Chapter 2: Secrets Reveled
"Good morning. Sleep well?" Whistler asked when Artemis came out of her bedroom.
"Yes. What time is it?" Artemis asked rubbing her eyes and walking toward Whistler, the same place he was sitting last night.
"8:30," Whistler said looking at his wristwatch.
"What are you doing?" Artemis asked.
"He's making my weapons," Blade said once again sneaking up on Artemis.
"For what?" Artemis asked turning to face Blade.
"Hunting," Blade said.
"If you're going to be staying with us, there are a few things your going to need to know," Whistler said with a sigh.
"Like what?" Artemis asked.
"Do you know what a vampire is?" Whistler asked.
"An immortal creature that drains the life from mortals by sucking their blood," Artemis answered.
"You've got the general idea. You see we hunt them. I make the weapons and Blade uses them. Night after night Blade goes out in search for any that he can find. There are twelve vampire tribes under the house of Erebus. Ashe, Cianteto, Dragonetti, Faustinas, Kobejitsu, Lemure, Ligaroo, Lobishomen, Pallintine, Upier, Von Esper, and then there is Decan Frost. We have information that Decan is trying to decode the book of Erebus, the vampire bible. We've been tracking him for quite some time now, but we can't seem to find him," Whistler explained.
Blade left Whistler and Artemis alone.
"Where's he going?" Artemis asked watching Blade get into his car.
"The orphanage. Listen, Blade isn't what you think he is. He's not human. Before he was born his mother was bitten. Turning him into a something half way between a vampire and a human. When he was about 13 I took him just as I have you. He has all of their strengths, none of their weaknesses. He can stand garlic, walk during the day, and isn't highly allergic to silver. The vampires call him Daywalker. There is one problem though. He needs to drink. So he takes a serum that quenches that thirst," Whistler said.
"So you're telling me that vampires are real?" Artemis asked.
"Yes. And if you ever see someone with a weird looking symbol tattooed to the back of their neck, they're a vampire," Whistler said turning around to look at Artemis.
"Back to their weaknesses, what about crosses and stakes through the heart?" Artemis asked.
"Bull shit. Crosses do nothing. And if you're going to put a stake through the heart it better be silver," Whistler said turning back around to continue working on more weapons.
"Oh," Artemis sighed.
"What?" Whistler asked.
"Nothing. Just a little over whelming that's all," Artemis said.
"Only at first," Whistler said.
"It's kind of exciting in a way. Knowing that there really are vampires out there walking the streets," Artemis said.
"Not for long," Whistler said.
"What do you mean?" Artemis asked.
"Blade and I are going to wipe them all out," Whistler said holding up his completed weapon.
"You two? By yourselves?" Artemis smiled.
"There are other hunters," Whistler explained.
"How many?" Artemis asked.
"Enough," Whistler said.
"I wish you the best of luck," Artemis said grinning.
Whistler turned around and saw that Artemis was smiling. He smiled back then turned slowly around.
"Having you here is going to be very interesting," Whistler said raising his eyebrows.
"I hope so," Artemis said.
"Good morning. Sleep well?" Whistler asked when Artemis came out of her bedroom.
"Yes. What time is it?" Artemis asked rubbing her eyes and walking toward Whistler, the same place he was sitting last night.
"8:30," Whistler said looking at his wristwatch.
"What are you doing?" Artemis asked.
"He's making my weapons," Blade said once again sneaking up on Artemis.
"For what?" Artemis asked turning to face Blade.
"Hunting," Blade said.
"If you're going to be staying with us, there are a few things your going to need to know," Whistler said with a sigh.
"Like what?" Artemis asked.
"Do you know what a vampire is?" Whistler asked.
"An immortal creature that drains the life from mortals by sucking their blood," Artemis answered.
"You've got the general idea. You see we hunt them. I make the weapons and Blade uses them. Night after night Blade goes out in search for any that he can find. There are twelve vampire tribes under the house of Erebus. Ashe, Cianteto, Dragonetti, Faustinas, Kobejitsu, Lemure, Ligaroo, Lobishomen, Pallintine, Upier, Von Esper, and then there is Decan Frost. We have information that Decan is trying to decode the book of Erebus, the vampire bible. We've been tracking him for quite some time now, but we can't seem to find him," Whistler explained.
Blade left Whistler and Artemis alone.
"Where's he going?" Artemis asked watching Blade get into his car.
"The orphanage. Listen, Blade isn't what you think he is. He's not human. Before he was born his mother was bitten. Turning him into a something half way between a vampire and a human. When he was about 13 I took him just as I have you. He has all of their strengths, none of their weaknesses. He can stand garlic, walk during the day, and isn't highly allergic to silver. The vampires call him Daywalker. There is one problem though. He needs to drink. So he takes a serum that quenches that thirst," Whistler said.
"So you're telling me that vampires are real?" Artemis asked.
"Yes. And if you ever see someone with a weird looking symbol tattooed to the back of their neck, they're a vampire," Whistler said turning around to look at Artemis.
"Back to their weaknesses, what about crosses and stakes through the heart?" Artemis asked.
"Bull shit. Crosses do nothing. And if you're going to put a stake through the heart it better be silver," Whistler said turning back around to continue working on more weapons.
"Oh," Artemis sighed.
"What?" Whistler asked.
"Nothing. Just a little over whelming that's all," Artemis said.
"Only at first," Whistler said.
"It's kind of exciting in a way. Knowing that there really are vampires out there walking the streets," Artemis said.
"Not for long," Whistler said.
"What do you mean?" Artemis asked.
"Blade and I are going to wipe them all out," Whistler said holding up his completed weapon.
"You two? By yourselves?" Artemis smiled.
"There are other hunters," Whistler explained.
"How many?" Artemis asked.
"Enough," Whistler said.
"I wish you the best of luck," Artemis said grinning.
Whistler turned around and saw that Artemis was smiling. He smiled back then turned slowly around.
"Having you here is going to be very interesting," Whistler said raising his eyebrows.
"I hope so," Artemis said.