know that he must be killed, if he were to have the power he seeks, vampires wouldn’t be the only ones doomed.
“You will tell me what I wish to know, and you will tell me now. I tire of waiting; I tire of your silence.” In a rush of feather and air he is upon us, his hands wrapped around the neck of Kenji. Kenji suddenly dissolves to mist and Ramses is left holding nothing but air. Ramses looks around the room his fangs bared; I reached into my hair and withdraw the silver blades Kenji twisted into a few well placed braids. Each blade is sharp as a diamond and dangerous to vampire and angel alike. I fly onto Ramses back as he searches the room for Kenji. His wings flap around me and I feel like I am caught in a tornado the sound is deafening. I hold on digging my heels into his sides. I slice the blade through the bone of his left wing and then his right. They fall to the ground with a great thud. Ramses lets out a ferocious roar as great thick black drops of blood ooze from the place his wings used to be. I drop to the floor and toss his wings into the fire; I watch as the go up in a cloud of black smoke. Ramses turns towards me his face full of hate, he pulls a blade from his belt and holds it high; suddenly Kenji appears to my left, I see he’s been busy while he was gone. He has a machine gun in one hand and a pistol in the other. Kenji tosses me the machine gun, I catch it one handed, and take aim at Ramses. The bullets tear into him, but it only slows him down a little. The gun clicks as I press the trigger I’m out of rounds. Kenji is by my side before I can blink I pull the two stiletto blades from my waist band, we charge Ramses together. I go low Kenji goes high,; a tearing stab to the knees, blood spurts and hits my face. Kenji stabs him in the arm and rips the blade back towards him. Ramses grabs me and hurls me across the room into a bookcase, glass and wood shatter around me as I slither to the ground. Kenji is too fast for him, as I watch from the floor; Kenji turns and delivers a bone splintering kick with his heel to Ramses jaw.
Ramses unfazed grabs Kenjis foot and twists it, sending him flying into the wall. I am up now and I race for Ramses while his back is turned; I wrap my hands around his face and twist with all of my strength , I don’t stop twisting until I hear his head pop off, and its dangling in my hands. His body drops to the floor. My composure regained; I hold his head by the hair, keeping the dripping blood from hitting my boots. Kenji is standing next to me, and we watch as Ramses body twitches on the floor, his hands searching and dragging him across the carpet. Kenji wastes no time and dismembers him limb from limb. He is swift and accurate; the blood of his enemy dripping from his face when he has finished. We toss all of Ramses body parts onto the fire; the last thing we throw onto the fire is his head.
I add some gasoline and we watch the flames roar high in the large fireplace. Ramses at last is no more. When the flames have died down Kenji collects the ashes, he says we must scatter them in the wind, so that he can’t be resurrected again. As we march through the halls of the compound I see bodies littering the floor around almost every corner. Kenji was very busy indeed when he shifted; we are able to walk through the compound unmolested.” You did very good back there Eva. I almost feel like I didn’t do enough.”
“He killed all of my friends Kenji, vampires that I have known since I was first turned and brought into the fold of the coven. Vincent was my friend; it was he who found me wandering the dark streets murdering the homeless to feed myself. Now he is gone. Ramses had to pay; a head for a head.” “I listened out for any signs of life, but it was futile. None were here expect the Ament, who worked for Ramses. They are all dead now, I promise you.” I hold the vase taken from the desk of Ramses, now holding his ashes and I spit into it.
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