Mind's Eye Shot


To go to the human city Raziel and Rehael had to back track to The Abyss. This was easer for Raziel because of the gates that connected the different parts of Nosgoth to each other. As Raziel pushed open the door he hear a woman's scream.

He followed the sound until he came upon three vampire hunters, being overwhelmed by Dumahin vampires.

The group of three consisted of a older hunter that held a glave. A younger and more stronger man, he held a flame thrower. And the woman, in her hands she fumbled with reloading her crossbow. She caught his eye. Not for the fact that she was a hunter. But a soft blue glow, like that of the Wrath Blade, surrounded her.

The humans were soon backed into a corner. What did Raziel care what happened to them, they were only humans. But a slight rest and the enjoyment of watching the fight kept him there. On top of that a meal of who ever lost.

The girl finally set the bolt in only to let it fly. It hit the eye of one of the Dumahin, giving the old man the time he needed to impale it. But as he fumbled with the vampire's removal, he left himself wide open. Raziel saw this and so did one of the Dumahin.

The vampire's clawed hand tore through the old man's thin armor and cut deep into his flesh. The old hunter cried out in pain. At the sound of this the younger hunter turned and set alight the Dumahin. The old man dropped to the ground, holding his chest.

Raziel pulled at his cloth and absorbed the two freed Dumahin's souls. As he set it back, the girl once agin caught his eye.

Her glow grew. Raziel squinted at the new light. He was surprised that the humans and vampires could not see the light she shown. She turned a looked directly at one of the Dumahin. The blue light line shot from her fore head and hit the Dumahin. The glow surrounded it for a moment before the light pulled back, taking with it a smaller yellow light. The Dumahin wavered before dropping to the ground only to be torched. This was how the rest of the Dumahin fell. Her glow faded away until is was at it's original strength.

"Papa," the girl cried, then went to the old man side. The younger one followed her.

"Papa, we finished them," she said while cradling his head.

The old man smiled and spoke, "It's good to know that my children will not die with me." He coughed up blood.

"Don't say that," she said chocking own her tears. "The healers back home will fix you right up."

The old man still smiling, put his hand on her cheek, "I know this is the end for me. Promise me that you will never leave the city again. And find yourself a good husband. One your mother would have liked."

She nodded as his words.

"And Jeqon, take good care of her for me. She is still young in her heart. And when the time is right....." he coughed again. "Time is right tell....." his hand dropped and his head fell back off the girl's arm.

The began to wale. Her body was racked with sobs. "No! Your going to be fine. We'll get you home," she cried to the lifeless body.

Jeqon put his hand on her shoulder. "He's gone," his voice was low trying to his own sadness. "And we should be going too. The vampire scum will smell the fresh blood and come running."

"I won't leave him," she told him, still clinging to the body. "He will have a proper burial."

With that she laid the body of her father upon the earth and took Jeqon's flame thrower. Jeqon then lifted the body on his shoulders. Then the two made ready to leave.

Raziel felt a tug at the pit of his stomach and was sickened by it. He, too had once felt for his "father" and would have died for him. The mere thought of Kain falling to the hands of humans had once sent shivers of dread through his brother's and his spines. Would he, could he, have ever done this, if Kain did die. And did his clan feel the same why at his own demise. Did they morn until the massacre. Raziel shook the thoughts from his head.

The girl suddenly jerked her head to the sky. "They're coming. We must hurry."

Jeqon nodded and the two ran for the Abyss.

Raziel too looked to the sky. For a moment he saw nothing, until the familiar figure of Rehael appeared. He was quite confused as to how the girl knew that Rehael was coming. But it was too late to ask. In the time that Raziel looked and seen Rehael, the two had disappeared.

Raziel came out of his corner and waited for Rehael to land. Wind from his son's wing beats made a few dust devils and blew Raziel's own black hair. Rehael landed on the impaled Dumahin and looked at his maker.

"No, this was no my doing," Raziel stated.

"I didn't think so, my lord. The attacks are too soft, not made with claws," Rehael said. He then looked around. "Where are the bodies of the humans?"

"The humans won this battle. Then left," he told Rehael.

Rehael looked confused. "You let humans...."

Raziel glazed harshly at his son.

Rehael backed down and asked, "May I feed?"

"Did I ever stop you?"

Rehael backed down off the corps. He tore the glave from the Dumahin's body and drank the warm blood that came from the wound. Rehael feasted until he could drink no more. Full and some what contented, he watched his lord pick up the discarded glave.

Raziel look at him and spoke, "Rehael, you said that you have fed in the outpost."

"Yes, my lord."

"Good. Where is it then?" he questioned while fingering the weapon.

"I will show you,"Rehael joyfully said. Then prepared to take flight.

"No," Raziel hissed. "I will go alone. They know you as a vampire and will attack you on sight. I can sneak in unnoticed and unhindered. I will meet you on the other side."

"But, my lord, it is a dangerous place. The walls are high and there is a moat," pleaded Rehael. "Let me go with you."

"Tell me where it is," growled Raziel. And with a turn of his arm the blade of the glave was now at Rehael's neck.

Rehael swallowed. "Over the Abyss there is a path that leads to the Human City of Life and Death. Follow it and you will come to the front gates," he told his lord. "The city is a maze. Please take..."

Raziel pushed on the polearm and silenced his child.

"Good luck," Rehael whimpered.

Raziel brought the glave down and turned away. "Good," was all he said as he walked towards the Abyss.

Maybe he could find the girl and question her. Her soul could be useful to him. But first he need to get to her. Raziel needed to get into the city.