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Desdemona watched as all eyes turned to her. "Drakeus can only be summoned from the Book of the Dead and believe me you don't want to do that."

Jack raised an eye brow. "Well can we track him down?"

"He's gone to the underworld for now." She told calmly.

"Shoot," Darklight said as he pounded his fist into his hand, "I wanted to finish off that beast."

Desdemona shook her head, "He's not easily beaten."

"We just kicked his butt," Jack pointed out.

Desdemona shook her head again, "He was merely frustrated. He'll be back."

Audrey moved closer and extended her hand in greeting, “I’m Audrey Douglas.” She said, glad to have someone she could speak to without wanting to kill.

He took her hand and shook it.

“I don’t want to be a vampire,” she said with pleading in her eyes. “But I’m guessing there’s no cure.”

John shook his head, “None that I’ve heard of.”

Audrey sighed, “Is there a way I can control the… hunger?”

John shrugged, “I don’t feel the need as much as a full vampire.”

Audrey ran a hand threw her hair. “I’m better off dead then.”

Audrey could feel her body healing as she ran. She was getting further ahead of the humans, even if they were still shooting at her. They only gave chase a minute longer before the gunshots ceased. But Audrey kept running.

The sound of an engine got her attention and she deviated that way. Sure enough she found a vehicle pulled over to the side of the road with its headlights on. A man, no a vampire hybrid was laying a woman down at the side of the road.

Audrey hadn’t come across many of her kind. Part of her wanted to feast on his blood while the other half wanted to talk to him. Did he know of a cure?

She leapt on top of his vehicle. “May I have a moment of your time?” she asked as she spread across the roof of his vehicle on all fours.

“Get off my car and I’ll consider it,” he said gruffly.

Audrey didn’t miss that his hand went for his gun. She really didn’t want to get shot again so she slid herself to the ground. “I know what you are, I wanted to know if there’s an out clause?”

"There are other ways, but I consider that to be the most pleasant on both our parts." Desdemona told.

Jack nodded, "So what power did you give me exactly?"

"I've given you the power to shield your whole body, you'll have a kind of force field you can raise. You'll also be able to absorb some of the power Drakeus throws at you." Desdemona told.

The humans were close, so close. Audrey was salivating and her fangs had grown so long that she had to have them on the outside of her mouth. She could hear the humans singing. Her vision was becoming blurred from the hunger and the desire to feast.

She ran towards the closest human and launched herself at him from behind. Her fingers dug into his solf flesh before she bit into his neck and tasted the glorious blood. Pleasure flowed through her and she felt as though there was no better sensation.

Then she felt someone hit her. She looked up and hissed with a blood coated mouth.

It seemed that Dah'lei and Deilor had managed to outrun Skywalker for now, but at what cost? Dah'lei had felt the deaths of the younglings through the Force.

"We've got to keep going Deilor," said as if knowing what she was thinking.

"Perhaps we should go to the lower levels? I think all the higher ones will be covered." Dah'lei suggested.

Deilor nodded, "Good idea Padawan. We might be able to hide amongst the people in the lower levels."

Dah'lei felt a shiver run through her body, the Force always felt tainted the lower you went on Coruscant.

Desdemona looked up. "It's Drakeus."

Lilith raised a delicate eyebrow, "I didn't realise he was out."

"Apparently he is," Desdemona said calmly.

Jack grabbed her hand, "Can he hurt you?"

"Only if I become human," Desdemona told.

Jack immediately turned to Darklight. "Get out of here and find Void." Jack didn't say anymore as he didn't want Harry to know about the Darklight/Void connection just in case he survived.

Lilith turned to look at Jack, "Drakeus only wants you. The others can stay."

"Oh great. Let's get going Dessy." Jack said as he pulled her along behind him.

Lilith's voice echoed behind them, "Your duty is to release Void when he dies."

Desdemona paused, "My duty with Jack is not done yet." She replied.

Desdemona tilted her head and watched Harry fall to the ground. She lifted her head as she felt another soul eater coming. She turned briefly and spotted the other soul eater, it was Lilith. Desdemona looked at Harry, "You're going to die soon." She said simply.

Lilith landed by Desdemona's side. "Long time no see."

Desdemona gave a nod of greeting, "Yes it has. At least two centuries."

Lilith shrugged, "Who's counting."

"Is he going to die now?" Jack asked.

Again Lilith shrugged, "Possibly. If not now it will be soon enough."

Desdemona turned back to Jack, "So where is this safe place that you keep the poison?" She asked not understanding.

"No!" Dah'lei cried as she felt Kanith's presence disappear from the Force.

"We have no time to mourn him," Cin said as he grabbed her arm to keep her moving.

"We've got to get out of here before they kill us all," Dah'lei said as she realised that the Jedi were not winning against the clones. The fact that the temple was filled mainly with Padawans and younglings didn't help. But that's what Dah'lei couldn't understand, why were they killing the children.

At that moment Anakin Skywalker turned down the corridor to which they walked, his dark presence was almost overwhelming to Dah'lei. "Don't fight him, just run!" she told the others.

((It was supposed to be released, but hey realised works too))

Desdemona walked over to Jack as he held Void to the ground. Desdemona let her hand dematerialise enough that she could sink it through Void's outer surface and into his mind, "Jack doesn't lie. Let me show you the fate that awaits one such as you."

Desdemona gave Void a flash of his current future when he died. She let him see the way his soul would be sucked away into the depths of hell where he would receive tortures beyond his imagination. She also allowed him to feel a touch of the pain they'd inflict. She removed her hand before he passed out. "Remember that Terry." She said coldly.

"What did you do to him?" Darklight asked as he watched his brother twitch rapidly.

"As I said, I showed him what would happen to his soul if he stayed on his current path." Desdemona said.

"What are you?" Darklight asked.

"I'm a soul eater" Desdemona said.

Darklight immediately went on the defensive. "We met one of your buddies, his name is Drakeus."

"Drakeus is an agent of evil. I serve Death, I merely deliver the souls by being the vessel. Drakeus destroys them because he enjoys it." Desdemona said to clarify. "If Drakeus is loose then you must not let Void die. I can protect you while I'm in this state."

Darklight looked confused, "What happens to you if Void dies?"

"I collect the last soul of my quota and become human, at least until I die again." Desdemona pointed out. "But I'd actually prefer to live as a human for more than a few hours." She looked at Jack and gave him a wink.

"Whatever Darklight's reasons are, he is trying to atone for his past." Desdemona said as she watched the two titans fight. She had almost forgotten that she was still holding Jack's hand. It was only when he gave her hand a squeeze that she remembered.

"How did you actually die?" Jack said feeling awkward asking the question.

"It was eight years after I sold my soul. My father died and I had no income to live on. I gradually starved. One night there was a huge storm with lots of thunder and lightening. I stood in the rain hoping a lightening bolt would put me out of my misery and one did." Desdemona said, her mind taking her bad to that time. She could see the dark clouds that had been illuminated with each flash of lightening, she felt her heart race at the recollection.

"That's a pretty harsh way to go." Jack said more that just a little rattled at the idea.

"The pain ended then, along with feelings. It was a release and I welcomed it." Desdemona told.

Jack looked at his hand linked with Desdemona's, "Do you want to having feelings again?"

"I've been human since, I've reached my quota twice before. I only lived for two years the first time, that was the dark ages and I was slaughtered by invaders. The second time I lived for forty six years. I lived as a nun, as you can imagine I was rather wary of men. My life was good, but I felt that something was always missing." Desdemona said, trailing off in her own thoughts.

"You didn't really answer my question," Jack said waiting for her answer.

Desdemona looked away from Darklight and Void. She turned and study Jack, "Yes I would like to have feelings again."

"Why not, it's got to be more interesting than cards." Desdemona said with a touch of jest.