Hunted

Chapter Twenty Three

Xander

I walked into Siren at a quarter to midnight and took the place in. It was amazing I had to give them that. I walked to the bar and watched Mel behind the counter. I hated and loved that uniform on her. Hated it because of the attention she was getting. But I loved the way it looked on her. She spotted me and made her way over a small smile on her face.

"Hey."

"Red is my new favourite colour." I said with a smirk.

"Shut up." She laughed rolling her eyes.

"I'm serious. Why clothe such a temptation in such a sinful colour?" She bit her lip looking down before facing me again giving me a playful glare.

"Get in position Xee."

Smiling I walked away from the bar and towards the stairs that lead to the VIP area. Stumbling forward like I was drunk I bumped into one of the bouncers who straightened me quickly and glared.

"Watch it." He hissed.

"Sorry dude." I said just as Marina got onstage.

Nine hunters in the whole bar minus the ten waiting in the dressing room and the ten surrounding the place. Strategically placed at every exit and entrance. We were supposed to discreetly handle two each while the rest of the place was in a trance. According to Zale Marina wouldn't stop singing until the hour was up no matter what.

Xerxes was waiting to come out but he wasn't going to as long as the concealment spell was in place. Immediately I felt the wave of energy and watched the guests sway as silence descended on the place I moved forward and shoved the knife I had swiped from the very bouncer into his chest. Kicking him onto the dance floor I grabbed his buddy as he reached for me.

Spinning him around I reached into his back and snapped his spine pulling out part of it and watching him drop to the ground. Looking up I saw Zale drag Marina off stage and in the direction of what I figured was the dressing room. Mel and Ken were ahead of him and the four burst through the door with me right behind them.

"Obliteris Elementes."Mel said with her arms raised. All ten hunters caught fire dropping to the ground screaming in pain.

"That's a new trick where did you learn that?"

"No time. Zale, you and Marina get into the centre of the room. Ken place the candles around them in a circle quickly."

"What am I doing?" I asked her. She smiled at me and for a second I was stunned into silence yet again by how beautiful she was.

"Stop anyone that tries to get in here."

I smiled back and looked up at the back door leading to the ally when it burst open. Stepping away from her I grabbed the first thing I could as more hunters stepped into the room.

"I don't think this is much of a fair fight." I sighed shaking my head.

The girl in front of the others stepped forward first with one hell of a blade in her hand. She let out some sort of battle cry rushing towards me. Dodging her attack I stepped back as she continued to swing maniacally at me. From the corner of my eye one of the others tried to slip past me but I threw the hairbrush in my hand at him with enough force and precision that the handle lodged itself in his throat. My momentary distraction allowed little miss Mulan to cut my cheek. I groaned stepping back again and dodged another attack.

"Hey Jellybean think you could conjure up a gun or something I'm kind of outmanned here." I said. One of the hunters tackled me into a mirror breaking it.