Chapter 5 - Revelations
"But... Kain said that humans had no magick in this realm..."
"Well, I do."
"Apparently so." And with this, the vampire got to his feet, pulling Rachel up with him. "You had better come with me."
As the vampire pulled her through the forest, Rachel squirmed defiantly at the end of his arm. When she demanded to know where she was being taken, the vampire seemed to ignore her. Rachel tried kicking him in the shins several times, but it served only to aggravate him further. After she had kicked him for the thirteenth time, the vampire promptly knocked her out to stop her incessant kicking. As she slumped to the ground, he picked her up and put her over his shoulder, and continued to walk back to camp.
Upon reaching the small group of tents the vampires were camping in, Rachel blearily began to come round. She could indistinctly see the outlines of tents, and surmised that she had been taken back to the campsite. "Why?" She thought, "Why would he just take me back here?" But then she just blacked out again.
Zephon strode toward Kain's tent, intent on showing him this unusual catch. He didn't particularly relish the idea of proving the master wrong, but he didn't really enjoy the thought of what Kain might do to him if he had just killed the girl.
"I must admit, it is peaceful here." commented Raziel. "I had thought that leaving the Sanctuary to contemplate and discuss matters would be most disruptive. But it seems you have proven me wrong, my lord." Kain smirked a little, casting his mind back to their most recent clash with the remnants of the once great Sarafan order. "Yes, it is a relief to escape from the constant aggravation of those Sarafan pests occasionally."
Zephon strode confidently into the tent with the unconscious girl slumped over his shoulder, and knelt before his lord, placing the girl on the floor before him. "What is this, Zephon?" Kain asked, his brow a little furrowed.
"My lord," Zephon began, "you mentioned before we left for this place, that the humans here had no magick."
"Yes, your point being?" Raziel interrupted. Kain shot him a quick glance that told him he should speak only when spoken to.
"Continue, Zephon. What has this girl to do with that subject?"
"This girl, my lord, can use magick."
There was a moment of tensed silence in the tent, and the confusion could be seen clearly on Raziel's face. Kain seemed a little baffled by this statement also; although he was rather more discreet in showing it. "What proof have you of this?"
"My lord, the girl, she used magick so she could see in the dark. She changed her eyes to be like the eyes of a cat."
"Is there still evidence of this?"
"I'm not sure, my lord. I don't know how long the spell was meant to last."
Kain motioned to Raziel and then the girl. "Rouse her."
Raziel knelt down beside the girl on the floor, took her by the shoulders, and shook her gently. When she failed to respond, he shook her a little harder. "Wake up, girl!" Just as her eyelids began to flicker open, her arm shot out and struck Raziel under his nose with the heel of her hand, causing his nose to bleed abundantly. The young girl got to her feet and made for the exit as fast as she could; but as soon as she made a move to escape, Kain stopped her with his telekinesis. "So... Zephon tells me you have magickal abilities." As Rachel slowly turned around to face who had spoken to her, she blanched as she laid eyes upon the vampire lord. "Dear Gods!" Who, or what is that? She tried to break out of Kain's telekinetic hold, but her efforts were futile. Be careful with this one. Don't get him angry. He could kill you in an instant. Again, the voice in her mind...
"Tell me girl, what manner of spell did you use in the forest?" The creature that addressed her was tall, sort of greenish, and had long white hair. He looked very strong. Rachel had never heard of any vampire like this, and surmised he must be a demon of some kind. "The, uh, spell I used in the woods... It was, err... I used it to see in the dark."
"I see." The creature stated. He motioned to the vampire whom Rachel had given the nose bleed. "Raziel, for Pillars sake, go and clean yourself up." The vampire named Raziel had been catching the blood dripping from his nose in his cupped hands, and some had fallen on the floor of the tent as well. "Yes, my lord." he replied nasally as he exited the tent.
Once Raziel had left the tent, the vampire lord returned his attention to the girl in front of him. "Come closer." Rachel was very reluctant to get any closer; but then she walked foreward, her limbs seeming to move, despite her resolution stand firmly where she was. It was as if some other mind had invaded her body, and she had no controll of her actions.She came to stand very close to the vampire lord, barely a foot away from eachother. He lifted her chin with one hand and stared into her eyes. For a moment time seemed to stand still.
Suddenly, Rachel was released from the strange hold this creature had over her, and she staggered backwards to be caught by the vampire who had brought her here. "Indeed, this girl does seem to posess some magickal ability. We shall determine tomorrow night exactly how much she has." With this, they were dismissed.
As Zephon strode toward his tent, squirming girl in hand, Turel aproached; noticed the girl he had met earlier that evening, and went to investigate.
"Can I go back to my own tent now? I'm getting really tired, and I don't want to be tired to do my walk tomorrow!"
"You shall not be walking anywhere tomorrow, my girl! You will be staying here, to carry on your conversation with lord Kain."
"What! Do you realise what will happen if my team find out I've been kidnapped! They'll call the police! Then they'll be everywhere looking for you with the latest forensic technology! And when they capture you they'll want to study you!"
"Oh, yes? Well, I shall kill them all, then."
"Good evening, Zephon." Turel greeted his younger brother, "I do hope you are not going to kill that girl; we were told not to kill anyone who would cause suspicion amongst the other humans if they went missing."
"No, I am not going to kill her," Zephon indignantly replied, "I've been told by lord Kain to keep her here during the day so he can talk to her tommorrow." Rachel, seeing that Zephon was momentarily distracted talking to Turel, took the chance to kick Zephon in the crotch (again), and made a run for it. "Ahhhh! ... That damn girl! ... Second time tonight!" Turel stood over Zephon while he writhed on the ground. Smirking to himself he said to Zephon, "Don't worry, I will catch her for you." And with that, he ran off after her.
AT LONG LAST! It's finally here! Sorry this chapter took so long, I had a HUGE mental block, and I just couldn't think of anything to write. Anyway, next chapter shouldn't take so long.