Chapter 6
"So you became a Vampyre." Carlisle said "Is that when you began hunting down Edward?"
"No." I said "I did plan to, but it was soon after that Hydra-she's sort of a monster made by the five elements that has to feed on blood to survive-awoke. I was called to fight it off-being the only person who was immune to the only way it knew of attacking-mentally."
"And they-" Edward looked furious. I ignored him and continued with the story.
*
I returned to the Olympic house of night after years of wandering...like Vampires, the Cullen type, mostly did. And I'd yet to begin hunting Edward...to see him again and find out why.
But then a Son of Erebus had found me, and said I'd been summoned to the Olympic House of Night urgently. So I'd flitted back. The journey took me a day, as I'd been in California at the time.
But I'd stolen some clothes from Seattle before arriving at the House of Night. I wanted to look presentable.
As I entered the meeting room, I was surprised to see another Vampyre I didn't recognise in there.
She radiated power. Her eyes were round and pitch black, her hair straight and silky, medium length brown. She was extremely thin, but curvy, and not thin in the anorexic kind of way. Her skin was a deep brown tan. Her marks were several lightning bolts coming from the crescent moon in her forehead. She wore a black business suit and white tie.
"Merry Meet, Bella." Putting her fist over her heart in a sign of respect. "I am Iris Sherrie Frazier, or Honor Wind, as so many people call me these days. I am the Queen of Vampyres."
"Merry Meet." I said, putting my hand over heart.
"Honor Wind is here to explain." Aelia said gravely.
I looked to Honor Wind. "The Hydra has risen again. We've had to abandon our House of nights because of its wrath. Its angry that it was put to sleep half starved. It was angry that it was put to sleep last time by the Monsoon Searcher. He was the first to die. I wouldn't ask this of you if there was no other way, Bella, But its taken a regiment of Sons of Erebus already...if it can't be stopped, Hydra will kill us all."
"Why won't it kill me?"
"Because it kills mentally before feeding...it won't kill any other way." Honor wind sounded so certain.
"And you think it can't attack me." I sighed. I was scared, but what choice did I have? "I'll do it."
"Thank you, Bella." Honor Wind said "Good luck."
I''d flitted across to the eastern coast-to a small cove that was deserted. "Hydra!" I called. "Come out! Come out!"
There was a growl in the water, then a laugh. The out came the long neck and head of a large reptile amphibian thing.
"I do not like being disturbed." he said "You dare challenge me, Vampyre?"
I held the knife in my hand. I gulped. "I have no other choice."
"Then you shall die!" he hissed, diving at me. I dodged by flitting to the other side of the cove.
"Impossible! You're-"
"Hard to break into?" I suggested.
He growled "You still can't beat me." he dived at me again.
I jumped over the neck, and grabbed onto a spike. As quickly as I could I plunged the knife in.
He screamed. "No! I'll awake again! I swear...and you'll be the first to die!"
And then his body began foam in the water.
*
"He won't get you." Edward growled "I won't let him."
"I'll know when he awakes again." I said, taking the Hydra's spike from my pocket. "I had Aelia enchant it so it will burn when Hydra awakens again. It won't be until another thousand year though. I wouldn't worry."
Edward relaxed slightly.
