The Fallen Vampire

Chapter 95: Outmatched

Taira and the girls had watched the devastation of the Drifting Snowfall Sect with horrified gazes.

The sight of all of those women being massacred was atrocious to witness, and seeing the Abbess being impaled mere seconds after was even more terrifying.

Of course, Keran was the first to react when she saw the carnage that had unfolded.

"No!

Before Taira could stop her, his wife leapt from the comfort of his fur and leapt off the roof of the building they stood on.

Even before she hit the ground running, she was already half transformed and seeing red.

Taira immediately followed behind her, knowing that his wife would likely become sloppy and leave herself open to even greater danger.

The only possible chance they had to all come out of this with their lives was if she had some very good help.

"Enyo, with me!" Taira yelled.

"Yes!"

Lucia also stood up, determined to help her husband and sisters. "I-I can-"

"No, Lucia! I need you to stay behind and support Vermeil and Aveena!"

Lucia looked down at the two girls who were trembling from cold and fear and she nodded solely as she pulled them into her grasp.

"I-It's okay girls, I've got you. No one is going to hurt you."

"L-Luc, I.." Vermeil began.

"Shhh, it's okay. Just close your eyes and stay close to me, alright? This will all be over once you open them again."

While Lucia consoled Vermeil; Taira, Enyo, and Keran ran onto the bridge to approach the eerily cold human responsible for the massacre.

"You all seem upset... that's funny since I don't believe I've done anything to you. But if all of you are so intent on forfeiting your lives, I have no problem taking them."

Shifting his hold on the bleeding Abbess, 'Duncan' held out one of his hands and a wave of pure ice passed rippled outward like an expanding mountain.

Keran strategically leapt over the ice in her monstrous form, while Enyo and Taira suddenly changed into incorporeal spirits and passed through harmlessly.

"So you have some tricks... I'm certainly lacking in impression though."

"Don't worry, it'll all make sense soon, dear."

Reaching up, Setsuka placed a hand on Keran's furry forehead using the last bit of her strength and imparted something within her soul.

Unprepared for the sudden influx, Keran's eyes rolled into the back of her head as her eyes glazed over; processing the sudden influx of information.

As Keran grappled with her surprise 'gift' from Setsuka, Enyo and Taira were engaging the recovered imposter in an unsure contest.

Taira was fully aware that in this conflict he was woefully underpowered, and as a result he was currently being relegated only to quick movement and long range support.

Changing back into his normal form, he hurled bolts of foxfire and purple lightning at the human before dashing away using his movement art.

As 'Duncan' took another lightning bolt to the back of his head, he began to growl in annoyance.

"Your antics are getting really bothersome, dog of No Mei.."

"I think he's rather helpful!"

BOOOOOM!

Out of nowhere, the shoggoth from before reappeared and punched the human wizard with an overgrown fist made entirely of the same black sludge that made up her body.

Half of Enyo's face twisted up as she realized that there was a problem.

Though the human had been pushed back by the calamitous force of her blow, he had still caught it somehow with a single icy palm.

To make matters worse, the gelatinous substance making up her visage was slowly being frozen, and ice was creeping all the way up her arm to the rest of his body.

Enyo gritted her teeth as she chopped off the freezing parts of her arm and hesitantly took a step back.

"You know... I have never taken the time to properly study something like you. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity for me as a researcher." 'Duncan' said thoughtfully.

No sooner had the words left his mouth did an angry roar erupt from the surrounding area.

The descended god looked above his head casually and saw a man with dark skin carrying an egregiously large scythe who looked to be frighteningly angry.

"You look the maddest yet... Was it something I said, perhaps?"

Once Taira came within striking distance, 'Duncan' carefully weaved out of the way of the enormous red blade before he grabbed the supposed divine fox by the neck and held him in the air.

"It's been a while since I've done any field work, but... Fenris' clan descendants sure have gotten weak, haven't they?"