Chapter 15

chapter Fifteen

*Caleb*

Drake stepped forward ready to fight. Link screamed at what he saw and glared hatefully at the vampire. The black dome had shattered when the metal rod impaled Ariya through the chest.

"Mya! Check on Ariya and please tell me she is still alive!" Link called out to the girl.

"And you! You're going to pay for that!" Link shouted angrily at the Rabid.

Link jumped and flipped launching piece after piece of rubble, rocks, metal, and anything else he could throw at the rabid. Emotions were a powerful amplifier. Link was intent on killing the rabid for what he did to Ariya. Drake and I stayed put. Watching what was happening. The rabid dodged Link's attempts to hit him. The rabid then picked up a blade and launched it at Link. While the blade went soaring through the air, Link dropped a beam on top of the Rabid impaling the Rabid through his stomach. The blade the Rabid launched connected with Link's shoulder slicing through a few layers of skin.

Drake tensed up, "He's not dead yet."

Link ran over to Ariya and Mya.

"Go to the left. That Rabid is mine." Drake growled.

As I got close to my position, Drake appeared behind the Rabid. Holding his right hand in a point, Drake used his energy manipulation over his right hand and up to his elbow to create a blade. In one swift movement, Drake pulled his arm back and struck right through the center of the rabid vampire's chest. Drake growled and ripped his hand out of the dead rabid vampire's corpse. The Rabid dropped to the ground. Drake moved forward towards Ariya and Link dropped the bar he was holding. As I approached on the left I growled in warning to them. Mya and Link spun to face me before landing on their butt. Mya clung onto Ariya. Link backed away. His hand touched the metal bar he dropped and he swung it.

"Get away from us!" Link shouted.

I growled in response to Link's threat. Drake and I didn't move further. I looked at Ariya, then back to Drake, then back to Ariya and whined. I wasn't going anywhere without her.

"We're not going anywhere. Not without her." Drake said unaffected by Link's threat.

"You think we're gonna let you do that?!" Link said.

"You don't have a choice." Drake growled.

Link and Drake glared at each other. Mya stayed with Ariya.

"I can save her," She said.

Drake laughed. "You think you can heal her? You have no idea."

"I can do it!" Mya shouted determinedly.

"The second you pull her down from there, she's going to bleed out. No one can heal her. Not you. Not even me. The only thing that will save her is if she turns." Drake told them.

"You're wrong!" Link shouted.

"Then get her off of there." Drake told them.

Determined to try, Link grabbed Ariya and pulled her from the metal rod sticking out of her chest. Ariya coughed and spat up blood as she was pulled off. I whined as they did it, not wanting Ariya to be in any more pain. Ariya looked at Drake, her eyes filled with pain and fear. Drake and I instinctively took a step forward. Link placed Ariya on the ground. Mya began trying to heal Ariya but the damage was too great. Ariya was bleeding out. Mya refused to give up even as Ariya blacked out.

"Help me!" Mya shouted, begging Drake.

"It won't change what happens to her." Drake said, focused on Ariya. I could see the pain and concern in his eyes.

Without warning, Link gripped the metal bar he had, spun and lunged at Drake impaling Drake through his rib cage. Drake hollered in pain as he instinctively grabbed Link's arm that held the bar with one hand and with the other he held Link around his throat. Drake coughed up blood and growled, glaring hatefully at Link.

In response to Link, I lunged at Mya, knocking her to the side, I held her down with a paw and with my teeth at her throat I growled angrily.