Leah the vampire killer

CHAPTER ONE: THE CITY ATTACK The city was quiet and peaceful. It was the kind of afternoon people would later remember and wish they could return to.cars honked softly in traffic. Street vendors called out to customers. Children laughed as they left school. People were busy doing one thing or the other, living their normal, small lives, completely unaware that death was already hiding among them. Then, it broke loose. From alleyways, from abandoned buildings, from the sewers beneath their feet, they came. Vampires. Dozens of them. their eyes were red, their fangs sharp, their skin pale like they had never seen the sun. A woman screamed first. Then another. Then, the whole street erupted. "VAMPIRES" People dropped everything and ran. Bags, phones, shoes littered the road as everyone pushed and shoved, trying to escape. The vampires moved faster. They grabbed people, sank their teeth into necks, and within seconds, those people started to convulse and turn. In less than five minutes, the peaceful city had become a war zone. SIRENS. Two black SWAT vans screeched to a halt at the intersection. The doors flew open. Soldiers jumped down, fully armed, wearing tactical vests and helmets, carrying silver - loaded rifles. They were the city's last hope -the Special Vampire Response Unit. And leading them was captain Michael bennett. At 25, Michael was the youngest captain in the Unit's history. He was tall, broad -shouldered, with cold, focused eyes that had seen too much blood for his age. He scanned the chaos quickly and shouted. "Move out in twos! shoot on sight and don't get bitten by those blood suckers" "Yes Sir"his men shouted in unison. The gunfire started. Bang! Bang! Bang!. Silver bullets tore through the vampires but they were too many. For every one they killed, two more appeared from the shadows. Michael moved like a machine. He shot one vampire in the head, kicked another away and pulled a civilian woman out of harm's way. But then he saw it. His men were falling. Not dead- worse. Turned. Private Johnson was on the ground, a vampire biting his neck. His eyes rolled back, then snapped open, now completely red. He stood up and lunged at his own teammates. "Oh God, we are outnumbered." Michael whispered. They were losing. He ran to his second in command, Sergeant Eric Cole, who was firing non-stop. "Eric!" Michael grabbed his shoulder "get everybody to retreat ! , Don't leave anyone behind!" Eric's face was covered with sweat and blood. "Sir, if we retreat now, the city -" "That's an order! We regroup and come back stronger!, I won't lose my entire Unit today!" "Yes sir"Eric shouted and ran towards the nearest soldiers, his voice breaking through the gun fire and screaming. "RETREAT! RETREAT!! RETREAT!!!, GET To THE VAN NOW" The order ripped through the unit. the remaining soldiers about ten out of twenty, started backing away, still shooting, dragging their wounded friends towards the two vans. Michael stayed behind. He stood in the middle of the street , alone, his rifle hot in his hands , buying them time. He shot one vampire, then another. A third jumped on his back and he slammed it into a wall. "COME ON! LET'S GO, CAPTAIN!" Eric yelled from the van door.the engines were already running. His men were inside , calling for him. Michael turned to run. And that's when he saw him. On the cold pavement near the alley, lying helpless, was a man in tore shirt, bleeding from his forehead, too shocked to move. And over him, stood a feral vampire, mouth open, ready to bite. "CHRISTIAN!!!!! WATCH OUT!" It was Christian Miller. His best friend from childhood. Time slowed down. Michael didn't think about the retreat order, he didn't think about van waiting. He didn't think about his own life. He just ran. He sprinted faster than he ever had, crossed ten feet in a second, and with all his strength, he pushed Christian out of the way. Christian rolled to safety. The vampire sank his fangs deep into Michael's arm instead. A sharp, burning pain tore through Michael's entire body. It felt like fire and ice at once, like venom spreading through his veins. He screamed, raised his gun with his other hand and shot the vampire, point- blank on the head. The vampire dropped dead. The street went silent for a second. Michael looked at his arm . Two deep puncture wounds, bleeding black blood. The veins around it were already turning dark. He had been bitten. Christian crawled to him, with tears in his eyes . "Michael... Michael... no... " Michael tried to speak , but his vision blurred. His legs gave out. The last thing he heard before darkness took him was Eric screaming his name as he fainted onto the bloody pavement. CHAPTER TWO: LEAH'S 18TH BIRTHDAY the Bennett mansion was quiet. While the city was burning outside, inside the mansion, there was cake, balloons and soft music.it was Leah's 18th Birthday. Leah stood in front of the mirror in her room.She has long black hair, soft brown eyes and a small smile that made everyone love her. Unlike her brother Michael, the tough SWAT captain, Leah was gentle.She love books. not guns. She loved saving people. not shooting Monsters. But today, something felt wrong. Her skin was too hot. Her heart was beating too fast. And her eyes...her eyes was turning slightly red. "Leah! Everyone is waiting downstairs"her mother Sarah Bennett, called from the living room. Leah took a deep breath and tried to smile. "coming, Mom!" Downstairs, the whole family was there.her mother Sarah, her father David, her younger brother Luke, her aunt and a few cousins. And in the middle of the table was a big chocolate cake with 18 candles. But Michael's chair was empty. "Where is Michael?"Leah asked quietly. Sarah forced a smile "He's on duty, sweetie, you know how work is. He will come. Let's cut the cake." Leah nodded, but her chest felt tight, she had a strange dream last night, A woman with a white clouded eyes told her "your blood is special, on your 18th birthday, you will wake up" She shook the thought away. She walked to the cake, closed her eyes, and made a wish. I wish Michael comes back home safe. She blew the candles. Everybody clapped "Happy Birthday Leah!!!" Then the front door burst open. Christian stumbled in, carrying Michael on his back.Michael was unconscious, pale, with a bloody bandage on his arm. His veins are black. Everyone screamed. "Someone help me" Christian shouted "We were attacked! Vampires everywhere! Michael was bitten!" Sarah ran and held Michael's head. "My son! No! No! call the doctor! call the doctor now!" David, her father, locked the doors and Windows. "Christian, what happened out there?" "Vampires broke out, sir. The whole city. The SWAT teams tried to stop them but they were too many" Leah stood frozen staring at her brother on the floor. Her brother, her protector, who taught her how to ride a bike, who scared boys away from her -now dying. Something snapped inside her. Her heart started beating like a drum. Boom. Boom. BOOM. Heat rushed through her body, her hands started to shake. Her eyes turned from brown to bright blood red. Two sharp fangs grew from her gums. "Ahhhhh" She screamed, falling to her knees. "Leah?!" her mother called "Leah, what is wrong with you" Leah looked up and her mother gasped. Leah's face has changed. She was beautiful but terrifying. A Vampire. "No....it can't be ...."Sarah whispered, tears falling."David, it's happening" David held Sarah "I know" Christian stared at Leah in shock "What...What is She" Sarah cried. "My family....We have Vampire blood in us. A curse. The first daughter in every generation turns on her 18th birthday. My mother told me, but i thought it was just a story to scare me. i thought if we hid her in this mansion, if we kept her away from the city, it would not happen." Leah was breathing heavily, hearing every sound in the house - the ticking clock, the heartbeat of everyone, and the delicious smell of blood coming from her brother's wound. She crawled towards Michael, not as his sister, but as something hungry. ""Blood...."She whispered with a voice that was not hers. "So much blood..." She leaned over Michael's arm, her fangs close to his wound. "LEAH!, No!"Christian shouted and pulled her back. Leah's red eyes looked at Christian. For a second, She didn't recognize him. She hissed. Then, with all her strength, Leah pushed Christian away, and slapped herself. "No! I am not a monster! I am Leah!" She ran to the bathroom and locked herself inside,crying as her fangs and red eyes stared back at her in the mirror. Outside, her birthday cake was still burning with one candle that didn't go out. And miles away, in a dark castle, an ancient Vampire king opened his eyes and smiled. "I smell it" Marcus whispered "The curse blood has finally awaken." CHAPTER THREE: THE BLOOD DISCOVERY Leah had locked herself in the bathroom for two hours. Outside the door, her mother Sarah was crying and knocking. "Leah, Sweetie, please open the door." "No! I will bite you! I am a monster now!" Leah shouted, her voice echoing in the tiles. She was sitting on the cold floor, hugging her knees. Her fangs were still there. Her eyes were still red. She could hear her mother's heartbeat so clearly, and it made her mouth water. In the living room, Michael was lying on the couch, unconscious. His arm was getting worse. The black veins were now spreading up to his shoulder and neck. He was sweating and shaking. The family doctor, Dr. Adams, arrived with his medical bag.He looked at Michael's arm and shook his head. "This is not a normal bite."He said quietly to David."This is vampire venom. it's turning his blood.in a few hours, he will become a feral vampire. There is no cure.I'm sorry " Sarah broke down "No! He can't die! , he just turned 25!" Dr. Adams started packing his bag "The only thing we can do is ... lock him up before he turns, or... you know." He meant to kill him. Everyone was silent. Then, the bathroom door open and Leah came out . She had washed her face and tied her hair up, She wore a hoodie to hide her shaking hands. "What did you say about my brother?" She asked Dr. Adams, her voice low. "Leah.... you...." "Is he going to die ?" leah asked. The doctor sighed "yes, the"venom has already reached his heart. By midnight, he's going to turn . And when feral turns, they lose their memory and he will kill everyone" leah walked past him and knelt down beside her brother. She looked at his face. Her big brother who always protected her. Michael's eyes fluttered open for a second. He was half conscious."L..Leah , is that you?.. stay...away." Leah touched his forehead, it was burning hot. Then, something strange happened. Where she touched him, the black veins lighten up a little. Leah gasped and pulled her hand back. "What was that?" Christian whispered. Leah stared at her own hand. she could feel her blood pulsing. it felt different - powerful, warm , like it had light in it. Without thinking , She grabbed a small knife from the doctor's bag, She cut her palm. Bright red blood came out but it wasn't normal blood. it sparkled slightly like it had gold dust in it . She let her blood drip onto Michael's bitten arm. SIZZLE. The moment, her blood touched his wound, smoke came out. Michael screamed in pains. Everyone watched in awe as the black blood started to retreat. The dark color faded. Michael's breathing became normal again. Michael opened his eyes fully, his eyes were normal, not black. He was human.