The Vampire and His Fairy

Death

(Erik P.O.V.)

I ran from the Dinning Hall in the secret Passageway, I knew these passageways like the back of my hand, while running my mind started to bring back memories as if my mind knew that my life was about to come to an end. The memories of my mother were the first to come back her smile, even her laugh, I then began to wonder if she would be proud of what I have done to rid the world of Vampires, or if she would be disappointed by what I have done to accomplish this task. I remembered the Vampire that killed her, I remember what he would do to her. I tried to protect Marcus from what was going the best I could I was a child trying to do the task of an adult, and yet I still tried he was my baby brother after all. I remember the times the Vampire Lord would come to our house in the night and pull our mother out of bed and he would force her, he would r**e her and feed on her. I do know how she managed to live through it each time but she did. The amount of blood she lost each time would kill a normal person, but as far as I knew she was human, but she was always there for us she loved us so much. She somehow kept her faith in the Gods through all of the horrible things that happened to her, I never understood how she could have such strong faith in something never answered her when she needed them.

She would say the Gods had a plan for all the horrible things we lived through, we just did not see it yet. I remembered the day the Vampire Lord killed her, I saw what he had done he did what he always did, but instead of feeding on her like e always did, he made one quick sweep of his arm and slit her throat. I remember the look of hunger in his eye, yet there was something different about this hunger it was almost as if her wanted pain or he was in pain from something I never understood why he killed her. I remembered the blood pour from her wound, and she mouthing the word go, I remember watching with the feeling of fear forming that I could not protect her, as well as the fact that I had to leave her. I watched as the light in her eyes fade away and her body went limp. She died with a smile on her face, I hope that she had found peace just before she died. I had tried so hard to keep Marcus away from what the Vampire Lord did to mother, yet I know that day he saw some of what happened that day we never talked about how much he saw. Had I failed her, or even him?

My mind came back the surrounding of the tunnel that I was in just in time for me to hear the voice of The Master echo through the Castle: “FIND ERIK!” well there was really no way for this to end good for us now, the Vampire Hunter order would not take it lightly that we failed, if they even bothered to give us a second chance it would not be out of mercy but to see if we would get ourselves killed so they did not have top go through the effort. That was if we made it them, if not I doubted very much that the Master would let us leave alive especially after trying to kill him. Either way things were not looking good for either of us, however if I could make it out I could get the necessary things to return and finish the job and hopefully save my brother.

My mind again went to memories, this time it was the first Vampire that we kill, we had trained for years and finally we were given our first job, it was a simple location as well as simple go in and stake the bastard the entire job was quick smooth. There were no complications no hang ups, nothing like this job at all. The next thing I thought of was our second job, this one would always be with me no matter what I told myself. The Vampire that we were hunting killed a redhead that I was fond of, I actually love her, she beautiful, I wanted to spend the rest of my life with her, even get a simple job instead the Vampire found out somehow and he killed her, something happened that day, it was like something broke, or died inside me. I no longer cared about anyone but my brother, his well being was all I cared about, everything and everyone outside of that no longer mattered.

My mind came back the present surroundings once again, I could hear the call outs of the Orc’s of the Tenthrok, I could hear them running down the tunnel towards me, but I knew that my scent was all of these tunnels which I hoped would buy me some time. I back tracked on the tunnel that I used to get there then took a different turn I knew of several tunnels that gave my a good place to ditch them that had water on the other side which would hide my scent from them as long as I kept moving things should go in my favor.

My mind again wondered to memory lane this time to a more recent event, every place we go I choose a girl that will fill my s****l drive. Every man has a s****l need even if he dopes not acknowledge its existence, the girl I choose this time was a young girl who was a redhead little did I know when I choose her she was an orphan as well as a virgin which just made things that much better. You see if a man does not give himself a release before a fight it can kill him because there's a fog that lays quietly in the mind that will blind a man to the details of a kill. I forced myself on her and used her to fulfill me s****l needs. until one day she was no longer there, this was a pattern every where we went.

At the moment I was not bothered by the needless deaths from my actions and those of our vampire hunting, i wondered  how I could have careless that so many had died, why now did this bother me now of all times? I was being hunted in the same way that I had both hunted and killed people, by Orc’s of all  things. They were known for their brutality in both hunting and kill people, I had done what was being done to me now, I was being forced to either die or kill myself. How could I become such a horrible monster?

My mind then went to Kataya and everything that I had done to her, I had r***d her I had beaten but instead of just wanting to break Kataya like I had broken so many, I wanted to hurt Kataya the way I had been hurt my whole life, why would I want to do that to someone else? O Gods what have I become? The memories of the things that I had done I had whipped her so badly that she would be bleeding profusely.  Then I would clamp her wings, something that caused unimaginable pain to fairies, the same with the tips of Fairies ears, I also knew that clamping wings for extended periods of could damage wings to the point that she would never be able to use them ever again. How could I do something so horrible? Why was this just now bothering me?

I had hidden myself well enough at the moment that I knew I had bought my self some time at least, also knew that by now The Master had more than likely put out the order through the household a kill order for me, I also knew that because of everything I had done that I would not get any help from anyone in the household. If I was not to live I would have to be careful I would end up dead for sure I just hoped that Marcus had made it out like we planned, before all Hell was unleashed, I moved around the tunnels to keep from being found but as it got later I never saw Marcus. Damn it. I would have to leave without him and try and come back and as time crept by, I had moved passed the grates on the ends of some of the tunnels, I had seen the light levels outside and saw that it was almost dark outside it was not the best time to run from a Vampire but a good time to run from Orc’s I had a choice of who I could run from neither option was a good one. I hoped to get off the property of The Master before I was found, I then had a chance to get the supply's I needed to come back and finish the job and hopefully save my brother.

I made my way to my planned escape tunnel it was the farther opening meaning I had the best chance of getting away from the Castle, as I reached my destination I did not hear or seen any sign of the Tenthrok, things were beginning to look up for me. I made my way out of the tunnels and quietly as possible got about a mile away from the Castle before I started to run it was a total of six miles to get off the property and I had only gone one mile, I had to get away as fast as possible I needed to get the supply’s I had to finish the job, there was no other option. If I kept that fixed in my head everything would be alright.

As I ran I started to hear noises behind me I knew better than to waste the energy to look it would slow me but if I had to give a guess it was the Tenthrok, I then began to hear clearly what the sound was it was call out by the Tethrok, damn it I hate being right. The Master did put a kill order out for me, then I hear the whirling sound of a Bolas, a Bolas has either a big knot or a metal ring with three rope pieces that have metal ball attached to them in this case they weighted five to ten pounds each the would be sung around in over hear then thrown to either kill or capture the target. Because I was moving I managed to miss the Bolas by a hair, I then heard a second whirling sound and a second Bolas was lunched at the target which was me. This one hit it’s mark, it hit me in the chest and knocked the wind out of me, it stunned me pretty good, I might add, I saw stars, my vision was blurred, and even darken around the edges, having been a fight my whole life I knew how to shake off a stun fairly well, but this one actually brought me to my knees. The next thing I knew there was a very big Orc was standing in front of me, he chuckled then decked me in the face everything went dark.

When I came to I saw a campsite, I then realized it was a campsite and I was chained, to a tree when I tried to move I could not. I was now a prisoner of the Tenthrok, I had no hope to get out, I had now received the same treatment I had done to so many people, I knew I deserved this I was not scared to face my fate, I just wished that I had done things differently. The biggest Orc saw that I was awake, for were I was chained could be seen anywhere in the campsite, he came up to where I was, he smiled it was the same smile I would get when I was allowed to have “fun,” Oh Gods, I know I deserve this for all the people I have hunted, all those that I have hurt.

As the treatment that I received was very similar to that for which I had given I turned my mind to other topics to deal with the pain , I then decided to think about something that I had not had a lot of time to give a lot of thought to this topic, it was O’Flynne, and Kataya. His treatment of her was odd to say the least. He was protective to a level I had only seen with werewolf and their mates, he was not this way with anyone else in the Castle, he was also sent to find a Fairy. He saw Kataya and that was when everything changed. That is when it hit me it was Rare but Vampire’s could have Mates, and they would do anything for their Mate kill, died, anything. As this realization came to me i passed again from the pain, I came to again to pain but this time I was being moved.

I was moved to a log where I was tied hands above my head again and my feet were tied so that I could not moved I was stretched to my limit so there was no wiggle room that is when I saw the tools they were going to use, I knew this was the end of my life as the  waves of pain washed over me I and my eyes grew dark I remembered my mothers smile I swear I heard her voice calling my name as everything went dark.