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Chapter 29: Vampiric Nightmare William had grown a lot since I last saw him. He was now way taller than me and his hair fell to his neckline. His fangs were bloodied, a sure sign of having been used often. He radiated some sort of vampiric aura, that Fiona obviously felt. She was on the ground, coughing. He was dressed in black clothes along with a black cloak. "Give me the girl." he said quietly. "No way." I took a step to the side to shield Fiona and Alexis moved to escort her parents to safety. "Do not let him get her. If he does, he will become more powerful than ever." Jakito hissed. I nodded and summoned the Archaeion. William's eyes flicked towards my bow and his malicious grin widened. A pair of blood-red daggers appeared in his hands. "These daggers haven't tasted blood for a few months and they're really eager for it." he laughed. The daggers seemed to grow longer as he spoke. "Those daggers are cursed! Don't let him injure you!" the Phoenix warned. William rushed towards me, baring his fangs and raising his daggers in front of him in an X shape, probably to deflect any arrows I might shoot at him. I nocked an arrow to the string and fired it at the ceiling, then quickly nocked two more and shot two niches in the wall. "Where were you aiming?" William laughed. "Look behind you." I grinned. "Nice try." he scoffed. Suddenly, there was a 'ping' sound from behind him and then an arrow hit him in the leg from behind. "What?" he turned around. "The last two arrows deflected off the niches in the walls and collided neatly in the air right where the first arrow's steel tip was, having deflected off the ceiling. This caused the first arrow to fly back in my direction, and since you were charging towards me, it hit you." I grinned. "You bastard!" William plucked the arrow out and continued his advance a little slower due to his injured leg. I quickly grabbed a tent peg from my jacket and stabbed an arrow into the flat area, creating an arrow with a tent peg for a tip. William's eyes widened in horror as I nocked the modified arrow to my string. "Take that!" I shouted and let the arrow fly. It shot through the air towards William, but he deflected it with his daggers and charged into me. He elbowed me in the stomach and I keeled over, coughing blood. It hit me then. He wasn't after me...... he was after...... "HELP!" Fiona shrieked from behind me. William had got her in an armlock and was holding a dagger to her neck. "When the full moon arises tonight, you'll be one with me." he cackled. "What do you mean!? Let me go!" Fiona kicked and screamed. "Vampires can consume a person that they bit during the full moon to increase their own powers. The victim's body is completely destroyed as a result of the consumption, but the victim must be a full vampire for this to work." the Dark Dragon explained. William retreated towards a lift, Fiona's parents calling out to her. "Don't take a step further, or you'll be looking into her insides." he threatened, moving his dagger from Fiona's neck to her chest. "You sicko!" Alexis yelled as William rotated his dagger and cut a perfect slit smack in the middle of Fiona's suit. "So what?" he grinned as the front of her suit fell open. Fiona was utterly embarrassed and she tried to close the rip. William's eyes flicked down and he grabbed her arm. "Might as well let them have a good look at you before you die, eh?" he grinned maliciously. I nocked an arrow to my bowstring, screwing another tent peg to the tip and aiming at William's head. He caught this move and moved Fiona so that she was shielding him. "You're despicable!" I yelled, quickly angling sideways and firing. "I won't fall for the same trick twice!" William sneered, turned around and knocked the arrow out of the air with a swipe of his dagger. He turned around in time to see me in his face, holding a tent peg. "I must be getting old." he muttered. "Say bye-bye." I punched him in the face, and then rammed him in the stomach with the tent peg. His stomach skin just...... turned into dust and fell to the ground! Trying not to look at his insides, I pushed the peg further in. There was a sickening crunching sound. Suddenly, I felt fangs sink into my chest. William had bitten me! Immediately, pain shot through my body and was replaced by a curious euphoric sensation. I felt like I was floating around blissfully in oblivion. (Alexis's PoV) I gasped when I saw William sink his fangs into Artemis. Both wobbled for a second, then Artemis toppled to the ground, breathing rather shallowly. William stumbled backwards and then collapsed into a pile on the floor. Looking at his insides made me feel like vomiting. However, he was still alive. Artemis's tent pegs fell out of her jacket and I quickly picked one up and threw it to the released Fiona, nodding at her. She nodded back and stabbed William in the heart while holding the rip across her suit. William's entire body seemed to crumble into dust. Fiona swayed on the spot for a moment and quickly leaned on a wall for support, regaining her breath. Her fangs vanished, and her body jerked for a split second. She felt around her mouth. "I'm........ I'm normal again!" she rejoiced and ran to hug me. "You should thank Artemis...... Oh god..." I gasped and ran to Artemis's side. She wasn't looking too good. Her skin had turned pale, as if the blood had been sucked out of her! "What the heck......" Fiona and her parents raced to Artemis's side. Fiona's mother laid a hand on her chest. "She's barely breathing at all...... We need to get her out." she nodded to her husband and he put Artemis on his back. We hadn't moved a few steps when we heard some cackling from a nearby room. I ran to investigate, and found a man in a white coat jumping around in happiness holding something in his hand. There was a naked woman on the floor beside him, which I realized was one of the Artemis-clones. |
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