Loren had taken a fallen vampire's sword. He swung the weapon clumsily, and hopped back and forth, dodging his opponent's blows. Jorick was nearby, his hand gory and a dead vampire at his feet. He turned in time to grab the teen's foe and fling him to the ground. Loren grabbed another chunk of rubble and threw it onto the vampire's head. Though Katelina couldn't hear the crunch, she imagined it as a wave of crimson shot out.
Loren gave a smug grin, but his self-satisfaction disappeared when one of the ninja-style vampires grabbed him. He flung the teen toward another vampire, whose sword was at the ready. Ume dodged between them, knocking Loren aside with her arm, and, though she spun toward the assailant with her sickle, she wasn't fast enough. She took the brunt of the blow with her le
