Every time she died there was less of her to bring back
She felt the blade between her ribs, it was too late now, and the sharp pain was already sliding within from back to front. She felt dizzy and her body fell on the floor. It was not her first time, it had happened several times before, but it seemed that every time she died there was less of her to bring back.
She felt pulled and in a matter of seconds she was on the light room. It was a strange place, if one could consider it a place, a space of light with nothing, no corners, doors, windows. Nothing where to focus your eyes, only light, inodorous white light, and a complete senseless environment. It would freak everyone out, but she had been there already, so she just waited patiently.
"Welcome back," said the disembodied voice of Allacci, "I guess you screwed it again. Let me see… twenty vampires dead and two humans murdered."
"It's not my fault, those pesky humans seem to be always at the wrong place and time," she said already waiting for Allacci to be mad at her. It was always the same thing, she was pretty good at killing but had this democratic tendency of not choosing species. It was all the same for her, she despised vampires and hated humans. She was only doing this not to fall into the pit of souls. A shiver went through her spine, not the best place to end up.
"Well, I shouldn't have to warn you that your redemption keeps at stake and that one of these days..."
"That doesn't seem a reminder, seems more like a threat," she said clenching her teeth. "You would love that to happen, wouldn't you?"
"That doesn't depend on me, Leza still thinks you're worth saving. So, you go on another mission. This time you are going to work with a team."
"A team? Are you kidding? I always work alone, I don't like other people on my way."
"This is not open to discussion. This mission is no playground, you are going to need help. Please, at least don't kill any member of your team."
Allacci was my guardian since my first life many years ago. I don't think he was pleased with the task since I seemed to screw up everything every time. But he had to endure me, he was second in line after the great Guardian Leza. I had never seen her, but for some reason she was the reason I was not paying for my earlier sins at that horrible pit.
"Your name is going to be Beatrix and you know the rest. Your weapons are going to be hidden at the secret place and your team will contact you. They know who you are. Now get out of here."
"But…"
The falling was now easy, the first time she felt sick to her stomach and dizzy, as she was free falling without a parachute into the nothingness. Now she just let herself go.
She woke up in bed, just a mattress on the floor at a house she didn't know but it was hers from now on. She went to the bathroom and looked at the mirror. A strange girl with long wavy hair the colour of chocolate was staring at her with hazel coloured eyes in a light almost yellowish brown. She hummed happily for her athletic body, last time she had an overweight one that made it extremely difficult to go after vampires. It was not enough those bloodsuckers ran like hell she also had to fight with her extra weight. Bodies were only capsules she had to wear and being this her third arranged body she just didn't care anymore. The memory of the Italian girl she had been on her first and true life was slowly fading in her memory.
She dressed her skinny jeans in a hurry, wrestling to put her t-shirt on and her jeans shirt, with her red converse sneakers she was ready to go. There was something in her eyes that showed more of a stray cat than a teenager. She was not a teenager anyway, although her fake ID would say otherwise. She was not human or a vampire. The truth, she hated humans and despised vampires but had to fight ones to save the others. She was a Custodi, a soul that fought to redeem her soul and try to be forgiven for her sins. If that implied large amounts of blood, well be it...