The last Hope: A Prophecy is Born

Chapter Six

**Depictions of violence and gore in this chapter. Please proceed with caution**

I was thrown into what felt like a never-ending

spiral of nothingness. There was no sense of time, no light, nothing. I had the

strange sensation that I had been falling, but there was no way to know how

long I had been falling for. I couldn’t tell if I had been falling for seconds

or hours. I didn’t feel fear, however. I felt the darkness was sort of a

comfort to me. I felt as if this is where I was supposed to be.

Soon

the darkness slowly started to lighten up until I was no longer in total darkness,

but rather a night sky. The stars were illuminating my way as I continued to

fall. The falling sensation continued for a few more moments before the dark

sky began to change into a clear blue sky. I tried to look around again, only

this time I was met with more color.

I

looked over my shoulder just in time for me to see that the ground was coming

in quick. I felt the panic start to rise as I shifted my body around so that I

could brace myself for impact. I placed my arms in front of my face, attempting

to shield myself. I closed my eyes tight and waited for an impact that never

happened.

Instead,

I glanced through a small opening between my arms that revealed I had stopped

just inches above the ground. I slowly reached out and placed my hands on the

luscious green grass that was below me. Once I braced my hands into the grass,

I slowly brought my knees down until I was on all fours in the grass.

I looked around, only to realize I was in an

unfamiliar open field. A dewy haze filled the air and was accompanied by the

smell of something burning that I couldn't quite place. I tried to see if there

were any landmarks that may have given me a sense of familiarity only to be let

down that there was nothing but piles of rubble in the distance that gave me no

sense of direction. I quickly got to my feet. Dirt and grass clung to my hands

and knees from the position I had landed in. I bent down to wipe it away, but

just as I started to clean myself off the sound of screams filled the air.

"Nyx? What's going on?" She was silent. I

couldn't even feel her presence now. What had that thing done to my wolf? I

could feel anger rise inside of me as I imagined never getting her back. It was

an anger that I had never felt before. It was like an invisible force was

pushing its way into my darkest moments and taking all the hatred I had ever

felt and pushing it out at this very moment.

"Stay calm Serena." I took a deep breath

in and slowly exhaled. This wasn't like me. I was the girl who never let her

feelings show as showing any emotion in a werewolf pack was usually seen as

weak and weakness was not tolerated amongst our kind. Another scream rang out

through the smoke-filled air. My whole body instantly stiffened at the sound.

This wasn't your frightened girl scream; this was your scared for your life

scream. I tried to hone in my senses to try to determine which way the screams

were coming from.

"Nice to see you're not completely gone

Nyx." My senses were still heightened, making me assume that my wolf was

still here, but some force had blocked us from communicating. I looked around

the area. It looked like a battlefield, but I still wasn't sure where. The only

sounds were that of the wind blowing around, and the occasional scream. I tried

to hone in on the direction the scream was coming from so I closed my eyes and focused

on listening.

The area remained quiet for a moment before another ear-piercing

scream rang out. I quickly opened my eyes and turned to run the direction of

the scream. I made my way through piles of burned down buildings, some were

still on fire. The smoke had begun to grow thicker, so I assumed I was heading

in the right direction. I ran through the destruction that had been left in the

wake of these monsters, hoping I hadn't missed the source of the screams.

As I made my way through the rubble, I started to

notice men lying naked on the ground, pools of blood had formed around their

mangled corpse. Most of them had their throats ripped out while others lie in a

heap that had been created from their entrails as they spilled from the gaping

wounds that had been created across their abdomens. I witnessed as the bodies

slowly started to increase in number the further, I pushed on. I suppressed the

urge to vomit as the sight before me had become even more gruesome.

Bodies of slain women were strewn around like rag

dolls. I witnessed whole families lying motionless on the ground as I stepped

passed the remains of their homes. My heart ached at the gruesome sight before

me. The closer I got to the source of the screams, I had noticed there were a

few people lying there, gasping for their last breaths. Blood would gurgle out

of their mouths with each exasperated outward breath. Some had their chest

cavities torn open, exposing their barely beating hearts.

I choked back tears as I slowly pushed forward. As I

rounded a corner, the screams became louder. The sound hit me almost like a

brick wall. I soon found myself staring at a group of five people along with

three wolves. One of the wolves had solid brown fur and hazel eyes. The one

standing next to him had an auburn shade of fur that covered most of his body

while white fur had tipped his ears and paws. His eyes were a honey color that

seemed to almost glow. The final wolf looked larger than the rest. No doubt he

held some type of rank.

The larger wolf, like the first wolf, had a deep

brown fur color. Only he had spots of light brown speckled throughout his coat.

His tail had an ombre effect where it faded from a dark brown at the base to a

light brown towards the tip. The wolf had something in his mouth, but from this

distance I couldn't make out exactly what it was. In the center of the group, a

frail looking woman was kneeling on the ground with her hands placed in her lap.

Her raven black hair was straight as a board. It looked matted up in spots,

like she hadn't had a proper bath in a while. The parts that remained straight

hung forward and covered her face as she bowed her head down. She wore a solid

white gown that reminded me of those gowns you must wear when you visit the

hospital.

A silver collar had been placed around her neck,

leading me to assume that she is a wolf as well. Silver is used to kind of

disable your wolf. As opposed to being stabbed with a silver blade or being

shot with a silver bullet, wearing a silver item is not deadly. It does irritate

the skin after prolonged wear, and it weakens your wolf so that you're not able

to shift. Normally silver collars are reserved for the extremely dangerous

criminals who are being transported from one place to another. This looks as if

they are using the collar to enslave this girl.

Another scream echoed throughout the forest,

breaking me of my train of thoughts. Soon one of the men that had been standing

there, placed a hand to his face and groaned. The man was tall and very

slender. He wore a solid black suit that had been well fitted to his form. His

hair was white as snow and his skin pale. He slid his hand down his face and

opened his eyes revealing a set of glowing red orbs. I felt my breath hitch in

my throat.

The only creature I know of with that would fit that

description has been extinct for centuries. The last Vampire had died in what

we call the "Trinity War". It was a massive war between the Vampires,

werewolves, and witches that lead to the extinction of the vampire race. Or so

we thought at least. The war is only written in textbooks, but rarely ever

spoken about as it's considered a taboo subject since the war was started by

the wolves. Not much is known about it other than the wolves and witches joined

forces to wipe out the vampires as they were seen as a threat to the entire

supernatural existence.

It's been said that the vampires had tried to take

over by turning humans at a rapid rate. The increase in the vampire population

didn't go unnoticed either. Apparently, the wolves noticed the human territories

around their pack lands had begun to dissipate, leading the elders of the pack

to dig into the issue. When they realized what was happening, they immediately

went to the witches for help. The witches refused stating that there had been

no spike in vampiric activity that would be alarming. This was the start of the

most gruesome war in history.

"Will someone shut her up for God’s sake."

One of the other men nodded before heading off in the opposite direction of the

group. I guess the pale man was the leader, or at least of some importance. I

found it strange that the wolves would listen to a vampire though. Something

felt strange about this whole situation.

"Please....just...let him go. And I'll do

whatever you want. Please." The woman in the center of the group began to

sob. Her frail body had begun to tremble.

"Ah, yes but if we let him go then we lose our

leverage. So, you see, having him assures me that you follow my every

command." The vampire spoke up again.

"I... I’ll sign a contract or pledge an

allegiance. Just anything to let him go." The vampire took a step towards

her. He pulled his pants leg up just a little so that he could comfortably

squat in front of the woman on the ground.

"You see, the issue I'm having would be that we

have tried this route before. And how did that turn out?" The woman let

out a loud sob. How long had she been with these people?

"I won't do it again. I swear to you." The

woman looked up. I gasped in shock as her eyes became visible. I had never seen

anything like them. Her eyes were blue, but not just any blue. They were bright

blue, almost like an electric blue color. They were brighter than anyone I had

ever seen before. Her black hair complimented the blue eyes so well. I was

mesmerized by her. Even though she had been malnourished and fragile looking,

she was still the most beautiful creature I had even laid eyes on.

"Yes, I know you won’t. That is why we have

him. This is our assurance that we get your complete cooperation in this

matter." The vampire made a hand motion towards the wolf who had the item

in his mouth. I squinted a little trying to focus on what he was holding. My

eyes widened in shock when I made out the form of a small child no older than

seven. The boy had been asleep or tranquilized and had not moved. The wolf held

onto him by his shirt collar, leaving the boy kind of dangling off the ground.

I felt sick to my stomach. How could someone be so ruthless as to use a child

as a pawn? What kind of sick game was he playing!?

"Please just...don't hurt him. I'll do

anything!" She started sobbing again. Her head fell in defeat as the tears

began to stream down her face.

"Very well. If you follow my every order, the

boy will be spared. No harm will come to him so long as you hold up your end

this time." The vampire stood back up to his feet. His voice was gentle

yet held an authoritative tone.

"Thank you." She said in a small whisper

that had been barely audible to me.

"However, "His voice lowered as he

pretended to look over his nails, "if I find that you are being...less

than cooperative, I will not hesitate to give you a little...persuasion shall

we say." His mouth curved up into a wicked smile. Soon the other member

had returned from dealing with the screaming woman and stood next to the other

men. None of them moved an inch unless they were instructed to do so. I guess

this vampire holds a lot more power than I though.

"I understand." The woman managed to sob

out. I felt bad seeing someone in this position. My heart ached for her. I

wanted nothing more than to go free her from his tyrannical rule. I felt the

anger rise inside of me again, this time more intense. Soon my feet were moving

on their own. I made my way over to the group slowly. Without making a sound, I

managed to sneak up behind the wolf that was holding the boy. I reached my

hands out to grab onto the wolf’s neck. Just as I was about to wrap my hands

around his throat, the world had faded around. The ground beneath me slowly

started to rematerialize and the open field I had just been standing in had

been replaced by a forest.