"Three Giants step into a bar. The first one asks for a glass of water. The second asks for a pint of blood. The third says I'm just here to pay the tab. Oh, and to use the little boys room."
Cameron Scott laughs as his proverbial parents watch him take his first piss. Palming a mighty cock Cam sprays a liquid amid the flames below. His stream circling the Tanker's capsized hull to keep Gaea from stepping down into the Eden slowly returning below. Mother wasn't happy.
"How is this my offspring? I consumed his body." Verago poses toward Lilith in her Gaea possessed body.
"Obviously, he takes after you Beloved. His manhood is magnificent. If not his mockery." Lilith fumes.
"His mockery? What of yours Wench?"
"Wench? I am no Wench."
"You are what I made you Lilith. I am your Maker."
"No longer." She muses with vines whipping about for scrutiny. Her smile deadly to even Verago himself.
"What do you mean?"
Lilith fans her plant like hands over her body, "I am what I have made. No longer merely a Vampire. While I was your first. I am now the first of many. Gaea was the Creator's Bride. His first as well. By planning wisely the demise of Eden and the capture of Gaea's soul I am all that is. No longer shall I be forced into the shadows. I shall live and thrive in the Light. Bending it to my will."
"You sure about that Mommy Dearest?" Cam flaps thunderous wings like Rodan in a Toho movie.
"You are my son. Regardless of your repulsive appearance. Stand with your Mother."
"Family portrait? Wait! Vampires can't be seen in mirrors and portraits. No wonder you painted the walls of that Locker. Too confuse the real Gaea. Knowing Lillian was turned by you. You had control over Gaea through Lily. Sick."
"Yes. Clever was it not?" Lilith grins.
"By seducing Verago you conceived a child born in Heaven. Not of Earth. Even though Daddy was thrown out. His offspring wasn't. I still have a light inside. Heaven's light."
Lilith looks confused, "Light inside?"
"Ooooh! Yeah! That heavenly light. That's God's soul. It's part of Me. Yay! Goooo Jehovah!"
Verago drops his smug expression. His gaze curving down at Malcolm Brand. Surmising the apple as being a part of the Godsoul. His eyes flaring at the sight before him. Malcolm Brand was healed and growing. Up on his feet yet kneeling in a prayer like pose. Head lowered. His stature towering over Jack and Elle. They were running for their lives to avoid being stomped.
Taking to his feet Malcolm entered the picture. Four giants surrounded each other in a valiant wrestling match. Cam chuckling as he fist bumps Malcolm with mighty knuckles.
"Let's tag team these Hellspawn." Cam prompts.
"Right with ya, Brother."
"Always...Brother."
"Stop with the racist comments." Mal grumbles.
"That wasn't...okay maybe a lil. Sorry." Cam huffs smirking. He knew Malcolm was laughing with him. Time for battle.
Down below in the crumpled shell of the Tanker Sabbath Black and her sister Lillian lay together drained of energy. Mother had sucked them both dry and left each without a glimmer of soul. Lily's blood lust was returning. Sabbath in her shimmering cells felt her life fleeing. The microbes within offering her very little in options. Suddenly, Sabbath felt something. Hope! Her eyes flare wide.
"Cameron is alive."
"I sense him too." Lily lifts her gaze, "His blood flow calls out to me. Why do I feel his connection as you do?"
The sisters share a moment, "We are twins." Sabbath shrugs lightly.
Shocked by hearing words inside their minds the twins yelp. Looking around in the shadows at first then realizing it was coming from within them.
"You ladies can ponder a threesome with me later. Get to safety. The Sun is coming up. Lily might not survive it. Sabbath baby? Your cells might adapt but hers won't."
"Cameron?"
"In side my girls. Home sweet home. Damn even that sounded dirty didn't it?"
"Gaea betrayed us." Lily reports.
"I don't think it was Gaea. She was just overtaken by Lilith. Whoa! I just had a brain fart. You're still in tune with Gaea Lily. All we need is a way to draw her back to you."
Sabbath suddenly has an idea, "The greenhouse. It contains the untainted soil of Eden."
"That's my lily white ass wiggling. Yours. Mine. Ours. Heck I don't know anymore." Cam chuckles, "No disrespect to that Lily ass. I meant Sabbath's--you know lily white ass. Open mouth insert wing. Get moving."
The girls faintly giggle at his swagger and force themselves up. The journey in their condition was going to be long and hard. Or, was it?
"Allow me to help."
Madigan Ridge had phased back in to check on them. With a helpful intangibility the girls are led through the hull and out into the raging battle. Cam was tussling with Lilith. Malcolm had resumed battle with Verago. More engaged than ever. Verago was taking a beating.
Racing alongside Maddy and her passengers Jack and Elle paced with her. Greta hobbling behind in the distance. Feeling very alone at the moment. The sun had lifted barely above the horizon. Luckily in their intangible state Lillian was safe. Still the sight of it warmed her thoughts. If not a soul.
"What's the plan?" Jack called up at the girls.
"Sacred soil Jack." Maddy related.
"Won't that hurt a Vampire?" Elle shouted.
"We shall see." Lily offered her new friends.