Tales of Exzalia, death of magic.

as pickles came close vampira hissed then leapt over him and instantly went for Tassy, Tassy fired frost beam in defense of herself, Vampira cast form of blood, dipping under the spell and launching at her with intense fury, she lashed out faster then Tassy could react and drew rivers of blood with a vicious *shluck!*

"Just a bite!" vampira roared "just one bite!" Her voice sounded deep and inhuman.

She tackled Tassy to the ground and went for her succulent neck as the young siren screamed trying to defend her self, her limbs flailing uselessly. a growing pool of blood slowly getting larger.

 

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Pickles glared at Vampira "That's enough!" He screamed he jumped on Vampira's back hoping to use his size and strength to at least hold her down. "I already told you. You will not hurt Miss Tassy. I know your hungry Miss Vampira." His words came out sad. He didn't want anyone to get hurt. "If you must feed on someone, then feed on me." He said trying to press more of his power on her. He was praying Tassy was okay. Pickles was basically using all the strength his tall body could muster. His large good arm wrapped around Vampira's neck "Feed on me or leave!" He screamed

 

vampira was in an unintelligent rage, using surprising strength she threw him off giving Tassy just enough time to blast her off with a weave. But the blood using from the sirens body made it clear just how much damaged she had sustained, she was bleeding and badly. Vampira again went for her and was tackled by Pickles as he valiantly tried to protect the now critically wounded Tassy.

She cast blood lightning blasting Pickles into the ship pole, "her blood is so, unresistable!" she once again went for the siren. vampira had lost all control.

 

River

Pickle's tackle bought the time River needed to weave Earthen Barrage. The rocks flew towards Vampiria at incredible speed.

 

Pickles smashed against the pole. His body made a cracking sound. But once again he stood up. He bit down on his hand as hard he could. It broke the skin he let the blood drip on his hand. He once again rushed at Vampira and threw himself on her back. But this time he threw his blood palm on her face. He was hoping his blood would provide a decent distraction so she would come after him instead. "Please worked." he muttered lowly. As continued pressing his bloody palm in Vampria's face. He saw River's attack coming and shut his eye. His headache was on fire now.

 

Rushing above deck, Cinder saw Vampiria furiously attacking Tassy, trying to feed off of her. Cinder screamed, then rushed towards the group, hoping that she wasn't too late. Whipping on her cross-gauntlet, Cinder began to punch forward, firing flaming arrows in rapid succession at the crazed Vampiria.

"Get your claws off of her!!!" Cinder screamed.

 

Vampira was hit again this time by River she reeled from the attack and instantly dashed for her, but as she did Pickles committed a selfless act. He put a bloodied hand on her face and she instantly downed, opening her jaws to feast on his neck.

Vayla ran out to see the commotion and hit vampira with light arrows, a spell that sends piercing beams of light at the target. Before Vampira could feast she was struck, she flew into the air casting curse of leeches on Vayla. Then attacking her viciously!

"Somebody kill her!" vayla screamed, as she flash shielded an attack.

cinder hit Vampira with flaming arrows, but the starved vampire was un fazed, she drew blood from Vayla who was unable to fend off the rapid assault

 

Pickles got up again he was smiling. It was oddly psychotic, nervous, dumb and everything in the middle. "Hey Vampira you hungry come get some!" He shouted with that he bit down on his hand again. More blood rushed out he tossed in on Vampira's face. With that he started running. He didn't have much of a plan except get Vampira out of the area. Pickles may have been large but he was damn quick to. He was hoping Vampira would give chase. She had his scent after all. If he was going to die, he didn't want anyone to see.

 

River

Vampira was crazy. As much as the diplomat in her wanted to talk Vampira out of her blood-rage she knew it was impossible. Stupid Pickles was trying to get her to eat him. River grabbed her bow and notched an arrow as Vayla cast a sheild. She aimed for Vampira's heart and released the arrow.

 

Rellix left the wheel of the ship and ran over to Tassy. He snarled at Vampiria as he drew his hammer.

"Dammit! I thought you were in control of yourself!" he hissed at the desperate vampire.

Making a quick weave, he fired a blast of steam at Vampiria. Meanwhile, Cinder pulled out her rockets.

"Vampiria," Cinder called out, "snap out of it!"

Cinder launched a pair of fireworks at Vampiria, before putting the rest away, trying to conserve them.

 

Vampira was already drenched in blood, she didn't notice a little more land on her face, She tunred to attack Tassy again seeing as she was the weakess before an arrow sunk into her heart., Vampira staggered from the blow clutching her chest.
"You were the one who said I could eat her, you lie!" vampira yelled. "You said I could, and I will! do you think if I could be killed that easy I wouldn't have done it by now! You should have killed me! But now it's too late, now I am draining all of you!"
She rose in the air casting curse of leeches on everyone including the near dead Tassy.

"Pickles kill her! cut off her head! it's the only way to stop a vampire! Do it or we're all-" Vayla was smashed with shadow slash downing her instantly as blood rushed from her body, Vampira began to gain health back, healing her wounds.

 

Pickles pulled out his sword and looked at the chaos around him. He held his rusty blade tight. He rushed at Vampira but he didn't cut her. He slammed his shoulder into hers. He quickly stabbed his sword through her stomach. He knew it wouldn't kill her. But he made sure the sword went through into the ground they stood on. He was hoping it would hold her down. He sighed as he placed both his hands on hers. He was hoping to hold her down. He refused to kill or let anyone be killed. Things can always worked out better. He kept repeating in his head.

 

Vampira was suddenly pinned to the ground by the blade, she struggled a little and finally in exhaustion she seemed to calm down, an internal struggle began to take place as Vampira tried desperately to control her self.

"Kill me, kill me please. I'm begging you, end this while I still have my mind."

 

Pickles frowned. "P..please Miss Vampira. Don't make me, I know you can hold back your hunger. Your strong." He said as he continued holding her down. "Just concentrate you can hold it back. Please try." Always another way, always another way. He kept repeating, as he begged at Vampira to try and resist her primal nature.

 

River

River stood between Tassy and Vampiria, who was stuck to the ground by a blade through her gut. The sight was so horrible she has to avert her eyes.
"Kill me, kill me please. I'm begging you, end this while I still have my mind." Vampira begged, her voice shook. It was obvious she was desperatly trying to control her blood-rage.
River stood quietly, another arrow notched and ready, just in case. She wondered what Pickles would do. She was praying for another way, but she was certain that someone would die before this battle was over. Either Vampira or Vampira's victim if they didn't stop her.

 

"No there isn't! Sometimes there just is no way! this isn't a fairy tale Pickle there are no happy endings in this world, kill me now!" her claws dug into his skin as the primal urge began to take over once again.
"I can't control it...for...much longer. I don't, want to hurt you, please end it!"

 

Pickles started to cry. "Fight it! Life may not be a fairy tale but that doesn't mean I have to let things go sour. Miss Vampira I know your hungry, I know your scared, I know your confused and I know your feeling guilty. But dammit listen to me. Use those emotions and fight whatever it is telling you to feed. Fight it! Do you know how many times I've wanted just to kill someone. I still do a lot of the time. I just want to go nuts and destroy everything. But I don't, I fight that those thoughts and feelings. Now I ask will you fight?" He said seriously as he dug his sword deeper into her, trying to hold her down.

 

"I've been fighting for 5000 years, I'm tired Pickles,I'm tired I just want it to end." tears of crimson streaked down her face, she seemed so desperate so broken.
"This curse, it grows stronger the longer I go hungry, this is your last chance. Kill me please."


"Pickles kill her!" Vayla shouted from the back as she staggered to her feet. "Even if she resists for now it's only a matter of time! Do it!"

She turned to River, "Shoot her in the head!"

 

Pickles screamed "Please!" He said pulling his sword out of her gut and holding it at her throat. "Please don't make me a lier and don't make me a killer." He begged as he pressed the blade up against her neck. He was ready to swing at any moment. To many thoughts in his head. He was crying "P..please don't." He asked through tears. He didn't want to hurt her. But his options were at his final stages.

 

For a moment longer she struggled against her self, in a tortured voice she said.
"I'm sorry."
She lunged at him, jaws a gape, "I'll kill you all!" she yelled in a demonic voice.

 

Pickles screamed and swung his sword with one mighty hand. He severed Vampira's head. He continued screaming for a moment after the deed was done. He then fell to his knees. He wasn't talking, he was breathing heavily but no tears fell. He still held his sword tightly.

 

Silence fell over all of them, Vampiras body fell to the ground, her emotionless head rolled off to the side. Vayla slowly walked up to Pickles and put her hand on his shoulder, ", you did the right thing, she, she's at peace now. Don't blame yourself." She said softly.
"I'm sorry."

 

River

"Pickles kill her!" Vayla shouted from the back as she staggered to her feet. "Even if she resists for now it's only a matter of time! Do it!"

She turned to River, "Shoot her in the head!"

River's heart wrenched. She didn't want to kill someone in cold blood. Even if Vampira were a murderer. But River knew...deep down she know Vayla was right. Over 5000 years meant 5000 victims. And if they let her live...it would be 5,000 more. Maybe even her own daughter.
River lifted her bow, like her fellow elves she shut off the emotions telling her to stop. For all the lives lost, for saftey of lives threatened, for Vampira herself, tortured every day by the curse; River aimed.

She was about to release when suddenly Vampira lunged and Pickles killed her, screaming all the while. Then suddenly, there was silence. River lowered her bow. She felt a profound sense of relief that it was over and that she hadn't been the one forced to kill Vampira. At the same time, she felt guilt...that Pickles was the one who would have to suffer with this the rest of his life, and that they hadn't found a cure for Vampira in time.
"May the spirits guide you to a better life." River said quietly.

 

Pickles didn't respond he simply sat there on his knees in silence, he picked up his sword and held it at his own throat. "I'm a killer." He said he pressed his blade closer into his own neck. blood dripped slightly from it. "I don't deserve to live." He said sadly. He didn't want to live with himself, he was no hero, he couldn't even call himself a person. If he was anything note worthy he could have found a better way. All he was, was a killer in his own eyes.