LucianIt was a dangerous game I was playing. I had no idea what would happen to Trinity while she was pregnant. However, I couldn’t help but be a bit excited. My wife and I… never got the chance to have children. We hadn’t been married long enough to try for children when she’d been murdered. I left the hospital, hovering above it and waiting. Soon, the cars headed out, carrying Trinity away from the building. I followed, unsurprised that they were going to Mark’s house. I waited to see where they would take her soon. I made sure to push the need for Trinity to keep the child through our bond. Soon, I saw them moving through the rooms of the house and preparing to leave. Mark’s car pulled out of the driveway and headed down the street. Soon after, the other two hunters went to the car down the street and followed. They drove out of the city and into the woods to a small wooden cabin that couldn’t have been built by the church. Other than the silver each of them carried, there wasn’
TrinityI sat on a really uncomfortable chair as the other two hunters pulled up outside and began to pour stuff on the ground. Mark and Vash left me alone in what seemed to be the living room and went into the room at the back of the little house. I went to the window and watched the two other hunters stab silver knives and forks into the ground. They threw water around and chanted, holding their crosses. I guess it was something like blessing the ground. Watching them made me a little queasy. I leaned against the window and looked out into the night. For a moment, I thought I saw Lucian’s glowing red eyes, but a moment later, they vanished. I pressed my hand to my stomach, still amazed. I was pregnant. Lucian and I were going to be parents together. I wondered what vampire marriages were like. A flash of beautiful fabric and two ornate goblets filled my mind. I shuddered and tried to push the memory away. Whatever that memory was about. It didn’t matter. Nothing else mattered but
LucianI watched droves of vampires leave through the gate that had opened. With the gate opened, I could feel Trinity’s state of mind easier. She was frightened, but she didn’t seem to be in danger. A spike of terror rippled through her, and I went stiff. I pushed power into our bond, trying to see what was happening. But all I got were flashes of fear. I saw Mark’s face. I heard gunfire and that woman’s voice shouting orders. There was worry and I pulled on my connection to Mark, trying to get a better sense of what was going on. As I expected, Mark’s vision was clearer. His mind was calmer as he pulled Trinity down a set of dark stairs and started running. There was a sense of urgency. I could hear him counting at a slow, steady pace as they ran. The woman came up behind her and then went past him. I tried to hold on to the connection, but there was too much information coming in across the distance. It stretched and thinned. The only constant thing was Trinity’s fear and the od
TrinityMark picked me up and carried me into another section of the forest. I heard Vash on the phone talking to someone behind us. “The church is on the way. They’ve lost a guy already.”“It’s Lucian,” Mark said, panting as he carried me forward. “He’s coming. I… I can’t tell how far, but he’s headed our way.” I tried to turn back to see. I wanted to call out, but I closed my mouth. Now wasn’t the time if the look on Vash’s face was anything to go by. “We’re going to run into trouble soon,” Vash said. “I can’t reach the other forces from the church.”Mark stumbled to one side and crouched down. His grip on me slipped, and I slid down his back onto the ground. The dizziness hadn’t stopped, but having had a bit of time to rest, I felt a little better. Vash shoved me aside and forced Mark to turn toward her. “Fuck,” she cursed. “Cut the link, Mark. Cut it now!”“I…. I can’t,” he said breathlessly. Blood started to trickle out of his nose. “He can’t.”Vash went still, and she clench
LucianVash as she preferred to be called, turned out to be more helpful than I expected. I dealt with the idiotic church members and managed to thwart their intentions for the vampires I had murdered, and I managed to replenish my strength with their blood. There were several trucks worth of them around. Most of them knew nothing about how the church was using vampire blood to strengthen hunters and give them abilities, but I had a feeling that it wouldn’t matter. If the Blood Ancestor was smart, he had launched an attack on the church already, and there would only be these few operatives in the field to worry about in the future. I felt something tug on my mind from a distance, and resisted. It was the Blood Ancestor I knew, trying to find me, trying to compel me to return. If he were furious and wanted a fight over Trinity, I would need my strength. So, I drank from every church member I found on my way towards where I could feel Trinity. By the time I had started to feel a litt
Lucian“Trinity?” Mark called. I watched her. She didn’t move for a long time. It was as if she couldn’t hear or see us, but then she shot to her feet and went running into the forest. “Fuck!” Mark yelled, running after her. I took the lead and grabbed him before he ran into her line of attack. She lunged at one of the vampires nearby, tearing into his throat. Another screamed and tried to attack her. Mark fired on him, turning him into a burst of blue flame. “Traitor!” They sneered. “We’ll kill you here!”One of them ran at me. The other ran toward Mark, and the third was trying to get Trinity off the vampire she was currently devouring. I dodged the one that lunged after me and rushed toward Trinity. I snatched the other out of the air and slammed him into the ground, recognizing him as a member of the royal family. I caved in his chest with a vicious sneer, glad to be rid of him and hoping to be rid of the rest of the royal family by the end of the night. I couldn’t help but thi
TrinityI wailed as I watched the light and awareness fade from his eyes. He went slack in my arms. “No!” I cried. “Lucian, you can’t leave me! Wake up! Wake up!”Something shuffled nearby. I turned to look and saw Mark. He was covered in wounds. He looked terrible, but he lifted his gun and aimed at me. His hand shook. His eyes narrowed at me even as they filled with tears. “Mark…” I whispered.His jaw trembled. The gun went still as he glared at me. Tears slid down his cheeks as he dropped his gaze to Lucian in my arms. I didn’t know why. He said nothing. Then, he lowered his arm to his side, staring at Lucian for a few more moments. Without a word, he turned around and left, trudging through the forest alone. Relief filled me the farther away he got, but as I turned to look down at Lucian, I couldn’t even enjoy it. He wasn’t moving. His eyes stared out into nothing. I was alone more than I ever had been before. My dad was dead, and the man I loved was dead. I felt a pulsing i
TrinityToday, I walked down the hall. Luke was off somewhere with a tutor, and I was taking a moment for myself. It wouldn’t be long. Today was the day. “Trinity,” the man called from within his study. “Come here for a moment.”I frowned and turned, entering the room. He was reclined in a chair by the fire. He sounded so tired, but he had been sounding more and more tired the closer we got to the day. He looked up with a smile and reached out his hand to me. I took it and sat beside him. “Now that the day is here… I find myself unable to keep this from you.”I frowned and looked up at him. “What do you mean?”“The child I spoke of, the woman I loved….” His lips twitched. “The truth of why you are here in the first place. I would have liked to tell Lucianus this directly, but that is not to be.”I frowned and looked up at him. “I have already told Luke,” he said gently. “I imagine that he will be a bit morose not having grandfather around.”He chuckled. “Give him something sweet,
TrinityToday, I walked down the hall. Luke was off somewhere with a tutor, and I was taking a moment for myself. It wouldn’t be long. Today was the day. “Trinity,” the man called from within his study. “Come here for a moment.”I frowned and turned, entering the room. He was reclined in a chair by the fire. He sounded so tired, but he had been sounding more and more tired the closer we got to the day. He looked up with a smile and reached out his hand to me. I took it and sat beside him. “Now that the day is here… I find myself unable to keep this from you.”I frowned and looked up at him. “What do you mean?”“The child I spoke of, the woman I loved….” His lips twitched. “The truth of why you are here in the first place. I would have liked to tell Lucianus this directly, but that is not to be.”I frowned and looked up at him. “I have already told Luke,” he said gently. “I imagine that he will be a bit morose not having grandfather around.”He chuckled. “Give him something sweet,
TrinityI wailed as I watched the light and awareness fade from his eyes. He went slack in my arms. “No!” I cried. “Lucian, you can’t leave me! Wake up! Wake up!”Something shuffled nearby. I turned to look and saw Mark. He was covered in wounds. He looked terrible, but he lifted his gun and aimed at me. His hand shook. His eyes narrowed at me even as they filled with tears. “Mark…” I whispered.His jaw trembled. The gun went still as he glared at me. Tears slid down his cheeks as he dropped his gaze to Lucian in my arms. I didn’t know why. He said nothing. Then, he lowered his arm to his side, staring at Lucian for a few more moments. Without a word, he turned around and left, trudging through the forest alone. Relief filled me the farther away he got, but as I turned to look down at Lucian, I couldn’t even enjoy it. He wasn’t moving. His eyes stared out into nothing. I was alone more than I ever had been before. My dad was dead, and the man I loved was dead. I felt a pulsing i
Lucian“Trinity?” Mark called. I watched her. She didn’t move for a long time. It was as if she couldn’t hear or see us, but then she shot to her feet and went running into the forest. “Fuck!” Mark yelled, running after her. I took the lead and grabbed him before he ran into her line of attack. She lunged at one of the vampires nearby, tearing into his throat. Another screamed and tried to attack her. Mark fired on him, turning him into a burst of blue flame. “Traitor!” They sneered. “We’ll kill you here!”One of them ran at me. The other ran toward Mark, and the third was trying to get Trinity off the vampire she was currently devouring. I dodged the one that lunged after me and rushed toward Trinity. I snatched the other out of the air and slammed him into the ground, recognizing him as a member of the royal family. I caved in his chest with a vicious sneer, glad to be rid of him and hoping to be rid of the rest of the royal family by the end of the night. I couldn’t help but thi
LucianVash as she preferred to be called, turned out to be more helpful than I expected. I dealt with the idiotic church members and managed to thwart their intentions for the vampires I had murdered, and I managed to replenish my strength with their blood. There were several trucks worth of them around. Most of them knew nothing about how the church was using vampire blood to strengthen hunters and give them abilities, but I had a feeling that it wouldn’t matter. If the Blood Ancestor was smart, he had launched an attack on the church already, and there would only be these few operatives in the field to worry about in the future. I felt something tug on my mind from a distance, and resisted. It was the Blood Ancestor I knew, trying to find me, trying to compel me to return. If he were furious and wanted a fight over Trinity, I would need my strength. So, I drank from every church member I found on my way towards where I could feel Trinity. By the time I had started to feel a litt
TrinityMark picked me up and carried me into another section of the forest. I heard Vash on the phone talking to someone behind us. “The church is on the way. They’ve lost a guy already.”“It’s Lucian,” Mark said, panting as he carried me forward. “He’s coming. I… I can’t tell how far, but he’s headed our way.” I tried to turn back to see. I wanted to call out, but I closed my mouth. Now wasn’t the time if the look on Vash’s face was anything to go by. “We’re going to run into trouble soon,” Vash said. “I can’t reach the other forces from the church.”Mark stumbled to one side and crouched down. His grip on me slipped, and I slid down his back onto the ground. The dizziness hadn’t stopped, but having had a bit of time to rest, I felt a little better. Vash shoved me aside and forced Mark to turn toward her. “Fuck,” she cursed. “Cut the link, Mark. Cut it now!”“I…. I can’t,” he said breathlessly. Blood started to trickle out of his nose. “He can’t.”Vash went still, and she clench
LucianI watched droves of vampires leave through the gate that had opened. With the gate opened, I could feel Trinity’s state of mind easier. She was frightened, but she didn’t seem to be in danger. A spike of terror rippled through her, and I went stiff. I pushed power into our bond, trying to see what was happening. But all I got were flashes of fear. I saw Mark’s face. I heard gunfire and that woman’s voice shouting orders. There was worry and I pulled on my connection to Mark, trying to get a better sense of what was going on. As I expected, Mark’s vision was clearer. His mind was calmer as he pulled Trinity down a set of dark stairs and started running. There was a sense of urgency. I could hear him counting at a slow, steady pace as they ran. The woman came up behind her and then went past him. I tried to hold on to the connection, but there was too much information coming in across the distance. It stretched and thinned. The only constant thing was Trinity’s fear and the od
TrinityI sat on a really uncomfortable chair as the other two hunters pulled up outside and began to pour stuff on the ground. Mark and Vash left me alone in what seemed to be the living room and went into the room at the back of the little house. I went to the window and watched the two other hunters stab silver knives and forks into the ground. They threw water around and chanted, holding their crosses. I guess it was something like blessing the ground. Watching them made me a little queasy. I leaned against the window and looked out into the night. For a moment, I thought I saw Lucian’s glowing red eyes, but a moment later, they vanished. I pressed my hand to my stomach, still amazed. I was pregnant. Lucian and I were going to be parents together. I wondered what vampire marriages were like. A flash of beautiful fabric and two ornate goblets filled my mind. I shuddered and tried to push the memory away. Whatever that memory was about. It didn’t matter. Nothing else mattered but
LucianIt was a dangerous game I was playing. I had no idea what would happen to Trinity while she was pregnant. However, I couldn’t help but be a bit excited. My wife and I… never got the chance to have children. We hadn’t been married long enough to try for children when she’d been murdered. I left the hospital, hovering above it and waiting. Soon, the cars headed out, carrying Trinity away from the building. I followed, unsurprised that they were going to Mark’s house. I waited to see where they would take her soon. I made sure to push the need for Trinity to keep the child through our bond. Soon, I saw them moving through the rooms of the house and preparing to leave. Mark’s car pulled out of the driveway and headed down the street. Soon after, the other two hunters went to the car down the street and followed. They drove out of the city and into the woods to a small wooden cabin that couldn’t have been built by the church. Other than the silver each of them carried, there wasn’
TrinityThe drive back to Mark’s house was quiet. They put me in the back seat, and Vash was in the front beside Mark, looking out the window and blowing cigarette smoke out the window. The other two hunters parked down the street and went to the house. When they said it was clear, Mark drove into the garage and parked. He walked me into the house, and Vash went outside with the other two to do something. I could still smell blood in the air, but the vampire bodies that had been there were gone. “Vash, did the church send a clean-up crew here?” Mark asked into his radio.“No,” Vash said. “Unless someone else called it in.”He cursed. “We’ll reconvene about it. The bodies are gone… just like in the clearing.”He turned to me, but I couldn’t look at him. “I’m going to kill Lucian, Trinity.”I glanced at him. “No, you won’t.”“You think he’s stronger than the church?” Mark asked. I set my jaw and stood up. “I think it won’t matter.”“If it comes to it,” Mark started. “Would you let h