Flames. \\Calum Hood AU ~ Third book//

Chapter Thirty

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Her eyes shone with tears in the flame light behind the tall man, she knew that she had one chance to do this. She knew that everybody could die if she messed up her carefully calculated plan, most endings working in her favour.

"Is that a challenge?" The female asked strongly, despite her beaten stance, despite knowing that one way or another someone was going to die here.

"Maybe it is, my little flame of anger." Eric coo'd and caressed her cheeks. Once her eyes had turned black, she knew that her inner demon had taken over. After the containing Eric in her body until real Eric had convinced the others that he was completely safe and completely in, her inner demon had taken quite a blow. Her inner demon had weakened significantly, which turned the odds of surviving against her.

The wind whipped the bare skin showing on the pair, both of them flinched when the flames licked at their open wounds.

"You won't win, you know that right?" She laughed bitterly. Or her inner demon did at least. She was saving up her energy for the final push. She knew that the demons had been told that once he had fallen, to abort the mission and head back to the depths of hell. She knew that even if it does cost her the life she owned, she had to do it as many, many more than hers were at stake.

"Are you sure you're not talking about yourself." Eric threw a quick punch at the shorter female, who barely missed the attack. Stepping back out of the way, her muscles ached and her wounds cried out for her to stop moving. But she couldn't give up. Not just yet.

"I'm sure." She raised the sword which caught the moonlight behind Eric and swung it with her strength. Flinching as her muscles moved with such force. "Anti-Demon magic." She muttered quietly and watched as the sword seemed to glow with markings and the sword cut across Eric's left arm. He let out a cry but expected it to heal. His eyes locked onto the area that seeped with blood.

"W-What's this?" He stuttered, his inner demon still controlling everything.

"Just a little magic I had learnt." Her eyes met the demons, the sinister black made him feel isolated. The simple look made his blood run cold, despite being the king of Hell. Due to his shock she had time to add a quick punch to his gut with rendered him unable to breathe properly. He dropped to his knees and pressed his hands to the floor.

His power surged through the floor and encased the female, flames roaring to life around her.

She let out a cry of pain as the red flames licked at her. Her knees gave up underneath her and her breathing became laboured. She leant against the sword.

"Alyx!" Calum cried out watching his mate, his life, get injured so easily and give up so easily.

The inner demon had ran out of what little strength it had owned and her once black eyes turned back to their natural colour. Alyx felt her wolf want to be let free, her bones creaking, and her skin rippling.

She let the sword fall from where it was supporting her and her wolf took over, diving across the burnt floor and towards the male who was only just regaining his stance. A loud growl tore from Alyx's throat as she leapt through the air towards the demon.

Her lips caught onto his neck as his hand went into her skin, the soft skin of her underside. She let out a whimper as she dropped to the floor, Eric falling beside her.

"No!" Luna cried out and footsteps neared her. She struggled to pull herself to her feet, he wasn't quite done yet. Her body doubled over as she changed back into human form one last time and met Eric's eyes.

"I told you I wouldn't let you die." She laughed softly, her face smothered in pain. Blood seeping from numerous places from her body. "Demon removal." She outstretched her hands and her fingertips brushed against Eric's forehead and the aura of Eric's inner demon was removed. She whimpered quietly as her strength left her.

"Alyx!" Calum yelled running over. Alyx's lips curved into a smile as she saw Eric rising once more, his skin completely healed over.

"Kill the rest of the demons who won't surrender for me," Alyx whispered. "Keep my family, my friends safe."

"Of course." Eric whispered tears welling in his eyes. Alyx's blood coated him, but he would have to shrug that off. His mind couldn't be anywhere else other than saving the world.

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Once the fight was over and done with, everybody gathered around the dying body of Alyx.

"I know one way to make her heal quicker." Eric whispered quietly. "It's an old method, rarely ever used."

"What is it, I'll do anything for her to stay alive." Calum choked out and turned to Eric, the man he had once been ready to kill, with begging eyes.

"You're not going to like it." Eric whispered. "I have to make her my mate and then take her to hell. Her werewolf side is too weakened to repair, she's unable to use any healing spells on herself in her condition. The only chance of her healing is if her demon side responds to hell."

"No!" Luna cried out, her eyes widening. "I don't trust you, you.. You hurt her numerous times, you kept her captive. Dad don't listen to him-"

"Do it." Calum's voice broke as his knees crumpled next to the vulnerable girl. "She gets to come back to me, right?"

"Once she's healed, she's like my little sister." Eric whispered and rested a hand on Calum's shoulder. "I know my inner demon didn't see her like that, and I know you're all probably weary of me. But Alyx means the world to me- I promise I'll bring her back just like she was before everything happened."

"Goodbye beautiful." Calum pushed the blood matted hair out of Alyx's face as tears fell, hitting the pale skin.

"You want to live with her forever, don't you?" Eric bent down and picked up the frail female.

Calum weakly nodded, feeling his world slowly crumble around him.

"I'll do you a favour, I'll change her to Vampire." Eric whispered. "She'll keep all her aspects of being a wolf, including being one. But she'll have immortality like a vampire."

"Thank you." Calum whispered.

"I best get going." Eric whispered. With that Calum's entire world had left him and he didn't know if she was coming back.