Chapter 20

Twilight was covering the whole room, it looked colder and eerie. Melissa had her eyes close she could feel being in the same place but at the same time not. Has she opened an alternate reality again? She asked herself.

Trying to concentrate and thinking about a feeling that could trigger her hybrid state. The first felling that she could think of was anger.

Blaze kiss made her feel irate, she could clearly remember how Blaze unwelcome kiss felt in Melissa's mouth. His tongue trying to find a way in into her mouth. She could feel rage building up. "I ended up liking the kiss, it was only the improvised action that made me mad". She though.

Shifting her thoughts, she started remembering about the night that she learned her parents were dead. How miserable she felt when Flavio told her. At that moment, she realized that the mourning of them made her sad. It was not that she didn't love them it was that after you lose a love one, you kind of get use for them not being with you, you missed them and when you think about them it sadness and acceptance the two feelings that goes into your heart. Still were the wrong memories.

She kept looking inside the almost nonexistent memories that she had, she only could think about one memory. The trance that she went into while in the bathtub, yes, that was it. Her mom's words. The disjunctive where she's in right now. How could she? How was she capable of conceive her? To bring her daughter or for that matter any kid to this world. To used them and then dispose of them like they were a piece off garbage.

Kids are brought to this world to love them, to care for them, to protect them. Not to raise them to be killers! Not to use them to wipe an entire race only for personal vendettas.

"Yes, this is it". She though. While feeling her blood burning her from the inside like lava flowing raggedly down and around an erupting volcano. She was tired of all this it was time to change everything. Feeling pain all over, her muscles expanding trying to rupture her skin walls.

Flavio and Anastasia knew that Melissa was going through an excruciating pain. She was weeping, screaming, and jerking back and forth while they were holding her from both sides trying to restrain her relaying on his supernatural strength. They knew that if Melissa wakes up at that moment, they will be no match for her. Looking at each other. "This is something that she has to overcome by herself". Said Anastasia with tears in her eyes. While Flavio was looking at her with a desperate look. They couldn't bear looking at Melissa in this stage, suffering so much.

Melissa in her subconscious, could see herself getting out of her room and walking towards the hallway, the same hallway that she never liked. "I have to do this" she though walking toward the hall and standing in front of the door wall. She pushed it and the door slid open. Instead of the spiraling stairs she encounters a dark and empty room. Going inside she suddenly was in a dark space. Dense fog was covering the floor of the place. She could see two silhouettes standing in front of her, she could barely tell what they were it was too dark. Blaze? Adel? She asked, but they didn't move, she kept walking towards them. She could see them better now it was herself in her two forms. The wolf was tall and proud it was a silver wolf glowing in the dark, her wolf eyes looked like molten silver. Its hair was long and silky it was flowing like it had wind blowing around it.

Her Vampire look was more ominous and royal her long red hair was flowing like fire and her eyes were glowing.

"Hello Melissa" both beings talk at the same time. "At least we meet. Have you made your decision yet? The Vampire asked, her voice was like silk flowing around and caressing Melissa ears.

"Yes, Melissa said I came to ask both of you to leave inside me".

They both laugh "We both can't share your body" the Wolf snarled while giving the vampire a deathly look. "I'm sorry Melissa but you are mistaken, we both can't share you is either her or me". Said the Vampire. Melissa could hear venom dripping from her words. "We just can't live in the same space. We are natural enemies remember".

"And that won't change," said the wolf.

"But we can fix that, I just need your help, that is the only way that we will be able to survive". Melissa said on a hopeful tone

"We can't just be one, that is not how it works. Is either she or me. If she comes out, I'm going to kill her if I go out, she will kill me".

Melissa knew what they were trying to do, they were trying to confuse her into thinking that that was the only way, but Melissa knew better. They just wanted to convince her to choose between one or the other. It will be better for them if she decides right now. That will save them time when the transformation started; whoever Melissa choose will be in advantage when the transformation takes place.

"But it shouldn't be that way, I came to ask for your help, if both of you lend me your powers at the same time it will be easier, the three of us would be unstoppable. Said Melissa trying to convince them. Isn't there a way that we can settle this? "They surely are stubborn". Melissa though.

"No Melissa, we can't share you either belong to me or to her". Said the Vampire

"I don't want to belong to anyone. Why it has always to be like this, I always must choose between one or the other". The case with Blaze and Adel was the same. She had to choose between two loves, between two species, between two storms.

"Stop trying to convince her with your slippery words said the wolf. You, filthy cheater. I'm going to kill you". Saying this the wolf started running towards the vampire charging with all her mighty biting her into her arm and moving her head side to side trying to rip her arm out of her body. The vampire hissing in pain sunk her long nails into the wolf forcing it to free the bite and sweeping her into the side. The wolf ended with a thud on the floor. Moving swiftly in a blink of an eye and grabbing the wolf by her neck with her good hand the vampire lifted her making the wolf hind legs dangle not touching the floor. Scratching it one slash…two slashed…when she was about to slash it the third time. The wolf lifted its paw giving it a blow straight to her face. They were fighting to the death.

Melissa couldn't believe was she was witnessing these two ungrateful species were fighting each other in front of her, they were killing themselves and at the same time they were killing Melissa. Her eyes turned completely black like, her claws grew, and she could feel her muscles expanding.

In the meantime, they were still into each other biting, scratching, hitting one another non-stopping. It was only a matter of time one gets killed. Melissa could hear the cracking, the ripping, the slashing...

"Stop, she started screaming. Why can't you get along? both of you are part of me, why do we have to kill one another. Why do we have to end each other?" Melissa asked and the fury inside her was almost unbearable.

"Because that's the way it is, her mom's voice was like a thunder on Melissa's brain, surrounding her whole body".

At that precise moment Melissa closed her eyes breathing in and opening them. Her eyes were glowing red, black, and yellow. Looking like two volcanos, Her black hair change into a glowing burgundy red ending in flames.

"I said stop! Running like a shadow between the two rabid beasts and grabbing them both by their necks. I told you to stop. If you don't, I will be the one killing you both. She could hear the wolf wimping and the vampire gagging between her grasps. Your manner is sickening, I'm tired of you two. If you think you can govern me, you are both wrong. They struggle with no luck Melissa's grasp was more and more strong beginning to strangulate their necks.

"You fool said the wolf, if you kill us, you are going down with us".

"Mphh", Melissa scoffed, I know that better than anyone. That is a price I'm willing to pay". Melissa said in an unheated tone. "If you don't stop this nonsense, then I will make sure both of you die. If you can't live together in harmony inside me" …Melissa closing both of her grips. "Then we all going to die".

"But if you kill us, you die too", said the Vampire.

"Weren't you listening? Melissa asked while her devil eyes fixed on the vampire eyes. "I don't care. I'm not scared of dying. I am the problem! It was said that I was the solution but now I can clearly see that that's not true. I don't think that I can't live like this anymore. I'm not going to let any of you take over me. Either you live inside me, and we share the power with each other, or we all die right here, right now". At that moment she loosened her hands and they both fell on the floor. Coughing and gasping for air.

Back in the room Melissa was nearly dying, she was jerking and moving on the bed. Anastasia and Flavio were looking at her with intent eyes. "Shouldn't we be doing something". Asked Flavio sweat dripping down his forehead.

"No, we have to wait, we had to trust her. Anastasia's eyes were glowing red. I'm trying to communicate with her, but it is pointless she has completely blocked me out".

Melissa was standing between her wolf and vampire form while they were still gasping for air. Pacing between them and looking them with pity. "The idea is for both of you live peacefully inside me. If I turn into a werewolf, I will have only the abilities of the werewolf's, not being able to do anything else. Same case if I only turn into a vampire. The only way that we will be

to destroy anyone that crosses our path will be if we all work together. I must be stronger than them.

This will be your only warning, now I must go back to my reality. We must fuse now, you two have to enter my body at the same time and I will be always in charge. The vampire and the werewolf still snarling at each other stood up and started to walk towards Melissa. They decided to do it. They both were thinking that once they take over Melissa's body one will eliminate the other one inside her.

"I'm going to kill you" thought the werewolf. "If I don't kill you first" finished the vampire. Melissa smirked; she could hear them both.

They both enter Melissa's body. At that time Melissa opened her eyes Anastasia and Flavio were looking at her with intently eyes.

"Are you OK Melissa". Flavio asked as he saw her looking around the room. The twilight was covering them. They stayed in silence letting go of Melissa's arms and legs. She was silent, they both look at her she looked completely different. Her muscles were well defined, her skin had an ash tone to it, her hair was a deep burgundy and eyes had three rings, one black, one red and one yellow with a hint of silver in the center her eyes were glowing.

Flavio and Anastasia could feel how powerful she was. It looked like it worked as Melissa said. "I want to know if I can control them or both creatures will get the best of me". Melissa finally spoke.

They both were relieved, Melissa was back. "Are you sure that you are ok Melissa? asked Flavio. Melissa turned to him getting down from the bed and walking slowly towards him.

She was standing tall I front of him. He could see her from up-close. Her eyes locked in his. Flavio didn't like the feeling. It was like she was studying him.

"It's ok Melissa we're here with you," said Anastasia. Making Melissa break Flavio's gaze. Melissa turned towards Anastasia moving closer to her.

Shivers suddenly went down towards Flavio's spine. "Anastasia get away from her" Flavio yelled but his screams were a little too late. Melissa grabbed Anastasia by her neck. "Don't do this girl please", Anastasia begged her.

Flavio turning into his black wolf and ran towards Melissa, he tried to bite her, but she flung her arm hitting Flavio on the face and launching him towards the wall.

Her wolf was looking intently at Anastasia eyes while she was rolling them back almost draining her life out of her body. "You tried to push this darkness inside me. You are the one that has always been there. You were Eve's right hand; and now I'm going to destroy you once and for all". Cocking her head towards one side making Anastasia harder to breath by the minute. "I thought you were stronger" she said.

"She is strong" said Flavio standing, "she just doesn't want to harm you".

"Well, she will have to do better than this you are no match for me. Flavio came to her launching another attack this time from behind, but she grabbed him also by his neck. "What do you think you're doing? asked Melissa. "Is me Flavio", Flavio said while his words were chocking fighting to get some air. "Please remember…"

"I don't remember you, you are just a mutt, a stinking werewolf. What are you trying to do speaking to me, my species is way superior to yours? I'm going to kill you" that was the vampire talking to Flavio. Her silky voice was pure venom.

Melissa was fighting inside with them. They were overpowering her, let them go!!! Melissa yelled, they both launched Flavio and Anastasia towards the wall. By this time Anastasia has fully transformed into a vampire they both came charging towards Melissa, crashing with her. She scratched Flavio's torso making him wimp, while hitting Anastasia on the face.

"We know we are not match for you, but we can fight with both of your forms separately. Make them obey you make them be one with you" Anastasia said.

Whenever she was fighting with Anastasia it was the wolf whereas the vampire was fighting with Flavio. They were insanely fighting at the same time, taking turns, while trying not to harm Melissa. Paying a great price because she was hurting them. Even though every blow that Melissa gave them was healing with an amazing speed.

Melissa had warned her wolf and her vampire that she will kill them at once, that was her plan, but she knew that she needed them. She couldn't let them take over her. Waking up completely she could see both Flavio and Anastasia almost lifeless in front of her. She had them by their necks.

"Those are my parents! you don't mess with my parents!" Melissa scream coming complete to her senses. Letting them go placing them on the floor unconscious.

Subduing the vampire and taming the wolf inside her, she thought about Adel, she wanted to call him. She felt like she needed him at that very moment. He was the only person she thought about.

The three of them were fighting inside Melissa's body, all trying to gain control over her. Her efforts were almost futile. "If I stay here, they will kill them", she felt weak; the wolf and the vampire were draining her absorbing everything like sponges. Looking for a way out she could see the moon door above her. She found her last strength and jumped into the wall her claws sinking on the humid bricks, going up towards the ceiling. Getting to the moon door she a clawed it in one go and jumped. Surfacing between the flower beds next to her parents' graves.

She started running like a maniac, taking turns between jumps and crawls. Now she couldn't even tell where she was going. She kept running into the thick forest.

A sublime voice stopped her "where are you going Melissa? there he was standing in front of her. His velvety voice was like butter spreading around her body in a glorious grace. "Finally," said Melissa "you are finally here". He had come to rescue her, to protect her. Without a word she charged at him with an unbelievable speed. Adel knew this wasn't Melissa.