(Third Person POV)
"U-Ughh...." Samuel winced in pain as he clutched his stomach, "Ain't this some bullshit....."
The skeletons that were surrounding Oneth and Sharn had collapsed, their bones clattering onto the ground.
"Samuel!" Oneth slithered to him in an instant, wrapping her serpentine body around him protectively, "Y-You're hurt!"
"A-Aghh!" Samuel exclaimed, "I got bone spikes running through me! Shit!"
Oneth immediately pulled all of the bone spears out of Samuel's body, immediately activating a Healing Spell to close his wounds. She winced in pain as she did this, struggling to focus as she managed to keep him from bleeding out.
But due to her own wounds, she was unable to completely close all of the wounds, leaving some of the holes in his body open, blood pouring out.
"N-No, no, no, no!" Oneth said as she gritted her teeth, "How am I low on magic power????"
Samuel coughed, "Damn, that sucks." He said, "But I got him. It's okay."
Sharn was limping over, "I think you did...." She said, "What was that-"
She widened her eyes, seeing that Zarias had stood up again as his body began to repair itself.
Oneth noticed this and her face went pale, a feeling of dread spreading through her body as she saw that Zarias was healing himself.
"Y-You....filthy mongrels." Zarias's voice was far more serious
"The skeletons collapsed!" Sharn said, "That should've meant the spell was deactivated!"
Zaria's body was fully repaired, his head missing a part of his cheek, "Tch....!" He said, smoke emitting from his left side, "My focus was simply broken...that attack was powerful, I admit. But I am immortal! You cannot kill me....."
Oneth was shaking slightly, "This is a Dusk Elf Vampire..." She said softly, "We might be out of our depth here..."
"A Demon Maid is no match for me!" Zarias said, "I was playing around here, but now I will kill you-"
A hole had appeared in his forehead, blood spraying out of the back of his head as he stumbled, a dumbfounded look on his face.
Sharn looked to see that Samuel was pointing his gun at him, "S-Samuel...."
"Shut your stupid mouth, you bloodsucking mosquito!" Samuel was gritting his teeth, blood covering his face, "You're weakened....!!"
Zaria's head hung back slightly as blood poured down from the open wound, "Hm...." He said, "I admit, your attack managed to deplete my shield. But that merely uses magic power, which is fine. My true terror comes in the form of Necrotic Power. And your wounds? They were caused by Necrotic Power! The Demon's magic power was drained by her constant Holy Magic spells and my bone attacks! She cannot help you! All I need to do is finish the job and-"
A hole suddenly appeared on his stomach, blood spraying out from the back and causing him to stumble.
"Samuel, was that you??" Sharn asked
"No." Samuel's body went limp, his hand dropping the revolver, "I....I thought that was you....."
Zarias's scowled, "This...." He said as he stumbled, "This power...."
Oneth's eyes were widened, "That's....!"
Suddenly, a bone-chilling laugh was heard as the air got thinner. Zarias's narrowed his eyes as his stomach began to regenerate slowly, his body trembling in response to the sudden damage he took.
Oneth looked behind them to see that a woman was walking towards them, wearing a suggestive leather outfit. The woman was a curvy and busty elf with short black hair that was in a bob, her dark purple eyes piercing right through them. Her tight leather pants were outlining her muscular thighs, which were enough to cause anyone to instantly lust over them.
She had beautiful fair skin, which was a contrast to her pitch black makeup; her eyeliner and lipstick, which had a very gothic theme to it.
"Fufufufufu~" The newcomer chuckled, standing several meters from the group, "What do we have here....?"
Samuel was glancing back, his face distorted in pain as Oneth held him protectively, "Who the fuck...." He said, "Is this more trouble for us?"
"No." Oneth said, "Well, not in the way you think."
Zarias sniffed the air, "An Elf." He said, "I recognize the smell of this blood. You are from the Dessorah Clan. Those wretched High Elves that aligned themselves with Abaddon all those years ago!!"
The Elf tilted her head, "A Duskrend Vampire." She said, "You Dusk Elves are fucking pathetic. You ridicule the Dessorah when you imbeciles made a heretical pact with the Distortion Entity. Shut up, you idiot."
"Who is that?" Sharn said, wincing, "Is she an enemy?"
"No." Oneth said, wincing in pain, "That is Desiree Dessorah, a member of the Dessorah Clan. She is also the wife of one of the Midnight Legion Commanders, Lady Streinde..."
"Oneth, my dear little snake..." Desiree walked past them, "Allow me to deal with this filthy vampire. A Dusk Elf that diluted his blood with vampirism is not something that should worry me...."
The Elf lifted her arm up and a large purple magic circle appeared in the air in front of her, releasing a powerful wave of pressure.
Zarias narrowed his eyes, "You little brat." He muttered, "You're nothing but a rat."
"Brat?" Desiree raised an eyebrow, "I'll have you know, I am 345 years old, fuckface."
"A brat!!!" Zarias bellowed, "I am 2,500 years old! I am one of the original-"
A small figure appeared on Zarias's shoulder, which caught his attention immediately. It looked like a small black leech creature with a bulging eye and two small bat wings connected to it.
"Zarias...." the creature said, "What are you doing? Get your ass down here. We have a situation."
"Tch...." Zarias said, "Can it not wait, Vroile?"
"No." the creature said, "Come."
"I have rats at the entrance." Zarias said, "I need to-"
"Seal the passageway and get down here!!" the creature bellowed, "We need your Skull Titan to subdue the Guardian of the Artifact!!"
"No, you don't!" Desiree smirked, "You're going to die right here!!"
"Begone, wench." Zarias flung several bone spears at her
Desiree's magic circle deflected them all, the bone spears corroding in midair as the dust particles flowed in the air. She then was about to punch the magic circle, which was glowing brightly as if a powerful spell was about to activate.
"Seal Enchantment:"
Zarias sprouted black bat-like wings and covered himself with it, his eyes glowing brightly, "I have no time for this." He said, starting to disappear, "You have gotten fortunate. But you are too late, the artifact is on our hands now."
"No!" Oneth exclaimed
Zarias then disappeared completely, leaving them alone.
Sharn collapsed to her knees, "Shit....!" She said, clutching her waist, "That was intense!"
Desiree lowered her arms, the magic circle disappearing, "Tch..." She said, "He got away. And it seems he'll try to delay our progress into the ruins."
"Desiree...." Oneth said, "What are you doing here?"
"My love told me about an infiltration behind our lines." Desiree said, "So I came to investigate. It appears it was worth the trouble, there is great danger for our Kingdom. And it seems I have saved your butts, hehe."
Oneth's body went limp, her wounds bleeding profusely, "I brought shame to Queen Asothia..." She said softly, "Her Promised Warrior is near death....I...."
"Don't kill me off just yet, dammit...." Samuel scowled, his face covered in blood, "I'm still fucking kicking...."
Desiree raised an eyebrow, "A human?" She said, "He's the Promised Warrior? Fufu~ A human??"
"A human who put a hole through that piece of shit." Samuel glared at her, "What's it to you?"
"I'm impressed." Desiree said with a chuckle, "But worry not, Oneth~"
"I will help heal you~"