Disclaimer: I don't own them, I'll never will, but if I was on my deathbed
I would ask to own them. JK.
Notes: I know you are all surprised that I killed off David a little too soon. But, everything happens for a reason no matter if you like it or not, that's life. Trust me, his death puts all the pieces together to make this story great. Also, here's the chapter that tells about Calista!!!!!!!!!!!!!
"It was a long time ago, back to the earliest settlers. My ancestor, Nathaniel Smith, was a great man. He was a mortal and he loved life very much. He wasn't very rich but he used his money to help people. Everyone adored him for his acts of charity and was well respected. One night, he was walking home when he was attack by an animal. No one is sure what it was, but it bit him on the neck."
"Nathaniel started to undergo some changes. His wife was worried about him and so were the people in the town. He had a high fever that wouldn't break. The doctor, unfortunately, never noticed the bite mark because it was small. One day his fever broke and he was as good as new. Well, except, for the fact he gained the instincts of a wolf. He could see, hear, and smell better than anyone including the dogs! He only told his wife about these changes. A couple months after the attack, Nathaniel started to grow fangs. They would only appear at night and then his teeth go back to normal at dawn. This terrified him and his wife. But then, he realized he could use his new abilities to help. At night, he would look for robbers, murderers, etc and was able to scare them before they did any harm to their victims. No one knew it was him."
"One night, a man named Edgar Williams was trying to rob an older man. Nathaniel came in but Williams wasn't afraid. So my ancestor pounced on him, giving the older man a chance to flee. For some reason, Nathaniel bit Williams on the neck by mistake. He never knew that if you bit someone they become like you. Williams became like Nathaniel, but unlike him he couldn't refuse blood. Williams would kill people in the most gruesome ways. People started not to walk at night, in fear they would get killed. The priests preached that this 'thing' attacking them was the Devil himself. If anyone was suspected for these crimes, they were to be hung. Nathaniel grew afraid because it was his fault. He took his family and they moved away. The victims that Williams didn't kill became creatures too and some continued the blood lust while some didn't."
"Nathaniel's wife wanted to be like him for when she grew old, he remained young. Nathaniel loved his wife very much and knew she could overcome the love for blood, and he did. She became young again and they lived happily together. But all wonderful things comes to an end sooner or later. Those who overcame the love of blood joined together and formed their own settlement. Those who couldn't were shunned and the people elected Nathaniel to be their leader. Nathaniel told them they must destroy the people with the love of carnage. At the same time, vampire hunters started showing up in all settlements with lies about us. They told everyone that we were all evil and must die. It was then that the good vampires were being hunted."
"Nathaniel refused to see innocents die and he took the remaining people left south. Many started to join them and some spread out all over. Some went overseas to Europe and some from there to all over the world. They all kept a low life and kept to themselves. Nathaniel was their leader and they would do anything he says. A hundred years later, Nathaniel was killed and his son took over his father's role. From that point on the Smiths' are the leaders of the vampires and we try to keep the peace between ourselves and the humans."
The explorers listened attentively to everything Christina was saying. They were surprised of what she was telling them. Taking a deep breath, she continued:
"Most people watch movies and they think we're all evil. That we're bloodsuckers and animals and we must be treated like one. It's not true. Living a life like a vampire is the worst. While you'll stay young, you watch your loved ones die and it hurts so much. We basically live an isolated life that everything is kept inside. If a vampire falls in love with a mortal, they can be together unless their lovers agreed to be like them. We have to be careful whom we tell. There were some who were betrayed. It's all a part of life, you find someone who is willing to stay with you and there are others who don't."
"All vampires are immortals but we can die too. Now, a wooden stick through the heart, garlic, sunlight, and a holy object is all Hollywood. The number one death for vampires is a broken heart."
Christina's voice started to shake at those last words. She looked at the explorers and regaining some composure, she started to tell them her sad tale.
"As a child I never knew what I truly was. When I was told I had a normal reaction like any five-year-old will have. I yelled and cried because my family from telling me the truth but I realized they only wanted me to live a somewhat normal life. I never knew it would be as painful as my mother told me. A few years ago, I was dating this terrific guy, Mark Porter. He was a mortal and we were in love. Mark proposed to me and at first I said no. His face fell when I said it. I wanted to be with him, I truly did, so I took him to a quiet place and told him the truth. Now, some people don't take the idea of vampires existing true, since the records of many deaths long ago were destroyed. But there are vampire hunters that still continued the hunt while their popularity is quite low since no one takes them so seriously."
"After I told Mark, he didn't care who or what I was. He loved me. he loved me." Tears started to fall down on Christina's face and the others were having a hard time keeping themselves in check. Veronica and Finn listened to the painful story as their own floods came. The men's faces glistened from the trails of tears. This was becoming too much for them to handle.
"David, the man who shot Marguerite, was once a respected man. He was mayor of New York City but he loved the super natural. As a child, he was obsessed with vampires and his obsession grew when he became older. He started to tell people that vampires still exist and that they must combined together to kill them all. That did it. He was called crazy and removed from office. He became a vampire hunter, one of the most well known killers to us. He never stopped hunting. He had a theory that we have a leader and he was determined to find the leader. He found us."
"My family's aware of David and his attentions of what he'll do to us. So they went into hiding. Mark wanted to hide to but I felt it would be best he stayed and wait. We were arguing and David found us. Mark stepped in front of me and told him to leave. David thought Mark was one of us and shot him. I stood there frozen. It all happened so fast and there was no time to react. He then pointed his gun at me and was about to shoot when my dad came and saved me. My dad didn't kill him but I wanted to. He killed the one person that was a part of me. I vowed to get revenge but my parents were afraid I'll cross over and become a killer."
"We stayed in hiding for a year and during that time I mourned over Mark. When we came out, we were told that David was still out there. The war between vampires and humans is a bloody one. All we want is freedom away from fear and hate and to be normal."
Gently, Veronica came over to her and squeezed her hand. None of them could figure out why anyone had to be so cruel to her and her kind. Taking a chance, Roxton decided to get to the point. "Why are you here?"
Christina's throat was dry. They deserve to know. I mean, one of their own might have died and it was because of me, she thought. Taking a shaky breath, she forced herself to look at the hunter. "I was sent to kill Calista."
"Calista? Who the hell is Calista?" asked Finn.
"She's an evil and manipulative vampire. My grandfather exiled her because of her crimes."
"What did she do?"
"I'm sure Lord Roxton can tell you."
All eyes turned to the blushing lord. "Well. um. I."
"Forget it. Calista tricked everyone so don't think you're an idiot. She came from a powerful family and she was very greedy. She trick a man to turn her into a vampire and used the ability to get whatever she wanted. Calista was always searching for new ways to torment the heart. She would seduce men and get them to her every whim and when she was through with them, she killed them. There were times she used men to turn against their own wives and lovers by having them murdered. She never loved anyone but to see one in sorrow."
"My Grandpa had men arrest her and for her punishment, she was to be banish where no living human is. There's an ancient temple that was used to transport her here. We never knew that were tribes here and so Calista started her game again. You see, Lord Roxton, you are very lucky to be alive. If you were under her spell for a week your friends would have lost you. Not many can resist the urge to feed when Calista gives them her blood."
"Her blood.?" repeated Roxton.
"Yes. One sip of it and you're a goner. We recently found out that Calista was turning men into her slaves and so my dad had me come here to stop her once and for all."
"Well, you don't have to worry. Marguerite shot her from trying to turn Roxton into a vampire again," Challenger told her.
"Really? Well I guess I came here for nothing."
There was still something that was nagging the dark-haired lord about David. If she came here to kill Calista then why was David here? he thought. "I would like to know why this David-guy was here?"
"He wasn't! I was being chased by David and his goons when I was trying to cross over. But I have a feeling there's going to be a lot more trouble."
"Why do you say that?" asked the jungle princess.
"David didn't fully cross over." Christina got up and walked over to the balcony. The night seemed so calm to her. She could hear their voices talking among themselves. She could understand everything. Crossing her arms over her chest, she took comfort in the cool air that was coming in. "Mark, I miss you so much," she whispered to the night. It didn't take a genius to figure out that Lord Roxton was in love with Marguerite. He looked at her the same way Mark used to look at me, she thought. After Mark's death, Christina was never the same. She didn't want Roxton to go through what she did.
She went back inside and noticed a shadow in the darkness. Finn noticed her looking at something and turned to see. "Marguerite!"
Staggering out, Marguerite almost fell but Roxton was there to catch her. Normally, he would yell at her for getting out of bed but after everything he let it go. "What happened John? Everything's a little foggy."
"Christina saved you," he said softly. "I thought I was going to lose you."
Marguerite then noticed a new face. "Hi there. I'm so sorry what happened and as you can tell your wound is healed."
Putting a hand to where the bullet was, Marguerite said, "Yeah I noticed. I thought I was dead until I got out here. Challenger what did you do?"
"I didn't do anything, my dear, but our guest did." Acknowledging Christina with a nod, Marguerite looked up at her in confusion. "I gave you some of my blood. Vampire blood has the best healing power ever."
"What!?" Marguerite cried.
"Relax, Marguerite. It won't harm you anyways," Finn explained.
"Now that you're up maybe I should finish you what I meant by David not fully crossing over." Taking her original seat, Christina started:
"Now when David crossed over, it was incomplete." Taking out her cell phone she tried to explain. "See this cell phone? I cannot communicate with anyone in my world because I fully crossed over. It would be just static on the other line. When the temple was built, the ruins says, 'The condemned will be lost to those forever in any world, any time, and any place.' This means any communication will be cut off to the guilty. Now when I was performing the ritual to cross over, David got pulled in. He only made it half-way."
Judging by the confused looks she tried to explain it in lament words. "Now I'm sure David had some sort of communicative device. Since I can't talk to anyone in my world, he can. The portal is still opened because David got pulled in the last second and so the transferal was incomplete. Knowing David, he had probably has a back-up plan and so as much as I hate to admit this, I'm afraid you guys are in this too."
To be continued........
Does that explain everything? If you're a little confused don't worry, the upcoming chapters are going to be fill with plenty of action!
Notes: I know you are all surprised that I killed off David a little too soon. But, everything happens for a reason no matter if you like it or not, that's life. Trust me, his death puts all the pieces together to make this story great. Also, here's the chapter that tells about Calista!!!!!!!!!!!!!
"It was a long time ago, back to the earliest settlers. My ancestor, Nathaniel Smith, was a great man. He was a mortal and he loved life very much. He wasn't very rich but he used his money to help people. Everyone adored him for his acts of charity and was well respected. One night, he was walking home when he was attack by an animal. No one is sure what it was, but it bit him on the neck."
"Nathaniel started to undergo some changes. His wife was worried about him and so were the people in the town. He had a high fever that wouldn't break. The doctor, unfortunately, never noticed the bite mark because it was small. One day his fever broke and he was as good as new. Well, except, for the fact he gained the instincts of a wolf. He could see, hear, and smell better than anyone including the dogs! He only told his wife about these changes. A couple months after the attack, Nathaniel started to grow fangs. They would only appear at night and then his teeth go back to normal at dawn. This terrified him and his wife. But then, he realized he could use his new abilities to help. At night, he would look for robbers, murderers, etc and was able to scare them before they did any harm to their victims. No one knew it was him."
"One night, a man named Edgar Williams was trying to rob an older man. Nathaniel came in but Williams wasn't afraid. So my ancestor pounced on him, giving the older man a chance to flee. For some reason, Nathaniel bit Williams on the neck by mistake. He never knew that if you bit someone they become like you. Williams became like Nathaniel, but unlike him he couldn't refuse blood. Williams would kill people in the most gruesome ways. People started not to walk at night, in fear they would get killed. The priests preached that this 'thing' attacking them was the Devil himself. If anyone was suspected for these crimes, they were to be hung. Nathaniel grew afraid because it was his fault. He took his family and they moved away. The victims that Williams didn't kill became creatures too and some continued the blood lust while some didn't."
"Nathaniel's wife wanted to be like him for when she grew old, he remained young. Nathaniel loved his wife very much and knew she could overcome the love for blood, and he did. She became young again and they lived happily together. But all wonderful things comes to an end sooner or later. Those who overcame the love of blood joined together and formed their own settlement. Those who couldn't were shunned and the people elected Nathaniel to be their leader. Nathaniel told them they must destroy the people with the love of carnage. At the same time, vampire hunters started showing up in all settlements with lies about us. They told everyone that we were all evil and must die. It was then that the good vampires were being hunted."
"Nathaniel refused to see innocents die and he took the remaining people left south. Many started to join them and some spread out all over. Some went overseas to Europe and some from there to all over the world. They all kept a low life and kept to themselves. Nathaniel was their leader and they would do anything he says. A hundred years later, Nathaniel was killed and his son took over his father's role. From that point on the Smiths' are the leaders of the vampires and we try to keep the peace between ourselves and the humans."
The explorers listened attentively to everything Christina was saying. They were surprised of what she was telling them. Taking a deep breath, she continued:
"Most people watch movies and they think we're all evil. That we're bloodsuckers and animals and we must be treated like one. It's not true. Living a life like a vampire is the worst. While you'll stay young, you watch your loved ones die and it hurts so much. We basically live an isolated life that everything is kept inside. If a vampire falls in love with a mortal, they can be together unless their lovers agreed to be like them. We have to be careful whom we tell. There were some who were betrayed. It's all a part of life, you find someone who is willing to stay with you and there are others who don't."
"All vampires are immortals but we can die too. Now, a wooden stick through the heart, garlic, sunlight, and a holy object is all Hollywood. The number one death for vampires is a broken heart."
Christina's voice started to shake at those last words. She looked at the explorers and regaining some composure, she started to tell them her sad tale.
"As a child I never knew what I truly was. When I was told I had a normal reaction like any five-year-old will have. I yelled and cried because my family from telling me the truth but I realized they only wanted me to live a somewhat normal life. I never knew it would be as painful as my mother told me. A few years ago, I was dating this terrific guy, Mark Porter. He was a mortal and we were in love. Mark proposed to me and at first I said no. His face fell when I said it. I wanted to be with him, I truly did, so I took him to a quiet place and told him the truth. Now, some people don't take the idea of vampires existing true, since the records of many deaths long ago were destroyed. But there are vampire hunters that still continued the hunt while their popularity is quite low since no one takes them so seriously."
"After I told Mark, he didn't care who or what I was. He loved me. he loved me." Tears started to fall down on Christina's face and the others were having a hard time keeping themselves in check. Veronica and Finn listened to the painful story as their own floods came. The men's faces glistened from the trails of tears. This was becoming too much for them to handle.
"David, the man who shot Marguerite, was once a respected man. He was mayor of New York City but he loved the super natural. As a child, he was obsessed with vampires and his obsession grew when he became older. He started to tell people that vampires still exist and that they must combined together to kill them all. That did it. He was called crazy and removed from office. He became a vampire hunter, one of the most well known killers to us. He never stopped hunting. He had a theory that we have a leader and he was determined to find the leader. He found us."
"My family's aware of David and his attentions of what he'll do to us. So they went into hiding. Mark wanted to hide to but I felt it would be best he stayed and wait. We were arguing and David found us. Mark stepped in front of me and told him to leave. David thought Mark was one of us and shot him. I stood there frozen. It all happened so fast and there was no time to react. He then pointed his gun at me and was about to shoot when my dad came and saved me. My dad didn't kill him but I wanted to. He killed the one person that was a part of me. I vowed to get revenge but my parents were afraid I'll cross over and become a killer."
"We stayed in hiding for a year and during that time I mourned over Mark. When we came out, we were told that David was still out there. The war between vampires and humans is a bloody one. All we want is freedom away from fear and hate and to be normal."
Gently, Veronica came over to her and squeezed her hand. None of them could figure out why anyone had to be so cruel to her and her kind. Taking a chance, Roxton decided to get to the point. "Why are you here?"
Christina's throat was dry. They deserve to know. I mean, one of their own might have died and it was because of me, she thought. Taking a shaky breath, she forced herself to look at the hunter. "I was sent to kill Calista."
"Calista? Who the hell is Calista?" asked Finn.
"She's an evil and manipulative vampire. My grandfather exiled her because of her crimes."
"What did she do?"
"I'm sure Lord Roxton can tell you."
All eyes turned to the blushing lord. "Well. um. I."
"Forget it. Calista tricked everyone so don't think you're an idiot. She came from a powerful family and she was very greedy. She trick a man to turn her into a vampire and used the ability to get whatever she wanted. Calista was always searching for new ways to torment the heart. She would seduce men and get them to her every whim and when she was through with them, she killed them. There were times she used men to turn against their own wives and lovers by having them murdered. She never loved anyone but to see one in sorrow."
"My Grandpa had men arrest her and for her punishment, she was to be banish where no living human is. There's an ancient temple that was used to transport her here. We never knew that were tribes here and so Calista started her game again. You see, Lord Roxton, you are very lucky to be alive. If you were under her spell for a week your friends would have lost you. Not many can resist the urge to feed when Calista gives them her blood."
"Her blood.?" repeated Roxton.
"Yes. One sip of it and you're a goner. We recently found out that Calista was turning men into her slaves and so my dad had me come here to stop her once and for all."
"Well, you don't have to worry. Marguerite shot her from trying to turn Roxton into a vampire again," Challenger told her.
"Really? Well I guess I came here for nothing."
There was still something that was nagging the dark-haired lord about David. If she came here to kill Calista then why was David here? he thought. "I would like to know why this David-guy was here?"
"He wasn't! I was being chased by David and his goons when I was trying to cross over. But I have a feeling there's going to be a lot more trouble."
"Why do you say that?" asked the jungle princess.
"David didn't fully cross over." Christina got up and walked over to the balcony. The night seemed so calm to her. She could hear their voices talking among themselves. She could understand everything. Crossing her arms over her chest, she took comfort in the cool air that was coming in. "Mark, I miss you so much," she whispered to the night. It didn't take a genius to figure out that Lord Roxton was in love with Marguerite. He looked at her the same way Mark used to look at me, she thought. After Mark's death, Christina was never the same. She didn't want Roxton to go through what she did.
She went back inside and noticed a shadow in the darkness. Finn noticed her looking at something and turned to see. "Marguerite!"
Staggering out, Marguerite almost fell but Roxton was there to catch her. Normally, he would yell at her for getting out of bed but after everything he let it go. "What happened John? Everything's a little foggy."
"Christina saved you," he said softly. "I thought I was going to lose you."
Marguerite then noticed a new face. "Hi there. I'm so sorry what happened and as you can tell your wound is healed."
Putting a hand to where the bullet was, Marguerite said, "Yeah I noticed. I thought I was dead until I got out here. Challenger what did you do?"
"I didn't do anything, my dear, but our guest did." Acknowledging Christina with a nod, Marguerite looked up at her in confusion. "I gave you some of my blood. Vampire blood has the best healing power ever."
"What!?" Marguerite cried.
"Relax, Marguerite. It won't harm you anyways," Finn explained.
"Now that you're up maybe I should finish you what I meant by David not fully crossing over." Taking her original seat, Christina started:
"Now when David crossed over, it was incomplete." Taking out her cell phone she tried to explain. "See this cell phone? I cannot communicate with anyone in my world because I fully crossed over. It would be just static on the other line. When the temple was built, the ruins says, 'The condemned will be lost to those forever in any world, any time, and any place.' This means any communication will be cut off to the guilty. Now when I was performing the ritual to cross over, David got pulled in. He only made it half-way."
Judging by the confused looks she tried to explain it in lament words. "Now I'm sure David had some sort of communicative device. Since I can't talk to anyone in my world, he can. The portal is still opened because David got pulled in the last second and so the transferal was incomplete. Knowing David, he had probably has a back-up plan and so as much as I hate to admit this, I'm afraid you guys are in this too."
To be continued........
Does that explain everything? If you're a little confused don't worry, the upcoming chapters are going to be fill with plenty of action!