Bloodlust: Sliver of Moonlight

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Shockwaves. Fire. Explosions. Those were the only things that Damien could hear as he and Rosalina slithered around, kicking and punching at Alexandra. The vampire queen laughed as she dodged each attack, floating farther away from the two heroes. She back kicked Rosalina and grabbed Damien's face and slammed it into the ground.

"I could've spared you," Alexandra started, but Rosalina leaped forward and headbutted Alexandra in the nose. She stepped backwards, giving Damien an opening to grab Alexandra's leg and slammed into the ground.

"Oops," Damien said, "Strike one." Damien slammed Alexandra onto the ground once again, the street shaking from the impact.

"Strike two," Damien smiled, then punched Alexandra in the stomach, denting the armor into her stomach. Alexandra coughed, curling into a ball on Damien's fist in her stomach. 

"Strike three," Damien smiled as he tossed her into a huge glass skyscraper, "You're out." Alexandra spun around in the air then stopped like she hit a wall in the middle of the air. She shook her head and roared as she tackled Damien and slammed him into the street, dragging him in the street.

"Die, die, DIE!" Alexandra screamed, slamming Damien's face down into the street. Damien kicked Alexandra so that she flew a bit farther, losing her grip on his face.

"Fuck," Damien said, "That shit hurt, lady." Alexandra stood up from the street and rolled her shoulders, but Rosalina kicked Alexandra in her shoulder, sending her into a car, which exploded into a huge ball of fire and metal. Rosalina smiled at Damien, then the smile quickly faded as Alexandra slowly out of the explosion, her armor hanging off of her shoulder and her undershirt ripping  off her arm.

"Not gonna lie," Damien perked, "That was pretty awesome." Alexandra stood in front of Damien and Rosalina, her skin glowing red. 

"I'm gonna kill you now," Alexandra seethed, "Then I'm going to destroy the world. Recreate it in my own image."

"Told you," Damien said, "God complex." Alexandra screeched, her eyes shaded into black and lunged at Damien and started to claw at Damien's chest. Damien gasped, kicking her off and rolling back on his back. 

"Well, this is new," Damien said, looking at Rosalina. Rosalina opened her mouth to speak, but Alexandra flew to them both, grabbing their necks and slamming them into each other. Rosalina groaned as Damien rubbed his forehead.

"Ow..." Damien said, "Dick." Alexandra lifted a SUV over her head and tossed it at Damien. Damien ran towards Alexandra, sliding under the SUV and kneeing Alexandra in the chin. Alexandra staggered backwards as Rosalina slammed Alexandra's face into the ground. Rosalina landed softly on the ground, but Alexandra grabbed her legs and tossed her into Damien. The two collided and collapsed like boulders.

"We can't beat her going our own way," Rosalina said.

"No, really?" Damien responded, "We have to coordinate an attack."

"Like practice?" Rosalina smiled. Damien smirked and nodded, rushing towards Alexandra. Alexandra bared her fangs at Damien as she swiped at him. Damien spun to the ground and swept Alexandra's leg. She flew into the air for a few seconds before Rosalina punted her in the back, snapping parts of her spine. Alexandra screamed in pain, but turned around to face Rosalina. She rolled her back, snapping her spine back in place.

"Ew..." Rosalina said, but Damien zoomed past her and punched Alexandra in the face. Damien's red eye became completely red, with pulsating black veins. Damien's fists became a flurry, rocking Alexandra's body with punches and kicks. 

"Murderer," Damien whispered, "Tyrant. And now you threaten my world. No bitch..." Damien uppercutted Alexandra in the air and leaped high in the air and elbowed her back down to the ground, "My world. My rules." Alexandra mumbled, but Damien landed right onto her back and grabbed her by roof of her mouth. But before Alexandra could bite down on his hand, Damien grabbed her jaw and outstretched her mouth. 

"Open wide," Damien growled, as he tugged at Alexandra's mouth. Damien bit down on his teeth, pulling hard at the struggling Alexandra, until a tearing sound filled the air. Then another. Then another. With every pull, the flesh surrounding Alexandra's jaw tore, blood spilling down and squirting in the air. Damien roared as he snapped his hand back, and ripped Alexandra's skull from her jaw, the blood splashing onto his face again. Damien dropped Alexandra's head on the ground and smashed it with his foot. The skull crumbled under his boot, blood and brain matter spewed from under his foot. Damien lifted up his leg, brain matter sticking to the bottom of his shoe. He wiped it clean off as Rosalina walked over to Alexandra's fallen body.

"Where...?" Rosalina asked.

"I have played way too much 'Mortal Kombat'," Damien breathed, wrapping an arm around Rosalina. He looked up at the sky as the red began to fade into a dark and starry night.

"Romantic," Damien said. Rosalina smiled as she wiped the blood away from Damien's lips and pulled him into a kiss.

"Yes," Rosalina smiled as she pulled away, "Besides all the dead bodies lying around." Damien looked around. Sure enough, the entire street was littered with ash and broken bodies.

"Don't worry," Rosalina laughed, "The sun'll clean these up." Damien laughed as he walked down the street with Rosalina in his arms.

The rest of that summer was a blur. Damien's father finally came back home and got a promotion at his job because Mr. Yakamora supposedly "disappeared." Rosalina decided to stay with Damien and his father in Santa Monica, her first time living on the surface in years. Damien and Rosalina walked the beach one night, the waves lightly crashing on the cool sand. 

"How does it feel to be a hero?" Rosalina asked, holding Damien's hand tenderly.

"I don't know," Damien retorted, "How does it feel to be dating a hero?" Rosalina laughed and planted a kiss on his cheek.

"Pretty damn good, Damien Masters," Rosalina said, "Pretty damn good." Damien smiled and gave Rosalina a wink with his red eye. Rosalina giggled and the two sat on the sand, the ocean waves gleaming under the sliver of moonlight.