Bloodlust: Sliver of Moonlight

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Damien laid down on the street, dazed from Alex's hit. Alex waved her sword right across her face, shaking her head in shame. She leaped into the air, slicing down at Damien. He rolled away from Alex's blade, which crashed right where his face used to be. Damien flipped back onto his feet and swiped at Alexandra, who laughed and dashed backwards to avoid the attack. 

"Poor Damien," Alexandra smiled, "You can't touch me now, can you?" Damien grumbled, lunging again at Alexandra. She sighed and slammed her foot into Damien's stomach. Damien coughed, falling to the ground and dropping his sword. Alex raised her sword onto her shoulder and stood right in front of Damien.

"Weak," Alexandra smiled, tapping her sword on her shoulder, "Just as I thought. You shouldn't have let yourself come after..." Damien spun around and kicked Alex in the knee. Damien felt her knee shatter on his foot. Alex's eyes widened and she screeched, grabbing her knee. Damien jumped up and kicked Alex in the chin. She spun around, landing face first on the pavement. 

"And that's what you get," Damien said, wiping his foot, "For talking way too much." He smiled down, then whipped around to Rosalina's screaming. Damien snatched his sword and sped towards the sound, weaving through cars and buildings and stopped a few feet away. Damien saw Rosalina weaving around Marcus and his huge dual-headed axe. He snarled and swung his axe at her head, but she ducked and tried to punch his face, but Marcus smashed his fist into her face. Marcus stepped right onto Rosalina's back and raised his axe to bring it down on her neck, but Damien tackled him, letting Rosalina slip away before the axe fell right near her face. Marcus groaned as his face crashed into a giant brick pillar.

"You're welcome again," Damien quipped, standing next to Rosalina. Rosalina opened her mouth to speak, but Marcus lashed around and threw his axe at the two. Damien tackled Rosalina to the ground, the axe sailing clean past Damien's ear and impaling itself into the wall. Rosalina looked up at Damien, darting her eyes to Marcus. Damien nodded, and spun Rosalina around, throwing her into Marcus. Marcus's eyes widened as Rosalina's shoulder slammed into his stomach. He staggered backwards, shaking off the hit when Damien hopped off of Rosalina's back and drop kicked Marcus square in the nose. Marcus slammed into the ground and Damien leaped on top of him. 

I'm going to pound you now, Damien thought, raising his fist and slamming it into Marcus's face, I don't know when I'll stop. Damien repeatedly punched Marcus in the face, every hit from Damien shook the ground. Before Damien could land the final blow, Marcus grabbed Damien's hand and threw him into the wall opposite him. Damien crashed through the wall and hung inside the hole, fairly dazed. Marcus crawled up and squinted at Damien.

"Dead," Marcus growled as he lept towards Damien. Damien closed his eyes, bracing for the hit until he heard a slight gurgling sound coming from in front of him. Reluctantly, Damien opened his eyes and gasped. Rosalina stood right in front of Damien, her hand deep inside Marcus's chest. Marcus coughed, a small speck of red plopped onto her face. She kicked Marcus back into a large metal case, denting the steel. Damien leaped up and kicked Marcus in the face through the metal sheet, then grabbed his armor and pulled him out, tossing him aside in the wall. Rosalina blurred towards Marcus and thrusted her hand back into Marcus's hole in his chest and slammed him down onto the ground.

"You killed my dad..." Rosalina whispered, "And you're gonna pay for it." She began to put her other hand in his chest, until Marcus flipped Rosalina over onto her back, slamming his knee onto her chest.

"Yes I did kill your father," Marcus smirked, "And you can join him in death." He raised his hands to smash Rosalina face into the floor. Rosalina shut her eyes and felt drops of blood fall on her face. She opened her eyes to see a silver blade sticking out of Marcus's throat. Marcus's jaw dropped, looking down at the sword protruding out of his neck. 

"What's wrong?" Damien whispered into Marcus's ear, "Having trouble swallowing defeat?" Marcus's head slowly turned to look at Damien.

"How...did..."Marcus gurgled, "I...won't..." Damien pulled the blade out of Marcus's throat and swept the blade through Marcus's neck, separating his head and neck with a gush of blood. Damien caught the head in his free hand as the body crumpled into dust. Rosalina looked up at Damien and stood, looking at the head.

"Oh man," Rosalina said, then smiled up at Damien, "And this is why you're awesome."

"You can marvel me later," Damien said as he pointed outside, "We got one more left." Rosalina nodded and walked with Damien outside to find Alexandra. Damien's eyes widened in confusion and shock.

"Where is she?" Rosalina asked. Then, a large explosion sounded behind them. They both turned to the giant column of fire a few feet away. Alexandra walked out of the fire, her hair flaring up like it's own flame. Blood trickled down her lips, which curled into a sadistic smile.

"Looking for me?" Alexandra asked.

"Yeah," Damien responded, "'Cause I got a present for you, lass." Damien threw Marcus's head to Alexandra, who caught it with one finger. She examined the dismembered head, then threw it into the fire behind her.

"Father always thought he was the weaker one," Alexandra said.

"Really? I don't see it," Damien quipped. Rosalina giggled, but was cut short by Alexandra's fist in her face. Alexandra spun around and slammed her foot into Damien's jaw. Both were sent backwards, rolling onto the pavement.

"See it now?" Alexandra smiled, "I'm going to enjoy this. This world needed a savior, and settled for another human slave." Damien stood up with Rosalina, breathing harder. 

"Ready for the final boss, Rossie?" Damien said, cracking his neck eagerly.

"Let's do this," Rosalina responded as she and Damien lunged forward as a white and black blur towards Alexandra.