Out of the Blue
It happened so fast. One moment You are standing there looking up at the castle, the wind caressing your dark brown fur that was soon drenched by the rain that began to fall from the heavens, and the next... Vampires came rushing out from all directions. They screamed their battle cries with their swords high in the air. Their lower appendages carried them faster than any man knew they could as they charged.
Yes you were ready, yes the dawnguard soldiers had been ready also... Weapons sharp, spirits hungry for the fight... But they struck sooner than anyone had anticipated. You throw your head back and release a terrifying howl as a warning. The helmet that Gunmar was so proud of weighed your head down and you could feel the muscles in your neck strain when your neck reaches a certain point. You want to cry out in pain as the strain travels down into your shoulders but you choose to fight it and instead swing your strong limb out at the first enemy that had dawn far too close to you. The vampire was sent flying into a tree, a single branch maimed the creature, killing it almost instantly.
You blow air out of your nose before you charge towards more of the horrific creatures. You don't know when but you suddenly crave the thrill of a fight. And fight you do.
You claw, you kick, you bite, you maul, and you hunt. So hungry... You can barely control yourself. You pick up the closest Vampire you can and crush their windpipe.
Growling, you whip around and draw your arm back; ready to swing... Just as you are about to release a killing blow you freeze, eye wide with realization as to what you almost did. A man falls backwards onto his rear end and recoils away from you. He holds his hands up. "Wait wait! I'm on your side!" He screams.
Your drop down to all four and whimper in apology. You let your blood lust get the best of you and it almost took a turn for the worst. The man instantly jumps to his feet and pats you on the head. "No worries, no harm done." He says nervously before he runs towards another fight.
You watch and feel something deep within yourself... Something that you thought you had forgotten long ago... But you shake your furry head and continue to fight your way towards the castle. There was no time to think about the past at the moment... There was still a job to do.
Serana meets you at the entrance. She smiles as soon as her eyes fall on you. At some point you had lost her, you feel your heart swell with relief as you draw closer to her. "He's just inside." She told you in a dark tone. "It's almost over... This ends tonight." She said before she pushed open the doors.
Everyone charged in at full speed. You take down two vampires that rush towards you. They barely stood a chance.
With the support of the Dawnguard soldiers, quick work was made out of the vampires who deemed the castle their home. But many fled. Dawnguard soldiers chased after them, not willing to let them live.
"He's in here!" Serana said as she drew close to a set of double doors. "This is his study..." She said calmly as she placed her hand on the door before she turned to you. "Are you ready?" She says in a shaky voice. You nod... But something is wrong... Your fur stands up and you turn.
"Skylar...? What's wrong?" Serana asked when she saw her werewolf looking around. She could feel the tension radiating off her body.
Skylar shook her furry head and turned back to Serana and shrugged.
Serana looked around for a moment before she pushed the doors open, and just as she was suspecting her father was waiting for her. "Ah my dearest daughter... I see you have brought me my bow." He said as he quickly noticed the bow that Serana was holding.
Serana glanced down at the bow for a split second before she looked up at her father. "We are here to end you." She said in a clear voice. Her father smirked and began to step closer but Skylar growled from beside Serana causing him to stop his advance. "So you are my daughter's new pet?" He said with a low chuckle. Again Skylar just growled. "I should put a collar on you and teach you just who is master!" He said angrily. "I won't let you touch her." Serana said in a low serious voice.
Skylar glanced at Serana as she felt butterflies dance around in her stomach. For as long as she could remember no one cared enough to want to protect her like Serana did. She gave her head a quick shake. 'Not the time to be thinking like that Skylar...' She told herself in her head.
Both of them readied themselves to attack as Serana's father transformed. "You there, Mutt." He said in his monstrous vampire form. Skylar turned her head to the side cautiously waiting to hear what he had to say. "Don't listen to him!" Serana said before she was thrown to the other side of the room. Skylar wanted to run to her. She should have guessed that he knew how to use magic. But as soon as she was going to take a step her body was frozen in place.
Skylar glanced up to see Harkon's hand outstretched towards her. She gulped when she realized that he had the upper hand between the two of them, which left with only one choice; to listen to what he had to say. She released a low frustrated growl as he drew closer. "Don't touch her!" Serana yelled as she tried to stand, but it was plain to see that she was still dazed, she had hit the stone wall so hard that she left a few cracks.
Skylar watched helplessly as she stood on wobbly legs and fell. "Dog..." Harkon began as he ran his hand over Skylar's fuzzy head. As soon as his hand made contact Skylar released a whimper of pain as she was forced to lower herself from her standing position to a kneeling position. The pain was intense, it was like lava was flowing through her veins and into her heart. "Stop!" Serana begged as she watched her father torture Skylar. "That's better!" Harkon said with a laugh as he drew his hand away. "Now, I will give you a choice mutt." He began as he ran his hand over his grey chin.
Skylar could only watch him with her eyes, her body was completely unresponsive. "You know that bow you and my traitor of a daughter retrieved?" He said as he circled around Skylar. He made his way around her until he was in front of her, towering over her kneeling form. "I want it, you give it to me, and i will let you live." He said as he began to walk away and towards his thrown.
Skylar finally dropped to the ground completely after he released his hold on her. "Well what is your choice?" He said as she turned to face her. He looked as if he was about to sit down but Skylar did not give him enough time for him to even reach for the arm rests.
She had charged and collided into him within a spilt second. Her arms were wrapped around his torso as she plunged her teeth into his neck. Harkon Cried out in pain as he throw her wolf form off of him. He brought his hand up and touched his neck as Skylar rolled on the ground and back onto her feet. She flashed her red stained teeth at him as she growled.
Harkon pulled his hand away from his neck and brought it to where he could see. His hand was completely drenched with thick rich liquid known as blood.
He licked his hand and groaned in frustration. "So you have made your choice." He said with a sigh. "So be it." He said as he snapped his fingers.
Skylar arched a brow as a blue portal appeared in front of her. Not even a second later a much larger werewolf jumped out with a wild snarl. Skylar jumped out of the way in time to avoid being sliced in two by its massive hand. Even though she had dodged most of the attack her armor on one of her arms was ripped clean off as it swung again.
Skylar backed up as she looked at her arm. 'The armor... Its gonna weigh me down anyways...' She thought to herself as she quickly shed the metal pieces that would only lead to her doom. From the corner of her eye Skylar could see Serana battling her father with the bow. She wished that she could assist her but it seemed as though she had her own hands full at the moment.
Skylar yelped as the beast grabbed her and threw her into a nearby pillar. 'That hurt.' Skylar said in his mind as her body hit the ground. She was on her feet in seconds charging towards the grey wolf. Her body collided into his sending them both sprawling to the floor. He was much larger than her so when he flipped them over and was now pinning Skylar to the floor She could not muster up enough strength to push him off her. 'Get off!' Her mind screamed as she furiously clawed at his belly. Despite the damage she was causing the beast he drew his hand back and sent one good hit to her own abdomen. Skylar Snarled in pain as she finally caused him enough pain to make him jump off of her.
Skylar jumped to her feet but doubled over in pain. She could feel the blood seeping from her wounds. She looked up to see the beast drawing closer again. She was going to have to push the pain to the back of her mind for the time being, or she was going to have a lot more to worry about.
She charged at the beast again but instead of tacking him this time she swung her claws at its face and kept running when they made contact. She jumped at the wall and used her feet to repel herself off of it and back towards the beast. She was quick enough to land two more hits to its head. This time the beast was the one to double over.
She took advantage of this and landed one more hit to its head. That was enough to knock him out clean. 'Harkon's turn.' Skylar thought to herself as she charged at the vampire lord that was attacking her Serana. It looked as if Serana was the one that had the upper hand. When Harkon saw Skylar drawing closer he froze. He looked back towards his daughter and then back to Skylar.
He released a low chuckle. "Well played daughter... You win this round... But trust me when I say... This is not over!' He said before he jumped out a nearby window. "No! Don't let him get away!" Serana screamed as she listened to the sound of stained glass shatter as he jumped through. Skylar tried to follow him but stopped when she saw just how far the drop actually was. It was Easy For Harkon because he was the one with the wings but as for Skylar.. She was a werewolf... No wings. Skylar turned back to Serana who wore a look of devastation on her face. "Damn it!" She screamed as she threw the bow to the floor.
Skylar didn't know what to do. She turned back towards the window, Harkon was already long gone. "We were so close! We had him!" Serana said as she began to pound her fist into the ground a few times. Skyar gave her a moment as she turned to see the other Dawnguard soldiers rush into the room.
Isran looked around. "Where is he?" He said in a his low voice. Skylar drew closer to him. He seemed to read her mind. He pulled out some clothes from his pack. "I was prepared." He explained. Skylar nodded and took the clothes before she hid behind a pillar. She was making her way towards Serana fully clothed in her human form seconds later.
Skylar stopped and looked around with her brow furrowed. Where she was standing was where the other werewolf had dropped. She turned to Isran as she brought a hand up to her stomach... Feeling the sticky warm liquid continue to slowly seep from beneath her clothes. She decided that she would get someone to look at it a bit later.
"Isran..?" She said looking at him. "We took him to the dungeon." Isran said as he motioned towards Serana before he walked out of the room with the other dawnguard soldiers.
Skylar waited until they were gone before she made her way over to Serana who was still on her knees looking at nothing in particular. Skylar wrung her hands together before she took a breath. "Um.. Serana..." Skylar began as she bit her bottom lip. She could see Serana tense from where she was kneeling on the ground. Skylar was about to say something but Serana was on her feet in a second. She turned to Skylar as she ran her hand through her hair.
"We were so close..." Serana began but she shook her head instead. "Um.. You know what.? I think I just need a few moments... Some time... Yeah.. I need some time." Serana said as she forced a smile.
Skylar nodded slowly ignoring the hurt that she suddenly felt. "Um... Ok..." Skylar said as she took a few steps back. "I will be here... In the castle..." Serana sighed. "I mean." She chuckled. "I guess it is completely mine now right?" She said as she looked down at her hands.
Skylar nodded and began to turn. "Then.. I will see you later..." Skylar said quietly as she walked away.
Serana saw the hurt in Skylar's eyes but she forced herself to stay back. She just needed to think... She lost, her father escaped, that was not supposed to happen! She groaned in frustration before she kicked the bow that lay abandoned on the ground, before she sunk to the ground hugging her knees. She didn't know what to do, where could he have gone? She shook her head as numerous fears made themselves known.
She raised her head as she look at the shattered stain glass window. Now that he had escaped... He could strike again... And when he does she would be ready... For now... She just wanted to be alone.