War of Hearts

30 - The finale

A rupture of moonstone-yellow light appeared in the carnal-black sky. Brazier-red blood sprayed from the Angels' wounds. They were clobbering and clubbing against their shield wall under a sunless sky. A windstorm of fire arrows was skirling and sizzling through the bitumen-black sky. Angels and blood drinkers were blubbering and choking as the battleground became slimy with intestines. Their weapons were clanging and clangorous under the seething, spite-filled sky. Their bones were fracturing and rupturing as a throng of blood drinkers hurtled into the Angels. The ground was burnished with entrails and a sickly odor rose up from it.

A fountain of blood soaked Julian's face. It tasted vinegary. Julian's pushed his sword from the blood drinkers chest and the blood drinker fell on to the ground and vanished. Julian jumped onto a blood drinker who was twisting Paulo's head and Julian slashed the blood drinker's head. Parisa fired the blood drinker and it vanished into the smoke of the fire.

Julian gave a hand to Paulo and supported him to stand up.

"Are you guys alright?" Parisa asked, walking toward Julian and Paulo.

"We are alright," Julian said. "Paulo, it's too dangerous to battle solo. Team up with Parisa."

"I'll team up with you," Paulo said, curiosity in his voice.

"I have to find Cael, he's nowhere to be seen." Julian said and placed his hand on Paulo's face. "I have to tell you something. I'll tell it after all this nonsense."

"I'll be waiting, brother." Paulo said.

Paulo had no idea how he became able to forgive Julian and accept him as family, But for his surprise he did. The dark black eyes of Julian felt so comfortable for him.

"We have to do a lot as brothers." Julian said and walked away from Paulo and Parisa.

"Follow me, Paulo." Parisa said and Paulo followed Parisa.

"Is this the finale?" Paulo asked from the Parisa.

"Yes, Paulo. This is the end of the war of hearts." She said.

Aiden's wolf head bumped Basilia's hand and she started slightly, and then placed her hand on his head.
Aiden, his large amber eyes worried, looked up and she met his gaze shortly then looked at her nose where it rested on her knee.

One of the other wolves lets out a rumbling growl and Aiden looked over at the light gray and cream wolf with raised ears and half raised hackles.

"Is that someone from your pack?" Basilia asked.

Aiden lets out a rich, low, warning growl, his lips pulling back to show large, dagger like fangs two inches in length and as white as ivory. Larger than the leading wolf of the pack, Ivan, the betrayer.

Ivan turns his ominous golden gaze on Aiden, his snarl pulling his lips away from his razor-sharp canines again as his ears flatten.

"What is he doing here?" Basilia asked, twirling her fingers creating air waves around them.

"Stop!" Alicia yelled as Aiden rose and stood with his back to Alicia, watching the other wolf with ears perked forward and Aiden's lips curled back.

Alicia whines from where she was, her fist tightly holding a sword and a worried look in her gold eyes as she watched the beginnings of a fight between a true alpha and a betrayer who serves for Roop.

"Who the hell is he?" Basilia asked from Alicia.

"It's Ivan, he's seduced by Roop." Alicia said as she ran toward them.