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Stronger

Hey, I Figured I'd Drop This Before The Upcoming Holidays. With That Said, Happy Holidays Everyone. Stay Warm. Enjoy xoxo

•Jays POV•

My perverse imagination of Demitri with Morrigan departured, I focused on my old fling who apparently wants to have one more stand.

I crossed my arms as I looked Nevana up and down, "Look at you, you must have one helluva time here with Demitri"

She rubbed her curves, "How'd you know?"

"Let's cut the bullshit, you're time being everyone's playdoll is long overdue"

"Someone's sour. You're not even going to ask me if I want you back?"

I narrowed her skeptically.

Don't be stupid Jay, she says Demitri all over her

"Tell me, don't you miss being pure?" I begun to pace around her.

She chuckled. "I used to miss my days being a normal girl, yes," she then stepped in motion with me. "Now, I don't feel a thing. I don't have to worry about aging, only blood. Blood, blood and more blood. Demitri has given me something you nor Pitch ever could"

"Careful, you might hurt a feeling" I grinned behind my helmet.

She sighed, "It wasnt charisma for one but true love, his vision and last but not least, this-this power. It's heartwarming...and I'm going to kill you with it"

"Yeaa...I think Dracula might have sucked some brain cells out of your neck as well"

That forced a laugh out of her. "Don't take your anger out on me, save that for your girlfriend. Wait, Demitri's ex-girlfriend"

I froze. An image of Demitri atop Morrigan struck my thoughts. My hands balled up into fists.

"Shut up!"

I closed in to smite her until she vanished out of sight.

Shit

I looked beneath me to see her feet lunge into my torso.

I groaned from the light pain of my back smacking against the ceiling. I lifted myself off the floor.

Shit, she's really put use to those old gymnastic skills

I hunched over with an arm across my gut. She stood ahead with her hands rested at her sides .

"Ya'know, I wouldn't be surprised if Morrigan could kick your ass"

I laughed. "Now now, I'm only gettin' started"

"That start was kind of pathetic, yeah?"

Pathetic hm?

I lowered my hand from my gut and stood upright. I took a step forth.

"It's not about the start," my pace grew faster, "It's about how you-" I trailed off before teleporting above her.

"Huh?" She asked.

"Finish!" I yelled, slamming my right heel into her head.

Her face crashed into the ground. I remained in the air, hovering over her. She slowly brung herself on all fours before giving me a scowl.

"Trickster"

I chuckled, "What did you say? I can't hear you from all the way down there"

Her scowl intensified.

"I'll show you!" she quickly jumped at me.

Her legs wrapped around my waist as she clobbered my face blow after blow. I took a chance to seek vengeance when her legs released me. That was interrupted when I felt a foot slam against my jaw. Next thing I knew, I was in a wall.

I'm definitely gonna feel that in the morning

I looked up to see her running towards me like a mad man. My heart rate instantly shot up. I quickly dived out of my imprint in time before her foot did something tragic to my body.

I rolled across the ground and sprang to my feet, gasping. She spun around.

"Stay still!"

"Fine"

She grimaced and ran towards me.

I kept my word and took her first strike and blocked her next punch. Before I knew it, I was moving my arms like I was in a fast game of patty cake due to her abnormal speed. I managed to block majority of her strikes.

Eh?!

Suddenly, I couldn't move my arms. I looked down to see Nevana with both of my wrist in her grip. I looked up to see a devious grin. She slowly cocked back her head.

Fuck me

"Argh!" I skidded on my back with a hand palmed against my forehead.

After that heel attack, I thought that head hard as vibranium would be the last thing she'd use on me

On my back still and my head ringing, I managed to stand to my feet.

"Can I tell you something?" I asked.

Nevana began to pace towards me. "Speak"

"Look, he doesn't love you. He only wants you because he knows I had you. You're nothing but his tool"

Her face went red. "Demitri would never!"

She approached and kicked me in the shin, next an uppercut. Before I landed on my ass again, I froze my fall. Now in flight mode, I lifted myself back up to face her. She scoffed and halted not another moment before sending a second roundhouse. I ducked swiftly below her leg. Her left shoulder gave away her next attack which made it easy to catch. While holding her fist, I chose to ask, "Where's he now?"

Her frown answered my question. I then punched her in the jaw. I placed my right palm on her stomach and initiated a beam. She flew before landing into a wooden table, splitting it in two.

"You see he left you here with me. He knows the chances of us reuniting. There's only one reason you're wasting my damn time. You're like his...human shield. He knows you're bound to die just like that mercenary, his henchmen and everyone else who rises against me. As a matter of fact, I might even take this energy he's taking so much time to build. You know, as a collection to my other accolades. Better yet, I may even wear one of his fangs as a neck medallion! Then sell his skull on eBay!"

Hm?

My eyes darted to her right hand clutching the ground she lied on.

"No" I heard her murmur. Out of nowhere, she came to her knees and screamed.

I muffed my ears under my hands.

Damn, I know I crushed your spirit but shit!

She rested her vocals and sat there, motionless. Silence intervened us as I watched her stare at the ceiling.

At least she's no longer in denial

She kneeled and placed a hand on her knee. I peered amongst her.

Gee, she must feel plain humiliated

I opened my helmet before coming over to her to break the silence. "Lets quit fighting and forget this ever happened"

A sinister giggle entered my ears.

The fuck?

"What joke did I miss?"

She looked up at me, "Demitri said that to Morrigan before"

She inserted her index finger into the hole she made with her left hand.

My jaw tensed.

"Nnrr! I'm gonna rip that tongue of yours right the fuck out!"

Nevana gave an evil smirk as my fist neared her face. Her right shoulder quickly turned towards me. The feeling of particles alarmed my face. Before I knew it, an irritation in my eyes occured. My hands instantly flew to my eyes.

"Ah! Bitch!"

•Morrigans POV•

"Cover me!" Julia said.

I looked over my shoulder to see Julia reloading her guns. I transformed my wings at the thought of something that could help us all. I dispersed a missile barrage at the ghouls.

"Woah, cool!" Julia exclaimed through the explosions.

Not as cool as I hoped. The attack worked to an extent. The undead masquerade still advanced on us.

"How's the mutts looking?!" I asked over the chaos.

"Majorities put down!" she answered.

Julia had somehow made it her duty to maintain keeping the Cerberus's a good distance from us. I wouldn't say she's doing a bad job but this can't last forever, these monsters aren't the objective.

"We have to separate them from us! I'll push them back! Amy you set us a barrier between them!"

"I'll try!" Amy replied.

What?!

As if they understood what was said, the horde aggressively screamed and ran towards us.

Well well well

I spread my wings and let out another barrage. Amy's balls of lava flew splashing into the floor, creating a fault between us.

Shorty after, a feeling of relief washed over me. The plan worked. One after the other, the zombies fell, melting to liquids.

Crap

The relief I'd just felt crumbled away as I spectated the zombies. The fallen only served as a bridge for the others to rush us. I quickly opened a portal in front of us. I flew ahead to tear open more. Some were swallowed in as others maneuvered out the way.

Have fun drowning

Out the corner of my eye, I happened to see Asha battling Majetek.

My, she's still standing her ground

I focused back on our other guests. My eyes widened seeing the inside of a Cerberus' throat, inches from my face.

"Ugh!"

I quickly grabbed it by the neck. I kept my grip as I slammed to the ground. The sound of growls and barks flooded my ears as I strangled the mutt. It jerked its head towards me, snapping at the air between us. I squeezed tighter

One wrong move and my neck is a dog treat

I winced as its saliva pelted down at my face.

Ew!

"Die!" Asha said.

I quickly took a glance to my left. I happened to see one of Asha's knives in the gut of Majetek.

"Grrr! Arf! Arf!"

The sound of teeth clamping at my face pulled me from their fight.

"Ugh! Enough of you!"

I transformed my wings into rotating blades. They closed in on the dogs sides.

The growls quickly turned to dreading cries. Shortly after, it's body drooped to my abdomens. I removed it eagerly.

The blades morphed into my wings as I rested on my knees.

I took a second to wipe my face.

"Darn Cerberus's" I muttered.

"What were you saying?!" I heard.

That voice didn't come from Asha.

"Aaaugh!"

That did.

I looked to where I last saw them. My mouth dropped. Joyeuse was logged inside the right shoulder of Asha. Asha's hands gripped Majeteks wrist. Majetek walked towards her minions, causing Asha to do the same. Asha looked over her shoulder. By the look in her eyes, I assumed she realized Majetek was making her walk the plank to her death.

I arose to my feet and sighed.

"Fool"

•Jays POV•

"How are you still going?!" Nevana asked.

I leapt to my feet, "Good stamina, why? Demitri lacks it?"

"Fuck you!"

She ran up and spun to deliver one of her favorite kicks. I moved out the way. Before she flew past me, I grabbed her by the neck. I laid the back of her head and left arm on my shoulders before throwing her. She slammed into the ground flat on her back. She arched her spine, gritting her teeth. Her long gasp proved I did well at knocking the wind out of her.

I shook my head, "Lose the bravado yet?"

Despite the dirty move, I really didn't want to kill Trint's old girlfriend so I did what I felt was only right.

I offered my hand to her. She stared at my hand incredulously before accepting it. I pulled her up to her feet.

"Grmph!"

A mild pain entered my lower stomach. I looked down and stared at a knife in her grasp.

Nevana brung her face to my ear.

"To answer your question, no" she whispered.

I stared in her eyes as my knees buckled beneath me. She kneeled down with her hand remaining on the knife. Her other hand softly rubbed my face.

I coughed and wheezed as I looked down at my blood oozing out.

"Damnit, before you finish me off..."

She looked me in the eyes with a mean glare.

"Could you tell me what you're doing with the others?"

Nevana eyed me dubiously, "Hmm, well no ones-"

"Unless they're already dead, then nevermind"

"No, they're surely alive. I just didn't think you'd be worried about them at a time like this. But if it makes you happy, they're locked up, two floors above us under Demitri. We were gonna set you up if you made it to them and then kill you all together but you made this a hell of a lot easier" she snickered, "Don't you agree?"

That's all I needed to know

I smiled as I stared down at my injury. The blood now disappeared. I lifted my face to Nevana.

"No but thanks" I smirked and grabbed her wrists. I watched her mouth drop as she watched herself take the knife out of me. She looked at me, awed. We stood simultaneously. I felt her pulse grow faster as she stared at me.

"You had one job"

I snatched the knife from her hand and pushed her back a few feet.

She drooped her head in defeat, "Save me the pity, get it over with"

"I'm not going to kill you"

She looked up, confused. "Why?"

I chose to tell her the useless back and forth I went through with Trint to start.

"You know deep down you miss being in the sunlight, seeing your family, making new friends. Making peace is better than suffering from war"

"Than why are you and Demitri in this situation? Why haven't you made peace with him?"

"I'm fighting to protect my family and from losing anymore friends. Demitri doesn't believe in peace obviously. Furthermore, I'm trying to keep away these night beings from hurting our world"

"You know that's impossible. Evil is everywhere"

"I know, but I'll cross those bridges when I get there. So...I'm gonna offer you one more chance..."

I extended my hand out to her.

"What's it gonna be?"

She glanced at my hand and back at me.

"Quit the optimistic shit already! Jay there's no place in the world for me anymore. There's no continuing the past. I don't want to live the rest of my life harming innocent people for their blood. Even worse, when those people are loved ones.

Was Sonya one of these loved ones?

"All because of this stupid urge for blood. Regardless of what I do, I can't reverse this. I do want to feel the sun again but my family, they won't accept-"

She looked down at herself with her palms pointed at her suit.

"-this! No matter how I feel, Trint's dead and Morrigan...I can't hope to compare to her"

She actually did think of reuniting with me

I escaped my thoughts at the sight of her taking a step towards me. I readied my guard.

"Thanks anyway Jay"

To my surprise, she embraced me. A few minutes ago, she just tried to take my life. In spite of that, I started to return it until she abruptly yanked the knife from my grasp.

"Oh shit! Nevana!"

Literally in the blink of an eye, blood gushed down her neck as she fell to her knees. I caught her before she hit the ground. I kneeled down as she slumped in my arms. I rested her body on the ground. I took the knife, tossing it aside.

"Damnit!"

I found myself staring at her. It wasn't because the slit in her throat or her curves but something else, something I could sense. Just then, a thumping in my chest erupted.

Her power, her power, take it

I grabbed and shook my head in an attempt to escape the thoughts.

Take her power...take it

The voice grew more intense as I stared at Nevana. Nevertheless, I had to weigh the scales.

Morrigan's not here, no one will know. That old guy said she's a superhuman half breed. I know firsthand she's...strong, yet her powers going to waste. What if-

"No!" I shook my head. "I won't!"

Morrigan trusts-

TAKE. HER. POWERRR!

"Aaarhh!" I squeezed my head tighter.

Morrigans face appeared in my mind followed by her scottish accent.

'...I don't want you speeding up the process with your energy intake'

"Fuuck!"

I shouldn't do this...but...Vesuvius said I have access storage

I moved my fingers from over my eyes. I looked down, peeking at Nevana's body.

I can absorb her energy. Damnit! It sounds so...GOOD! After all, what doesn't kill me, makes me

"Stronger"

The thumps in my chest began to feel like thunder going off inside of me. I stared into the girls eyes as she stared in mine. She coughed as she gargled on her blood.

Taaake ittt

Take ittt

I slowly placed my hand an inch from over the girls face.

Nevana's eyes grew wide as her iris's slowly lost their blue and red pigment. Her mouth agape as her body began to rattle.

"You are still good for one cause..."

White light seeped from her eyes, vanishing into my palm.

"My cause"

After a minute or so, the light seized and her body was now still. I removed my hand to see her white iris's and gray flesh.

I stood. I closed my eyes as I lifted my head. I inhaled. I opened my eyes, exhaling and looked at the corpse below.

"Now, someone's got some explaining to do"

Zmm~Zmm

Asha's name showed in my visor.

Right on time

What were your thoughts on Jays last act on Nevana? Do you think he should've absorbed her energy?