Chapter 5

I faked my death as per the agreement. The twins started my training. They first had me chasing Goblins. A witch dropped in while we were looking for Gremlins. We split up and I saw a man with a slight bat-like face. He saw James and followed him by becoming a bunch of bats. I decided to chase after him by becoming a bunch of bats as well. I found him about to attack William when I struck him in the head. I dragged him away before William saw me but I am sure he smelled me because he called me out. I smirked and dragged him away. I managed to tie him and went to get something to drink. I heard a crash and ran to see that he was liberated by short dark creatures with long pointy ears wearing togas. They had webbed hands and feet and beak-like noses, Almond-shaped eyes that were blood red, their teeth closely resembled those of sharks. I was told these are underlings. One of his underlings said, "Master dinner has arrived. If you not hungry mayhaps I could feast on her." He looked at the one in question and suddenly it fell dead. "No one comes between me and my feast." The underlings cheered and he turned to face me. The moment our eyes met his face fell. What next happened super fast. It all transpired too fast even for my eyes to catch up. One moment he looked at the underlings in question. The next thing I knew the heart of nearest one was in the vampire's hand. He turned to look at me and I saw all the underlings were dead at his feet.

His face was that of remorse. I swallowed the lump on my throat and walked towards him. I felt like he was talking to himself, "My master has searched for you for all eternity, My lady. The master will be much pleased" I touched his face and his eyes shone with life. He smiled and then I was struck on the head by someone. I distinctly heard him say something in a strange language. I swear it was a word of profanity. Perhaps it is best if I just leave it to my imagination. I think it is a four letter word that starts with the letter F.

I woke up in a dungeon with me dangling on my arms. I decided to turn into bats and flew out. I heard an angry voice. Since this was the only door out of here I decided to find out what it was. Maybe if they were distracted then I could sneak past them. It was a mistake. The moment I open the door a sword came flying at me. I closed it immediately. The second time a table came flying at me. The third time I turned into bats and flew to the ceiling regardless of the consequences. The other bats recognized I was a vampire and started screeching. I had no choice but to fly. I flew as hard as I could till I reached a skyscraper. I gathered myself back to become my human form. I looked out at my surroundings and I heard a faint sound so I turned around. Another man approached me very subtly with intention of attacking me but he froze when he saw my face. He was six foot tall lean built guy with a slight bat like face with curly mahogany ringlet. He stared at me mesmerized, "I have crossed oceans of time to be with you. If I am dreaming let me stay here forever. But if you are here, I never want to close my eyes ever again." I asked him who he was and he was about to tell me that his name is when William came barging like he was on the warpath. The sun rose and the vampire had no choice but to leave. I sat down to watch him turn to a swarm of bats and fly away. I asked William who he was and all I got was dirty looks. I asked James and he gave me a sad expression. He lowered his head and answered, "That is Vlad Tepes. Prince of Wallachia. Formally known as..." My eyes grew, "That's Dracula? He looks young. Almost twenty-five. I always assumed Dracula would be an old man in his forties or fifties." William grimaced, "Like I said he was a brilliant military mind. An era-defining genius in the art of war. He swore he would never hurt an innocent. He convinced me that he wanted to make a sincere difference in the world. He had lost his wife and son in the eastern assault by giants. He used his intellect and made them extinct.

It was a month after he turned he caught the witch queen, a feat no one imagined possible. She promised him that she can find a way to bring his wife back to him if he would release her. He has seen what she is capable of so he let her go. She asked him to come with her, he washed his hands of us and left with her.

After that rivers of blood started to flow. The places we acquired with his help were once again in control of the darklings. He fought till he rose to power and became Dracula. We tried to reason with him but it fell on dead ears. We reminded him that we swore to be blood brothers but he tried to kill James. He would have succeeded had James not been his sire. He turned in another direction three feet before he reached him. The witches knew and they explained it to him. It is our most absolute law and it is enforced by magic."

"I just met the prince of darkness." He gave me a disgusted look, "Please tell me you a not groupie" I immediately answered "I wasn't. I was just in shock." He told me to get over it and run. If he left he left for a reason. It is wise not to stay here. We should regroup at the mansion. I followed the others and one of the seers asked to see me in private. She told me that unless I go see Dracula and reason with him this mansion will be in cinders. I ignored her warning and left to find out what I can do to about breakfast. I drank an entire blood bag and went to sleep. I woke up to sirens. The mansion had caught fire. The fire had consumed most of the compound. I had to leave as quickly as possible. I ran past a weird looking creature but I figured it was one of us so I did nothing. The seer grabbed me and told me to run. If I leave they will leave too. So I turned to bats and flew till I found a familiar place.

I arrived at a hotel I once stayed with my parents before their divorce. I got a room and a change of clothes. I called Miles to let him I was ok. I will see them in the next morning. I came out of the bathroom, after a shower and wearing a new outfit when a wet cloth was placed on my face and everything went black.

I opened my eyes to see I was sleeping on fur. I got up to see Dracula sitting in a chair beside me with a glass of whiskey in his hand. He just sat there unusually still. But I tried to get out of bed, and he lunged at me and pushed me back. "You are not well. You need the rest." I looked at him, "I need to feed. If I don't I will lose control." He smiled at me, "I saw how you became a blood drinker unlike me. You need your rest. I will be right back so please lie down. And don't try to escape. It will not be possible." He winked at me and suddenly he was standing by the door. He wagged his finger to say behave and he took off.