-Wolves, while others were vampires. But, curiously, some of the figures appeared to be…normal humans.

Leah growled, "The Illusion"

Faith nodded, shaking slightly, "Yep. They're here"

Suddenly, after only blinking, The Illusion were standing a little while away from the group. Mina growled. Stupid super-speed ability.

One of them, a vampire, stepped forward. He spoke with a growling undertone, "We have seen that you have killed many of our coven. Therefore, I'm afraid that you have to be punished. The punishment, as I'm sure you are well aware, is death by this coven" he said.

Faith snarled under her breath. It's not a coven…it's a cult. A ruthless cult of cold-blooded killers.

It seemed like an eternity, before the vampire spoke again. "Let the battle commence!" he announced.

The tension seemed to explode.

Leah lunged at one of the vampires, tackling her to the ground. The vampire hissed. Leah punched it in the face, before it could have a chance to make an attack. The sound of barking, snarling, and hissing filled her ears. The battle was all around her.

Standing, she whirled around, just in time to see a Death-Wolf lunge at her. Swiping her golden stake from her pocket, she stabbed the creature, killing it. Pulling the stake out of the creature's flesh, she did not even notice the black blood that dripped from the tip.

All of a sudden, she heard the sound of yelping from behind her. Turning, the girl saw a Death-Wolf attacking several others, killing them. She smirked. There was only one way that was possible. Faith. She'd phased to blend in.

All of a sudden, a pair of vampire arms wound around her, squeezing and crushing her. Leah squirmed in its grasp, before reaching around behind her. Swiftly, she used both hands to snap the vampire's neck. The limp body collapsed, allowing Leah to escape its hold.

Mina snarled, surrounded by vampires. The irony. I'm going to kill my own kind. She hissed menacingly, snapping several vampire's necks, and even taring some heads off. There was no bloody mess. Vampires died in the same way that stone broke.

There was also one, much easier, way that they died.

All of a sudden, Mina's cloak was grabbed from behind. She screamed in shock. A Death-Wolf had a large part of her cloak clamped between its teeth. It dragged the small vampire away. Her struggling was useless.

She continued struggling, however. Her eyes widened in fear at where the Death-Wolf was taking her. Despite the incredibly overcast day, there were still a few patches of sunlight. Sunlight. It was one the easiest ways to kill a vampire. Mina increased her struggling, silently praying for a miracle.

Skipper fought with great strength against his opponents. However, he quickly realised how different the Death-Wolves, vampires, and Demi-Demons were. Demi-Demons seemed like normal humans, but they had super strength and speed, and their eyes were crimson.

He punched a vampire. It tried to grab him. The leader shot up into the air and kicked it in the head. The vampire did not even flinch. Breathing heavily from having to fight so hard, Skipper spied a Guardian Sword not too far away. It had obviously been dropped by someone.

He darted over to it, picking the weapon up with ease, even though it was meant for a human. The commando penguin lunged at the vampire, immediately cutting of its head. The head bounced out of sight. The body fell to the ground in a heap.

Skipper, now equipped with a Guardian Sword, tore through the rest of his opponents with ease.

Faith, in her Death-Wolf form, found it relatively easy to fight. Especially since, at first, her enemies did not charge at her. She charged at them. The half-breed, as soon as she had finished killing a Death-Wolf, heard a scream. Recognising it, she turned.

Her heart stopped.

Mina was being held by a Death-Wolf…in sunlight. The vampire screamed and cried in pain. Faith, with her heightened senses, could smell the burning of her flesh. She could hear how much her friend was in pain. Screaming in agony and thrashing to get away.

She saw red.

The half-breed ran at them. She lashed out, literally ripping through the evil vampire in seconds. Faith ran to Mina, carefully but quickly dragging her out of the sunlight. She laid her on the cool grass. Turning to the other Death-Wolf, she growled low in rage and leapt at it.

Mina sobbed softly, unable to move. Her body felt as though it had been through forty thousand sunburns. It was pure agony. At least I stopped burning. Who saved me? The answer came in the form of a familiar scent. She gave a little smile. Faith. Faith saved my life. That was her last thought, before she blacked out.

Meanwhile, Leah was ripping through the remaining Illusion. There were only four members left. She dealt with them quickly. The girl smiled, finally allowing herself to breath. It was over. The Illusion were gone.

However, her excitement was short lived.

In the complete silence, only the sound of whimpering could be heard. Faith, still in her Death-Wolf form, walked slowly towards an unconscious Mina. She nudged her with her nose, before whimpering further, and then laid down beside her. She rested her head right beside Mina's, and phased back into her human form. Faith, fully clothed with even her cloak, cried.

Leah slowly walked over, taking off her cloak and tossing it on the ground. She knelt beside her vampire friend, and sobbed quietly.

The penguins belly slid over, and all surrounded her. Looks of worry were on each of their faces. Private asked in between crying, "Wh-What happened?"

Faith looked at him, her eyes glazed with unshed tears. "She was grabbed and held in sunlight" she answered, breaking down into a crying fit as she did so.

All of a sudden, Mina's eyes fluttered. The vampire opened her eyes incredibly slowly, her gaze unfocused. However, as soon as her sight returned to normal, she smiled. Her voice was a mere whisper as she said, "Faith. You…you saved my life. Thank you."

The half-breed smiled, relief flooding her. "It was nothing. I'll always be here for you, Mina" she replied.

All of a sudden, Mina's gaze switched to Leah. She frowned, seeing her friend so quiet. "What's wrong?" she asked. I'm okay. She shouldn't worry.

The black haired girl shook her head. "It's nothing" she said dismissively.

"No, it's obviously not. What's the matter?" Mina pressed.

Leah sighed. Not meeting anyone's eyes, she said, "I…I saw him. I got attacked by the same Death-Wolf that killed my parents."

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Dun dun dun!

But, I'm so glad that Mina is alright!

Please stick around for the next chapter everyone! Oh, and did you like my battle scene? I haven't done too many of those, and I'm still figuring out how to do them well. Please tell me what you thought. I like feedback.

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- Babetteisawesome.