Chapter 1 - The beginning
Now
Sound...such a funny thing ...such a rare commodity here in this dark dingy hole that I have resided in my whole life.
Knowing nothing but this - knowing nothing beyond this. I savour every sound that filters into my void, yes I have called it my void of nothingness.
Trying to make out the sound. I float closer to the inkling of what seems like steel upon steel and screaming?
I pause with my floating body and frown. I guess the best I could remember - that was the facial impression used before... before the BLACKNESS.
Screaming became more prominent more urgent, the sounds became louder and seemed closer, I felt my whole being curl up and jump towards the sound... what was happening, what was going on outside this void of mine?
Trying to make out the sound. I float closer to the inkling of what seems like steel upon steel and screaming?
I pause with my floating body and frown. I guess the best I could remember - that was the facial impression used before... before the BLACKNESS.
Screaming became more prominent more urgent, the sounds became louder and seemed closer, I felt my whole being curl up and jump towards the sound... what was happening, what was going on outside this void of mine?
My darkness and the sounds were beating in my ears, like a drum...
Hearing people fleeing, screaming and crying for their dead made my heart stop. It made me scream from my void, made me want to break free of the darkness and scream at whoever was killing these people to stop and to stop now.
Swirling left then right. I felt frantic with worry, with feeling these mortals pain...wanting to help them wanting to save them... But feeling nothing but frozen in this place I call home.
Screaming at the void I feel a pulse, a pulse of iridescent light wanting to break through the void and set me free upon the retched souls killing innocents killing , killing killing....
The thought kept running through my mind, making that pulse louder and louder until all I saw all I felt was light....
Feeling heavy, feeling so, so heavy I felt like my body was being dragged down by tens of thousands of anchors of moving ships sailing for the deep deep oceans.
Hearing the screams more loudly, I crack open my eyes to the movement my sensitive ears are picking up on and turn my face...
In all my time in the void I have never felt my movements more than now, more like a solid and not a swirling ghost...
“Help me! , Help me! , Help me! ...” a women’s voice was begging and pleading before there was only the sound of steel slashing and a gurgle and then nothing.
I couldn’t see much in the darkness that encased me, the feel of this darkness though? Different more like … my mind was trying to catch the word lingering in the back of my mind , what was it?
Night, ah yes this darkness was more like night, taking in a deep breath I instinctively lick my lips, as the copper scent of blood reaches my senses, crooning at me to come forward and taste it to savor it.
Moving my limbs, I inch my way around inside what I assume is a coffin of some sorts, holding me, containing me, what the hell?
Pushing at the top of the said coffin, I feel the resistance, keeping me in, taking another deep breath, I push again and again until it budges, only a slither of light poured into my line of sight, yes, yes push I kept telling myself.
I felt every muscle in my body straining to get out of this, to finally breath in fresh air, see anything but darkness...taste blood...live.
Finally, finally I pushed the lid of the coffin op far enough. - peering out I see fires lighting up a chamber of sorts, lined with more graves on both sides of mine..it seemed like I was buried in a mausoleum of some sort, because there was a door leading to the outside that was wide open, beyond that I saw people running and screaming for help as men on horses chased them with swords and spiers?
Caught in a trance at what was happening on the outside and around me.
Hearing people fleeing, screaming and crying for their dead made my heart stop. It made me scream from my void, made me want to break free of the darkness and scream at whoever was killing these people to stop and to stop now.
Swirling left then right. I felt frantic with worry, with feeling these mortals pain...wanting to help them wanting to save them... But feeling nothing but frozen in this place I call home.
Screaming at the void I feel a pulse, a pulse of iridescent light wanting to break through the void and set me free upon the retched souls killing innocents killing , killing killing....
The thought kept running through my mind, making that pulse louder and louder until all I saw all I felt was light....
Feeling heavy, feeling so, so heavy I felt like my body was being dragged down by tens of thousands of anchors of moving ships sailing for the deep deep oceans.
Hearing the screams more loudly, I crack open my eyes to the movement my sensitive ears are picking up on and turn my face...
In all my time in the void I have never felt my movements more than now, more like a solid and not a swirling ghost...
“Help me! , Help me! , Help me! ...” a women’s voice was begging and pleading before there was only the sound of steel slashing and a gurgle and then nothing.
I couldn’t see much in the darkness that encased me, the feel of this darkness though? Different more like … my mind was trying to catch the word lingering in the back of my mind , what was it?
Night, ah yes this darkness was more like night, taking in a deep breath I instinctively lick my lips, as the copper scent of blood reaches my senses, crooning at me to come forward and taste it to savor it.
Moving my limbs, I inch my way around inside what I assume is a coffin of some sorts, holding me, containing me, what the hell?
Pushing at the top of the said coffin, I feel the resistance, keeping me in, taking another deep breath, I push again and again until it budges, only a slither of light poured into my line of sight, yes, yes push I kept telling myself.
I felt every muscle in my body straining to get out of this, to finally breath in fresh air, see anything but darkness...taste blood...live.
Finally, finally I pushed the lid of the coffin op far enough. - peering out I see fires lighting up a chamber of sorts, lined with more graves on both sides of mine..it seemed like I was buried in a mausoleum of some sort, because there was a door leading to the outside that was wide open, beyond that I saw people running and screaming for help as men on horses chased them with swords and spiers?
Caught in a trance at what was happening on the outside and around me.
I didn’t see the mortal laying close to my coffin bleeding out from some flesh wound to her throat, climbing out of my eternal resting place, my eyes look at each drop of blood trailing her body, her clothing ripped to shreds, but she still had a faint pulse nearly undetectable but still there.
Bending down to assess the woman’s wound to her neck and torso, which was pretty gruesome.. I lean forward and sniff, shaking my head at the vulgar smell coming off of her, faint traces of something rotten laced in between her blood...and flesh made me gagg.
Bending down to assess the woman’s wound to her neck and torso, which was pretty gruesome.. I lean forward and sniff, shaking my head at the vulgar smell coming off of her, faint traces of something rotten laced in between her blood...and flesh made me gagg.
Knowing that there was nothing more I could do for her but hold her bloody hand, I could just be there as she passes from this plane to the next, I stay and watch her pulse flutter and burn out...
I felt so much sadness at the loss of even one life, outside this mausoleum there were countless more lives sputtering out and I needed to save them.
Closing the woman’s eyes I utter a silent prayer on the winds, and bid her safe journeys to her ether realm for resting.
Reaching towards the edge of the coffin I pull myself up, leaning heavily against it. I assessed my surroundings once again I needed a weapon, nothing but bones and more bones littered this place, my gaze fell on something flickering at the door.
Making my way towards it, I realise its a sword dropped by one of these men covered in some sort of metal garb covering their chest areas and their faces, what are these monsters?
Picking up the sword I test the heaviness of the steel in my hand, it felt like basic instinct was kicking in while holding it, to wield it, my arms were screaming but they held up.
Closing the woman’s eyes I utter a silent prayer on the winds, and bid her safe journeys to her ether realm for resting.
Reaching towards the edge of the coffin I pull myself up, leaning heavily against it. I assessed my surroundings once again I needed a weapon, nothing but bones and more bones littered this place, my gaze fell on something flickering at the door.
Making my way towards it, I realise its a sword dropped by one of these men covered in some sort of metal garb covering their chest areas and their faces, what are these monsters?
Picking up the sword I test the heaviness of the steel in my hand, it felt like basic instinct was kicking in while holding it, to wield it, my arms were screaming but they held up.
As my eyes scanned the bloody battlefield before me, I marked each and every monster wearing the metal garb as a threat and hissed out a breath, that I didn’t even know I was holding.
Running straight towards my first target, I slash his head straight off of his body, he didn’t hear or see me coming, next was the monster herding a woman into the open who seemed to be protecting her child that was screaming behind her, screaming for help.
NO! GOD'S NO!
Narrowing my eyes, I zero in on the woman and the child behind her, interesting was all I thought before I ran as fast as I could pumping my arms at my side. Ducking at the last second and sliding the sword below his knees, he fell forward, gruesome yes, but needed,moving lightning fast I took the sword and plunged it deep into his chest.
Arterial blood splattering my face and my chest made me take in a deep breath, cringing at the hunger that crawled up from a deep pit inside my hollow stomach, feeling my incisors elongate.
Narrowing my eyes, I zero in on the woman and the child behind her, interesting was all I thought before I ran as fast as I could pumping my arms at my side. Ducking at the last second and sliding the sword below his knees, he fell forward, gruesome yes, but needed,moving lightning fast I took the sword and plunged it deep into his chest.
Arterial blood splattering my face and my chest made me take in a deep breath, cringing at the hunger that crawled up from a deep pit inside my hollow stomach, feeling my incisors elongate.
I grab for the piece of garbage laying dead in front of me and sink my fangs right in to his neck.
Power flowed in to my body with each mouthful of blood I took in to my body making me feel alive making me remember what I was who I was to this world, taking in as much of his blood , feeding every dry cell in my body I close my eyes and listen to every waking sound surrounding me, life! There was life and no more darkness!
Power flowed in to my body with each mouthful of blood I took in to my body making me feel alive making me remember what I was who I was to this world, taking in as much of his blood , feeding every dry cell in my body I close my eyes and listen to every waking sound surrounding me, life! There was life and no more darkness!
Hello my favorite readers this is the newbie I was talking about, everything shall be revealed soon I do hope you like share and comment as this is going to be one hell of a ride 😍👌👌👌
Loads of love ❤
S. C. Lavin ❤️
