Bloody Dawn
Chapter 1: And So It Begins
"Vae victus!" shouted Kain as his mighty Iron Sword embedded itself within the Sarafan Knight's flesh. Kain, the nobleman; Kain, the Pillar Guardian; Kain, the murderer; Kain, the vampire. The Sarafan scum collapsed on the ground as Kain withdrew his sword. "These filthy humans.. Must they keep getting in my way?" he muttered absently to himself. The knight's blood began to leave him in a crimson fountain, trailing into Kain's gullet. He wiped the excess of the vital liquid away from his mouth and proceeded onward through Meridian. As he passed numerous decrepit buildings and innocent humans, he reflected upon his own accomplishment. He had taken control of Nosgoth by force, and by the murder of the original Guardians of the Pillars. Going on the warpath with his army of vampires, he had laid waste to multiple cities. until that fateful night when some of his best warriors left his camp in the night to side with the Sarafan Lord, who had struck him down over 200 years ago. And how Kain himself had single- handedly destroyed the Sarafan Lord's plans and killed the foul Mass; finally confronting the foul Hylden corruptor and destroying him. It was he himself who had said, "The cruel masters of Nosgoth, the Sarafan- now leaderless- still had to be put down." How true. He stopped at a doorway and thought back again- this was the same area in which he had fought the traitorous Marcus and defeated him. There had to still be Sarafan here for the killing. He threw open the door to see several human civilians stare at him in surprise. He cast a disdainful eye upon them as one cowered and said, "Who are you?" "I. am Kain." The room hushed, and a few whispers of "Kain." and "The vampire lord. have mercy upon us," flitted about the room. "Yes, it is I, your new lord. Have you any Sarafan hiding amongst you?" "N-n-no, good sir. W-why would we have S-s-sarafan here, m'lord?" the human stuttered. "None of your lies! I know there are Sarafan within this building, and if you will not direct me to them, I shall destroy you all!" spat Kain as he grabbed the human by the throat and tossed him out into the street. He drew his sword and pointed it at the remaining civilians. "Now, perhaps the rest of you will be more considerate about telling me where they are?" One of the females pointed a shaking hand at the next room over. "My thanks." Kain burst into the room to see a handful of guards slipping into the stairway. "Halt!" shouted Kain, but they did not listen. He ran for the stairwell, where they leapt down into the street. Kain jumped after them, sword drawn, but they did not move. They merely drew their swords in turn. The vampire leapt and steel met steel. Swords clashed against one another, parrying, thrusting, and slashing. He spied an opening and went for it, and the blade struck true. The human screamed in agony as flesh and muscle were rent by Kain's sword. He clutched his stomach, bleeding heavily, and Kain took another opportunity as the other Sarafan guardsmen watched in horror. Kain jumped slightly into the air, and brought his sword down upon the pathetic wretch with enough force to cut him cleanly in half. The others paled in horror, but attacked nonetheless. One managed to knock the iron sword from Kain's grip and send it clattering against the ground. Kain struck, sinking his claws deep into the guard's face as he yelled. The vampire laughed cruelly at the human's pain and shoved him to the ground. The last Sarafan began to run in fear. "Just as well." Kain thought to himself, and sent a powerful, armored kick straight at the human. He crumpled on the ground, his life leaving him forever. Kain picked up his sword and drank deeply of the life's blood from both of the humans. Suddenly, he heard from the shadows, light clapping. He turned to face it, shouting, "Show yourself! Now!" The only reply he got was from an airy male voice saying simply, "Bravo, Kain! Bravo! I applaud your battle prowess." "Who are you? I demand that you show yourself to me!" At that point, a lone figure emerged from the shadows. cue evil theme music He was obviously a vampire- 3 large claws, pointed ears, pale skin, pointed fangs. He jumped off of the small outcropping he stood upon and walked to Kain. "Very simple, Kain- I am Viosar. You do not know me, vampire, but I know you. Tell me- how is the feeding around here?" "Well, it's pretty good, actually, there's this nice little hint of fish in the blood because- hey, wait a minute! I was asking you a question!" "And I answered it!" Kain paused for a few seconds, then said, ".oh, yeah. Well. How do you know me?" "Who doesn't?! You're the single most famous vampire in all of Nosgoth! You killed 8 of the Pillar Guardians!" Kain laughed to himself at that. "Oh, yeah. That was pretty great. But that Mortanius guy, he was pretty tough, especially when he transformed into that huge demon thing." "Right, whatever. Anyway, I'm here to tell you that there are bigger problems afoot than the Sarafan." Kain's eyes widened in horror. With bated breath, he asked, "There's been a cheese shortage?!" Viosar muttered something about 'stupid cheese fetishist' and covered his face with his hand. "No, bigger than that! You know how the Hylden were coming through that gate? Well, now there's something else coming through another gate. Demons. Lots of demons." "Argh! For Elder God's sake, not MORE demons! I fought that demon possessing the necromancer, fought spider demons, fought big black demons, fought Hylden, fought blue, green and red demons, and now we have more of 'em?!?" Kain yelled in frustration. "Well, what are they called? I at least want to know what I'm frustrated about!" With a look of reverence and a tinge of fear, Viosar said simply, "The Mijjitz." "Midgets?" "No, Mijjitz, they're about 3 feet tall and shape-shift. They also get a lot of minor parts in major movies. You know, R2-D2 was a Mijjitz." "Elder God, midgets now! Friggin' midgets! Vae friggin' victus." ::What happens next? How will Kain deal with these new demons? Will he make it through the story without killing himself? What's the cheese situation now? Tune in next time to find out! Or don't either one. I don't care.::
"Vae victus!" shouted Kain as his mighty Iron Sword embedded itself within the Sarafan Knight's flesh. Kain, the nobleman; Kain, the Pillar Guardian; Kain, the murderer; Kain, the vampire. The Sarafan scum collapsed on the ground as Kain withdrew his sword. "These filthy humans.. Must they keep getting in my way?" he muttered absently to himself. The knight's blood began to leave him in a crimson fountain, trailing into Kain's gullet. He wiped the excess of the vital liquid away from his mouth and proceeded onward through Meridian. As he passed numerous decrepit buildings and innocent humans, he reflected upon his own accomplishment. He had taken control of Nosgoth by force, and by the murder of the original Guardians of the Pillars. Going on the warpath with his army of vampires, he had laid waste to multiple cities. until that fateful night when some of his best warriors left his camp in the night to side with the Sarafan Lord, who had struck him down over 200 years ago. And how Kain himself had single- handedly destroyed the Sarafan Lord's plans and killed the foul Mass; finally confronting the foul Hylden corruptor and destroying him. It was he himself who had said, "The cruel masters of Nosgoth, the Sarafan- now leaderless- still had to be put down." How true. He stopped at a doorway and thought back again- this was the same area in which he had fought the traitorous Marcus and defeated him. There had to still be Sarafan here for the killing. He threw open the door to see several human civilians stare at him in surprise. He cast a disdainful eye upon them as one cowered and said, "Who are you?" "I. am Kain." The room hushed, and a few whispers of "Kain." and "The vampire lord. have mercy upon us," flitted about the room. "Yes, it is I, your new lord. Have you any Sarafan hiding amongst you?" "N-n-no, good sir. W-why would we have S-s-sarafan here, m'lord?" the human stuttered. "None of your lies! I know there are Sarafan within this building, and if you will not direct me to them, I shall destroy you all!" spat Kain as he grabbed the human by the throat and tossed him out into the street. He drew his sword and pointed it at the remaining civilians. "Now, perhaps the rest of you will be more considerate about telling me where they are?" One of the females pointed a shaking hand at the next room over. "My thanks." Kain burst into the room to see a handful of guards slipping into the stairway. "Halt!" shouted Kain, but they did not listen. He ran for the stairwell, where they leapt down into the street. Kain jumped after them, sword drawn, but they did not move. They merely drew their swords in turn. The vampire leapt and steel met steel. Swords clashed against one another, parrying, thrusting, and slashing. He spied an opening and went for it, and the blade struck true. The human screamed in agony as flesh and muscle were rent by Kain's sword. He clutched his stomach, bleeding heavily, and Kain took another opportunity as the other Sarafan guardsmen watched in horror. Kain jumped slightly into the air, and brought his sword down upon the pathetic wretch with enough force to cut him cleanly in half. The others paled in horror, but attacked nonetheless. One managed to knock the iron sword from Kain's grip and send it clattering against the ground. Kain struck, sinking his claws deep into the guard's face as he yelled. The vampire laughed cruelly at the human's pain and shoved him to the ground. The last Sarafan began to run in fear. "Just as well." Kain thought to himself, and sent a powerful, armored kick straight at the human. He crumpled on the ground, his life leaving him forever. Kain picked up his sword and drank deeply of the life's blood from both of the humans. Suddenly, he heard from the shadows, light clapping. He turned to face it, shouting, "Show yourself! Now!" The only reply he got was from an airy male voice saying simply, "Bravo, Kain! Bravo! I applaud your battle prowess." "Who are you? I demand that you show yourself to me!" At that point, a lone figure emerged from the shadows. cue evil theme music He was obviously a vampire- 3 large claws, pointed ears, pale skin, pointed fangs. He jumped off of the small outcropping he stood upon and walked to Kain. "Very simple, Kain- I am Viosar. You do not know me, vampire, but I know you. Tell me- how is the feeding around here?" "Well, it's pretty good, actually, there's this nice little hint of fish in the blood because- hey, wait a minute! I was asking you a question!" "And I answered it!" Kain paused for a few seconds, then said, ".oh, yeah. Well. How do you know me?" "Who doesn't?! You're the single most famous vampire in all of Nosgoth! You killed 8 of the Pillar Guardians!" Kain laughed to himself at that. "Oh, yeah. That was pretty great. But that Mortanius guy, he was pretty tough, especially when he transformed into that huge demon thing." "Right, whatever. Anyway, I'm here to tell you that there are bigger problems afoot than the Sarafan." Kain's eyes widened in horror. With bated breath, he asked, "There's been a cheese shortage?!" Viosar muttered something about 'stupid cheese fetishist' and covered his face with his hand. "No, bigger than that! You know how the Hylden were coming through that gate? Well, now there's something else coming through another gate. Demons. Lots of demons." "Argh! For Elder God's sake, not MORE demons! I fought that demon possessing the necromancer, fought spider demons, fought big black demons, fought Hylden, fought blue, green and red demons, and now we have more of 'em?!?" Kain yelled in frustration. "Well, what are they called? I at least want to know what I'm frustrated about!" With a look of reverence and a tinge of fear, Viosar said simply, "The Mijjitz." "Midgets?" "No, Mijjitz, they're about 3 feet tall and shape-shift. They also get a lot of minor parts in major movies. You know, R2-D2 was a Mijjitz." "Elder God, midgets now! Friggin' midgets! Vae friggin' victus." ::What happens next? How will Kain deal with these new demons? Will he make it through the story without killing himself? What's the cheese situation now? Tune in next time to find out! Or don't either one. I don't care.::