Zolok

Nimron

Chapter 2: Nimron

The wolves kept up the chase as they were determined not to return to Sean without the man or the Oblisk. Werewolves are known for their tracking and hunting skills and they immediately picked up his scent. McCall kept up his pace and he did all he could to escape from the wolves. In order to prevent his scent from being picked up, he rubbed animal dung on his body and left his shirt in a different direction while taking the opposite direction. He headed to Nimron, which was where Neemah lived. When the wolves got to the cross road where McCall had planted his shirt , they picked up the scent of McCall’s shirt and went the wrong way.

McCall made it to Nimron just as he was instructed by Michael but didn’t know exactly where to start looking for Neemah. He only had a description of what she looked like. As it got dark, he decided to find shelter somewhere. Just then two mean looking guys attacked him and was about taking him away. They were called The Hunters because they kidn*pped defenseless people and brought them to the vampires for payment as a treat. In Nimron, vampires are not allowed to roam freely or hunt humans for food to quench their thirst. The good ones learn to control their thirst or feed off on blood bags. But the ferocious and evil ones keep hunting people and if they can’t, they send The Hunters to do the job for them and pay them off.

Just as they were about to take him away, Neemah came like a flash of light and twisted their necks before they could even lift their heads. That’s how fast she was; she has been acting like a vigilante to protect the people from other evil vampires. She was one of the oldest vampires and as such possessed a greater strength compared to the rest. Only few vampires, like Dax, could match her strength or any other vampire elder. As she was walking away, McCall ran to her to show that he appreciated her for saving his life. He became interested in her when he saw what she was able to do to his abductors.

“Hello, excuse me wait up!” McCall shouted as he ran to her.

“It’s either you’re new here or simply stupid to be out here alone at this time of the night” Neemah said as she kept on walking away, ignoring him.

“Please I need your help finding someone, a friend sent me here” McCall said as he was giving up his chase.

“Well, good luck with that” Neemah carelessly replied.

“I’m looking for Neemah, you might know her. She does the same flashy thing you do” he said trying to give the best description of who he's looking for and almost giving up as he bent over to nurse the pains he felt from the attack by The Hunters.

Neemah finally stopped as she heard her name and dashed back to him, holding him against a wall as though she was gonna rip out his throat.

“Who sent you and what do you want?”

“Mai---kk—le” he said as he was gasping for breath.

“Michael, Is he alright?” she asks him as she became so worried.

Neemah was a vampire and a very good friend of Michael. She was one of the good guys and was one of the masterminds to bring peace between the vampires and the wolves and ending a lifelong enmity between the two supernatural beings. But things didn’t pan out as they had initially planned and she was devastated when McCall told her about Michael’s death. The only hope she had was that the Oblisk was still with them and not the enemies. Surely if they had taken the Oblisk, it would have been game over.

“You must have had a hell of a bad day! Get some rest and we will figure out how to keep this safe tomorrow. It won’t be long till they discover they have been tricked and will keep hunting you” Neemah said as she clears the table and tries to tidy the room.

Just then there was some strange noise at the back of the house and the top of the roof, Neemah went to check it out as McCall was already fast asleep. The wolves had traced McCall directly to Neemah's house as they had picked a second scent and retraced him to the opposite direction. What they didn't know was that he was not alone unprotected, they were four in number, two of them had tried to come through the roof while the remaining two came from the back door. Neemah was quick to sense the movements and went through an emergency exit, she took out the two coming from the back. They had engaged in a noisy struggle and it woke McCall up only for him to see two scary beasts right in front of him. They attacked him and pinned him to the wall and was trying to get him to tell them where he hid the Oblisk. Just as the second wolf was trying to get the ring off McCall's finger, Neemah came from behind and held him by the neck. She threw him up and he crashed into the ceiling and down to the floor.

"McCall! Go for it, I’ll be right behind you" Neemah shouted as she engaged in a fierce fight with the wolves. Unknown to McCall, there were two other wolves standing guard outside and they ran after him. He was quick enough to make it to the garage, and drove out in reverse knocking one of the wolves down and running it over. The other wolf ran after him and as he engaged the car into gear to drive forward. The wolf jumped on top of the car's bonnet and struck through the windscreen, trying to grab McCall's throat. McCall quickly hit the breaks and the wolf went crashing on the road. It stood up immediately and ran after McCall. This frightened McCall so much that he thought he wasn't gonna make it. He immediately brought the Oblisk and swallowed it just as Michael had told him. He felt some reactions like he was under the influence of alcohol; quickly losing control of himself as the fluid in the Oblisk had burst into his body and started reacting and altering his genes. He crashed into a parked vehicle on the road and passed out.

McCall woke up in a cave. Panicked and shocked, he tried to run but was held down by Neemah who had taken out the wolf that was after him just before it could get to where he passed out.

"My head hurts so badly, where are we?" McCall asked as he tried to sit up.

"We’re somewhere safe for now. What happened? You’ve been out all night." Neemah asked as she tried to help him sit up. McCall tried to remember but his head was still hurting and everything seemed foggy in his memory.

"I don't know, I was just trying to lose one of those monsters and then....." Just like a flash, he immediately remembered how he had swallowed the Oblisk.

"Oh no, the Oblisk!" McCall said as he looked so terrified.

"What about the Oblisk, did you lose it?" Neemah asked him as she looked at him curious and anxious.

"I think I might have swallowed it" McCall answered as he looked straight into her eyes just as if he was waiting for her to give him the heartbreaking news that he was going to die.

"You what?! Then how is it possible you're still alive? The power of the Oblisk is too great for a wolf let alone a normal human like you. Are you sure of what you're saying?" Neemah said. She looked at him confused as if she was suspecting he had something up his sleeves.

"Am I going to die? Please! I don't wanna die, Michael had asked me to swallow it if I could not protect it any longer.” McCall said as he looked so terrified.

"You have to pull yourself together. I think he knew you were not gonna die before he asked you to do such a thing besides if you were going to die, you would have been dead by now. Suck it up and we'll get help. I know just the person who can help us figure it out!"

The next morning, Neemah set out to seek for help. By then , Michael was already losing consciousness and could barely stand. Neemah managed to carry him till they got to a house by the River. It was owned by Maya who many do not know exactly what she was. while some called her a witch, others said she was cursed and many saw her as a great healer. She was advanced in age and looked very healthy. when she saw Neemah carrying McCall towards her , she quickly opened the door to let them in.

"what happened to him and who is he?" Maya asked as she helps Neemah put down McCall.

"he is my friend and we need your help. He had mistakenly swallowed an object and it has been affecting him" Neemah tried to explain.

"An object?. let me see." she brings a Torchlight and points it directly into McCall's eyes. she places her hand on his forehead and closed her eyes like she was meditating , just like a vision, she was seeing what was inside him and was shocked by how the Oblisk was completely changing his entire system.

"oh, this is so beautiful. I have never seen anything like it before" she says as she kept her eyes closed like she was enjoying whatever she was looking at. Neemah who didn't actually understand what she was talking about waited patiently for her to be done in other not to distract her. Finally she was done and she opened her eyes.

"he's going to be alright" Maya said

"any explanation of what is happening to him?" Neemah asked as she was anxious to know what was going on.

" What is happening to him is something I have never seen before. whatever it is he swallowed is changing his entire existence and making him better. I am very surprised that he is not already dead" Maya explained as she goes to her table to prepare a medicine to help him get better.

Maya was a Banshee and she was very good with medicines for different kinds of ailments like it was her calling.

Just like every other banshee, people were afraid to come close to her or have anything to do with her because they perceived her to be an agent of death and had the believe that if they associate with her, they might be signing their own death warrant. This was the exact reason she lived far away from everyone else in a very remote area close to the river. She had known Neemah for a very long time as they had grown up together but people’s perception of her made her stay away from everyone else. Neemah on her part was living in secrecy among everyone else as she would be seen as a danger to anyone who knew she was a vampire.

“This would help him get some sleep and recuperate faster” Maya said as she forces some strange liquid medicine into McCall’s mouth. Neemah sat looking at McCall who she has begun to feel pity towards him because he had gone through alot in his life. Life was already hard on him before the present situation occurred and she wished there was something she could do to get him back his normal life but it was little late for that because what was happening to him was no longer ordinary. The Oblisk had made him stronger than a mere human and even some supernatural creatures. McCall had woken up feeling like a new creation, he had bigger muscles, heightened senses with his hearing, perception and eyesight becoming a lot more advanced than earlier before his ordeal.

“What a lovely day, how are you doing beautiful” McCall said as he stretched himself, getting up to his feet. Neemah was dumbfounded as to how he didn’t have any worrying looks on his face concerning his predicaments. It seemed as if he had accepted his fate and was ready to take life as it came to him and face whatever challenges that May come next.

“How do you feel?” Maya asked as she came closer to check him.

“Never better” McCall replied with a generous smile as though he woke up with Neemah on his mind.

“Did you miss me, hun?” he asks Neemah.

“You wish” Neemah replied as she tried to avoid his never-ending stares and walked outside for some fresh air.

“What exactly is wrong with her?. Did I say something wrong?” McCall asks Neemah as he turned to her in disappointment. He expected her to be Happy he was alive.

“she has been through a lot, give her time. I’m sure it’s nothing you both can’t talk through. Come on, get on with it!” Maya said as she nods her head towards where Neemah was. She has been noticing the worries on her friend's face while McCall laid down there looking lifeless. She perceived her attitude was trying to conceal her true feelings and get everyone thinking differently but was certain it was nothing to worry about after all she was a woman and could understand.