Chapter 4

Jasper POV

I am brought back to full awareness by the smell of fresh blood. My mind has been circling for weeks. Thinking about how to get the sweet nectar, thinking about killing the witch that locked me in here. This will be the last time she ever gets close to me I will make sure of that. She will meet her end on the battlefield whenever the time comes. I know she will feed me well before then and in the chaos, I will take her head. After that I will leave this god forsaken hell hole of a camp and never return.

I became a vampire during the civil war and have been fighting in these wars for nearly a century. They call me the Major of the south, due to both my previous rank in the confederate army as well as the fact that I have never been beat on the field of battle. I was turned by the wicked Punta Maria. She has been manipulating me for years and I have finally had enough of the bull. I will be leaving in the next month and she will not be able to stop me.

In fact, there is only one more army to beat before I retire. They normally stay more south, but I am sure we will engage in battle before too long. Maria is too greedy not to. Although, I have heard rumors of the infamous General of the Southern Wars. They say he is basically a ghost, never seen, never heard, only striking at the right time. He is huge as well, over 6 feet tall and muscles the size of tree trunks. I heard that he has never been beaten, we will see how that goes when he faces me. I too have never lost, and I do not plan on beginning that streak now.

I have been chained in the hole for about 3 weeks now. I hear someone coming though and they will feel my wrath. I build up my power of empathy to strike the first person who enters with enough fear and compliance to let me out. Even though vampires do not get tired I want to move my arms and legs. I can feel the unleashed power vibrating through my system and need to let it out. As the door opened I smelled the only friend I have in this world and let all the destruction that I was going to release change into calm vibes.

"Major, ya know people are going to start thinking you like being locked up in here. I mean you got me calm as a kitten right now." My only companion Peter chuckled as he walked through the door.

"Captain, release me now. I am sure we have work to do and I can only keep a clear head for so long when I have not eaten in weeks." I stated in a barely restrained voice.

The Captain release my chains and handed over the meal he had brought with him. It was enough to keep me from tearing through the next city I encountered, but just barely. As I finished my meal, all clear thoughts left my head as I darted from the hole in search of the next thing with a heartbeat.

I raced off into the night taking down the first vulnerable prey I found. After several meals I was calm enough to let my Captain near enough to not get ripped apart. He gave me some new clothes so that the new born vampires would not try anything as we walked through the camp. I was holding back the rage I had felt earlier at being locked up, just barely.

"Captain, update, now." I basically growled at the man.

"Yes Sir, we are due to attack at dusk, you were let out early to get everybody into formation and to get stuffed. This is against Julio's army and the General of the South. We sent out scouts earlier today, but they have not returned. Our guess is that they were spotted. They were only a few months old. Maria has killed the commanders of the newborns in a fit of boredom about 2 weeks ago. As it stands I estimate the other army to have about 50 fighters against our 60." Peter rattled off the information as if he was reading it from a book. I liked that about him. Always got straight to the point. There is no other reason to keep things from getting close in this camp. That is only something that Maria could use against me.

Well not after today. She will meet her end in just a few short hours. We arrived at camp then. I hollard for the troops to get in formation as I let off a wave of compliance. It was easy to achieve when I was so full and focused. Maria walked out from her tent and stood next to me.

My soldiers, I hope you are prepared, today we take on the final army of the South. I expect you to win. You will be rewarded if you achieve what you are supposed to." As she walked away, Maria trailed her hands down my chest and whispered in my ear "Mi Amor, you will be greatly rewarded tonight when we win…" she strided away afterward. That was for the best because the shudder that wracked my body could not be contained. I was disgusted.

We moved out moments later and ran the half mile to where Peter said we should wait for the enemy. "Tonight, will be a good night. I just know it..." He whispered as we waited in the ranks for the enemy to approach. We could smell them before we saw them. All of a sudden, all hell broke loose.

Hope you enjoyed that quick treat. I am writing the next one now. Thanks for reading.