Vampiri

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I don't know why. I find myself up here at night. Watching the people go about their lives, completely unaware of the world around them. Its rather alienating to be honest. Existing in this world without the world knowing. I suppose is better this way. Humans can be rather... Savage, givin the opportunity.

"Corvo!" My brother Jackson walks up behind me. "You can't keep hunting in the same place, especially one so populated." he said as he sits next to me on the roof.

"I don't usually hunt here, i just sit and watch."

"Then you get hungry, I've seen it before."

"Yea well, shit happens." i say with a chuckle.

"Yes, yes it does. " Jackson laughs to.

"Mother asked me to find you, she's been worried about you lately."

"I appreciate the concern but I'm fine." it starts to rain.

"Don't tell me, she's the concerned one." he laughs and stands. "I'm heading back to the castle, try not to play Batman during the day if your out that long." I turn and watch him step of the roof into an ally.

I look up to the sky. The rain on my face is soothing. I try to block out the noise of the city for even a second. As it fades a scream breaks my serenity. It came from down the street, a few blocks away. I move away from the street side of the roof, I run down the row of buildings, jumping ally gaps and climbing higher buildings in the way. I reach the source of the screams in a few seconds. I look down into an ally to see a woman crawling backwards frantically. A figure stalks her. She's hurt, i can smell her fresh blood. The figure must be a vampire as well. I cannot stand such unnecessary savagrey. I step down off the 4 story building and land between them facing the vampire. The woman freaks out even more, getting up and trying to run but falls. The injury must be on her leg.

"You aren't with the Abbandonato, who are you and why are you trespassing." I say with authority.

"Abbandonato huh? I thought this place looked shitty." He said with a laugh.

"Leave now. That's your only warning." I said. He bares his fangs and his irises shine light blue.

"After I finish my hunt." He lunges at me with speed that briges the 30 foot gap in a blink, kicking me in the stomach and i fly down the ally hitting and denting a dumpster. "Oh come now, you should have seen that coming." he laughs. The woman was sitting paralyzed by fear next to the dumpster. My eyes illuminated with a faint amber. I look deep into her eyes.

"Go home as fast as you can, forget everything you saw here." she runs out of the back way to the ally. I probably should have done that earlier.

"Now why did you go and do that, it's going to take forever to find another one like that." He said walking tword me. I bare my fangs and lunge back at him. I punch him square in the jaw but he only flew half as far. He lands on his back and starts to laugh.

"It feels like someone has been neglecting a proper diet." He begins to rise. "Ive heard stories about Crow of the Abandoned. For a moment, you fit his discription. I guess you can't believe all that you hear." I grit my teeth and my eyes glow a bit brighter. I move to attack again but he catches me by the throat and lifts me if the ground. "Pathetic. Your Mother with probably thank me for ending such a weakling in the family." His grip tightens on my throat. Then a bullet comes through his chest, grazing my eye as well. He drops me and falls to a knee. Jackson walks closer, pulling the hammer back and pointing it at the vampire again.

"I advise you stay down, trespasser." Jackson said. "Anri, take Corvo home." Anri is our sister, she comes and helps me up, my arm over her and we quickly leave.

"What the hell do you think your doing!" She asked as we pass over buildings.

"Protecting our territory..." I said out of breath.

"Your not protecting anything when you don't feed. It's like your asking to be ended!"

" I don't need a lecture." i said annoyed
"No, you need your ass kicked! Again."

We reach the front gate to the castle's property. The Castle, as its called, is less of a castle and more of a Gothic mansion. Its got the nickname castle from its stone makeup. The property covers roughly 10 acres. Its has a fairly tall brick wall surrounding the property. Large trees cover a good portion of the front and sides of the castle, the back is more bare.

Anri take me in through the large front doors, me slung over her shoulders. The castle has a very wide entrance hall, reminiscent of a dome room in a museum.

"Come on, I'm taking you to see Doctor Crane." Anri said.

"No need. Te lo permetto. Can you just take me to my room please?" I say coughing.

"No, you need to be checked out. You can barely walk."

"Hey! Is that Corvo!? What the hell happened to you?" Our Dimitri shouts from the balcony laughing.

"Shut the fuck up Dimitri! Or you'll end up looking worse than me!" I say as Anri takes me down the left hall. We go through a set of double doors at the end of the hall, we are greeted by our doctor.

"Oh my word, Corvo what have you done to yourself?" Dr. Crane said.

"Fighting while neglecting a proper diet." Anri replied.

"I see, he looks more dead than anyone here." Dr. Crane laughs.

"Funny doc. I just need a bit of blood." I say sitting on an examination table.

"You know the rules, i need to do a full examination." I reluctantly take off my coat and shirt. Both Anri and Crane look shocked. My body is pale and you can at Blue vanes. Im rail thin and have almost no muscle.

"How.. How You even waking right now? You are well within withdrawal." Crane rushes to the fridge.

"Why would you let it get this bad?" Anri asked.

"It dosent matter... " i say under my breath.

"Yes. It does!"

"At the moment, Miss. Anri, it doesn't." Crane comes back with a few I.V bags of blood.

"Lie down Corvo, we need to slowly refill your blood levels. At this point anything we put into you will just be obsorbed in an instant. We'll give you blood this way until you've returned to your healthy state." I lay down reluctantly.

"How long will it take..?" i ask trying to stay awake.

"Well, im uncertain. I've never had a case this bad. But by time you wake, you will be fine."

"This is going to take a while Miss Anri, check back in a day or so."

"Ok.. thanks Dr. Crane. I'll check him out, until then he stays here." Anri said. They continue to talk as i fade into sleep.