PRESENT DAY
It was morning already. The longest night ever had passed. Nicole had imagined it wouldn't. The thunderstorm of the previous night had raged so much, it threatened to make her deaf. She had much more sensitive hearing than humans.
Angela had slept beside her to keep her company and safe. She was still sound asleep at a corner of the bed, as Nicole sat up on the bed.
Charles had slept off on the one seater couch in the room. It seems only she managed to stay awake throughout last night. She guessed it was because a part of her heart was outside, wondering where Lucas was and whether he was safe.
Nicole quietly got out of bed not to disturb the sleeping duel. She tipped toed into the passageway and into th
It didn't take more than a few seconds before Nicole opened the door. She was excited to see him, glad he came to see her so early in the day, he usually came in the night.She flung herself at him as soon as he walked in."It's a pleasant surprise to see you, Lucas", she said happily.Lucas was also happy to see her, he held her tightly in his arms. He was glad she wasn't hurt from last night's thunderstorm."I came as soon as I could", he said, as slowly let her down on her feet."I'm glad you came", she said. It appeared she was getting bored on her own despite having Angela and Charles around.
FLASH BACK"Run!", one of the vampire originals called out, as Silas; the Alpha hybrid ambushed them. He knew he was already a gunner as he accepted his fate with tears."Please Silas, please!" He pleaded but Silas was a ghost of his former self. He barely spoke, barely showed any emotion at all. He was simply a killing machine for the witch and the werewolves.It has been 2 months since he unleashed his terror on the vampire hierarchy.He had started hunting vampire originals close to Dracula's lair, hiding in the shadows. He had killed over a hundred of them in just 2 months and this vampire would be his next victim.Silas sliced him ope
PRESENT DAYThey encountered a fallen tree on their part and needed to scale through. Lucas easily picked her up with both hands, like Nicole supported her arms around his neck as he gently climbed over the tree."Here you go", he said gently, putting her feet back on the ground. It was fun, him carrying her like that, it rang wedding bells in her ears but she quickly had to pay attention to what he was saying."You feel right in my arms", he said, complimenting her.Nicole laughed. That was unexpected."Thank you", she said.They had gotten to an empty bus stop where Lucas wanted Nicole to r
It was now evening and the time had arrived for Alpha White and his werewolf park to bury their dead loved ones. Mildred was standing with the rest of the werewolves as Alpha White stood before them to address them."Tonight, we commit back to the earth our fallen heroes. They were our brothers and sisters, husbands and wives, fathers and mothers. They were our family"."Their deaths were not in vain. Because of their brave acts many of us are still alivetoday and for their great sacrifice, we honor them by paying them our last respect", Alpha White said.It was a time for sober reflection as each werewolf lowered the bodies of their dead into their grave. After they were done and the bodies were covered with sand, A
Mark and Andrew had been waiting for Lucas at their apartment for hours. They couldn't believe he would take as long as he did. They had got busy with doing other stuff they loved doing but they were also looking out for his arrival.They soon heard the door of the apartment open, as someone from the outside with the apartment key unlocked it open. They knew it was Lucas and they stopped the video game they were playing to welcome him while still seated."Hello Mark and Andrew", Lucas said as he walked in. He could tell they really wanted to know what he had been doing all day and where he was coming from."You took a long time scouting around today, hope you found the bounty?", Mark asked.Lucas looked at him and s
Mark was up first as he went on the hunt for the scent of a vampire, it took him longer than expected but he found a group of them 3 in number.Mark took the lead in front while Lucas and Andrew followed closely from behind."Hello pal", Mark said. The words didn't come out exactly as he wanted it. It sounded a bit forced and tempered. The result was the vampires became slightly alarmed but they quickly relaxed as soon as they perceived him and they thought he was human. If he was about to mog them they had their own ideas too."Yeah, what's the prob?", one of the vampires asked daringly. He was waiting for Mark to make the first move before he messed him up or at least he thought he could."There is no problem, I a
Spending time home just to reflect on the loss of part of her family of werewolves and the war between the vampires that started it all made Mildred's mind wander back to Silas.She could remember how Silas terrorized the vampires for more than 2 years after he was raised from the dead as the Alpha hybrid. The vampire hierarchy simply had no idea about how to stop him, they tried several from the early weeks he started hunting them till more than 2 years after to kill him but they failed. In that period he took the lives of more than 5,000 originals but Dracula, his ultimate goal, still proved elusive.FLASH BACK TO THE PASTSilas for weeks have been getting closer and closer to the lair of Dracula, killing hundreds of vampires on it's path. It would take h
Silas was quickly gaining ground on them. He was only a few hundred metres from the rear of the closest vampire who was struggling to get away from death that was on his heels. As long as they kept running Silas knew he had a good chance of killing many of them as far as Dracula himself.He was so distracted by his desire to catch up with them that he didn't realise he had run into a vampire's snare.Dracula had formed a sort of semi circle that allowed the hybrid to come in before the circle was fully closed, trapping him inside and then the real battle could begin.Silas was closing in one the vampires when he suddenly realized he had walked into an ambush. His senses zoned out from his chase and to his surroundings and he picked up the footsteps of vampires encircli
When Lucas arrived at Mildred's house, he could hear her quietly sobbing inside the living room. The door was not shut, it was kept half way open. Mildred apparently was expecting Lucas to come after her. Because she was crying Lucas pleaded with Nicole not to come inside with him to not aggravate the situation even more but he allowed her to stay close enough to the door to hear everything that was going to be said. Lucas knocked gently and went in. "Why are you here with her? To further compound my mystery?!", Mildred asked, not too pleased to see him anymore. "I now know the true reason why you are so upset with Nicole. I wished I had figured it out earlier but I didn't. It took me this long to figure it out but I am sorry I made you suffer", Lucas sa
Dracula had been brutalised by Ambrosia as he got of him, which meant Lucas and his brothers had no more pains to inflict on him but they had one little request before they left."Announce that all vampires in your territory be summoned to court. You have a big announcement to make about Ambrosia and Mary. I am sure your face would have healed up well before they arrived", Lucas said.Dracula's hands were figuratively tied, he was powerless against the vampire hybrids and they were reinforcing their supremacy over him. Dracula gave his General Apollo the go ahead to summon the vampire originals. Apollo was now a shadow of his former self as he had lost all his courage seeing how Ambrosia dealt with Dracula mercilessly and he didn't retaliate for fear of the vampire hybrids. Apollo quickly ran and did as he was tol
"Mark please get to Dracula before they get to him", Lucas said calmly looking at Mark. The chaos was soon going to get to him and he didn't want him to leave until he was ready for him to."Consider it done!", Mark said, as he zoomed off in superspeed. Dracula had no chance of escaping him."Andrew, please seal off all the exits out of this place. Nobody goes out or comes in with my consent", Lucas said."I got it covered!", Andrew said, as he zoomed off in supermood and did exactly as he was told until the whole fortress was secured. No vampire was able to leave because of how fast he was at shutting the doors.Mark and Andrew now had everything covered as Lucas, Nicole, Ambrosia and Mary made their way slow
It was dawn the next day and Lucas was ready to make good his promise to Ambrosia and Mary. He also had other things he needed to accomplish. He knew the truth about how Mildred felt about him and needed to make things straight with her. He had done a lot of thinking through the night and his amazing brain and pieced together why things didn't go according to plan for her. As always Lucas was going to be going with his brothers to Dracula's territory and Nicole would come along with him as well.They were all ready and dressed. Lucas and his brothers had worn their black outfits as if they were going vampire hunting and Andrew was with his small backpack where their masks were kept. Nicole equally wore her favourite colour black to match with those of her fiance and his brothers. They all looked attractive and fierce as they stepped out of the apartment with Lucas holding on to
"But does that mean we won't stop hiding from the vampire hierarchy? Dracula doesn't know we are with you", Ambrosia said. He knew he and his wife could not tag along with the vampire hybrids everywhere they were going to. It was practically impossible, so when the vampire hybrids were not with them how will they be safe?"I'll have that taken care of tomorrow. I'll inform Dracula and his vampires that you are now under my protection. You are now my friend, whatever happens to you or Mary he will answer to me", Lucas said.Ambrosia looked surprised at him. Lucas had just spoken as if he knew and had spoken one on one with Dracula."Oh thank you Lucas, thank you so much. I can come with you when you go to meet him to direct you to his lair", he offered.
Lucas learnt all he could about Ambrosia and Mary as they stayed in their apartment and one thing that stood out for him was that he was the bridge connecting all of them together. He was the link between the witch, the werewolves, the vampire and even the humans. He understood all of them perfectly and he could be the key that could change everything.Lucas had never thought about his role in that light before until now. What he learnt from Mildred was that he was at the top of the food chain and others below them didn't really matter so much.Ambrosia had lived a long life and there was a lot he could learn even from a supposed enemy. Nicole was supposed to be his enemy too as a vampire but through her he learnt how to control his urge to feed on vampires and how to rather drink human blood bags.&
It is now past midnight and again Lord Dracula and a few of his generals have convened at the neutral zone between their territories. Mildred once again kept them waiting as she played her mind games."I hope the others are in place?", Dracula asked. With him was Mathias, Kim and Tasha. Apollo, Cleopatra and Jones had all gone into hiding trying to figure out the hiding spot of Mildred."Yes Lord Dracula", Matthias said. All they were waiting for now was for the witch to show up and she did."Good, you could finally make it and join us!", Dracula said excitedly.Mildred smiled at him. She was still in her translucent form. Her physical body was somewhere else and she was communicating from there
"Do you know who she is?", Lucas said, as he bent some inches away from them, so he was at eye level with them and looked into their eyes just in case they planned to lie to him. If they were truly out to harm Nicole they would try to pull a surprise strike on him, seeing only a few inches separating them or they would try to lie directly to his face. Whichever possibility it was Lucas was prepared for them all."No, we don't. We have never seen her before now!", Ambrosia said, scared to even look Lucas in the face. He had the aura of death surrounding him."And what about you?", Lucas turned, facing the female vampire Mary."Please I do not know her!", Mary begged, almost in tears. She was still holding tightly and pulling on Ambrosia's shirt.
Lucas and Nicole were coming back from the apartment after having a nice time together. They had spent their evening in the central park of the city taking in nature and enjoying each other's warm company. It's been barely over 24 hours since Lucas proposed to Nicole and she had accepted his proposal to marry him. They had fixed their wedding for the following weekend, something lovely but private. Just the 2 of them with Mark and Andrew. Nicole would have loved Angela to come with them but she was nowhere to be found.As they walked into the building hand in hand, both of them happy and smiling, Lucas picked up a strong euphoric smell on the first floor. He was already used to the smell of Nicole, this couldn't be her. He let his sense of smell guide him to his targets and when he opened his eyes he saw two couples ahead of them making their way to the elevator.