Ch. 16
Devin's heart flew up to her throat and she felt herself being pushed out of the way. She tumbled backwards and fell to the ground, looking around frantically for a place to go, but failing miserably because she couldn't see. She heard someone running through the room, and she began to scoot backwards. She kept moving till she felt the wall behind her and then she stood up. She followed the wall until she found the door again, and located the light switch. She flipped it on and turned back around to look into the room.
Donovan and Axcelia were both in the middle of the room, circling but keeping their eyes on one another. They stopped. Neither moved. Axcelia stood, her arms by her side. One holding the knife. Donovan was across from her, his hands also by his sides, but in fists.
The split second Axcelia raised her arm to strike Donovan stepped to the side, kneeled to the ground and pulled a small knife from somewhere in his clothing. Axcelia's strike missed and she turned again to meet Donovan as he rose once more. Axcelia's gaze stayed the same, but now Donovan has a small smile on his face. She went to strike again and Donovan made his first. Both attempts hit. Axcelia had but a gash down Donovan's chest and Donovan had hit his knife across her shoulder. Crimson blood became visible in a second but neither vampire showed signs of being hurt.
Devin felt arms wrap around her. Before she could scream a hand was covering her mouth and she was being dragged into the room. Three other vampires ran from behind the one holding her up to where Donovan and Axcelia were fighting. The three lunged at Donovan. He tried to jump out of the way but one grabbed him. He struck out with his knife, jamming it into his shoulder. The vampire let go and fell away from Donovan.
Devin realized the vampire holding her had slightly let his guard down, so she took all the strength she had and jammed her elbow into his stomach. During the moment he let go, Devin caught eyes with Donovan. He tossed his knife to her and she almost missed catching it. The vampire went to grab her again but she twisted away and then jammed the knife into his chest. He grabbed her arm as he fell to the ground, causing Devin to fall with him. She managed to get free and stood up again, Donovan's knife still in her hand.
Donovan was now engaged in a fight with the remaining two vampire, as Axcelia watched close by. One had Donovan's hands tied behind his back as the other continuously punched him in the stomach. Donovan looked right at her and she made up her mind. She ran forward towards the vampire that was hitting Donovan and tried to plant the knife in the middle of his back. Unfortunately he turned around right before she got there and she tripped over his leg. She hit the ground hard, and released the knife from her grip. She rolled over to try and get out of the way, not knowing if the vampire was going to attack her or not. She managed to look up again for a second and see that the vampire had gone back to hitting Donovan. His knife lay feet from her body. She sat up to grab it and was pushed back down again by Axcelia.
Axcelia lunged for the knife so Devin rolled again and threw her arm out knocking it away. Axcelia landed on top of Devin and tried to grab a hold of her throat. Devin grabbed onto her forearms and tried to push her away but the vampire was too strong. They rolled over and Devin tried to pin Axcelia down but was thrown off of her. Axcelia then stood up and walked towards the knife again. Devin's vision blurred for a moment as she pushed herself off the ground. "Donovan!" she yelled. He tried to look over at her, but was hit again in the face. Axcelia had picked up the knife and was walking towards Donovan. Axcelia struck out with it. Donovan tried to throw himself out of the way, but since the other vampire was still holding him, he only managed to make the knife miss from sinking into his chest. It went between his shoulder blades and he grimaced in pain.
Devin ran towards them and managed to push Axcelia out of the way as she went to strike again. The knife flew out of her hand and hit the ground. Devin threw her self at it. She felt her fingers close around it and rolled to what she thought was out of the way. She ended up rolling into the vampire that was holding Donovan. As his foot moved to kick her she thrust the knife at him and felt it sink into his leg. He released Donovan and fell backwards as Devin pulled the knife out again. Donovan also collapsed to his knees. He looked over at her and took the knife from her. She stood up quickly and jammed the knife into the vampire that has been hitting him. The blade sunk into his chest as he fell to the ground.
The vampire Devin had struck with the knife was now getting up again. Donovan went towards him with the knife but the vampire hit his arm out of the way. The knife flew out of his hand and landed on the ground by Devin. She stood up with it to feel arms wrap around her once again. One arm went across her chest and the other grabbed the hand which she grasped the knife in. The pale white arms pulled Devin's arm toward herself facing the knife toward her own chest. Devin pushed her arm away from her but Axcelia tightened her grip and quietly whispered into her ear "You should have stayed at your home. You shouldn't have listened when I called. But you were foolish and now you are going to end up just like your brother.." Devin leaned backwards trying to get free and Axcelia whispered one more thing.. "The black rose calls you child.."
Devin's heart flew up to her throat and she felt herself being pushed out of the way. She tumbled backwards and fell to the ground, looking around frantically for a place to go, but failing miserably because she couldn't see. She heard someone running through the room, and she began to scoot backwards. She kept moving till she felt the wall behind her and then she stood up. She followed the wall until she found the door again, and located the light switch. She flipped it on and turned back around to look into the room.
Donovan and Axcelia were both in the middle of the room, circling but keeping their eyes on one another. They stopped. Neither moved. Axcelia stood, her arms by her side. One holding the knife. Donovan was across from her, his hands also by his sides, but in fists.
The split second Axcelia raised her arm to strike Donovan stepped to the side, kneeled to the ground and pulled a small knife from somewhere in his clothing. Axcelia's strike missed and she turned again to meet Donovan as he rose once more. Axcelia's gaze stayed the same, but now Donovan has a small smile on his face. She went to strike again and Donovan made his first. Both attempts hit. Axcelia had but a gash down Donovan's chest and Donovan had hit his knife across her shoulder. Crimson blood became visible in a second but neither vampire showed signs of being hurt.
Devin felt arms wrap around her. Before she could scream a hand was covering her mouth and she was being dragged into the room. Three other vampires ran from behind the one holding her up to where Donovan and Axcelia were fighting. The three lunged at Donovan. He tried to jump out of the way but one grabbed him. He struck out with his knife, jamming it into his shoulder. The vampire let go and fell away from Donovan.
Devin realized the vampire holding her had slightly let his guard down, so she took all the strength she had and jammed her elbow into his stomach. During the moment he let go, Devin caught eyes with Donovan. He tossed his knife to her and she almost missed catching it. The vampire went to grab her again but she twisted away and then jammed the knife into his chest. He grabbed her arm as he fell to the ground, causing Devin to fall with him. She managed to get free and stood up again, Donovan's knife still in her hand.
Donovan was now engaged in a fight with the remaining two vampire, as Axcelia watched close by. One had Donovan's hands tied behind his back as the other continuously punched him in the stomach. Donovan looked right at her and she made up her mind. She ran forward towards the vampire that was hitting Donovan and tried to plant the knife in the middle of his back. Unfortunately he turned around right before she got there and she tripped over his leg. She hit the ground hard, and released the knife from her grip. She rolled over to try and get out of the way, not knowing if the vampire was going to attack her or not. She managed to look up again for a second and see that the vampire had gone back to hitting Donovan. His knife lay feet from her body. She sat up to grab it and was pushed back down again by Axcelia.
Axcelia lunged for the knife so Devin rolled again and threw her arm out knocking it away. Axcelia landed on top of Devin and tried to grab a hold of her throat. Devin grabbed onto her forearms and tried to push her away but the vampire was too strong. They rolled over and Devin tried to pin Axcelia down but was thrown off of her. Axcelia then stood up and walked towards the knife again. Devin's vision blurred for a moment as she pushed herself off the ground. "Donovan!" she yelled. He tried to look over at her, but was hit again in the face. Axcelia had picked up the knife and was walking towards Donovan. Axcelia struck out with it. Donovan tried to throw himself out of the way, but since the other vampire was still holding him, he only managed to make the knife miss from sinking into his chest. It went between his shoulder blades and he grimaced in pain.
Devin ran towards them and managed to push Axcelia out of the way as she went to strike again. The knife flew out of her hand and hit the ground. Devin threw her self at it. She felt her fingers close around it and rolled to what she thought was out of the way. She ended up rolling into the vampire that was holding Donovan. As his foot moved to kick her she thrust the knife at him and felt it sink into his leg. He released Donovan and fell backwards as Devin pulled the knife out again. Donovan also collapsed to his knees. He looked over at her and took the knife from her. She stood up quickly and jammed the knife into the vampire that has been hitting him. The blade sunk into his chest as he fell to the ground.
The vampire Devin had struck with the knife was now getting up again. Donovan went towards him with the knife but the vampire hit his arm out of the way. The knife flew out of his hand and landed on the ground by Devin. She stood up with it to feel arms wrap around her once again. One arm went across her chest and the other grabbed the hand which she grasped the knife in. The pale white arms pulled Devin's arm toward herself facing the knife toward her own chest. Devin pushed her arm away from her but Axcelia tightened her grip and quietly whispered into her ear "You should have stayed at your home. You shouldn't have listened when I called. But you were foolish and now you are going to end up just like your brother.." Devin leaned backwards trying to get free and Axcelia whispered one more thing.. "The black rose calls you child.."