Prologue
I sat there in the darkness, alone, waiting for the end of days. My ears pricked up at the screeching sound of the metal shutters being pulled down. Unthinkingly, I threw myself towards the abyss of darkness. The cold metal came into contact with my small fists. Then, as if with a life of its own, they started pounding against the rusted metal door until little debris rained on me but I could not care less.
My incessant pleads were met with stony silence. Dropping down to my knees, my tiny fists continued striking the silver that was invisible to me. Finally, I got tired and stopped. I settled against a partition of a wall as my tiny body fit through it. I sat there rocking by myself as I chanted softly to myself, "Let me out, let me out, let me out…"
Unknowingly, I was shouting out the words. All of a sudden, my ears caught scraping sounds, like a rat scurrying about. A piercing tearing sound shot through the impenetrable silence. Immediately, my hands flew up to my ears. I started screaming. The artificial light from the corridors outside streamed in through the torn metal door.
With a deafening crashing sound, the barrier between me and the outside world fell to the ground. My eyes grew wide in shock. Waves of emotions swirled through me; horror, awe and most importantly, fear. A dark figure stood in the shadows, his teeth gleaming in the bright light.
As the light shone around him like a halo, he looked like an angel coming to my rescue. I scrambled to my feet towards him with a hand outstretched. He extended an arm to me covered by dark blue material. A sweet smell emanated from him. Oh, how glorious this person is coming to help me. Since my eyes were still unaccustomed to the sudden brightness, I could only make up blurry images. But they were enough to let me see that the stranger's eyes were a startling ruby red.
My heart raced at once. The blood froze in my veins as I stared into his wild eyes that were lethal and dangerous. A low purr escaped his chest. "Come, let us go now before the guards return," his voice was smooth and silky, completely irresistible. Like in a daze, I started towards him.
His lips curled back into a terrifying smile, revealing his shining teeth. I went against my better judgments and crawled like a slave to the person who promised freedom. His shoulders rose as he breathed in deeply. In his silent purr, he whispered, "So luscious, just delicious,"
Then he opened his eyes that were now a pulsating blood red that was thirsty as he stared at me. Suddenly, he flew to me and everything went dark. Then I screamed.