Chapter 23

"You need to make steam so we get the venom out of our systems.", they tell me.

Quickly making the steam since I don't know how long the venom has been in their system, I'm hoping it was only either for a few minutes or at least an hour. Once the cave was covered in steam, I stopped. I watch as they suck the steam. Their wounds heal, fascinated by how their body heals itself. Hearing someone come up behind me, glance out the side of my eye, and I see the child from before.

"Do you need something little one?", I ask, not turning to face them.

They say nothing, knowing if I turn around, they'll freak out again, so I keep my eyes on their parents. Once they were healed, I made my way out of the cave, but as I reached the edge, one parent called out, "Wait."

Turning and facing them, I say, "Yes."

"Thank you."

"What is your name?"

"Raina Phoenix.", I answered.

"Well, Raina, you have our thanks and we wish you the best of luck in the future.", they say together.

"As you.", I say before leaving.

I wasn't worried about their children since there was still steam leftover from the parents and on the plus side, their parents could heal them. Continuing my way towards the campus, I see Silvia and the rest of the professors. Walking over to them, I notice they're looking at the acid concrete. Guess this conversation is going to be an interesting one-stop in front of everyone. Silvia was the first one to notice me. She gave me a smile before her eyes fell back to the spot.

"We need to kill those shadow beings!", a new person says.

"Mr. Jagger, they have done nothing wrong.", Silvia says.

"Doesn't matter that-"

"By chance, did you run into them?", I ask, interrupting him.

"Yes, why do you ask.", he states.

"I don't know, maybe it's because you harmed a family!", I growled out.

"They deserved it!", he snaps back.

"How can someone deserve what happened to them!", I yell.

"Shadow beings shouldn't be here at all.", he said smugly.

"I think you shouldn't be here.", I say, smirking while crossing my arms.

"Do you know who I am?", he asks, getting pissed.

"No, should I.", I say, smirking.

He hisses while showing me his teeth. Looks like I found the asshole who hurt them; Getting real close to him I say, "I just see a sick bastard who's willing to hurt children."

Moving away so he couldn't hit me; he growls at me and tries to attack me, but something throws him across the way. Holding back a laugh at his face, taking a better look at the thing, to see it's the shadow beings.

"Are you guys feeling better? Shouldn't you be home with your kids?", I asked.

"Calm down, Raina, the kids are resting after we healed them.", they tell me.

Nodding my head, I look up to see almost everyone staring at us. Biting the inside of my cheek as I realize why they were staring at us; not sure what I'm supposed to be doing, but it didn't last when the guy came charging at the shadow beings. Moving in front of them as I hold his throat so he doesn't bite, then tossing him aside.

"I'm the vampire king, and I demand my people to kill the shadow beings!", he hisses out.

Before we knew what was happening, the professor came charging at them, but if you look in their eyes, you'll see they didn't want to do it. Without thinking, I whistle; hearing wings, looking up to the sky, I see Griff coming towards us. Once he lands in front of us, the professor stops charging at us and just stares; confused on why, I watch them bow down, tilting my head. I was about to talk, but I decided against it.

"I said to kill the shadow beings.", he hisses.

"I got to do things by myself around here.", he murmurs to himself while taking off.

Creating an ice barrier so he couldn't go after the children; glaring at him as he does it back while landing back down.

"Stupid griffin; stupid half breeds.", he murmurs to himself just loud enough for everyone to hear.

Silvia, Mr. Sapping, the bowing professor, and I all glare at the guy. Biting my tongue so I start nothing with this guy, but may take it back since he's being a complete asshole to everyone.

"Mr. Jagger, just because you're the 'vampire king', doesn't mean shit.", Silvia states rather bluntly.

"What did you just say.", he says glaring at her.

"You heard me.", she snaps.

He smirks before saying, "Who got you this job? It would be a real shame if someone got hurt."

How dare he threaten her! Silvia doesn't back down from the asshole, but looking closer, you can see that she's slightly shaking in fear. "Griff, I need you to protect the shadow beings' children. I'm taking this ice barrier down, so I can knock some sense into that fucker."

Griff says nothing and just flies off, so I take the barrier down before throwing a few ice daggers at him. He quickly dodges before heading towards me but I simply smirk as I put a fire barrier in front of me; he hisses in pain as the fire touches his skin. Vampires despise fire since it can kill them; throwing some fire daggers, but he rushes to hide behind the vampire professor. We all watch as the professor is covered in shadow as the fire daggers go right through it and hit their target. He howls in pain, and the professor isn't covered in the shadow anymore and isn't injured.

"Can you take everyone to one side and I'll put an ice barrier so no one can get hurt.", I asked them.

Without taking my eyes off the guy, everyone else was away, so I charged at him, noticing his claws were out, I duck under the first arm, as I heat my hand to injure him, before moving behind me and shooting out icicles at his back. He growls before whipping around to face me again. Smiling at him, as he just glares at me; I wonder how long he's going to fight me.