Elijah's body was burning with rage, his vision blurred, the grief he felt earlier was transformed. The shame of being powerless was forged into hatred and anger, something monstrous was awakened inside him.
His instincts took over his mind, he became berserk, striking to kill. To tear everything apart. It was his last stand.
The woman in red flinched backwards, thick blood bubbled out from the stump of her arm.
The battle earlier was a little skirmish for her, it was a joke. Trembling mortals, their desperate gaze and futile determination. It all was but a little game for her, she felt nothing for them.
She hadn't even bared her claws. A Vampire her age didn't need to. She was arrogant and proud.
But, now something had changed.
The boy stood before her, his eyes once wide with fear, were fuming with hatred and anger. Those eyes had an intimidating and mystical red glow.
His screams were raw and animalistic. He was cursing at her while screaming on top of his lungs.
His blood, boiled through his veins, its allure had turned into steaming fumes. She felt threatened, her instinct urging to retreat.
Silence.
For a moment, she simply stared at the stump of her arm.
Her thick blood stopped spilling, a feeling she hadn't felt for centuries slithered up her spine.
Fear,
The sharp pain in her arm ceased as it started to regenerate.
Then she laughed,
Few memories of her past flashed through her mind,
"Well" she said licking her fangs, "that was unexpected." Her voice having a low and amused sound.
Her crimson lips arched up, forming a soft smile.
Elijah stood, fuming with rage, his eyes locked on her silhouette as his vision was blurred.
"I'll kill you !"
Not waiting for a reply, he lunged forward, swinging the sword with his right hand.
The woman recoiled back, one foot slid sharply against the blood soaked ground, putting distance between her and Elijah.
She smiled feeling something between excitement and hunger,
"You have made this interesting"
Her pale fingers flicked towards the blood soaked ground beside her foot.
It reacted, the blood started rising, it leapt towards her arms. Defying gravity and converging upon her arm.
Blood writhed and spun in mid air, thickening, stretching and hardening in an instant.
In less than a heartbeat, it was no longer just blood.
She held a blade,
A long crimson blade curved like a scimitar.
Elijah kept attacking in mad fury,
She held her ground, for now,
Her preternatural grace slowly vanished as her body started to get covered in cuts and bruises.
Her condition slowly grew worse, regeneration stopped,
Elijah kept attacking not fearing for his safety, his barrier rings were almost used up. Only, one ring remained. He was not concerned about his safety, he had already forgotten about the rings.
His attacks became more intense, his power seemed to be growing.
His sword struck her legs, severing the limbs as she crouched defensively. Her eyes were bloodshot, long silver hairs smudged with blood.
Then something changed,
The red glow in his eyes flickered and went cold, the beast was gone.
Elijah collapsed on the ground, his eyes were bleeding. The anger was gone, he looked an empty vessel.
"Oh dear, there's nothing behind your eyes anymore." The woman whispered in a weak voice, she knew something was approaching her.
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Sebastian walked towards Elijah, his eyes filled with anger and despair. Only he was left standing on the blood soaked battlefield.
His body was covered in deep cuts, ignoring the crippled body of Vampire he approached Elijah who was collapsed on his knees.
"Young master … forgive me"
he spoke in a solemn voice,
Sebastian checked Elijah's condition as he casted a spell on him, a warm light enveloped Elijah and his injuries started to heal.
After treating Elijah and ensuring that he was not in any immediate danger, his eyes moved towards the woman.
His gaze was filled with murderous fury and disgust towards her,
She layed motionless on the ground, her deep blue eyes staring at Elijah with an empty expression.
Her cohorts were no longer present at the scene, the necromancer fled as soon as she collapsed. Sebastian didn't chased after him as he quickly came back, seeing Elijah's body collapsed on the ground.
Conan's body was ripped into shreds by Sebastian.
Sebastian felt contempt for himself and was filled with a sense of failure.
He came closer to the woman, who was laying on the ground without her legs.
She smiled in self pity,
"I guess this is how It ends" woman spoke in a weak voice.
"….."
Her velvet gown was a mess, cuts from Elijah's sword tore her dress in various places, revealing her pale skin.
But, something unexpected was present on her body. Sebastian's eyes were fixed on the neckline of her gown which was torn revealing her deep cleavage.
A sygil in shape of an archaic pentagram was etched on her skin.
"Who are you ?"
The woman looked confused at Sebastian's question as she moved her gaze away from Elijah and noticed Sebastian's scrutinising stare.
Her lips curled up in a smile, as she seductively moved her fingers along her chest around the symbol.
" I dont think you will ever know that. But, I can at least tell you my name."
"What do you mean?" Sebastian scoffed in anger.
"I am marked, I don't know who they are and what they want." She stopped for a moment and stared back at Elijah , " But, I can guess why they want the boy." She spoke licking her lips.
"Don't try to play games with me " a cruel voice replied her.
"….."
Sebastian noticed her limbs were starting to regenerate, he held her by her hairs and jerked her head back.
Holding his blade next to her neck, he spoke,
"Don't test my patience."
"..."
her smile widened,
With one swing, flesh parted like silk and her head was severed from her body.
The woman's body stopped moving as it melted away into the blood soaked feild.
Sebastian stared into her eyes, her head still held in his hand.
"I said speak, you accursed creature."
Her lips parted in a breathless laughter, blood pouring from her neck.
"Is that all ?"
She whispered, her eyes blinked.
"And refer to me as Lady Carmilla."