I'm a bit
disappointed. Nobody woke me up. And it's not like I have been asleep
for just a little while by the looks of it. I mean I look like a damn
prune. But there's nothing to mourn about. I may have overslept a
little but there's nothing in this world that can't be healed with a
cup of warm, fresh blood. And my first snack is coming right in my
direction. I am one lucky man.
And with
this I merge into the shadows to avoid detection by my prey. I'm
lucky that the place I'm currently in is a natural cave so there are
lots of stalagmites and stuff like that so i can hide pretty well.
Just when I hid in the shadows a man, clad in a leather armor, with a
torch in one hand and a short sword in the other comes down the slope
and in the cavern I'm currently hiding in.
“Of course
there's nothing here. What was he thinking by sending me here. I had
such a nice dream and then came this damn rumbling and then he had to
pick me to lock here.” He was mumbling some this under his breath.
He was slightly pissed that he had to look in this dead end of the
cave. He should have just kept sleeping. Bad for him, good for me.
“Hey! Is
there someone!” Now the man was shouting. What an idiot is this? If
there was some sort of enemy what would he accomplish by shouting
like this? Nothing. I think I should teach him a lesson. And he could
pay with all his blood. I think that is a good idea.
With this is
slowly made my way around the man. The moment he stopped walking I
stepped out of the shadows and took position behind him.
“I knew
it. There is nothing here. Nothing surprising about that.” He spoke
and turned around. The moment he saw me and my gruesome appearance he
wanted to scream but I thrust my hand inside his now open mouth and
all that could be heard was a muffled “Hmmmpf”. I could see the
horror in his eyes. Now came the part where I would tell him to be
careful and that this lesson would be paid with his blood. But all
that came out of my mouth was a “Szzzz”. I totally forgot that to
actually speak you need vocal chords. And at the moment they where as
dry as a dessert. I sighed inwardly and opened my mouth wider than
any human should be able to and revealed a set of teeth that were
long and pointy.
At this
sight he almost fainted. So I made it quick and chomped down at his
throat and ripped a large chunk out of it. After that I gulped down
most of the ruby liquid that gushed out of the opening. I made a
mess. As I was finished so was my jabot. But we all must make
sacrifices. And a bloody jabot was not that big of a loss.
And with
that I let the corpse fall to the ground. I looked at my hands and it
seemed like this one was not enough to restore my body. I looked
better but just as good as a hundred year old would look like with
age marks all over my hands. And for my face I can only imagine.
But if I
heard correctly then there were even more tasty snacks towards the
entrance of this cave. It seems that today is my lucky day. But why
are there even People in this cave? It should be in a mountain range.
Whatever. Good that they are here. Lets go!
And with
this I made my way up the slope and around the edge towards the exit
and the rest of those tasty humans. When I reached a nearly 90°
curve I slowed down and looked around it. Eight meters away was a
campfire with 7 man with leather armor around it eating some sort of
meat that was grilled above the fire. It seemed like they were all
human. I was a bit disappointed because I wanted some blood from
another source. I mean the same thing all the time gets quite boring.
But there was another scent among those humans. It was somewhat sweet
and reminded me of the fruity blood of the elves. But at the same
time it had hints of death and the boring bland smell of human mixed
into it.
I looked
around and saw a cage standing at the wall to my right hand. And in
that cage was a unconscious dark half-elf woman. Hmmm. Maybe I can
help myself to at least one tasty snack today. But first lets deal
with those unsuspecting idiots.
First I need
to make sure that none of them can escape. I focused on my own man
pool and conjured a wall of darkness that blocked the entrance to the
cave. The same time I did that I also laid a blanket of darkness over
the fire to extinguish it. With this done there should be nobody
except me that can see in this absolute darkness. And with this I got
going. I took a step around the corner and faced the seven humans
that all leapt up and draw there weapons shouting something about an
enemy attack and such things.
One could
see that they were professionals. Even in this absolute darkness they
didn't loose their head and quickly build a circle with backs facing
towards each other and swords pointing outwards. This was without
question a remarkable feat and I couldn't help but inwardly praise
them for this. But this wouldn't help them even a tiny bit against
me. But they didn't know that at this time.
“Where are
you, you coward! Show yourself if you are a man!” shouted the
biggest of them. He seemed really confident in himself and his men.
“Oh, I don't think I will show myself as of now.” I answered and
manipulated my voice so that it seems that it came out of any
direction. And with this I leapt forward towards the one that was the
nearest to me. I covered the remaining 5 meters with this jump and
landed right in front of him without even a sound. I grasped onto his
right shoulder with my one hand and the other grasped his wrist and
with a fluid motion I ripped his arm of and jumped back in the same
moment. “Ahhhhh. My arm. It ripped of my arm!!” was the only
thing that came out of his mouth before he collapsed to the ground
holding his shoulder where his arm used to be. All this while his
blood sprinkled all over the man standing right next to him.
I looked at
the arm that I held in my hand and was about to bite into to suck it
dry but before I could do it I smelled something rotten coming from
it. He was sick. I could not say what it was but it had definitely
something to do with his blood. Such low quality was nothing I would
even consider when I'm starving. So I threw the arm at the man that
stood to the other side of the man and was clean so far. It hit him
straight in the face. “Hmm. Disgusting. Haha” Was all I said
while I made my way around the circle looking for my next target.
The next one
was a blonde guy. Maybe 22 years old. He had healthy skin. Surly his
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blood was tasty. So lets have a taste. And with this I once again
leapt forward but this time I grabbed the whole guy and jumped
backwards. It seems that I was not as silent as last time because the
moment I jumped back the guy to my right slashed with his sword
towards me. To bad that his comrade was now between me and him. So he
slashed him instead. It was not a deep cut because of the leather
armor but I could smell his blood. Like I thought. This guy had some
good smelling blood I grinned to myself. “Ahhh let go of me you
monster” was he screaming while I dragged him in a corner of the
cave.
“Grayham!
Hold on. I'm coming. Don't worry. We will get this monster. Men! He
is in the left corner. Halfmoon formation. Go and get him!” “YES
BOSS!!!” And with this the remaining four humans made there way
towards my corner to circle me. “Seems like you have to wait my
little snack. But don't worry I will be right back~!” I laughed and
crushed his throat and threw him against the cave wall. He slid down
and there he lay motionless. I now shifted my attention towards the
four men coming in my direction and smirked. They looked rather
pathetic taking small steps and brandishing their swords in front of
them. But what can I say. They couldn’t see so it was only natural.
“Get him
guys. He can't kill you all!” yelled the big guy that stood there
in the middle of the cave while his subordinates walked towards me
with fearsome expressions on their face. “Don't back down now! We
have already cornered him! Don't let those sacrifices go to waste. He
is only one guy. What can he possibly do?” It seems like this guy
likes to talk. Maybe that is something I could take advantage of
later on.
“Hahaha.
You think that you can really beat me? You have seen nothing yet. Let
me show you the true terror of the night!” and with this I made one
step forward into their formation, kneeled down on one knee and
slashed at the kneecaps of the men right and left to me. Their legs
bend in an unnatural angle and I could hear a satisfactory snapping
sound and two people howled in unison.
And there
they lay. Holding their knee and whimpering like some small child. It
was a sight to behold. Now the other two started to back up. Fear was
written all over their faces. I jumped towards the on to my right,
grabbed his head and smashed it on the ground. After a short
resistance my hand made contact with the floor. This man didn't even
have the chance to scream before he died. On the contrary I was now
covered in brain matter, blood and bone splinters.
Now there
was only one remaining man and the leader. “Guys. What is going on?
Did you get him? What was that popping noise right now?” “I don't
know boss! No ones answering. What in the fucking hell happened here?
What is this thing?” asked the last subordinate while at the verge
of tears. “You damn monster. Show yourself and fight like a
honorable man! I will smash you to pieces!” “Now now. Why should
I fight like a honorable man when I'm a monster? You said it
yourself. Haha” was my response to this stupid question. “besides
it's more fun this way.”
And now for
my great entrance! I pounced at the man. Right into his sword. It
hurt a little but thats all there was to it. The moment I was in
front of him and his sword protruded out of my back the fear the man
showed was replaced by surprise and then joy. “I hit him Gerald! I
hit him!” he yelled out in surprise. But in this moment my hand dug
its way through his rib cage and grasped his heart. The moment he
realized it was all but the end the look of joy was then again
replaced by a look of even greater terror. Oh man I love this sight.
It never gets old. And with this my teeth chomped down at his neck
and I begin to suck him dry. After a few seconds I had enough to
restore my appearance.
And with
this I ended the shadow wall at the entrance and the moonlight filled
the cave. The leader could now see me. Standing in front of his last
standing man with a sword coming out of my back and a still beating
heart in my hand while giving him a bloody grin. And within a moment
I could smell the fragrance of urine. That's right. The leader of
this pathetic bunch pissed himself!
While still
looking at me he took a step backwards. Then another and another. The
moment he wanted to turn and run I conjured some shadow shackles and
bound his feet to the ground causing him to fall flat on his face
where he lost consciousness. I then let go of the man I was holding
and pulled the sword out of me, causing a little bit of my blood to
be spilled but it soon stopped and within a blink of an eye the wound
was regenerated.
I then
looked around at the still living men. What should I do with these
idiots? I am not thirsty enough to drink all of them. Turn them into
my kin? No. I don't think so. I have standards! Ghouls maybe? But
they are so weak and I don't need them right now. So there's only one
option. “Sigh” this in more troublesome than I thought but what
needs to be done needs to be done. So I grabbed a sword and went from
guy to guy and sliced open their throats. There was no remarkable
resistance so I was quickly done and they begun drowning in their own
blood.
So the only
ones remaining in this cave where the leader, Gerald, the woman in
the cage and me. At this moment I looked outside the cave and saw the
back of a man running away from the cave. He was clad in the same
leather armor like the other men. This means I let someone escape.
“Damn. I let one escape. But I won't run after him. I just ate and
sport directly after eating is not pleasant. What could one guy even
do. Today is his lucky day.” I said and sighed. I then redirected
my gaze to the shivering man which is wrapped in shadows.
I made my
way towards him which caused him to shiver even more violently but
all that came out of his mouth was a silent “Monster”. I knelt in
front of him and gave him my friendliest smile I could with long
sharp fangs and blood all over the face “And now my friend we will
have a loooong talk” With this words I dragged him away from the
entrance, deeper into the cave and leaned him against a wall.
Authors
Corner:
Sp this is
the first chapter to this fiction. I hope you enjoyed it. Please
comment if you have any criticism.
I think I
will release at least one chapter a week on Wednesdays and if I get
one ready earlier there will be more but I want to be flexible on
this.