It had been about three days after Acid was taken into the bloodbath and he still wouldn't tell me what they did to him. His cuts had started too heal over just leaving a faint peach mark across his white skin.
He spoke a few times about what his idea was for us to escape but never finishing his sentence, always saying no that wouldn't work and becoming silent and frustrated with himself.
It was about time to be fed when I came to a realisation. I hadn't asked Acid why the Matra were doing all these tests on all of them in the first place. "Acid..." I waited for a reply and a sleepy remake came back.
"Yes female" his voice wasn't harsh but wasn't soft either, he had started to just call me female instead of H365.
I glanced at his cage and looked at his withdrawn posture. Maybe asking him wasn't the right time. "You have a question for me, ask it" I looked back up to see he was now looking at me with both red eyes intent on my face.
Letting out a sigh I just asked "why are the Matra doing this, you know capturing people and killing them" there was a pause until Acid begin to speak.
"They are loathed in the supernatural world. They are scum. Each race has a ruler and a few months ago there was a grand meeting. All the rulers were called to discuss what they were going to do about..." he paused looked my way and gave me a smirk "...your people, humans would you believe it" before I could say a word he carried on talking getting lost in his speech.
"For years you have given us names, told stories about us even romance books. The leaders were getting fed up of our races being painted as luck struck horny creatures. I can tell you female we are not. We are blood thirsty, ruthless killers. We do not love easy or not at all in many cases depending on the race. So a pack was introduced that upon the fifth sun circle that we would leave our world and go too yours creating hell upon your lands" he paused leaning his head back and closing his eyes smiling to the roof.
I couldn't believe what I was hearing, they were going to kill people like me, just because we had told stories about them?. He never mentioned the Matra though. "what about the Matra" my voice was barley a whisper as it left my lips.
He gave a small chuckle before he spoke again. " Ah yes the Matra well they were not invited to the meeting. This displeased the race more than the other leader realised and they began to plan their revenge"
His eyes opened and he gestured with a sweep of his hand the room. "This is their revenge. They are testing us sweet human too find our weaknesses. They wish to destroy us and become the ruler of the supernatural world" he paused and looked me dead in the eyes "and eventually yours".
I couldn't breath. This news was just too much too take in all at once. I was trapped in the middle of a supernatural war. Where the hell was I? " world, you said world. Where the hell am I?"
Acid spoke as he would have done to a child. Telling a fact " your on a planet called Helkata". His words hire hard, I was no longer on earth.
"How did i get here" my voice was quiet but stern.
"A portal, that's how we jump into your world. We have to learn your languages and technology. Knowing your enemys is key female."
Our conversation was disturbed as the brown door was flung open and the Matra walked in dragging a screaming male along the floor towards our end of the room.
They opened the cage and flung the male inside slamming and locking it before he managed to get too the front. The only thing the male could do was shout his protests towards the two Matra guards.
Once he realised what ever he shouted made then not slow their pace once towards the brown door he gave up slumping his body and resting his head against the door.
The male was tall, as I was starting to realise all the males in this place were. "whats your name male?" Acids voice broke the silence that had fallen over us.
He lifted his head up and glanced towards me and then Acid. "Kant" was all he said, his voice had a strange accent that reminded me of a German one, thick and deep.
I glanced towards acid to see him pondering his next question for Kant "your far from the forests tree elf"
Wait...tree elf? My eyes snapped to Kant who was now lent with his back against the door. That was when I noticed his pointed eyes and shocking green eyes glowing through the small light provided from the candles.
He gave a smirk as he replied to Acid "Too far vampire". That was when his eyes landed on me and his smirk grew wider. "And who is this beauty" he said with so much charm it was not human.
I opened my mouth to reply when Acid grabbed my hand through the bars and silenced me as he spoke. "Do not play with fire elf, not in here." his words shocked me even to my core, it held so much authority it was scary.
Kant just laughed and dropped the subject. "your an elf" the question came out before I could stop myself which I received a squeeze of my hand and a low growl from Acid.
Kant looked up towards me with a face one would look at someone who had asked a stupid question. "of course I'm an elf, you should know that vampire. Did the ears not give it away." his began to laugh making me lean further back against the bars while Acid began to rub my hand.
I had forgotten I was meant to be a vampire and not a young depressed human. A fact I will have too remember quickly.
Once again a silence fell but no one stopped it. We sat like that Kant leaning against his cage door. Me and acid sitting at the back of ours near the bars separating us just seeking comfort from the hand contact Acid was giving me. Waiting for the next creature to be taken to the bloodbath.
