DayWalkers Clash with Vampires in a Fiery Showdown! | The Immortal Gazette
Alice lounged in her oversized chair, twirling a silver dagger between her fingers, utterly unbothered by the chaos surrounding her. Loki, as usual, had claimed his spot half-draped across the armrest, looking like he belonged there. Rumplestiltskin sat opposite them, scowling into his cup of something suspiciously green.
"Alright, darlings," Alice began, setting down the dagger with a sharp clink. "Tonight’s headline: DayWalkers vs. Vampires - a fiery, chaotic brawl that nearly burned down half of 4EverMore."
Rumple rolled his eyes. "Let me guess - Sonia Bloodthorn was involved."
Alice grinned. "Oh, you know she was. Our beloved Queen of Shadows and Flames had quite the evening when a pack of very ambitious NightStalkers decided to test their luck."
Loki smirked. "Ah. And how did that work out for them?"
Alice tilted her head. "Well... let’s set the scene, shall we?"
The moon was high over the City of Shadows when the NightStalkers, thinking they could be clever, ambushed a group of DayWalkers near the Obsidian Tower. It was all very dramatic - cloaks billowing, fangs bared, the whole classic vampire aesthetic. Unfortunately for them, they forgot one very important rule.
DayWalkers don’t play fair.
Seraphina Nightshade, ever the graceful warrior, barely blinked before she set half of them on fire. Her twin sister, Sonia Bloodthorn, Queen of Shadows and Flames herself, laughed as she summoned a wall of fire, cutting off their escape.
"Really?" she had said, utterly unimpressed. "This is what you bring to my doorstep?"
The leader of the NightStalkers, some overconfident noble with more arrogance than sense, sneered, "You DayWalkers think you own the night - "
BOOM.
Sonia didn’t even let him finish.
Loki chuckled. "Classic Sonia. No monologues allowed."
Alice smirked. "Exactly. He barely got three words out before she incinerated his cloak. Which, naturally, sent the rest of the NightStalkers into a blind panic."
Rumple groaned. "Let me guess - one of them ran straight into Seraphina?"
Alice nodded. "Oh, yes. Poor thing tripped right at her feet, and she just looked down at him like, ‘Really?’ Then she knocked him out with one hit."
Loki grinned. "Efficient."
Alice continued, "Now, if that wasn’t enough of a disaster for the vampires, Cordillera the ghost showed up because, obviously, she couldn’t resist watching the carnage. And what did she do? Possessed one of them. Made him start singing opera in the middle of the fight."
Rumple choked on his drink. "She didn’t."
Alice grinned. "Oh, she did. And the best part? The poor guy was hitting every note perfectly."
Loki smirked. "That almost makes me feel bad for them."
Rumple huffed. "You do not feel bad."
Loki shrugged. "No. But it’s adorable that you think I might."
Alice leaned back in her chair. "Anyway, once the fire, screaming, and opera-singing vampires became too much, the NightStalkers ran for their undead lives. Sonia and Seraphina let them go -mostly because Cordillera wouldn’t stop cackling and Sonia was bored."
Rumple crossed his arms. "So... moral of the story?"
Alice tapped her chin thoughtfully. "Mmm. Don’t mess with the DayWalkers unless you enjoy spontaneous combustion and public humiliation."
Loki smirked. "A timeless lesson."
Rumple groaned. "I hate this job."
Alice grinned, lifting her teacup. "And that was your nightly dose of chaos, carnage, and flaming vampires from The Immortal Gazette."
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