Chapter 1 ( Rise of a Monster)

"Hey Chris what you looking at?"

Chris looks up groans and then says to Adam sarcastically. "Adam have you ever wondered what it would be like if we were actual humans?". Adam laughs and replied without taking his eyes off the road "Dude you've got to stop with all your weird imaginations" Chris in a facetious tone "But I got it right this time didn't I?". "I made it feel so real" Chris still amused from his joke goes on blabbing , while Adam who is on the wheel spots someone on the road he tries avoiding an accident , but just couldn't he hits the unknown individual on the road, their vehicle ends up at the side of the road merely damaged they both rushed out immediately to confirm if they had committed murder.

Getting there no one or nothing is found, it is like they didn't hit anyone at all, but blood is all over the road. Chris who isn't paying much attention to the entire incident joked around some more saying "Dude you fucking hit Mitchell man, you've fucked up big time" while laughing Adam who is dead serious said to him; "hey man this shit isn't funny i-i--I really saw this dude with r-re-red glowing eyes standing right there on the road". Chris with all his jokes slowly wiped off his face replies; in a more startled and anxious manner "Dude don't mess with me man I know I mess around with this vampire shit but du--, suddenly the highway becomes quiet even the crickets stopped chirping , the atmosphere gradually became ice cold like the air was freezing, crows from the woods immediately set interest on the road they had been drawn towards it, the mist thickened no matter how much they strained their eyes they couldn't see a thing and there in the distance of white mist a creature with red glowing eyes gently and gradually yet abnormally turned around like it was fixing its broken bones the moment their eyes met with the creature it's presence filled them with fear like an army pointing their guns toward one man, they could feel the killer intent and in their hearts they knew escaping is inevitable. Intense fear throughout the entire atmosphere, the creature sniffs the air. "Humans" it said in a shallow yet horrifying voice "I perceive your grief, fear and desire". In a blink of an eye he appears at the front of Chris such speed he thought, this creature could see the blood coursing through their veins, it grabs Chris by the neck lifts him up slowly and gradually "a s-s-sip" it said, immediately sinking its fangs into his neck, in seconds Chris was rendered lifeless, it threw Chris's body to the woods with his left arm and then turned his gaze toward Adam who was still consumed by fear, affright he felt could not move an inch the creature says to him "Blood with enough desire is always of perfect taste. Remember the name Alexander".

Adam!, Adam!!, Mr Adam!! "yes ma'am?".

"You were gone there for a while"

Adam looks around, finds himself in his principals office, he looks at her and apologizes

She continued her statement saying; "According to what you've told me and the cops months ago, you and your friend were attacked by a mountain lion is that correct?". Adam replies agonizingly "yes ma'am". "then why do I have comments from your classmates saying that you think what you told us isn't complete and that you still don't know what is missing is that correct?"

"Not exactly ma'am I am not certain bu-", "Mr Adam do not make the people in the school and community fired up with lies, can you do that?", "I can ma'am".

"You may leave my office now hope I won't be seeing you anytime soon", Adam picks up his bag that was just leaning against the table and walks out the office furiously.

As he stepped out of the office every student in the hallway placed their eyes on him, He bends his head downwards in a shameful way and kept walking gradually exiting the hallway he heard a sudden yet faint whisper of the word Vampire, it's like the person who just said it is beside him, quickly he turned to both sides no one is there he looked back at the hallway he had just walked through, it was empty he looked to the floor and it was suddenly covered in blood the lockers began to open with loud bangs and from each locker a student crawled out they were all undead and covered in blood their bodies and bones had been disfigured he couldn't recognize most of them but in the horde of the undead he could see his friends and course mates in a blink of an eye the school was back to normal everyone carried on with their normal activities, he thought to himself he most be going crazy as he rushes out of the school premises barging into other students as he pushes through.

Adam gets home and heads straight for his room he could hear his mother humming rhythmically in the kitchen fixing up his Father's Dinner who was just in the living room watching a football game, Adam hastily went up the stairs to his room opens the door rushes in and shut it close in annoyance.

It is an average sized room with lots of posters and beautiful paintings he and Chris had done together while hanging out in the room, his room was their supposed lair, he could feel the emptiness in the room literally.

Adam's bed is at the top center of the room beside it a desk and office chair on the desk a mini library filled with varieties of books, the right side of his bed which is closest to the door is also another shelf and closet where he keeps his paintings and some other kits for painting just above is his stereo he walks to the stereo as he leaves his bag to drop just by the side of the bed he reaches on top the closet to turn on the stereo he increases the volume and plays Glass House by Machine Gun Kelly, his wardrobe is to the left and so is the bathroom he walks towards the bathroom to reach for the door nob he opens the bathroom door walks straight to the lavatory and turned the tap on.

Water flew from it he just stared at the mirror wondering to himself thinking while looking at his reflection the memories of that night still flashes back in pieces the way he shivers it is obvious he is still in shock and a lot of fear. As soon as he finishes washing up and start to clear his mind he takes out his canvas set it up and got his paint kit immediately he stepped out the bathroom he puts his half smoked blunt just where he could reach it and starts to paint his mind is blank but he pictures something indecisive but kept on painting, as his paint brush touches the palette it's stained in red paint he gently uses the brush to make a stroke on the canvas therefore leaving a red line on the canvas again he deeps the brush in paint on his palette but this time went for the color black he kept this on randomly picking colors while he painted he still couldn't place what he was creating which made him more and more curious, immediately he completed the painting he went back a couple steps to get a proper look at it behold it is a man on a throne holding a pocket watch.

He was confused he had never met the person before but he drew him like he was right there with him, indeed the painting is a masterpiece but the painting rose more and more questions Adam was even more curious than before he thought to himself the smartest thing he could do would be to find a way to identify the man in the portrait.

With the flurries coming in through the right window just by the stand he had kept the portrait, he stood up from his bed

walked straight towards the window clumsily and hitting the portrait stand with his right leg he looks at the mess he had made but turned away and went on to the window as he reaches for the handle he is knocked out from behind.

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