Chapter V: Guided By Hate
Eric's sword tore at Camilla's flesh as she took several steps away from him.
She winced at the pain and glared at him, "It would seem that you are tired of playing with me. Are you that worried about you poor, pathetic sister?" she sneered at him.
Eric smiled and replied, "I am not worried about her, I'm just sick of you three all together."
Isaac slammed into Eric, knocking them both onto the cold floor. Lisa smiled and walked over to where Camilla was hunched over, a pool of blood collecting at her feet.
"Is that the best a devil forge master can do? Rumor has it that your powers equaled that of Death." Lisa laughed at them and swung her sword around to sheathe it. "Or maybe you just a little stronger push to get your blood boiling." she continued as she walked over and put a hand on Isaac's head.
Isaac quickly rose to his feet and slashed Lisa across the chest, "Do not lay even one finger on me, demon!" he shouted, his eyes blazing.
Eric rose to stand beside his brother, "Be calm Isaac, don't lose yourself in rage." he stated calmly.
Camilla laughed as she straightened, revealing that her wound had healed, "Why stop him? The boy had such potential under lord Chaos' eye, as did that other boy with white hair."
Camilla picked up her sword as both she and Lisa took up stances. Isaac and Eric met their stances with stances of their own, all four ready to strike in mere seconds.
"Enough talk." Isaac said and charged at Lisa.
"My thoughts exactly." Lisa grinned and launched herself at Isaac.
Eric charged at Camilla who blocked and sent him flying across the room, almost throwing him out the window. It took only seconds for her to follow after him, outstretching her sword so that she could impale him. He blocked and sent a wave of wind against her. The wind drove her back only several feet and before Eric could regain his senses he felt ice cold steel sink into his chest.
Isaac charged after Lisa with his lance, with wrath as his motivation he slashed and lunged at her with intense strength. He hit her several times before he heard Eric cry out in pain.
He whipped his head around to see Camilla had stabbed him in his chest, "Eric!" he yelled.
"You took your eyes off the birdie." Lisa whispered behind him.
Before he had time to react Lisa's knife drove through his back, missing his heart by mere inches.
Eric looked up, "Isaac, no!" he yelled.
He struggled to get the sword out of his chest, to no avail. Hate and rage was surging in Eric's eyes. He couldn't loose Isaac; he had to do something, anything, to save his brother. Isaac dropped to his knees, his head dropping as Lisa pulled her knife out of him. She started walking toward Camilla and Eric, her white teeth glistening off the moonlight as she smiled.
Isaac's head shot up as he screamed, "Abel!"
As soon as the words left his mouth a seal appeared on the ground under him and in seconds a devil stood in front of them all.
With his rage at its peak Isaac commanded the devil with a single word, "Go!" and it took off and hit Lisa through the window. The sound of broken glass filled the room as Isaac ran forward and sent Camilla flying out the window after Lisa.
Abel landed next to Isaac and folded his arms, his wings coming back together on his back.
Isaac looked at Eric as he yanked the sword from his chest, "Are you alright?" he asked.
"I'll be fine, and you?" Eric questioned back, glancing to Abel.
"Yes." Isaac answered simply, his wound already healed.
Isaac and Eric began walking to the stairs when Lisa's voice filled the room, "You fools think you have won? All you have managed to do was fill my anger."
Lisa and Camilla came in through the shattered window and were about to continue their attack when Chaos' voice shook the room. "Enough, you both have had your fun. I want you in the throne room now!" his voice commanded.
"You are lucky lord Chaos calls for us, for he is the only force that could stop us." Camilla stated as both herself and Lisa vanished before their eyes.
"I guess we got lucky with that one." Isaac said, "Abel, return!" he commanded.
Eric and Isaac were half way up the stairs when an enormous wolf broke through one of the larger windows. It landed on all fours and was soon rising up to its hind legs. It looked up at Eric and Isaac and smiled, it's bloodstained teeth glowing in the light, half a dozen wolfs entered through the broken window it had just created, with more on the way.
"I think you might have spoke too soon." Eric said through clenched teeth as he began running up the stairs at full speed.
"Morris." Isaac said as he ran after Eric. Morris and his wolves howled together as one and soon they were running after Isaac and Eric up the staircase.