Tanith and Funny Bones led the way around the buildin'.
"This is where I stopped them," she whispered and pointed to a door. It was completely destroyed. "Obviously, they weren't that stopped or anything."
"Search for our weapons," Funny Bones directed. "Stay close to someone and don't go wandering off. Scream in extreme agony and panic if you're caught. We won't judge you."
Everyone scattered. Bespoke walked slowly and kept a huge distance between himself and Tanith. I looked and noticed Valkyrie had scurried off through a door down a dark hallway. I wasn't sure if I should go after her, like if I'd be yelled at for it. Everyone was off doin' their own thing, so I followed after her.
"Valkyrie!" I called softly.
And then suddenly there was a gunshot. A door a way down burst open and Valkyrie ran from it. She grabbed my hand as she streaked by.
"I found them!" she said happily and tossed Funny Bones' gun to him. She had pocketed her own and handed me my knife. Not a second too soon, I felt a hand slap across my face. I spun to see daddy dearest had hit me. Lidos and Sammorine barreled on through and took to beatin' up Valkyrie. I wanted to run and help her, but Funny Bones was by her side almost instantly. The ceilin' collapsed partially in one area while the biggest of the ghouls had landed on the roof. He seemed to smile at the sight of tiny Ghastly and Tanith run towards him. Soon, though, he wasn't smilin' as they harshly fought him.
I had to turn my attention back to daddy dearest. He was in a fightin' stance and looked ready to kill me.
"I hope you worked out all your problems," Scarab snarled. He dodged my fist and kicked my shin.
"Shut yer mouth and let me best ya, daddy."
He smirked but didn't say anythin' more. And so we fought for a long time. He got hit after hit on me, and he even managed to punch my glasses so hard they broke and fell to the ground. I swung my leg up and kicked his ribcage to get him to stop hittin' me. He growled in pain and stumbled a bit.
"So what's yer whole evil plan?" I asked.
"Those brothers there only want to give the Death Bringer the honor she deserves. Once it was explained to them she wasn't ever going to join them in their quest to, you know, bring death, they decided to start collecting as much power as they could. They targeting the highest and most powerful Necromancers at the temple and sucked up their power."
"They've been doin' all those killin's there?"
"Who else would have, son?" He smirked and kicked me right in the shin. As we picked up the pace of the battle, I realized: those guys didn't do nothin' all that bad. They killed a lot of people, yep, but who hasn't? I guess they really were only like devoted fanboys. They only wanted to make sure their glorified Death Bringer got what she deserved. Although I'm sure she doesn't really think that…
I couldn't keep thinkin' like that. Daddy dearest kept getting' to land punch after punch on me. I shook myself and watched him maneuver around me. I dodged his hits for the most part. When I noticed he was beginnin' to slow in his blows I made an attack. Daddy dearest snarled in surprise as I clamped down on his arm hard. Usin' all my strength, I swung him around and slammed his face into the wall. He groaned in pain but didn't try to get up. I pulled on his shirt collar and hoisted him up. Despite the blood pourin' from his nose, he was still smirkin'. I bent my arm to punch him again, but before I could, a thick tendril of shadows slapped across his face. Scarab moaned and fell limp, unconscious. I looked and saw Valkyrie there, smilin'.
"That was rewarding," she said happily. I threw daddy dearest on the ground and rushed to her. Before I could, the ceilin' collapsed again. A ghoul swooped down and picked her up. Sammorine grinned and produced that strange green object from earlier. The Erfassen. He mashed the little button on the front, and the globe on it opened. Valkyrie tried to scream in pain but couldn't. I looked around and noticed no one could get to her in time to save her; Tanith was tyin' up the ghoul with Ghastly's hesitant help; Funny Bones couldn't just drop Lidos and rescue Valkyrie. And so there I was: I had to decide between life and death.
Eh, not wantin' to let Valkyrie…um, die, I sprinted to the two. She looked pale now, and I could see blackness oozin' from her everywhere.
I acted quick and kicked low to knock Sammorine off his feet. He dropped Valkyrie and The Erfassen in surprise and turned his attention to me. He started chasin' me. I dug around in my pockets for my razor only to see it lyin' halfway across the room. Well, crap. I tripped over somethin' and fell. Sammorine loomed over me, smilin'. Well, crap, again. He took a step to me, and I, admittedly, cowered and shut my eyes. I could hear the telltale sound of pierced and ripped flesh but could fell no pain myself. I looked up and saw that Tanith had rammed her sword into his shoulder. Sammorine collapsed in pain.
I stared straight at Tanith as she wiped her sword off. She sheathed her sword and stared back at me. She didn't say anythin' as she pointed over to Valkyrie's crumpled form. I scrambled up without thinkin' and ran and bent down to her. She was still breathin', thank goodness. I picked her up and carried her over to a slightly less uncomfortable spot against the wall. I cradled her to me and placed my hand on her stomach to make sure she'd keep breathin'. At this point I didn't care if they all could see me. All I cared about was Valkyrie.
…Well, crap. For the third time.
About an hour later, Valkyrie woke up. She bolted up and tried to pry free from me, but I calmed her down and kept her close to me. She observed how Lidos, Sammorine, and daddy dearest were tied up in a corner. The ceilin' bits had been cleared away for when all the Sanctuary help arrived. She noticed the fact that she was sittin' in my lap and tried to shyly get away.
"Valkyrie, please," I whispered into her ear. "Just sit and stay with me. Please."
She stopped squirmin' and rested her back against my chest. She curled her legs up, and I wrapped my arms around her stomach.
"How do you feel?" I asked softly.
"Weak," was her simple answer. "I think my power returned anyway." She sighed and suddenly kissed me. It was a hard but short kiss. "Thank you for saving me and all that…" She kissed me again.
"No problem, li'l darlin'."
She smiled thoughtfully at the nickname and went to kiss me again. Before we could make contact, though, someone approached us and cleared their throat. We looked up and saw Ghastly starin' down at us.
He pointed at me and said, "You, William-Raymond Sanguine, are under arrest for purposely withholding crucial information."
Valkyrie jumped up in protest, but before she could utter one word, Bespoke had slapped a pair of handcuffs on me. Out of practically nowhere, that cheerful rat Apollo Downs from jail appeared and dragged me down to a giant van. Lidos, Sammorine, and daddy dearest had been thrown into the back, but Downs allowed me the passenger seat. Just as he was forcin' me into the seat, I turned and saw Bespoke leave the buildin', followed by a ragin' Valkyrie. She stopped rantin' and looked up at me, and I though I could see tears again in her eyes.
So once again: well, crap.
My great-grandmother died recently. If you just say a quick prayer for my family, that'd be much obliged.
Thanks for reading and sorry for any mistakes :)