CHAPTER THIRTEEN: THE ANONIMOUS

He tried to swing, but the blur struck him in the chest, causing Joss to lose his balance and fall towards the ground. The impact from both the blur's strike and the fall, made the air rush out of his lungs. So after the fall, he gasped deeply and quickly for air.

The blur dashed back into the surrounding dark trees once more.

Joss quickly got himself, still holding the silver tipped stake in a tight grip. He placed his free hand on his chest, feeling a sore spot from the blow. Yet he kept his senses locked on his surroundings.

He didn't actually know who this blur was, but the fact that he was attacked in such a speed gave him a possible thought that it was she who Vlad and Henry warned him of. Eliz.

Suddenly he heard a branch snap and looked towards his left…then one snapped from behind…then his right. Joss began turning himself into a never ending circle as he continued to follow the sounds. It was a sign that the blur was moving about. And she was picking up speed.

Soon Joss could hear the blur's pace changing. It went from one branch snapping, a pause, then another, to branches snapping one after another with no brakes between. And to add to it, Joss was starting to lose track at exactly where Blur was.

Then, without warning, the blur ran straight towards him. Yet this time, Joss was ready.

Even though it was only a microsecond, he had timed it right. As soon as the blur was close enough, Joss let his weight push him back. This time letting himself fall. As soon as he laid on the ground, the blur seemed to be flying right him, as she had missed him. It was then that he quickly kicked his feet up and hit the blur.

The kick seemed to have affected the blurry creature as she crashed and somersaulted twice, before getting back on her feet and speeding off again.

It was at that moment that Joss was able to get a glimpse of the blurs true figure. It was only once and for no more than two microseconds, but he could see a woman's shapes. This now raised his conclusion that it really was Eliz. Yet she was acting differently compared to how the others described her.

Joss then quickly put that aside as he noticed the vampire began dashing of ahead, instead of spinning around him like it had been doing.

He groaned. "Great…I hat play cat and mouse." With that, he began chasing the female blur.

Normally, Joss knew he had no chance of catching vampires when came to running, but with all the trees around, the blurry vampire had to pass them without colliding. This meant she wasn't running at full power. Joss might have had an advantage.

Tree after tree, Joss kept trying to tail her, having several moments where he had almost tripped over rocks and other natural things. He could feel his heart jumping and pounding all over inside him. Sweat began sliding down his chin, trying to cool himself down.

He could feel his body quickly draining itself of energy, but he tried to ignore it…and then…it was faint…but he could hear the vampiric blur speak.

"Now this is just annoying."

Within seconds, the blur made a sharp U-turn and went straight for Joss.

Joss flinched and tried to get out of the way, but he didn't have any time. The blur collided into him, causing Joss to fly off and slam his back into a large tree. The impact made Joss want to shout in excruciating pain, yet he tried to hold it in by grinding his teeth.

After, his body began sliding down to the ground, now sitting.

His body then suddenly became a switch. Pointing to off, Joss couldn't feel the ability to move anything, but his head, which he move up to see the blur had stopped moving and hid her appearance under the shadows.

She spoke again, placing her hands on her hips and tilting here head. "You know…from the scent on you…I thought you were a threat…guess you really can't judge a book by its cover."

Joss glared at the shadowed mistress and shivered a bit, showing he was trying get the feeling back.

"I wouldn't do that if I were you…you hit that tree pretty hard. Trying force yourself like that, can hurt you." Spoke the vampire, actually sounding a bit caring.

Yet Joss continued to glare. "Shut up!"

"Oh picky aren't you?" The vampire sighed and walked a little closer, showing her appearance slightly. Mostly her eyes, which for some reason almost captivated Joss. Yet he then shook his head, ignoring it, and spoke again. "Well what are you waiting for? I'm vulnerable. "

The vampire looked up into the sky, making her rich blond hair move and a bit. "Look, I'm not going to kill you alright…I hope you don't take this the wrong way…but you're the first hunter I've ran into that is…well…easy to get out of my way."

That hit a nerve on Joss.

The feeling in his body then came back and within seconds, he jumped up and ran at her with the stake. The vampire sighed again. "I'm guessing you took that harshly."

Suddenly as Joss was to strike, the shadowed vampire jumped over him, making Joss miss. And she then landed right behind him.

"Yea um…since we're here and all, mind if I ask you a question?" She spoke in a more polite tone. Yet Joss swung around with the stake and tried again, but again he missed as she ducked and literally stood back up in front of him, face to face. "Really, do you mind, I'm trying to talk here."

Joss swung a third time and a third time he missed. This time the vampire sort of moon walked away from the blow in a vampiric manner. She now stood several yards away.

She shouted out to him. "Alright, I see you're not in the mood! So… I'll see you later or something...or not...I don't know...see ya!" She then dashed off.

Joss stood there. Breathing deeply and a horrid rage. Those few words she spoke really got to him. He spoke under his breath. "I am a great Hunter...I'll make sure of it.

With that, he placed the stake into his left pocket and began walking, looking for a way out of his suroundings.

And makeing a mental note of the vampire in his mind. He then groaned.

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