25 May 2012

Chapter 5 : Almost There

In a big room with several men and women walking about.
There are no mirrors, but plenty of fabric and outfits thrown around. In the middle of this room on a pedestal is Luscious. He is being measured from all four angles by different individuals. People are running around holding different fabrics up to his body he shakes his head in disapproval.
Luscious impatiently, “Hurry this up, this has to be ready by ceremony time tomorrow! No time for fucking around!”
One of the tailors says humbly, "yes Master Luscious, we are just measuring for the finishing touches.”
A second tailor, “Oh yes,we have to take in account of your physical change during the ascension.”
Luscious, “Yes, yes,fine just get it done.”
Soon after that is said, a male vampire walks in dressed as a knight. His armor is gloss black, chain mail is showing covering his stomach, back and sides. He has a sword on his right hip, a long barrel pistol on his left, and holding his helmet under his left arm.
He speaks to Luscious, “Master, I hate to disturb your fitting.”
Luscious smugly, “then why are you Zykrel?”
Zykrel takes a knee and lowers his head with his empty hand placed on the floor, “Forgive me father. I have, we have reason to believe that our wayward brother is about to do something he can’t fix.”
Luscious,not looking at his son says calmly, “What might little Haven be up to Zykrel?  That you, Saige and Geran are concerned with?”
Zykrel raising his eyes but not his head, “It is too early to be sure father.”
Luscious raises his voice a little startling the tailors, “Then why are you here?”
Just then a large framed man in red and black knight armor with little chain mail showing bursts in the room with a loud tone, “He is up to no good father!”
Behind the upset Vampire is a slender vampire in red armor slowly walking behind him.
Apologetically he speaks to Luscious, “Father I tried to hold Geran back but you know how bull headed he can be.”
Luscious holds a hand up to signal the tailors to stop. He turns his head to Geran.
Geran continues unphased, “I saw the little shit, with that flea bag by the guest house!”

Zykrel stands up and looks directly at his father,  “They left with the twins father.”
Luscious yelling “What?!”
Saige to the tailors in a calm cynical tone,
“I would take a break right now if I were you.”
 They look at Saige and leave the room in a hurry.
Luscious coming down off his pedestal, “You are certain of this?”
Geran, “Yes father it was Haven, Michael and the twins leaving the property.”
Saige, “I bet you it has something to do with that human girl too father.”
Luscious, “Yes, you are most likely right son. The little whore came to me not too long ago. Wanted my permission to hunt a rogue vampire in my area.”
Zykrel, “Permission to hunt a vampire, father? You think that Is why they retrieved Cynthia and Stephanie?”
Saige, “It’s gotta be for something else. One of my spies said they spotted her leaving the city headed towards the Grey Wolves.”
Geran, “That deceitful witch! She must pay for betraying us, after we let her come into our castle and taste our spoils!“
Luscious looking coldly at Geran, “Our castle, our spoils? You are quite bold these days Geran.”
Geran holds his head down.
Luscious continues, “No, no it is okay, in due time this all will be yours.”
He put his hand on Geran’s shoulder, then walks past him circling  the three sons He seems to be thinking.
He speaks, “Gather the Knight Guard, I want every way into this city covered. Gather as many as you can to back them up, without taking away from the ceremony security.”
Geran, “should we contact the Silver Knights as well?”
Luscious looking at him,  “No, I need them for the interior. I want you three and those two comrades of yours to patrol the area, High and low, kill anyone that is somewhere they don’t belong.”
Zykrel, “Does that include your favorite son father?”
Luscious turns his back and turns his head in Zykrel’s direction, “You are my favorite son.”
Zykrel bowing, “Yes father.”

Haven Guard is walking with Michael and the twins they are all in oversized hooded robes. They are walking thru the city streets, unnoticed by the humans in this section.
Michael, “I still don’t get why she wanted us to make sure someone spotted us at the twins place. Thought this was top secret.”
Haven Guard, “Something like that friend, but she also wants to mislead the true target. Make them look one way while we come in from another, simple misdirection.”
Michael, “Yeah ,simple.”
Stephanie embraces Michaels arm, “Now, now love I can make you more at ease if you wish.”
Haven Guard, “We don’t have time for this.”
Cynthia peaks down an alley and sees three humans talking. Looks at her three escorts and while they chat she slips away. Stephanie turns her head slightly to see Cynthia disappear down the alley.
Cynthia walks slowly towards the humans, her arms hang down her sides. Slowly a  long blade sticks out of her sleeve. As she gets closer she licks her lips and her fangs grow longer. She is about to strike, then a hand grabs her arm to stop her from raising it.
Haven guard puts her against the wall out side of the alley.
 In anger he says, “Are you fucking crazy?! We are supposed to be low key, that means no killing humans or anyone.”
Stephanie, “Dear brother it is only three,just a snack for us to share.”
Cynthia looking down, “Unhand me brother or I shall forget we share parents.”
Haven Guard lets her go, “Just relax, okay?”
 As the twins walk ahead, Michael looks at Haven Guard.
Michael, “I think I wanna switch sides.”
Haven Guard walking off, “Not unless you take me with you.”
Soon they are in what seems to be a run down subway overgrown with weeds and grass.
Haven Guard Shouting. “Are you there?! It’s Me and Michael.”
A voice from inside, “who else is with you.? I smell more than just you two.”
Michael, “It’s the ow!”
Haven elbows him to stop him from speaking.
Haven is starting to walk inside,
“They are new friends, we are coming in, Eric. Eric?”
The twins look at each other and smile then walk in behind Haven Guard. Michael is the last to walk in after he scratches his head.
It is just a little darker inside than the eternal dusk covering the earth. Weeds line the walls. The rails are rusted. The bricks are cracked. They are walking deeper into the subway. Suddenly several arrows come flying from ahead. They land in front of their feet.
Haven, “Hey, what  the hell?! It’s us!”
The voice, “It’s you? It’s you?!”
More arrows come flying this time the twins have to move out of the way of several. Michael gets one in his shoulder.
Michael in pain and changing, getting hairier, he roars, “That’s it! Come out here you crazy bastard! I’ll rip your head off!” Suddenly a silhouette flies in tackling Michael, then it jumps to the side into some shadows. He then throws small blades from the shadows at the twins they dodge and block with a short swords.
Haven , “Calm down, What is your problem?”
A slightly tall man with short brown hair, a medium build dragging Michael, who is back in human form, by his left ear. He has a cross bow in the other hand . He is wearing two straps across his chest with small blades in them. He has a long black coat covering his body. He is wearing old dingy brown pants, with old work boots.
Haven, “Let him go, Eric.”
Michael, “Yeah, asshole.”
Eric letting Michael go, “Pussy, still can’t fight.”
Haven Guard, “look you can beat up on your brother later.”
With a closer look grey hair is apparent on his rough unshaven face.
Twins together, “Hello, Eric.”
Eric agitated, “Why did you bring these bitches? You know I hate them. They reek of stale fish and spoiled blood.”
Stephanie, “ We love you too, how do you like our outfits?”
 They are sticking their tongues out.
Eric, “Insensitive Bitches, You know I’m blind!”
He quickly reaches behind his back under his coat and pulls out tow double barrel guns with markings on them gleaming with shiny black and silver metal.
He has both of the weapons centimeters in front of the twins faces.
Another voice from where Eric came,
“are we ready now? Or y’all gonna play some more?”
Michael, “Walter? You still in on this?”
Walter coming out dressed in a black T-Shirt and blue jeans with a sword hanging on his side and no shoes on.
 Looking at Haven, “Yeah I’m ready, to Fuck your daddy up.”
Back at the caverns, Daniels, Stevens and Vaan are squaring off with Khalade.
Khalade unsheathe a sword from his hip and swings at Stevens. Stevens blocks with his sword. Daniels swings in response at Khalade. Khalade kicks Daniels back.
Vaan flips over Daniels to land in front of Khalade, he swings a Katana at his head. Khalade ducks the swing and Vaan just as quickly sweeps with his other sword but Khalade avoids it.

Khalade, “We have been watching you, Brothers. Banding together to one day take this futile world back.”
Daniels clashing swords with Khalade, “Stevens this guy knows the creed.”
Khalade, “you jest in the face of your death.”
He kicks Daniels back and throws Vaan in opposite direction, Stevens did a back flip to avoid his attack.
Khalade, “We will remove your filthy organization from the Human population, to show the rest that this is no longer your world.”
Daniels looking over at Stevens as he comes a knee, “Okay, that’s it. For that you get the my Fourth favorite move.”
Stevens we need three for that. It’s only two Apostles in here.”
Vaan, “I can do whatever you can.”
Daniels, “Your good kid, but your not an Apostle.”
Vaan with a smile on his face, “My Master is Colonel Saint of the Containment Division. Who do you think showed your superiors how to do that move?”
Stevens,
“Okay star pupil, get ready.”
Daniels yelling and moving, “get to positions!”
Khalade looking on,
“I assure you whatever feeble attempt you are making will do you no good. But I don’t mind being amused.”
Daniels, “Oh well watch and be entertained.”
Stevens, “Now!”
All in unison, “Trigram cloak!”
Suddenly they disappear from his vision, he is looking around but can’t see anything but cavern wall and darkness.
The three in unison shout, “Pyramid, one magnetize!”
Khalade shouts, “What the hell is this?! Why can I not see you fucking apes?! There is no darkness that our eyes do not see on this earth!”
Stevens, “wrong answer, You cannot see thru magic!”
Daniels adds, “Don’t bother trying to move, soon as we started you were stuck where you stand.”
Khalade tries to move and can‘t, “Go to hell, all of you!”
Stevens shouts, “Illumino!”
Within moments a familiar light starts forming around Khalade in the shape of a pyramid.
Daniels Shouts, “Metallo!”
Three swords extend in side the pyramid, the blades start shining like the sun.
Khalade starts yelling in pain from the light. “No, no..ahh!”
Vaan shouts out , “Extend!”
Flashes of light crackle, sparks flare  and beams of pure light pierce the vampire trapped within. Soon he is sliced by blades of light he goes up in flames, until there is no more of him. The three stop and look at their handy work.

Near the Village of the Grey Wolves, we find Melissa and Wayne standing in a field. There is tall grass and a couple grown over automobile that creatures use for homes.
Melissa is standing beside Wayne who is in human form with his shirt off and ripped pants.
She looks out onto the field and says to Wayne,
“So why did you bring me here?”
Wayne, “Do you hear the wind? It is refreshing at times to watch the peace. Especially before you enter chaos.”
Melissa stepping on a red scorpion by her foot, “Sometimes chaos is all there is. I didn’t know wolves were philosophical. Thought you just hunt, eat, fight and breed.”
Wayne slightly amused, “Those are things we do best. Sometimes you have to appreciate the silence and admire the beauty that is left in this world.”
Melissa, “I don’t think I’m looking at what your looking at”
Just then Wayne puts her on his shoulders, “Let me show you.”
He changes into  a big muscular wolf with clean brown and blonde hair.
He starts galloping across the field, with Melissa on his back. Going faster and faster, as Melissa is laughing and holding on to his fur.
They come to a stop.
 Melissa leans to his ear and whispers, “go for it.”
He leaps down and lands on the side of the hill. He slides down to the bottom, they come to the river, it is untouched by the evil. The water is still blue and he leans down and drinks some with his snout.
Melissa, “This is pretty amazing how it is still here.”
 His ear flickers as if he heard something. Melissa notices and looks to the other side of the river. There is another were wolf standing  there, staring at them.
Wayne starts to growl. The other wolf howls and retreats into the woods.
Melissa, “What was that about?”
Wayne, “That was your chaos trying to interfere with our peace.” 

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