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(Dropped)The Ancient
Chapter 1 - First Meal

Chapter 1 - First Meal

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.