Gartham roared as he ran toward Fenrir, his shoulder covered in a thick iron crust. The boy wasn't scared, but anyone would be scared if an iron tank were coming to run over you full of fury. Finally getting close to the boy, Gartham attempted his charge, but Fenrir dodged it with great dexterity. The Iron Fist leader attempted a semicircle punch, but Fenrir again dodged, attempting a punch next. The attack hit, but it didn't do much damage to Gartham, who laughed at the boy's attempt.
"BAT OFFENSIVE!!" The boy listened as dozens of small black and flying creatures hindered the Iron Lord in his fight. Fenrir took the opportunity to attack.
"NIGHT WOLF CLAWS!!" The boy roared, making a claw-shaped attack that tilted vertically. The blow made an odd scraping noise on metal, and through the ripped gaps in Gartham's shirt, he realized that his abdomen was iron.
"Surprised little boy?" Gartham asked in his deep voice, looking down at Fenrir.
"Expect this sort of thing from the Iron Lord," Fenrir replied, jumping back. A black shadow struck Gartham across the face, but he didn't even move. The shadow appeared on Fenrir's side, and revealed itself to be Katy.
"Well, who would have thought" Gartham smiled "Katy Hillblack, the Dark Shade helping this little brat. Don't tell me your club is involved in this!"
"Only I am involved in this, Yampires has nothing to do with it." Katy replied.
"Then suffer the consequences along with these traitors!" Gartham bellowed, making Fenrir's body hair stand on end. He motioned and about ten Iron Fist members surrounded Katy, "It's good to know Dark Shade that our club has some ranks. The weaker ones are called Littlefinger, they're mere beginners. Ringfinger are a step up above Littlefinger, a little stronger, but nothing anyone of your caliber should worry about. Index Finger rank, ah... these are... these are powerful, but our club's elite squad is Middle Finger, you better know, Katy, the Middle Finger squad is totally surrounding you now, and this little boy here won't be able to help you as he's going to be too busy taking a beating from me." The Iron Lord charged, looking furious, at Fenrir and Katy began to fight the members of Iron Fist. "IRON AXE!!!" He screamed and his hand instantly morphed into a double iron blade. He repeatedly slashed at the air, as Fenrir dodged all of his attacks. He was quick enough for someone that size, and with an iron body, but Fenrir was more, and his stature made it much easier to dodge blows. Fenrir took two leaps back, and prepared the magic in his hand. "You're good at dodging, boy" Gartham said "but you can't run away forever."
"Who says I'm running away?" He felt the purple and black energy pulsing in his hand, taking the form of his attack. Fired "ECLIPSE HARPOON!!" the magic went towards the Iron Lord, who stood in his place, as if waiting for the blow.
"IRON SHIELD!!" Gartham went into a defensive position, and on his forearm a thick round iron shield appeared. Fenrir's magic harpoon slammed into the shield, making no more than a small dent.
"What a weaker technique" Gartham chuckled, "you really have balls boy, being so weak, but brave enough to go to my clubhouse and talk to me directly, convince me not to kill you and then stab me in the back!"
"What are you talking about, huh?" Fenrir asked as if he didn't understand, "I have enough enemies in this academy already, I didn't need another one."
"You're convincing in your words, but your actions are treacherous... I knew there was something dark about you, something dark at your core that is disguised by your small body, your childlike and almost girlish face, yes, something dark and I'm not even talking about the fact that you control dark magic. It's worse. It doesn't matter anymore, today you'll learn your lesson."
Gartham charged Fenrir once more, but hesitated for a moment, seeing that his comrades... his elite squad, the Middle Finger, were slowly being defeated by the powerful Katy Hillblack, known as Dark Shade, who showed all the ability that her vampire body was capable of. Gartham ignored that and advanced on Fenrir, Katy, having defeated six of the ten elite squad members, decided to help Fenrir. Katy also lunged at Gartham, attempting melee blows. A fight between the two ensued, Katy was stronger than Fenrir, and that was evident, but Gartham's physical strength was overwhelming. The girl punched him twice in a row in the chest and kicked him in the face. The Iron Lord, in response, punched her in the side of the body, and in the face, on both sides. Katy stumbled back, the blows had hurt her badly, but she recovered much faster than a normal human. Gartham lunged at her once more, and Fenrir stepped into her path, slamming her in the face with a flier kick. The Iron Fist leader staggered a little, before turning angrily and punching Fenrir in the stomach. Before the Black Wolf fell, he made his hand turn to iron:
"IRON FIST!!" Screamed the huge guy, slamming Fenrir's back and smashing him to the ground in a blow powerful enough to shatter a pillar, drawing screams from the chosen one of the dark. "Experience the aching despair!"
"FIST OF THE NIGHT QUEEN!!" Katy yelled, and Gartham was dragged away from Fenrir. Katy then spun around, giving an aerial kick to the Iron Lord's forehead, who fell to the ground, kneeling.
"You're proving yourself a big drag" Fenrir heard Gartham say, he still lay on the ground, with the pain of the Iron Fist leader's mighty blow.
"Fenrir, are you alright?" Katy asked her friend, but not taking her eyes off Gartham.
"Don't worry about him!" Gartham barked.
"Lord, forgive us, let's finish her" said the remaining boys of the Middle Finger squad.
"Don't worry, I should have predicted she was an opponent of this suit" Gartham cracked a smile, "I'll finish her myself! Katy Hillblack, experience the aching despair!!" Gartham lunged at Katy, while Fenrir struggled to his feet. The big guy fired several punches at the vampire, which sometimes dodged, sometimes blocked the attacks. The girl also tried some attacks, but Gartham was also able to block. The Iron Lord then turned his limbs to iron, and threw two punches in a row against Katy, who could not resist the brutality of the blows.
"Katy!" Fenrir yelled, creating magic in his hand, then firing "ECLIPSE HARPOON!" The attack hit the Iron Lord in the back, though, he didn't feel much, his skin turned to iron as he was. He continued to attack Katy. The girl backed away from the iron monster, and Gartham tossed her several small blades that looked like knives, shouting;
"IRON BLADES!!" The small knives were heading towards the Black Shade, who shouted:
"SHIELD OF THE NIGHT QUEEN!!" Katy was enveloped by a dome of dark magic, which completely enveloped her, while a mournful lament sound that sounded like nighttime opera music seemed to emanate from the magic. The blades, touching the magic, disappeared into the darkness. Gartham nevertheless advanced, transforming his arm into a thick, double-edged sword. Only then did Fenrir realize that his friend was in great danger. The technique called the Shield of The Night Queen disappeared in a black cascade, and it was at this moment that Gartham took advantage of Katy's breach and with his long sword, pierced the girl's chest, drawing blood from her, as she screamed in pain.
"Katy, no!" Fenrir shouted, but it was too late. The girl was suspended in midair, sword slicing through her body, until Gartham looked at Fenrir, his face illuminated by the streaks of moonlight that cut through the gaps in the woods, part skin, part metal crust, splashes of blood compose that macabre figure and then the Iron Lord threw the girl aside. In that moment, Fenrir knew he was next.