Night of the Crimson Blood
By: JadeDragonKnight
Chapter 1
It was midnight. Silence was encased on the land. The people and animals of the kingdom slept peacefully. Few clouds floated in the black sky. The full moon shone brightly in the night. The moonlight dimmed the empty throne room. All was quiet. In the dim light, a button on the throne arm suddenly pressed down on its own. The floor parted and a machine rose up from the gap. Electricity shot out from the downloader, flashing in the darkness. Then as suddenly as it started, the static stopped flowing. The machine went back into its hiding place and silence once again overtook the room. Quietly, one of the double doors was nudged open. The creature disappeared into the dark halls of the castle.
Somewhere else in the castle, steady breathing broke the stillness. The navy blue knight slept calmly. He absently shifted, revealing his uncovered face. It was an innocent look similar to the pink star warrior. In his slumber, something was making its way in under the door. It squeezed through and slowly approached the unsuspecting knight. The sheets began to move. It stopped at his head, reared up, and made a terrible hiss. Then, it struck.
A blood curdling scream rang through the halls of the castle. The cry woke up the knights in the neighboring room.
"What's going on?" Sword asked over the screaming.
The sound of furniture falling came through the wall. The cries turned into the noise of choking.
"It sounds like it's coming from Meta Knight's room," Blade informed.
They quickly jumped out of bed and raced through the hall. When they reached the door, all became quiet in the room. The two knights looked at each other then drew their swords.
Blade walked up to the door and asked, "My lord, are you ok?"
There was silence.
"Meta Knight?"
Then, the sound of someone collapsing sent a chill up their spines.
"We're coming in," Sword stated as he grabbed the door knob.
The door was unlocked, but he couldn't push it open. He got up against it and put his bodyweight on the barrier.
"Help me," he said to the other knight.
Blade nodded and pushed against the door. With their combined effort, the door finally opened. They went into the room. It was pitch black. Sword went to the light switch and flipped it on. The light in the ceiling flickered. The flashes revealed the destruction of the furniture. They were all seemingly knocked over. Some of the pieces blocked the doorway, keeping the knights from entering earlier.
"What happened here?" Blade asked as they slowly walked around the room.
It was too quiet. The knights looked at the shambles. Then Blade froze.
"Sword."
Sword came over and gasped slightly. They continued to stare at Meta Knight, who lay motionless on the floor. He was covered in scratches and was lying face down. He seemed to be breathing.
"It looks like he got attacked," Blade muttered.
"Whatever it was, it can still be in here. Keep your eyes peeled," Sword informed.
He walked away and shifted some of the furniture in search of the attacker. Blade went to help as well. Suddenly, something grabbed his foot. He wheeled around and froze in fear. Sword turned when he heard Blade scream. He became shocked when he saw him lying on the ground, with something crouching on top of him. He was crying short breathes of pain. Sword gawked at the creature. It slowly looked up at him, revealing its blood red eyes. The light flickered for a moment and the creature vanished. Sword jumped slightly at losing sight of it. He held his sword out as he approached the downed knight.
"Blade, y-you ok?" he stammered as he looked down at him.
Blade was shaking. Gasps of agony escaped his lips. Sword stared wide eyed at the two bleeding holes on the knight's neck.
"B-Blade?"
Suddenly, a noise came from behind. Sword whirled around only to see a screeching monster flying at him.