The Crown of Humatora

Shared Burden (Part 3)

The moment when Riftan and I open our eyes, that’s the moment that we saw the higher Vampyr, being by thousand hands, coming from below the ground.

The higher Vampyr screamed in agony. While the hands kept him still, trapping all of his body.

“For hell! What is that?”

Riftan curses while I transform back to my elven form. Rafe then came back to our side.

“The soul trapper only works for anyone with blood on their hands.”

“Blood on their hand?”

“A killer.” Answered Rafe, he scratches his head, looking at his own conjured spell. “This spell works temporarily though, soon he will be able to release himself.”

I look into the higher Vampyr, strangely enough, he was calmer than before. No more struggling or even screaming.

“Rafe, is he able to hear and answer our questions?” I asked Rafe while my eyes still looked at the higher Vampyr.

“Yeah, pretty much, but why the hell do you want to ask a question to this brute?”

Without answering Rafe's question, I walked closer to the higher Vampyr.

“Do you… do you still want to kill us?”

Even in his condition, he was laughing when he heard my question. “You are the funny one, wolf, wait… No, you’re a hybrid, I can sense a high Vampyr blood in you.”

“Do you… do you know who’s my father?”

“No, I don’t know who he is, but I know one thing… Your father is strong, a strong high Vampyr.”

“Stronger than you?”

The higher Vampyr laughed once again, he looked at me and then said. “Why don’t you judge it by yourself?”

The soul trapper burst into a bright light and the higher Vampyr got out, Riftan and Rafe already by my side.

“F*ck, I’m still not strong enough.”

“Don’t be so hard on yourself, he is strong, I can sense it.” Said Riftan to Rafe.

I look into the sky and saw the higher Vampyr plunge it into the direction of the three of us. “Here he comes!”

We dodge it, and I transform into my wolf form, once again.

The higher Vampyr seems to target me, rather than my mates, I run as fast as I can, dodging every attack that’s coming my way.

“You can run forever, hybrid! You’re a fool to reveal about your father! Now, I will have to taste your blood, so that I could get the strength that I want!” Said the higher Vampyr, maniacally.

I glance at Rafe and Riftan, they are following us from behind, I need to hatch a plan, as soon as possible. I couldn’t hide from him, forever, hell, even get away from him.

Then, I think about Rylan, my Weredragon mate, he could help. Now, it’s just about finding him and Fajir. I remember something that Fajir told me about the mate bond, I can feel all of my mates, whenever they go, now, I just need to concentrate on one mate.

Rylan, is waiting at the gate, I feel the ominous aura behind me, and with a pure instinct, I dodge a massive attack from the higher Vampyr, Rafe, is running as fast he can, and Riftan now trying to block the higher Vampyr.

I stopped and turn around, Riftan and the higher Vampyr are fighting up in the sky. I saw Rafe also conjured another spell, his hand pointing to the higher Vampyr and a lightning strike goes to the higher Vampyr's body.

Riftan get away as soon as the lightning struck, Rafe still conjured the spell, repeatedly. Riftan look into my face and shouted.

“What are you waiting for?! Go get Rylan and Fajir!”

My footsteps were lighter now, I run in the direction of Rylan while humming his name in my mind. I was so glad when I finally see him running toward me.

Rylan shouted at me. “Sabine! Get out of the way!”

I do as he told me, and after he makes sure there’s enough space, he transforms into a Weredragon. The magnificent black dragon, with his size, elongated his jaw and bite the higher Vampyr, who’s actually almost got me, that’s why Rylan told me to go away.

The higher Vampyr tries to avoid my Weredragon mate but to no avail. This time, it was his loss. Half of the higher Vampyr body was inside Rylan’s mouth. I can hear him scream in agony.

“Rylan! You need to bite his heart, that’s his weakness!” Rafe shouted from the other side, it appears his arm was injured.

Rylan, thankfully heard Rafe's instructions, his big head looking into the sky, and when he widen his jaw, tried to crush the chest of the higher Vampyr. But something happened, and he manage to get away, even though he was losing one of his arms.

I tried to chase the higher Vampyr, once again avoiding the plead of all of my mates, I was full of rage, and will never let him go. I manage to chase the higher Vampyr and ambush him from his right side.

We fall to the ground. Hissing at my face, with his healthy hand, he almost chokes my neck, but I dodge it in time. I bite his neck instead and drink his blood.

He was screaming, and begging me to stop, but I won’t hear his plea, he slaughtered a whole camp, and he will pay the price.

For a killer, his blood has a weird taste in my mouth, but, I feel my stamina, energy, and power are replenished. No, more than that, I got something more than just a replenishment.

I could feel he regurgitated and after a while, his heart stop beating, entirely.

“Sabine, Sabine!”

I snap and see the one who was calling me the entire time, it was Rafe. Riftan and Rylan were behind him, looking at me with confusion and horrific faces.

“Sabine? Are you okay?” Asked Rylan, he slowly goes in front of me and took the dead and drying body of the higher Vampyr.

I saw a hand, an elven hand, it turns out I was transformed back into my elven form, while I drank or more like dried up the higher Vampyr.

“Dear, are you okay?” This time, Riftan goes to my side and cleanses my body from the blood of the higher Vampyr.

I stared blankly at Riftan, he caressing my cheek and I feel my desire for him is at its peak. I moaned and took his hand to my mouth, sucking every finger. The fact that he gave me is a mix of lust and hunger.

Rafe walk and sat between the two of us, he cupped my face, while I gave him a smirk.

“Oh f*ck! She was high.”

Riftan looks at Rafe and both of them are in awe. “Excuse me?”

“I mean, she is drunk, maybe because she just drank a higher Vampyr blood.”

Somehow, Rafe’s words made me close my mouth while I am trying so hard to laugh. Rylan and Riftan glance at each other and curse.

“Oh, wow! Look at that, I saw three elven in front of me. My mates! How about if the three of you do something to me.”

It seems my desire makes me speak with much bravery, even giving them a provocative posture.

“Oh hell! Now she was spreading her legs?!”

I giggled and bite my fingers, and then said. “Who’s first? Or maybe, all of you at the same time.”

I can see their faces, they want it, they want it so bad, but then, Rafe took my hand and said something, a spell.

“Nayamul…”

My eyes went heavy and then dark engulfed me. I drifted to sleep, I don’t know how long.

When I open my eyes, I was already inside the inn, again. Fajir is beside me, smiling while holding my hand.

“Oh, you’re awake, thanks the heaven.”

“What happened?”

Fajir chuckles and tells me about everything. “You got drunk by drinking of the higher Vampyr’s blood, Rafe has to put you to sleep.”

Trying to sit on the bed, suddenly a headache appears, piercing through my head. “Ugh, my head.”

“That’s because you were drunk, here, drink this water.” He handed me a big glass of water, and suddenly I feel refreshed, “It’s from the Sky waterfall, good thing Riftan kept enough.”

“Where are they, anyway?”

“They were outside, helping everyone.”

“Wait, there are survivors?! Oh, thanks the heaven.”

But, Fajir’s face went gloom, “It is, but…”

My heart beating faster, something is wrong, I asked Fajir one more time, “What happened, Fajir?”