+Shadow in the Night+ Hunters+
A man in his early thirties entered a large, Roman styled building. When he passed the lobby, the girl sitting there greeted him. "Good morning, Dodonpa. We have been expecting you. Please, Mr. Alex is waiting in his office.."
The man nodded, and entered an elevator. When he reached the third floor, he stepped into a fairly large office.
"Ah, Dodonpa. You have made it." A young man was sitting behind a desk, reading a report. He put it down.
"Alex. You called for me."
"Yes" The man nodded. "it has come to my attention that you have still not gathered information about that Apprentice Vampire. You realize that by now he had had plenty of opportunity to create a new one. Then your last dusting would have proofed meaningless."
"Perhaps not. If that young boy was in such a rush to darken a new one, he will not have had much opportunity to find a good one. That would mean their power is weakening. Besides, he was probably just a boy, what would he know about vampires."
Alex passed the envelop to Dodonpa. "This is the one you killed, and the data of his last apprentice."
"Higher Vampire Felix? Seems like a good catch to me."
"Check his last darkening."
Dodonpa paged the documents, and found the information. "1430: Serena. An Asian girl of the age of 30 Drunk from a poisoned bait-human in the year 1491. 1497: Bernard. A Polish young man, age 21. Was killed by his own Master in the year1501. 1559: Isaac. A French young man. Age 20."
"You see, the Apprentice is nearly as old as most other Masters. They both survived throughout centuries. I have no doubt that he is very skilled."
Dodonpa read the dates again. He looked up. "We still have a chance. Take a look at this, between the Asian girl's death and the Polish one, there is a time span of 6 years. Longer then most others do. And the master obviously still thought it had been too fast, since he killed the Apprentice himself."
"What are you getting at?" Alex asked.
"Then, Felix waited nearly 60 years, before finding one that was worthy. Naturally, he must have said it to Isaac. Isaac obviously stayed alive much longer, and is gifted. But, because of his master, he might consider observing and wait patiently. He will not darken anyone soon."
The blue-haired hunter smiled. "Then, we have to find him before he does that." He pushed a button on his speaker, and said to his secretary to send 'them' in.
Moments later, the door opened. Outside where two people waiting. "Dodonpa, allow me to introduce Saturos and Menardi. Two of our most gifted hunters. They will help us take out Isaac."
"Us?" Dodonpa looked at the man addressed as Saturos, to the girl called Menardi, and finally resting on Alex.
"Of course. I will lead the operation. Menardi, Saturos, come in."
The two walked to the chairs and sat themselves. Menardi had a newspaper in her hand, and Dodonpa noticed that it was an English newspaper. "Why are you carrying that thing?" He asked.
Menardi laid the paper down on the desk and showed an article encircled with a red pen.
It stated: 'Double Murder In Central Park.
Yesterday, the authorities discovered the two bodies of teenagers, brutally mangled. The body of Rick Stevenson had his neck broken by an unknown force. The girl, Sophie Dorea, was drained of all blood, and thus died presumably of dehydration and suffocation, since there was no blood to pump oxygen around. How she was drained remains a mystery, though.'
Dodonpa turned. Another victim had died. "Why are you taking this to us? Let the hunters there take care of it."
"Mr...Dodonpa was it?" Saturos started. "May I remind you that normal Vampires are lacking in strength to just break a neck. And America, from which this newspaper origins, has no Higher Vampires left. And, on top of that..." Saturos pulled out another article "This also brings us to believe that your Vampire has moved his territory."
The other article stated a death case in an airplane. One from Austria to New York. "He fled?"
Menardi smirked "It does seem like that. Now, all we have to do is follow him."
Alex rose from his seat. "Pack your bags. We are leaving tomorrow."
They all left the building. The hunters had made their move.
A man in his early thirties entered a large, Roman styled building. When he passed the lobby, the girl sitting there greeted him. "Good morning, Dodonpa. We have been expecting you. Please, Mr. Alex is waiting in his office.."
The man nodded, and entered an elevator. When he reached the third floor, he stepped into a fairly large office.
"Ah, Dodonpa. You have made it." A young man was sitting behind a desk, reading a report. He put it down.
"Alex. You called for me."
"Yes" The man nodded. "it has come to my attention that you have still not gathered information about that Apprentice Vampire. You realize that by now he had had plenty of opportunity to create a new one. Then your last dusting would have proofed meaningless."
"Perhaps not. If that young boy was in such a rush to darken a new one, he will not have had much opportunity to find a good one. That would mean their power is weakening. Besides, he was probably just a boy, what would he know about vampires."
Alex passed the envelop to Dodonpa. "This is the one you killed, and the data of his last apprentice."
"Higher Vampire Felix? Seems like a good catch to me."
"Check his last darkening."
Dodonpa paged the documents, and found the information. "1430: Serena. An Asian girl of the age of 30 Drunk from a poisoned bait-human in the year 1491. 1497: Bernard. A Polish young man, age 21. Was killed by his own Master in the year1501. 1559: Isaac. A French young man. Age 20."
"You see, the Apprentice is nearly as old as most other Masters. They both survived throughout centuries. I have no doubt that he is very skilled."
Dodonpa read the dates again. He looked up. "We still have a chance. Take a look at this, between the Asian girl's death and the Polish one, there is a time span of 6 years. Longer then most others do. And the master obviously still thought it had been too fast, since he killed the Apprentice himself."
"What are you getting at?" Alex asked.
"Then, Felix waited nearly 60 years, before finding one that was worthy. Naturally, he must have said it to Isaac. Isaac obviously stayed alive much longer, and is gifted. But, because of his master, he might consider observing and wait patiently. He will not darken anyone soon."
The blue-haired hunter smiled. "Then, we have to find him before he does that." He pushed a button on his speaker, and said to his secretary to send 'them' in.
Moments later, the door opened. Outside where two people waiting. "Dodonpa, allow me to introduce Saturos and Menardi. Two of our most gifted hunters. They will help us take out Isaac."
"Us?" Dodonpa looked at the man addressed as Saturos, to the girl called Menardi, and finally resting on Alex.
"Of course. I will lead the operation. Menardi, Saturos, come in."
The two walked to the chairs and sat themselves. Menardi had a newspaper in her hand, and Dodonpa noticed that it was an English newspaper. "Why are you carrying that thing?" He asked.
Menardi laid the paper down on the desk and showed an article encircled with a red pen.
It stated: 'Double Murder In Central Park.
Yesterday, the authorities discovered the two bodies of teenagers, brutally mangled. The body of Rick Stevenson had his neck broken by an unknown force. The girl, Sophie Dorea, was drained of all blood, and thus died presumably of dehydration and suffocation, since there was no blood to pump oxygen around. How she was drained remains a mystery, though.'
Dodonpa turned. Another victim had died. "Why are you taking this to us? Let the hunters there take care of it."
"Mr...Dodonpa was it?" Saturos started. "May I remind you that normal Vampires are lacking in strength to just break a neck. And America, from which this newspaper origins, has no Higher Vampires left. And, on top of that..." Saturos pulled out another article "This also brings us to believe that your Vampire has moved his territory."
The other article stated a death case in an airplane. One from Austria to New York. "He fled?"
Menardi smirked "It does seem like that. Now, all we have to do is follow him."
Alex rose from his seat. "Pack your bags. We are leaving tomorrow."
They all left the building. The hunters had made their move.