Chapter 16 ADRIA’S POV I looked at the knife in my hand, and wondered how I was going to kill someone. It was going to be hard for me as I had never done anything like this. “Adria.” I heard a soft voice call out my name, and the breeze caressed my back. I gasped in shock and looked around as swift as I could. I licked my lips in fear and widened my eyes to be at alert to catch a glimpse of any move of my opponent. “Who are you? And why do you keep calling my name?” I questioned as I looked left and right, and then back and front. Then I heard a laughter that seemed like it was sounding faraway. “Do you really intend to kill me? I didn’t decide to kill you when you got here, but you have the guts to come at me first. Can you really handle me? Can you get my blood!” The voice blurted out curtly. “I…I don’t want to. I really don’t want to, but how do I do it? My time is running out, and if I fail this task, I may never be able to make it out of here alive. I do not even know wher
Chapter 17 ADRIA’S POV My heart began to beat fast without rest, and I began to drag my body back little by little. But the Great Vampire’s steps seemed faster than the pace at which I moved. But to my surprise, the Great Vampire only picked up the book that had fallen, which was beside me. Even as she picked up the book, I still felt like my heart was going to pop out of my chest. The three Vampires rushed in, looking like they feared that she had seen me. But to me, it seemed like she didn’t see me. She couldn’t purposely ignore me as she looked like a really thirsty vampire. Even Veronica, Valerie, and Victoria, looked as surprised as I was. The Great Vampire had passed me by, and placed the book in a vacant space in the bottom shelf. They gazed at me and then gazed at the Great Vampire, and I could tell that they were wondering what had just happened. “Oh, my goodness. She can’t see me.” I thought to myself happily. “I guess you aren’t ready to fix up the ladder.” The Great
Chapter 18 ADRIA'S POV. I blinked after hearing that statement and you can't imagine what happened in that single blink. I blinked only to open my eyes and meet myself somewhere different. A rock dropped in my tummy, and I took a step back, turning around as wind blew my hair into my face harshly. "Gosh." I exclaimed softly as I looked around. Everywhere had a dark atmosphere but I could still see, and my heart began to throb. Where was I? Could I really be in my nightmare? It almost felt like looking into smoke. There were trees around but they were only a few and they rustled to the sound of the wind. All around me was a vast piece of land. It somewhat had a resemblance to a desert for I was standing on sand which was definitely a few feet deep. The trees all gave an eerie aura. It felt like they were all staring at me and the wind continued to howl in my ears, shouting and communicating words I couldn't understand. I didn't want to stay there. I wanted to leave. I pushed away
Chapter 19 LUCIEN'S POV. I had not imagined it would bother me as much as that to be worried sick about Adria. She was but a human and I had heard so many cases of humans who died from ailments. I gave another long sigh as I poured water from a jug into my glass. Adria was sick, so her friends told me. That was the reason she had been absent from school, and also the reason I had not seen her for days. I really hoped she would be fine. All of me really wanted to pay a visit but it wasn't professional of a professor to visit a sick student. It was something that would arouse suspicions. Another sigh escaped my lips and I drank the water in the glass in one go, then dropped it a little too hard, making a crack appear in the cup. Then I left the kitchen and went to my living room. I lay down on the couch and closed my eyes. Just a few days and I already missed her as bad as that. And there had still been the unsolved issue of her fear—she was still scared I was going to do somethin
Chapter 20 LUCIEN'S POV. I was horrified as I faced a hideous creature that I hadn't seen in all my life. I couldn't explain the way I felt. Was it fear at having that creature touch me or was it just plain disgust. The creature had a large muscular body frame that could be about three of me put together, but it had the face of a woman and that face was horrible. Her eyes were ink black and seemed to have vivid red veins connecting to it. She had two holes instead of nostrils and instead of teeth, she had worms… Worms protruding out of her mouth, amd floating all around, squirming and looking disgusting. My tummy crawled, totally repulsed by the strange creature. "You. Finish." She said with a growl and in a second, she ran towards me but I already held up my claws and she ran right into them. My hand m0ved back from the force but it still did the job as the horrific woman gave a howl of pain. I was able to escape and get back to my feet immediately she was distracted and I d
Chapter 21 ADRIA'S POV. I fell backwards immediately as a fierce gasp escaped me. I moved back quickly as it had been so close to me, and I lost my balance once more, falling to the floor. At that rate, I couldn't keep count of the number of times I had fallen. I had simply been in a state of continuous shock ever since I had met myself when I was. It felt like building up to a frequency at which it was going to burst, splatter and leave me dead. Standing behind me was a figure in a black hood. It towered over me menacingly, but I couldn't see its face, and just then the wind picked up slowly. Something tickled my hair and I caught it immediately, only to find it was my hair. "Please…" I heard myself whisper as I began to try my best to shift as far away as I could away from it, but my hands were too shaky to hold their ground on the floor. They buckled, and gave way, making me lay flat on the floor. I immediately, sat up, and scrambled to my feet, all the while keeping my eye on
Chapter 22 ADRIA'S POV. I was going down effortlessly, plunging down the tree I had climbed with much effort, and falling to a sure death. My heart was flying as it had left whatever it always sat on and there was that helpless feeling I hated. I shook my legs and arms, screaming and trying to hold onto something but I only got hit by numerous branches bouncing off them until I reached branch which had no other branch underneath it. It meant nothing was going to break my fall. I kept on going down and down at the speed of lightning and finally, I hit the ground with a scream. My breath was seized, and slowly I began to let it go, wondering if I had injured my nerves or they had all died, because I couldn't feel a single thing. It had been a painless fall. I gasped in relief, and waited to see if I was going to feel the pain again but it didn't come. It seemed ridiculous. I could feel tired, exhausted, breathless, and sore but I couldn't feel pain? Just then, I felt something wet,
Chapter 23 ADRIA'S POV. My eyes flew open and I looked at saw my friends who were still staring at me with worry, I tilted my head so I could look at my feet. Daniel's hand was on it and he took it off immediately he realized I was staring at it. "I'm sorry. I thought you wanted to sleep for days again." He apologized, raising his hand, and tears came to my eyes. I began to cry. What had happened to me? "Something is wrong with me." I cried out to them. "Something is wrong with me." I repeated, crying hard. Why was I made to go through all that? What had I gone through all that? I hadn't offended anyone, nor had I stuck my nose up in anyone's business. I was always on my own or with my friends so why did I have to experience all that? Water rolled down the corners of my eyes down to my ears, and I shivered when they trickled inside, but I didn't stop crying. "Adria. Adria, honey what's wrong?" Stacy asked, taking my hand and looking like she was in trouble. "I feel it. Somethin
127ADRIA’S POV.I took it out, and happiness flooded my heart. The happiness I had felt when I had received it.The fact that those memories could be happy memories that I wanted, brought tears to my eyes. I couldn’t remember. Why? Why was I feeling so happy just by seeing a tumbler?Then, as I kept on studying it. The memory had become clear. Lucien had given me the tumbler. I turned to him wondering why he would give me a tumbler, smiling when we were enemies, and then, I recalled his name.With the recollection of his name, everything suddenly hit me like a blast. I recalled lots of faces, and everything about me. I became myself.How had I lost control, and killed those helpless humans? How?And why was I about to kill Lucien?“Lu… Lucien.” I called, but it was so hard to speak. My throat was dry, and unused. He looked at me with relief, and joy flooding his eyes, and I tried hard not to break down.“Lucien.” I called again, and my breath came out in hitches. My hand found his fa
126LUCIEN’S POV.With the speed of lightning, Adria appeared to me, staring at me, with lasers in her eyes. The wolves made to attack, but I held up my hand once more.“No interruption.” I instructed, and Adria struck, trying to slash my neck, but I dodged, and took hold of her hands, turning her the way I always turned her, whenever we fought.“Adria!” I called, but she easily broke out of the lock I had her in, and managed to slash my right arm.It was a deep gash, but that did nothing to me. I was already healing. She thrusted, and I parried. We carried on with that pattern for a long time because I didn’t wish to hurt her, but she became even more violent.“Adria!” I called once more, but she didn’t budge. She raised her claws to slash my neck, but I bent, and wound my leg around hers.She fell backwards, but made it to her feet quickly in a backward roll. “Adria!” I called again, trying to bring her to her senses, but she was too restless, and too fast.It was obvious she was st
125LUCIEN’S POV.I wasn’t the only one, who felt it. Everyone felt it. The wolves, Lycans, and the vampires too.The odd sensation that filled the air. Like something was coming.They all paused one after the other, looking around. So did the wolves, and the Lycans.And it felt like I already knew what was happening, but was too scared to admit it.The vampires on the right began to part, and about half of them bowed, while the other vampires looked irritated.Out of their midst, on the clear path formed, after they all separated, came Adria.The white dress she was wearing was tattered, and covered in blood, but that did nothing to diminish the aura around her, and it didn’t stop her from being beautiful.She walked confidently with her eyes red, and flaming.Her dark claws were out, and longer than I remembered. They looked like they could claw out the human heart in a matter of seconds.It felt like she commanded the air. It hung around everyone, with a feeling of doom. She had fi
124LUCIEN’S POV.“I’m thinking the same thing as you are.” Zayne said, confirming my suspicions.“You think Adria’s the one behind the missing people?” I asked, looking around for the remote controller.“Exactly what I think, and as for the rebel vampires… We’ve finally heard news of them.” He added, and I stopped my search for the remote controller.Watching news I had missed out on, was no longer important at the moment.“Tell me. What are they planning?” I asked.“They are creating an army large enough to defeat all the wolf clans, and humans, together.” He answered, extending the papers embodying his research.“How is that possible? How big would an army have to be to defeat the wolf clans, and humans alike?” I asked, taking out the papers, and skimming through.“A thorough investigation has been done. They’ve sought for vampires all over, and they’ve also turned some humans who have a strong will to kill. As we speak, they’re getting stronger in numbers, and enslaving the vampir
123ADRIA’S POV.I was being sincere. I was tired of fighting, and fighting endlessly. Before it ended in the death of one of us accidentally, I wanted him to close his eyes, and kill me.That was the solution we’d been ignoring. He didn’t want to kill me, with his hands, so he’d been avoiding it.“You’re someone I know as brave. It’ll be over very soon. I’ll rise again, and even if I forget you, my heart won’t forget the face it beats for. When I come to terms with who I am, and accept that I love you, things will be alright again, so please, Lucien. Please…” I begged, still holding his hand to my neck, but he withdrew it, and sighed.“How do you expect me to kill you with my hands…?”“Just do it! Do it! I’m sick of our clashes repeating itself over, and over. Aren’t you sick of it too?” I asked, getting to my feet, and looking at him straight in the eye.“Damn, Adria. We need to think.” He said, placing his hands on the wall next to him, and bowing his head.“We’ve done all the thin
122ADRIA’S POV.I felt sad, and distraught. What thick darkness was threatening to cover our light?Athena went back to tending to Lucien’s arm, and I watched her.“So, what have you come here for?” She asked softly, dabbing ointment on the wound.“Um… we keep on fighting each other. I’m a vampire, and he’s a werewolf.” I replied, watching her intently.“Of course, you keep on fighting each other more than the average wolf, and vampire would fight.” She replied, dropping the wool, and ointment.“Why?” I asked, and she got up from her stool, placing a hand on Lucien’s shoulder, and holding his arm with the other.“Because you both are the strongest of your species.” She replied, setting Lucien’s arm straight, in a single motion.Lucien didn’t make a noise, but the way he squeezed up his face, and looked away, suggested that it had hurt.“What a fine young man.” Athena replied, and moved to me, starting with my head. “You’re the daughter of the vampire Queen. A pure-blooded vampire, an
121ADRIA’S POV.Hope flooded my heart like never before, and we began to make our way, towards the shore. Lucien still couldn’t move his arm, so I had to take him all the way out of the water.Finally, I got out of the water, and pulled him out too.We panted hard, and looked at each other, with sparkling eyes.It had been done. We had survived it. At least that was if there were no more obstacles for us, on the way to Athena’s house.“I think we made it. Athena will grant us a safe path home, after she answers our questions. Lucien! We actually made it!” I squealed, and threw my arms around him.“It’s still too early to celebrate. Let’s get there first.” He replied, stiffly, and I immediately withdrew from him.His shoulder was swollen.“Lucien, did you…?” I was asking, and he began to walk away.“It’s not my first time having a dislocated shoulder. It’s fine. I’ll set it straight.” He replied, dragging himself, tiredly.“Hey. You… you shouldn’t have… you shouldn’t have covered for
120ADRIA’S POV.Fear gripped me hard in my chest, as I watched the large creature. Never, in my life, had I ever seen a creature as large as that.The worst thing about the giant octopus was that it seemed to have eyes everywhere on its body.“Damn.” Lucien muttered, and immediately turned around, pulling me with him. “Swim.”I began to swim, but it was hard. Already, my stomach hurt. The leaves, and cloth Lucien had used to cover my wounds had slipped off, and I wasn’t supposed to be in water, with such a would.Swimming forward was our only option because the water didn’t let us get anywhere near the shore.Just then, a large tentacle landed right between Lucien and me, with a large splash, and we were both driven apart by the force of it.I landed on another tentacle, and my heart threatened to burst out.“Adria! Use your claws!” Lucien said, as I began to rise out of his reach. I got up from the slowly rising tentacle, and tried to jump down, but another tentacle caught me, and w
119LUCIEN’S POV.Things were beginning to get worse. I didn’t know if we could outrun eagles when we were running at human speed, and I feared greatly for Adria who was injured.“Let’s run!” I whispered frantically, even though the eagles didn’t need to hear us to chase us.We began to run, and she winced continuously as she did. Honestly, I was also scared. Not just for myself, but for her. Even though I had promised her mother that I’d bring her back safely, the thing that scared me most was losing her.When she had been dying from my slash the other time, it had felt like the whole journey had ended, and I had lost her, but thankfully, I was able to save her.“Can you run? Will you get on my back?” I asked, holding her hand, tightly.“No, I would rather not slow you down. Besides, if those eagles sweep down low, I’ll be injured first.” She teased, and we continued to run. It was harder because we had to climb, though.Had it been on level ground, we could have been a bit faster. T