Chapter Twenty One
"Now I know how Klaus feels!! I hope I don't become like him...That bastard would be screaming in ecstasy if he were here!!" Finn says as he divides another ghoul into two and continues his slaughter.
"Him and Kol!!...haha...what they wouldn't give to have this!!" Henrik replies, while still engaged in the massacre.
His axes moving around like slithering snake towards the necks, limbs, torsos of every ghoul that came towards him.
As he engaged with one ghoul, he noticed another coming towards him and so he throws one of the axe towards the ghoul digging deep into the head of the ghoul. Decapitating the one closer to him, he stretches his hand towards the axe still stuck in the now dead ghoul far away from him and with a thought command, the axe glowing with golden runes, flew back towards him, catching it and sending it again with a twist of his body towards another ghoul.
He runs deeper into their midst and with a smack from his empty hand pushes one ghoul farther away, a swing from his left axe he deals a heavy cut on another and with a roundhouse kick twists the head of a third to deadly angle.
He calls for his second axe again and continues his slaughter.
The numbers of the ghouls begin to dwindle, noticing this the leading ghoul growls to the other beside it. Hearing it's command, the ghoul goes on all fours ready to strike as he focused on it's target. It dashes towards it's target, hoping to catch him by surprise.
Finn killing off another ghoul had already noticed his attacker coming towards him. It was faster than these regular ghouls but he wasn't scared.
CLANG!!!
And again they both engage in a series of exchange between them. Finn evenly meeting up with each blow from the ghoul was still stressed out as he was still confronted with other assailants around him, hoping for an opportunity to give him a critical hit.
Henrik seeing that the burden might be heavier for Finn and noticing that the leading ghoul already had eyes for him, ready to move when the opportunity comes, decided to call in aides, with his eyes glowing ethereal blue, he speaks up
"Awake! JEGER!!!"
And soon blues flames erupted around him, burning the ghouls closest to them, changed into the ethereal forms of Alexander, his two brothers and two dire wolves, each ready to battle.
"Kill them all!!" Henrik orders.
ROAAAAAAARRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!
And as if the leading ghoul knew what Henrik had done rushed towards him with a roar.
Henrik no longer paying attention to his familiars, sped up towards his main target
HOOWWWLLLLL!!!!
The dire wolves take a big leap and dives ahead towards where Finn was battling, helping him reduce the burden as he focused more on the bigger ghoul. With this, he dodges a claw heading his way from the big ghoul, countering with his own punch on the chest of the ghoul, making it fly farther away from the others, Finn super speeds to where it landed, raising his sword above his head and swinging it down heavy to were the ghoul was. But the ghoul with it's inhumane speed dodges the blow, Finn continues to deliver heavier swings towards the ghoul, which now realizes that the prey, all along, has been toying with it in terms of strength. Now the tides have change, with the ghoul on defence and Finn on offense.
Little by little, the ghoul couldn't march up with the speed of Finn and when it was about to dodge another attack, it felt a sharp pain on it's shoulder and looking to where the pain was, it saw it was empty, missing it's hand.
No longer eager to fight anymore, it wanted to run but as it turned to run, it felt a hand behind it's head and then the floor against it's face.
Finn knowing what the beast had planned to do, subdued it by forcing it's head straight to the ground. The ghoul struggled continuously, but even with the struggle, it couldn't escape the strong grip over it's head.
"It is time to pay your dues for the deaths you caused vermin!" Finn declares and dropping his sword, he lifts his hand backwards like a claw and plunges it into the chest of the ghoul, destroying the heart completely, the body of the ghoul finally stops moving. He stands up to look around, noticing Henrik's familiars are already done with clearing the remaining ghouls
ROARRR!!!!
He turns to look towards the source of the scream and sees the beast riddled with wounds, now standing 'handless' and pushed back with a spartan kick towards the wall.
Henrik, the reason for inflicting the heavy injuries on the beast, walks calmly towards the beast. When he noticed the beast struggling to stand, straps his left axe stained in blood and conjures a bound spear with his phantom energy and throws it to the ghoul, going through it's chest and into the wall, holding it steady to the wall.
"You who have been a curse to this world. Your time finally comes to an end. No more will you reign terror over the innocent. This night, your death shall be the beginning of a new dawn" Henrik speaks up as he draws nearer to the ghoul, and with the last sentence he straps his last bloodied axe besides him and conjures a bound sword, holding it with both hands, swongs it across the neck of the ghoul, separating it from it's body.
Henrik turns towards his brother, who gives him a nod, and then to his familiars and all around the cave.
"Well, I guess there is nothing here for us to take as trophy. But the village deserves to finally see the heads of the nightmare that had plagued them for long." He states
"Aye, why don't you command your familiars to gather up the heads, we will tie them up on the horses we kept at the edge of the forest." Finn replies which Henrik gives a nod to confirm.
Another day for another hunt.
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#flashback ends#Present time#
When the villagers saw the two hunters riding their horses towards them, all bloodied from their head to their boots, they wanted to flee but the next sight of what they caught made them to halt from their instinct of escaping from these men.
Heads. Not of man, but of inhumane beasts.
With mouths agape, the villagers continued to watch, too shocked to move. They watch the two riders move along towards the house of the village head, Benjen. Their legs as if having thoughts of their own, followed suit.
When the riders where close enough to their destination, their horses stopped and they came down, untying the heads of beasts from their horses, and moving a little further, one of them raised his voice
"Oi!! Benjen! Come out! We have to talk!!" Henrik was the one who spoke up.
The door to Benjen's house opened and those who where in it came out, Benjen first, following behind was Isabella and finally Olof as well as another female villager.
When Benjen looked towards the people he finally recognized, he frowned after noticing the blood all over them, worried he wanted to ask a question but the words stuck when the one called Henrik raised his hand holding what looked like heads. But the more he looked, the more his eyes widened and the more red they became recognizing whose those heads belonged to.
"No...no...impos...sible" he continued to stutter as he spoke, while the others around finally coming to their senses realized what the hunters had brought back.
"Maligno!!" Olof was the one who finally called the names.
The whole village became silent upon hearing the name. The name that has caused despair, sorrow, anguish all those years
The beast or rather beasts thought to be the agent sent by the gods to punish them.
*THUD* THUD*THUD* THUD*
After their leader fell on his knees, the rest followed, all in tears, bowed their heads towards their awaited savior.
Finally.
Hope.
A new light shines.
What they thought was but a far away dream, became their reality.
"Thank you....thank you...thank you....thank you...thank you" the shaking Benjen mutters continuously until it turned into a chant and then a scream and from there it became a song to them.
Tears, screams could be heard around. No longer where they in bondage, their tears held back for a long time finally poured to the ground, washing away their pains, sorrow, anguish and bringing to them joy, hope.
As for the two Originals, they were overwhelmed with the joy released by this people, Henrik and Finn, although no longer humans, still understood the emotions saturating the atmosphere and as such their eyes where a little red, feeling the joy of how much they had helped the people around.
While this was going on, a loud scream was heard, bringing everyone back to reality.
ARRGHHHH!!!
Again the scream came. It was Isabella.
" She's in labor!! Quick let's take her inside!! You! Go boil some water and bring it over fast!" Says the female villager who came out from Benjen's house. And so everyone knew what to do, some of the women hurried over to help out.
Benjen who wanted to rush towards his wife was stopped by Olof.
"We wait here lad! She's going to be alright" Olof encourages Benjen.
"You should listen to him Benjen, he speaks the truth, you would only help to worry her more. Allow the women to handle it" Finn backs Olof up, and Henrik nods in approval as they walk closer to the two villagers. All four now standing close to the house, waiting for the new. After waiting for what felt like eternity.
Wahhhhhhh!!
They finally hear the sound they hoped for, but Benjen is still not settled.
They watch the door opening, and out comes the female now known as Maria, walking towards them with a smile plastered on her face.
"How are they? Do not keep me waiting please" Benjen couldn't hold any longer and enquires with pleading eyes, hoping for the best news. And with a smile maria says " Mother and child are both safe, you can go see them"
Before she could finish her last sentence, Benjen had rushed into the house, now was the turn of olof and the two Originals to follow suit, leaving maria behind smiling as she looks towards the remaining villagers to address them. Few moments later, there was a shout of joy.
Inside the house, Benjen was already cuddling the wife and their born child, a son, looking joyful with tears still running down his face. Olof, Finn and Henrik were the only ones inside with them, the women had left to give them some room.
"This is the beginning of a new day for us, my love" Isabella speaks, after regaining a little strength. Hearing this the others smile at that.
"So what shall you name the boy, lad" Olof speaks up with him and the other two eager to hear.
Benjen looks towards them and then towards the wife, as if seeking permission and with a nod from her, he smiles looking towards their son
"Nicolas....the victory of the people"