Moon Dust

Chapter 22

Ezra fell to the floor and screamed before he transformed into his human self. He gently picked up the ash from his mother's burnt remains and sobbed. Khadeen felt sorry for him and she lost focus giving the king an opportunity which he took in rage. He grabbed Khadeen and held a dagger to her chest. Ezra's face changed and veins emerged under his eyes as he saw what his grandfather was about to do. He couldn't let two women he loved leave him, he just couldn't.

"Ezra!!" Khadeen screamed, "Don't do it, let me go. I killed your mother."

King Python held her tighter and said, 'If you come any closer she is dead and don't think I don't know what can kill an Interstellar Dragon."

"Ezra!!" Khadeen sobbed. Ezra tried to get to her but with each inch closer, she seemed to drift further away. He broke out into a run but this only sent her farther away. Python stepped within the vicious-looking Vampiriceans with saliva dripping from their long black fangs as they readied themselves to feast on her flesh and Ezra wanted to help her so badly but he couldn't. Their claws emerged and they sunk it deep into her chest and Python smiled. He watched as they pushed their claws deep into her chest and smiled menacingly as her magic drained. The sky roared loudly as if angry at Ezra for being weak. The soul-sucking Lidercs had taken hold of Dylan and the largest of them was sucking away his life source. Ezra felt defeated and suddenly he saw a bright light that shot from Khadeen's chest which consumed all the creatures as if they burned from inside out and Dylan's lifeless body fell to the ground. Ezra tried to get to her, stumbling in the process, but it was too late. She was dead. He held her and sobbed and as his tears fell and touched her skin she began to glow from within. The bright light from the sky went inside her and her dull brown eyes glowed once again to their original sparkling brown. Ezra wondered how he could have foreseen this before it even happened. Khadeen sucked in a breath and blinked then looked at him then she closed her eyes. He held her in his hands with a strong grip and cried. He cried for minutes until he heard slow breaths and he gasped as she whispered his name,

"Ezra?"

"Yes darling, I'm here," and he smiled. He placed her to rest somewhere safe as he faced King Python,

"Grandfather," Ezra spat coldly, "today I will kill you for all the damage you've caused and there is nothing you can do about it."

Python was angry and Ezra casted a fire ball which blasted his grandfather into the surrounding trees. The trees broke with a crackling sounds as his grandfather went flying through them. He recovered and moved at lightning speed towards Ezra and Ezra transformed again. The two clashed at each other, dodging and inflicting blows as the battle raged on. King Python's vampire form was much more dangerous looking than the average vampire. His eyes were pitch black and instead of two fangs all his teeth turned into black fangs. His ears were long as a bat and had wings coming out of his back. His nails were like claws which had poison and they slashed Ezra's chest. Ezra fell down to his knees as the blood gushed out of his chest. His grandfather did not show any remorse and lunged onto him kicking him in the stomach. Ezra recovered and lunged at his grandfather knocking his back against a tree. Python knocked him off and slashed Ezra's face forcing him back and lifted him in the sky then pushed him into trees knocking them out of the ground. He then pushed Ezra to the ground and slashed his back some more before flying to the sky leaving Ezra to catch his breath. Ezra recovered and jumped on some trees and caught his grandfather's leg and threw him to the ground. Upon impact the place shook and the townsfolk ran to join the battle as they had wanted to get rid of their king long ago. The village was left deserted as all the villagers had joined the fight and many were being killed by King Python's men while some villagers fought back.  King Python transformed back into his human form and said,

"So you think you can beat me Ezra. Think again!"

He then transformed again when Ezra lunged at him and flew into the sky with Ezra behind him. Ezra conjured up a gust of wind that allowed him to lunge in the sky and jump on Python's back where he sunk his claws into his back and threw him into trees knocking them to the ground and pushing his grandfather's body into any sharp objects he could find inflicting bone crushing blows which his grandfather screeched each time his ribs broke. The two threw blows at each other in the sky until Ezra kneed his grandfather and he fell to the ground and got up dusting off himself. One of his wings was broken and he struggled to fly but hit into a tree. Ezra used a bolt of lightning to strike him and his grandfather screamed. He turned back into his human version and looked at Ezra who sharpened his claws on a sword that lay on the ground. He stalked closer to his angry grandfather who transformed again in an final attempt to defend himself. Ezra grabbed his throat and was squeezing it when his grandfather stabbed him with a sword which he turned in Ezra while staring into his eyes. Ezra transformed into his human self, letting go of his grandfather's neck as he stumbled backwards. Ezra felt the immense pain the sword brought to him and he hoped his recovery would quicken while his grandfather taunted him. He waited until grandfather was in range then he quickly transformed again and lunged at his grandfather knocking him into a stone structure and bit into his neck. His grandfather tried to recover but Ezra bit in more and used is foot to hold his grandfather steady and his teeth to pull off Python's head. The head came off with a crackling sound and he walked away with it to his friends.

Isis had found Lexia and the two had their long awaited battle. Lexia lunged at Isis and was about to slash her face but Isis put up a barrier of water and shot blasts at Lexia who jumped on different places dodging the blows of Isis. Isis chanted a magic spell and Lexia started to bleed from her eyes and she took up a tree and slapped Isis with it sending her flying a few feet away. Isis got up and kicked Lexia in the stomach and hand to hand combat started. She punched Lexia in the face and kicked her knees which made her to fall to the ground. She held her hair and Lexia slashed her stomach which caused Isis to let go. She rolled away from Isis and used lightening to strike Isis who fell to the ground. She transformed into her hybrid state and her eyes turned into stormy blue and she struck Lexia in the back. Lexia fell to the ground and got up and jumped onto a high boulder where she struck Isis again. Isis caused the sea water to come up and form a nose around Lexia's neck and pulled her closer to her. She was about to deliver her final blow when Death held onto her hand and said,

"No, this one is mine." He held up Lexia and held her face and her head titled backwards and she let out an ear-piercing scream as Death sucked out her life force that kept her alive as a vampire. When he was finished he smiled,

"Well she was a fiery spirit. Now my dear future daughter in law where is that son of mine?"

Isis smiled at the comment and held on to Death who helped her walk over to Dylan's lifeless body. She held her stomach that was bleeding and touched his face slowly hoping he would awaken. Death touched Dylan's chest and closed his eyes then whispered,

"Awaken my son and see what we have accomplished."

Dylan awoke and engulfed Isis in a hug. She smiled at him and allowed him to engulf his father in a hug,

"So nice to finally meet you, dad."

Death smiled at his son and laughed.

Ezra walked over with Python's head in his hands and smiled a bloody grin at his friends.

"Hi guys, what's up?"

Death looked over at him and smiled,

"So nice to finally meet you Ezra. You're quite something and although I would've liked the pleasure of killing Python myself, it seems I wasn't so fortunate but alas I must head to my dimension, it has waited long enough," and with that he slowly disappeared smiling at his son.

"Okay guys lets go home," said Ezra as he threw away Python's head and picked up his mate bridal style.