Ch. 3

After I had killed Lakie, my next and last stop was the leaders' home where I would finish my mission and exact my revenge. This house was two blocks down and to the right, I made it to the beginning of the second block and looked toward his house, his tomb, there was four guards in a large group, so I pulled the cloak over my face and stood in the middle of the street.

"Hey you come here." One of the guards yelled to me.

I stood and did not move as if I had not heard him.

"HEY I SAID TO COME HERE." The soldier screamed at me as they all drew their blades and walked toward me.

"Where is Ariea, I must speak to him." I said in a low soft voice.

"Look who are you, take off your hood." The soldier demanded.

"As you wish," I replied as I pulled the hood off grabbing two of the guards and throwing them over my shoulders, and then grabbing my blade I killed the two remaining guards before they knew what was happening. One of the guards that I had thrown was now standing trying to make sense of what had just happened. He knelt to grab his blade, but before he could I ran forward and kicked him in his stomach sending him to his back, I then stabbed the unconscious soldier in his chest, and turned to the other. The soldier stood and attempted to hit me with a punch. I caught his fist crushing every bone in his hand; I then ripped out his throat and left him in the street. I walked to Ariea's home and entered. I drew my sword and searched the house... he was nowhere to be seen. Suddenly I felt a sharp sting and blacked out. When I awoke I was tied to a pillar in his home by my arms and my blade was gone.

"Looking for this?" Ariea asked as he held up my blade.

"It's not worth keeping." He said as he threw the blade into the fire.

"You come to my home and break in and expect to kill me... why do you think that I am the leader of the sarafan. Do you remember when our forces attacked that vampire army and slaughtered them?" Ariea said as he walked closer to me.

I began to get angry and stretched my ropes to their limit trying to snap them and get at my captor.

"That lizard, Loki I believe his name was, begged for his life like the dog that he was. Also he told me that a vampire named Raziel would find me and kill me... is that you...IS IT." Ariea screamed.

I pulled with all of my might snapping the ropes and lunging at Ariea and causing him to stumble backwards.

He swung at me but I ducked and hit him in the stomach sending him into the wall next to the fire. He stood and hit me several times causing me to kneel on one knee. Then Ariea kneed me in my jaw causing me to fall on my back. He walked to me and put his foot on my chest and was about to talk as I grabbed his calf with my claws and ripped it to shreds. As he fell I rolled to the edge of the fire and reached into it retrieving my blade, and badly burning my hand. I rolled over and gave the finishing blow stabbing him in his chest. He stood and looked down at the sword that was protruding his chest.

"Who...are...you?" Ariea asked as he fell onto his back.

"I... am Raziel." I said as I pulled my sword out of his chest and left to return to the sanctuary of the clans, to sleep.