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Chapter 39: The Beginning of the End Part II

Vanessa's Fight Song: Destabilise by Enter Shikari

I jumped into action, as did the anti Desmond militia and his army of zombies. I darted across the rocky plain and jumped onto a rock and pushed off of it, flipping sideways in the air as I shot more zombies right in the forehead. I soon dropped the guns and took out my swords, slashing and stabbing at zombies.

Duck, stab, punch kick.

Slash, duck, roll, flip, hack.

Kick, punch, roll, stab.

Duck, duck, roll, stab, push.

This went on and on as I fought my way to Desmond, determined to kill the little man. I was right in a small dirt area clear of any big rocks that wer in front of the boulder that Desmond sat on. Our eyes met, his lighted with amusement, mine filled with pain, anger, determination, and a lust for vengeance. I was about to jump up on the boulder and kill the sorry son of a bitch when he suddenly smirked at me and I felt big hands roughly shove me to the ground. I gasped when I heard a maniacal laugh behind me.

I jumped to my feet and whirled around, my swords blocking the attack from the sword of another zombie. My eyes narrowed. "Murlough." I hissed as we started circling each other, ignoring all the other zombies and non-zombies around us. "Hello, my pretty!" he cackled. I narrowed my eyes. Why does he seem to have the ability to think and make his own decisions? "I bet my pretty didn't expect Murlough to come back for her, hm?" he snickered, slashing my arm with his sword. I flipped backwards, landing in a crouched position. I looked up at him, and his eyes widened in fear when he saw the look in my eyes.

"Actually, Murlough, I can't express how happy I am to see you…now I can kill you myself you bastard." I sneered before I jumped towards him, lightning quick, and decapitated him. Somehow, over all the cries and yells and clinking of weapons, I could hear Mr. Tiny's laughter. I looked up slowly at him and saw him giving me an evil smirk. I narrowed my eyes at him.

Darren looked up to see his love slowly raising her sword and pointing at Mr. Tiny. He nearly got his arm chopped off, had it not been for Steve stabbing the Zombie before him. Steve looked irritated but then saw what Darren was looking at. Vanessa's eyes…they were blank and so…cold. She looked murderous.

"Desmond, get your ass down here and fight me!" She shouted. Desmond cackled at her as his son, Hibernius Tall, jumped up and slashed a zombie that had tried to sneak up behind her. "Defeat my army and you can." Mr. Tiny said, his face twisting into some horrific look of amusement.

Suddenly, dust started swirling around Vanessa and Mr. Tall and the next thing Darren and Steve knew, Mr. Crepsley, Arra, Kurda, and Gavner surrounded them, pressing swords to their throats. Vanessa watched as blood trickled down her neck. Her green eyes were shielded by her bangs, which fell along her face. Suddenly, she started shaking. Mr. Tiny's grin widened, along with Steve and Darren's eyes. Surely she wasn't giving up? Not after all they'd gone through.

Then, as Mr. Tiny's grin was wiped off his face, the boys realized that she wasn't breaking down, she was…she was laughing. It started as a deep rumble and then a chuckle, a chortle, until she was laughing loudly. Darren's eyes widened. "She's lost it." Steve said quietly as he stared at her, his eyes studying her closely.

"Defeat your army, eh?" she cackled. She suddenly raised her arms along with her head, showing her face. It was completely calm, a small smile on her face, her eyes closed. She snapped her eyes open, grinning mischievously, and flexed her arms. Then, all the attacking stopped; the zombies froze, including her family.

"Oh no…" Darren whispered. "She…" he couldn't finish his thought. "Vanessa's gone now, she's gone crazy." Steve whispered. She was using her powers to control the entire army.

I smirked as I clenched my fists, making the zombies fall to the ground, dead. I unsheathed my sword and darted forward, faster than any other vampire and appeared in front of Desmond. I dropped to my feet as he sent a blast of energy at my face and knocked his knees from underneath him. He disappeared and re appeared by a large boulder next to the river that ran through the rocky plain. I ran towards him and soon noticed that Darren and Steve had charged after me, ready to fight.

We pressed on until we all surrounded Mr. Tiny. As we were still running, I took out a few flying stars and expertly chucked them at Desmond, who narrowly avoided the first one. The second one lodged itself into his chest. He growled as he ripped it out and threw the bloodied piece of metal on the ground.

"And here I thought we could discuss a bargain." He growled. I glared at him. "What makes you think you have anything we want?" I asked icily, my swords secured tightly in both hands. Steve had his shotgun aimed at Desmond's head and Darren had a metal spear that seemed to be buzzing with electricity.

Mr. Tiny's eyes gleamed and I realized too late that I gave him a slim chance of survival. I cursed myself as he began to speak. "There's more to the prophecy, my dear children." He said, looking at Darren and Steve. They looked back at him in unease. Did he just call them his children? Desmond smirked. "Yes yes, Darren and Steve, you are my sons, the Sons of Destiny." He said.

Steve and Darren looked at him, dumbfounded. Desmond continued. "The Vampaneze Lord and the Vampire Prince…you two were to fight to the death in order to choose who would be The Lord of The Shadows." I glared at him. "And what makes you think they'd want to fight each other to the death for another silly title?" I growled. Desmond looked at the Steve when he said this. "The Lord of the Shadows will get The Vampire Princess. She will be his for the remainder of their lives." I froze and looked at Steve. His hand shook slightly.

I knew then that the seed Desmond planted was growing. I knew Steve loved me, but I didn't know if he would kill Darren in order for me to be his. Suddenly he shouted out in pain and crumpled to the ground. I rushed to his side as Darren kept an eye on Desmond. I held Steve and whispered to him, trying to figure out what was going on. Then his eyes snapped up towards me. I gasped and fell away from him. His entire eyes had turned black. I looked at Desmond and realized he had control of him.

I turned towards Darren to see that he too had been put under his control. Desmond waved his hand towards me, slamming me into a boulder. I groaned and tried to move, but couldn't. I glared at him. "What the hell did you do to them?" I screamed, thrashing against the invisible barrier. Desmond cackled.

"They're fighting, can't you see?" he asked as Darren and Steve started to fight each other. I helplessly struggled. No…no…no, no, no, no, NO!

Eric looked around and saw Vancha supporting Evra. He then saw Mr. Tall walking around, tending to the wounded Cirque members. Eric frowned. Where was the boss though? He walked towards Mr. Tall, wiping blood off of his forehead. "Hey Mr. T…have you seen the boss?" he asked him. Mr. Tall nodded grimly.

"She, Darren, and Steve went off to defeat my father." He said, looking out towards the river. He froze. "They're in trouble!" Eric shouted. Mr. Tall nodded in agreement. They both saw Steve and Darren fighting each other, but where was Vanessa? They took off running; kicking, slashing, and shooting any remaining zombies that stood in their way.

Eric still couldn't believe that his mentor, the nice, funny, stubborn woman held so much power inside her. Sure, Eric had no doubt she was strong, he wouldn't be surprised if she was one of the strongest Vampires with the way she would take Vancha down in their practices, but he never knew she was that powerful.

As soon as they reached the river, they had the undivided attention of Desmond Tiny. Eric winced on the inside. Shit…

My eyes widened when I heard footsteps running towards us, and I was horrified when I recognized them as Eric and Mr. Tall's. I fought even harder against the stupid barrier so I could keep them safe and then kill Desmond.

"Hello, my son. Hello Eric, assistant of Vanessa." Desmond said pleasantly. I fought against the barrier with more strength than I ever knew I had. Suddenly, more zombies appeared and started attacking Eric and Mr. Tall. As they were fighting, I noticed one of the zombies pulling out a gun…that was aimed for Hibernius.

Right at that moment, I broke free of the barrier. "Mr. Tall!" I screamed. He whirled around and his eyes widened slightly when he heard the sound of a gunshot, but he was too late. I pushed Mr. Tall to the ground and took in a sharp intake of breath as the bullet pierced my chest and went through my right lung.

"Vanessa?" I looked up slowly, clutching my chest to see Darren and Steve staring at me, their eyes wide with fear. They dropped their weapons and ran towards me as I fell to the ground, wheezing. I looked up at Desmond's face. He seemed surprised that I took the bullet, but was happy none the less. He was that much closer to killing me off.

"Steve…Darren…" I wheezed, looking up into their concerned faces. "I'm sorry." Steve seemed confused and Darren looked disappointed. I gave them a small smile before raising my hands, taking them into my control, walking them over behind Mr. Tall, and dropping them, leaving the boys unconscious. I painfully stood up.

"Stop your games, Desmond. I will defeat you, you're just prolonging your ass whooping and I can guarantee you that the longer you wait, the more you'll suffer." I snarled, pulling out my sword. He glared at me. "I must say, Princess," He began, sneering my coveted title. "I am quite impressed. I didn't think that you could actually break my barrier. Well done." He said sarcastically. I smirked. "I wasn't made a Vampire Princess for nothing."

With that, I darted straight towards him and raised my sword. When I brought it down…it hit Darren's sword. My eyes widened. "Darren?" I gasped. Desmond cackled. "Don't forget, Vanessa, you never turn your back on an enemy." I whirled around and fell on my back, blocking Steve's sword as well.

I gritted my teeth before spinning and knocking their feet out from under them. I back flipped off the rock and looked up at them as they regained their footing. "Guys? Guys! Steve, Darren! Wake up! It's me, Vanessa, Desmond is controlling you!" I shouted desperately as they jumped off the rock and came towards me. I dropped my sword. It was useless against them, I couldn't hurt them, and Desmond knew that.

Flip, duck, twist, slide.

Duck, push, fall, roll.

Push, kick, duck, flip.

This continued for hours, and I was starting to get tired. I couldn't even get help; Eric and Mr. Tall were occupied by the seemingly never-ending zombies they've been fighting. I had managed to take Steve's gun and snap it in half, throwing it in the river, but that didn't accomplish much; he just pulled out a couple daggers. I ran as they chased me down, Steve throwing his daggers at me as he went. I flipped and landed in the river.

What do I do, what do I do?

"Boss! The river!" I heard Eric shout. I froze and looked around me as Darren and Steve slowly made their way into the river. I gasped. That's it! I waited for them to surround me before pulling the water up, causing thick spirals of water to wrap around them up to their necks and froze them.

I looked up at Desmond, panting as I tried to ignore the pain in my chest. "Ready to fight me instead of hiding behind your stupid tricks?" I growled. He frowned. "Really, Crepsley, what do you hope to accomplish by defeating me, eh?" he asked. I glared at him. "To get rid of the Earth's sick and twisted, demented Destiny." I answered. "Oh? And who is to take my place when that happens, hm? Stupid girl, you haven't even thought that far into this. If someone isn't doing what I do, then the Earth will be destroyed, the universe will fall apart." He snarled. I blinked.

He was right, I didn't think that far…but the Spirits, the Cosmos…they came to me. I stood up straighter and picked up my swords as I walked out of the river. "I accept your challenge Desmond. I will kill you and then I will rule the universe." Mr. Tall's head snapped towards me.

"Vanessa, no!" He shouted. It was too late though. Desmond gave me an amused smirk, pissing me off to no end, and faster than a blink, I appeared before him. He looked confused, and then frightened, and then…it was over. He looked down to see that I had stabbed him in the heart. He looked up at me, wincing as I turned the sword in the wound, making it even more painful.

"You will do well, Vanessa Arra Vur Anne Crepsley…you will do well." And with that, he deteriorated and disappeared.

The zombies all turned to dust and Steve and Darren returned to normal. Mr. Tall watched as Vanessa stared up at the sky. Hibernius looked up as well to see the cosmos. His eyes widened. It was impossible to see all those galaxies, all the stars in Earth's atmosphere. "Did we win?" He looked over to see Steve and Darren sauntering over, leaning on each other for support. "Hell yeah we did!" Eric said, walking up next to them. Darren saw the look on Hibernius' face. "Mr. Tall…what's wrong?"

Mr. Tall looked up at Vanessa. Her eyes were closed and she was…glowing. You could see her aura around her; it was a pale blue color, just like her mother's. They all watched as it slowly turned purple, just like her father's. Mr. Tall's eyes widened. "What's happening, Mr. Tall?" Steve whispered as her aura turned a fierce red and disappeared. Vanessa slowly opened her eyes and smiled…but it was off. She looked over towards the four males and walked over to them, gracefully dropping from the boulder.

Mr. Tall frowned as she came closer. Her eyes…they were red. "Whoa, what happened there boss?" Eric asked. Vanessa looked at him as she sheathed her swords. "I've been made Destiny." She said quietly. Mr. Tall narrowed his eyes. He was doubtful. "What happened to your eyes?" He asked. She looked at Mr. Tall for a few moments before answering. "My eye color changed as part of the transformation, they said it was a good sign, that means my body isn't rejecting all the power and capabilities." She answered. She then turned back to Steve and Darren.

"I have been made an immortal." She said. The boys' eyes widened. They knew what that meant. Even though they aged slowly, they would still age and die, unlike Vanessa. Hibernius knew she could age, if she so chooses, but she will not die and the aging will stop eventually, as it did with him.

"They said I could make someone immortal, to stay with me." She said staring at the boys. They looked at each other and back at her. That's when Mr. Tall knew. He grabbed Vanessa's wrist, demanding her attention.

She turned her hateful gaze on him. He glared at her; this was not part of the plan. Vanessa was a warrior, this wasn't her place. She was meant to fight for the Earth…not rule it. Mr. Tall knew then that she had, in actuality, carried out Desmond's plan. It wasn't who he thought it would be, but he was indeed rewarded with finding and creating The Lord of The Shadows.

"Vanessa, you fool, what have you done?"

Songs of this Story:

Steve, Vanessa, and Darren's Song: Your Betrayal by Bullet For My Valentine

Vanessa's Songs: What You Want by Evanescence, Marionette by The Paper Melody

Vanessa and Mr. Crepsley's Song: Broken by Seether featuring Amy Lee

Vanessa and Darren's Song: When You Can't Sleep At Night by Of Mice & Men

Lily's Lullaby: Safe and Sound by Taylor Swift

Steve and Vanessa's Song: Adam and Eve by The Paper Melody

And that, my dear friends, is The End of The Vampire Game.

I will put up its sequel soon, and might go back to the first few chapters and edit some stuff.

But, otherwise, this story is now *sniffle* Complete.

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