My first vampire story ever that I have completed
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Chapter Seven: Sorrow
The war had been taken to Vampira now. The buildings were burning, the screams were ringing from the mountain summit outside the city which rattled me and even that brought me to tears.That night I spent on the mountain summit looking at the aurora lit night sky with the burning buildings still going strong which brought back the daunting memories of when that small town was on fire and I got captured. It send shivers up my spine seeing the fire roar but I looked at it with a fierce heart and mind not letting the horrific sight haunt me because I knew whatever I saw would be nothing compared to the war I would be part of soon enough.
The campfire seemed to be mild and I felt at peace for the moment. The sight of a single blossom would make me feel calm and traquil again, I miss the times before the war started to take its toll on me.
"Which flower would please you? I guess from your mood, a rose."Zane said handing me a rose.
"Hard to say. Many a blossom is beautiful. If I could pick one, it would be roses ever more."
I took the rose in the greatest apprication thinking that I would never see one again.
"Come on, sis. You know you don't do yourself any favours by thinking."Ceil said.
This is where we sat that night, the three of us. I've never talked about it. I didn't want to share my memories. I wanted to keep this feeling, this place inside me forever.No-one said anything that night, we all knew what would happen tomorrow. We didn't want tomorrow to come so we remained in silence acknowledging our lives and what we could have done, what we wanted to do and what we would miss the most. We didn't sleep either although being tired would be a bad idea of the war at the second I saw the orange sky I knew we had to go.
"Let's go."I said.
"Yeah."Ceil agreed.
We took the mountain path down to Vampira. I couldn't recognise it now. Vampira had been completely ruined, the buildings are in ruins like no-one had ever lived there at all. Most of my hope just went once I saw it.
"Darling girl, still young. Still so very young."
"What happened after the wedding?"I asked Ceil with a slight sound of fear.
"Jack used a flash bomb to blind everyone else which let us escape but he didn't manage to get away in time. We haven't seen him since."
"What about Gabriel?"
"We don't know. We think he remained in Vampira so if that's true..."
"Oh."
"Dad died."
"Why?"
"Vampires came looking for you, they killed him to see if it would get you upset enough to come back to Paradias."
My father...my father wanted more than anything to make this planet's sorrow go away. My father...I loved him. So I will live with my sorrow, I will live my own life! I'll defeat sorrow in his place. I'll stand my ground and be strong. I will conquer it and I will do it without...false hope.
Heading toward the palace we found a teleporter unit in the basement of the palace after looking for any trace of survival.
"You alright?"I asked Zane.
"It's this place, it's strange to be back here."
"I know. It's weird for me too."
"There were mornings I was here and I didn't feel evil. I was just a guy in love with a beautiful girl."
"We can still have that."
"Hey, guys! This teleporter transports people to Paradias Underground."Ceil shouted.
"Why there?"I asked. "Out of all places, it's human territory."
"To bring the fight to them."Zane answered.
"I guess we're going then, Jessi?"
"Yes."
Using the teleporter to get the dark, disturbed Paradias Underground. We found ourselves in a hall of humans carrying guns.
"Who are you?"Someone yelled.
"Easy, boys. No way to treat a lady."I said. "I'm Jessi Summers and this is Ceil Summers."
"And him?"
"He's Zane Truedor."Someone answered for me.
He came out of the shadows.
"Jack!"Ceil shouted relieved.
"Put 'em down, guys. They're safe."Jack ordered.
The guys put the guns down and retreated to different areas.
"So this is where you disappeared to."I realised.
"What about you, missus? Where did you go?"
"BreyBrook."
"You stayed there? How is everyone?"Ceil asked.
"They haven't been affected by the war yet and I want it to remain that way."
"Ready to fight on the front lines then, Jess?"
"Yes. It's either die and be free of pain or live and fight sorrow!"
"You really have grown, Jessi."
"My life has changed drastically since I left BreyBrook. Besides I can't run away now. I would never forgive myself even in death."
The base we lived in consisted mainly of weapons, a prison room, a few bunk beds, canteen and medical bay. There are unexplored parts of Paradias Underground which some people hadn't explored yet although we would have to go there at some point. I left out the part about Zane being a vampire but I knew the humans there somehow knew that he was because of his last name."Without hope some people would drown in their sorrow."I acknowledged. "I don't want people to forget their sorrow. I want to make sorrow go away...like my father would have wanted."
"Others say that it is better to die in hope than to live in despair."Zane responded.
"Well, better choose whether you will die and be free of pain or live and fight your sorrow!"
"Jessi, we'll see this thing through together."
"And renew hope."
Hope is comforting. It allows us to accept fate however tragic it might be.
I would have gladly died. I live for the people of this planet and would gladly died for them. But no more! No more false traditions, no more false hope and no more covering it up with lies. Sorrow may not be able to be abolished but I will conquer it whenever that day may be.
My fate is in my hands and I will fight for my future!
