Diary Entry February 3219: (The Baby Vampire Bat)

Had it really been 33 years since I last wrote? I must be getting too old for zis.

Today vas a tragedy. One of ze servants informed me about vhat vas happening outside.

He told me, "Sire, ze villagers are attacking newcomers from Horror Mountain. Zey are vampires like us an-"

"Vhat!?" I interupted, "How can zer be other vampires?"

"Zat's not important right now. Ve must get ze vampires out of ze villagers' way before zey are burned alive."

Ze other servants vere trying to hold back from ze villagers. Zey had something vith spikes and plumbing materials.

Another servant vent up to me and said, "Ze pieces of ze pumps and grinder are here as you requested."

Oh yes, ze grinder I vas going to work on.

I nodded and told him, "Put ze pieces in ze big empty room."

Zey agreed and headed towards ze empty room. I zen heard ze villagers' chants outside. I looked out ze window and saw two bats (one vith wings on his arms, and ze other zat has wing for arms). One of zem vas holding onto something in a bundle underneath ze blanket. Ze hood vas released and zer vas a baby in zer.

Usually, vampires don't care much about infants, but zis one vas an exception to me.

I quickly vanished from upstairs and reappeared near ze door. Ze gates opened as both bats were being brutally slaughtered. I zen quickly picked up a sword and rushed to zeir side. Ze villagers vere powerful, but not good enough to vithstand my dark powers I had learned over ze years after Shadow's incident. Many of ze villagers vere slaughtered vhile ze rest ran away.

At least zey didn't have crosses on ze stakes.

After zat, ze servants came out, and ve took not only ze dead & wounded villagers inside, but also ze bats. Ze bats didn't look like zey vere about to last any longer once we took zem inside my room. Ve filled ourselves vith ze blood as ve gave some to ze bat family.

It vas zen zat ze gray bat told me weakly, "We were trying to get away from the Great War. We don't know...how much time we have left."

Ze white bat, holding ze infant nodded and told me as he handed ze child, "Please...take care of our daughter...she's the only vampire bat left...just make sure...that our daughter lives..."

I looked at ze parents and told zem, "Parents of ze infant, your daughter is in good hands."

Ze girl, is she different from ze other infants?

The parents smiled as they died. Ze servants & I cried as ze child cried. I took her from ze room vhile my servants dined on ze remains of ze parents, not vanting her to see vhat was about to become of them. In my room, I took off ze cloth from her and vas shocked to see zat she vas indeed different. Her body looked mostly humanoid and her wings were on her back instead of usually being on her arms.

Most vampire bats have ze wings on zeir arms instead.

She vas a strange bat, she vas white on ze head vhile her wings vere black.

I told her, "You know, you have a strange way of being like zis. However, you have survived ze brutal attack and I vill make sure you are protected at all times. From zis day foward, you shall be known as Rouge, daughter of Count Batula!"

Ze child giggled as she liked ze name I had given to her. I am hoping she vould grow up and find vhat she needs.

(Next chapter: Rouge's Safety & The Attack)