The Looming Battle || Open
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Miyu turned to try ans run to the princess’s aid only for Wraith to blockher path
“not this time, I’ve got permission to kill you this time” he told her with an evil laugh as he slahsed at her with his sword forcing her attention away from Aisha
Aisha looked up fuming her love was possibly dead, and Wraith now threatened her only friend.
Miyu charged at him with her sword,wraith drew two long handled daggers one blocking miyu’s sword and the other moving to strike her barely knicking her sleeve as she managed to move away from his blade wraith turned for a second to look at Aisha
“your mom wants you in that safe house now.”
“she isn’t going anywhere near Asmodeus” miyu told him as they locked blades again, Wraith using his strength and weight against her to throw her back, miyu was only caught off guard for a moment before she was able to block his on coming attack.
“I’m not going anywhere near him, unless it means saving my baby sister from him.” Violet she needed to find a way to save Violet from him.
“well he has her so if you want to protect the half pint ya gotta suck it up” wraith told her distracted enough for miyu to kick him in the stomach and hurry to her feet,
“Aisha go see to Cecco, you need to get out of here.” Wraith was stronger than she had anticipated and dhe worried she couldn’t defeat him if she lost that meant losing Aisha.
Aisha nodded and hurried to the wall only to be snatched by a vampire. She shrieked and knocked herself out of his grip landing hard on her side. As she sat up she shook her head and felt a warm wetness on the side of her head. The vampire charged at her. Aisha grabbed a sword next to her and stabbed it through the beastly thing. It disappeared in ash. She got up ignoring the blood flowing from her head as she saw Wraith was not looking at her. She ran up and kicked him out from under himself.
Wraith fell to the ground and grabbed his side glaring daggers at her
“you know I’m your only chance at not being eaten by those monsters”
“wrong again,” miyu told him she went to dtab her sword down on him but he vanished reappearing in front of her again and slashing his daggers at her
“would you butt out and die already!?”
“Why not take some of your own advice?” Aisha asked him.
Miyu had her sword back in a heartbeat, In one swift movement her sword went through his chest he gasped, glaring at her,why was it that the weakest of people always seemed to be the one to kill him?
“you know I’ll be back but I don’t think you will” he gasped stabbing miyu in return his dagger piercing her side as she tried to avoid him but just missed the mark
Aisha sliced her sword across his neck. “I really doubt it.” She looked to Miyu rushing to her side. “You can’t die on me please don’t you’re my friend. I’ve lost Cecco that is I don’t think he made it.”
“Stop telling people I’m dead mi amore!” Cecco said huffing as he got up climbing the wall. “I’m here!”
Aisha saw him and hurried over helping him over the wall edge.
Cecco looked to Wraith. “Sorry I couldn’t have been of better service in dispatching him.” He saw Miyu and went to a grate putting a dagger in the flames once it was hot he looked to her. “This will hurt but it will cauterise the wound.” He pressed the blade to her where the wound was.
Miyu hissed in pain biting her lip so hard she nearly bled when the wound was closed she smiled at aisha
“I’m very proud of you, you fought very well my dear”
“I’m just glad we are alive, I think it would be best to just rest for a moment.” Aisha sat down pressing a kerchief to her head. Cecco agreed and sat next to her.
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Asmodeus paced holding Violet. It should not have taken this long.
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Jin hurried along with Kal. “So how do you want to do this?”
“I’ll let you know when I figure that out.” Kal said shaking her head a little bit she has to try at the very least to talk to her mother first,if she charged in there head first without trying she would never forgive herself. Plus perhaps being a mother again had opened her heart more
Vlad stood surrounded by vampires and closed his eyes glowing up with light only for one to knock him down hard. Another stabbed him hard several began stabbing him till he was very punctured.
Asmodeus looked to Violet, “Your mom, will be coming soon my sweet.”
Atlas was there a moment later his green flames fighting off the vampires as Saige hurried to her friends aide trying to stop the bleeding
“how the actual hell do you ever expect to get your girlfriend back if you keep dying before you get to her?!” Saige told him with an annoyed huff
“get one of the mers over here now!” She yelled one of her hunters scrambling off to find help
“That won’t be necessary,” Aerion walked up to her placing a hand on her shoulder. “He has fought well but his eternal rest has come. It has been held off to long and I have no choice. I’m sorry, know I take no pleasure in this.” His hand removed itself and he then pressed it to Vlad’s body.
Saige glared and shoved aerion out of the way
“you’re not taking him.” The huntress said glaring daggers at death, she felt like they had met many times even if they hadn’t really, he had never scared her before why would he now
“a-aerion!” Ayame called looking terribly frightened and out of place in this blood bath hell
Aerion looked to Saige about to remind her that death favored no one. He then saw Ayame, “you don’t look so good.” He got to her and brought her to Vlad and Saige. “What are you doing here?” He looked at Saige. “I’m afraid I already laid claim the last time when his Grandfather stabbed him much like this. It is time for him to pass on.”
“fuck that,” Saige told him glaring “I’m not letting you, hr has fought to hard to remake his life for you to take it before he can be Happy.”
“y-you said I had to do my duties as life and were mad at me for not trying and being afraid” Ayame told him before someone fell at her feet deas and she let out a small horrified sound before burying her face in his arm visibly shaking with fright and palr than usual
“I think you should take your friend home and I’ll take mine too” Saige said folding her arms stubbornly
“And be remiss in my duties? I think not!” He looked to Ayame who had buried her fac in his sleeve. “You came to help, help. As the Goddess of Life help him.” He gestured to Vlad. “I know you can do it.” His voice had softened for Ayame but loud enough for her to hear.
“how?” Ayame asked him still not daring to look up from his sleeve
“i don’t know how to do anything, I could barely get off of my island”
Aerion sighed, “I can only imagine that you would need to first touch them, where life comes from. The heart is a good place to start, so perhaps over it? Imagine them breathing being alive how the heart pumps? Imagine them healed and with well life? I’m suggesting what is practically opposite of what I do.”
Ayame looked over at Vlad and instantly felt sick, Saige saw the look she gave and before ayame could change her mind Saige took her hand and squeezed it
“please. He is a good man and has someone waiting for him. I have to ask you to at least try” Saige practically pleaded with her
Ayame sighed she didn’t want to but knew she didn’t have any other choice in the matter, she hesitated taking his hand and feeling how cold he felt and felt her stomach churn uncomfortably as she shut her eyes tightly again practically pleading with whatever power could be listening that something would happen. She felt a warmth flow theough her hand as she opened her eyes and saw an eerie white glow surrounding the man in front of her as his wounds healed and he shrank back into a much smaller form fast asleep in her lap.
“i-i don’t think-….is that supposed to happen?” Ayame asked slightly more panicked as Saige picked up the small child carefully
“I don’t think do but I’ll take it”
“Well done little sister,” Aerion looked to Saige. “Next time I must claim him, it is the way of all things, and that he will end the cycle of rebirth if he doesn’t.” Aerion looked to the other fallen and touched them their skin greying and a soft darkness creeped up his arm as he pulled their soul from them. He stood up, “now there is an important soul that leaves today, if not his then another must take his place. There is a quota, if one royal falls and doesn’t leave another will.” With that he looked to Ayame. “Do you wish to come with me?”
Saige nodded
"I understand, doesn't mean I won't try to stop you though." Saige admitted with a slight smirk "now if you'll excuse me, I gotta go give him to his best friend" she hurried off to find Horatio then
Ayame looked at aerion
"please don't leave me by myself here" she said quickly as she hurried back over to him it was such tragedy she could hardly bare it, she wanted nothing more than to go home