The VENOM Squad : Emperor Scorpion ft. Monitor Lizard

Chapter 11

As the four warriors enter the borders of the Southern Mountains, Lesley is being reminded of what she did three years ago. She could see herself walking by the trail with her father's rifle behind her back. The night was as dark as her clothes back then. The shadow of her younger self seems to become more and more visible in her sight. Though it seems like she's going back to that past, she pretends like she feels no fear as she wears her stoic face.

Gusion is just beside her, walking alongside her and he notices that Lesley's pace becomes slower as they move forward. Granger and Guinevere are walking ahead but Gusion decided to match his pace with Lesley's.

Though it happened so fast, Gusion notices how Lesley's lips quivered as if she's going to cry. Though he should feel sympathetic towards her since he now knows of what had happened before, he honestly feels delighted seeing her like that.

"Seeing her like this is becoming more and more fun," he  thinks as he secretly smirks. "Show me more, Lesley. She me the sides of you that no one knows of."

Before they could step into the main village of Granger's old home, they come to a halt as they feel the strong presence of a dark energy around them. The sun is just starting to set but the sky is suddenly covered in complete darkness. 

"Stick together!" Lesley yells as she draws her rifle from her back. She and Gusion guard each other's back, defending their spaces and ready to initiate an attack. Guinevere, who is also back-to-back with Granger, summons her energy orbs that provide them light. 

Gusion summons his daggers as well that glow pale green in the dark, a bit helpful  to see what is around them. 

"Starts at night... Ends at night," a feminine voice echoes throughout the place. The voice does not sound furious or vengeful. It sounds melancholic and sympathetic of those who had past away. 

"She's an abyssal demon," Gusion states.

"You have any idea what she's capable of?" Lesley asks with urgency. Her rifle is drawn yet she could not locate the exact whereabouts of their enemy so she has to wait and not waste one bullet.

"No idea," he replies with a shrug.

"You're still as useless as ever," Lesley spits which almost made Gusion forget that they're in a threatening situation. After the incident this morning, Lesley's annoyance increased at another that every time she speaks, her words cut deeper than Gusion's daggers.

"That is in no good of a way to talk to your lover, baby," he said in a tone of voice that only Lesley could hear. If his fiancee heard him, she might go hysterical and end their engagement but that is no longer his concern. He could just reason out his way to avoid his family's anger.

The pink-haired girl rolled her eyes as she hears him call her baby in such a serious situation.

The four warriors all face to their left as the culprit finally shows herself. She is a beautiful woman, her silver hair glows in the dark but her entirety glows red, signifying danger. Her red dress with a long slit shows her leg and it falls down beyond her ankles, her pale complexion confirms that she truly is a vampire.

"You dare step in my territory," she says with a soft voice. She looks at them with a gentle expression on her face. 

Guinevere rolls her eyes in annoyance and impatience and immediately released her magic orbs towards the woman. Carmilla, the demon vampire, dodges her magic, moving to the side as if she is simply dancing with ease and grace. They are about to initiate individual attacks at the same time but with just one snap of her fingers, Carmilla stuns them in no time.

The four warriors grunted as they fall on their knees weakly for their energy is being sucked up by the bloodbath power of the vampire. Just below their feet, the glowing inscription of a red flower continues to absorb their energy that gives them no chance to retaliate.