Lacrimosa and Requiem

The Two of you had just stepped out the door, out into the driveway where you and the beauty on your arm paused. It was a strange feeling, seeing that dark, half-finished structure... but it was a lot more... You didn't quite know the word for it... whole. Blue Drake Manor's shadow loomed high and it made your chest swell with pride.

"Wow." Belle said, looking up at the scaffolded structure "Was it always that Big?" She asked

"Bigger... it's not finished yet, but it's nearly there." You said, unable to prevent yourself from grinning at your family home.

"Dayum." She muttered, "It's gonna be beautiful."

"She's always been beautiful. Just like someone else I know." You turned your eyes to Belle, the Brunette chuckling.

"You're cheesy."

"You love it." You said pridefully. and the Look in her eyes said it all.

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGH!"

You both naturally flashed into action, eyes glowing and claws at the ready "What the Hell was that!?" Belle growled.

"Stay here. It came from the Manor." You said, gesturing for her to stay.

"Charlie-"

"That's an order. I don't want you to Ruin your dress." That didn't seem to re-assure her much, she still looked worried as You sped in a lightning-fast blur into your unfinished Home.

You did four or five laps around the perimeter: nothing, every cold and unfurnished room: no one. "It must have come from the basement!" You bolted towards the door to your dad's basement, trying and failing to open it. "Come on... come on... Hey!" You shouted, pounding on the door "Diana!? Diana!? are you in there? Open the damn door-"

And she did, it wrenched open, your sister's sweaty and slight distressed face peeking out as she stared with her golden eyes "H-Hey... Chip... what's up?"

She smelt of panic, looked like she'd been on the treadmill for hours, positively exhausted "You are supposed to let me know before you head into dad's basement?" You said suspiciously.

"Oh... yes, right well I was just... messing around, with some Alchemical recipes."

You raised an eyebrow "I didn't realise mixing potions and salves gave you the sweating capacity of an Olympic gold medalist or made you scream like a banshee?"

Diana chuckled "Yeah sorry about that, just very dangerous chemicals, makes me a bit nervous, one nearly blew up in my face is all, I'll try and keep quiet-bye-bye!"

Your sister swiftly tried to close the door on you, but your clawed fingers breached the gap before she could "You are Lying to me, Didi." You growled.

She peeked back again "I am not Lying. Now get your hand out of the fucking door before I slam it!"

"Tell me what's going on down there, let me in for just a minute?"

"NO! *Ahem* no... it's nothing really, just trust me." She pleaded.

"Master!? is everything okay? we are going to be late!" You heard Belle call. You checked your phone, you had 25 minutes.

"Fuck... alright fine, but you have some explaining to do-- hey -- don't" The Very second you let go of the door, Diana slammed the doors shut and all of the latches locked shut "For fuck's sake... what is that idiot up to?"

You really didn't want to think about it too much, there was Belle's family to worry about, and if you were going to get to the Alexandrov Mansion deep in the East-side of town, you had to hurry.

The Wind screeched past your ears as You and Belle fell through the air, the rooftops below rushing quickly towards you, your bodies tensing in anticipation of the landing. As soon as You touched the ground you shot like a bullet across the landscape, piercing through the shadows as Belle skipped and flicked across a collection of Electricity boxes, sparking out streaks of blue as her black dress and shawl whipped against the ****.

It was a wonder that she could move like this without ruining her heels, hell if she hadn't come far since her turning, clumsily and animalistically rushing across the buildings, now she moved with such finesse that you would have thought that she would have been doing this for years, not weeks.

"I LOVE UNDEATH, WOOOOHOOOHOOO!" She cried, tossing and turning as You flipped and turned with enhanced agility.

You both appeared beside each other, running hand in hand under the Ivory moonlit beams illuminating the world around them, though all you could see was here, strong and beautiful, happy and smiling... nothing could ruin this moment.

Something ruined this moment.

It was fast, hard and painful, but unlike the last time, the Sniper must have somehow suppressed the shot enough to evade your sharpened senses, because as that Bullet flashed through your shoulder, thick and burning, exploding out of your back, you flew off so harshly and violently, that Your body literally embedded itself deep into a wall of bricks.

"MASTER!?" Belle cried, rushing to your aid, though a figure in all black, save for her shining plates of what You knew was silver descended upon her, wielding a great, silver Scythe who's blade was ready to rend Belle's head from her shoulders.

"Forevermore."

The winds of time became slothful, gently grinding into a slowed pace as You saw the Scythe's course. Wrenching free of the bricks, your broken bones cracking back into place, you kicked hard, shooting out at the Woman who dared to try and harm Your Bella.

Roaring monstrously, Your foot smashed into the Attacker's hand, sending her scythe spinning up high into the dark sky. You felt the crack of her fingers, the shock of her bones breaking, and time began to speed back into its normal pace... though the Attacker in black did not reel in pain like you thought she would, but instead her unharmed arm flashed forward, the shining barrel of a sawn-off shotgun sticking point-blank at your already damaged shoulder as You flew midair.

"Oh no..."

BAM! the gun exploded deep into your already burning wound, making you roar in pain as the woman smashed her Broken fist into your face with extraordinary strength, embedding you in the roof this time, the bones in your back crunching painfully "F...Fuck..."

"How dare you touch him!?" Belle screamed, her knee suddenly sinking deep into the Attacker's stomach, a hideous sound reverberated through space. Whoever that was Belle's attack made her fall and smash into a powerline. "Master, Master I'm coming!" She called, trying to rush over to you as you tensed.

Get up. it's fighting time.

"Eugh why do those bullets fucking b-burn?"

Smells like silver.

"Great, silver bullets, just what I needed before a Dinner Date."

Sitting up weakly, you looked to Belle who was holding her own against the Very same sniper from before, Black bomber jacket, silver chainmail, masked and hooded just like before, swinging his blade at Belle who clashed in turn with her sharpened claws.

Feeling your bones getting back into shape, You Misted up back to your feet, Listening with your ears to try and find where the Female Attacker had gone because Belle seemed to have her situation under control and that Scythe was nowhere to be seen. Well, you found her, or she found you, sweeping at your legs and making you fall again, the blade of her scythe hurtling towards your head, not that your head was there, only mist, as You span wildly, trading lightning-fast blows with the woman who was keeping up for you beat for beat, it was surreal "What kind of human is this!?"

"GGGGGRAA!" She cried, butting you hard in the face and breaking your nose which exploded with blood, You stepped back groaning with annoyance.

"Come on!! not the tie!!" You complained, trying to rub the Blood off of it "Do you have any idea how bad an impression this is going to make!? you are lucky I can fix this, lady, Gah!"

You saw her dark eyes look at you curiously "Oh... Are you two going on a date, Mr Handesome Vampire man?" ummmm? "I'm so sorry, maybe we should attack tomorrow, let me just check, REQUIEM, HEY REQUIEM!" She called, making the man who was attacking Belle call in response

"W-What!? Are you seriously trying to talk to me right now, WE ARE SUPPOSED TO BE FIGHTING!" He cried, bashing Belle with his shield and slashing at her waist which opened her dress up.

"MY DRESS!" Belle whined.

"I know, I know but... they are about to go on a date!? it's really rude!" The Woman called to her companion: Requiem.

He paused as Belle sulked over her dress, his eyes bludging through the eyeholes in his mask "NO! NO WE CANNOT ATTACK TOMORROW, LACRIMOSA, YOU FUCKING MORON, JUST GET ON WITH IT!"

The Woman in the SIlver mask: Lacrimosa, tossed her scythe at you which you caught absentmindedly, it's silver engraved handle making you toss it around as it burned your skin "Ow ow ow fuck!" you said, letting it drop to the floor.

Lacrimosa barged up to Requiem, pointing her finger into his chest "What did I tell you about being mean to me! it h-hurts my feelings!" She brought her hands up to her eyeholes and waved at them girlishly "now look what you've done, my make up will be even more smudged... *Sobs*"

The Large man grabbed the sides of his helmet in distress "WHY ARE YOU WEARING MAKE-UP UNDER A MASK, DURING A FUCKING FIGHT, OF COURSE, IT'S GOING TO SMUDGE!?"

Lacrimosa's sobbing echoed in her mask "E-Even more smudged..." She muttered.

You winced at your wounds and looked on in confusion as the two bickered "Belle... come here. are you alright?" You said, moving towards her as she held back tears

"Yeah I'm okay, but my dress, and your tie?"

"I can fix them after we deal with them." You growled, looking at the two.

"Why does this stuff always have to happen, we are going to be late!" She groaned, getting herself in a fighting stance "Let's make this quick."

You both looked at the Squabbling two, who seemed to be reconciling "Just... stop crying, I'll get us doughnuts when we get this done?"

"Doughnuts!? really, you mean it?" She asked.

"Only if we kill these Vampires." He urged.

That seemed to revitalise them "DONE!"

In an inhuman stroke of power, Lacrimosa zipped towards you, almost like a Vampire though she was crude and hard, and Her broken hand-cracked even as it smashed into your face and her leg wound up to slam into Belle's chest. Lacrimosa fell masterfully, twisting so that she could grab her scythe and waiting in an elegant stance "Sorry, Mr Handesome Vampire man, I haven't had a doughnut in months, juice-only diets suck!" She cried, moving forward to attack.

"Alright, that's enough... MARCO!"

HAHAHAHA POLO!

The Beast's strength flooded into you, bolstering your frame and enflaming your wrath "Come on Belle, Let us Dance." You hissed, felling her press to your side which flowed with a smokey black aura, your eyes glowing red as embers

"Yes, Master." She responded, her arms bulging with her Harkin muscle.

"DEUS VULT!" Requiem screamed, bolting towards you with his sword and shield in hand.

The Battle began at a blinding pace, Lacrimosa's Weapon sweeping at you and Requiem's sword cutting towards Belle. The clangs reverberated into the air, sparks dancing through the air in a flurry of Steel and claw. All of Rose's training became gospel at that moment, parrying the curved blade and batting it away, your claws slashing at the flesh of her arm and rending it crimson, but she did not falter elbowing you in your wound, the ringing pain forcing you back as she pushed her open palm into your nose and craking it even further "FAK, MY TIE!"

Belle attacked like a wild cheetah, her painted talons cutting at the churning chain mail, catching on the clambering symbol on the bright shield that screeched in protest.

She was getting faster, You couldn't tell if Lacrimosa relished in the pain or couldn't feel it at all, but she giggled as Your fist slammed deep into her rips shattering the bones beneath, she kept pushing, headbutting and crushing your forearm "Now you're feeling it! the sweet flame of hatred rushing through your veins, fighting for the Joy of it, wed to battle till **** do you part!" Lacrimosa called, ferocious happiness in her tone

Twisting and turning, back to back, you and Isabelle fought with everything you had, slashing and breaking, pushing against the attackers with a combined might that could not be matched.

And it culminated, in a fierce crack, not unlike how it began. Belle's forehead collided into Requiem's mask, the wrecking ball attack sending his staggering back as he reeled in pain. taking the queue, You misted behind the man, roundhousing him right in the back.

His body tumbled away as Lacrimosa cried "No!" brandishing her shotgun once again to fire at you. But the bullet fired at nothing but air, and the woman clearly confused looked around.

"Sssssuprise!" You hissed, your serpentine body slithering at an ungodly speed around the cusp of her shins and up her torso.

"AAAAAAAAAH SNAKE!" Lacrimosa cried, snatching a bottle of clear liquid off of her belt and trying to open it, though cried out as you constricted around her torso, hissing deeply as you began to crush her with your vampiric strength "EUGH! G.... GET.... OFF... THIS REALLY HURTS!" She complained weakly, falling to her knees as her spine began to creak.

Just as you felt her body begin to give out under your crushing ****, a splash of burning pain overcame you as a gunshot went off, Requiem's flintlock rifle drawn; it's barrel smoking. the bottle of Holy water in the Woman's hand rupturing and splashing all over your scales, sizzling like acid as you fell back, smoking back into your normal form.

"Master--RAAAAAAAAGH!" Belle screamed as another bottle cracked over her head, searing her skin as she fell back beside you.

Growling deeply, you sprang to your feet, seeing Lacrimosa flashing over to the clearly heavily injured Requiem, hoisting him over her shoulder as she made to take off "Oh no, not this time!" You snarled, going to dart towards them.

Almost in slow motion, you saw the woman brandish the crucifix "Drive them out sanctum sanctorum!" Holy light boomed at you in a shockwave, shrouding you in white and disturbing the darkness within you, rattling the beast who screamed in pain.

FUUUUCK!

It was breeching you deeply, Upsetting the balance of **** and life within, stirring the monstrousness in your heart. But you held your ground, covering your eyes as the **** tried to push you back like a sweeping gale "You.... will not... Get away!" You growled, calling your quaking power, shadows spiralling from your skin like dark smoke; clawing in defiance of the Hallowed light as You pushed forward, forcing your feet forward, pushing and pushing "RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGH" Roaring like a beast, your shadow embracing everything around you and battling the light at every turn, the two opposing forces, Holy and Unholy, came to a sudden end.

So... sleepy...

"No! Beast, don't give out on me!"

Cannot... stay awake... good... luck.

"BEAST DON'T-"

Like the flick of a switch, your Power clicked out and You were consumed by the light, the horrifying brightness invading your being as You fell to your knees, the two attackers rushing off and disappearing into the night, only the echo's of their voices left to hear "Do I get doughnuts, Requiem?"

"NO!"