Where’s Kuku?” Shael asked coming into the main room where Matthius and Maya sat reading.
“Kuku? I haven’t seen him, there are many tunnels Shael, he could be around. You just don’t know where everything is yet,” she said peering from her open book.
“But he’s been gone a while, don’t ya’ think,” she said and Matthius smiled.
“I don’t,” he laughed, “hey, he’s around. Don’t worry.”
“I guess,” she mumbled but she wasn’t quite sure. At that moment something tugged inside her and she headed into the tunnels following a gut feeling into the maze. She ran a hand along the dark tunnels and bumpy strokes that seemed to have come from a large hand that scrapped its edge. When she had walked for a few minutes her head rambled into something hard but it wasn’t a wall.
“Ouch!” she said rubbing her head, “What was that?” Putting her hand forward her fingers brushed something metal and she grasped the shape. It was a doorknob. She twisted it and opened into a dimly lit room where Aaron sat in the corner, “Oh, sorry!” she said turning to leave.
“No, it’s quite all right, come in,” she was hesitant yet stepped back into the room anyway, leaving the door just aloft and barely cracked.
“You have a laptop?”
“Yes.”
“It looks new.”
“It is.”
“How?”
“I made it.”
“Wow, you must be smart.”
“Indeed.”
“Can I look?”
“Certainly,” he said and set the laptop down beside him. She went to look as Aaron stepped aside and pulled a hidden briefcase out and opened it quietly without her noticing. He took out a small needle and a smaller bottled liquid and filled the needle.
“It’s really cool.”
“I agree it took me a few months to build it.”
“Really?”
“Yeah.”
He had no doubt that she wasn’t looking at his computer as he tapped the needle to make sure the amount was right. He glanced over his shoulder to see her looking puzzled at the odd shape of the keyboard and the weird symbols that replaced letters.
“What are these funky things?”
“Just gibberish.”
“Gibberish?” she looked to him and saw what he was doing. Her eyes flashed quickly with fear, “What are you doing?”
“Just hold still dear, this is going to hurt.”
~*~
“Hey, Kuku?” Matthius said climbing out into the night desert, “What ya’ doing up here?”
“Thinking.”
“Thinking… that might be pushing it.”
“It’s about Aaron.”
“What about him?”
“I feel like I know him.”
“You, know that stiff? Please.”
“You don’t understand, and frankly, neither do I.”
“You lost me man.”
“When I look into his eyes I feel commanded. Like he has all power over me, like he is my master… and I have to…why am I telling you this? Forget it,” he turned to walk away but Matthius grabbed his arm.
“It’s ok. I won’t tell anyone,” he said and Kuku knocked him off. He jumped back down into the tunnels and Matthius sighed, “Well, I wouldn’t have told anyone.”
~*~
“Kuku…” he looked up from the walls of his room and out into the tunnels. He saw Shael in his doorway crying and holding her arm.
“Shael? What happened?”
“Aaron…” she whispered and Kuku went to her.
“You’re hurt, you should go to Maya.”
“No, I need your help.”
“My help?”
“Go to Aaron.”
“I can’t!”
“I had a feeling you’d say that,” she mumbled and collapsed against the thin door panel.
“Maya!” Kuku shouted and he heard footsteps and went back into his room and sat on a craved ledge. Maya appeared by Shael and looked to Kuku.
“What happened?” she said and Kuku shrugged, “You don’t know?” he shrugged again.
She left and came back with Matthius and Daire who help her carry Shael out. Kuku glanced back to the doorway but a scream interrupted his thoughts. He leapt up and went to the sound, he ran into a gruesome scene in the kitchen. Shael was beginning held down as she thrashed and screamed. The others quietly slipped into the room and Aaron came in behind Kuku, placing a hand on his shoulder. Kuku jumped and stepped away but said nothing. The group let go of Shael and backed up as they watched in horror. Her eyes glowed red and her back arched as spikes started to erupt. Skin splashed out and the assembly jumped away as it settled on the floor. Standing in dismay the group watched as Shael lurched into something you’d find in a science fiction magazine, long nails, spikes running down her back, scales lining her bones, and her eyes like a cats, fierce and in rage. Her body twisted upward and her legs swung to hold her up as she stood. Her ankles were deformed, like her bones were nothing but putty and had been stretched. She stood bent slightly forward and had to place one of her now long arms on the ground to balance her weight.
Kuku stepped back away and into a corner, memories flooded back to him as he remembered everything like it was a movie fast forwarding through his mind. Rushing past it all he saw himself in a form much like the one Shael was in now, his back arched and venom seeping in his mouth. He could taste it even now, as if it were there, like acid running in between his teeth and around his tongue. His head screamed and he gripped with his hands, as if it were going to collapse and suffocate under the madness of the events. That’s when he saw it, an image of Aaron standing over him like he was motivated into a murder. Kuku realized with that image that Aaron had to go, Aaron was his enemy, and it was Aaron who would die.
Andrea glanced to Kuku and saw his eyes burning like Shael’s were, the same distaste in them and the same rousing fury wanting something that we couldn’t see. She felt a hand on her shoulder and turned to Maya’s face.
“What’s going on?” she demanded despite how oblivious Andrea must have appeared.
“I’m not sure,” she half mouthed and gave her a worried look, “I wish I knew.”
“Well, then, here’s a better question, what are we going to do?”
“I don’t know that either, “ she muttered and thought to herself. Kuku has that small look in his eye as Shael does. That time before when Kuku had done something like this, when we first found him, this transformation, we just waited it out.
“Ok everyone,” Andrea said slightly raising her voice, “No one touch her, find some place to wait because we are sitting this one out.”
“I think not,” Aaron said and came out forward. He rose up an odd looking device with jagged wires coming from the top and it began to form blue lightening like lines between them. A flash of light filled the room and silence overcame the room.
~ * ~
“Checkmate Shael!” Matthius shouted after placing a piece on a virtual chess game in between him and her.
“Is not- oh, that’s not fair!” she mumbled slumping.
“Ha! Ha! I am the victor! Hey, Aaron, this chess thing rocks man!”
“I’m glad you enjoy it,” he said smiling and then went back to the paper he had been scribbling on. Since Aaron had arrived the group had had it easier than ever before. It turned out that Aaron was practically a genius; he knew all sorts of technology and could make things that would feed off the heat of the desert out of junk they didn’t know they had.
“Hey you two,” Maya said, coming in, “what you up to?”
“Matthius just whooped my butt in chess.”
“Oh how’d he manage that?”
“Very funny Maya, for your information I’m a mastermind!” At his comment Aaron laughed along with Maya, “Laugh now but you’ll see, one day I’ll be famous!”
“Matthius don’t be silly, that’s an unreachable dream.”
“Yeah I know, which is why I’m not serious,” he said grinning sarcastically, “see?”
Shael giggled at him, “I see alright.”
Dark came in the room, her hair up and eyes flaring, “you won’t believe it.”
“Believe what?” Shael looked back at her in the doorway.
“Another message and this one I think everyone wants to see, Andrea’s not sure how long her laptop will hold power,” she half shouted and darted out, Maya at her heels. It wasn’t long before the whole battalion was gathered around a musty computer screen.
“Have a look at this. The sender is ‘Pessimistic,’” Andrea said motioning the screen as it filled with messages that looked like they were being typed onto the screen with great speed.
“Nice name,” Daire laughed.
“Yeah, really, look at what he’s…um, or she’s writing, that’s crazy,” Matthius added, “come the battle that has been foretold, you are the warriors of choice… Sounds like a goon to me who’s been out n the sun a little too long.”
“Or…” Shael said under her breath, “this is serious.”
“Here,” Andrea stated, “allow me to read it for those not so close to the monitor.” Matthius and Shael pulled back when they realized how close they really were. Andrea began, “ I’ve heard about you and it may seem that the time has come. The battle that has been foretold is coming; you are the warriors of choice. Think of me as you may but here, I will show you I do not lie.” She waited for more words to follow and as the minutes added on top of themselves the group became restless. Till more came to screen, slower this time and as if a child were typing. “ I shall go in the order…that you shall fall.” The group hesitated and Andrea almost shut down the computer right then and there before a name appeared one they knew. “…Matthius, you shall fall on the night of Shael’s awakening, the birth of something new and with great power.” Everyone was unsure whether to look to Matthius, Shael, or continue looking into the bright light that offered them discomfort in the words it brought forth. Andrea choked as more came up. “ The dearest leader, Andrea,”she paused but re-gathered herself, “you shall fall on the third full moon, a cloud covered night, with no light to aid your strife.”
“Pessimistic rhymed…” Shael said trying to lift the spirits of the deathly silent room. The sound that came in response was Andrea’s voice reading the next text to appear.
“Maya…your falling shall be by the hands one of your own, a trusted friend whom you would never think to betray you.” Maya suddenly didn’t feel comfortable and fell back in the room. Andrea was becoming angry but read on despite that fact, “what’s wrong Maya, frightened?” Andrea shot a purely irate look around the room, was he guessing or…?
“Calm down Andrea it’s no one in the room,” a voice almost laughed and she turned to her computer. Somehow an audio conversation had been established without her consent. She wondered f she could respond verbally as well and her answer was given soon after, “Sorry you can’t talk back, it would be a lovely conversation. Mind if I continue?” A mans voice said almost excitedly. Andrea wished she could reply in any way to the horrid man she couldn’t see saying those words. “Next is the lovely Shael, gone by the same hands as Maya’s slayer and for a similar reason. After her comes the newly welcomed Dark falling in the protection of Maya the very same night as her. Now if I’m right, we’re left with Daire, Kuku, Aaron and a couple others you have yet to encounter. Now will you doubt me my dear ‘Anti-Margon Battalion’?” The voice paused and then started again. “I need you all to try and find me.” A window opened on the screen and Andrea looked at the invitation to join the audio conversation and she seized it quickly.
“Who the hell do you think you are?!” she said, cussing with the fury she felt under her skin.
“I am Pessimistic to you now,” he almost whispered.
“By the way I love the name!” Daire shouted over the group from the back.
“Thank you Daire, now…look at this,” another window arrived on her screen and a map appeared, a red dot flashing on it, “There you are,” He said and another dot appeared, a blue one, and there I am.”
“You’re across the freakin’ ocean!” Matthius shouted, “you except all of us to cross the ocean?!”
“No, not all of you will even make it that far.”
“Bastard!”
“I already told you that I am Pessimistic.”
“This guy is getting on my nerves, close him out Andrea,” Shael said and the man laughed as Andrea found she couldn’t do what was asked of her.
“This isn’t making any sense,” Dark said almost to herself.
“Allow me to make it make sense. If you want the secrets of killing Margon’s come to me, if not, stay in your hole and live out your lives in the shadows of the underground.
“Pleasant fellow, isn’t he?” Daire laughed.
“Copy the map while you can, oh, great leader,” the voice mocked and she did so mindlessly, “I hope to see some of you within the year. Good luck on your trip, happy travels.” With that Pessimistic was gone and the group stood silent for a moment.
“I say we go,” Kuku said after a minute.
“Me too,” Maya agreed.
“Yeah, let’s get this freak,” Matthius said almost bravely.
“But Matthius,” Daire said with a hint of irony in his voice, “You’re the first to ‘fall.’”
“You act like I care or believe that weirdo!”
“Ok, then,” Andrea said closing her laptop, “we’ll leave tomorrow
“You’re just showing off! ‘Anti-Margon Battalion’ my-”
“Daire!” Andrea said standing. Kuku quickly slide into her seat to continue the conversation as she began, “I really don’t need this out of you right now, do you understand?”
“I’m not a child and you hold no command over me. Practice your parenting skills elsewhere!” he growled and spun his way out of the room.
“What are we going to do Andrea?” Maya asked and the woman shook her head in disapproval at Daire’s antics.
“We’re going round a group together and go look for them, what else?”
“Nothing, I agree,” she said and looked around at the five occupants of the room. “So who do you think should go?” Andrea looked over the group and sighed.
“Kuku, Matthius, you and myself. Is everyone alright with that?”
“That’s hunky dory to me,” Shael answered, “I get to stay that way.”
“Yes, but you’re stuck with Daire…alone…” Matthius teased and Shael squealed.
“NO! I don’t want to die!”
“Shael hush!” Andrea’s shouted and let out a breath of exasperation, “You and Daire will collaborate and defend the domain, is that clear?” The demanding tone forced Shael to respond quietly with a nod. “Good, move out.”
“Oh, look at her go!” Matthius said to Maya laughing as he followed Kuku and Andrea out, “She takes the leader role quite well don’t ya’ think?”
“Yes, and you’re definitely the clown, right?”
“No! I am not! I happen to the strong, responsible-” Maya started laughing before he could finished and he frowned, “Well, it’s true!”
“Whatever you want to think Matthius,” she said still giggling slightly.
The group filed out into the barren region and looked into the haze. Matthius loaded his gun and the clicking of its manning echoed in the silence. Andrea started first and the others walked behind, trying to keep their steps soft. Despite the sand that rustled between their feet the air tasted oddly clean and they all felt uneasiness about it as they continued over the hard red dirt.
Kuku stopped and Andrea glanced back to him, aware of his strange acuteness to his surroundings. Slowly he moved his eyes to the ground and it seemed to twirl under his feet. He took a hesitant step back as small spikes came poking out and skimmed the surface, as they seemed to dive deeper. A flash look to Matthius noted him to prepare his gun as Kuku carefully backed up. Readying his gun against his shoulder he held firm and aimed to the spot where the spicks once were. He gently clicked down the safety lock, cocking his gun and waited eyes held tightly open and focused. A sweat drop crept down his forehead and he stranded to not wipe it away. A after a minute he put himself at ease with a nod from Kuku and a sudden blast came from behind them. Clouded with dust and grained soil they blocked their eyes and opened them to a large centipede like Margon hissing wildly.
“Oh, shit!” Matthius said and fired almost ignorantly barely skimming one of the creature’s tiny legs.
“What are you doing?!” Kuku shouted and he pulled his dagger out in a spinning motion. He went at the creature and jump unnaturally high and stabbed the beast in its chest, black blood gushing out around him. He struggled slightly as he yanked out his dagger and bounced from the beast, landing on his feet.
Andrea stood by Maya as the beast fell and shriveled its way back into the ground. Her eyes seemed to glisten as Kuku placed his weapon back at his hip. Thoughts raced through her head, they had never been able to even harm a Margon, not with guns, blades, or any other weapon. How could this man fatally harm a Margon without even that much effort? She recalled when they first had found Kuku, shaking by a dead Margon, oddly deformed and unstable. She remember when they had gotten him back into the haven and he woke, she was depressed to find out he didn’t recall anything from his past.
“Kuku?” she started and his green gaze turned her way.
“Yes?”
“Nothing, good job. Are we ready?”
“I know I am!” Matthius said pretending to fire his gun.
“What is that?” A man’s voice said and they turned to see a man and woman looking at them. The girl had long dark brown hair with red streaks running through its strands and was wearing a plain blue tank top that hung slanted over her slightly damaged blue jeans. The man next to her was wearing baggy pants, boots, a white sleeveless, and a smile that sent a chill down the assembly’s spines. He pulled a large gun over his shoulder and Matthius gasped.
“Hell, he has sniper!”
“This is a gun,” he said quietly and sent a shot flying past Matthius, barely missing his ear, “Try to that with a shotgun boy.”
“Sir, if you don’t mind my asking, who you two are?” Kuku said before any conflict could begin.
“I should be asking you that, are you the ‘Anti-Margon Battalion’?”
“We are,” Andrea said coming forward as he slide the gun onto his back, “that must mean you two are the ones who sent us the message?”
“Ah, we are, except there is another person back a ways.”
“What are your names?” Maya asked and he tilted his head her way.
“I’m Aaron.”
“Call me Dark,” the woman said twisting some of her hair between her fingers.
“Please take us to the other one you said was with you,” Maya pressed and Andrea crossed her arms.
“I thought you said there were two of you?” she said and Aaron looked to Dark who shrugged.
“Dark was typing, she must have made a mistake.”
“Must have,” Kuku said to himself but Aaron sent a glare his way anyway. Kuku felt something inside him turn at the man’s eyes, there simple dark brown tone wavered in his mind and he had to force the feeling out with much effort. Sweat moved down his face and he couldn’t seem to break the trance with him.
“Kuku? Hey, man! Snap out of it!” Matthius said waving a hand in front of his face and Kuku shut his eyes with a shake of his head.
“What Matthius?”
“Dude, we’re going,” he said and Kuku looked up to see the group descending and he wondered how long he had been standing there. Matthius started walking and Kuku followed, “So, what was up with you back there? You were all spacey.”
“Nothing was up, I was just thinking.”
“Whatever.”
The group came through the haze to a marker. A marker is a place the group had marked earlier to find their location if ever lost. This one happened to be a bent flagpole with a pulley but no flag. A man was sitting there with his back against it and he moved his brown eyes to the approaching group. He was wearing semi baggy pants and worn boats. His shirt was torn and his right leg obviously broken. Maya went to him when she saw him and Dark walked beside her as she kneeled by him.
“I braced it,” she said and Maya nodded.
“I see that, you did a good job.”
“Thank you,” she looked up to the man, “Aftershock this the ‘Anti-Margon Battalion.’”
“I have a funny feeling people keep saying that in quotes,” Matthius whispered to Kuku, “Don’t you?”
“Not really,” he responded.
“‘Anti-Margon Battalion?’” he said and Matthius frowned.
“See! There it was again,” he said a bit louder.
“There was what again?”
“That ain’t funny man,” he groaned.
“Oh? I thought it was horribly funny.”
Andrea watched as Maya, Dark, and Aaron helped Aftershock up without moving his leg and something bothered her. This isn’t right, she thought, the person typing had talked like there was only two of them. Also, they said that hadn’t seen other people for months. Why then does this man act like he’s been with them for a while? It didn’t make any sense.
Once Aftershock was balanced between Maya and Aaron Dark ran and pulled a bag up from in the dirt. She opened it and pulled an old laptop from it and walked to Andrea.
“Here,” she said, “I have a feeling that we’re going to be with you all for a while.”
“Thank you,” Andrea said, “But keep it, it’s yours and we have one.”
“Aw, look Andrea’s working on her friendship skills,” Matthius joked and she shot an angry look at him, “Oh, come on, you know I’m kidding.”
“I suppose we should introduce ourselves more thoroughly than ‘Anti-Margon Battalion’,” she said, and lifted her hand to Maya, “This is Maya, over there is Kuku, and that goof is Matthius.”
“Goof!?”
“Thank you for helping us,” Aftershock said quietly and Andrea smiled.
“Consider it my honor.”
Once the group returned Maya and Dark went to the back to Aftershock and Daire looked at Aaron with criticism. He was just as puzzled as Andrea was he just was a bit more open about it. He sat across the room and stared at Aaron who stared right back and they ignored anyone who happened to walk through their private contest that everyone noticed. Shael and Matthius sat and watched them, glanced between them once and while. Matthius sat with his chair backward, leaning over the back with his arms crossed and head placed on his arms. Shael had her hands behind he head and was a bit slumped over, but both the teenagers seemed to be amused in someway.
“My bets on Daire,” Shael whispered into Matthius’s ear and he smiled.
“I don’t know, I’d put my bet on Aaron, you should have seen what he did to Kuku.”
“Ok, what do you want?”
“What?”
“What do you want to bet? It’s no fun if you don’t put something in.”
“Um, if I lose you can have my…yo-yo.”
“What a jip! Think of something else.”
“Um, fine, I have two double A’s hidden.”
“You have batteries and you didn’t tell Andrea?!”
“Shhh, yeah, keep it down will yeah? What are you bettin’ and I don’t want nothing silly.”
“Hmm, how about a fun night?”
“What does that mean?”
“You know…”
“No…”
“Arg, men!” she turned forward and sat there for a moment in shock, “Where’d they go!?”
That night, as the slightly larger group sat at the, what seemed, a slightly smaller table, and all eyes were on the two of three new members of the ‘Anti-Margon Battalion.’ Aaron seemed overly pleasant and Dark looked a little shy. Her eyes wavered from others gazes unlike Aaron’s whose stare was just as firm as the one on him. He looked a little too “ok” with the current situation. He smiled at everyone who glanced his way and sent cold shivers down all the member’s spines. All but Kuku who never even dared to look.
“So how did you come upon our humble desert?” Matthius said and Aaron gave him his disturbing grin.
“We got lost.”
“So you weren’t lost before? Where were you going?” Maya pressed but Aaron face continued beaming.
“Anywhere, just not where we were.”
“Where was that?” Shael almost chirped to help out in the obvious interrogation.
“We’re not sure, but monsters were pretty common.”
Andrea leaded to Maya beside her and whispered, “We’d be better off to take miss Dark on alone.”
Maya nodded, “Yes, I agree, she seems uncomfortable next to Aaron. I’ll take care of it,” she stood and looked Dark, “Mind coming with me for a moment?” At her words Aaron shot her a wicked look that literally shined and without a thought Maya sat.
“Maya?”
“Something isn’t right about him Andrea…”
“Aaron? Do you mind speaking to me for a moment? Privately?”
“Certainly,” he stood and went by the already standing Andrea, “lead on.” She nodded and Aaron looked back at the group of people and caught Kuku’s gaze for just a moment again. Seat came again and he tried to pull away from the hold but he couldn’t. His teeth grinded together as words formed in his mind and by the time he heard them Aaron had disappeared with Andrea in the many tunnels.
“Kuku?” Matthius said concerned.
“I found you,” he mumbled and Matthius looked to Shael who shrugged.
“Aaron was it?” she said leaning on a craved wall, “who are you, really?”
“Come now, don’t be so naive.”
“Excuse me?”
“It’s quite simple, I am who I am and no more. Where I am is here, and my reasons are my own.”
“What are you getting at?”
“Are we done?” he said and Andrea frowned straightening, “Nice chatting with you.” He said and headed into the tunnels. As he left Daire came up to Andrea.
“Not now Daire.”
“Listen,” he said sternly, “We all know something isn’t right about this man and what did we say when we built this place? ‘With all the might in man my we protect our home.’ I don’t mean to be rude but he’s endangering our ‘home.’”
“How noble Daire,” she said smiling.
“No,” he groaned looking away, “there are people I hate and people I can stand with, and people I must kill. He’s one of the ‘must kill’ ones.” Andrea laughed and shook her head.
“I don’t think so,” she said amused, “but I give you the job of keeping an eye on him.”
“I welcoming accept,” he said and walked off. Andrea grinned to herself wondering what he thought she said.
“Rock, paper, scissors, shot!” Matthius shouted and flew his hand down.
“I beat you!” Shael squeaked, “Rock crushes scissors! That’s 10 for me none for you!”
“Brag why don’t ya’?”
“Sure! I beat you! I beat you! I beat you X’s 20!”
“I was being sarcastic,” Matthius mumbled and he looked to Kuku who still sat in the same spot. It was as if he was in the same moment and was held in time. He whispered to himself and Matthius waved a hand in front of his face.
“Dude? Hey! KUKU!!!” Kuku looked up to the noise and Matthius face was an inch from him.
“Yes?”
“Don’t yes me! What’s the whole ‘silent conflict’ between you and Aaron about?”
“Silent conflict?”
“Yeah! What’s with that?”
“Hey, Shael?” he said and she looked over Matthius’s shoulder.
“Yeah Kuku?”
“It’s you two look out,” said with a smile and Matthius freaked as Shael’s face brightened and she grabbed Matthius’s arm.
As he was dragged away he clenched his fists at Kuku, “Revenge shall be mine!”
Kuku stood as soon as they left and went into the tunnels. That gaze was so controlling, he though, almost inhuman, but he highly doubted that. How could someone he barely knows capture him so? He didn’t qualm about the fact that, yes, that man could get the better of him.
“Kuku…” he looked to the voice and saw Aaron, “thinking about me?”
“Get away!” he shouted thrashing his arm and looking quickly away, avoiding his eyes.
“Tsk, tsk, Kuku. I’m only asking a question,” he said coming close to him, almost breathing on the neck of his turned and downcast head, “You can’t hide from me any more. I don’t like you behaving oblivious to me, it’s unacceptable.”
“Go away!” he said spinning and his arm hit Aaron against the wall, “I don’t know you! I’ve never met you!” Aaron got up and brushed off the dirt from his arm as if the assault didn’t hurt.
“I think I understand now,” he said softly, “well, sorry for the inconvenience my boy. Have a nice day.” Aaron walked away leaving Kuku sweating and panting.
~*~
“Dark!” Maya called as she saw her walking and came beside her, “Hi! How have you been?”
“I’ve been fine, though it’s a bit musty in here.”
“You get used to it, so where were you born?”
“Um…”
“You don’t know?” she giggled.
“It’s not a good subject.”
“Ok then,” she said getting in front of her, “Aaron, who is he?”
“Aaron? Honestly I don’t know. He just recently met. He always gave me the creeps though.”
“I know what you mean, thank anyway. So, do you like books?”
“Do I ever!”
“Follow me then.”
~*~
Aaron sat in a small room far back in the tunnels and tapped on a laptop mumbling formulas and words most people would consider gibberish. On his screen was a map of the inside of a man. Places were marked red on the 3-D scales the back, the forearms, the tailbone, and the heels. He lifted his pen and crewed at its cap and tapped the location of the brain on the chart.
“This is very interesting, very interesting indeed…”
Across the plains desert is rolled out and all through the earth’s barren ground death is exposed. Even the lush forests of the east are nothing but dirt and small scavenging trees searching for any source of life. Very few living being walks freely on the world in 2012 and they are the beasts of hell, the Margons. Strong back legs drag their huge and muscular bodies over the waste. Their teeth hang jagged from their mouths, sickening a view by the excess that falls from it. Glaring at you with small bead-like eyes it could kill you in an instant by unlatching the forearms that rest on their backs and lunging you into the dirt. From the creatures nothing follows but a deep will for revenge from the world and under it. Though the Margons rule above, below survivors urge to regain power. Under everything a world fades away slowly without anyone ever knowing, without the earth ever saying, and without any way of finding out what’s happening above stained ground.
Shuttering on the surface a large metal plate shakes as running claws clash against it’s plain exterior. The sound of the impact staggers its way down into a chamber of winding tunnels and rooms. A man resting close to the long climb heard the noise first as it tumbled further, echoing out into a faded ring. He scrambled to bang against the sides of a brass bell which he rung several times shouting out, “Margon! Margon!” On cue three additional people rushed into the area where the man readied himself with a shotgun. He glanced to a woman beside him who gripped a chain that twisted up to the shield above and nodded. One of the men that had entered clasped a diminutive and broken wooden pole between his hands angrily and the other held a dagger. The first man shook his head and turned to prepare for the ladder climb upward. He looked to the girl that joined the three in the small room and almost laughed. “Let’s get this over with.” At his words she yanked the chain and the three scrambled to the ground above.
He leapt out and stood in front of a nine-foot monster that seemed to loom over him as the others followed his lead. The Margon stared as if puzzled or interested then came close to sniff them. Lifting his gun to the creature’s snout the man fire a blast at him accompanied by and a bellow from its throat. It stepped back virtually unharmed.
“I don’t know why we bother.” The man with the broken broomstick mumbled spinning it slightly aggravated. He ran a hand through his short brown hair in annoyance. “You could knock his brains out and he’d still live.”
“Don’t be skeptical Daire, we could kill this thing with our eyes closed!”
“If you had your eyes closed how would you know you’re not dead?”
“Quiet you two,” a voice said and they looked to their ally questioningly, “He’s listening to us.” The group returned their attention to the monster that stood before them with focused gaze. A small blister rested on its nostrils from the previous attack as well as an apparent upset in its eyes.
“Someone’s bitchy.” He laughed lifted his gun again. “Bitch about this!” he sent out a blast that the creature shiftily dodged charging towards the cluster with an open jaw. Daire stepped out and jabbed his weapon into its mouth as weight slammed him back into the ground. A dagger came and met the Margon’s side as it swung its head with a roar, flinging Daire to the side and kicking the assaulter away. A small cut spoiled the almost unharmed body as he cracked the wood in his mouth, letting it fall loosely to the sides. “We can’t win like this.”
“Thank you mister point out the obvious.” Daire spat and backed slightly to lean over the opening, “Shael, throw me the other end of the broom.” He bellowed. The stick came flying up a moment later and he caught it, bristles still on the end.
“We need more weaponry to defeat him.” The man said while fumbling with his dagger. He flashed his green eyes at Daire.
“Thank you mister point out the obvious.” The other said mocking Daire.
“Not even funny Matthius.” He retorted a bit annoyed.
“Aw, come on!” Matthius laughed and the Margon made a loud rasping sound. “That’s our signal!” Raising his gun once again he fired a shot directly at its heart. Knowingly the beast hopped and evaded it. Growling to himself Matthius started to reload his gun.
“I think we should retreat back inside. This isn’t doing much good.” The man said with disappointment. Daire gave him a dirty look.
“So you’re going to give up? You idiot,” Daire said harshly and charged at the Margon who accepted the challenge with a roar.
“Idiot?” Matthius said amused, “Coming from a guy who went off into a fight of life and death with a broom?”
“Matthius we need to catch him, if we can’t kill it we could at least try to find out about them. It’s a only smaller breed.”
“Well look at you Kuku, all informative.” The two looked to Daire as his broom came at them and he had forced the creature to the ground.
“Get your lazy-”
“Yeah, yeah, we know. Come on Kuku.”
“You’re going to run over without anything to act with?” he asked and Matthius frowned.
“Ok then smart ass, get something!” he said and Kuku nodded without arguing and jumped down the hole to return a minute later to two struggling men. He carried rope and stakes, which he threw down and began to work silently. Stabbing the points into the ground, jamming them tight into the dirt around the beast, he roped them fiercely over it allowing Daire and Matthius to release their overworked hold. “Whew!”
“That should hold. I’ll get Maya.”
“What will she know?”
“She knows more than you.”
“Give me a put down why don’t ya’?”
“I’ll go give the word.” Daire said and went down the hole with a thump looking around. He started down a narrow tunnel that slopped into a large dug out hole that contained all kitchen supplies and eating materials. He passed through and into one of the two doorways exiting form the area to be welcomed with a gleaming woman’s face.
“Hello to you too Shael.” Shael was a cheerful girl with long blonde hair and bright blue eyes that washed out into a brilliant green. Although her appearance was quite pleasant, to some her demeanor could become annoying at times.
“What’s the news Daire? Did we get ‘em?” she said anxiously.
“No.” he said in monotone and she grimaced.
“He got away?” she asked forlornly and Daire started past her.
“No.”
“What? Hey, wait!” she shouted after him and followed as he went to a woman reading in a hammock that hung in the corner.
“Maya?” he questioned and she glanced from her book. She had long dark hair, that presently hung over her shoulder gently, and almost timid green eyes that calmly hinted their intellectual content through a brown shimmer.
“Yes Daire?” she whispered. “Weren’t you just outside?”
“Oh, really, how’d you guess?”
“Don’t play dumb, you and the other men were fighting again.” She mumbled looking back to her book before marking her place with the closing of the binding.
“Not each other though, their was…well is a Margon outside.”
“A Margon?” she said startled and stood to straighten her vaguely worn dress. “Is it dead?”
“No, just a bit stuck.”
“I’ll get Andrea, she’ll know more than I will.”
“Oh sure.” He said under his breath as she left the room.
“Can I go see?” Shael said excited.
“I don’t think so.”
“Why on earth not?” she shouted and Daire sighed deeply.
“What if the thing gets out?”
“Um…”
“It’ll eat your heart out, it always likes woman better.” He said viciously and she gulped.
“You’re lying! You’ve never seen one eat!”
“No one has but everyone has seen them kill.”
“Stop teasing her.” A new voice said and the two looked to a dark haired woman that now stood in the carved doorway. Just by the way she was standing you could notice her leadership capability and her strong will through how she held her head to stare at the two associates.
“Andrea, out of your rabbit hole I see?” Daire said sourly and she frowned a bit before looking to Shael.
“Coming? We’re going to the top to see this Margon.”
“Yeah!” Shael giggled and stuck her tongue out at Daire as she scurried by.
He followed till everyone that resided in the haven was above the ground. The six stood around the large animal the double the size of a horse and constantly thrashed about. It resembled a dinosaur from picture books with a semi dog-like head and ears. It’s back legs clawed from under their bird like formation. Strips simulated across its back, fading in and out as they went barely showing their black enclosed. Its teeth dripped with saliva and a purple tongue hung from its mouth with a very unappealing stench. Maya leaned beside it and looked into the glassy eyes of the beast.
“I’ve never seen one like this before.”
“I like it looks like a deformed chicken, ya’ know, like someone through barney and a turkey into a nuclear power plant and BOOM, dinoken was born!” Matthius laughed and the monster suddenly jerked causing him to jump back.
“Watch out or the dino-chicken will get you.” Shael said smiling and he brushed of his black sweater.
“I agree with one thing Matthius,” Andrea said observing the Margon, “It defiantly looks like a chicken though it may be related to a dinosaur seeing as how they later became birds themselves.”
“That’s only theory Andrea, birds aren’t reptiles.”
“Yes, but neither is this really. Look no scales.” She said pointing to the back of the slick skinned creature.
“Ninja Turtles!”
“Matthius please, we’re trying to think.” Kuku said.
“Well, I don’t see you saying anything all clever like!”
“Well, how many animals do we know that have strips?”
“Lots!” Shael chirped, “Tigers, zebras…tigers…”
“I had a fish once that had strips.” Maya said curious as to what Kuku was thinking.
“Right a fish, but what’s a fish that doesn’t have scales?”
“Oh, I know a sea snake!” Shael contributed and Daire shook his head.
“That’s a snake, hence the catchy title.”
“A shark.” Andrea said and he nodded.
“A tiger shark!” Shael laughed.
“I guess that was clever enough.” Matthius said, “but that doesn’t get you off the hook buster.”
“Did Margon’s come from the sea?” Daire asked himself.
“No.” Kuku answered quickly.
“Oh, yeah, that’s right. You’ve seen them before right? When they first came?” Shael reminded herself waiting for clarification but she didn’t get any. Kuku turned and descended back into the cavity. “What’d I say?”
“Nothing Shael, don’t worry about it.” Maya said and they looked to the beast.
“We need this thing dead.” At her words the Margon called out and started to bite at the rope. Once one broke the rest popped after it and the creature stood again before the group. Maya who had been standing in front of it now faced the beast just above knee level. She reached to her side and lifted a small sheath into view pulling her stiletto from it lightly.
“No need for that Maya,” Andrea said putting a hand on her shoulder. “Come along, we better get inside.” She smiled and Maya looked oddly at her friend but didn’t question her and returned the blade to its scabbard. The two followed into an unruffled walk down into the hole.
“And there goes our great leader in fighting force!” Daire said sarcastically raising one hand to add to his irony.
“I’m on her side.” Matthius said as he watched Shael chase after them and he pursued after. Daire groaned and looked to the Margon as it swaggered off into the deserts haze.
“I can’t believe this.”
~*~
“Hey Daire, could you-” Shael started as he brushed past her without a glance “Guess not. What’s his problem?”
“You’d be surprised what three years underground can do to you.” Andrea said sitting at the small wooden table in a metal chair.
“Yeah but…he could have at least listened to my question.”
“You wouldn’t know you haven’t been here that long, a mouth at most. He has been here as long as Maya and myself. Can you imagine, digging out a home with your bare hands, living in the dark for weeks, and always fearing what was going to happen next?”
“He doesn’t seem like the type that would be afraid of anything.” She said joining Andrea by the table flickering in the lamps light.
“Oh, you haven’t a clue do you? Maybe you need to hear how everything happened, how our group met, and how our worlds collided together.”
“Ooo- I love this one!” Matthius said, perceptibly eavesdropping from outside the room and shuffled in. He welcomed himself to one of the mismatch chairs and leaned over it’s back, his chain clanging against the metal suspenders of the furniture. Andrea eyed him but continued as though there was no interruption.
“It was almost four years ago that the beasts first appeared. Their kinds ranging so differently that one could hardly tell that they came from the same type of species. Maya, who had been there on the second wave, was separated from her family as the creatures raced people down and devouring them. The Margon’s don’t need food to live so we know that they killed to gain reign. Despite Maya’s slightly negative on look on humans she wasn’t prepared for the desperation that would follow for the people. No one ever knew if they would make it, few understood that they may never see their family again, and so many looked through corpses praying not to find their loved ones. Devastation carried across the world like a deadly virus rippling through the very veins of earth.” Andrea stood and took a cup from the counter and the audience watched with anticipation as she poured a glass of a tan clumpy liquid. She sipped from it her eyes seeming to whisper s forewarning to her company. Turning she set her white cup down on the bumpy surface of the table and sat quietly in her chair. “Maya wasn’t as lucky as others who wished not to see their loved ones dead, she wasn’t one who could pray they would come back, no, she was one of the cries that echoed into the worlds sad chorus. She found her lover in the ground…he had been molded into the concrete by the weight of a Margon’s-”
“Don’t even say it.” Shael said shaking her hair that swayed back and forth.
“Maya then went to help others in need which is where we first met. We both asked each other if we were injured at the same time. Now I believe it was almost destiny, we traveled looking for anyone who needed help but those who did it would have been impossible to assist them to recovery. Together we tried to save as many people as possible but the saddest part was not only that we could have rescued so many, but also that not many wanted to be helped. “Leave me to die,” they’d say, “Nothing matters anymore.” In some small-minded truth they were right, the pain was scarcely sort from intolerable.
“We decided to travel together, with neither of us having a family or place to go we set out to find refuge. What we didn’t expect was to meet Daire.”
“Oh, bet that was pleasurable.” Shael laughed and Matthius joined her.
“Well, you’d be right, he wasn’t the most…willing of people.” Matthius and Shael highfived each other and smiled but Andrea frowned at them. “Daire was found unconscious and trust me when I say that when he woke he was more than a little upset. He was enraged and would he have not been in such pain that he would have got up and left. He wasn’t interested in help from us but he got it nonetheless, he had little choice. After he was well he left without a word one night and we didn’t hear from him for a few months. It was around the time we met him again that we had a frightening encounter with a Margon that rose high above any surrounding rumble. It was alone and unfortunately so were we. You would have thought from the way I say this that Daire came to save us but he waited till we were done running before he even stepped in. The weapon he had was called a Jo, a short Japanese staff, though I was fairly positive he was Irish and not Japanese. Though it didn’t matter to us.”
“Was he any good at using it?”
“They didn’t stay to find out.” Matthius responded.
“You ran?”
“Uneventfully. Daire flagged us down.”
“Why did he do that?” she asked baffled.
“He wanted to…how do I say, thank us.” Andrea laughed as Maya walked in.
“Oh, are you talking about Daire? He was so kind.” They both laughed together and Shael glanced to Matthius.
“What are they laughing about?”
“He told them if they tried that again he’d personally hunt them down and kill them.” Once he told her this she broke into laughter.
“That I can believe!”
“It’s rude to talk about others behind their backs.” Daire’s voice said and they turned to see him watching them crudely.
“Oh, come on Daire, I was just telling Shael about how we all met.”
“Did you included the part where you ran just as the Margon lost interest in you?”
“That’s why you caught up so fast!” Maya said, “You didn’t have to fight at all!”
“Did you?”
“Yes we did. How could we not?” Andrea teased and Daire left.
“He hasn’t changed.” Shael judged and Andrea sipped at her drink.
“Well, he didn’t threaten to kill us, that’s a plus.” Matthius said and Maya nodded.
“Most defiantly.”
“Am I going to continue or are we to chat about Daire’s individuality?”
“Now we both know that either way you’ll get the same result.”
“Maya are you planning on listening?”
“Nope,” she smiled, “I’m going back to my book. I’m almost done.” As she departed Andrea looked at her remaining two spectators.
“As I was saying he politely told us he wished to keep an eye on us and so began our endeavor as we went in search of anyone who was alive. Though we turned up blank in our efforts and found no one. So together we choose to form a strong hold but also it was also decided to form it somewhere away from the monsters. Thus underground.”
“You didn’t dig it out with your hands did you!?”
“Andrea she must have missed what you said about Daire earlier, huh?”
“Shows how much you were paying attention.” Matthius laughed.
“Hey, I was paying attention but not before she started. Come on, you can’t expect so much from me.”
“Guess not.” Andrea said smiling and Shael shook head.
“How about a name?”
“A name?”
“Andrea, she’s changing the subject, did ya’ notice?” Matthius said reaching for her drink. She pushed it away silently without looking to Matthius and he sat confused before Shael answered her question.
“Yeah, I mean, don’t you guys battle against the rule of these thingies, you should have a name, like…‘Margon Slayers’ or something heroic.” Andrea sat for moment as Matthius went again for her drink but Andrea picked it up to take a sip before he reached it.
“I’m not so sure. We’d have to talk about it with the guys and Maya.”
“I think you should pick the name.” Matthius said and Andrea turned to him for the first time in a few minutes. She seemed surprised by his nasty expression.
“What’s your problem?”
“Nothing,” he mumbled, “but I really think you should choose.”
“You’re just trying to suck her up so you can have her drink,” she giggled.
“Listen, a name sounds fine but it’s not my decision.”
“Sure it is,” Matthius said, “You’re as much of a leader as anyone else. You’ve made contact with the outside!”
Shael giggled and stood from the table. “I’ll get everyone. This is a great idea!” She dashed off before Andrea could stop her and she sighed. She sipped at her drink and put in on the table in front of Matthius. He glanced into the empty cup and he groaned, placing his head on the table.
“Hm,” Andrea motioned and looked at Matthius, “What’s wrong with you? I mean really?”
“Nothing…”
“What is this about?” Maya said coming in with a book in her arms and Kuku behind her.
“It’s a surprise!” Matthius said as Andrea prepared to speak. “Where’s Daire?” Shael came in and put her hands on her hips.
“He doesn’t feel like coming to view our stupidity,” she frowned and the assemblage sat at the small square table and everyone looked to Matthius. “So tell them.”
“Um, we think it would be appropriate for us to have a name. Like for the group I mean.”
“Why? No one will know it,” Kuku said.
“That’s true,” Maya said cocking her head, “It’s not like we can boast or show off our mightiness.” Shael laughed.
“Mightiness is not the word I would have picked. We have yet to even kill a Margon.”
“Oops, there goes Shael’s ‘Margon Slayers’ idea!” Matthius said clapping.
“Hilarious Matthius.” Daire said from the doorway and all the eyes turned to the cocky voice.
“Welcome to the meeting.”
“Hardly,” he mumbled taking a seat.
“So what’s it gonna’ be? We obviously can’t be Margon Slayers,” Shael said anxiously.
“Moles!” Matthius cheered and the occupants of the room rolled their eyes. “What? We live underground.”
“Imprudent Company,” Daire suggested derisively.
“Margon Fighters!” Shael said enthusiastically.
“Anti-Margon Battalion,” Maya said almost in a whisper and Andrea looked to her friend with a slight gleam of acceptance in her eye.
“Secret agents!” Matthius randomly spat and Andrea stood up.
“Anti-Margon Battalion,” this time this was said Kuku looked up and Daire watched silently.
“Super Power!” Shael giggled.
“What kind of name is that?” Matthius said, “It should be, ‘The Mega People!’”
“Nah! That sucks!”
“Anti-Margon Battalion,” Kuku stated.
“Oh, I know! ‘Cool Persons!’”
“Persons can’t be used that way!” Matthius shouted and Shael frowned.
“I know that’s why it’s cool! Get it? ‘Cool Persons!’”
“Anti-Margon Battalion,” Daire said harshly and they looked to him.
“The what?” they said in union.
“Anti-Margon Battalion!” The group said at once to the two of teenagers who flinched under the pressure.
“You don’t have to yell.” Matthius said and Daire gave him a crude glare. Andrea sat and rubbed her head.
“I think you have something there, Maya.”
“I like it,” Kuku said, “It sounds more professional than ‘Cool Persons.’”
“True, and it uses a higher level of vocabulary.”
“Put us down why don’t you?” Shael said and she stormed out of the room.
“You think that was a little too hard?” Maya said and Daire laughed.
“No.”
“I don’t want your standards Daire. You’d have to beat them senseless for it to be too much.”
“First off, they don’t need my help being senseless,” he said and Matthius gritted his teeth.
“Hey, I’m standing right here ya’ know!”
“Second, that’s no where even close to ‘a little too hard.’”
“Then what is? Really, I’m interested to know,” she said and rested her elbow on the tabletop.
“Perhaps if they were disconnected and mangled on the floor.”
“Hey!” Matthius shouted and Andrea opened her mouth to say something when Shael ran in the room.
“Guys!” she said panting, “A message!”
“A what?” Andrea said hastily going to her. “When?!”
“Just now! It popped up when I walk in!”
“What were you doing in the lab?” Maya said and Andrea rushed out of the room followed by the group leaving Matthius and Shael.
“Hurry!” he said and grabbed Shael’s arm as the headed down the winding tunnels.
“Here,” Andrea said sliding in front of the computer screen. It was rare for them to get a message; they haven’t had one in over a year. Not only that but they don’t have the computer on often. It was hard to get energy to power it, though the group had wired a solar power to load energy for when they had an emergency. She had woken up this morning and randomly felt the urge to turn it on for the day. Now she thought it perhaps luck was on her side this morn as she read through the message.
It read: Is anyone there? We don’t know where we are and need help!
“Not one’s for many words are they?” Daire said after reading the script on the screen but Andrea ignored him and sent a message back.
It read: We’re here. What’s wrong? Are you sure you don’t know where you are? Do you know what’s happening to the world?
She made swift rhythms on the plank that held the monitor and waited impatiently as another message came onto the screen beneath hers.
It read: We’re in a desert of some kind and haven’t been a city for days. My friend is hurt and we haven’t seen other people for a few months. Where are you? How many are there and can you help us? …Who are you?
She quickly tapped a return message.
It read: We’re underground in a desert. There are 6 of us and we’ll try our hardest to help you. We are…the Anti-Margon Battalion
His fangs unsheath and he bears them, proud to be the owner of such a rare gift.
He quickly hides them for there are too many people around, too many people around to make noise, not wanting to get other people's attention. God, how he hated crowds. He quickly spins in a circle and heads the opposite way he came, rolling his tongue over his sharp, white fangs. Hisses softly, silently chuckling at vibration on the roof of his mouth.
Arrives at the club shortly after, not wanting to hurry himself for anything. Kicks open the club door, ignoring the sound of cracking as his foot impacted with the expensive glass. Walks in like nothing happened, chin low, making himself look dangerous. A trait he inherited from his father.
Orders a bloody mary, wanting his literally bloody but not asking for it as he knew that they absolutely did not need to know who and what he was and is. Glances around for something interesting to do but fails, and he relaxes against the counter, facing the dance floor.
Downs his drink and pays the bartender then heads over to a lonely-looking human, feeling like toying with her.
Approaches the woman and is slightly surprised to find a very attractive girl, about 15 at the most. The girl raises her head away from the book she was reading and her eyes widen at the sight of him, but doesnt say anything, obviously taken aback by the man, and he knows that a man of his gracefulness, strength, and handsomeness has never even looked at her.
Even though the sight of her face is beautiful enough for me, to want her.
badly.
The girl motions a hand toward the seat across from her, wanting him to sit there. He quirks a brow and his eyes narrow, not exactly wanting her to think that he was waiting for her permission to sit.
He shall sit when he wants. Smirks and extends a hand toward her, motioning her to dance. She laughs and shakes her head, yelling over the music.
"I cant dance."
Meryis nods and removes the book from her lap, then grabs her hand and pulls her to the dance floor, forcing her to dance.
Places each of her hands on his shoulders and plants his own hands on her hips, fingers guiding her to which way she should dance. Gazes in her eyes, occasionally glancing down at her neck and breasts, feeling the urge coming on soon enough. Forces the urge down and continues dancing, not missing a single beat.
The song ends and he returns to the table where the girl sat earlier, the girl following him and sitting down, fanning her face with her hands.
"Wow. Youre great at dancing." the girl compliments him, grinning. His face doesnt show any emotion at all, his cheeks not even remotely flushed, the girl sweating crazily, he twitches, a sign of the urge.
"Is anything wrong?" the girl asks, hands at her sides.
meryis shakes his head and sits down across from her, staring at her lips, her breasts, then her neck, his acute ears hearing every heartbeat. the pulse that he lusted for every day. the pulse that makes humans beautiful. the pulse that he once had.
"Do you want to leave and get some fresh air? Go outside, perhaps?" he asks, his eyes glancing at her eyes but remaining at her neck, barely blinking.
The girl nods, still grinning.
"Sure. Anything you want." she stands and he also. He grabs her hand once more, his thumb finding her pulse by impulse. He stops short for a split second then continues on walking, leading her out of the club. Walks outside and leads her to a remote alleyway where no one is, and leans her up against the wall, his lips finding hers as soon as he faces her, wanting it badly.
The girl gasps and pushes him away, fear evident in her eyes. And in her pulse, he thinks.
"What? Whats wrong?" he asks, quirking a brow at her foolishness. Bites back a snarl at her teasing but remains calm.
"I..I dont know. I thought i was just going outside for air. Not to make out." she looks at the ground, most likely staring at her shoes. He laughs, his voice echoing throughout the alleyway.
"Foolish girl." he says under his breath and approaches her again, slowly this time, not wanting her to feel uncomfortable. Just in case.
her breath increases as his lips press against hers, his hands holding her wrists against the wall. Pulls away, his head snapping toward the entrance of the alleyway, the same way they came. Curses to himself and drops her hands, baring his teeth, making sure that she doesnt see.
"Wait here." walks over to the entrance and hisses, momentarily forgeting the human.
"What the hell are you doing here blaise?" he snarls, eyes glowing.
"Oh nothing. Why i smell a young girlie back there. mmm. ripe little thing she smells. Can i sample a taste?" blaise chuckles, patting his younger brother's shoulder.
"Do not worry. I did not come for food. I already ate twice today. I am full enough. Anyway, back to the point. Than is hosting a party tomorrow night. Full moon. You should come. Lots of prey. Plump rich ones. Delicious." smirks, nudging meryis.
meryis snorts.
"Oh please. Use complete sentences. You had enough trouble when you were mortal but you are supposed to be more sophisticated. And a vampire!" shakes his head but grins slightly.
"Yes, yes. Shut up, will you? So, are you going to turn this little pet of yours and bring her along? She will have plenty of fun at this party. It's being held in the mansion." smiles evilly.
"Than's mansion? than is hosting a party in his own home? What an idiot. An incompetent idiot." Laughs and shoos blaise away.
"I need to get back to my meal. Run along now, little one. Go home to mommy." laughs and walks back to the girl, face emotionless.
"Who was that?" she asks, straining her neck to see him.
"No one you would know. Now back to business." smiles seductively and moves closer to her, hands raising her arms.
"Wait. I have to leave." pulls her arms away from him and tries to move around him out of the alleyway.
Meryis snarls, making her stop short and shiver in fear.
"Well. This turned out to be more difficult than i thought. Ah, well. I need some excitement today. Everything else is just too boring." He grabs her arm and thrusts her up against the wall, making a loud thump as her head hit against the wall, nearly knocking her unconscious.
"Now. You want to try that again? Make it easier for yourself, don't scream, okay?" laughs coldly and fiercely bites into her neck, not giving her enough time to scream even if she was just about to. In a matter of seconds the girl goes limp in his arms, struggling to breathe. He whispers, his lips brushing slightly against her ear.
"Would you like to be immortal? Or die a miserable death? Yes or no for immortality?" he waits for a second and slices his wrist as she nods, meryis smirking, fully knowing her answer before they came outside. He places his bleeding wrist against her mouth, urging her to drink.
"Drink, my pet. Drink and be alive. Drink and be free." pulls his wrist away as she starts to convulse, enjoying the whole ritual of it all. She gasps as she opens her eyes to look at the world in a whole new shape, the newness of it all exciting her all too much.
"I'm hungry..."she says as she looks around and sniffs the air, wrinkling her nose.
"Nothing to eat.. can we find something? I'm dying for a drink." he laughs and nods, understanding.
"I bet you are dying. in fact, you are dead."
My name is Roxanne. For years now I have been alone. Ive had knowone to speak to, knowone to keep me company and knowone to care for me or me for them. My family have been long dead but when they were alive I was never wanted by them anyway. Ive had to fend for myself for many years now and sometimes its been hard and sometimes its been worse. People say that everyone has there problems but my problem would be classed as one of the worst. One of the reasons this was, is because I was something different. A creature of the night as people would call it. As you can tell it was not all strawberrys and cream with my life. I have been 16 for a long time and never wanted.
About three years ago this was all about to change. I was out walking through the dark streets when I heard someone crying. I followed where I could hear the crying from. It was coming from the local park. I walked through the gate to see a young girl sitting on the swing looking very upset. I didn't usually speak to anyone but I couldn't help but feel sorry for her. I hate it when people cry so I sat on the swing next to her and asked
" Are you ok?".
She oviously didn't want to speak to me but im not the kind of person to give up. I repeated the question. The girl looked at me. She was quiet pretty even though she had mascara smeered down her face.
" What do you want???" she shouted angrily.
At least I had got her to say something. She seemed quiet angry. The type of person you don't want to mess with when their in a mood. I was bored anyway and not like she could harm me so I replied
" I was just asking if you were ok. You look kind of upset and you don't really want to be left out in the dark do you?. Something could murder you out here!".
I started to swing slowly just relaxing as I waited for her to reply.
"I was thrown out of my house for being stubborn if you'd really like to know!"
" Oh! Well thats not very good. I was going to Kill you but I don't think I will now. Do you want to stay with me for a bit?"
She looked at me very wierdly after I had said that (even though I wasn't joking). I thought what the hell its something new and if she annoyed me Id have a take away!
She accepted my offer even though she didn't know me. I think she wanted to get back at her parents or something and I suppose she thought someone who looked 16 wouldn't be a murderer!
I took her back to my small apartment that was close to the park. We got speaking and to my astonishment I found that I actually liked her! She seemed very nice and when she wasn't so upset anymore she actually told me a bit about herself. She was called Rachael and was 16. She had no brothers and sisters and she told me how she went on the internet practically every hour of the day when she wasn't busy! She did ask me why I lived alone and where my family were but I changed the subject.
The next night she took me to her house so I could be with her if her parents still didn't want her there. I don't know why I went. She knocked on the door and when the door was opened there was a big sigh of reliefe on her mothers face! Her mother hugged Rachael tightly and whispered to her
" Why did we ever throw you out. I was so worried!"
I watched them just standing there hugging knowing that I had never had anything close to that with my family. I turned to go when Rachael called me back.
" Stay with us Roxanne. You can't live alone!"
I felt something then. Something I hadn't felt for a long time. Did she see me as a friend or Was she a friend?
" I can't Rachael. I can't stay with you!"
She looked upset at my comment but then she said
" I will see you soon Roxanne!"
Over the next few weeks I became good friends with Rachael and she introduced me to some of her old friends. She had allready seen vampire movies and things like that and she had told me I reminded her of a vampire. I knew she didn't believe in them even though she had told me that she thought I was one. People are to narrow minded to believe in things like that. Good for me!
About 12 years before I met Rachael There was a hunter. He was a very strong hunter who had sucseeded in killing many vampires. Out of some coincidence he found me in England just after I had started speaking to the world again. On a monday I was sitting outside Rachaels house speaking to her when the hunter came down the road and stood directly in front of me. I know I could fight him but only if he was on his own and he wasn't! I think from that point on when Rachael saw that man standing in front of me. Pointing an extreamly sharp object in my direction that she truely believed what I was. It was no longer a story for her. It was real!
Rachael did not want to loose me as a friend and she didn't care what I was. With her help I was able to get away but not the way I wanted. I would of attemted to kill them all and die trying but instead Rachael made me run. But I ran because she wanted me to. I ran for my friend! Im not sure how many times I had to move because of that man but in the end he just seemed to give up. I don't know where he went. I think he was still watching me at that point but not doing anything. For then I would be safe to speak to Rachael without having to run away.
When I went back to see Rachael she told me that she thought I was cool. She thought Id be all the rage or something.
After a while I noticed Rachael was coming back from her school upset so I asked her why and it turned out she was being bullied and her grades were falling! She begged me to turn her. I couldn't do that to my friend I couldn't ruin her life. I told her to talk about it and after a while I think I convinced her not to want to be turned.
A few weeks later Rachael, My friend, the only person I had even bother to trust in over 100 years killed herself. Why hadn't I turned her? Why hadn't I even helped her. I think at that point I was willing to cry even though I hated crying and thought it was what weak people did. I felt so upset I went to find that hunter. The hunter had been watching everything and he had seen how upset I had been when I found my only friend dead. He thought after seeing what had happened that he wouldn't kill me then. Instead he wanted to leave me there for then knowing my mistake. I was alone again and never again would I attempt to even help anyone. never again will I fight. never again will I attemt to be a friend. I will sit here alone never loving and never being loved. Just like the thing I had done for all of my life except for that short time when I knew Rachael!!!
He had power. Not the kind of power that you can get from fame or money, but the savage type; the type of power that some are born with, that swirls up inside of their head and penetrates into your weak soul from the cold stare of their eyes. That type of power that just says "Obey me." It didn't matter that from a distance he looked like a frail and graying old man, or that his black suit was tattered, moth eaten and soiled with blood. Just one glance from those dead-like gray eyes and you knew the meaning of fear. Savage. Nothing but power staring at you and your reflection caught in the abyss of otherwise empty black pupils. Never mind that he was standing in my doorway.
"You got a phone? My car broke down."
His voice was like his body, old, fading and nearly broken, his gray hair plastered to his skull from his sweat.
"Yeah. Come on in." I said.
What the fuck was I thinking, letting this complete stranger into the house in times like this?! Especially someone like him on a night like this? At any moment they'd break down the doors and burn him to a cinder in the dustbowl that I consider my front yard. That's it, they'd bust in the fucking doors armed with clubs and an occassional shotgun, a whole street corner congregation worth and beat him into submission. Then they'd drag him by the hair and arms, kicking and screaming into the front yard where they'd burn lit cigarettes into his eyes and skin until they'd slosh gasoline all over him and finally ignited him with a single match. I'd seen it a half dozen times, seven to be exact. Hard to lose count of how many times you've seen something like that. It happens so often that you almost feel sorry for them. Almost ...
I'd showed him the phone and left the room, but I could hear the clicking and spinning of the rotar as he dialed, and finally his fading voice, but too low and inaudible to make out the conversation. Destined for a Friday night pyre or not, I figure everyone deserves a bit of privacy. Even his kind... Even if it was one of his kind who'd killed my sister when we were kids, and I remember it intimately enough, even tho I was only eight.
If I close my eyes, I can still hear her screams from the backyard, and still feel my heart in that explosive rythm as I ran across the plush grass to the back yard. It had come over the fence for her and even tho the scream inside my head seems to last forever, it had killed her quickly. It seems like I run forever, but it was only in a mere moment that her scream had ended and I saw it sitting there next to her, its arms looking as if they had been elbow deep inside of her for all of the blood.
I open my eyes, the screams cease and he is standing there in front of me and for who knows how long, staring quizically at me, nearly like a cat.
"Bad memories?" he asks, his voice nearly as if concerned.
"Something like that." I answered.
"I see..." he remarked. "Your sister?"
He'd read my mind of course. I know that now. I'd heard they could do that, but I had never believed it and had written it off as simple superstition, as stupid as that may sound when you consider the fact that things like them were thought of as nothing but the insane superstitions of ignorant backwoods, East European peasants when my parents were kids.
"Yeah. My sister." I replied. "She was killed when we were children by ..."
I stopped, realizing that if I made a mistake, I was dead. I mean D-E-A-D, fucking dead, if I made the mistake of blatently informing him that I knew.
"By one of my kind." he added.
Oh, he knew! I'd fucked up. If they didn't get here fast, I was dead. I knew that much. He'd kill me, suck my blood out and wallow in it. He'd be unstoppable then for a time.
"If it's any consolation ..." he paused, as if searching for the right words. "Well, I'm sorry; even tho I know it doesn't change things or stave off the loss."
He looked at the floor and didn't say a word.
I was shocked, but of course it was too late. I'd never expected that one of the things could be capable of sympathy or other emotions and it made me realize that I'd made a mistake, for at that very moment, the front door was flung open and a sea of red faces, flushed with anger and sweat had rushed in like a flood and overwhelmed him.
Of course, I'd been the one to make the call as I'd seen him toiling over the broken down car. I'd been the one who called for this death squad.
And I could hear his screaming outside as I closed the door and the bright hue of a conflagration shone on the dusty window panes.
That penetrating scream, like the sound of a breaking spirit.
I close my eyes, and for the first time, in the darkness there is a silence
The mist in the air was brisk as a young woman of enthrallingly flavoured beauty walked through the dark alleyway in London proper. She was on her way to a club after receiving an unsigned invitation. The invite had instructed her to dress to impress. And there she was, dressed in her deep blue latex gown with her body showing the chill in the air as her pierced nipples were stretching the rubber holding them at bay. As she quickened her pace along the side of the alley to the entrance of the club, an even greater chill came over her. She sensed eyes watching her, running over her and noting her every move as she passed.
Normally, this would not even faze Alex for she attention and being watched. This was in some way different. The chill became even greater and brought her to quicken her pace. She felt a cold breath fall on her neck. Instinctively, she whirled around to fend off whatever was following her. Nothing. Suddenly nothing. Startled and edgy, she looked around frantically only to notice that she wasn't by herself in her thoughts. From out of the shadows and dark corners, a pair of depraved eyes gleamed at her, just like a cat's eyes at night, and flashed out. "No, couldn't have been. Human eyes don't do that!" she thought.
The blankness in the air caused a feeling of unease in Alex as she dashed to the club entrance.
As she reached the entrance to the club the doorman caught her in his grasp. "Is everything alright there?" The voice of the dark English man startled her to the point one could have pushed her over with a feather. His lightly firm hold of her gave Alex a warm feeling of security. She tripped for a moment in an attempt to collect her words, "Yes" she replied. "I haven't been to this club yet, just received an invitation."
The large doorman grinned at the lovely spoken accent of Alex. " We don't get a lot of ladies with as lovely of a French accent as the one you hold in your lips love. By all means please let me be the first to welcome you to Club Ecstasy. My name is Faz. If there is anything that I can do to make sure your stay with us is as enjoyable as possible,
please, by all means, let me know love."
She smiled. A slight blush came across her face as she proceeded into the club with a now more assured feeling that maybe things weren't going to be all that bad. Still in the back of her mind, as she was greeted by others like herself who have the elated passion for rapture, she wondered if any of those that she was seeing around her were in fact the person following her.
Alex was captivated by the ambience. The aura in the air was intoxicating, a jumble of fire and ice. Before her raved a kind she had been ignorant of; full of power and energy, a mixture of man and beast that were there to wind down from what they were shunned of in their daily, public lives. The energy from those either dancing center stage, as well as on the second floors over hanging balcony, drinking at the crescent shaped bar in the center of the room or just plain play rooms was enough to make one pass out. She noted as walking by that this club was equipped with its' own vac bed set, beds clad in latex and leather couches spanned throughout. Not like there was anything awkward about a lovely woman strolling through a club such as this in a wonderful gown that Alex adorned, but she seemed to take the pulse of everyone there right away.
Walking deeper into Ecstasy's' floors, she continued to scan the large room, which she now noted as the strobe lights calmed down to reveal that Club Ecstasy, in fact was once a church. As her eyes wandered she began to realize that everyone had stopped what they were doing to have a peep at the new member. Even the DJ had announced that after this next set he would be taking a quick break as he eyed the new beauty to his club. Alex sauntered up to the bar and ordered a lemon daiquiri.
"Hi there new to my club are you?" Came a voice. Alex turned around to find the DJ.
"Your Club?" she asked with an inquisitive brow raised. "Yes that's right. This place is mine. My name is Yazan. I know I know," He held his hands up in mock surrender, "Not much of an English name, but oh well."
As he chuckled Alex gave him the once over. Not badly dressed, simple leather pants and a loose black button down with an unexpected dress shoe look at his feet. "Don't worry about your drinks tonight. I'll take care of everything. Just tell Tony to give you what you want and you won't have any problems." As Yazan smiled he reached out his hand, which Alex in turn took to shake. Yazan then kissed her knuckles and asked, "I have to be getting back to my fun filled music night I didn't get your name..." Alex simply smiled and stated," That's because I didn't give it." With that she simply grinned, winked and went back to sipping her drink. Yazan couldn't help but smile as he took his leave to go
back to his stage announcing that the following mix would be to a woman who is 'nameless but not faceless.'
With the help of a few more daiquiris, Alex seemed to feel more free now and relaxed to the atmosphere more. Leaving the bar she began roaming the place again, stopping by the side room with the vac bed to notice that a couple was trying the wonderful bondage bed for their first time. The thrill aroused Alex in a very passionate way; after all, latex for her is her chocolate fix that the common person gets. She roamed for a bit more before taking up the dance floor winking at Yazan as she did. So many bodies had filled the club now. Everyone around her let her in on their own space admiring every flowing movement she made with her gown. From center stage she danced and through the night reveled in the energy emerging from this intoxication from all the energies around her from other people. The feel of lust and thrill was penetrating every ounce of air in the room at that point. The excitement! was escalating.
As she danced she felt it was time for a little break and began dancing to a less packed corner of the room. As she slid away she suddenly felt the air grow a bit cold and drafty. The light didn't quite penetrate into this area, not even the strobe lights. She froze suddenly as she felt something brushing up against her. Hands not her own were set on her hips. A tight firm chest pressed tight to her back. Every instinct told her to whip around and fend off this damn trespasser, but for some reason Alex was now frozen in her tracks. Unable to move while this unfamiliar pair of hands began roaming up her sides. The sensation of the gentle touch relaxed the brief feeling of unease in her stomach as the pair began moving over her body. Alex began feeling herself loosing a bit of control in her body as she slowly closed her eyes. Tilting her head back a little bit, the intruder began blowing a soft! soothing breath across her ear lobes.
A faint whisper came from the one behind..."Everything will be alright my dear..." His voice was so soft, so gentle in nature. Although still with her thoughts of protest, Alex couldn't help but wrap herself in his arms. Her body, reacting on its own, had now become his game of the dark. The hands again began caressing her hips and roamed over her wonderful ass. She had rolled her head to the side at a tilt where the soft warm breath came again blowing gently across as a reassurance that she was in capable hands. Thoughts kept roaring in protest that this was not her way and not natural, but she had lost control of herself a long time ago when this intruder placed his hands upon her. She felt a pleasing, light beard as he laid a soft kiss on her neck and couldn't help but smile at how warm the lips felt in the cold air. Alex's eyes were still shut as this pair of hands began to roam more freel! y now gently grazing over her very ample breasts. The gentle touch of fingertips roaming over her pierced nipple only forced them to tug high against their rubber captive of her gown.
Alex leaned her head back a little more where her newly proclaimed lover began caressing and placing small licks over. He began teething softly over her neck and Alex now felt a second pair of hands caressing her breasts from the front of her as the stranger from behind was caressing her neck. This caused Alex's body to jolt from her new lover and her eyes popped open wide to stare into a pair of hazel, almost feline, eyes that locked to hers. After a very long gaze, Alex stammered and her eyes roamed over the person in front of her now. She was a very attractive woman, wearing a black halter gown with a red corset and dark brown locks of hair draped over her shoulders. Staring speechless was all Alex could do in that moment. Locked in a hypnotic fix, vivid thoughts of deviance flashed through her.
The woman placed her lips inches from Alex's and whispered very softly, "Do not be afraid lovely. You are in very good hands." The woman explained further; "We will not harm you lil' one, I wouldn't have that allowed. My name is Simona." Alex was overtaken by her, despite her straight nature and innocently accepted the strapping gravity exuded by her first-to-be's essence.
With that, Simona took Alex by the hand and led her over to a separate room with double doors. As she pushed the doors open an overwhelming feeling soared through Alex. She was excited by her enchantress, but also frightened and did not know why. Alex jumped at the pounding sound as the doors slammed shut behind her. Thoughts of refusal whispered in her head of walking right back out the door, and with the ease of reading her face, Simona softly reached over and kissed Alex on her lips whispering, "I told you do not be afraid. I will take care of you."
Alex stood in the center of the room, Simona, holding both of Alex's hands in hers, began caressing Alex's lips with her own. Simona placed her hands on Alex's neck gently cupping her chin she gave the most passionate kiss to her that Alex had ever felt in her life. With that, she lost control of the way her body behaved and began rolling her tongue deeply around Simona's. Alex began caressing Simona's hips, trailing her nails softly over her ass. Simona kept caressing Alex's neck as the mystery, still unknown, rubbed Alex's ass, hips and back. Simona pressed her body tight to Alex's, both of their breasts pressing tight against one another as their kiss deepened. Alex's hands dropped to her sides where she felt clad leather legs behind her. A fear rushed through her head as she broke the kiss with Simona.
Alex whirled around startled and stated "NOW WAIT JUST A MINUTE YAZ!!!...
To her surprise, it was not Yazan that stood before her, but a tall, very good-looking gentleman. He had short, dark hair and dark, magnetic eyes, bottomless pools under solid,
sinning brows. He had Mediterranean-toned skin with a fine line of five o clock shadow. He was a good build, a form fitting stretch-shirt showed his well-toned chest. His black leather pants were very flattering showing very athletic legs. He had a black leather trench coat that the bottom of the coat just brushed over the floor, fluttering as if the leather had a life of it's own when it caught a passing breeze.
He leaned over and whispered in Alex's ear as he nibbled her ear lobe "You are in very capable hands love...be at ease..."
Alex was mystified at how soft spoken he was and recognized him as her aficionado in the dark corner. She caught herself staring into blankness for a moment before stammering out." I didn't catch your name there..." and with a reply he stated... "Because I did not bestow my name upon your lips love..." with that he gave her a very soft kiss upon her lips and then his mouth opened with hers as they began to roll their tongues slowly together. As Alex began to gently touch him her hands caressed his abdomen noticing a very nice tone. Simona gently ran her nails over Alex's ass in circles, then her hands reached around Alex and began caressing her very hard nipples. Simona tugged gently on Alex's piercing and Alex let out a very low moan into her gentleman's lips. Sandwiched between the two, Alex's mind began to swim. Unbridled lust caped them, closing off the outside world and making her lovers'! bodies her entire universe.
Whirling Alex around, Simona locked her lips deep with Alex's now kissing more forcefully than before. As Simona led the more forceful kiss and began licking on Alex's neck she tilted her head far back to expose herself to her lovers. Simona stroked her lips over Alex's collar and teethed down on her cleavage and over her latex enclosed breasts.
Her gentleman from behind began caressing Alex's neck and shoulders with his lips with an all too familiar technique. He too began teething over her neck and rubbed his fingers gently up her shin, rubbing her lips gently with his fingers. He bit down more firmly than Simona as she continued to teeth over her breasts and began licking over her stomach. Simona caressed Alex's breasts with her nails, tugging on her piercings again, harder this time forcing Alex to moan more loudly. Her gentleman stroked her chin more as he teethed harder on Alex's neck...In a rush of ecstasy, Alex's body quivered at the electric touch Simona gave as she cupped Alex's crotch with her and, sending a massive rush of blood through Alex's head and veins. Simona grasped both of Alex's breasts firm as she now exposed her growing canine teeth. Alex tossed her head back and just as she moaned with glee Simona sank in her ! teeth to Alex's exposed throat. At that moment, Alex's new gentleman pierced Alex's neck with his own teeth, sucking indulgently.
Alex felt her blood flowing from her skin and over her body and gown, flowing from Simona's lips down her own cleavage, inside her open neckline of her blue gown covering it now in dark crimson. There were faint words whispered. A feeble attempt of protest Alex was trying to muster the strength to utter. It was too late. She had fallen too deep into their embrace. Alex, though fading with fatigue still was in euphoria in which she could never fathom. The love to which these two people were giving her body sent large shivers through her body. As Simona feasted hungrily over Alex, her gentleman spoiled himself, and pandered her. Sucking deeper on her flesh, devouring every drop, every ounce of her rich blood from her neck, her mind sank into darkness...
Haze fluttered her eyes as Alex drifted into thoughts; dark decadent visions erupted in her brain, the most illicit, depraved thoughts known to man. No, not to man. No man had ever thought such wickedly delicious thoughts.. She began rubbing her eyes as the blur focused. The room that she was in was covered in soft flickering candlelight. Stonewalls
surrounded her. Alex tasted the tang of blood on her lips and in her throat. She began hearing whispers, began feeling the world revolving. Alex could hear the world talking to her. She could understand the whispers in the trees. Reborn into a world of difference awaiting her touch, a burning desire to feed grew in her more and more as she gathered her consciousness. A new energy raged through very being. Looking down at herself she saw her body was clean, and totally nude except for the black, lustrous silk sheets. Lifting her head she saw figures standing in front of her. Her vision now bringing things into perspective she found her lovers before her. Simona spoke in soft rich tones to Alex,
"You are now free my love.........
Well, this isn't a horror or thriller so much as a true story. I'm writing it as I go and would love any feedback anyone might have. So here goes..
Part One: The Beginning.
A young woman sits in a darkened room, face lit by a computer screen. Deep in thought, she pushes upon the keys on the keyboard, and a story springs to life. Dragging on a cigarette, she stares at the screen filled with words. A heater hums in the background, pumping warm air throughout the room. Slouching back in the chair she stretches her arms above her head, lacing her fingers together. Frowning, she plucks a stray hair from her loose knitted robe and watches as it drifts to the floor. Her gaze shifts to a row of framed photographs on the bookshelf. Pushing back the chair she gets to her feet and reaches out to pick up a small, gold frame. Brushing her fingers across the glass, she wipes a layer of dust from the picture. Nostalgia flashes across her face and she quickly replaces the frame on it's shelf, along side the other old, dusty memories she would rather not remember. Returning to her chair she pauses a moment, fingers hovering above the cubed white keys of the keyboard.
Collecting her thoughts she continues with her story...
The earliest memory Belinda remembered about her life, was of her mother. It would occur to her later just how ironic that fact was. Belinda was a scrawny child with dirty red hair and a freckled face. In her early school days, the other children would taunt her over her appearance, jibes about 'Pippy Long Stocking' and fingers thrust in her direction with shouts of “carrot top” and “ginger kid”. Belinda grew up with her mother Jane, she didn't remember her father. Her father Darren, had left the two of them shortly after Belinda was born, but her ever present red hair and freckles were a constant reminder that he had indeed been present, if only for 9 months.
Jane had given birth to her only child at the tender age of 17, and was but a child herself in many ways. They moved around a lot and were never in the same place for very long. It was hard for Belinda, as she never had time to make many friends and when she did, she didn't get to keep them for long. This didn't bother her as it would other children, she much proffered her mother's company and the solitude of her own imagination. She would immerse herself in her own world of make believe and spend hours on the exploration of the backyard.
Her mother was a strong character, often lost in herself and the world inside her head; not that different from her daughter and her vivid imaginary world, but in a more outlandish and controversial fashion of a mental disorder. Belinda's mother suffered from what the textbooks would call 'Schizophrenia'.
Jane, adamantly against any form of treatment or formal diagnoses, isolated herself and her daughter by moving them to a small town in the remote Blue Mountains of Australia. Away from prying eyes, away from convention and normalcy, away from family and friends, but most importantly; away from the real world...
Part Two: Memories.
Belinda had brief memories of a time spent with family before moving away. She fondly remembered her Grandmother, her Aunt, her Great Grandmother... and then there was her Grandfather, though memories of him were not so fond. For a short time she had lived with her mother in a small cottage at the rear of his property, she remembered the long pebbled driveway and the manicured gardens. One day her Grandfather came home to find Belinda had plucked all the flower heads from the garden.. he flew into such a rage, chasing Belinda back into the house, violently threatening the little girl. Jane hurried her daughter into the bedroom, and locking the door behind herself she protected Belinda from harm. Locked away in the safety of the bedroom, Belinda could hear her mother's cries as he savagely beat her. Later, the family would talk of how Belinda didn't speak for days, sketching images of knifes and angry faces in her notebook. It was only a few days later that Jane took the both of them away from everyone and everything they had ever known.
They took up residence in a small town in the Blue Mountains, in a small weather board house that faced endless pastures of grass and cattle. There was a garden at the front of the house with brightly colored flowers, a willow tree and a rather large, old shed at the very corner of the yard. She couldn't recall where the story of the shed came from, but she didn't like it one bit.. there had been a looped strand of twine or rope hanging from a timber paling on the ceiling, and perhaps someone had hung themselves and died in that shed. She would have her first kiss there, up against the wall with a boy from her school. I guess you could say that this is where it all started. This was the first time Belinda felt there was something a little different about her mother.
Jane was a beauty of a woman. Long, golden hair and turquoise colored eyes, she carried herself with an air of grace and dignity. Though her face was strong and proud, she wore a mask of insecurity. Make-up caked her face like thick layers of butter on bread. Belinda often wondered if you took a fingernail and scraped it against her face, would it peel away like dried paint on a canvas? Regardless of this, her mother's facade of confidence was so great that she managed to strike up a relationship with a local man named Mick. A whip cracker and stock-man for a living, he didn't pay much attention to Belinda, and came and went as he pleased.
Jane grew rather attached in a short period of time and it wasn't long before she was thrusting her strangeness in his direction. She bought him extravagant gifts, among which was a framed photograph of a scene from the film 'The Man From Snowy River'. One night she presented it to him and with confusion and a look of overwhelming discomfort, he spoke of things moving too fast and galloped away as hurriedly as the wild Brumby in the photograph.
Jane became very angry and distant after that night, and hardly spoke a word in days. It was in this state that she began watching a lot of late night television, and became particularly obsessed with a program about Native American Indians. After some time, she was certain that an American Indian had spoken directly to her through the tv, and she began to form a relationship with this man, 'Grey Wolf'. He had apparently told her that she was to come meet him in Canada, and that she was to live with him there on a reservation in Toronto. And so it was that Belinda would start to be schooled in all things Native American...
Part Three: Into The Fray
It was around this time that Belinda began to notice her mother's strange behavior.
One day, Belinda walked into the bathroom making sounds similar to those of a 'chanting' Indian. Jane, who was in the bathroom at the time, whipped her head around with lighting speed and demanded to know how her daughter knew those sounds. Belinda shrugged and made a remark about hearing it on the television and nothing more. But it wasn't nothing to her mother. Jane, taking these noises as a sign from 'Grey Wolf', decided that Belinda was a 'vessel' in which she could speak and communicate with him. Through her daughter, she could somehow receive messages and have conversations with 'Grey Wolf'. When Jane revealed this information, Belinda thought it was something of a joke or game her mother was playing, oblivious to the reality of it all.
Time went on and her mother's behavior worsened with each passing day. Jane refused any contact with family, and isolated the two of them by moving at least once a year. A different town, a different school for Belinda, a different quirk each time. School was not something Belinda enjoyed. Her mother made her wear strange clothes, fixed her hair in odd fashions and often forgot to make her daughter any lunch. Belinda was tortured by her classmates, ridiculed and made fun of for her weird hippie clothing and hair styles. They would chase her around the yard at recess, throwing rocks and rejected food stuffs from their lunch boxes. When the bell rang and the children scurried away, Belinda would gather the rejected food and sit behind the bike shed, hurriedly devouring the scraps before anyone noticed.
Another new town. Money was slim and housing was non-existent. A caravan park on the outskirts of town became their home for a year. But no luxurious caravan or cabin, no nothing fancy like that. A tent would suffice. A two man tent with a canopy and a tiny padlocked zipper on the 'door'.
Jane hardly left the tent and became more and more withdrawn. She no longer remembered normal activities, like bathing, eating or even talking. Left to her own devices, Belinda would search the park grounds for leftover food and bathe in the public bathroom sink. One time, a tourist bus from the city came filled with people and Belinda followed them around begging for money to buy food. She watched as some people entered the bathroom and took showers. She waited as they undressed, stepped into the cubicles and left their bags and wallets behind on the counter outside. When the time was right, she stealthily snatched a handful of bags from the counter and ran away as far as she could. Once she was out of view, she sat on the ground and opened the bags, rifling through wallets and purses – searching for those colored paper sheets people swapped for food. Belinda had no real concept of what money was, nor it's value. She was only 7 years old, but she knew what it looked like. She gathered a wad of the paper money and buried the bags in the earth underneath a cabin.
Not understanding that the people would miss them and ask questions, she was exuberant. Her mother would be so happy, she thought and ran back to the tent to give the money to Jane. Groggy and unresponsive, her mother stared blankly at the child.
“Where did you get that?” she muttered in a monotone voice, going back to sleep. Disappointed, Belinda thought she would make her mother proud by proving her worth. She would go to the General Store, buy the food for her mother, come back to the tent and show how grown-up she was. She did it all by herself, she didn't need any help. Her mother would smile and be pleased. That's what she thought...
Part Four: Regret
At the General Store, Belinda browsed through the aisles – Milk, lemon flavored soft drink, peppermint filled chocolate, 2 minute noodles.. These were things she knew her mother liked. Stopping at the counter, she leaned down to look at the lollies in the glass window.
“How much are those?” she asked, pointing a finger at some little chocolate frogs. A surly bald man slid the glass door across and grunted “5 cents a bag”. She paused a moment, looking at the wad of money in her fist. The man stared suspiciously at the girl, “I know you don't have the money to pay for all that” he said, gesturing to the grocery basket by her side. Belinda looked confused, and holding out her fist she dropped the wad of money onto the counter. “Whoa! Where'd you get that!? Your mum doesn't have that kind of money!” exclaimed the bald man. Shifting back and forth on her feet Belinda was getting upset, “Can I just have the Milk, please? It's for our cat” she mumbled, looking down at the floor.
Taking the money, he began to walk towards the back of the store, “I'm going to hold onto this and make a phone call, you just stay here, ok?”
Running back home Belinda was afraid. What was he going to do? She thought, was he going to call the police? It took her a good 10 minutes to reach the caravan park, and when she finally came to the tent she saw a group of people gathered by the entrance. Her mother was sitting just inside the door looking perplexed as Belinda got closer. “Well, if you hear or see anything – please let us know” said the owner of the caravan park and walked away, taking the group with him as he went.
Belinda stood hidden behind an old pine tree – watching as the people filled onto the bus.
An old woman with a furrowed brow and pleading eyes begged with the driver to let her board. Shaking his head and holding his palms out in defeat, he turned and got on the bus – closing the door behind him and leaving the old woman alone on the curb. As the bus pulled away, the woman hung her head in sorrow, tears staining her wrinkled face. Behind her, the owner of the caravan park placed a comforting hand upon her shoulder; “It'll be alright love, don't you worry – we'll find your bag”.
As Belinda slowly made her way home in the fading dappled light, she felt a dark pit of guilt knotting inside her stomach. Remorse and shame reddened her tiny features, and she began to cry...
(Part five is a story I posted here once before, though it is an important part of this current project. It has since been revised and so I am including it now)
Part Five: The Woods
It was an oddly quiet winters night as the mother and her small child made their way up the long, winding dirt road towards the mountain woods. An old country farm house rested upon the foothills to the left of the mountains edge. To the right, horse and cattle slumbered in an endless field of dewy grass stretching as far as the eye could see. The mother and her child turned and gazed back down the long, winding dirt road. Far off in the distance they could see the tiny pinpricks of light from the small remote country town in which they lived. The mother quickened her pace and continued to walk the remaining short distance to the entrance of the mountain woods. The child still stood gazing at the town below. The mother motioned harshly for the child to follow. Reluctantly, the child moved forward, toward the mother, and the large steel gate that guarded the entrance to the mountain woods.
Barbed wire and 'Keep Out' signs adorned the large, steel, heavily padlocked gate. The mother and child barely giving the slightest look to these objects of warning and supposed danger, easily climbed up and over the gate, carefully avoiding the barbed wire as they went. When reaching the ground on the other side, the mother and child continued into the woods, showing no fear. They had been here many times before this night, to the child this was nothing out of the ordinary. The child's mother often ventured into the woods, bringing the child along with her. The child knew there were reasons as to why the mother came to these woods, but did not understand what these reasons were. The child merely thought it an adventure and would wonder off alone happily for hours, exploring the vast mountain woods, leaving the mother to whatever it was she was here to do, eventually returning back to the mother, they would then go home. The child liked the woods and was never frightened by them, nor did the child think of any danger. But this was the first time the mother and child had come here at night, and now the child felt fear.
Slowly walking up through the woods, the darkness of the night surrounding them, the mother and child stepping carefully and silently, it seemed to the child that the mother was seeking to go in a certain direction, that she knew where she was going, and for a purpose. The mother seemed inpatient and began walking faster, determined to reach her destination as quickly as possible. Almost dragging the child behind her now and becoming somewhat agitated, their steps much louder now, the child confused and fear growing, deep into the woods and walking steadily through dense trees, sharpened blades of sword grasses and thorny blackberry bushes, scratching and cutting the child's scrawny bare legs and arms, the mother oblivious and muttering to herself, they reached a steep rocky decline that finished into a small clearing with an old, large, broad tree.
The mother beginning her decent, let go of the child's arm and stepped carefully down the rocky decline. The child took note of the mothers path and began the decent also, reaching halfway before stumbling and falling hard, face first into the jagged rocks, uttering a loud cry the child tried to sit up, digging shards of rock from palms, knees and face. Blood dripping down the child's forehead into the left eye, the child peered into the blackness of the night and saw the mother a few yards ahead, staring coldly at the child.
A few moments later mother and child stood together, ready to continue their journey, when suddenly the sound of a woman's shrill, terrified, blood curdling scream echoed throughout the entire mountain, seemingly coming from somewhere nearby. The mother and child stood frozen, unsure if what they had heard was real. Almost immediately after the piercing scream came to an end, the mother and child looked down the mountain slope to the valley below, spotting a flash of bright lights coming from the old country farm house, then came the frenzied chorus of deep, guttural barking dogs.
A short amount of time passed and then the valley and mountain became deathly silent, all lights from the old country farm house extinguished. There was a brief moment of hesitation before mother and child began sprinting down the mountain, fighting aside stray branches, leaping small mounds of dirt and rock, crashing like elephants through the woods, no longer taking notice of wounds or pain the child ran, trying desperately to keep up with the mother, breath labored and chest burning, both ran until finally they reached the trail back to the mountain woods entrance gate. The mother and child slowed now, almost to a walk, the moon broke free of the dark winter sky, spreading dappled light through the trees and onto the trail. The child's eyes roamed their surroundings, darting back and fourth. To the left of the trail a branch snapped, breaking the deafening silence. Mother and child jumped, turning sharply to look at their left, towards the noise. Scanning through the trees they saw nothing, until not far away, between two trees they spotted a dark outline of a man, back lit by the moon, standing completely still, facing the mother and child with a face hidden in darkness.
The mother grabbed the child's arm with steely force and ran stumbling down the trail to the gate, over the gate, sprinting down the long winding dirt road, back to the small remote country town, up a steep driveway, into a dark, cold, old house that was the mother and child's home. The child sat by a fireplace in the living room, fixing wood and paper to make a fire, terror pounding through the small chest of the child. The mother stood in the kitchen, phone to her ear, frantically trying to explain to police what happened, what they heard, what they saw. The police did not believe the mother's story, dismissing it as the rantings of an poor, unstable, crazed, 'fortune teller' that lived in seclusion with her small child on the outskirts of town, in an old condemned house.
Many years later after the mother and child had moved on to another far off remote country town, the remains of a missing woman were discovered in those very woods, down a steep rocky decline, that finished into a small clearing, with an old, large, broad tree...
Part Six: The Darkest Secret
It started at the ski lodge. A few months after leaving the caravan park, they moved to a neighboring town and rented an off season ski lodge. It was a vast property, with four vacant cabins at the rear and a large main house at the front. Backing onto the state forest; the ski lodge was ideal for isolation. At this point, Jane was utterly consumed by her delusions and no amount of reality could penetrate the thick wall of her fantasy world. Belinda no longer attended school and occupied her days with journey's into the forest, hijacking the neighbors horses and archery lessons. Jane had legally changed her name to 'Golden Wolf' and would waft about the house in fringed deer hide dresses, beaded moccasins and native American inspired hair styles.
The vacant cabins were filled with miscellaneous junk from the past and Belinda would often spent entire days sifting through piles of ancient comic books, letters, photo albums and other intriguing items. One late night, a search revealed a particularly gruesome comic with rotting corpses and graphic writings of horror. She read the comic with great anxiety and ran to show her mother what she had found. Lounged on a sheep skin rug on the living room floor, Jane was engrossed in one of her native American books. Crouching beside her mother, Belinda thrust the comic in her face, shakily pointing at the gory images on the page. Jane glanced angrily in Belinda's direction and motioned for her to go away. Sighing, Belinda started to move away when her mother grabbed her arm and demanded to speak with 'Grey Wolf'; she wanted to know about his arrival. Playing along with her mother's 'game' she replied with a random time and place, not thinking too much of the question.
Jane looked surprised and jumped up excitedly, throwing her book to the ground. Belinda shrugged and thought nothing of it, making a remark about going to bed. It was then that Jane began to see her daughter in a different light. She was no longer just a 'vessel'; she was the spirit of “Grey Wolf' trapped in another body.
And so the delusions continued to grow, tainting and destroying everything in their path. Though the memory remained; Belinda was only eight years old when her mother first sexually molested her...
"I just want to be numb!" She shouted to the darkness as the angry wind ripped through her words and carried them away to unknown ears. Surrounded by shadows and trees she felt at peace in the violence of the night. Her mind at ease, for the first time in a long time, as the storm raged around her. The rain had come and gone fierce and unforgiving, leaving her soaked to the skin but there was a refreshing clean scent lingering in the air she subconsciously enjoyed. The night, still charged by the electricity of the fading lightning, filled with the sounds of rolling thunder calmed her. And as she made her way barefoot, blindly wandering through the living forest she was dead inside. The temperature was dropping fast and when she stumbled on the huge branches littering the ground she did not make the effort to raise up so complete was her numbness. So she lay on her back staring through the tree tops with eyes that were blind to their beauty, she felt nothing as she drifted in her solitude. Hours passed, marked by the shifting of the perfectly round moon across the now cloudless sky. All signs of the storm gone she lay, still in her self induced oblivion with her raven hair spilled out on the ground around her, like a black silk pillow. Only the fog her shallow breath created gave proof that she was alive. Cold wrapped around her tall yet supple frame, penetrating deep into her mind purifying her every thought. Buried in her nothingness, lost in her self induced coma-like calm yet black abyss she unknowingly felt the wind shift and she blinked back the frozen tears she was unaware of. Shards of crystal like ice glistened in her damp hair, reminiscent of tears from the angels who mourned for her brokenness. Soft light from the moon came filtering though the trees causing her ghost white skin to glow. The forest around her teemed with life while she lie dying. The owl hooting, searching for prey. The mouse scurrying for safety and she did not notice. The shadows stirred and she did not notice. There was a stillness about her that of the coming of death, riding on the frozen black wings of night. Shallow breath escaping full sensual yet blue tinged lips was becoming more and more labored. She could still feel her heart beating slow and unsteady, refusing to give up to the cold just yet, working hard to pump her barely warm blood through ever constricting veins. Frozen. She would soon be frozen. That one word echoed in her empty mind and she felt nothing about it. Not sadness or anger, not regret or fear, nothing but peace that would soon be permanent. She had been so tired of feeling. Sick of the emotional games men and women alike insisted on playing. Tired of being used and mistreated, rejected and defeated, this was what she wanted. Death would welcome her home soon.
Unknown to her two intense blue eyes watched her from the dark, watching as death drew ever nearer, tightening his grip on her broken heart. Watching her ragged breathing become slower and slower. Those same two eyes that had been following her, watching her pain and anger. In love with her agony. Obsessed with her sadness. Infatuated with the way her dark eyes expressed all that she felt inside. Those eyes wanted her soul. What a beautiful soul she possessed. The ability to feel, the ability to love and to hate with such passion, to view and live such deep emotions. Those ice blue eyes had followed her for weeks. Ice blue eyes filled with fire that watched her as she slept, as she woke and ate breakfast. Watched her as she showered and got dressed. As she meticulously matched black lace with black lace. Her movements fluid as she pulled a simple black silk dress over her black corset. Elegantly dressed as though she were the true angel of night, those eyes watched artist like hands pull on patent leather knee high boots, over perfectly manicured black painted toes. Those eyes fell in love with her from a distance. Those eyes she didn't know existed. Had fate only crossed their paths years before things would be so different. As it was, those icy eyes watched and waited. Keeping to the shadows the eyes crept closer, taking in the sight of her storm battered body, assessing every cut, scratch and bruise. Close enough to smell her rain scented skin he leaned over her sweet face, serene in the face of death and breathed into her, sharing part of his own soul. Gently he lifted her, hugged her close and began the long trek out of the forest she had lost herself in.
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For a moment I experienced perfection. For a moment there was complete understanding. For a moment there was nothing but beauty. Then reality came crashing back.
Insane is good
Chapter 1 An erotic night
Slowly the moon rose up higher and higher in the sky illuminating the darkness.All of humanity was snug in their beds obliviuos to the dangers which lurk in the shadows.Everyone is scared of going into the water.They are scared of the "man eaters" of the deep.Yet no one every pays any mind to whats on land.No one every notices the sharks of the shadows.One after another people are picked off the streets without anyone ever knowing.But have you ever wondered for how long will they stay in the shadows?How long will they lurk behind the scenes?The stories and legends tell of the battles between the vampires and the werewolves, and they were partly true.There were battles between wolves and vampires but just where did the wolves come from?Who created them?Well the witches did to purge the world of vampires.See in the eyes of the witches the "Unholy Ones" didnt deserve to live.So the witches would be the puppet masters pulling the wolves to where they want, and while the vampires backs were turned dealing with the wolves the witches would make there move taking them out one by one.It stayed this way for a long time, but the vampires found out who was giving them so much trouble and so the battles took place slicing a bloody path through history and everyone else was just along for the ride.Now let me tell you what really happend.It all started with a normal human named Sean, but he wouldnt be human for long...
Back and forth Sean paced, waiting for midnight to come.He sat on his unmade queen sized bed and ran his fingers thriugh his unkept light brown hair.
Sean was a 17 year old boy who lived with his mother till he was 14.Until she was in a terible car wreak.Or at least thats what he was told.They had a closed casket funeral and he was shipped off to live with his dad.It seemed that all he had left of her now were her baby bule eyes.
Sean turned his head and looked at the digital clock on the end table next to his bed.What had seemed like hours had really only been minutes.He groaned and fell back wanting to make time go by faster,but it slowly crept its way along torturing him.The more he thought of it the more he longed to be with her.Her name?Her name was Thorn.She had deep burning red eyes and long shiny black hair.They had been going out for a while now sneaking outin the dark of the night.Sean knew he had fallen for her.His heart jumped at the mear mention of her name.But isnt falling half the fun with the goosebumps and the butterflies.
Sean sighed and looked around his room.There was a pile of dirty cloths in the corner next to a huge stereo system.A black leather couch was smack dab inthe middle of the room across form a tv with a playstation 3 hooked up to it(the games skattered everywhere).A royal blue skateboard was perched up against the purple wall.He pushed himself off the bed and turned the stereo on low.The song "freak on a leash" came on by Korn.Sean started to pace again anxious to see her.His phone vibrated in his pocket and he pulled it out.His brow furrowed when he saw the name.He flipped it open and put it to his ear.
"Hello"He said trying to make it sound like he just woke up.
"Sean?"The voice on the other line amswered.
"Devon?"
"Sean listen to me your n great danger-----you need to---hurry---"
"Devon?Your breaking up what happend"All that could be heard on the other line was static.
Devon was Sean's dad's friends daughter.They had benn friends since they were little,And they were really close.She was always there when he needed her..But what would out him in danger?
Sean took in a sharp breath now noticing that the music had been shut off.He slowly turned around and looked at the stereo and noticed something out of the corner of his eye.His heart started pounding and he swallowed hard.Sean turned to his bed.There she was her head proped up on his pillow.Thorn couldnt help but smile showing off a set of perfect pearly white teath.She lightly hopped off the bed and walked over to him running her finger along his shoulder as she circled him.
"Did you miss me?"She asked deveously.
Sean swallowed hard again trying to get rid of the lump in his throat.Thorn lightly started to rub his shoulders.
"Ooo why so tense?"She asked.
"Im worried"He managed to get out.
"Let me take your mind away then."She whispered in his ear.
Sean's heart sped up.
Thorn walked around to face him.She placed her ear to his chest.'Mmmm music to my ears."She said smiling deviously up at him.
She grabbed a handfull of Sean's shirt and pulled him to the bed on top of her.There lips melted togeather and there tounges met.He slowly unbottened her hot pink blouse and threw it to the ground, revealing a baby blue bra.
"Do...you...trust...me?"She asked between breaths.
"Yes."Sean managed.
Dhe flipped them over so she was on top and locked lips with him.She kissed his lips then his cheek and his jaw making her way down to the warm tissue of his neck.Lightly Thorn brushed her teeth over his neck teasing him.
"Can you forget the world you think you know now?"She asked.
"I'd do anything for you."He answered.
She gently lifted his head so she could reach his neck easier and sunk her teeth in allowing the warm crimson liquid to to pour out.He grunted only once then relaxed and let her drink.His blood pouring down his chest staining his white shirt.Thorn forced her self to stop not wanting to take his life but give him one.She ripped off his shirt amd licked the sweet liquid off his chest.She smiled deviously at him again and flipped them back over"your turn."She said moving her hair so her neck was visible.
He hesitated thinking about it the blood from his neck trickling down onto her breast staining her baby blue bra.
"Your not gonna hurt me."She said
Sean took in a deep breath and slowly lowered his lips to her neck and sunk his teeth in.His eyes went wide as the blood trickled down his throat the taste irrasistable.
'Ok there are alot of myths about how to turn humans to vampires.Well its very simple.The human simply drinks there own blood.Vampirism is a disease.When the vampires drinks from a victum the victums blood runs through the vampires viens.As the blood travels through the vampires system the blood collects the diseas.By making the human drink from them the vampire is then infecting the human with the vampire gene.Alright back to Sean.'
The sensation as their blood mingled was unbelievable, better then adrenaline as it cources through your viens.Sean anxiously grasped her in his arms wanting more and more still.
Sean gave a low hiss and rollled off the bed.He coughed up what looked like red syrup."Thats awful."He said.
"Thats vampire blood."Thorn told him."Our blood isn't pumped through our body as fast as humans so it sets and thats what happends."
"It's discust--"
Sean didnt get to finish his sentence the door burst open and there was a gun shot.A blood curtling scream escaped Thorns mouth.Sean turned and watched as Thorn the love of his life aged before his eyes and turned to dust.An animalistic growl built up in Sean's chest he turned towards the door blinded by fury.He pounced at the pigure in the not caring who it was at the time just wanting to get revenge.The figure held the gun up but didnt shoot.Sean ripped a chunk of skin from the figures's neck spilling blood all down his chest a small puddle forming at their feet.There was a sickening crack and the figure lay limp in Sean's arms.He lowered his head and drank from the wound on his neck now understanding why vampires drank blood it was their extacy.Sean threw his head back and hissed letting the figure fall.He looked down at his first victum amd his eyes went wide.He was stairing down at his father.Sean filled with rage and an animalistic growl escaped his lips.His head whipped around the room just wanting to destroy something.He went over to thr stereo system ripped the wires out and picked it up in one hand.With every thing he had he chucked it at the wall breaking through the dry wall and shattering the stereo into peices.
It was a brilliantly cold night on February 10th 2009 when a rather peculiar boy named Daniel was on the computer due to intense boredom and need for entertainment. Daniel got on Google and decded to look up on a few things. First, he had searched "funny videos", then it was "how to make a dry ice bomb", then he had just merly typed in "music videos". He was still bored after all of this searching, and it dawns on him that he wishes he had friends. Daniel remembered a time when he had friends, but he had started to push them away because he was able to "see" who they truely were. Daniel had become involved in wicca before and had learned a great deal on auras. He saw people for what they were and decided he would be better on his own. So now here he was, sitting at his computer bored off his rocker because he couldn't keep any friends. "God I am bored", he mumbled to himself, rubbing his eyes tiredly. He decided that he wanted friends and wanted to be accepted somewhere so he decided to google chatrooms. He scrolled through all of them and decided that they were just too rediculous. Then, out of the corner of his eye, just by some miraculous chance he saw a single word that caught his attention. It was the word, "vampires". Immediately Daniel's evil started to set in and he had a plan. He was going to go into this vampire chat and screw with their minds. Daniel was pretty good at doing that as well. He was an observe and record kind of guy. "After all", he thought " these people are probably nothing but a bunch of emo gothic kids." So Daniel registered and posted some comments on the forum, then entered the chat not knowing what lie ahead.
It was busy, this chat. It had about 15 members all chatting away about normal things. This, for one, had puzzled Daniel. He had expected to see a practically Role Playing format. This wasnt the case. "Welcome to the realm" one of the mods had typed. "Thank you very much", said Daniel trying to automatically get on everyone's good side. "what brings you here?" the mod asked. " i have some questions" Daniel said " i think i might be a vampire." Imediately Daniel started to notice the remarks the others were saying such as: "Here we go again", "Oh great", or his favorite "Ah damn, another noob". Daniel had realized something different about this bunch. They weren't meant to be screwed with.
"well what makes you think you are a vampire?" the mod asked. Daniel answered with probably the worst answer yet. "I have the power to 'feed' off of peoples aura, i dont sleep at night and i am an amazing lover." The mod laughed and said, " well that doesn't sound anything like a vampire."
At this point Daniel was confused so he said the only other thing that he could think of. "Not to mention the fact that i NEED blood". The mod said, " well you may have a blood lust but other than that i don't see any reason to believe that you are a vampire." At this Daniel was shocked. " Do you know what the definition of a REAL vampire is?" the mod asked. Daniel had finally remembered the mod's username. It was Lyniathin. "No i suppose I do not, Lyniathin" he replied. "A vampire is a normal person that just has an energy defficiency. We dont have fangs, or superpowers, and not all of us drink blood." Daniel was bewildered. And for the first time that night he actually thought to himself, " wow...real vampires. This is just like a fairy tale come true." However, after he had learned more about thee vampires, he had seen that their lives weren't all that great. Still, Daniel continued to bug them about how he wanted to be a vampire only for them to tell him that you couldnt be turned. Daniel had started he course of his new life.
For the next couple of months, Daniel had learned a great deal of things from his new friends he had found in the chat. He had learned a lot about energy and telekinesis. He was never really that great at it. After many months of wanting to be something better than the average person, he had actually found out that he was a therian. He had noticed, for a while now, changes in his attitude and his dreams that had always seemed so real. In his dreams he was a coyote that hunted, mated, and survived in the deserts of Arizona. He had brought these things up to a member i chat and had realized that he was a therian. These people had taught him many things. Among these things was merely to ust be yourself. Even though he was bummed to not be a vampire, a therian was better that nothing. Daniel had often thought about the coincidence of him finding that chatroom and then mysteriously turning out to be a therian. He started to like who he was , however. Daniel attended school regularly and eventually found a girl named Lauren that claimed to be a sanguinarian vampire. He had asked her if he could be her donor and she accepted. The first day of there newly found friendship Daniel decided to donate to her. "Now for the time of truth",he thought " now i can se what all the fuss is about". He sat upon a chair at the computer and took a scalpel he had taken from the school science lab. He ran the blade across his skin causing blood to poor out of his shoulder. Lauren put her lips to the wound and drank. Daniel was in shock and pain. This experience was painful physically and emotionaly. What had he done? What if she wanted only his blood from now on and he wouldhave to donate to her for the rest of his days? Daniel was scared and worst of all she was done feeding and he was still bleeding. "you need to go to the hospital" Lauren said," i dont want you to bleed to death. That cut looks deep". Daniel was terrified but answered, " aww dont you worry I will be just fine, hun." Indeed Daniel was not fine and was in the E.R. before he knew it. "what happened here?" the doctor had asked. Daniel said, "I dont know, i must have run into something sharp." So the doctor patched him up and sent him home after a couple of hours.
The next day didnt go well either. Daniel was talking to Lauren on the phone and she gave him bad news. "Your blood has done nothing for me", she said "i STILL have a massive headache." Daniel became all distraught and decided he was going to go for a walk. When he stood up he got light headed, stumbled back, tripped over the computer chair and knocked himself out cold. After he got home from te doctor (yet again) he decided to lay down. He dreamt of a man coming to him and said,"you are not doing to well with yourself young man." Daniel had noticed the man's age and said " excuse me sir, but do i know you?" Theman just laughed and said, "no probably not, no one ever knows who i am." then for the rest of the dream he was running away from the man trying to find a coyote.
Two weeks later. Daniel awakens with a blistering headache. "wow" he thinks, "that is one massive headache." Daniel got into the shower, got dressed, and took some allergy meds and went to school. At schoos he had managed o make a few friends. One of his friends was Andrew. Andrew was an odd character that was just a clutz. He just flat out didnt pay attention to anything because he figured he was too smart for life. This was one of Andrew's days. He was playing with a pen trying to carve the desk. Daniel watched and wondered why someone would carve in a desk. it just seemed ridiculous to him. Next thing Daniel knew, there was a crack of platic, a yelp of pain, and the pen had lodged it's way into Andrew's hand. Danel got up, grabbed Andrew's injured hand, and went with him to the nurse to get the pen out. After they reached the nurses office, the nurse had told Daniel to go back to class an Andrew would be fine. Daniel just shrugged and started to walk to class. He then noticed an odd, burning-like sensation on his hand and looked down. He had realized the blood that was still there. He raised his hand to his face and his head SEARED with pain. He began to feel the blood, almost become one with the blood and felt a sudden urge just do taste it. He went back to that cold february night where he had leanted all about the vampires and what they needed blood for. The thought hit Daniel in the face like a shaolin monk.He stuck his tongue out and licked the blood from his hand. Then, just as he had realized what he was doing he stopped, and went to the bathroom to wash his hands.
Over the coarse of the next few days, Daniel noticed these migranes hurting so bad that he could hardly see. He had forced himself to believe he wasn't a vampireand that he was possibly going crazy. He went to the doctors and they perscribed him with multiple different perscriptions of migrane meds and pain killers. None of which had ever worked. Daniel then went to his only alternative. In the vampire chat, Daniel told of his delimma and two very smart, helpful vampires had told him what to do. "no one LIKES to live with it." one of them had said. "Just take some caffiene pills for now, hun" Youngster told him. They told him that everything would be ok and that he was probably going crazy over nothing. "Yea and to think," he said " i came here wanting to be turned... and now look at me. terrified to death of being a vampire."
Two nights later, Daniel was staying the night with a friend. "I have something to tell you" Daniel told him. "whats that?" his friend replied. "I think i might be a vampire". Daniel's friend, David, already knew about the real vampires and what they were. "well" said David," only one way to find out, bro" and with that David pulled out a knife and put a cut right across his arm making it bleed like crazy. "drink up"he said, "before i change my mind." Daniel leaned forward and drank from david arm. The headaches coming to an end, and the voices of his self concious laughing at him and saying "the donor has become the donee", "now look what you've become". Daniel finished feeding and came to his senses. He knew what he was. He wanted to be unique, and unique he was. A coyote therian and a sanguinarian vampire. "what a coincedence" he thought, "If i wouldn't have ever gone on that site, i never would have found out what i am". He knew who he was now, and he chose to stand beside it and walk in the valley of darkness... as a sanguinarian.
Listen to me young one, I have a story to tell you and to pass onto whoever you wish. This story is called the demon and the angel, and I am the angel. Here we go: I opened my eyes and looked to find that I was laying in a meadow or field. I sat up on my knees and looked around. I was surrounded by flowers of all colors and beautiful butterflies flying around me. When I stood up, a little gust of wind blew my long blonde hair, ruffled my dress, and blew pieces of straw out of my hair. I walked through the meadow a bit and stretched my large bird-like wings. It grew dark and began to rain, but no ordinary rain, it was blood rain. My white dress began to turn red, so I reached for my sword remembering what God told me. He said if it rains blood that means The Devil or his demons are near. My wet sleeves got in the way, and when I looked up, a fireball came dropping out of the sky. It crashed into the ground and when it made impact, it made me fly backwards hitting the ground hard hurting one of my wings. A rock cut me across the cheek making it bleed. When I sat up on my knees my blood dripped down my cheek and neck. I stood up and saw standing before me a large male demon wearing black clothing. I reached over and tore off my sleeves, now wearing a strapless dress I pulled out my sword. The demon spoke to me in a deep tone, "Do you seriously think you'll be able to fight me and bring me down?" I glared at him and said only one word, "Yes." "So be it" said the demon " I'm sure your death won't be in vein, so I suggest you get ready for The Angel of Death to come and get you." He reached over to his waist and pulled out his sword and pointed it at me. I could see him well now in the glow of his red and black sword. He was tall, strangely hansome, had large black bat-like wings, dark hair, and very muscular. He looked me over a few times and lowered his sword. Then out of nowhere he leaped at me and caught me off guard. I was knocked over by him, but he was somehow thrown 40ft from me. The demon landed on his back breaking one o f his wings. I sat up on my knees and standing in front of me was a female demon dressed in a purple dress, black boots, dark purple hair, red eyes and large bat-like wings. "You look pathetic for a powerful angel sent by God to retrieve this scroll," she said while lifting up her hand. In her hand was a rolled up tattered piece of paper. " The Deomon-Angel scroll!" I yelled. "Yep" she said. "My name is Lucinda, powerful demon related to The Fallen Angel Lucifer. His blood runs through my veins and mine through the child I bare," said Lucinda. My eyes widened and I stood up (picking up my sword as well) ready to fight. " as if you'll be able to fight me in your condition" said Lucinda. She opened her wings and took off towards a volcano. Just as I was about to take off, the demon stopped me and said "She is too powerful, if you try to fight her alone you will end up in the volcano or stabbed at her feet." "So what are you saying?" I asked. Are you saying I am weak?" "No", he said "What I am saying is team up with me and afterwards we can kill each other for the scroll later." I nodded my head " I agree, lets team up." After the demon put his bones back in place we flew off. When we arrived Lucinda jumped out from behind the rock and stabbed the demon in the side. He bent over in pain, but stood up and stabbed Lucinda in the stomach. I finished her off, by stabbing her in the heat. The scroll almost fell into the volcano, but I caught it and flew away. When I reached the abandoned city I landed by an abandoed building and fell asleep. I was awaken by footsteps and I jumped up and discovered that I had my sword to God's throat. I handed him the scroll and I followed, but he stopped me. "You shall not be returning to heaven" said God. "Why?" I asked and he said because I had teamed up with the demon. After he left the demon came walking up to me with Lucinda's boddy. He dropped her body and knelt in front of me. He then whispered the one thing that sent a shiver down my spin. He said "I love you." After that he walked out into the middle of the street and The Devil appeared. He pointed at me and said " I will return for you on Jugement Day." After that I never saw the Devil again. What was that young one? Oh! What happened to the demon? He comes around ever now and then to check up on me, as well as watch over me. It's been 30years and I'm still on the run. I have to tell you a secret. Right now I bare the demon's child and I will be having him soon. Sounds like The Devil is coming I have to go, make sure you pass on my story for me. See ya later young one.
I am the pale skinned beauty of my modern
age, yet I am stuck within the past. My
mortality fell away when I was turned into
what I have become now. Somehow I am
beautiful yet I am damaged goods, without
life in my veins and no warmth beneath my own
cold flesh.
I roam rain soaked streets, at the dead of
night, the moon shines bright, to lighten my
porcelain surface. My hair is a rich dark
coloured red and when the wind blows through
it, it softly ripples like an untamed maroon
sea, angered by the inhabitants below.
When I open my lips, I reveal blades of white
pearl fury, sharp and deadly, like knives. To
a mere mortal it would startle you, make you
fearful, yet also allured or attracted. I am
the extreme, the pure essence of darkness,
with an unexplainable lonesome life where I
am hardly even seen breathing.
You notice the perfection, the scary way I
glare rather than stare, and you feel these
eyes pierce you like individual pins. Now I
have taken you, and you are nothing more than
my prey and like a wolf to a deer I am
gaining on you. You look behind, over your
shoulder, in obvious, quivering, fear.
I am mourning, yet I am not sorry. I have a
tendency to feel remorse for my victims, but
also I understand that I need to keep myself
alive. My veins pump a little more frequent
now and my thoughts warp like I am on some
sort of desirable drug. By far I am the who
is the most addicted.
A strange energy fills me entire body, like
the drug is seeping into my very soul.
Suddenly I dash for it, and wrap myself
around this victim, and then, Crunch! The
oozing mass of red gushes like poetry from
the poets mouth. This unfortunate body of
this lifeless being, which i now lower softly
to the dampened ground, is twitching ever so
slightly. A crimson blanket lays on the
floor, surrounding my inner wolfs dinner.
Then after the silent whimpers, of the caught
prey have died. This place becomes a ghost
town. You can hear a pin drop if you listen
carefully. Not a soul in sight, as I walk
away not even slightly disgusted, as I have
been here before. My brocade velvet trench
coat wipes across the damp floor and the
sound of my boots ring out on the cobbled
street like a warning to not cross me. The
hazy mist a whirl of white through this never
ending story.
I see the daylight arise from the ashes of
midnight. So I flee because there is one
thing I am frightened of. Daylight, Yes, you
guessed it right, I am the one and only
original immortal. I am the legendary,
extraordinary Vampire.
Part One.
she walked into the tavern, hooded, she likes her secrecy..
she stops at the bar. and pulls down the hood of her cloak.
"may i get you something m 'lady?" the tender asks
"m 'lady?" he repeats..
her eyes have wondered to the far dark corner of the bar..a man sits leaning against the wall..looks as though he's asleep, but seems to be staring in her direction..
"uh, yes. one drink please", she says to the tender..
her voice is hushed barely noticeable, soft and low.
the tender leaves to fill her order. she sits on the nearest stool facing the counter. she can still feel his gaze on her..
the tender arrives with her drink and sets it in front of her.
"can I get you anything else?"
"no, thank you" she says
"can I interest you in a room for the night, it' awful dangerous for a little lady like you to be out at night in these parts"
"no, I'm fine thank you"
the tender goes to tend to other customers..
she starts to feel uncomfortable after a few short minutes..her foot starts to shake as though anxious to move again..
she finishes her drink, places her money on the counter and leaves hoping as quietly as she came..
she travels the long dirt road until she feels out of site by other people..then she turns into the forest.
she takes a breath as the dirt road and all signs of civilization become little more than a memory..
she walks, continuously, past a large meadow, through forest until she reaches a clearing, with a beautiful small body of water with a water fall.
it's a gentle fall..not rough water..not too cold, not too warm..
she searches for her tree..
she finds a large tree with its roots hollowed out at the bottom which forms an almost underground cave..
she drops off her small canvas bag..she backs away from the tree and turns to the water..
she's mesmerized by the water's beauty and traqility..
she takes a breath of relief..but freezes before letting it out..
there's a scent in the air..it's not her own..
she moves quickly from her tree and the water..looking, searching for the source, this disturbance..
when she feels she is far enough from her home, she freezes and searches with all her senses for the intruder..
a noise comes from behind her..
she rounds quickly..only to the feel of wind as the being evades her.
she searches and searches but cannot catch even the sight of the intruder.
"who are you, what do you want here?" she asks firmly..
no answer..
"you are not permitted here, this is not your territory!" she continues
"not my territory, huh?" the voice is deep, calm and right behind her..
she can feel his breath on her neck..
she does not turn on him..he's human..more specifically..he's the man from the corner of the tavern..
"i do not wish you harm, m 'lady," he continues, "but you've interested me the moment you walked into that tavern"
"you've followed me all this way, and you expect me to believe you mean me no harm?" she replies
he lets out a sigh, and steps back. she turns on him..almost a snarl in her face..but their eyes meet, her face softens and she quickly looks away..
"you seemed to have come from nowhere" he says..
"yeah well, maybe I like it that way"
"you can't mean that...are you not lonely?"
"no, leave me.."
his face looks very puzzled..but he listens and he walks away..
she sighs relief and goes back to her tree..she surveys the area being sure there are no other disruptions and she enters her den.
she curls up into a ball and falls to sleep.
she wakes a few hours later and emerges from her den..the sun seems to have gone down some time ago..
she goes to the water pool and takes a drink..she looks around once more..nothing seems disturbed..
she move back behind a bush and slowly undresses..
naked, she walks into the cool water and slowly moves toward the water fall..
he awakens from his slumber. he never truly left.
he looks beyond the bush he's found shelter behind and sees a beautiful, seemingly glowing water hole..he notes movement in the water..and can't help but stare in awe of the beauty his eyes have stumbled upon..
her pale skin glowing and beautiful in the light of the moon and water, her breath light and like steam.
he is fallen. he continues to watch as her grace and elegance engulf his senses, he's overtaken by wonder and awe.
she moves from the pool, slowly..he watches.
he cannot believe his eyes.
as she nears the shore, she changes..seems to morph into another creature..a wolf..a young healthy beautiful female wolf, her fur barely white..a grey wolf, but far from plain grey in color.
she shakes off the rest of the water, goes back to the bush and moves her clothes into her den..she goes off into the forest
he follows her silently. and at such a distance as to not be noticed by her keen senses.
she unknowingly leads him back to the meadow. wild flowers and small animals rule this area..a few deer and larger peaceful animals appear from time to time but not for long..
she creeps slowly towards a small patch of grass..
at first he is unsure why she is so low to the ground..why she seems to creep..
quickly she lunges and out of the grass, bolts a small white rabbit..
as fast as she can, she chases it down and kills it by snapping it's neck with her powerful jaws and sharp teeth..
she lays the rabbit down, and lays her head down before it, as if in respect for the rabbit's sacrifice..she carries it off into the forest and eats it. any remains she buries.
after her meal she returns to the meadow and relaxes in the grass as she cleans off her mouth from the blood of the rabbit..
she lays her head down, under the light of the moon, she is relaxed, calm, the wind caressing her fur. she closes her eyes.
thinking she is asleep, he drops down from a tree. his feet hit the ground with a soft thump..
her head raises quickly..has she heard him?
she sniffs the air...she seems frightened..she sniffs the ground and wanders towards him..
he does not move.
it's not him..she quickly runs to her left. as fast as she can she bounds to the forest for cover..
a gun shot sounds, loud through the undisturbed forest..
silence.
he hears a loud snarl. a man scream, a loud whine. he watches as a man, limping as fast as he can, runs from the forest, through the meadow and towards the road (he will not make it far).
he realizes something must be wrong..he rushes to where he last saw her go..
he finds her on the ground..blood pouring from her right paw..she's been shot.
he goes to her side and takes a closer look at her paw..
a low growl comes from her chest..
he hears the words "leave me."
he looks in her large brown eyes, and wonders if it was her.
"I told you to leave!" she snarls as she attempts to lunge at his face, mouth opened..he steps back slightly..she stumbles, whines, then hits the ground.
"you weren't going to really bite me, were you?" he asks..
she gets up, and limps toward her tree.. "I want you to go."
he stands until he is sure she has moved far enough away..he follows her..she goes to the water..she attempts to wash her wound..she falls to the ground with her paw in the water..
he slowly comes up to her..takes a cloth from his shirt and gently rinses her paw..
she bares her teeth slightly, but submits to his kind touch.
"why do you help me?"
he says nothing..
"tell me why..you will never be a part of my pack, why do you show such care to me"
"because, you're such a beautiful creature"
"that's not good enough!" she pulls her paw from him..and limps to her den..she goes back to human form, dresses herself and lays her head on her cloth bag and cloak.
he enters her den, uninvited..
"I should rip your head off for that" she says quietly
"you should rest" he says, as he takes her hand softly into his and wraps it with a clean cloth.
"who are you, ranger?" she asks..
he doesn't answer..he finishes with her hand and lays on the opposite side of the den..
"I hope this helps you feel a little better" he says..
he falls asleep first..or seems to..both out of territorial instinct and pain, she does not sleep for a while..she stares at him through the darkness..
she slowly slips into sleep.
he wakes, and watches her to be sure she is ok..she shivers slightly..
he moves to her side and lays with her..she flinches slightly at his foreign touch, but relaxes and submits to his warmth and good intent
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Part Two (I completely forgot I wrote this one)
The Darkened Forest (cont)
a bit of sunlight has made it past the canopy of the forest and filters in through the entrance of the den.
he slowly opens his eyes and wakes, to find that she is not there with him..
concerned, he rushes out to see if she is near.
he looks behind the bushes, in the water and all around..
she's nowhere to be seen..
"she'll be back" he thinks to himself..he takes his own pack and heads to the tavern outside the forest..
she returns to the den in wolf form, limping slightly.
he's not here. part of her wonders where he has gone..but she does not allow herself to think about it for long..this is her territory, her home, anyway.
he was not welcome here.
she leaves once again in search of berries or a few stray mice to snack on..
he returns, pack full of bread, and some fruits and vegetables..
he sits outside the den, looking out onto the small body of water, remembering that first night he saw her...
she returns after her morning snack, she glances in a direction far from where they are, thinks to bare her teeth slightly, but turns into her den instead. he does not notice.
there's a familiar scent within the den..she looks for it, and finds a piece of bread in her canvas pack..he must have left it..
she sighs and wonders what to do with it..she stares at it not very long, when he walks into the den.
"you're suppose to eat it" he says teasingly
she's only comfortable when she's not confined to one place, she spends most of her time wandering the forest, and marking her boundaries by rubbing her body against trees or excreting her bodily wastes, as all wolves do.
she stops in the meadow to admire the sky as the sun begins to set..he watches from the edge of the trees.
she is a beautiful creature, wolf or human, he thinks to himself..
dusk comes quickly in the forest..
she comes to the front of the den, to him napping in the dirt..
she steps over him, being sure to tap him lightly with her back paw in an attempt to wake him and heads to the water hole.
he merely rolls over at her touch.
she looks over and sighs
he opens one eye and notices her attention move from him back to the water..he smiles and gets up.
"so what do you do around here?", he asks.
"whatever you want, just don’t mess with anything" she replies.
"I'm going go see what I can hunt or see what's edible around here" he says and walks off silently..
he's gone for a little while when there's a loud crash within the forest..
she hears it, and rushes to the meadow..
he comes running out of the forest, gasping for breath
"what was that?", he asks
"I don't know" ,she says "go back to the den"
she rushes into another part of the forest close to where he came out..
"like I'm going to let you have all the fun" he says to himself and chases after her
she reaches a small clearing the moon shining brightly through the trees.
she sniffs the air, the scent of sulfur, and electricity fill her nostrils..
she changes to human form
"who's there" she yells into the darkness
silence. a few branches rustle just above her..
she jumps up to the branch where the sound came from..she looks around
"you'll never find me"..a voice calls out
she hops to another branch
"over here" a figure appears behind her and pushes her from the trees..
she lands on the ground, face in the dirt..
an arrow flies through the air and hits the figure before it can disappear again.
it stumbles and appears in front of him.
the face full of wrinkles, typically a sign of wisdom, inner beauty and strength, now more a sign of the evil dwelling within this shell.
her eyes cold, gray, almost black. emotionless.
the arrow that had once pierced her, now was jammed into his stomach
"it's not good to play with sharp objects"
she gets up from the ground, in wolf form he pounces on the woman, pinning her to the ground.
"what do you want! you don't belong here!"
"oh, you must know", the woman says "I want you dead, my dear", the woman says with a grin and disappears from under her.
she quickly rushes to check on him
"are you alright?"
"yes", he replies as he breaks the end of the arrow ,she turns to human form and helps him to stand and face the darkness.. "who, or what is that?" he says, trying to hide his pain.
"I'm not sure," she says
"oh you don't remember, my dear?" the voice echoes through the forest
she freezes..
"what?"he asks, with concern
"she's an evil witch..she..she's not your problem"
"you know her?"
"oh, my dear boy," the voice echoes again, "I raised her"
she closes her eyes as if reliving a painful memory
"you need to go, go get yourself some medical attention"
"I can't leave you"
"go!"
he rushes away as fast as he can, but not towards civilization, as she would want, but back to the den..
"show yourself, wretch!" she shouts into the darkness when she is sure he's out of sight.
slowly the woman appears in front of her..
"why are you here?"she asks the witch
"I told you, I want you dead"
"why"
"you weren’t meant to live"
"you can't mean that"
"I do"
a high pitched screech comes to her ears and a flash of light comes to her eyes and all is black..
"hey", she hears a familiar voice "wake up, you ok?"
her eyes slowly open to the sight of his worried, caring face..
"where'd she go?"
"don't worry about her..she must have thought you were dead"
"what?"
"don't worry about it, she's gone", his voice quiets, "just rest, ok?"
her eyes close again
she wakes once again
she hears a crackling sound and dancing lights outside the den..she tries to sit up but a splitting pain engulfs her body..
she lets out a bit of a groan and lays back down
he comes in
"easy, that was some electric shock, she hit you with" he says and he helps her up..
she pulls slightly away from him and goes back to wolf form..
she seems more comfortable this way..
she steadily and slowly moves out of the den to the water hole..he has a fire going outside..she reaches the water, the moon seems dull on the water this night..she looks into the water
her face scratched up
her body burned and bandaged..she squints her eyes closed and turns to him, back to human form..
he stands in front of her..
"you're beautiful" he says, hoping to make her smile
..she opens her eyes..
"you should never have stayed with me", she says as her eyes grow cold and wet..
"what did I do wrong?" he asks
"nothing,..you just..you know too much, about me, about this place.."
"shh" he says and places his finger lightly on her lips.. "you don't mean that, do you?"
she looks him in the eyes, her eyes beginning to look distant and even more wet..she rushes around him and back into the den..she hides..
he puts out the fire, and goes into the den with a piece of cooked fish from the water hole and a some bread
he hands her the food, "here, just please eat"
he moves away from her. he starts eating a little of his own food..
she slowly picks up the food offered to her and sits next to him, staring at the ground.
"why is it I can understand you when you're a wolf?"he asks
"I'm not sure, I just want to talk, and it comes through my mind, to your ears...I think..", she replies
silence
"so, who was she?" he asks
she sighs and replies coldly "her name is Scerta, she was our village shaman, supposedly our old kindly healer. she aided my mother in birthing me..she was like a grandmother. but, I was only a few months old when she saw something in me, something she feared, she warned my parents and when they refused to kill me, she made it her life to make me suffer. she killed my parents one morning when I was three while I was out playing in the fields. I had come home and everyone in the village surrounded her, hoping for answers as to why my parents had died, she lied to them..she said I had killed them in their sleep. that I was dangerous. I had no idea what she meant. next thing I knew, I was being chased out of the village, she was the only one who wanted to kill me..the others liked me, they were just confused and angry. I grew up in this forest, I learned to change and hunt..this is my home"
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