The Life Of A Freak

Chapter 33

I remain smiling at the platform. Not knowing how to react.

Now Larten was sent to a plummeting end.

But Steve gave him a chance - by mistake.

His whip was weirdly wrapped around his arm, he lost slight control of it and it down the edge of platform with Larten.

Larten grabbed on to the end of the spikey whip. His hand bled a little, but that isn't gonna kill him, but fire and stakes certainly without a doubt will.

Steve came falling after Larten.

Gannen - in a worried panic - grabbed onto Steve's other arm.

"Let go you'll kill us both!" Steve yells at the orange haired male.

"That's what I mean to do!" Larten yells back. "I swore two things when I came down here! One - I would kill the Lord of the Vampaneze! Two - I would kill Steve Leonard!"

"Larten don't! Trade your life for his! We'll track him down later and finish him off!" Vancha says.

"By the black blood of Harmon Oan - No!"

"Dont be stupid!" I yell. "As much as I want him dead this is crazy!!"

"What about your allies?!" Gannen yells. "As you know you hold the life of Steve Leonard in your hands I hold the lives of your friends. If you kill Steve, I'll order their deaths too!"

"No! Leonard is a madman!! He must not be spared!"

"No! Spare Steve and spare the others! Agree to the deal before I lose my grip!"

"Your lord is dead! The War of Scars is over! Spare our lives and Mr.Crepsley's too! We'll haul Steve up!" Darren yells.

"No! Creepy Crepsley dies! I won't let him go!" Steve yells.

"Don't be stupid! You'll die too!" Gannen yells.

"Then I'll die!"

"You don't know what you're saying."

"I do! I'll let the others go, but Crepsley dies now, because he said I was evil! And if I have to die with him I will!"

"Just because he called you evil?!" I yell.

"Larten, will you take Steve with you or save your friends lives?" Gannen asks.

"So if I give up on Leonard you would spare my companions so long as my life is given?"

"You have my word."

"It seems our paths must part, sire."

"Aye." Vancha says.

"We shared some good times."

"Great times."

I stop listening. No... No...This can't be happening. Anyone but Larten..Anyone! I need to know more about him. I need to know more about his past, other vampires, his history with Arra, Gavner, and Kurd, his old lover Alicia! I can't just let him die in front of me... I'll hate myself for forever if he does...

I look to see Larten about to let go and my mind quickly rushes with thoughts.

While falling he says, "Tux, I am sorry I broke my promise. Gods of the vampires. Even in death may I be triumphant." And he falls on a stake.

I can't say it was painless either. He was just laying there for a full minute before actually dying. Puttering up blood, screaming in agony from the flames, slowly turning a darker color each second, his orange hair burning off horrifically. The sight was honestly scarring and I didn't think I'd see something so horrifying in my life.