Author's Note/ Bro NiCxxX Speaking: Five chapters left before final chapter.
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CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT: THE THICKENING PLOT
Otis ran towards her and got down on one knee. His mind couldn't process what he was looking at. Snow wasn't moving at all, though she was still alive, she was breathing…barely. His eyes examined her and quickly saw bruise marks all over her. It didn't take long for Eliz's face to appear in his head. And a second after, he remembered his nephew.
Otis stood right back up and knew he had to contact Vlad. He focused right away. He needed to know if Vlad was alright and if he was, he needed to tell him about Snow.
As he was about to mentally speak to Vlad, a voice comes from behind. "I don't think you'll have time for that." Spoke the voice, causing Otis to shift around quickly. There he saw a blue haired boy standing a few feet away. The boy crossed his arms a looked passed Otis, down to Snow. He spoke again. "You're a bit tied up at the moment…I think that girl need some kind of medical attention or something."
Otis could feel his body tense with caution. The boy then focused back on Otis. "Oh yea…um…I'm Lee, my name, just to let you know…and um…I'm hoping you're Otis. Am I right?"
Otis had no idea if he should answer the guy or not. His mind was busy trying to see what he should do. He couldn't contact Vlad, protect Snow's body and keep an eye on the strange boy at the same time.
Of course Lee could see this confliction in Otis's eyes and sighed. "Look if you're Otis, just to let you know, Eliz told me to detract you or something." He said it so casually. Though Otis tensed even more from that remark, now know this guy had a connection towards Eliz.
It was then that Lee dropped down on the ground, sitting. "I really don't care, but then again, I don't have anything to do." Otis wasn't listening to what Lee was saying. He was trying to figure out a way to get to Vlad. If Eliz wanted him distracted, that could only mean she was going to for his nephew.
He quickly began to focus in his mind; he began to search for a connection to Vlad. Lee saw this and picked up twig near him. He then began to pick at it with his nails, humming a tune.
Otis knew by the distance that it would take a few second, possibly a minute or two, to reach Vlad, and then a bit longer to send a message. He kept his eyes locked on Lee the whole time, who was now squinting his eyes at one end of the twig. He noticed Lee's lips moving, but couldn't quite make out what he was saying.
And then he reached Vlad. He began to send his message when suddenly something flew passed the right side of his face, breaking his connection. The spilt second where he connected caused him to lose focus on Lee. When he looked at him, he saw Lee's right left arm was stretched out towards him. He had thrown the twig.
A warm wet feeling the appeared on the right side of his face. He placed his hand lightly on his cheek and could quickly tell it was blood. Lee had sharpened the twig to a point when could actually caused damage. The blue haired boy then stood right back up. He yawned a bit, revealing his fangs and stretched his arms up into the air. When he ended, he spoke again. "Look I can't let you get to Vlad in anyway, alright? If I do, Eliz would kill me." He paused to give out a sigh before continuing. "Again, that is."
Images of Eliz getting closer and closer to Vlad began racing through Otis' mind and saw he had to quickly take get home. He ignored Lee's awareness and turned to grab the unconscious Snow…it was the wrong thing to do.
He practically jumped when Lee suddenly appeared in front of him. And before he could do anything, a great force swirled around his waist. A horrid pain pushed down on his stomach. And before he knew it, Otis' feet lost contact with the ground and he flew back until his back hit a tree, sending a sharp pain to surge through his body and letting out a groan. As he slowly slid down, it was clearly spotted that the tree's bark was cracked from the blow itself.
Lee had punched Otis with a mix of his vampiric speed and strength.
Otis gained his strength back in seconds and got up, but was surprised at how sore his body felt from that one blow. Yet he cast that aside and quickly shifted his sight on Snow, who laid a few inches away from Lee's back. The blue hair vampire seemed serious about holding back Otis.
It was then that Otis realized he was only going to get out of this by fighting. And within seconds, he dashed right at Lee. And it wasn't long before Lee did the same.
When both were a microsecond from being face to face, Otis swung at Lee. He put all his strength into it his left fist, ready to return the pain Lee had given him. Yet then, before it could be done, Lee shifted his weight.
Lee's body dived down forward, make Otis miss. And then the blue hair vampire sprang back up. His forehead hit Otis from his chin, making the elder vampire groan once more. He felt as if his skull began to shatter as he was about to lose his balance. Though Lee wasn't done yet.
He got a hold of Otis by his shoulder and pulled him closer. Using his vampiric speed, he raised his knee in a sonic like movement, making contact with Otis' stomach once more. And this time causing Otis' eyes widened and the air rushed out of his longs.
Lee quickly released his hold on Otis and jumped back, landing all the way next to Snow.
Otis was on his knees, his arms wrapped around his stomach and he groaned at the pain. He was shaking all over his body. He felt that this couldn't be right. Yes being a vampire gives you strength and speed, but the way Lee fought was different…something about his movements was not the kind you would expect from a blood thirsty creature.
Otis slowly shifted his sight towards Lee and saw his eyes. He was definitely different from your average vampire. And it was then a thought appeared in his head. It was what Lee had said before.
Look I can't let you get to Vlad in anyway, alright? If I do, Eliz would kill me… again, that is…
Again. That's what Lee had said to him. Which meant one thing. Eliz was the one that had turned him. With that logic, Otis could see Lee was defiantly a major threat. Eliz's disturbed and twisted mind had to have turned him for her own sick purpose. What that was, could have been anything.
Yet then Otis noticed Lee wasn't moving. The blue haired boy was just standing there, eyeing him. Otis felt heat and took this moment to get the upper hand. With a microsecond, he overtook himself in vampiric speed and ran at Lee. He placed more force on his body, planning to finish this right away.
His vision saw everything shaking because of this, though this didn't affect him at all. He felt his heart race and picking speed with every step he took, adrenaline enveloping. His arms both closed into fists, ready to use them…and then it changed.
Lee disappeared in his speed. And before Otis could completely fathom this, Lee appeared closer toward him. The assistant of Eliz then slid towards Otis, like someone playing baseball, trying to reach the plate without being called out. Before his entire body touched the ground, Lee used his hands to stop, raised his body slightly, and span. As he did, he extended his right leg and hit Otis' right side of his waist.
The quicken shock hit Otis. All that force he put together to take Lee down instead turned on him, causing the damage to double. Otis was about to fly off again, but that wasn't Lee's style. The blue hair vampire grabbed Otis' right arm and pulled him back, using his free arm to punch him in the face.
The blow seemed too much for Otis. He was blanking in and out from what was happening. And as he hit the ground, his breathing becoming weak and his eyes half closed, his mind flashed vision what was to come.
Eliz upon Vlad.
Vlad going down.
A smile appearing on Eliz.
The end of everything.
He felt hopeless, unable to do anything. His weakly moving vision then found Snow, seeing he was about to go into the same state as her. And afterwards, when to Lee, who was giving off a blank look…and just standing there again.
He was only a few inches away. He could have ended Otis right here and there, but instead he didn't move at all.
Otis felt warmth again. Above him. He moved his sight up as saw the sun. It was a little passed noon, but the sun was still high up. Otis looked back at his surroundings and then at Lee, who stood under the shadows.
It then clicked on Otis on the sistuation occuring. Unlike himself and Eliz, Lee wasn't able to walk under sunlight. This explained the pausing, the rapid hits, and Lee's tactics. He was making sure he wouldn't make contact with the light in anyway. And Otis saw this as his trump card.
He searched far within him to find any strength to get up and when he did, it felt like he was set ablaze when standing. His legs shook vigorously as he looked at Lee, who continued to give him that blank look. Otis kept contact with him. Or at least that's how it seemed. What he really was doing was looking pass his opponent.
He calculated mentally. Otis took a moment to think out what he was going to do. And so it came to him.
He took in a deep breath, closed his eyes for a second, and exhaled, takeing away some of the pain from his hurt body. He opened his eyes again, looked at Snow, still on the ground, then at Lee and dashed in vampiric speed with what he was left in him, unsure of what would happen next.
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