Back to the future
"Hey fur ball!" Ash shouted stirring Adren from his reverie.
Adren shook himself and snapped, "What"
The vampire snorted, "In case you didn't know, the crew called for a blow torch while you were lost in La-La land."
Adren didn't bother to turn away from the door and the empty room he found himself in.
"Fine. What do you want?" he asked Ash.
The lamia flashed him a cocky grin, "Unless you want to be scared outta yer wits by the itty bitty fire, you might want to come upstairs with the rest of us."
"I'll stay here, thank you." Adren told him gruffly.
Ash shrugged, "Suit yourself but don't go whimpering to me when the mean ol' fire scares you."
Adren turned his head slightly as Ash turned to leave, "Bite me."
Ash froze on the basement steps. "Is that an insult or an invitation?" he asked in a low menacing voice. Adren had his face and back towards Ash when he replied.
"If you don't have a fireball shoved up your butt, then you'll know it was an invitation."
Ash snickered and went upstairs as the welders made their way down to the mysterious door and Adren.
Once the torch was lit and the flame was adjusted, the welders began burning through the lock.
Adren sat on the basement steps out of the way watching the flickering light of the torch. In his eyes was the reflection of a young girl's pain and torment. If one looked closer, they could see the young girl screaming on a burning stake in the green flames of Adren's eyes.
"Great Goddess, hear my plea let no man or beast lay their hands upon me" Adren remembered with a grim sigh. He snorted and shook his head in disgust.
"By your word and deed, let my soul ever be free."
"What a fool I was." Adren murmured. "What a fool."
His mind began drifting back in time…