Jocelyn and Zion had stayed a while before they left. The house was empty afterward. I sat on the couch, lost in thought. Solomon was having a shower, and I could hear the water droplets crash on his body from here. It was unique but uncanny.
That was what the power felt like. That was how we have felt for almost a thousand years. Tomorrow would make it a thousand years since we became vampires. Tomorrow would mark the day our lives changed forever. I blamed our mother and Solomon for what they had done to me. I never wanted this kind of life. They knew what was going on. Philomena had to Solomon about becoming a vampire, and he had agreed.
I knew nothing about it. I was told to go to the cave and wait for them. I was forced into this life by them. And now I was the menace the whole supernatural world dreaded. All because of the greed of my family. I didn't blame them, though. I understood why Mother did so. She wanted us to be together forever after our dad died
I woke up and looked at my surroundings. It was vast and empty. There was nothing in sight. It reminded me of the scene I was in before the dagger woke me up. I was in a desert, and there was nothing in sight.I tried recalling everything that happened before I found myself. I tried recalling, but I was blank. Then everything came back fast. I held my head in pain as the memories rushed in quickly. It felt like I was having an intense migraine. The pain eased slowly, and my breathing relaxed.I remembered everything that had happened. Solomon and I were drinking at "The House of Delusions."Silas came in and joined us. He was the vampire hunter, and he had the stake from a red sycamore tree in his hand as he told us his story. We had slaughtered his whole village in a rampage. We had killed his wife and his children. He was seeking revenge, and he got it.He had stabbed me in the heart with the stake. I had taken the place of Solomon. It was so selfless of me. If
I jerked up from my slumber with a gasp. My heartbeat raced a little before it plummeted back to normal. I looked around, observing my surroundings. I was in a coffin and well-dressed in a black suit. I was perplexed at what was going on. I was sure that everybody had concluded that I was dead. I wondered how Hope felt when she heard the news.I exited the coffin and straightened my clothing, clearly uncomfortable in the suit. I watched Solomon and Zack zoom into the room. Solomon stared at me in surprise, like he was staring at a ghost. After some moments, he rushed to me and hugged me tight.I winced as he hugged me tight. I was weak and starving. I recalled everything that happened while I was out. I was in hell and was made to watch all the bloody memories. I was made to relieve all the tortures I had made people go through. It was not nice, and I had to act guilty so I would be allowed to leave."I cannot believe this,"Solomon said as he let me go."
"I don't understand?" I asked, puzzled at what Solomon just told me. He said that he had forgiven me. It was good news to my ears, but I wanted to know why he forgave me after everything I had done to him. I had killed his lover and also stole another from him, which was Hope. "You have redeemed yourself," he answered. "You have shown me that you are worthy of my forgiveness. You have also shown me that you still have a little good in you." I still didn't understand what he meant. What was he driving at? That was what was on my mind. "How?" I asked. Solomon sighed and dished me a smirk, shaking me slowly.
1137 AD.I wiped the blood off my chin after I dropped the last body to the ground. We had destroyed a whole village again. I, my mother, and Solomon. It was becoming a habit now, and I felt if we continued going at this rate, we could wipe out the entire human race.We had been slaughtering villages, week after week, trying to subsidize the demonic hunger that raged within us. Suzana had told us the hunger would be gruesome, but the way we ate had passed the expectation we had in mind. We were brutal, heartless, and with no emotions. The only thing that ran constantly in our heads was the bloodlust.Philomena, my mother, turned and looked at us. Her chin was dripped with blood, and her long scarlet hair fell to her waist. I looked like a replica of her,
I followed them on the chariot to the castle. Some guards were waiting there too. It seemed like the whole palace was expecting us. I gulped hard, realizing that we had drawn more attention to ourselves than expected.A man came out from the castle and walked down the stairs gently. He was the king. I got down from the horse and opened the chariot, and Mother walked out with Solomon. She looked completely startled too."You wanted to blend in. Here you go, Lady Victoria, I said in my mind."Watch your tongue, Desmond. Do not forget I was the one that conceived you! She replied ruthlessly.I chuckled slowly."Lady Victoria!" The king exclaimed as he came.
I didn't expect to see her. I thought she was gone forever. I thought she had been caught by the vampire hunter and staked to death. I didn't expect her to be standing at my door and pretending like she cared about me. She was dead to me. I could never forgive her for what she had done to me. Never."What are you doing here?" I asked rudely."I see you have not changed a bit, Desmond," she commented."Do not push me, Philomena. What do you want?" I asked again.She sighed. She should have known how she would be treated if she ever came closer to us. She had abandoned us at that castle and had fled since then. She had never shown her face until today."I cam
*** A knock came on the door, and I got downstairs quickly. The last time I opened the door for someone, it was the woman I used to call Mother. She had expected me to forgive her. She didn't know that I was still so cold-hearted. I opened the door, and it revealed Jocelyn with Zion. I used to see them together every time. Didn't they ever get tired of being with each other at every second of each day? It was completely strange to me. "We finally found a spell to destroy the stake," Jocelyn announced. I smiled broadly. Finally, we could get rid of the stake forever. I had tried to destroy it by incineration, but it didn't work. I forgot that Suzana made it and couldn't be destroyed that easily.
I stood on Hope's lawn, glad I could finally be free with her. She was finally mine, and I was hers as well. We both made that possible with the sex we had. Though I didn't feel it was right, I was glad we had done it. Her lips were so soft and enticing. I closed my eyes, and the feeling returned.I walked up to the porch afterward and knocked on the door. The door opened, revealing her. She was dressed in a big sweater with a hood and a pair of shorts which seemed to have been covered by the sweater. Her hair was tied back into a ponytail. Overall, she looked beautiful."Desmond?" She called. "Come inside. It's snowing heavily."I smiled and moved into the house. I realized that she was the only person that could take me out of my gloomy mood. My mother was back yesterday,
"Father!" Faith screamed.My eyes widened for some moments. I was breathing heavily. I looked at my chest, and I could see the hole in there. It was pathetic how I was dying. After everything that had happened, after everything I had been through, I wasn't going to get the happy ending. I didn't deserve it, to be honest. I was paying for my past sins. Karma had finally caught up with me.I looked up at the sky and noticed it was twilight. I smiled as I admired the beautiful view. It was probably the last thing I was going to see. Who would have known that it would have come to this? I had promised to keep everybody alive and had failed. Jocelyn was dying beside me."Father," Faith said, arriving in front of me.I lo
Solomon shook my hand firmly and smiled at me. I was surprised at this. We were back home, and I was about to pour myself a glass of alcohol. I would need it because we would match down to the woods until we could find Suzana. Today was the day. We had to defeat her, or there was no way we would stand a chance against her once again.I realized why Solomon was shaking me. It was because of the treaty I had made with the werewolves. This treaty had joined the two supernatural species in town together. It was a new beginning for the town. It was sad that Hope and I wouldn't be around to see each other for long. We didn't plan on telling people about it until the battle was over.Hope had gone to her mother's office to tell the police to announce a mandatory lockdown from six tonight till the following day. We didn't want any human bein
I woke up to a high-pitched sound ringing in my ears. I stood up slowly and looked around my surroundings. Everybody was still out. Suzana had blasted us before she left. I turned around and looked for Faith. She was the first person on my mind. I was scared because it seemed like the blast was a distraction from Suzana to pick up Faith and escape. Well, that seemed genuine because I couldn't find Faith on the lawn.Terrified, I zoomed into Hope's body and tapped on it roughly. Hope's eyes opened slowly as they stared at me. She sat up slowly and held her head. She was probably feeling the migraine too. My heart was pounding fast. How was I going to tell her that Faith had been abducted again? And this time, it was under our very noses."What happened?" Hope asked, wincing in pain.
This was the time I had been waiting for. I couldn't hold it any longer. I had to go out with Hope and Faith. We needed a good time to clear the tension hovering over us. The fear of Suzana attacking us had gripped us so badly that sometimes the house would be quiet. Why? Because everybody was looking for a way we could destroy Suzana, but none was found. It had been frustrating, but we hadn't stopped looking. There was still hope. There had to be, or we would all die when Suzana decided to visit us.I had made a treaty finally with Zack. This was something that Solomon had been trying to do when we had first arrived at Winekove. But I had ended it telling him that the werewolves were supposed to live with us, and there had to be no two ways about it. We were at the top of the food chain at that time, and I had assumed that we were the most powerful creatures on Earth. That had been before Si
I was expecting Suzana anytime from now. Or was I just paranoid? This was the perfect moment to spend time with my family. I could take them out. It was even time I told Hope about my plan. If she said yes, we could leave in the next month or two. Probably after we defeated Suzana.I was growing confident that we could beat her. The tremendous amount of power that Jocelyn and Zion had shown me when they defeated Javicia gave me hope. Maybe we did stand a chance against Suzana? Or was I just being delusional? Suzana even had the power to raise the dead. She had raised my father and had used him against us. It wasn't friendly at all. I was used to it. My weakness had been exploited, and I had fallen for it too quickly.Could I blame myself? I loved my father, and the thought of spending eternity with him certainly intrigued me. Suzana
Everybody was in the living room. I, Hope, Solomon, Florence, Noah, mother, Jocelyn, and Zion. They had finally returned from the coven meeting. As leaders of their coven, I couldn't blame them for being absent throughout all that had happened. We eventually killed Silas again. The only thing remaining to make sure he stayed dead forever was to destroy his heart. I couldn't squash it with my hands, so I thought Jocelyn and Zion could use their magic to destroy it.Ever since they had gotten Raven and Theo's powers, they had leveled up tremendously. They were very powerful. I could even say they were as powerful as Javicia, and I hoped they could somehow match up with Suzana if the need for battle ever arose. Suzana was powerful, and I felt nobody could match up with her powers.We watched Jocelyn and Zion as they stood up from the co
It had been days since Silas had last attacked us, and I wondered what he and Javicia were planning. They knew the mansion's location, so it wasn't safe for Faith. They wanted her. Apparently, Suzana had asked them to fetch her. She was a greedy monster, and she needed to be put down.It wouldn't be easy, but there's always a way. Deep down, I knew that everybody had a weakness. It was just a matter of time before we discovered Susana's flaw. But if Suzana did have a weakness, wasn't it possible that somebody would have found it a long time ago? Suzana had been alive probably since the ice age. If there was a weakness, it should have been found by now.I was seated on the couch, trying to console my mother. Solomon was on the other side of her. Florence wasn't still back, and I wondered where she had gone. Noah was missing too, and I
I couldn't believe my eyes. I certainly was dreaming. How could this happen again? This was the second time it was happening before my eyes. My father was dying before my eyes for the second time. Was I cursed? Why did it always have to be me? Father was going, and there was nothing I could do about it.I stared at his eyes as he looked at me, smiling. He was leaving. I was crying because this time he wasn't coming back. He was going forever. Suzana confirmed my hypothesis. Someone had raised Father from the dead, and she had been the one. She had used her father to manipulate me and have her way. I couldn't believe I had fallen so quickly.Was it my fault? I prefer to think not. She knew my weakness; my father. She had used my father to have her way. I had told my father where I had buried Silas's heart. Suzana had fetched it
I was surprised to see her. How was she still alive? She should have died long ago. Well, that was a silly question because Suzana was immortal. If she could create such beings like us, how did her being alive become an issue? She had been alive for a long time, since when the first werewolves were made. That had been thousands of years ago. She seemed like a god to me. For her to manipulate a curse cast by a god, she deserved the title "god," too.My problem was that she was back in Winekove. What did she want? Because she was indeed looking for me and Solomon. It then hit me. The blast that had taken me out, she had been the one who had made it. No wonder the explosion had been so strong. It also reminded me that Suzana was strong, and we couldn't defeat her.I watched her as she walked up to us. Her black hair and crimson ey