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The mad king had been on a particular hot streak of pulling off some superb skateboarding tricks the past couple of days. Working hard on perfecting a few new moves he came up with and putting them into motion, Bam had broken 4 boards, shed the skin from both his knees and elbows, plus losing his temper countless times. Around him, a few of his crew were lounging about drinking beers and watching their liege go from happy to violent outbursts of self loathing time and again. To them it was premium entertainment, pure and simple.
Only then, after Bam was sure about himself and calling attention to all eyes on him, he pushed off of a drop, gaining enough momentum, he hit the top most shelf and pushing his talent to the limit–managed to pull off the back-side-stop, leaning back and flipping the board under his feet 360 degrees to land perfectly in place all the while zooming forward. He let out a whoop of elation as his friends applauded heartily, his hard earned reward.
Waving to everyone below him from atop a high ramp, he proceeded to drop in and bask in his glory some more but before he reached the bottom, in the second he had just left the top of the ramp there was a rippling in the air directly in front of him. A heap of bodies, tangled limbs covered in blood and gnashing teeth materialized right smack where he had dropped in at a pretty good clip. Making an 'oh shit' face, Bam screeched out a few choice swear words and somehow ollied over the sudden obstacles, all the while pulling off a fancy 360 in the air before landing hard. He skidded the board to a stop and swallowed hard at the near miss, looking over his shoulder with wide eyes at the mess that nearly wiped him out.
“Omhmyfuckinggodthere'sademoninmythroneroom!” Bam blurted out in panic, picking up his skateboard and brandishing it as a weapon, unsure what the hell was going to happen next.
Jussi was the first one to move, scrambling to get out from underneath Lauri and Infernal. Amanda had shrunk down to her original size and hid under the crushed guitar that she had in her grasp. Still in battle mode and ignoring all else, Infernal grabbed up Lauri's unconscious form in his arms, ready to protect at all cost, he let loose a mighty demonic roar. More curious than fearful, Bam crept a bit closer in awe, Ryan had joined his side with sword at the ready in hand. Spotting this potential threat, Infernal snarled monstrously again before turning his attention to Lauri.
“ Lauri!! Lauri, I'm here, I couldn’t stop Jussi in time! Dani did this! He made Jussi bite you !” Infernal's voice rambled on in Lauri's half conscious mind but he couldn’t respond due to the loss of so much blood.
“What the fuck is going on here!?” Bam demanded, waving his skateboard at the chaotic scene before him, locking onto Jussi who had managed to untangle himself from the pile of bodies and stood looking more than confused. “ You!? I thought I had you removed from my castle once before, Jussi69!” The mad king leveled his skateboard at the punk-vampire who looked like he was about to flip out or run for it. As if to make it clear, Ryan turned the point of his sword to Jussi, ready for the command to kill.
“K-king Bam! As always, such a pleasure to see you! I had no intention whatsoever of returning here!” Jussi’s voice was a blend of pleading mixed with pleasantries, he tried his best to recover any social grace at that moment with a playful swing of his hips and a bloodstained grin.
Bam pinched the bridge of his nose, sighing in annoyance he spoke up, “Ryan, keep that asshole right where he stands, and yes, that sword is coated in silver. One fucked up move and you are a pile of ashes Jussi.”
Only then did Bam turn his full attention to Infernal, stepping cautiously toward the demon, his eyes wide with awe. Infernal was trembling so badly now that he could hardly stand, Lauri's limp body still clutched tightly in his arms. Face pinched in pain, the solid black eyes softened in recognition as Bam stepped closer still.
“V-Ville is that…you? What's wrong with Lauri?” Bam's voice was soft as he dropped the skateboard with the realization hitting him that the demon had to be Ville. Infernal's knees suddenly buckled under him and he collapsed to the floor, body curling protectively over Lauri's form. Bam started to panic a bit now, unsure of what to do. “How can I help for fuckssake?” He pleaded, now only arms reach from the demon and shapeshifter.
Infernal's reply was a long drawn out whine with his face buried against Lauri's neck. All at once a blaze of purple flames swept over Infernal's body, momentarily blinding everyone present for a tense moment. Then, as the flames flickered out of existence, Bam recognized the form of Ville's body still slumped over Lauri's.
“Fuck, quick, get them to the infirmary. From the looks of it, Lauri has been bitten by a vamp, and Ville...well...appears to be himself again.”