Blood Inc.
Prologue
tiffany aka basketcase
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Many races, included the human race, have occupied Earth since the beginning of time. Not many races have gotten along such as witches, vampires, and Hunters.
There were four races occupied on Earth. The most common race on Earth was the humans. Although the human race was the most common and mostly populated Earth, the vampire race was the second largest. Third were the Wiccans. Lastly, the Hunters were a race near extinction.
Wars between races were started at the beginning of time, but most of the humans have stopped fighting by the 19th century.
The Wiccans struck a silent alliance with the Hunters because of their shared natural hatred toward vampires. But such alliance between the Wiccans and Hunters had been constantly broken.
The Hunters' sense of justice and the vampires' need of survival have clashed throughout the time, and caused many lives lost between both races. But so many Hunters were lost, much more than the vampires, which was why Hunters became dangerously close to extinction.
No matter what happened, these four major races would always fight because it was their nature.
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Little Serena Chase Lumiere crept out of her room and down to the kitchen. Strong angry emotions resonated from her parents and grandfather, keeping the six-year old awake. Not wanting her parents and grandfather to sense her presence, Serena suppressed her emotions, as she hidden behind the kitchen door, while she eavesdropped to the conversation that would stick to her for the rest of her life.
"We need to tell her in the morning, Chris," her mother sobbed. Serena's heart nearly went out to her mother but stopped herself from revealing her presence.
"No, Julia… I do not want her curiosity about Endymion to grow. And telling her at her age will damage her psyche and maybe her self-confidence." Her father, a famed psychologist, stressed his words.
Endymion? Endymion…? Isn't that's the prince of all vampires? Why is daddy talking about the prince of all vampires? Serena have learnt many things about vampires from her mother, her grandfather Zeus, and books from her grandfather's hidden library. Even though they have said so much but it was always the same thing: vampires have a deadly allergic reaction to silver, cannot have kids, born from human mothers, and they killed to survive. One thing her mom and books have neglected to mention unlike her grandfather was that the next King of the Damned was the young Prince Endymion.
"It will be inevitable once Serena turns twenty-ne," Serena heard her grandfather's calm strong voice.
"Why did we have this agreement in the first place, dad," her father's voice raised another notch, "What were you thinking? Giving Serena's future away to the vampires."
Her grandfather sighed, "I only done it to keep Serena safe. That little girl will be the last remaining Hunter and our salvation as to theirs."
Serena didn't understand it. Why would her future mattered to the vampires and why would she be the last Hunter? So many questions swarmed the six-years-old's mind. Unconsciously Serena stoke her golden necklace - a golden chain attached to a gold circle and at the center of the circle held a vial of mysterious, dark bluish substance. It was becoming a habit for her; it soothed her soul and her heart. The pendant was given to her when she was born. Her parents have always said that it was her good luck charm.
Serena's head shot up when she realized that her grandfather hadn't finished talking. "We'll just try to give Serena a normal childhood that she deserves, and starting training her soon. We need to get her ready to be a true Hunter."
True Hunter? I'm going to be a true Hunter?
"I will not let Serena accept her destiny as a Hunter!" her father yelled, "I will not let her get tied down and sacrifice her chance at a normal life because destiny."
"Serena cannot avoid her destiny and that promise made sure of that," Serena's mother said, her voice was hoarse from crying. "Chris, you cannot make Serena give up that is second nature to her. She is not you."
Serena pressed her ear against the door. She could hear her dad breathing hard, her mother sobbing again, and her grandfather flipping his pocket watch. All of a sudden sounds of chairs were being pushed back and dishes placed in the sink. "We'll tell her when she turns 18 that I've promised her to the Prince of the Damned."
Serena's heart sank, she didn't care that she had emitted strong negative feelings. Realizing that she did, she silently ran to her room, to her bed, and under the quilt.
"Serena," her mother peeked into Serena's bedroom. Her mother was a beautiful woman with a pale complexion and blond hair the were common among Hunter but her normally bright lavender eyes were now red from crying. Her mother sat on the edge of the bed, and brushed her daughter's bangs back, "Did you have a nightmare?"
"Yes, mama." She nodded her head. At the doorway, Serena noticed her grandfather with a knowing stare.
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Serena slept peacefully on a single bed in a small white room, dreaming of Prince Charming. For a fourteen year old, she already had her curves filled out nicely as if she had skipped the awkward stage. Here breathing, suddenly, became ragged. Serena woke up in fright, gasping for air. Serena pulled the comforter aside. She left her room and out of her dormitory building. She ran across the large campus to another dormitory building in inhuman speed. Rushing into a room of a sleeping fourteen-year-old blond, Serena grabbed onto him, instantly woke him up.
"Jonah! They're dead! They're all dead!"
The guy pulled Serena into a close embrace, comforting the crying teen. Posters and pictures that were hanging on the wall magically fell one by one.
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My second story… still need some (or a lot of) work to it. I hope you all like the prologue. And if anyone is wondering, words in italic form is thoughts but it doesn't mean it have to be Serena's.
Please review.