Revenge, and A Little Bit More

Chapter Thirty Four: Reclamation

The last thing Lilith remembered was laying next to Alcina on the bed, whispering sweet nothings as they stare lovingly into each other's eyes. The anguish she felt next she'll never be able to put into words, feeling once again as her bones snap and stretch. She cried out in pain as Alcina immediately helped her off the bed, before practically shoving her out the door. Lilith's mind was clouded, unable to concentrate on what was happening, as she slowly mutated. Her mind went blank, the faces of her daughters, Alcina, the girls and Karl and Donna just disappeared from her memory, leaving nothing but the insatiable hunger for blood. Alcina's words rang through her mind like an echo through an empty room.

"You need to feed, oh god... We don't have prisoners, love. The village will have to suffice." Alcina spoke as if she was far away, worry plastered on her delicate features. Lilith's body grew taller as she felt the other arms burst through her painfully decaying skin. Alcina was struggling to keep Lilith's massive body from stumbling over, the dizziness in her head made her lean against the walls for support. Alcina knew she was not yet able to control her mutant form, feeling slightly guilty for letting her loose on the villagers.

They just made it outside as Lilith mutated completely, a pained growl came from the skeleton, her hollow eyes scanned the area for a potential victim. Lilith slowly turned towards Alcina, smelling her blood behind her. She backed away slightly, holding her hands in front of her in defense. Luckily Lily and Amy, against Daniela and Karl's protests, ran out and shifted to their wolves. They howled loudly, instantly getting the attention of the giant skeleton. They jumped up and down, getting the nearly 11 ft skeleton to follow them, barking as they went.

"Oh, shit! AMY RUN!!" Lily laughed hysterically as the skeleton ran after them, trying to catch them. They led her towards the village, knowing their mother had to feed as soon as possible. As they ran ahead, Amy tilted her snout to the air, sniffing vigorously.

"Lily! Hunters! Follow me!" she barked, nearly doing a 180 degree turn, running in the direction of the alluring scent. A loud wail came from the skeleton as she saw the hunters, dressed in vampire hunting attire. She stomped past the wolves, nearly stepping on them. Each of her arms grabbed a hunter, as Lilith sank her fangs into one's neck, almost decapitating him. She eagerly drank the blood of each man, screaming in agony as the wolves watched. She slowly mutated back to her new normal, a 8'6'' vampire, witch hybrid. She fell to her knees, relieved, looking at her daughters. She was covered in blood.

"Mom? Are you alright?" the twins asked, carefully stepping forward as their tails wagged. Lilith grimaced, Alcina's mark in her neck burning like fire. She glanced at them and opened her arms. The twins eagerly ran into her arms, each resting a head on her shoulders.

"I love you so much, my darling daughters." she spoke in a slightly deeper voice.

"We love you too!"
"We're so happy you are alright!" they spoke over each other, smiling toothy grins. Lilith managed to get up, the blood she just drank gave her plenty of energy.

"Are you two alright? Let's get back to the castle." Lilith said as she rested her hand on her claim mark.

"Yeah, we're fine. Daniela wanted to come with us, but Lady Alcina made her stay." Lily pouted.

"Karl is worried sick, mom. He was looking for you earlier." Amy trotted ahead, challenging her sister to a play fight.

"And Alcina?" she asked, fighting a lump in her throat. The whole conversation Miranda had with her replayed in her mind like a broken record. She felt the cold feeling of jealousy deep, deep down in her gut.

"She never left your side, mom. Daniela said she's never seen her mother this happy before, since you arrived."

"They've never seen her this worried before either. Karl told me of what Miranda said. I don't believe it for one moment. Mom, she really loves you." Amy added, before playfully jumping on her sister. Lilith shook the heavy feelings in her heart, trying to ignore what they just told her.