Dark Calling

The image staring back at him through the glass looked nothing like Sora. The image had pale skin, white as bone, white gleaming fangs, and blood red penetrating eyes. He dropped the mirror like glass as it shattered into a thousand pieces.

"Wh- what's happening to me!" Sora asked, in complete shock. There was total silence while Donald and Goofy started tip toeing out of the way. Sora felt his new teeth as they were as sharp as a shark's tooth, cutting his own skin. It didn't bleed at all and sealed itself up as quickly as it came. These aren't just for show... maybe they help bite into something... but what? And what am I? He questioned in his mind.

"Sora... I think Elric confused the Gems... that wasn't a Healing Gem.. It was a Dark Gem... whoever gets the Dark Gem inside... they become a creature of the night... you happened to turn into a vampire." Alcurad informed. He had a sudden pang of guilt. Was it his fault that the young boy turned into such a horrendous creature? He shook it off and looked at Sora. "Are you okay Sora? Do I need to go get Elric for you?" he asked peering at the boy who was in a state of shock.

"No... I'm fine.. Just.. Thinking." he replied. He was thinking... about the future. What could this mean? What was a vampire? What did they do? He remembered back two years ago that Donald made him dress as what he called a Vampire... but what were they? Where they light or darkness? He closed his eyes and let out a sigh. He looked at Alcurad. Elric said he was a vampire.. But... what does he do? He doesn't seem so terrible.. "Alcurad... what does a vampire do?" he asked.

"Hmm. Vampires basically feast on animals or humans, usually biting at the neck. The drink the blood of their victims to stay alive, and to keep out immortality. We can't die... which is the very grand thing of being a blood sucking vampire. We can die if we see sunlight, are shot in the heart with a silver bullet or a stake is driven through our heart. We tend to not like crosses..." he replied. Sora squirmed at the thought of drinking someone else's blood... but.. It had to be done to survive.

"So... we basically are killers and stalkers of the night? What if we choose not to drink the blood?" he asked. He didn't want to hurt anyone, and the thought of drinking blood sickened him. Hopefully there was a way out of it.. But what if not?

"Yes... and if you don't... you die." he replied. He walked away leaving Sora alone to think more about his transformation. He looked back at the young boy, but didn't want to pity him. He had to deal with this on his own. He shut the door behind him.

Why me? What did I do to deserve this? Maybe I should've let him kill me.. Or let the Howler kill me.. He thought. He didn't want any self pity on himself. He looked at the sky. It was as dark as midnight, as always. He sighed and heard a soft paw hit the pavement. He knew it was a Howler... his keen sense could tell.

He grabbed his Keyblade and turned around. He had a smile on his face as he got into a battle stance. The Howler held no chance against him. But his smile quickly faded as two other Howlers appeared behind and then two more. Oh crap.. But wait.. I can take them... they all have the same weakness.. He lunged at the leader of the pack and hit him on the back with the metal of the keyblade, making it fall to it's side. Sora then rammed the Keyblade into his heart and it disappeared into a mist.

"Next?" he asked looking at the Howler's. Two of them at once jumped out at him, making him jump backward and kicking one of the Howler's to the side as he lashed out at the other. He stabbed it immediately, watching the fine mist that concluded it's defeat. He did the same to the other Howler.

"Three down, two to go.." he said with a smile to himself. He had no idea why he enjoyed the battle, and it disturbed him a bit... He also didn't know that Elric and the others were watching the whole battle. He killed the last Howler and smiled, not at all exhausted.

He carried the Keyblade and decided it was time for some exploring. He saw a small vacant house at the corner and decided to go in. No lights were on as he searched the place. He could see pictures of a man and wondered who it was.

"Hello? Anyone there?" came a voice from a room. Sora grabbed his Keyblade, hoping it wasn't another Howler in disguise. A man of about 30 appeared in the room with a black robe and a small white collar. He saw Sora and quickly grabbed a cross from the table. "Who are you? Did the Devil send you?" he asked holding the cross up at Sora. The cross burned Sora, as if it had some kind of affect on him. Vampires can't stand crosses... he thought. He let out a soft hiss and ran out the house. He ran back to the little shelter and opened the door, leaning on it when he shut it.

"Sora? What's wrong?" Elric asked peering at him. Sora let out a sigh and shot his red eyes at Elric.

"Crosses... they burn..." he said trying to slower his heart beat. He shook his head. "If that priest comes here... I'm leaving.. Well.. Actually I'll hide." he added with a sheepish grin.

"Oh, right! I thought you were attacked by a Howler or something.. By the way.. That battle you had. That was so cool!" Elric said congratulating Sora. He seems like I was two years ago.. Man do I miss that... especially when Kairi and Riku were around.. He thought. He reminded himself of Riku, thinking almost all the time. He laughed and gave a smirk.

"Thanks. It wasn't hard when you know their weakness.. It was actually fun." he said. He still didn't know why he took so much joy out of it. Alcurad came from downstairs and looked at Sora.

"Ready for your first kill? No matter what... you're going to drink. If you don't.. You'll be vulnerable to Howler's." Alcurad said. Sora sighed, he wasn't awaiting this time... he was dreading it. It's not humane.. But then again. He wasn't human...

"Alright... I guess. So we can get this over with... but what are we attacking? I haven't seen many humans..." he asked... he was trying to get out of it, but it was true. He hasn't seen that many humans if any in this town.

"Right. That's why we're leaving. Elric... are you coming?" he asked looking at his friend. Elric laughed and shook his head.

"What am I of use? I get mixed up with Gems.. Don't want to cause any troubles. And plus, I'm a terrible fighter." he replied. "I guess I'll stay here and keep house..." he added.

"True... you do suck at fighting.. And your alchemy isn't that great anymore." Alcurad agreed. He motioned for Donald and Goofy, which were quite uncomfortable with two vampires. The found the Gummi Ship and all boarded into it. "I know just the place! Next stop, Ventra Town." Alcurad said setting course.

"When did you learn to operate my ship!" Donald demanded, with his usual voice, making it hard to understand.

"Take it easy.. I actually used to be a ship engineer. Long ago.. But don't worry yourself duck." he added as he steered. Goofy and Sora laughed at Donald. Alcurad sure was gutsy... Donald could set Fira to him if he wanted... But Sora just relaxed. He did miss traveling.. He stayed one too many days at Alcurads place. It took about an hour or so to get to Ventra Town. They landed and got out. He wasn't wearing his normal clothes, nor were Donald, Goofy, and Alcurad.

"What happened to our clothes?" Sora asked as he looked at what he was wearing. It was a black tailor suit, something a rich person in the 1800's would wear. He also had a black hat on, mostly to cover his odd spikes in his hair, but left some sticking out in the back. His shoes weren't very comfortable either.

"Don't worry. Ventra Town was an old place in the 1800's. So.. you have to wear something like that." Alcurad said. He led them to an abandoned alley where a young woman was looking at the wall. Something was in carved into the wall, some sort of symbol.

"Valerie! It's fantastic to see you!" Alcurad announced giving Valerie a hug. Obviously he knew Valerie, maybe an old friend.

"Alcurad! You haven't changed one bit since I seen you!" Valerie remarked. "And who may these gentlemen be?" she inquired giving Sora and the rest a glance. Sora noticed he was wearing dark sunglasses, obviously to hide the red eyes.

"That's Sora, and those two are Donald and Goofy." Alcurad introduced. Valerie curtsied and said a soft how do you do. Sora remembered his manners and gave her a small bow. Thankfully the hat didn't fall off his head. She would be his victim, he could see.

"Well, Donald, Goofy and I are going to go explore the town. It brings back old memories... how about you and Sora get to know each other? We'll be back. It was nice seeing you again Valerie." Alcurad stated and gave a bow then headed off with Donald and Goofy. Sora was a little scared to hurt Valerie. She seemed very kind and curtly.

"Miss? Could you turn around really quick?" Sora asked, a little nervous and shaken to actually bite the woman. She nodded and turned while Sora took off his glasses and set his hat done. He bared his fangs. "Thank you... now. Just stay still for a second. This will all be over soon." He whispered. He grabbed her and sank his fangs into her neck, covering her mouth so she wouldn't attract any passerby. She started to bleed right when he pierced her neck. He swallowed her blood, having it go down not so smoothly. He kept it down as it filled him with more energy than before. The taste was a little salty, but it wasn't terrible. He kept drinking until she went limp as some blood poured out of her neck onto the street.

"Have a fine day ma'am." He said, tilting his hat. He wiped the blood from his mouth and put his glasses on. He turned around and saw a young man. He didn't know he was staring the whole time at him.

"Monster!" he yelled. Sora backed away as he tripped over the woman and his glasses fell off. "Someone! Help! Monster in the alley!"