Hybrid Trilogy

Chapter 52. Final Battle

As the battle raged on, the lady Alcina resplendent in her pure white gown advanced through the fighting towards Cassandra, she acted totally unaffected by the skirmish that thundered on around her it seemed to be carrying on in slow motion dust, blood, pieces of stone & shards of wood flew through the air seeming to bounce of the pure form that was the lady Alcina. Her pure white eyes appearing to be fixed on Cassandra, who in turn had her all black eyes fixed on the lady.

As she stepped on to the drawbridge a barrier began to form enclosing the crossing, stopping any Witch, Vampire or Werewolf from coming onto the bridge, in fact as it had just formed a Vampire was thrown against the invisible shield that now encased them. Cassandra raised an eyebrow at the this "this is a fight that no other will influence" the lady said calmly but forcefully, as she said this, she spied the now dead body of Ruby, who because of her spiritual links with her descendant Kate, had not turned to dust, a sadness closely followed by anger fell across her.

"it would appear sister, that I will always take from you that which you love & treasure, your foster mother, your or should I say our mother & now your beloved & cherished Ruby" said Cassandra laced with wicked humour. "As I told you before you are no sister of mine!! Replied the lady coldly Cassandra continued looking at the lady a wry smile of impending victory on her face.

At the far side of what could now be considered as the battle field Mandrake traded vicious  blows with George, & to all onlookers, appeared to be losing, but then on the edge of his vision George spied Ruby fly through the air bashing into the castle wall then fall onto the broken branch & die, he howled a howl of such anguish & sadness, then began to whimper like an injured cub. Mandrake recovered himself and began to rain down a series of fatal blows on the seemingly paralysed George, he just lay there  he couldn't tear his superior eyesight away from Ruby's limp body, taking the blows leaved down on him by Mandrake. And then suddenly as if galvanised by something, he cast Mandrakes blows off, jumped to his feet lashing out at Mandrake knocking him from his feet, then began leaping across the battle field knocking aside any who stood in his way Cassandra locked in his sights. Mandrake having recovered his composure, set off in pursuit of George, his Vampire speed enabled him to catch George up quickly sweeping his hind legs causing him to crash to the ground & once more Mandrake was on him raining Vampire strength blows down, his true vampiric rage showing, George appeared completely unable to defend against this single minded attack, & then he found some internal strength, swiping at Mandrake opening a new wound In Mandrakes midriff & then removing his second ear. But this severed to galvanise Mandrake, despite the fact that George was the largest Werewolf he had ever faced, the rage gave Mandrake the power to using all his power to strike George removing his bottom jaw & he too fell to the ground. As a final insult Mandrake sank his teeth into George's neck, ripping his throat out unceremoniously "I TOLD YOU PUP I AM NOT AS EASY AS MY FATHER" he spat.

Unity caught sight of her father's death, letting out a bone chilling roar, & began tearing her way through the Mel lay, Drake too saw Unity fighting her way with determination towards his father, so turned to follow. As she reached him, Mandrake turned to face her. "And so it is girl you see that now my people  can take their rightful place as the true dominant species of this & your dimension" he sneered waving around at the war, and stepped toward her his teeth red with her father's blood displayed in a wicked grin, then Drake jumped in front of her placing his arm back protecting her from Mandrakes advance. Unity changed back to her human form appearing almost shocked at this intervention "BUT" she began but stopped as Drake took hold of her arm giving her an affectionate squeeze, sending spasms of fiery hunger racing through her.

"Once again you defy me boy" Mandrake Spat "and once again father I told you I am NOT a boy anymore" Drake replied darkly.

"Very well then as a man you will suffer the consequence of your actions" Mandrake said vehemently, then hissing struck out his arms & charged at Drake, as did he in turn. The fight was brief, on the ground Drake lay still & unconscious "I will deal with you later boy" Mandrake whispered wiping the blood from his lip, he kicked the prone body of his son in the gut, using all his strength sending Drake flying. He then turned his attention back to Unity, expecting to see a frightened little girl, & was surprised to see a complete determination, coupled with a forcefulness he had only ever seen in her father's eyes before. Even though he didn't show it, a small element of doubt crept into him. Before him stood the almost fragile frame that was Unity, but yet his doubt was palpable.

"YOUR BODY BETRAYS YOU VAMPIRE, I SENCE FEAR" Unity said coldly with a new found firmness "YOU KILLED MY FATHER, & FOR THAT YOU MUST" she paused for dramatic affect "DIE!!!" & ran at him screaming & despite his feelings of fear he too ran at her. As they came together Unity's scream had turned into a roar, as she had again turn into her Lycan form. In the few micro seconds before they engaged one another the doubt left him & Mandrake was confident that his strength would allow him to defeat this young wolf cub. As they once again fought Mandrake found himself surprised by his total underestimation of Unity , as she launched him over her in an arch sending him  crashing into another fighting couple, knocking them all to the ground.

He jumped up & hissing leapt back into the fray, he struck Unity across the face "you're no match for me girl" he sneered she turned her face back to him snarling, as his strike had only served to turn her head, the anger welling within her like a volcano ready to erupt, she shot out her arm grabbing Mandrake by the throat, in shock he grabbed her wrist trying to dislodge her hold on him, she roared at him then threw him across the battle field with such ease like he were an old coat, as he landed he slid along some 30ft from where he had been as he came to rest he looked up & to his utter amazement  & horror found himself at Unity's feet, she reach down, he grabbed her arm, she yanked him up like a rag doll again throwing him while still holding his arm, again he found himself at her feet, she grabbed his throat hauling him up, as the blood flowed from where his arm had been, he looked into her eyes, she let out a low deep growl, her top lip rolling back to reveal some very white, but very sharp looking teeth (ah!)  Mandrake thought... It was his last thought as Unity ripped into his exposed neck, he instantly began to turn grey, cracks began forming all over his skin, a brilliant white light beamed out from the cracks & then a mighty explosion as his body erupted into dust.

Back on the drawbridge Casandra levied a stream of spells at the lady Alcina & she deflected them with ease, sending back her own volley. The air over & around the entrance to white source castle was alive with magical particles, sparks flying all around as the deflected spells bounced off the invisible wall of the shield. One of Cassandra's magical blows found its target catching the lady a glancing blow across her cheek opening a magical wound. The lady touched the scar looking first at her hand & then at Cassandra, an evil smirk fell over her face "it would appear sister that my powers are greater than yours" she shouted sarcastically. the lady Alcina looked apologetically at Cassandra "you could have been my sister, but you are not, never the less forgive me" she replied coldly. She put out her arms, splaying out her fingers. The sky although dark turned even darker, thunderous clouds appeared to race in, fork lightning began to span out over the surface of dark grey storm clouds. For her part the over confident, contempt showed as Cassandra's eyes began to glow with a purple ora, an evil smirk on her face, all at once the lady's right hand shot up, & the lightning changed direction & began coursing down into her outstretched fingers, she then turned her gaze directly at Cassandra, who began casting black lightning at the lady, she opened her mouth & a iridescent white light shot out from her mouth, eyes & left hand, meeting with the black lightning in the centre of the bridge. Stimuli erupted as the two lights came together causing sparks to fly all over the contained area. The strain showed very visibly on Cassandra's face  as irt contorted. Maximising the venom she issued, but by comparison the lady Alcina's face remained calm & serene, the power of her magical bolt was infinitely more superior to that of Cassandra's.

The white lightning pushed the black light back slowly at first, then with a sudden surge  engulfed Cassandra, she let out an ear piercing scream that seemed to shatter the very fabric of the air, then at once she flew apart as if she were a wisp of smoke caught in the eddy of a small breeze. The lady watched in silence as her pixels drifted slowly apart silent tears falling.

The lady turned to face the suddenly silent armies, who had stopped fighting & were all staring open mouthed as the shield came down, her eyes remained solid white, she waved her hand at all the gathered on lookers, & each & every Vampire with the exception of Drake turned grey, cracks forming on their skin, light began streaming from the fishers, then at once they all exploded into clouds of dust, there then followed screams from all the day light protector Witches as they started to vanish, the screaming stopped.