arms, and flying her off into the air just before one of those evil creatures stomped her with this foot, crushing a huge hole in the floor were Caitlin had been lying.
He carried her up high, to one of the upper balconies of the Notre Dame, and placed her safely on a seat. He then turned and leapt off the balcony, meeting one of those evil things in midair. The two of them grappled with each other, struggling; eventual y, Caleb gained the upper hand, and threw the creature across the church, smashing him into a wal .
But Caleb was suddenly jumped by the other three creatures, who dragged him down to the main floor.
Caitlin snapped out of it. She felt her primal energy return to her, especial y as she saw Caleb in danger. She leapt off the balcony and dove to help him, feeling stronger than she ever had.
As she flew through the air, she saw the three evil creatures smash Caleb into the floor, pounding and kicking him in the back of the head—and fury overcame her. It was a fury unlike any she had ever known. She felt the rage course through her feet, her arms, up through her head—and felt herself alive with a primal battle fury.
She increased her speed, diving for al she was worth, aiming right for one of the creatures.
Without slowing, she dove right at him. At the last second, he turned his disgusting face, and she punched it so hard, she snapped its neck in half.
Caitlin then wheeled and elbowed the other creature right in the face, knocking him back. Before it could get to its feet, she leapt and kicked it under its chin with such force, she sent it flying halfway across the church. It landed on a huge spike, impaling it.
There was but one of those things left, and as it charged at Caitlin, she closed her eyes, and tapped her new power.
Using her mind only, she lifted it way into the air, then sent it flying, across the church, and out a glass window at the speed of light.
Caleb looked up at her in awe.
Napoleon’s vampires, too, were in shock that anyone could kil such evil things. Caitlin faced them and roared, ready to bear down on them next, and as she did, they al suddenly turned and fled. Napoleon fled with them, not wil ing to face Caitlin after what he had just witnessed.
Caitlin reached down and picked up Caleb and brought him to his feet. He smiled back at her, and she knew he would be al right.
“You saved me,” he said, through his smile. “It was supposed to be the other way around.”
She smiled back.
“You saved me, too,” she said.
But before the two of them could col ect themselves, suddenly, there was another crash.
They turned to see, in the far corner of the church, several more windows get shattered. She could not believe it. Who could it be now?
In flew Kyle, Sergei, and Kendra. The three of them spread throughout the air, each holding unusual weapons, and flying right for them.
At the same time, the huge doors opened from the rear of the church, and in poured hundreds of new vampires, al clearly loyal to Kyle.
Caitlin didn’t care. This was the faceoff she’d been waiting for. She hated Kyle, Sergei and Kendra with a passion and fervor she reserved for few others. And as she saw Caleb stand up proudly beside her and prepare himself for the confrontation, she knew he shared the same feelings.
“It’s time for you to pay for my son!” Caleb screamed, as he dove in the air, right for Kyle.
“And it’s past time that I kil ed you for good!” Kyle retorted.
The two of them met in the air with a vicious sound, the sound of their bodies crashing into each other echoing, as they wrestled each other, fangs out.
Caitlin wasted no time. She flew right for Sergei, relishing the idea of attacking her nemesis, the one who, literal y, stabbed her in the back, and who spurned her girlfriend.
“You wil pay!” Caitlin screamed.
He snarled. “Have you forgotten? You are my maker!” he screamed back. “If anyone wil pay, it’s going to be you!”
The two of them met in mid-air. Sergei lunged for her throat, but Caitlin saw it coming. She dodged at the last second, and instead tackled him in midair, plunging with him right down to the ground, and smashing with him into the floor.
She reached up and