bound by the curse

Chapter 5 Bound By The Curse

The woman's cries echoed through the narrow alley, desperate and raw.

"Please... let me go!" she screamed, her voice trembling with terror.

One of the vampires sneered, pinning her against the wall.

"Relax, you human b*tch," he growled with a sick grin. "You’ll enjoy this... Ha, ha, ha. The night is still young."

His partner chuckled as he rummaged through her bag.

"Man! This b*tch is loaded," he said, flashing a bundle of cash. "Look at all this money."

The woman tried to resist, but her scream was cut short.

"No, please! That's my—ARGHHHH!"

"Stay where you are, b*tch," the first vampire snarled, gripping her neck tightly. "Everything you own is now ours." His laughter was cruel, filled with malice.

From the shadows, I watched it all unfold. The scene before me stirred a fury I hadn’t felt in centuries. She was completely helpless, trapped between monsters. I couldn’t stand by and do nothing.

I stepped forward, my voice cutting through the chaos.

"Hey! Let her go. NOW!"

Both vampires turned to me. The one strangling her scoffed.

"And who are you supposed to be? A knight in shining armor?" he laughed mockingly.

"Get lost, stranger," the second one warned, cracking his knuckles. "Unless you want to bleed tonight."

I didn’t flinch. My tone sharpened.

"Did you fools hear me? Let her go... or suffer the consequences."

The second vampire handed the cash to his partner, smirking.

"Here, hold this. I’ll show this moustached fool what happens when you poke your nose in other people’s business."

"Don’t kill him just yet," the first one said with a twisted grin. "Let him suffer a little."

"Slow torture," the other echoed. "I like that... HA! Here I come."

But he had no idea who he was coming for.

OMNISCIENT POINT OF VIEW

In a blink of an eye, The second vampire charges towards the stranger with lightening speed trying to s***h him with his claws and within that same second, The stranger rushes in at the same speed and grabs the vampire smashing his head into the wall.

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SMASH!!!

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With shock and disbelief written all over his face, the First vampire begins to panic wondering who or what the stranger is, Seeing his friends head buried deep inside the wall, the vampire takes off scaling the wall like a lizard .

Arthur approaches the frightened lady and ask if she's okay.

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The mysterious man—Arthur—turned toward the trembling woman.

"Are you alright?" he asked, voice calm but urgent.

“My money… he took my money… I need it,” the woman whimpered, still shaking.

“Those paper notes?” Arthur replied, glancing up where the vampire had fled. “Don’t worry, I’ll get it back. But you need to leave this alley now.”

“But how will you find me?” she asked hesitantly.

“I will. Just go.”

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Right after he said that, Arthur jumps high on the wall, grabbing and swinging at the steel steps as he ascends up, Seeing that Arthur was coming at him, the other vampire increases his speed and soon reaches the top of the building running like a loose antelope, Arthur soon reaches the top as well and chases the vampire..

Both individuals run and jump over roof tops like cats and they were both moving incredibly fast.

The Vampire who's looking back sees that Arthur is almost gaining on him, but suddenly as he was trying to jump over the national history museum, he miscalculates his jump and falls crashing through the roof of the museum and lands inside, Arthur too follows him and jumps into the museum.

As soon as they both get in, The chase continues, after running through the museum tirelessly, Arthur soon grabs hold of vampire.

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“Alright, thief. Give me those papers,” he demanded, eyes locked on his prey.

“What papers?” the vampire asked, feigning ignorance.

“The money! Hand it over. Now.”

Cornered and beaten, the vampire raised his hands in surrender. “Alright, alright… I’ll give it to you.”

Arthur’s grip loosened slightly, allowing the vampire a sliver of space.

It was a mistake.

With a swift motion, the vampire drew a hidden pistol and fired multiple rounds.

BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG!

Arthur succumbs to the ground and passes out, as for the vampire, he stands up and laughs cynically thinking Arthur is dead, he throws away the gun and turns around trying to walk away but he was intercepted by the Night guards of the museum.

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The Night Guards burst into the room, their footsteps echoing loudly in the silence that followed the gunshots. They quickly took control of the situation, their weapons drawn and eyes scanning the scene.

One of the guards, his voice firm and commanding, shouted, “Freeze, vampire! Don’t move!”

“Keep your hands where we can see them. Someone call the NYPD!” another guard added, his gaze never leaving the vampire as he positioned himself strategically.

The third guard, clearly rattled by the chaos and the gunfire, took a step forward and demanded, “We heard gunshots… Who were you shooting at?”

The vampire, his body tensing with a mixture of fear and frustration, sneered and raised his hands in a defensive gesture. “I was defending myself! This bastard tried to kill—”

But before he could finish his explanation, his words trailed off as he realized the body of Arthur was no longer there. The vampire’s eyes widened in shock as he saw only a trace of blood where the man had been lying. A growing sense of panic gripped him.

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As the vampire turns around, He realizes the body of Arthur is gone, only a trace of blood could be seen at the spot and in that very moment, Everyone begins to deep growls echoing the room.

Soon, tiny bits of saliva begins to drop from above and as everyone looks up, they see something rather very devastating and horrifying.

High up in the museum ceiling, The security personnel spot a Giant werewolf scaling through the ceiling as it stared down at them. In that moment, the werewolf drops from the ceiling and lands on the ground on it's paws. After landing, the werewolf stands up straight like a human being but crotches down a little bit growling with intimidation at the people before it.

Feeling scared to the core, one of the Night guards begins to piss himself as he sees the enormous size of the creature before him and the gleaming horrifying green eyes staring at them.