The Van Helsing Incursion

LET IT GO

Adrienne grabbed what was left of the knife. While the blade had snapped, there was enough left to do damage. This harlot was the reminder of her lover's conquests, and nothing would stop her from skinning this traitor alive. This way, she could ensure that it was slow and painful.

In anticipation, she licked her lips then knelt by Julia. She paused and smirked while considering where to make her first incision. With one hand, she grabbed Julia's head by the hair and lifted it just enough to get a clear view of the scalp.

"I've always envied your hair," Adrienne said. "Now I guess I'll have it as a keepsake."

Adrienne laughed and positioned the jagged edge of the blade against the edge of her scalp. While Julia did not wake, that would surely change with a bit of coaxing.

"Get away from her," Elizabeth said faintly.

Those words only served to amuse the aggressor. Statements delivered as such had no weight, no conviction, and were easily dismissed. Would anyone listen to a quivering child making such threats?

"Get back in your cage," Adrienne said without looking back.

"N-No," Elizabeth said.

Again, this child-like exchange did little to convince Adrienne to comply. Nor was there any reason to believe she was at risk. That pain in her ass might have been taller, younger, and arguably stronger, but she lacked in cruelty, which Adrienne had in excess.

"Girl," Adrienne said in a stern voice that implied there would be hell to pay if her directives were not followed. "Get back to your cage."

"I said—" Elizabeth said.

"You what?" Adrienne said while pushing her blade into Julia's skin just below the hairline. As blood pooled around the blade she added, "You planning to bore me to death with talk?"

Adrienne's smile grew when Julia started to squirm. She revelled in the fact she was going to deprive this woman of a peaceful death. Heck, she could make good use of that soft skin—

"I said to leave her the fuck alone," Elizabeth said as the pry bar came into contact with Adrienne's head.

The hit was solid and to the side, fracturing the skull and knocking Adrienne out before hitting the floor. However, Elizabeth was not done just yet.

"What..." Elizabeth yelled as she struck Adrienne across the back of the head. "Kind... of... sick... fuck... tries... to... scalp... someone?

With every word, Elizabeth struck as hard as she could even though that face ended up looking like raw hamburger. She did not care. This was warranted because it meant this vile woman would not be bullying anyone else ever again.

"What are you doing, Elizabeth?" The voice in her head asked.

"What have I done?" Elizabeth asked after a long pause, but before dropping the bloody pry bar.

Every piece of exposed skin was covered in blood splatter. Although, the fact that it was someone else's blood made it worse. Her hands were shaking and her eyes were beginning to well up.

"Calm down," her internal voice said, but those words were not reaching her. "That girl is dying. If you don't tend to her wounds, she will not make it, and it will be your fault."

"What?" Elizabeth questioned.

Her mind paused long enough to process what had been said. She then turned towards Julia and realised that there was a lot of work to do.

"Oh shit," Elizabeth said while dropping to her knees.

The first thing she would have to do was slow the bleeding. Hopefully all of that mandatory first aid training would pay off. Still, practice and reality were rarely one and, the same.