Beast of the Matter Chapter 26
Jae's bike
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Sungmin moved over next to Jae, "I have a question."
The others got quiet so the young vampire could be heard.
Sungmin walked over to stand in front of Nuri, "You say that Asneath can just vanish into thin air. Is there a ceratin distance she can go? I guess what I'm asking is, how far can she go?"
Jaejoong's eyebrows lifted at the question. It was a good question and he was surprised that he didn't think to ask it himself.
Some leader I am, he thought berating to himself.
Nuri glanced to her right where Asar stood talking to Yunho. "She is limited as to how far she can go. I know for a fact that she can go from inside the hideout to just right outside of it. I also know that she can vanish over and over." Nuri paused and Asar took over for her.
Asar came to stand beside Nuri, his hand resting on her waist, "The only thing that can stop her is water. She can't teleport over water, and she can only go forward, never backwards." Asar's gaze touched all the vampires and werewolves present, "I have to warn you. All of you. Asneath is very cunning and very smart. She has lived for centuries and none has defeated her. The new vampires will not be a problem. Just watch out for Asneath. Her mind controlling abilities are such that she could be controlling you and you wont even be aware of it. Pay close attention to those fighting closest to you. If they star acting different then most likely, it's Asneath. The good news is that she can only control you for a limited time before she looses control of the bond."
Jaejoong cut his eyes to Yunho and found the werewolf's eyes on him. He turned from the pack leader’s steady gaze, trying to digest everything that Nuri and Asar had just told everyone.
Clearing his throat, he got the groups attention, “Vampires, werewolves meet me in the plane." Jaejoong turned and boarded the plane for the second time that night.
When the entire coven and the pack were in the plane, Jaejoong walked over to the side of the plane, between the second and third row seats.
Raising his hand, he pressed a hidden panel. With a small pop, the panels started moving, and Jaejoong stepped back.
The panels moved out and then up, revealing the hidden compartment of swords and daggers.
Moving to the other side of the plane, he pressed the palm of his hand to the panel and pressed.
With a twist of his lips, he watch the walls move.
Jae turned to the vampires, "Brothers," he paused looking at Nuri and Aloli, "and sisters. Pick your weapon of destruction. Remember to get a dagger, for removing the heart."
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Junsu stepped up first, taking a set of sais. He turned looking at Yoochun, his cute face set in deadly determination to kill, his eyes faintly coloring purple.
Yoochun shuddered as he watched his usually very cute and loving lover walk to the other side of the plane, selecting a black handled dagger. One thing he was sure of, he did not want to cross this cute vampire in a battle with that look on his face.
Yoochun knew now why Rain and Junki paired the werewolves with this coven. These vampires looked cute and compliant, but in all actuality, they were deadly killing machines. Yoochun felt another shudder works it's way down his spine.
After Junsu moved back with weapons in hand, the others moved forward to pick what they wanted.
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Jaejoong quietly walked away from the group, heading toward the back of the plane to the bedroom.
Yunho watched him leave with narrowed eyes. He walked over to Leeteuk, "Where is Jaejoong going?"
Leeteuk looked behind him to the bedroom, "Oh, probably to get his weapons. He has his own special set back in the bedroom." Leeteuk studied the sword in his hand before turning his dimpled grin on Yunho, "Go back and find out what he specializes in."
Yunho quickly made his way to the bedroom. He stopped short, seeing Jaejoong on his knees reaching under the bed. Yunho stayed quiet as he watches Jaejoong bring out a medium sized black leather box and place it on the bed, opening the box, so the lid laid on the bed.
Yunho was startled when he heard Jaejoong's voice, he didn't know that the vampire even knew he was in the room with him.
"Yunho, come closer and I'll show you." Jaejoong muttered, as he stood back up.
Yunho slowly walked closer, feeling confused at the objects lying in the ruby red satin.
Jaejoong took one of the metal rectangular objects, turning to Yunho, he held it in front of his face. With a flip of his wrist, the metal object opened with a swoosh. Jaejoong held a metal fan in his hand, the weapon covering half of his face. Then with another flick of his wrist the fan folded back closed.
Yunho moved closer to Jaejoong, his hand coming out to touch the fan, "Is it metal?"
Jae just laughed, turning back to the box, grabbing the other fan, "Yes. They are metal and very sharp. They cut just like a sword." He picked up the last item from the box
and turned, showing Yunho a silver handled dagger, with sapphire and amethyst stones set in the handle. Jae held the blade of the knife up to Yunho's eye level, letting him see the simple engraving on the blade.
Yunho leaned in closer to the blade trying to make out the intricate lines. Yunho jumped back when he sees the image of a wolf, that looked eerily, just like him on the knife.
Yunho glares at Jaejoong when the vampire laughs again, "This is the knife that I intended to kill you with, Yunho."
Jaejoong walks closer to Yunho, lifting the blade to Yunho's neck, letting the blunt edge of the knife run over his neck.
Yunho jerks back when he felt the cold metal against his skin. "Jaejoong." He hisses to the vampire.
Yunho watches as Jae tilts his head, a frown bringing down the corners of his mouth. Yunho gasps when Jae suddenly turns and throws the knife, embedding the tip into the wooden wall before turning back to Yunho, grabbing him by the sides of his head,
"I could never kill you, Yunho." Jae growls out before crashing his mouth to the werewolf’s.
Yunho groaned out when Jae jerks his head away, Jae's eyes shinning as he looked at him, a dark unknown emotion clouding the brown orbs.
Stepping back, Jaejoong turned and retrieved his knife. Jae slid the knife into the back of his pants, and the fans into his pants pocket. He walked out of the room and back to the other guys, who were testing out the weapons they choose.
Yunho stood in place, panting from Jae's rough kissing. Slowly a smile spread across his face. Yeah, he thought to himself, Jae can't resist me!
Yunho joined the others, listening in on the conversation between Nuri, Asar, and Jaejoong. He walked over to stand next to Jaejoong.
Nuri glanced over to Yunho then back to Jae, including the pack leader in the discussion.
"As I was saying. It's nearly dawn, I think it would be ok to wait until tomorrow night to attack."
Jaejoong glanced around at the werewolves and vampires before leaving the plane to look at the sky. He had a choice to make. Attack tonight, or wait until tomorrow night.
He hears the others exiting the plane and gather around him, waiting for his verdict.
Just as he was about to make his opinion known the stewardess stepped out of the plane, getting his attention.
"Sorry to interrupt. But elder Bi-Rain is on the phone wanting to talk to you."
Jaejoong’s POV
I sighed, glancing at Yunho and the rest of the guys, "Back in a moment."
He was sure that Bi-Rain would tell him if he should attack tonight or wait. That would be just like him.
Jae entered the plane and picked up the phone, "Bi-Rain." I said into the phone.
"Jaejoong. Wait until tomorrow." Rain got right to the point.
I glanced up as I sensed another presence in the room. Yunho was standing beside me, leaning against the wall, his arms crossed over his chest. Staring at me.
I turn my back on him, "Alright."
I hear a rustling in the background and raised my eyebrows at a whispered, "Hurry Rain, and come back to bed."
I cleared my throat and Rain laughed before saying, "Go to mansion. Just tell the limo driver, he'll know where to take you. Oh, and Jae, the sleeping arrangements still go there also. That's all, I gotta go."
The phone went dead in my hand. I frowned as I looked down at the receiver, then replaced it back in its cradle.
I turn back to Yunho, "We wait." I muttered before walking past him to leave the plane.
On the way by Yunho, I felt him take me by the arm. I see him smile before his lips crash onto mine.
Startled, I stood still, and then like I had been shot with a rush of adrenaline, my arms were around his neck, and my body pushing Yunho into the wall behind him.
I knew. I just knew that the animalist groans that I was hearing weren't coming from me. But they seem to be getting louder the more I pressed into Yunho. Not an inch of space between our bodies.
Then I felt it. The need. The rush.
Somehow, I pushed back away from the wolf, gasping, my hands resting on his chest.
Taking another step back, my eyes on his. My tongue slipped out and licked the taste of Yunho off my lips.
I see Yunho's eyes dilate, and then he was moving forward reaching his hand out to me.
I spun around and shot out of the plane.
My heart was drumming.
If I had stayed one minute longer in that plane with Yunho, I would have jumped him. Right there in front of everyone to see.
"This is getting ridiculous!" I muttered to myself, "I can't even be in the same room with him anymore with out wanting to strip him and have my way with him." I shake my head from side to side. "This is crazy. Crazy! UGGGH! This lifemate thing sucks!" I yelled out, making the others outside stop talking and looking over at me with raised eyebrows, and dropped mouths.
I glared at the pack and coven, "What?! It's not like you guys don't know that Yunho and I are lifemates."
Leeteuk laughed, "Yes, we know. It's not like you’re the only one battling the war of the lust right now. Kangin and I are lifemates and we're having the same problems of keeping our hands off each other."
Sungmin licked his lips, "I know how you feel also. Yesung and I are lifemates also and have to keep controlling ourselves."
Jaejoong narrowed his eyes at his brothers, "Just how many of you are lifemates?" He gritted out.
Yunho strolled up to the group, "I want to know also."
Hands started rising in the group. The only ones that didn't raise their hands were Changmin and Kibum and Junsu and Yoochun.
Then slowly Junsu raised his hand to join the others.
Jaejoong couldn't believe it. They were all lifemates with the exception of Changmin and Kibum.
Jae glared at Junsu, "Yoochun's your lifemate?"
Yoochun turned to Junsu with disbelief written on his face, "I'm your lifemate? How long have you known about this?"
Junsu looked at the ground, "Since the first night we had together." Junsu looked up at Yoochun’s yelled, "Since the first night?? Why didn't you say something??"
Junsu bit his lip, "Because I didn't want you to be my lifemate, Yoochun. But, you should know, that when we meet our lifemates, there's no denying one another. We were drawn to each other from the beginning. The pull is too strong to ignore. But, yeah, you’re my lifemate. And the next full moon, if you accept, you can be my full lifemate."
Yoochun's brows bunched together, "On the next full moon?"
Jaejoong broke in, "Yes. You can only change into the lifemate on a full moon. You have to drink from your lifemate twice. The first time will be to change into a vampire, and the second time to become the lifemate. After drinking you will become a half-breed. A half werewolf and half vampire. You are already lifemates, but, drinking from him the second time will seal the bond for eternity."
There was silence all around. No one spoke a word. Then finally, Kangin looked at Leeteuk, "I'll do it. I want to be with you forever, and if becoming half vampire is what it takes to make that happen, then so be it."
"NO!"
Everyone turned to the one who yelled the word out.
Yunho looked at Jae with fire in his eyes, "No, I'm not doing it! I'm not becoming a fucking blood sucker. NO!"
Jaejoong stepped back as he saw the disgust in Yunho's eyes, "Yunho?" His face was showing the pain of Yunho rejecting him and his heart tearing into two. "Yunho?" Jae muttered his name again.
The pack and coven watched Yunho and Jae as they stared at each other.
Jaejoong straightened up, anger showing now, "Fine. No ones forcing you to accept this. I'M not forcing you. Like I said before, I don't NEED you, dog."
Jae turned to the gathered group, "It's time to go. The limo's are here. Pack ride in one , coven the other. No excuses, no complaints. Got it." It wasn't a question and the two breeds nodded, with the exception of Yunho who just glared at his so-called lifemate.
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The cars arrived carrying the vampires and the pack. They pulled up to a wide circular drive and parked in front of the massive front porch. The occupants alighted from the vehicles, and made their way into the house. All eighteen people paused in the foyer and gasped at the sheer size of the place.
Jaejoong turned to the group, his eyes finding Yunho's, "All sleeping arrangements stay the same."
He walked off, going up the winding staircase to the second floor to find his bedroom. He wasn't sure if he could spend the night with the werewolf. Not now that he had his fans and dagger. It would be to tempting to drive the dagger into Yunho's cold heart.
Jaejoong came to a stop in front of a door and turned the knob to the room. The door swung open and Jaejoong sighed at the full size bed. It was too small. He walked over and studied the bed. Way to small, he thought.
He set his case on the floor and moved off to find the bathroom to take his shower before retiring for the night.
After his shower, he came out and saw Yunho stretched out on the bed, much like the first night they slept together.
Choosing to ignore the werewolf, Jae walked over to his bag, letting the towel fall on the way to his destination.
He heard Yunho's sharp indrawn breath and knew he was walking on dangerous ground.
Jae was bending down to remove his clothes when he felt himself being lifted from the floor. He gave a sharp shout and started to struggle.
Yunho threw him on the bed, on his stomach and then landed on top of him. Jae shuddered when he felt Yunho's lips near his ear, "You tease me to much, vampire. I am, just a man, after all."
Jaejoong's breath hitched when he felt Yunho's hand at his ass, spreading his cheeks then the sharp sting as he penetrated him.
The vampire felt tears sting his eyes as he started to struggle under Yunho.
"Yunho! No please!"
He gasped, as Yunho started moving in him, slowly. The slight pain easing and the heady feeling started taking over.
Yunho slid his hands under Jae's shoulders, moving in closer to the vampire, laying on him.
Jaejoong moved his head to the side, breathing heavily. He bit his lip as a moan tried to escape him.
He closed his eyes as Yunho hit his pleasure spot repeatedly. Giving in, he moved his hips underneath Yunho, meeting him thrust for thrust.
Yunho, feeling Jae respond, lifted up Jae andpulled him to his knees. Grasping the smaller man by his hips he moved faster in him.
"Oh God Yunho!" Jae cried out as he quickly spilled out onto the bed, not lasting long from the tension and then the roughness from being taken so suddenly.
Yunho groaned deeply as he poured himself into his lover.
Yunho pulled out and fell down beside Jaejoong. He looked over to the man lying on his belly, his face towards him, "Jaejoong." He whispered.
Jae closed his weary eyes, "Just go to sleep Yunho, I don't want to talk right now." The vampire muttered as sleep overcame him.
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Changmin sat on the edge of the bed, listening to the shower running. All his thoughts were on the werewolf in the shower.
Was he my lifemate? Does he want to be my lifemate? I haven't tried to control him, and that's the only way you can tell. His mind kept throwing questions at him. His mind kept replaying what Ryeowook said to him on the way to Egypt. Should I take the chance?
The shower cut off and Changmin knew it was going to be tonight or never.
He had already showered and sat on the bed in his boxers. Slowly he stood as the door to the bathroom opened and Kibum walked out with a towel slung low around his waist.
He walked over to Kibum, his heart beating faster at each step he took.
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Kibum watched as Changmin come closer to him. He knew what the vampire wanted. He had overheard the conversation on the plane. He had wanted Changmin also, but was waiting for the younger boy to make the first move.
He smiled at Changmin's unease as he stopped before him.
Deciding to make things easier for him, Kibum reached out and brought Changmin closer to him. Their lips inches from each other, "Are you sure, Changmin?" At his nod, Kibum let their lips meet.
Kibum angled his head so that their lips sealed more tightly to each other. Not wanting to rush, Kibum lightly brushed Changmin's lips with his tongue, tracing his full lips and savoring the taste that is uniquely Changmin.
At Changmin's low moan, Kibum slid his tongue inside his mouth, taking a deeper taste of the vampire.
Kibum leaned back and faced Changmin. His lips wet and swollen, his eyes hooded, and Kibum smiled, taking him by the hand and leading him to the bed.
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Changmin gazed into Kibum's eyes before stripping off his boxers and laying down on the bed.
His eyes glistened as Kibum moved onto the bed, moving to straddle his waist.
Kibum leaned forward to catch Changmin's lips again, then moving down his neck. Changmin groaned as he felt Kibum nip lightly at his collar bone, his hands coming up to roam up his back, and then back down to his hips.
Kibum moved his butt back and forth causing their stiffened members to rub against each other. The heat scorching each other, the soft skin and harden lengths touching.
Changmin arched under Kibum as he went lower biting his belly, leaving little red marks as he went even lower.
Changmin spread his legs further to allow room for Kibum.
Kibum was now kneeling between Changmin's legs, bypassing his lovers weeping cock until he leaned further down and sucked on his inner thigh.
Groans echoed throughout the dark room as Kibum teased Changmin with his mouth. Changmin felt a wash of desire like he had never known. He tossed his head on the pillow as Kibum finally found the head of his aching cock.
He felt Kibum’s hot wetness surround his tip and his hips came up off the bed from the sheer raw pleasure that attacked his system.
As Kibum took him deeper into his mouth, Changmin reached down and tangled his fingers into his dark brown locks, holding Kibum to him.
Kibum opened his mouth wider, taking Changmin in deeper, while his left hand gently teased his balls.
Kibum smiled around the cock in his mouth when Changmin let out a loud grunt, roughly tugging on his hair, resulting in him cumming in his mouth.
The werewolf stroked Changmin, milking every last drop that the vampire could give. Kibum licked his lips, getting the last taste of Changmin off his lips and into his mouth.
Leaning up he kissed his way up the vampireʼs quivering belly to his neck, then on to his lips.
Lifting his head up, Kibum looked down at Changmin. "Are you ready?"
Changmin smirked, raising his hips up, letting his groin grind on Kibum's thigh, "Oh, I'm ready." He murmured.
Kibum reached over to the side of the bed and retrieved a small bottle that Changmin hadn't known was there.
Changmin reached out and took the bottle of lube from Kibum and popped the top. Smearing his hand with the translucent liquid, he reached down and slowly brought his hand down Kibum's length, coating him thoroughly not forgetting to tease him.
Running his hand down his cock a few times, Kibum moaned as he felt himself coming closer to orgasm.
After Changmin removed his hand, Kibum ran his palm over his groin, wetting his fingers.
Kibum widen Changmin's long legs, his finger coming to tease the tight star he found.
He ran the tip of his finger over the small indent, gently applying pressure over the sensitive opening.
He felt Changmin's legs tremble against his thighs when he slowly pushed a finger into him.
Looking up he saw Changmin's eyes closed.
Smiling he just as slowly withdrew it, before circling the tiny hole again and dipping back in.
Slipping his finger out, he slowly thrust two back in, stretching the muscles that was squeezing against his fingers, trying to push them out.
Changmin opened his eyes meeting Kibum's eyes. "Please Kibum! "The young vampire moaned spreading his legs wider as Kibum slipped his fingers out.
Kibum pressed the tip of his cock against the relaxed opening, slipping inside. The moment the head was in, he felt Changmin's muscles tightened against him.
"Changmin, relax." Kibum breathed out, as he had to stave off his release. He felt Changmin relaxing around him and he slipped his full length into him.
Kibum fell over Changmin, his hands coming to rest on the mattress beside Changmin's head.
Resting, he let the vampire get used to him before he started moving in him.
Kibum started a slow rhythm, moving their bodies together, rocking, grinding.
The werewolf laid down on the vampire, sliding his palms into Changmin's palm, their fingers lacing together holding on tightly.
Changmin moaned as he felt Kibum hit his sweet spot, bringing his legs up to wrap around his waist.
"Your so tight." Kibum whispered into Changmin's ear, his breath sending tingles down the vampires back.
"Your so soft. You feel so good." The werewolf groaned out, his mouth coming down to lightly bit at Changmin's neck.
Changmin felt it coming and he couldn't stop it. The need to cum was stronger than before.
Changmin gasped as he came for the second time that night. Spilling between their heaving bodies.
Kibum gave a few more hard thrust before he felt he was at his limit, his body tensing as he came inside the vampire.
The werewolf laid on top of the vampire for a long while, before having enough energy to move off him. Kibum glanced over to Changmin and saw him staring at him.
"What?" Kibum asked as he turned on his side, his finger coming out to trace the slope of the vampires nose, then coming to touch those full lips that he kissed earlier.
Changmin felt his heart trip at the others touch, and drew in a deep breath. He looked Kibum right in his eyes, sending a silent message, 'Go to the bathroom, Kibum.' Changmin mentally told him, trying to control the werewolf.
When Kibum just gave him an odd look, Changmin gasped out.
It didn't work!
He couldn't control Kibum. This werewolf was his mate.
Changmin sat up suddenly his breathing getting quicker as he looked over at the confused Kibum.
"Kibum. I can't control you." Changmin let his secret be known.
Kibum shook his head, "So."
Changmin glanced at the man beside him again, before, looking away.
"So, that means your my lifemate, Kibum." Changmin told him nervously, not sure how the werewolf would take the news.
A few minutes went by and still Kibum hadn't said anything, so Changmin glanced over at him.
Kibum was giving him a thoughtful look, a soft smile playing over his face.
"Is this bad?" Kibum asked.
Now I'm the one confused. I thought for sure that Kibum wouldn't like the idea of being my lifemate.
"So your ok with it?" I asked. Kibum looked like he was thinking for a few minutes before he tackled me, pinning me to the bed.
He gazed down into my eyes, his eyes not bothering to hide the love he felt, "No, I don't mind at all. In fact I'm the happiest person on earth right now. I got my one wish and that was to have you. Being your lifemate was more than I had ever expected. At the next full moon, if you'll have me, I'll become your full lifemate."
Changmin signed. He had never felt happier than he felt right at this moment. Kibum scooted off him and turned to lie on his side face to face with him.
"Kibum, are you sure? You will be a half breed."
The werewolf slid his arms around Changmin, "I don't care if I turn into a vampire. That is something that I'll share with you. I will be taking some of you in me, and I'm perfectly fine with that. So wipe these doubts from your mind and lets go to sleep. We have some evil vamps to wipe out tomorrow."
Changmin hung his arm over Kibum's waist and snuggled in closer to his lover, getting comfortable as they both drifted off to sleep.
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JaeJoongʼs POV
The next day found all the vampires and werewolves in the kitchen eating and taking nourishment, in the form of food and bagged blood.
When all had their fill, Jae stood up, "Are we ready?" The room had a solemn quietness to it. Everyone knew that someone could not be coming back. That someone could die today. Ready or not, willing or not, they had to fight.
The group trooped out to the waiting cars, the vampires and werewolves sitting mixed, with Hasani in the first car leading the way.
Jaejoong sat in the back of the first car with Yunho beside him. The first half of the gang was in the one car and the other half in the second car.
In the first car the vampire leader leaned over to gaze out the window.
He closed his eyes signing, then opened them again looking into the night sky.
Has it only been three nights since the last full moon?
Then there were, what, about twenty-six, twenty-seven days more days until the next full moon?
The thoughts of the full moon, made him remember last night, made him think of Yunho's rejection.
Rejection of him, of who he was, of what he was. He felt his heart prick at the painful thought.
Yunho was rejecting being his lifemate because of what it would make him.
He felt pain pierce his heart again at a lifetime of loneliness ahead of him.
If Yunho refused to be his lifemate then he would cease seeing him, stop loving him, stop being who he was.
He knew that without Yunho by his side, he would be nothing, and that he would cease to be Jaejoong the vampire leader.
His soul would die without Yunho. He wouldn't die physically, but he would die in every other way there was.
Last night, so many thought and emotions bombarded him when Yunho said he wouldn't become a vampire to be fully connected with him.
Then when Yunho took him, at first it had shred his heart, not from the physical pain, because that didn't last but a few seconds, but from the emotional pain. It hurt to have the man he loved reject him then take him in the same night.
Then, all the anger, all the sadness slowly faded as he gave himself over to the werewolf. After the deed was done, after the raging passion settled, it all came back. All the emotions came flooding back.
The passing scenery out the window began to change and then suddenly he saw the huge pyramids in the distance.
Jaejoong took a deep breath. Shaking his thoughts from his mind. Right now was not the time to think about Yunho and the lifemate thing.
Right now he had to think of the impending fight. Or more like the oncoming slaughter.
Jaejoong leaned back as the limo rolled to a stop in the visitor area of the dark tourist attraction.
Jae was starting to feel the thrill of the kill as he stepped from the car. He reached into his pockets, making sure for the last time that his fans and dagger was still on his body.
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The group of vampires and werewolves congregated before on one of the nearest pyramids after getting their weapons from the trunk of the cars.
Jae looked around, "I'm not going to say anything. you know what to do. Be careful and everyone come out alive, ok." Everyone was exchanging glances.
Nuri moved forward, "For some reason, Asneath hasn't detected our presence here. She's to busy trying to gather her croonies to go back with her to Korea. This is good. We can attack, getting the upper hand." Nuri smiled at Asar.
Asar moved over to Nuri taking her hand, "You be careful. She'll know that it was you and I who turned Aloli and Hasani against her. She'll more than likely will try to kill you for turning on her." Nuri nodded her head, "You be careful to, Asar. We have a chance to be what we always wanted, being on the right side for once. We also have a chance at a relationship that Asneath always prohibited, Asar. So we'll both be careful."
Asar turned to Jae and Yunho, "I'll lead us to the hideout now."
Jaejoong, Yunho and the rest of the pack and coven followed the new vampires, bypassing the ancient pyramids, going out into the desert.
About a hundred yards from the last pyramid Asar came to a stop by a stone. Asar bent down and lifted the stone. Opening the stone he pushed a button and the ground in front of Asar began to move, sliding back to reveal a set of stairs going down into the earth.
Asar turned back to the leaders, "Follow closely. The stairs are steep and we have only one torch until we hit the main hall. I have to tell you before we go in, we will emerge into a main room. From this main room there are two passages that lead deeper into the lair. This is where the vampires sleep and gather. There is always a guard in the main room, and with a loud shot he can alert the others.
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Jaejoong looked back at his brothers. He can see the impaitence to get in and kill. Yes, kill. That was one of the things they were made for. To kill. And tonight, they get to do what they were made for.
Jae turned back to Asar, "We are ready."
Asar slowly descended the stairs with the vampires and werewolves behind him.
Jaejoong looked around. The ground bare, the walls barren. The smell of earth was overwhelming his senses as he walked behind Asar. The hall in front illuminated by the single torch that the vampire held in his hand. The more they walked the further down, the further they went into the earth.
Suddenly the hallway opened up into a great room, with a ten-foot height ceiling. On the walls were swords and short daggers, nothing more. A vampire alerted to their presence, shouted down the halls and suddenly there was a swarm of vampires pouring from the two passageways, grouping around the vampires on the other side of the room.
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JaeJoongʼs POV
Yunho and I stood before our brothers, taking the front to start this little war.
I walked forward a step "Where is your leader? Where is Asneath? Give her to us and we'll go easy on you." I smirked, because everyone knew the Egyptian vampires would die today. Yes, we are cocky, because we are good at what we do. We have done it for a LONG time.
The vampire that alerted the others laughed, "Like we would ever hand over our queen! She is not here."
Yunho narrowed his eyes, "Then where is she?"
A female vampire stepped forward also her fangs showing, hissing, "She is everywhere. She is nowhere. She will make her appearance when she wants, when she feels the need to. Do not worry alpha male, vampire leader. She will get you."
Yunho growled, "Enough of your monologue."
As Yunho turned to Jae, he gave a sharp gasp. All of Jaejoong's vampire coven had gathered around him.
Their eyes a bright purple, fangs bared.
Then suddenly, Jaejoong slowly began to lift up off the ground, the other six vampires following suit, levitating until they were inches off the ground.
The vampires on the other side started milling around, backing up from the intimidating presence they made.
While the pack looked on, Jaejoong slowly brought his hands to his chest, his fingers curling in fingertips almost meeting but not quiet.
A small current of electricity could be felt in the air and then a small ball formed between Jaejoong's palms, getting bigger and bigger.
Gradually as the ball of purple light formed Jaejoong moved his hands further apart, until his hands where on the outside of his chest, and the ball of electricity was bright, swirling, straining to be released. The vampire brother on either side of Jaejoong had an exact ball of light in their hands.
Jaejoong lunged back and then forward and the purple ball of light streaked across the room, hitting its target right in the chest. The hit vampire smashed into the wall, cracking the earth behind him, and then slowly sliding to the ground, to stun to move. Jaejoong's vampire brother took his lead and let their balls fly across the room, each one making a hit. Vampires fell to the ground.
Jaejoong swooped across the room. In a blinding flash his fans were out, and when his feet hit the ground, with a single swipe of his arm the fan sliced clean through the vampireʼs neck, leaving a blood trail across the wall behind the now about dead vampire.
Jaejoong reached behind him, removing his dagger, he gave the fatal thrust, cutting into the vampireʼs chest. With a twist of his wrist he carved the still beating heart out of the vampireʼs chest, dropping it the ground.
Jaejoong stood up and stepped back from the dead vampire, watching it burst into flames, consuming the whole body. The fore burned brightly for a few moments before the body vanished into a smoke of particles that littered the dirt floor.
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Yunho stood frozen at what he just saw. What the hell was that!
He turned and looked at his pack only to see their astounded faces.
They had no idea that the vampires could float or throw big balls of electricity!
Yoochun looked liked someone had shot him with one of the balls as he watched his little vampire descend on one of the evil vampires, making a very messy kill with his sai.
For some reason, he knew that Junsu wouldn't be satisfied with a clean kill. No. He had to cut off legs and arms before he killed the vampire off.
Yunho looked back towards Jae just in time to see his fan unfold and cut the other vampireʼs head clean off.
Yunho flinched as he watched his lifemate stab his knife deep into the beheaded vampireʼs chest, then proceeded to cut his heart out.
Gruesome.
That was the only word for the quick kill.
At least the Jaejoong didn't make him suffer.
After the shock of the first attack settled, the fight was on. Asneaths's minions ran towards the coven and the pack, ready for bloodshed.
The vampires surrounded Yunho and the rest of the gang, before one or two dared to rush forward, only to be dealt with quickly by Donghae and Hankyung's swords. Their knives appearing in their hands, they looked at each other grinning before bending forward to dispose of the heart. Knowing the bodies will burst into flames, they stepped back simultaneously, back into the safety of their brothers.
The vampires, seeing their fallen brethren, all at once ran into the group of their enemies, their swords raised to draw blood.
No matter how the Egyptian vampires struck, the Korean clan managed to counter attack and then make a kill, killing of a great number of vampires at once.
Yunho saw a male coming from the corner of his eyes. As he turned to face the enemy he raised his katana, the sword clashing with the sword aiming for his neck. Yunho reached back and grabbed his dagger. Raising the concealed weapon, he slashed the vampire across the chest. The vampire stumbled back, anger glazing his eyes as he lunged forward again, slashing his sword carelessly. Yunho leaned to the side and brought his sword across the vampires neck as he turned, cutting half of the vampires neck. The momentum of the cut dragged the vampire around to where his back was facing Yunho. The werewolf brought his blade across the back of the vampireʼs neck, feeling the sword cut into the bone and dismembering the head from the rest of the body.
The vampire swayed on his feet, a look of disbelief evident on his face. The head lulled forward and then fell of the body as the vampires knees gave out, rolling across the floor while the body hit the ground in dead weight (the upper half of the body laying on it's side, while the bottom half was on it's back).
Using his foot, Yunho kicked the upper part of the body over to have it completely lying on its back. Yunho straddled the vampire, but not sitting on the body, just squatting down over it.
Yunho took his knife out and cut the vampires heart out, throwing it to the side, he removed himself quickly, just as the body went up in flames.
Yunho stood looking around. The vampires had pretty much been wiped out, only a few remained, and they were being knocked off by either the pack or the covenant.
Yunho turned his head and found Jae. He was fighting a vampire, his fans moving around his body in graceful arches and sweeps. His body twisting and bending to avoid the other vampires blade, making it look like a complicated dance that he was performing instead of killing a deadly vampire. Just as the vampire brought his sword close to Jae, Jae's hand quickly swept up and his fan cut the vampires hand holding the sword off. The sword fell to the floor with a dull clank, and the vampire walked backwards from Jae clenching his injured hand, leaving a bloody trail along the way.
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Jae stood there breathing hard, watching the droplets of blood falling from the vampireʼs arm. He slowly moved towards the vampire, his face cold. He exuded death as he came closer to the vampire, and that vampire knew his fate was at hand, and that he would die tonight by the hands of this vampire.
The injured vampire willing hit his knees. He looked up at Jae, "For you, a vampire who stands for good, and one that I cannot beat, I will give my life. You are a worthy opponent." The vampire bowed his head and looked at the ground waiting for the vampire in front of him to take his life, he was not afraid to die. He closed his eyes as he felt the wind of the fan.
Jae stepped back as the vampires head fell in front of him. He could not spare the vampires life, he fought him and he had to die. Jae will never tell the others that at that moment he wondered if the vampire would have came over to their side.
Jae removed the vampireʼs heart and turned as the body burst into flames and then disappeared.
Jaejoong walked over to Yunho, glancing at the fallen swords littering the floor and his brothers who were gathered at the other end of the room.
Walking over Jae could see that one of the werewolves was injured.
Kibum looked up as Jae took his arm in his hand. Lifting the sleeve of his shirt, he saw the shallow cut right above his elbow.
"It's shallow. It should heal quickly." Jae muttered.
Jae walked away from the group and leaned wearily against a wall. The others, Yunho included where celebrating their victory. He seemed to be the only one that remembered that Asneath was still out there and needed to be disposed of.
While standing there, Jae felt a familiar ripple in his mind. He glanced over towards Ryeowook and could tell by the passionate embrace he was sharing with Hankyung that it wasn't him. He frowned as the bidding in his mind got stronger and stronger. He stood up straight. He looked to the left and then the right. No one watching. He turned and pressed a stone in the wall. The wall slid open just enough for him to slip through and the wall slid closed quietly.
No one knew he was gone, and for the moment no one noticed the missing vampire.
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Asneath closed her eyes tighter as she fought to control the vampire leader. His mind was much stronger than what she was used to dealing with. She smiled as she finally was able to get in and quietly suggested he do the things she said. He could not say no, she was irresistible.
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Yunho glanced around, "Where's Jaejoong?"