Chapter 11
"I'm going out," Inga called to D from the front hallway.
"Where are you going?" he asked back from the living room.
"The villagers are complaining about some demons that have been showing up at night recently," Inga replied.
D walked into the main hallway and walked over to her with an eyebrow raised. She was equipped with all of her weapons.
"You look like you're about to fight a bunch of vampires rather than some demons," he responded to Inga's outfit. "So how many demons are there?"
"Not sure," Inga said with a shrug. "Never gave me any details."
"I'm coming with you."
Inga put her hands on her hips and watched D walk away. He was so impossible sometimes, but it was all right. She did not really mind it at all. D returned a couple minutes later in his armor. His sword was on his back and his cape billowed slightly as he walked.
Inga handed him his hat, and he put it on with a small smile. Inga rolled her eyes and shook her head. "I'm ready now."
They walked out to the village, which was very quiet. The went into the heart of town first, but they found no demons. After searching for an hour, they decided to split up to look. They could cover more ground that way. Besides, they had done this for years, and they knew the tricks of the trade.
Inga was about ten to fifteen blocks away from D, and she still had found no trace of any demons. She looked up to glance at the glowing, beautiful full moon. As she stared at it, a figure suddenly swept across her vision, sending her on the alert.
Inga pulled her sword from her back, but she was too late. From behind, she was grabbed and her arms were pinned to her sides. She could not move, and she felt her weapons being taken from her. She struggled as hard as she could, but her captors were too strong. She turned her head and saw a fanged smile.
"Vampires," she hissed from under her breath.
There were too many of them and she was overpowered. She tried to summon her demon, but she would only appear when Inga was going to be bitten. The vampires jumped with her onto the roof of a building. Inga took advantage of the landing to get out of her captor's grip and ran to the edge of the roof, but they were too fast.
"D!" she screamed as she was being dragged away. "D! Help! D!"
Her captor covered her mouth with his hand, which was a mistake he regretted, for his action was received with a bite so strong it drew blood. The vampire howled and ripped his hand away from Inga's face, letting her scream for D again.
D sprinted towards Inga via the roof tops. He found her struggling with the vampires and raced to her as fast as possible, naked sword in hand. There were too many for her to handle. However, he was two rooftops away when the vampires vanished, taking Inga with them.
D screamed for her, but she was gone--taken away from him. He dropped down to the ground and picked up her possessions. Among them, he found a piece of jewelry. It was a pretty, little necklace with a gold chain. Its pendant was a clear stone with a sort of liquid inside it which was slightly thicker than water and had a pink tinge to it.
D touched the jewel and he was suddenly enveloped in a bright light, or so it seemed to his mind. The world around him became a black void. A few moments later, Inga appeared before him, but her eyes were sad, so, so sad.
"This is not real," Inga said sadly and quietly as D began to walk towards her, but he stopped at the sound of her voice. "This is just a vision I put on this jewel if I'm taken away before I can give it to you. I'll only say this once, so listen carefully. This vision will end once I've told you what you must know.
"As you've most likely noticed, the stone has a liquid with a slight pink tinge to it. This liquid is like my blood. The tinge is because I have some vampire blood in me. As the amount of vampiric blood increases within me, the liquid will become a darker shade of red. When it becomes the color of blood, then I have become a full vampire."
D looked at the stone in his hand and clutched it in his fist. He looked back up and the image of Inga and saw the tears in her eyes. He forced himself to stay in one place, but it was so hard. He almost began crying himself because there was nothing he could do to make those tears go away.
"I never wanted this to happen," Inga continued with the tears streaming down her cheeks. "However, I had to be ready, just incase it did. I'll fight for as long as I can, but I don't know how long I'll be able to retain my human self."
Inga's image walked to D, and he kept his eyes locked on hers. Her image was fading, but she gave him a small kiss on the forehead before her lower half completely faded.
"When the stone becomes the color f blood, you must keep your promise."
The vision of Inga faded and D was returned to the real world. The necklace was in his hand and her weapons were before him. Inga was gone.
She was gone.
"I'm going out," Inga called to D from the front hallway.
"Where are you going?" he asked back from the living room.
"The villagers are complaining about some demons that have been showing up at night recently," Inga replied.
D walked into the main hallway and walked over to her with an eyebrow raised. She was equipped with all of her weapons.
"You look like you're about to fight a bunch of vampires rather than some demons," he responded to Inga's outfit. "So how many demons are there?"
"Not sure," Inga said with a shrug. "Never gave me any details."
"I'm coming with you."
Inga put her hands on her hips and watched D walk away. He was so impossible sometimes, but it was all right. She did not really mind it at all. D returned a couple minutes later in his armor. His sword was on his back and his cape billowed slightly as he walked.
Inga handed him his hat, and he put it on with a small smile. Inga rolled her eyes and shook her head. "I'm ready now."
They walked out to the village, which was very quiet. The went into the heart of town first, but they found no demons. After searching for an hour, they decided to split up to look. They could cover more ground that way. Besides, they had done this for years, and they knew the tricks of the trade.
Inga was about ten to fifteen blocks away from D, and she still had found no trace of any demons. She looked up to glance at the glowing, beautiful full moon. As she stared at it, a figure suddenly swept across her vision, sending her on the alert.
Inga pulled her sword from her back, but she was too late. From behind, she was grabbed and her arms were pinned to her sides. She could not move, and she felt her weapons being taken from her. She struggled as hard as she could, but her captors were too strong. She turned her head and saw a fanged smile.
"Vampires," she hissed from under her breath.
There were too many of them and she was overpowered. She tried to summon her demon, but she would only appear when Inga was going to be bitten. The vampires jumped with her onto the roof of a building. Inga took advantage of the landing to get out of her captor's grip and ran to the edge of the roof, but they were too fast.
"D!" she screamed as she was being dragged away. "D! Help! D!"
Her captor covered her mouth with his hand, which was a mistake he regretted, for his action was received with a bite so strong it drew blood. The vampire howled and ripped his hand away from Inga's face, letting her scream for D again.
D sprinted towards Inga via the roof tops. He found her struggling with the vampires and raced to her as fast as possible, naked sword in hand. There were too many for her to handle. However, he was two rooftops away when the vampires vanished, taking Inga with them.
D screamed for her, but she was gone--taken away from him. He dropped down to the ground and picked up her possessions. Among them, he found a piece of jewelry. It was a pretty, little necklace with a gold chain. Its pendant was a clear stone with a sort of liquid inside it which was slightly thicker than water and had a pink tinge to it.
D touched the jewel and he was suddenly enveloped in a bright light, or so it seemed to his mind. The world around him became a black void. A few moments later, Inga appeared before him, but her eyes were sad, so, so sad.
"This is not real," Inga said sadly and quietly as D began to walk towards her, but he stopped at the sound of her voice. "This is just a vision I put on this jewel if I'm taken away before I can give it to you. I'll only say this once, so listen carefully. This vision will end once I've told you what you must know.
"As you've most likely noticed, the stone has a liquid with a slight pink tinge to it. This liquid is like my blood. The tinge is because I have some vampire blood in me. As the amount of vampiric blood increases within me, the liquid will become a darker shade of red. When it becomes the color of blood, then I have become a full vampire."
D looked at the stone in his hand and clutched it in his fist. He looked back up and the image of Inga and saw the tears in her eyes. He forced himself to stay in one place, but it was so hard. He almost began crying himself because there was nothing he could do to make those tears go away.
"I never wanted this to happen," Inga continued with the tears streaming down her cheeks. "However, I had to be ready, just incase it did. I'll fight for as long as I can, but I don't know how long I'll be able to retain my human self."
Inga's image walked to D, and he kept his eyes locked on hers. Her image was fading, but she gave him a small kiss on the forehead before her lower half completely faded.
"When the stone becomes the color f blood, you must keep your promise."
The vision of Inga faded and D was returned to the real world. The necklace was in his hand and her weapons were before him. Inga was gone.
She was gone.
