Legacy of Darkness (12 page)

Straight away Summer could feel a different aura from Lucius than the other Vampire’s, he had an air of authority about him and a confidence that suggested he felt Summer was no more than a pebble on his path. A pebble he would just kick aside with distain.

A thin smile full of malice spread across the ancient Vampire’s face as he took a step towards her.

“Lucius” Summer said bitterly

“Summer” Lucius replied, there wasn’t a shred of humanity in his cold and empty tones.

“It’s nice to finally meet you” he told her insincerely as he stared deep into her eyes doing his best to intimate the Demon Hunter

“Thanks!” replied sarcastically to Lucius’s annoyance

“Your humourless quips and wit wont help you now” Lucius retorted “You should know your place and fear me. I am hunger and the world is my banquette, when I feast thou shalt not stand in my way, thou shalt not stop me!.”

“Then I will die trying” Summer shot back defiantly as she took a step towards the ancient Vampire. Lucius reacted in kind taking a methodical step towards the Demon Hunter who surely knew she was out matched. With no room on the narrow landing to wield her sword Summer threw the first punch. It was easily blocked by Lucius who threw a punch of his own with his free hand. This time however it was Summer who blocked as she brought up her left forearm. The Vampire was quickest to react smashing his opponent with a crushing head butt across her nose. The Hunters nose broke in an explosion of blood and cartilage and she staggered back precariously close to the stairs. Seeing his positional advantage Lucius hit Summer with a strong round house kick that connected with her Sternum. The force of the blow sent summer flying backwards down the stairs. Summer fell backwards rolling down the stairs and landing in a crumpled heap at the bottom.

A battered and bruised Summer felt immense pain In every part of her body and couldn’t be sure if she hadn’t broken any bones. If it wasn’t for her Demon Hunter super powers the fall would of almost certainly killed her. As it was she was still alive though she was still bleeding heavily from her broken nose. As she looked up she saw death stalking her in the form of Lucius, who was slowly walking down the stairs towards her as if he had all the time in the world. In the Vampires mind the fight was already over and a big part of Summer knew it as well.

“You were a fool to come here” Lucius taunted in his cold and emotionless voice. “you must have known you couldn’t defeat me so what did you hope to achieve.”

Summer didn’t respond instead she staggered to her feet and then fell back to her knees. Seeing the hilt of the sword that Summer had tried to conceal behind her back Lucius grabbed it and placed the blade against her neck. But instead of decapitating the fallen Demon Hunter the Vampire laughed and tossed the weapon away. Summer looked at the Vampire in confusion as she heard the clatter of steel hitting the wooden floor.

“That would have been too easy” Lucius laughed “I don’t need a weapon to defeat you. Back in the day I was told that the Hunter’s were powerful and dangerous enemies yet all the ones I have faced have been weak, pathetic creatures without an ounce of fight in them. You do not deserve an honourable death instead I shall kill you with my bare hands”

The gloating Vampire was suddenly stunned into silence as the seemingly beaten Hunter rose to her feet and wiped the blood from her face with the back of her hand. She started the into the cold red eyes of the hideous demon that stood before her. If this was to be her final stand then she refused to go down with a whimper.

But the fall had taken it’s toll and as Summer and wasn’t long before Lucius gained the advantage as the two adversaries traded blows. The Vampire King hammered Summer with blow after blow until she dropped back down to her knees beaten and exhausted.

“Before I kill you” Lucius mocked “Tell me what is it that you fight for. Surely not your fellow humans. Do you not watch or read the news, do you not see what is right in front of you? Human’s are the true monsters in this world, you kill one another with a depraved aplomb. In fact humans kill more humans than any Vampire ever could. You live in a cesspool of greed and intolerance and this is what you defend with your life? I am here to cleanse the earth, to rid this planet of the cancer that is humanity”

“I fight because it’s the right thing to do” Summer said defiantly “I fight because I choose to”

“Then you choose death” Lucius laughed “Look at you there is nothing left for you to fight for no Mother, no Lover and very soon no Mentor, you have lost everything. As the Vampire finished his sentence he aimed a fierce kick towards Summers bloodied and bruised face. But to his utter astonishment the Hunter caught his foot in mid air.

“Not everything” Summer declared as she stood up twisting Lucius ankle in the process sending the Vampire hurtling towards the floor. “I’ve still go me” Summer finished as the demon hit the deck landing hard on his back. The Vampire sprung back to his feet clearly annoyed that the Demon Hunter had out manoeuvred him.

“Bring it!” Summer said as she motioned her hand similar to how she had seen Bruce Lee in his famous kung fu films.

He came at her with anger burning in her eyes and launched into a fury filled attack. It was if he felt embarrassed by Summers’s refusal to give in and he began throwing wild punches that Summer dodged and avoided with ease. The Hunter’s new plan of attack was baffling the Vampire. She wasn’t even trying to fight him anymore, instead concentrating her energies on avoiding his blows. It wasn’t long before Summer’s strategy started to pay off as Lucius became visibly frustrated at his inability to connect with any of his blows.

Growing increasingly agitated Lucius threw another wild punch that failed to connected with its intended target, only this time Summer grabbed hold of his wrist. With the Vampire caught off guard Summer connected with a hard palm heel strike. The blow struck Lucius on the chin, snapping his head back in a whiplash like effect. The Vampire was stunned and Summer was quick to take advantage, going to town on the ancient demon with a series of hard blows. Several quick fire punches to Lucius’s mid-section and a sharp kick to the knee cap forced the Vampire to fall to his knees. The Demon Hunter finished her attack with a stiff round house kick to the back of the Vampires head.

The sheer force of the blow to the back of the skull saw Lucius collapse in a heap on the floor. For a few moments at least he was knocked out cold. Pulling her wooden stake from her jacket pocket Summer straddled the unconscious Vampire and raised her hands up high poised to stake Lucius through his un-dead heart. But before she could bring the stake down the Vampires eyes snapped open and a sinister smile spread across his face.

“You think you have won” Lucius told her dryly “But there’s a storm coming and it will destroy everything in its path. We are the ever expanding darkness and we shall extinguish all light even that which flickers most brightly.”

“Whatever” Summer said “either way your still dust” and with those defiant words Summer plunged her stake deep into Lucius’s black heart, the Vampire exploded into a cloud of ash and dust.

Brushing the Vampire dust off her clothes Summer picked her self up and walked up the stairs in search of Price, finding her guardian alive and well in the room Lucius had come out of.

“Your alive” said a stunned Price as Summer walked through the door

“Don’t sound too surprised” She replied sarcastically as she smiled happy to see her new friend was un harmed.

“Your going to have to help me down the stairs I’m afraid” Price told her “I seem to have lost most of the feeling in my legs”

Summer gave Price an alarmed look before he assured her the feeling would return soon enough. The Hunter explained the fight with Lucius as she picked up Price and carried him down the stairs and to his car. She helped her Mentor into the passenger seat before climbing into the drivers side. As Summer sat in the BMW’s leather seats many thoughts rushed through her mind. It had been a gruelling and horrible few weeks and at times Summer hadn’t been sure if she could make it through. Even though she had and against all the odds Summer knew it was just the beginning. There was a storm coming and its rage would know no bounds.

Harry Worthington sat behind his antique oak desk impatiently awaiting his Home Secretary Alison Jane Holiday. She was a gifted young politician who often looked at things from different angles to your standard MP which allowed her to come up with some very different yet enterprising ideas. She was first enlisted as an adviser but she swiftly moved up the ranks to win a seat in the cabinet, a much sought after seat at that. The Home Secretary was often seen as the third most important seat after Prime Minister and Chancellor. Of course because of her youth and beauty it was often cited that those were they only reason she got her position. Some tabloids even suggested that Harry was having an affair with Alice, utter nonsense and without a shred of evidence to back up their claims they were forced to apologise and pay Harry a large sum of money. Which he then gave to charity on Alice

Harry was snapped out of his thoughts by the sound of knocking at his office door.

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“Sir” Alice replied “I have already approved a cover story suggesting the deaths were caused by a gas leak. It’s a plausible cover and will be easy to spin.”

“I think we need to go public on this” Harry said gravely “with the truth”

“But Sir” gasped a stunned Alice “The out cry alone not to mention the mass panic such a statement would cause. We need to keep the truth under wraps It’s in the publics best interests”

“I’m not so sure any more” Harry sighed “We don’t know when the next attack could come. I’ve not long got off the phone with Giles Price and he is convinced the Vampire’s are just getting started. Do we keep finding cover stories for each attack until the Public realise the truth for them selves. Because believe me with smart phone’s and social media that won’t take long.”

“We don’t know for sure if they will attack again” Alice insisted “We need to keep to protocol and stick with the gas leak story.”

“I’m sorry Alice” Harry said standing up in an attempt to further exert his authority “I have made up my mind on this matter”

“Well” Alice said ruefully “I am sorry to hear that”

As his Home Secretary finished her sentence Harry Worthington looked at her face in stunned silence. The Prime Minister just couldn’t believe what he was witnessing as Alice’s face twisted and contorted into the hideous visage of a Vampire. Alice climbed to her feet and lunged across the desk towards the terrified Prime Minister. It was all over in a matter of moments as Harry Worthington was swallowed by the oblivion of Darkness