[color=A0A0A0][h2]Fleuri Jodeau[/h2][/color]

The knights' blows struck true, cleaving off the vampire's arm and leg as he leapt back.  Any satisfaction at this successful attack, however, quickly disappeared when Fleuri saw how quickly Damon recovered.  Blood emerged from his stumps and linked with the severed limbs, pulling them to Damon and snapping them back into place as if he had never been hit.  Fleuri knew that vampires could regenerate, but he had never realized how rapidly they could do so.  He had hoped that they would be able to disrupt the regeneration, but it happened so rapidly there had been no opportunity to do so.

To make matters worse, Damon seemed completely unfazed by this ordeal, showing neither pain nor irritation at the momentary setback that dismemberment presented to him.  To the contrary, he almost seemed like he was enjoying this.  

[i]By Reon, he's toying with us[/i], Fleuri concluded as Damon readied his crossbow.  Fleuri reflexively raised his sword in front of his face to try and deflect the blow.  Damon had probably missed his first shot on purpose, but now that he had his chance to show off his vampiric abilities, this shot would likely struck much more true.

"Tagliare," spoke Nicomede, channeling a stream of water formed from the vampire's blood upon his sword to strike the crossbow, thwarting Damon's attempts to shoot Fleuri.  Nicomede pressed the attack, swinging his sword at Damon aggressively.

"Sirs Fleuri, Jarde! Sever its limbs!" shouted Nicomede at his two companions.

He was right, they needed to press the attack.  Severing the limbs might not be enough, however.  A vampire's control over his own blood was not something that'd be easily nullified, although Nicomede's water magic should be able to at least slow down the regeneration.  They would also need to ensure he couldn't just leap to a safe distance long enough to pull himself together without fear of being interrupted.  Fortunately, they had someone who had just the equipment and skills to do so.

"Jarde, can you restrain him?" Fleuri asked, remembering the long chain weapons that the young knight carried.  "We have to keep him from moving around."  Fleuri unfastened his cloak and approached Damon with his sword in one hand and the cloak in the other, drawing close enough to intercede if the vampire counterattacked Nicomede, but keeping just enough distance that Jarde should have a clear shot.

Between the three of them, they might just have the skills needed to put this fiend down.

[@Krayzikk][@PaulHaynek]