Dark Blood

Chapter 29: Light Betrayal

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Trigger Warning!
This Chapter contains depictions of rude humor, blood, gore, mutilation, decapitation, cannibalism, death, grotesque horror, and body horror. Reader's discretion is highly advised.

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Everyone immediately got to preparing the mansion for defense against the incoming attack. Cane started growing hundreds of trees to make a wall all around the field and Mansion. Kyle used his blood to make indestructible spikes on the mansion and the mansion's walls to keep the Arkum's from ambushing them again. Isabell had her leather armor on and had her maids make more for everyone else. Cane made more large trees, but these ones would be easy to climb and therefore could be used as watch towers. Sarah and Sound then used their powers to destroy the road in front of the mansion so that Cane could expand his walls surrounding the field and the mansion could connect. Oliver and Olivia escorted the younger kids inside the mansion, left them with food and water, locked their doors so they wouldn't try to escape and barricaded them from the outside to keep intruders out.

Of course, Mike wanted to fight, which lead to a debate of whether he should or not. On one hand he had an ability that was guaranteed to hurt and maybe even kill Insaro but on the other hand he was still a kid and couldn't use his powers for long. the vote was eventually cast to no, as such Mike was left with food and locked in a room like everyone else, thought Kyle also left Grizz in his care. Mary and Ella then passed out the leather armor they made for everyone, and Kyle gave them a coating of his indestructible blood for extra protection, he did the same for Isabell's not that she needed it.

Everyone and everything was ready for the battle, now there was nothing left to do but wait. The kids on the watch trees were looking in all directions, keeping a look out for falling trees which might indicate Insaro and his army. At first, they just saw random Arkum's and Fallen wandering and sneaking around the woods but then they appeared less and less until the forest was quiet once again. After an hour or so everyone started to relax a little and sometime after that they started to get bored wondering how long it would take Insaro to show up. Then one of the kids on watch heard a faint sound of a tree falling but couldn't see anything.

"Hey everyone! Heads up! I think their coming!" Everyone then got up and got their swords out. The final battle was coming, everything led to this. This battle would set the first step to taking back their home from the darkness.

"Done! I'm finally done!" Everyone then focused their attention on Carl who was trying to crawl out of a hole on the side of Cane's wall.

"Carl?"

"The hell are you doing man?"

"I did it! I made a trap for the freaks!" Carl was trying but failing to get out of his hole so two Elkins kids went over to him to help him out.

"You made a trap for the Arkum's?"

"What trap? I don't see a trap."

"it's right here!" Carl then pointed at the hole he was trying to get out of.

"a hole?"

"Not just any hole, a trap hole! Insaro is strong so he's gonna try to break through this wall and when he does, he will be too busy laughing about how awesome he thinks he is that he won't notice the hole he's about to fall in! Its genius!" Everyone started at the hole but then focused back onto Carl with looks of disappointment.

"I tried being nice at first but now I just don't care anymore, Carl you're an idiot."

"Guys trust me this will work, I just need some leaves to cover the hole."