Erin POV

"Ready?" Laura shouted over her own headphones. I nodded, reading her lips. I looked down the line of others to my right. We always took the end because we worked best when we relied on one another to run. Free running was just that, freedom. It made you free of everything. You became God's of your own bodies. Not many people could do what we could, which explained why there was only twelve of us within the entire city.

One by one we all took off and i grinned, it was our usual run. We all took different directions, rarely staying in groups larger then three, and then met up at the biggest underground club.

Before either of us could make our first move something barrelled straight into me. i was thrown off balance and knocked to the ground, getting too close to the ledge. I heard Laura scream and i turned as blood splattered across me. I stared at the creature in front of me, and hungry eyes stared back at me.

In a swift motion i had my butterfly blade out and twisting with expertise as i gave him a cold look. "You'll pay for that," i said and he grinned and lunged for me.

He was fast, but i was faster. He expected me to take the hit, but i took a shot at him hard, sucker punching him. His head snapped to the left and i grabbed the back of his head quickly, shoving the blade through his jaw and into his mouth and part of his nose. I pulled it out, and then kicked him off the roof. He fell, hitting the ground with a sickening crack.

When i was satifised with his lack of escape, i threw myself off the ledge. I grabbed a small pen sized container and then twisted off the cap and threw it into the air. A moment later the flare went off, light up the sky and signalling everyone that some was wrong. I gripped a railing, flipping and then landing next to him. He was gurling, and painfully too.

I stood over him and then stepped over his throat. "I want to know who you are and why you look like Dracula beat you with an ugly stick. If you promise to play nice, and oh, i dont know, maybe i'll help you out a bit. Now if you miss behave, i promise you i will show you the very definition of agony, i have my favourite toy too," i said wiggling the knife in front of him, "Sound good?"

He struggled beneath me, and i noted his shockingly accelerated healing, i pressed down and he whimpered and then squealed out a 'yes'. I loosened up on his throat a bit, "who are you?"

"Nosferatu, there was a contract for you, i was promised money," i grinned a little. Like that's never happened before.

"Who put the contract on me?"

"Kerboros, he, wanted you alive," what the fuck did that mean?

"Why does he want me dead?"

"Because your Svetocha!"

"I most certinaly am not!" i said, unsure if i should be offended, but feeling offended anyways.

"I can smell that you are," i raised my eyebrows in a freaked out way. What a creeper.

Holy, i thought in disbelief. "How come there's only one of you?"

Someone dropped down next to me and i turned to see my best friend Kade and then Wesley. I looked up, seeing everyone else appear on the roof tops of descending to ground level.

"It isn't just me," he said grinning suddenly. Oh no.

A growl ripped through the air and i turned to see Garret fall and hit the ground, sending blood all over me a second time. His throat had been ripped out. I turned to him furiously, raised my foot and then brought it down. A breath later and we were in a full out war with strange wolf like creatures.

We were overwhelmed and by the time Kade, Kale and i had finally escaped we were being pursued relentlessly. Kade was bleeding heavily, having been bitten by the damn things twice, and Kale had also been bitten, but only once. I'd been bitten four times, it's like they'd all gone straight for me and everyone else was in the way or something.

"We need to split up, there looking for me, not you. I can't keep up with all this running," i breathed, painfully, feeling woozy.

"No, were sticking together," Kade muttered exhausted and then lifted me into his arms as gently as possible. He gave me apologetic look as i let out a pained moan.

A car came to a halt in front of us and i stared at the unfamiliar man in the car. "Get in," he shouted. I glanced back, seeing the weird monsterous creatures behind us. We didn't have much of an option but to get in. I got the oddest taste in my mouth, one i got when something was wrong, only it had a strange taste, like rotting fruit or something.

Kade lifted his shirt off, and pressed it to my side, the one bleeding the most heavily. I felt so out of it and weird spots were covering my vision. "Kade, i dont feel so good," i breathed, feeling my body start to dull and numb out.

"I know, just wait, your going in the wrong direction, the hospital is on Adler," Kade said angrily.

"Well, were not going to the hospital," he said, and i stared at a gun that went off, hitting Kale. Kade leaned over as quickly as possible, but it wasnt enough, the shot got him somewhere in the chest. He went backwards and i stared at the gun, and just closed as my eyes as yet another resounding third shot went off.

I woke up to something pouring over my face. I blinked, and then coughed as it came back up in my throat. The sound of chains being pulled burst around me and suddenly i was flying upwards and into the air. I tried to resist as the chains cut painfully into my wrists. I stared at the man in front of me confused and angry. "What the hell is wrong with you? You dont just kidnap and chain people up you freak!"

"My dear, of the two of us, i'm far less a monster then you," he said grinning.

"I'm sure," i said sarcastically and pulled on the chains. "Where am i? Who the hell are you?"

"You dont recognize your own father?" that caught my attention.

"Great my kidnapper has a bad sense of humour, must be thursday," i said dryly.

"Oh, yes, i can definitely see your mother in you, your just as beautiful as she was, with just the smallest amount of darkness. I'm told you did quite the number on a friend of mine," he said impressed.

I frowned, remembering the rage i'd felt as Laura's body hit the ground. She had been a close friend for years. Ever since i'd been adopted she'd been my friend, as well as Kade.

"Your mother's name was Amelia, Erin, she was quite an extraordinary woman, Maharaj, and powerfully so. Until i killed her of course," i bristled slightly, not liking that, even if i was doubtful.

"That doesn't prove anything, just that your a sociopath!"

"Maybe so, but i can show you countless amounts of proof, that will convince you that your my kin, my daughter," i frowned even more.

"So Dad, want to tell me why you had us attacked, mauled, shot and then kidnapped? You know, most fathers start with a phone call." i was being sarcastic, but right now that was all i had. If i was going to die, then i might as well do it thoroughly.

"i intend to break you of course, you and your friends," uh-oh, "Once there wulfen, once i bring them over to my side, they'll be the perfect warriors. You, you will be the greatest prodigy i could ever hope for. All of the training they've had, the training and skills my associates have informed us of is just as astonishing as your own skills. I'm told your one of the most talented svetocha yet, and nothing but a child!"

"Break us? Wulfen? Someone's off their meds," i said, trying to sound brave, and probably failing. He looked so sure of himself, and with the most ruthless, excited, look in his eyes. Yeah, now i was scared. We could be anywhere, and what Kade and Kale were sick, i mean, all of us were attacked by the weird animals. Not to mention, i could feel the strangest most unnerving fever begin to set in. "Prodigy? Your insane if you think i'd ever become something like you!"

"Give it time, children are so easy to traumatize, dont worry my daughter. Soon you'll be begging to join me, to aid me," he said confidently. "Charon!"

Another man entered the room, a man who looked maybe about twenty five or somewhere around there. He didn't look the slightest bit concerned about me. "I want the best to break her, that is your responsibility my friend."

"Certainly," oh shit.

Five Years Later

I was laying on the cold wet ground, feeling the continuous drip on my face and began to sing quietly. I was in pain, but now it was just a routine. The pain was as familiar as breathing to me, in fact, it was strange not to feel pain.

I heard a door open, not bothering to even bother looking over. They brought in new prisoners constantly, whether to kill or torture them or just to eat them, it didn't matter. The only people i ever saw in here were Kade and Kale. Kade has been missing for weeks now i'm told, they'd thought i was responsible. I wasn't.

I'd felt him when he'd left, i always felt them when they'd left. I even felt when they broke. It took them two years to figure out why they wouldn't break. Me. They used that to their advantage, and now my brothers just stared at me as if i were a stranger.

The first three times i'd been let out of the compound, i had tried to run. But i didn't get far, i was always in bad condition whenever i was let out. They always threatened to kill Kade and Kale, and i knew they would, so i'd return willingly. Just walk straight to the chambers designed for 'training'.

I blinked, as yet another drip slid down my bruised face. "I smell a svetocha," a man whispered, and i didn't move. Didn't even care really.

They were shoved into opposite cells, and i let out a low pained breath. A shuffle broke out and then the sounds of fighting. A moment later both hit the ground, and they were locked up. As the doors closed i let my eyes fall shut in sync, and breathed as the words fell from lips.

Please, please forgive me,

But I won't be home again.

Maybe someday you'll look up,

And, barely conscious, you'll say to no one:

"Isn't something missing?"

You won't cry for my absence, I know -

You forgot me long ago.

Am I that unimportant...?

Am I so insignificant...?

Isn't something missing?

Isn't someone missing me?

Even though I'm the sacrifice,

You won't try for me, not now.

Though I'd die to know you love me,

I'm all alone.

Isn't someone missing me?

Please, please forgive me,

But I won't be home again.

I know what you do to yourself,

I breathe deep and cry out,

"Isn't something missing?

Isn't someone missing me?"

Even though I'm the sacrifice,

You won't try for me, not now.

Though I'd die to know you love me,

I'm all alone.

Isn't someone missing me?

And if I bleed, I'll bleed,

Knowing you don't care.

And if I sleep just to dream of you

I'll wake without you there,

Isn't something missing?

Isn't something...

Even though I'm the sacrifice,

You won't try for me, not now.

Though I'd die to know you love me,

I'm all alone.

Isn't someone missing me?

The entire hall remained silent and i opened my eyes. "Your the svetocha?" a voice asked, in a sad quiet heavy tone.

"No," i said unfaltered despite the pain, "I'm Erin."

It was quiet for maybe an hour before someone finally spoke again. "How long have you been here Erin?"

"It doesn't matter," i said, unfazed with the question.

"Why haven't they killed you?"

I grinned at the ceiling, "dont ask questions you dont want the answers to."