Grey nodded, then jumped back, and readied one last shot within Midnight.

At this time, Draklin appeared once again, though in his real body this time, a body that Friend wouldn't be able to kill. He aimed both of his pistols,, grinning, "Bloodlust......I have none.......you don't know a thing about true vampires, and after this day, you never will.........." His power seemed to charge up around the room, as if there were multiple Draklins, as several different bodies came out of the shadows, all controlled by him.

Grey looked to Chastity, and shouted, "Ready when you are!!!" Before Friend could react, Omega's chains wrapped around his right wrist and feet, holding him in place so he couldn't dodge in the moment Chastity fired.

Before anyone could react, Mawthrough had walked up behind the grinning Draklin, reached into his back, and taken hold of his spinall cord about to violently rip it out.
"Lose. The fucking. Grin. Right now. Or I'll kill you as well as him."

"Uh, you can't kill me, remember?" Friend commented within the flames, unable to see but still now warily waiting for an attack.

"Shut up," Mawthrough said without turning.

"Alright then Draklin. If it wasn't bloodlust that made you casually ignore the fact he was using my mother as a shield or my mother was attacking him or whatever it was that you casually ignored during this fight, then I guess we can attribute my mother's death at your hands to a sense of callousness. And right now I am so angry at you. In fact, the only possible thing that can temper my anger at being made an orphan and not even being able to say goodbye to either of my parents, is seeing Friend get the hell out of my life for good. Because it's his fault too. But to see you just smiling like a gormless idiot right after you've killed someone who was on your side - that is not allowed. Do you hear me? Not frowned upon, not regarded as rude - not. Allowed. So either you wipe that look off your face this instant or the very least I will do is ensure you will never make such a face again."

Inferno winced at the pain in Mawthrough's voice.
"Mawthrough, just... calm down, alright?"

Mawthrough's response was brusque.
"If it had been Chastity he'd blasted through -"

"I'd have already vaporized the idiot. But that's me. Not you. So save your energy for someone you can actually vent on -"

He bit into Friend's arm, though Friend didn't react.
" - like this bastard."

Mawthrough then gave a frustrated growl, rather ungently wrenched his hand from Draklin's back, allowing his flesh to heal, then faced Friend.
"I'm going to gut you. Slowly..."

That said, his feet left the ground...

Friend tried to recall the last sight he saw before the flame surrounded him.
Chastity would have to stay in place to control the flames.
Mawthrough was full of rage and anger and spite - taking into account the gutting threat - so his attack would be wild, brutal, savage.
Grey Mystic, by contrast, seemed on his last legs, so his attack would be meticulously aimed and precisely timed. A perfect combination in their contrasts, and pinned down by these chains he would be unable to dodge them both
Draklin he wasn't too bothered about - the vampire was proud, cocky, stupid, arrogant, and a downright idiot to boot.
One annoying habit he had though was the inability to recognise hostages. At least, judging by what he'd seen thus far...
The clone bodies he'd summoned were annoying, true, but the "true vampire" as the braindead moron insisted on calling himself was little more than the most likely thing to kill Inferno out of the three.
Pathetic, really.

Mawthrough would attack first - and with his current state of mind, Friend predicted his attack would come from -

He reached out his right chained arm - it was not so tightly chained he couldn't move it - and caught Mawthrough's wrist as he suddenly appeared through the flame.
He smiled at the furious incubus, and made to pull him in closer - only to find that the incubus gladly followed the motion, grabbing Friend in a bear hug.
Unless he dropped Inferno, he couldn't throw Mawthrough off in his weakened state - so instead he just grabbed Mawthrough's wing and tore it off.

Mawthrough's scream was almost ear-piercing in it's volume and pitch, but the incubus did not loosen his grip.

Inferno chose this moment to stab upwards with the blade he held, temporarily obscuring Friend's vision.
An instant later, Friend found himself struggling to keep hold of Inferno and escape from Mawthrough at the same time.
As all three were engulfed in Chastity's flame, it seemed foolish to keep hold of Inferno considering the threat the demon posed - but at the same time, Inferno was the only one who could seal him.

In a few seconds, though, the choice was going to be made for him.

"GGGREEEEYYY!!!" Mawthrough and Inferno both yelled at the tops of their voices...

The image of Grey charging up energy faded, as did the image of the real Draklin, as both of them, their weapons charged with as much power as possible, pressed their weapons again Friend's back and fired together, both of their eyes filled with death.

Blood rocketed out of Friend's back as the Constant roared in unimaginable agony as the energies tore through him, his body spasming as he whirled around screaming.

Inferno was dropped, and batted away.
Grey and Draklin were also smacked aside, although the actual damage they suffered from the strike was very superficial.

Mawthrough on the other hand was still firmly latched onto Friend, and rammed his claws into the holes in his back, prompting further screams.

"AAARRGH!! I'M GOING TO PEEL THE FLESH FROM YOUR BONES!!" Friend bellowed as he staggered around, his body now completely shredded, blood pooling around the floor.

Then Friend straightened, his eyes glowing with a twisted determination, then looked at Chastity, his eyes now readying their fiery attack.

"I'LL BURN THE WOMB RIGHT OUT OF THIS HARLOT-"

Mawthrough ripped his hand free of Friend's back and forced Friend's head up, causing the resulting beams to cut through the clouds as it missed.

"DON'T YOU DARE TALK ABOUT HER LIKE THAT!!"

Friend howled, and tried to pull Mawthrough off him - but Mawthrough was applying every bit of power he owned in staying attached, and Friend was by now too weak to rid himself of him - with minimal effort, that is; he turned his attention to the young incubus and it became obvious that although he was weaker than he had ever been, Mawthrough's strength wouldn't be enough to hold him for long.

"INFERNO! DO IT NOW!"

"LET GO OF HIM THEN!"

"I CAN'T!"

Inferno's blood ran cold.
"WHAT DID YOU JUST SAY!?!"

"I CAN'T HOLD HIM FOR LONG, AND YOU HEARD HIM! WE'RE ALL TOO WEAK TO STOP HIM FROM RIPPING OUT HER WOMB WITH HIS BARE HANDS IF HE WANTS TO, SO THIS IS OUR ONLY CHANCE! IF YOU LOVE YOUR DAUGHTER AT ALL, YOU WILL DO IT NOW!!!"

Inferno swore, and reached behind him, a portal opening.

Friend's eyes widened.
"NO!"
His struggles became more furious and Mawthrough redoubled his efforts in holding him at bay - and keeping his eyes, which were still glowing, away from looking at Chastity.
"I'm not going back there! I'M NOT GOING BACK THERE!"

The old blade that rippled with an unchallengable power came to bear, and Inferno drew it back to slash.
Then he stopped.

"I can't take you away from her! I can't! Not again!"

Mawthrough snarled angrily.
"Grey! Tell him he has to! You've barely got enough strength to stand - make Inferno see this is the only way! We can stop him here and now - tell Inferno to slash, damnit!!"

Grey sighed, then straightened his posture as he walked toward Inferno, "I know you may not like me......but you know what you must do Inferno, you know what you have to do......and if you don't, you'll everything precious to you.......I haven't the power left to hold him down....I spent that energy protecting you all.....if I had the power, I would chain him down, like Occidio chained down Lucifer, but I don't, this is the one course that will set things straight.......if Friend escaped before, Mawthough can escape as well, but for now, you have to make the hard choice Arch Angel, you have to make the toughest decision of all......do it........."

Mawthrough had to admit it.
This was, by far, the worst day of his life.

His wing had been torn off. His mother had hopefully joined his father in whatever passed as heaven for them now.
But Chastity's pain, her eyes, glowing fiercely with pain and anger and sadness, was almost more than he could stand.

He wanted so badly to tell her that this was never the end.
But for now, he was in the final stretch. He had so little left to do. All Inferno had to do was swing his sword, and Friend would be gone.

He looked into Chastity's eyes, eyes that shone beyond the sun, eyes that were always his to look into.
And he made the choice.

"INFERNO, DO!! IT!! NOW!!"

"HHRRAAAAAAAAAGGGHHH!!!" Inferno screamed in pain and rage at being forced to do this thing that every fibre of him screamed not to.

He rose up behind Chastity and took hold of her waist with one hand, preventing her from moving.
And with the second, he slashed with the blade.

Time and space suddenly warped and fractured to reveal a portal unlike any other. This portal had a fierce suction to it, a suction that almost pulled Inferno and Chastity out of the air.

Friend gave a wild scream of abandon, and lunged forwards - only for Mawthrough to grapple him head on and restrain him once more.
As the pair drifted towards the portal, above the din, Friend could be heard laughing hysterically.

"I WIN, INCUBUS! I WIN! YOU LOSE HER, YOU LOSE YOUR CHILD, YOU WILL DIE OF OLD AGE OR EXHAUSTION AS I TORTURE YOU AGAIN AND AGAIN AND AGAIN, AND I!! WIN!! WHAT WAS IT YOU SAID, MYSTIC? OH, RIGHT - CHECKMATE!!"

Mawthrough ignored him for now, and shouted to the rest of them.

"Grey! Give my thanks to everyone who helped! Inferno! When the time comes, you'll know what to do! And Chastity..."

He and Friend were now paused, on the brink.
He looked up at her, and winked.
"Sorry. I'll apologize more when we see each other again. And we will - very soon. I'm doing this for us. Tell Inferno to take you to the Nexus, it'll explain everything. I love you."

Then he looked back at Friend, whose face was twisted in joyous glee.
He leaned forward, and whispered something in Friend's ear.
And Friend's face changed to a look of complete and absolute horror.
Drowning out Friend's scream of "NOOO!!!" Mawthrough let out one last defiant yell.

"HA! NOW THAT'S CHECKMATE!!"

They tumbled through the portal, Friend's last expression wrought with hatred, Mawthrough's with a fierce smile upon his lips.
Inferno dragged his blade back the path it had traveled - and both of them were gone.

The portal closed.

It was over.

Grey silently walked over to Chastity and Inferno, placing a hand on both of their shoulders, "I'm truly sorry.....but you heard him, he'll be back, he's a persistent little hybrid.....oh, yeah, forgot to mention something to that foolish Friend, Knights aren't human.........we're the children of Nephilim.........." He slowly walked away, having been the one who recieved the least amount of damage the entire battle.

Draklin looked to Inferno, "He'll be back, and when he's back, he and I, we'll have a long talk.....or fight......it doesn't matter........"

"I hope you intend to let me help." Cereza's mother, Cys said, standing behind her daughter.
Cereza turned to her mother, slightly startled...her mother being the only one, thus far, capable of such a feat. "Mother." She said.
Cys smiled and placed her hand on Cereza's shoulder. "The pack was talking, I had to see our guest." She said, as she looked at Pyro. "As the current Alpha of this pack, I would like to welcome you." She said, as she walked towards Pyro. "My name is Cys Cousland, Cereza is my daughter." She introduced herself, with a warm smile on her face.

Pyro looked upon her, his face still plain, not a single drop of sweat coming from it, even after his feat of strength and skill. "I see....well, I'm Pyro....the Heat Master.......a Flame Master as well, both titles earned through merit, I assure you.......I hear you both took in my wondering nephew, so I thought I'd come and help him carve into that mountain.....I thought of building him a fortress of a den.......also wanted to have enough room in case I brought my sisters to see him, and my other nephews and nieces........" He noticed a bit of power emanating from the pack leader. He reached his hand out, as if offering a handshake, "It is a pleasure to meet you, Cys Cousland. I've heard of the Fire Dires, I saw your tribes when you were but pups in the timeline of history, dating back to Mesopotamia. Despite my......my path which grief took me on.....I never shed the blood of your kind......no.....the loss of a sibling required the blood of those responsible, yet I had to wait two lifetimes in order to get it......well, enough history, I'm just here to help is all, hope I haven't.....caused any unneeded trouble, I just don't like having to waste time on unnecessary sword slices." His arms were crossed, and his green eyes looked toward the two, capable of piercing ones soul if looked into long enough.

Grey looked to Chastity, but couldn't speak, instead, he drew a portal with his finger, and entered it, dropping back into his own realm, landing in front of Serenity and Livia, whom were sleeping on the couch. He approached his sleeping wife, and placed an injured hand on the side of her face, before placing a warm kiss on her forehead, "I'm back Serenity......" His words were faint, his body tired, his spirit injured.

serenity opened her eyes slowly and looked up at her husband
"what happened to you, you look like you were in a battle"
she reached out she placed her hand on him and started healing him
"is everything ok?"
she slowly sat up trying not to wake livia

Grey gave her a nod, "Yes......it was a gruesome fight.....a lot of people were hurt.......what's the use of my power.....when all it can do is keep me alive......when others around me can be injured and killed so easily........I tried backing everyone up with my power.....but in the end....it left me incapable of holding the bastard down......we may have lost someone forever.....or not......but I'm glad to be back here.....to feel your touch on my skin.....it relieves the pain that aches my body..........."

Draklin raises up his hands in a fighting stance, "Well, lucky for you, I recharge easily lich!" He'd been the most fresh out of all of them, and Grey was now gone.

Draklin chuckled, "Wrong again, though my powers would seem parasitic to most, I just say they allow me to even myself out against stronger opponents.......I can feel quite a bit of power coming from that blade.........hmm.....I taste the spite of the Lifeblade in the air, I wonder why." He readied his hands as he put on metalic gloves.

Draklin was thrown backwards into a wall as the streams hit him, breaking several of his ribs, though he continued to grin as always. "Interesting weapon, has a bit of bite to it......" He chuckled.

Draklin created an entire a portal below his feet, appearing behind the lich a moment later with a handgun in his grip, one of his demonic light handguns, and fired toward the lich's head.

Character info for the twins...

Name: Fluffy (The vampire slayer) and Mittens
Race: Catgirl
Sex: Female
Age: Unknown
Weapons: Twin blades and various ranged weaponry made from silver and coated in hole water and charms
Abilities: Immunity to Vampiric attacks. Experts in holy magic and defensive magic.

Fluffy and Mittens reappeared along with Maria by Jenny and Deus, who was being held by Alexis.

"We should retreat for now"

"Right"

There was a pause.

"Wait...",
Fluffy locked her gaze onto Draklin,
"H-Hes... a vampire..."

Mittens looked at Fluffy,
"Really? He looks kinda weak for a vampire, doesn't he?"

Maria sighed and shook her head,
"Do whatever you plan on doing, meet us back on Ellundril...",

There was a flash of light as Maria, Jenny, Alexis and Deus disapeared.