Chapter 2

The male vampire who had watched Maris being captured made his way to Kain's castle. He moved so fast that even the animals near didn't notice him. He stopped as he came to the cities edge. He saw several members of the VHA were walking the streets. He deiced to take an ally that would led to the roof tops. As he walked along the shadows three thugs came out, looking him over.

"Well, what have we got here," one of them said.

"Looks like a vampire. Let's show him where he belongs," a female thug said.

"Try and you will die!" the vampire told them. One of the two men came at him with their sword. The vampire did a quick round kick and knocked the sword from the man's hand. He then began to claw the mans face, which began to bleed immediately and the man screamed. The vampire then made a fist and punched into the man's chest where his heart laid and pulled it out. The other two there quicky ran after seeing the horror. The thugs lifeless body hit the ground as the vampire took the heart and put it to his mouth, his fangs going into it, sucking it dry. He dropped it next to the thug and licked the blood from his lips and fangs. "You shouldn't mess with a vampire." he said to the body. He contuined onward to the castle.

Inside the castle Kain was looking over a map with some of his warriors. They were making their plans to try and take the east side of the city back from the VHA. They were in a heated discussion when the male vampire walked in.

"Lord Kain," the male vampire said. Kain turned away from the table where the map laid.

"Zale," he said as he began to look around him with his eyes. "Where are the others? Where is Maris?"

"Maris has been captured by the VHA, sir. And the others were slaughter," Zale told him. Kain was angered by this and it showed in his expression.

"How could a mortal capture Maris. I trained her myself!" he said as he turned his back to Zale, to face the other vampires there.

"This mortal who captured her, he can use the dark gifts. Use them the same as we do," Zale informed him. Kain had been looking to the ground and lefted his head up when he heard this.

"And what is this mortal's name?" Kain asked him.

"Andes, sir," Zale told him. Kain had a shocked look on his face when he heard the name, the few vampires that were around the table saw this and Zale saw their expressions. "Sir, is everything ok?" Zale asked him. Kain waved his hands at the vampires by the table to leave him, and they did so.

"I'm fine Zale," Kain said as he turned to see him. "Do you know where he took her?"

"To the dungeons that are far below the city."

Kain walked to where he kept his soul reaver sword. "I will be going down there. I want to see this mortal who captured her," he told him.

"Sir, that's just what they want you to do. As soon as you go out there, they will be on top of you," Zale explained.

"Let them come!! It will be their death! As long as I hold this sword no mortal will be safe from me!" Kain told him as he looked his sword over with an evil smirk on his pale white face.

"But Sir..." Zale started to say as he was cut off by Kain.

"Zale, do not voice your opinions to me! I will do this!" Kain told him as he put the sword onto his back.

"Yes Sir," Zale said with his head down. "I'm sorry, Sir," he added.

"I want you to go with the others to the east side of the city. I need more information on what the VHA is doing there," he told him.

"I will," Zale said as he lefted his head, seeing Kain walk past him.

"I will be back," he told him. Kain headed to the main hall of the castle where the doors were at. He wanted to walk right out into the streets where the mortals were at. He hadn't shown his face for awhile, and he was going to enjoy the reaction when he did.