Welcome To Fright Night

Chapter 23

Sloane and the other female vampires stripped Juvia of her clothes and forcibly bathed her in a tub of water mixed with potions that would prevent her from absorbing the water into her body. To the poor rain woman it was torture. She was so dehydrated yet she sat in a tub full of water that she couldn't even put in her body.

"What an exciting figure you have." Sloane said as she scrubbed her roughly. "You're ice mage must really appreciate it."

Juvia gave her a look of pure disgust and contempt.

"Where is Gray?" She asked after a moment of silence.

"Relax he hasn't staked himself. I'm a woman of my word but tonight you'll probably wish that he had killed himself."

"What's that supposed to mean?"

"It means that we're giving him to honor of slitting you're pretty little neck."

"No...He wouldn't." She gasped in horror.

"He would and he will."

Once they were done bathing her they dragged her from the tub and clothes in a white dress. Then she was taken to an alter where her wrists were chained in shackles that hoisted her arms up. The entire room was so hot and steam was sleeping in. She felt weak and dizzy. Before long hundreds of vampires started to fill the room, all looking at her with ravenous red or gold eyes. She would be shaking if she wasn't so weak. Juvia looked over and she saw Gray and Lucy just a few steps from her.

"Gray! Lucy!" She called out desperately. "Help me! Please help me!"

"They won't my dear. They can't hear you and they won't listen to you." Thanatos approached her slowly with that same smug grin he always wore. He took hold of her chin. "It really is a shame that such beauty will have to be destroyed."

Juvia didn't have a lot of strength but she did have enough to spit right in the vampire's eye.

"Don't touch me!" She snapped.

His eyes turned red with an undescribable rage but he quickly composed himself. From a distance Natsu and Happy had met up with Sam and Jack. Upon hearing Juvia's voice, they followed it to the room where the alter was.

"That's Juvia." Natsu pointed out in a whisper. "What are they doing to her?"

"They're getting ready to make her a blood offering." Sam said. "We better act fast. Jack hand me my crossbow."

"Just let me load it up."

Thanatos stood before the alter and all the over vampires kneeled before him.

"My subjects, for many years we struggle to find enough blood for ourselves, each attempt becomes harder and harder but at last we have found a temporary solution." He pointed to Juvia. "This woman shall keep us fed for many years and now I implore our newest member the ice mage to take the first strike."

He handed the special knife to Gray who slowly made his way to Juvia. Jack quickly loaded the crossbow with wooden stakes which he handed to Sam. He aimed his weapon at Gray.

"Wait what are you doing?" Natsu asked.

"What do you think? I'm going to destroy that monster before he kills that poor girl."

"You can't! Gray is-"

"Gray is one of them and all his humanity is lost. He will kill her without hesitation! Do you want her to die too?"

"No. Can't you just shoot him with something that will knock him out?"

"Hey boss looky here!" The four of them looked up to see six vampires standing above them. It all happened so fast, they were overpowered and brought to their knees. "We got four more entrees!"