fh_trips | Haddyn: 200 years in the Future (Day Three)

From the streets the lurks slowly begin to surround the building, blocking any chance for escape.

Katara wasn't entirely sure what she was expecting to attack, but she watched anyway, water close to hand.

As the lurks assembled around the building the began to climb their way up the walls to get to the top.

That wasn't good. She wanted to look down and see how exactly they were managing to climb, but the better idea seemed to be to send a rush of the holy water down at the first ranks.

There were screams and curses as the water washed over the lurks. Some were so drenched they dissolved away in smoke and ash while other began to smoke and smolder as they continued to climb up the building.

Waiting long enough for Katara to finish her attack, Zuko jumped up on the ledge and send a wide flame into the ranks of the vampires.

Whatever was left of the first wave of vampires burst into flames and ash as Zuko's attack hit them.

However the vampires that were behind them were that much closer to the roof and continuing to climb.

She couldn't help grinning at the effectiveness of both attacks and summoned another wave of water to her hand to smash along the vampires, swirling it back further into their numbers.

More screams and smoke rose from the oncoming vampire forces as bodies dissolved into ash and fell to the ground.

However there were other walls and more vampires climbing up the building as well.

"Hold this one," Zuko told Katara as he realised the vampires were coming the other way as well. He jumped back down and punched a volley of flames towards any vampires that were poking their heads over the walls.

There were bursts of flame and screams as the lurks exploded into ash, but more lurks took their place and a few made it to the top of the roof and dove for cover from the fire.

Katara saw a few of those out of the corner of her eye and slid to the side to flip a waterwhip at those protected from the fire, trying to dump them right off the roof.

The drenched lurks ran out from their cover screaming. A couple dissolved into ashes but some ran some ran directly at Zuko and some at Katara trying to eliminate to forces that were keeping them at bay.

Zuko didn't wait to let them get close, he immediately kicked a wide arch of fire towards them, hoping to catch as many as he could.

The vampires exploded into ashes as more took their places at the edge of the wall.

She smirked, seeing the vampires balancing on the edge of the walls and summoned a thick waterwhip, snapping at them and using the force of the water to try to push as many as possible back into thin air.

Vampires were launched into the air and screamed as they made the three story drop to the ground.

Others, who were able to avoid the whip but not the splashing of the holy water, snarled in pain as they approched the young benders.

"They don't seem to get it, do they?" Zuko growled, taking a step back towards Katara. He took a deep breath and used both hands to create a large flame, he didn't throw it right away however, but expanded it as much as he could before pushed it out towards the vampires.

They certainly didn't. Even with the giant flame that Zuko had created the lurks continued to rush at them.

And burst into flame.

"Probably haven't seen bending before," she replied shortly, frowning as more and more came over the walls. Another swoop of her arms, and she pulled up tentacles of water around her, lashing out at the approaching vampires.

The lurks continued to rush at the two benders but word had past down to the other vampires who were now bringing up rocks and various items to throw at them.

Zuko punched and kicked around him, sending flames around to protect the space that was getting nearer. He caught a few of the vampires reaching the roof with the rocks and quickly, using a move he'd seen Katara use that weekend, he sent a firewhip that them to push them off the ledge.

More vampires exploded into ashes and fell off the wall at the benders' coordinated.

One lurk landed on a cabbage cart on the street below, making the merchant shriek and despair.

He was quickly eaten.

Katara stared for half a second at Zuko's move that was definitely more waterbending than firebending but swiftly turned her attention back to whipping the water around her, trying to clear the lurks who'd gotten weapons away from her and Zuko.

The lurks either flew to the ground screaming or exploded into dust around them.

No more lurks attempted to crawl over the rooftop... however below the lurks had started to set fire to the building and smoke was beginning to billow from the base.

The fire had already began to consume the first floor of the building.

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