Blood Stained Lives (The Blood Stained Saga Book 1)

by Ronald Griffin

  “No prob, Bob.” He turns, and rushes in their direction.

  Inside the mansion, Tiffany, and Cyrus free themselves.

  “We have to stop him, Tiffany!”

  Cyrus grabs a sword off the wall and throws it to her. She catches it as he grabs another one. They both rush up the stairs, and climb up to the roof access. The wind begins picking up as they walk across the roof. Cyrus draws his sword, ready to attack. He rushes into Denominos's direction with the sword held high. At the last moment, though, Denominos turns, grabs Cyrus by the throat, and holds him over the ledge.

  “I knew I should have killed you earlier.”

  Tiffany sneaks up behind him, but Denominos grabs her sword as she swings it. A long tail comes out from under his robes and slaps her across the face, knocking her on her back. Aluana just sits there watching, helpless to do anything, really, as she is tied to the chair. Denominos turns his attention back to the battle below. He can see the skin walkers are doing really well with the White Wolf leading them.

  “I think our friend down there needs a distraction, Cyrus. What do you think? I'm sure that meeting the one responsible for his parent's deaths would distract him long enough while I call my brother.”

  Denominos snaps his clawed fingers, making seeker demons come to his side.

  “Deliver the vampire to the White Wolf.”

  The two seekers snatch Cyrus up, fly down low, and drop him to the ground right in front of Namon. He watches Cyrus get on his feet. When he sees his face, the visions show him breaking Katrina's leg, making her unable to leave the church while she burned alive inside of it. When he snaps out of the vision, he notices Cyrus has a sword, and is raising it up.

  “I know you have some issues with me, but we really should be fighting Denominos.”

  Namon's sword passes over Cyrus as he dodges the blow. The two of them engage in a sword fight. The sound of metal striking metal fills the air as the two of them meet each other's strikes on point.

  “You have taken so much away from me!” he screams while swinging his sword again.

  Cyrus kicks him in the gut, hard. Namon feels his ribs crack as he falls back from the kick. He grabs his side and looks around. Everything slows down just as it did in his vision. Everyone is being overwhelmed. Brice is on the ground pushing up a destroyer's foot, trying to keep it from crushing him. Kieran is surrounded by warrior demons, and it is obvious he is really starting to tire out. Kaya and Sierra are tail to tail as they are surrounded by demons as well. Eric gets between Namon and Cyrus, growling a threat.

  “No, Eric, don't!”

  Namon is too late, though, and his heartbeat slows as he sees Eric lunge at Cyrus. Cyrus raises his arm, pushing the tip of his sword through Eric and holds him up high. Namon cries out and falls to his knees as Cyrus pushes Eric off the blade of his sword, making him fall to the ground. His breaths are labored, and Namon tries to crawl over to him, looking up at Cyrus with tears in his eyes.

  “Say hello to your parents for me,” Cyrus says.

  He grabs Namon by his arm and leg, and spins him around throwing him against the wall of the mansion, making a hole in the wall as Namon passes through. Cyrus looks into the dark opening, and doesn't see anything.

  Time stands still for Namon as he enters a deep dream like state, and suddenly he is standing in Central City Park as it was before Cyrus bought it and leveled it. Katrina walks to him, and hugs him tightly.

  “Am I dead?”

  “No son, not yet, I just thought that you needed to talk to someone before it's time for us to go. We brought you here in limbo.”

  “You're getting to cross over after all?” he asks.

  “No, baby. We have made a decision to give up our life force to help in this time of need. You have to succeed, or the whole world will be taken over by demons, and humanity will be annihilated.”

  Namon isn't prepared for the two people that are behind Katrina. His mother and father stand there. He moves past Katrina, and hugs the both of them tightly with tears flowing down his cheeks.

  “I've missed you so much,” he says.

  “We know, son, and we are very sorry that we weren't able to raise you,” Chase says.

  “We are so proud of the man that you have turned out to be, though, and we never stopped loving you,” Michelle says.

  “We had to come so we could say good bye,” Katrina says.

  “I can't do this without you. I'm failing, and I'm not strong enough,” he says.

  “Son, I have to tell you something that we discovered. You know how it's never been explained how I became a White Wolf?” Chase says.

  Namon nods.

  “Well the reason was so that I could have a son. Everyone else was descendants of the original four, but I was destined to have a son to be the reincarnation of the original Lance Averett. I had to become a White Wolf to be able to protect you. You have his spirit, and enough power to do what you need. Good bye, son,” Chase says.

  The three of them start to fade away.

  Oz is sitting on Namon's chest slapping him with his left hand, then his right hand, and then his left again. Namon's comes to with cheek s stinging from the multiple slaps from the tiny hands. Who knew it could sting so much.

  “Wow it’s still good to be here,” he says while rubbing his cheek lightly.

  Oz nods vigorously with a huge smile.

  “Thanks for the wakeup call,” he pauses.

  “I guess. Now go, and make yourself useful,” he says.

  Oz frowns and sticks his tongue out at him.

  Outside of the mansion, Cyrus looks up, seeing the green hole begin to open in the sky. Then there is a blinding white light from the hole he knocked Namon through. A very loud howl echoes from within the mansion. The next thing Cyrus hears is the sound of leather ripping, and then the two leather sleeves from Namon's jacket come through the hole and smack him in the face. Confused, he looks into the hole, and then he is punched hard by a hairy fist. The impact catches him off guard as he is knocked back several feet. Namon steps out from the hole in the wall, and Cyrus's eyes open wide. Namon stands over six feet tall, and is more muscular than he was before. His arms are covered with silver and gray hair, and his head is now shaped like a wolf. Namon has discovered that he has a warrior form, and just at the right time.

  “You ready for round two?” Namon asks.

  The moonlight shines on his claws, which look very sharp. Cyrus stands up, holding his sword ready to strike. Namon has lost his sword during their fight, but he doesn't need it any more. He growls as he side steps, keeping his eyes locked on Cyrus. His palms open and claws stretch out, ready for him to make the first move. The sword glides through the air and Namon grabs his arm by the wrist, squeezing with enough pressure to cause Cyrus to drop the sword. He swings on Namon with his free hand, but Namon grabs that wrist as well and then lifts him up off the ground.

  “You broke my godmother's leg, and left her to burn to death in that church. She was unable to do anything, but scream in pain as she burned. I'm going to return the favor.”

  Namon twists his hands around, causing Cyrus's arms to break in the center before dropping him to the ground. He screams in pain and starts to crawl away, but doesn't get far. Namon kneels down, grabs Cyrus by the leg, and pulls him back. He grips, and then snaps his leg like a twig. Then he takes one clawed finger and scratches his back, each scratch causing blisters to form on his back. Within moments, writhing in agony, Cyrus's back bursts into flames and his screams fill the air as he is burned alive.

  Namon then kicks the pile of ashes, making them scatter across the wind. Then he turns, walks over to Eric, and kneels.

  “I'm sorry I couldn't reach you in time.”

  Then he can see the spirit image of his father's wolf form step close. He melds with Eric's body causing it to glow with a white light, and then he gets on all fours again, and shakes the feeling away from the power surge. He then looks up at Namon.

  “Wow, wha
t happened to you? Is there something you weren't telling us?” Eric says with his mind. “Well don't just stand around there, boy. We've got work to do.”

  Eric then runs off and joins in the battle. Namon looks over at Kaya and Sierra as Samayah's spirit wolf form runs to Sierra and merges with her. He sees Katrina's run to Kaya, and merge with her. Their bodies give off the same glow, and they shake it off like Eric had. Then they attack the nearby demons with a surge of power, biting and slashing, the wounds catching fire, and the demons bursting into flames. Kieran is overwhelmed with demons, and they tackle him to the ground, and pile on top of him. Then Lance's spirit warrior form jumps onto the pile, going through the demons. A white light flashes beneath them and the pile of demons are thrown. Kieran stands, now having a warrior form as well. Brice still lies on the ground still attempting and struggling to keep the destroyer demon from crushing him with its foot. Clint's spirit in warrior form lies on the ground and rolls over onto Brice. Brice's body glows and starts expanding to a massive size, even compared to how big he already was. Suddenly an explosion of power surges through him and into the destroyer demons foot throwing it into the destroyers behind it.

  The tide has turned now there are six White Wolves. Namon’s attention is brought to the sky as a loud roar fills the air. A massive black head appears from the green portal in the sky, and an evil laugh follows.

  “Brice!” Namon yells.

  Brice runs over to him, each step his massive foot takes causing impact tremors.

  “Yeah, boss? Can you believe it? I have a warrior form too now! Wait a minute, when did you get one?” Brice asks excitedly.

  Namon has to look up at Brice since he is a good foot taller than he is to begin with, even in warrior form, so he has to be well over seven feet tall. Namon points up to the sky above Brice. He looks up to see the dragon's head coming through.

  “Whoa. Okay, I got dibs on his head when we kill him,” Brice says.

  “Aluana is up there and I need a fast way up there. Give me a lift?” Namon asks.

  Next thing you know, Brice grabs Namon's arm and leg, then spins round in circles before tossing Namon to the roof. Namon spirals in circles as he flies through the air.

  “I'm going to hurl!” he yells as he spins through the air.

  Brice winces.

  “Yeah, sorry about that. I guess I should have thought about that before I threw you.”

  Kieran is fighting ferociously, slaying several demons that stand in his path. He is so caught up in the fight, though he doesn't realize there is a seeker demon swooping down from the sky behind him. It has its claws ready to strike, but right before it can reach him, Sierra leaps into the air and bites down on one of its wings. Her added weight brings it down, and as soon as they land, she is upon it. She wraps her jaws around its throat and bites down. She snatches her head back and forth, ripping and tearing until the demon bursts into flames.

  Kieran turns around to see Sierra leap free and back away from the flames.

  “Thanks love.”

  She runs over and bites him on the rear.

  “Owww, what was that for?”

  “Just a love bite,” she says in his mind.

  Then she turns, and heads back into battle.

  Chapter Twenty One

  The moment Cyrus dies, Aluana feels something pop in her mind. Then she has the biggest headache she has ever had. Every memory of her life from before the day he put the mental block on her rushes into her mind like water bursting from a cracked dam. She stands and the restraints just sort of fall off her as she looks up at the dragon making its way through the portal. Her surroundings are blurred as she remembers exactly who she is. She sees Tiffany trying to get back onto her feet again after being rendered unconscious earlier. Tiffany sees her and decides it is time to get out of here. She turns around to run, but Aluana is on her before she gets far. Aluana grabs what she can of Tiffany's hair, drags her across the roof, and throws her over the edge out into the field.

  Tiffany lands hard on the ground, and her landing draws the attention of a particular wolf. Kaya approaches her, growling. She can smell the fear on Tiffany as she stands. Tiffany turns to run in the other direction, but within moments, Kaya leaps through the air and knocks her down, landing on her back. Tiffany's shoulders sizzle and smoke as Kaya's claws dig into her shoulder. She screams out, then Kaya jumps off her, and her body glows white while she phases instantly into her human form. Tiffany looks up and recognizes her face instantly, and she realizes now how big of a mistake she made before.

  “Don't you recognize me, vampire?” Kaya asks while drawing attention to her face. “You did this to me? You made my face look this way?”

  Kaya grabs Tiffany by her shoulder, and roughly turns her over so that she is on her back. She then straddles her before her body glows white phasing back to her wolf form. Her teeth come down on Tiffany's face biting it, and causing several wounds on her face. Tiffany's face steams and then bursts into flames. She screams and flays about trying to put the flames out and attack Kaya at the same time. Kaya then jumps off so she doesn't get burned. Tiffany gets up and runs around blindly, a high-pitched wale emitting from her throat as she continues trying to put the flames out, as destroyer demons stomp around, she tries to avoid them by fear alone. Suddenly, one of those demons instantly crushes her as she makes a mistake of crossing one’s path.

  Namon lands awkwardly on the roof. He straightens up somewhat, but he can barely stand as he walks to Aluana. He is surprised she isn't reacting to his new appearance.

  “Lance? How can it be? You died centuries ago,” she asks.

  Her memories take her back to long ago.

  Lance kisses her right before he heads toward the door. He looks at the guards with a very concerned look on his face.

  “Make sure nothing gets in. I'm counting on you,” he says to the guards.

  Lance walks out and she rushes to the window, and looks out to see the battle between Gilles, and him. The fight is very brutal and Lance becomes out-numbered as other werewolves surround Lance. It doesn't take long for him to be overcome and Gilles approaches with an axe. He swings it and with one movement, he removes Lance's head from his body. She cries out, and Gilles turns his attention to her.

  Then she sees Cyrus approach with his sorcerer. Drake chants, and has a destroyer demon form. The massive beast knocks the door down with ease, and the guards' attacks have very little effect on the creature. Cyrus enters the home, and he has two vampires grab her and pin her down to the bed. Gilles walks into the room, and then she can hear the conversation going on between him, and Cyrus.

  “Just as we agreed, here is the witch. Cyrus.”

  “You did well and as promised, I will make sure you have the means you need to seek out your vengeance on the White Wolf. You can go, and hunt down his progeny so that they will not become like him.”

  Cyrus then turns to her, and Drake starts chanting a spell, and within moments, she blacks out.

  She snaps out of it as Namon shakes her gently.

  “You all right? It's me, Namon.”

  “Yeah, fine, I just...I remember everything now,” she stammers.

  “You need to get out of here. Things are about to get bad.”

  Namon doesn't notice until too late that Denominos has noticed his presence, and wraps his tail around Namon's neck. He pulls Namon to himself and turns him around, facing him.

  “I don't care how much you look like him. You have failed because my brother is free,” Denominos says.

  The massive black dragon lands on the roof. The foundation starts to tremble slightly under its weight. Namon claws at Denominos' tail and the scratches sizzle, but he doesn't loosen his grip. Galamythe licks his lips, ready to eat Namon, since he hasn't eaten in a very long time. Namon closes his eyes, not wanting to see, especially since smelling his breath is bad enough.

  “I have always wondered what a White Wolf tastes like,” Galamythe says.

  He opens
his mouth ready to devour Namon, but instead receives a mouthful of ice. Namon opens his eyes, surprised not to find himself in the dragon's mouth. He looks around to see what's going on, he sees Aluana forming an ice spear out of mid-air, and she throws it at Denominos. He staggers back as the spear cuts through his tail, releasing Namon. He looks back at the dragon as it attempts to chew through the ice that sticks inside its mouth. Aluana then steps between Namon and Galamythe. She moves her hands around in circles, making a barrier of ice to shield the two of them from the fire that Galamythe produces to melt the ice in his mouth.

  The building starts to shake and tremble under the weight of Galamythe. Denominos calls his seekers to come to his aid and they swoop down, and lift him carrying him away to safety.

  “We have to get out of here. This building won't take much more of this weight,” Aluana says.

  She grabs him by the wrist and drags him away. They run toward the ledge and as they leap from the roof, she creates a slide from ice. They land on it, sliding down safely. They turn to look up at the roof, and see Galamythe spreading his wings and flapping them to lift off. The combined pressure from his weight and the wind his wings produce as he lifts off causes the building to collapse.

  Galamythe soars through the sky, looking down at the battle beneath him. He sees fellow demons falling before the wolves, and this fills him with anger and disgust. He roars aloud and dives, landing on the ground very hard in the center of the battle field. The impact from his landing sends a shock wave that knocks everyone and everything off their feet. The demon army gets back on their feet and starts to creep back, sinking back into the earth where they came from in fear of the dragon. Then he turns to face what is left and breathes fire, rendering the demons to nothing.

  “You all should be ashamed of yourselves, allowing yourselves to be defeated by a few dogs!” He roars to what is left of the army.

  They sink away into the earth now, even the destroyers, leaving just Galamythe, Aluana, and the White Wolves. Aluana starts walking toward Galamythe, not showing any sign of fear.