KAS The Bloody Handed

Take His Hand

Eddie's POV

Eddie was staring up into the face of pure Evil. 'This is it' he thought. The end. Again. Suppose he'd had a good couple of weeks of life. He'd spent time with Y/N again... what more could he have wanted? He closed his eyes, at peace with the thought of dying again. He'd accept it... but it never came.
"Eddie help us!!" Screamed Kali, panting as if she was out of breathe. What? Eddie looked behind him to see El and Kali with their powers in full force, their noses dripping with blood. When he glanced back up at Vecna he realised that he was frozen to the spot.. held there forcefully by the girls. He quickly scrambled to his feet and sped towards the girls. He lent his power to them and they slowly backed away whilst keeping Vecna frozen.
"We can't hold this Eddie, he's too powerful!" Explained El as their hold on him started to waiver. Eddie could see that Vecna was visibly breaking out of the invisible ties. When he was free he became enflamed with fury. Shit. He lifted up his black claws and made a swirling motion in the air with them, before pointing them directly at the group. It was a signal to the bats. A chorus of high pitched screeches filled the air as they came swarming towards the Power3.
It didn't bother them too much, they knew they could manipulate the creatures to do as they wished, and it didn't have much affect on their power... but after what they just did to Vecna... did they have it in them? All three of them focused their minds towards the bats. As they reached the group with their mouths wide open, ready to rip them to shreds.. that's when they changed direction. They glided around the group and headed straight back towards Vecna.
"You can't do this! My creatures obey me!" He screamed, a slight hint of worry in his voice. The bats looked... fake. It was as if they were fighting against the force pushing them towards their master, and it made them bob up and down in weird angles. They dove forward straight into his skin and disappeared... every single one of them. They started to eat him from the inside out. Vecna screamed. A loud, piercing roar full of pain. It was enough of a distraction for Eddie to charge once more.
Sword in hand, Eddie sped at Vecna with such force that he nearly crashed straight in to him.
"Take his haaanddd" he heard a whisper. It belonged to the Sword. What the hell? Eddie knew it to be true. He felt it with every part of his being. He leapt into the air and in one swift movement, sliced off Vecnas left hand. It fell to the ground and instantly shrivelled back into the mummified hand it was before. As Eddie landed with a thud he had to dive out of the way as Vecna took a swipe at him with his remaining arm. Eddie leapt into the air again and landed on top of Vecnas head. With all the strength he could muster he squeezed his giant head in between his palms... until something gross happened. An eye popped out of its socket and rolled towards Eddie's friend. Vecna's screams were becoming unbearable and Eddie started to lose his balance. The glorious body of this otherworldly beast started to melt. Eddie quickly jumped down and sped towards his friends, taking Vecna's hand with him. They all watched in horrified fascination as his body started to dissolve into itself. The bats were no where to be seen... maybe they had melted too? Vecna was shrinking, his skin was bubbling and twisting as he started transforming back into his 'natural' state. The demo dogs and demogorgans that were now under the Power3's control did nothing to help their master - they couldn't.
When the last fragment of dragon skin had popped and melted away, all that was left was the body of Vecna. He was still alive, just missing a limb and an eye. Not so powerful now huh? Without the hand of Vecna, he was pretty much powerless. He could no longer control the creatures or the Upside Down. He was nothing. Eddie sped towards him and tied him up with Nylon rope. He didn't even try to fight it. He knew he had nothing left.
"What are we gonna do about all these?" Hopper asked pointing at the creatures.
"Nothing. They can't move or do anything. Once we leave, they will go back to doing whatever they were doing before.. but Vecna can't control them anymore so we don't need to worry about them coming after us" El stated. Hopper nodded, then bent down to pick up Wayne's body. He would have a proper funeral. He wouldn't be left here like Eddie was, not that Eddie blamed his friends... it would've been hard to carry back bits and pieces of a body and then try to explain it.. Wayne could have simply been in the wrong place at the wrong time. There was a mix of emotions about the group... a bit of excitement at the fact that Vecna could no longer mess with them... but sadness and grief, that of them had been killed. With heads hanging low, they started their walk back towards the Warehouse... back home.

Eddie threw Vecnas tied up body through the gate first.. which was a stupid thing to do really. He heard the screams of his friends from the other side and quickly jumped through to calm them.
"What the shit Eddie! Was that necessary?!" Yelled Dustin as Eddie stifled a small laugh at how he was standing. His legs were spread and his arms were bent in a way that made him look like he was going to karate chop someone.
"Your ninja moves gonna work against the most powerful being here?" Eddie teased as he tousled Dustins hair.
"He's.... He's not dead?" Dustin questioned, looking over at Vecnas body.
"No.. but he's rendered useless. We brought him with us because we need to figure out if I can be saved... if not..." Eddie let his words trail off.
"We'll figure it out, don't worry" Dustin patted him on the shoulder. The rest of the group were still making their way through the gate and a collective gasp echoed through the room as Hopper came through carrying Wayne's lifeless body. It was like Eddie had forgotten, because he shot round to look and instantly his body shrunk. Now he had a moment to process it.. the tears just rolled. His friends gathered around him and held on to him, lending their support and giving their love.
"Anything weird happen whilst we were in there?" Questioned Hopper.
"Nothing to report Sir" Will answered, "nothing came through this gate". Accepting the answer that was given, Hopper made the decision to gather everyone up and head to Mikes basement, where everyone would be reunited to figure out the next step. As they started unbarring the doors, Hopper took Eddie aside for a quiet word.
"I'm sorry to say... but if we can't figure out how to change you back.. well, we've got to kill him" he jabbed a finger in Vecna's direction, "if it comes to that. I will let you bury your Uncle, but then it's out of my hands Eddie" he sighed, placing a hand on Eddie's shoulder. Eddie nodded, showing his understanding of what Hopper meant. If they couldn't change him, Vecna had to die... with Eddie alongside him... maybe. Who knows.
There was an air of anticipation as everyone left the Warehouse. They bundled into the cars with Vecna taking place in the boot, and Wayne being laid in the back of the Chevrolet with Eddie watching over. They started their drive back towards town... when Will spoke up.
"Somethings still wrong... it's too quiet" he whispered.
"You're right" replied Hopper. That's when they heard it. Everyone jumped when sudden piercing screams could be heard just ahead of them. They watched as a crowd of people ran throughout the streets, some injured and bleeding, others tripping over dead bodies. Creatures from the Upside Down were chasing the people of Hawkins, tearing them apart and eating them.
"El! Kali! Eddie! Do something!" Hopper commanded. They quickly jumped into action and forced the creatures to stop in their tracks. Just like that. Frozen. Mid attack, mid eating, mid tearing a limb off. The people of Hawkins didn't know what was going on, and the sudden freeze gave them a moment to truly acknowledge the horror. The screams and sobs continued.
"How the hell is this gonna be explained?" Sighed Hopper as he beckoned for everyone to get back in the cars.
"We don't have time to figure out a plan... we need to bury Wayne. I believe he should be buried where he fought for our lives. Then we'll deal with Vecna" Eddie calmly stated. Hopper shot him a knowing look in the rear view mirror and drove off, towards the same clearing that they had just battled in, but this time in their own hometown.