27 A Shot at the Dark pt5 (2/2)

Unknown to Zarra though at the back of the Guilders Jared was being torn apart and devoured his armor nothing in the face of a Vampire's fangs. Draig consumed the Blood Knight with pleasure written across his face until he finished the corpse and sent his gaze to his final goal.

”Zarrrraaaaa” cried Draig as he burst into a murder of crows and swarmed around the Dark Mage leaving small wounds on his body as the beaks gouged out any bit of flesh they could manage.

Zarra put an end to that though as dark barrier forced the birds away from him and forcing Draig to return to his original form but that was not the end as a fierce bolt of black lightning struck only to be avoided swiftly.

”Seems like your all grown up leech brat” stated Zarra looking at the forces behind Draig with a hint of pride

”I didn't come here to talk, I came here for freedom” stated Draig though his true intentions were to consume the Dark mages flesh and gain all of his initial attributes.

”Then earn it” responded Zarra smiling as he appeared before Draig punching him square in the jaw getting a rise out of the young vampire who returned a kick in response, it might not of caused quite as much pain as normal but it was focused on the previous injury forcing the Dark mage to spurt a bit of blood.

Seeing this encouraged Draig to fight harder as his claws gleamed in the pale moonlight he streaked towards Zarra with murderous intentions but Zarra was a legendary figure and wouldn't allow for this to be his end.

Back and forth they traded blows, neither willing to drop before the other. It was something that could only be heard about in legends but the Guilders around were a calm audience as they felt their scalps tingle from the intensity.

Suddenly though a figure crashed into the ground followed by a thin red streak piercing through its head, the victors feet landed on the ground and casually walked towards the corpse of the fallen and began laughing uproariously.

”I did it, I defeated the Dark mage” shouted Draig as he dropped into the crater and helped himself to the corpse refusing to leave until it was devoured in its entirety.

It was when he fully assimilated the abilities he had been after that he heard a slow clap followed by another causing a feeling of dread to rise in his heart.

”Congratulations kiddies, you pass” came that all to familiar voice forcing Draig to look into the sky and feel his body run cold.

There floating above the battlefield were five familiar figures alive and well causing confusion to all present.

”Did you really think you could kill us that easily” asked Zarra landing on the ground followed by Rudolfo, Reaper, and Jared

”How, this isn't possible I saw you all die consumed your corpses” panicked Draig seeing this

”Simple brat, I taught you a lot but I didn't teach you everything. A interesting spell I developed years ago allowed me to make a doppelganger and using that same spell I did the same for our beloved assistant teachers. The sad thing is though the doppelganger is incapable of using the full power of the original” explained Zarra causing realization to dawn on Draig before he charged at Zarra only to be smacked righteously into the ground and have a foot planted firmly in his back.

”So like I said congratulations, you guys pass. Let us celebrate” said Zarra clapping his hands teleporting everyone away from the farm.