Shadows of the Night C5
It was finally 1466. A new year. Maybe I could start over, brand new. Find a temporary home. I was standing on a balcony over-looking the Night. I was attending a masquerade New Year's Ball. I glanced down at my ball gown, remembering how I had gotten it.
I was walking along the streets, as a poster caught my eye. I read it with a sigh. Wishing I could be going.
"Young lady, you would need a beautiful gown to attend that extravaganza."
"Yes, I know. But unfortunately I have nothing but to what I am wearing at the present." I replied looking down towards my feet. The lady looked me up and down once then beckoned me to follow her. She led me towards a small sewing shop. As we stepped inside the strange lady went to grab hold of a curtain. When I tried to follow she held up a hand to stop me and pointed at a wooden chair to my right. So I sat. A few moments later she returned with the most beautiful gown I have ever seen in my short sixteen- seventeen years.
She actually gave me the dress. It was a teal blue color, with embroidered roses going up like a vine up my side. It wasn't really poufy like most ball dresses, it was straighter. It fit me perfectly and I adored it.
Just then I felt a cold, evil presence surround me. I knew exactly who it was. My creator.
"Hello my dear."
"Get away from me." I replied. Layering my voice with upmost hatred.
"Now now, you shall respect your superiors and call me by name. But I have come to realize, you do not know me. You have the proud honor to meet Stephan." Selfish much? I thought bitterly.
"I don't care what your filthy name is. Leave me be."
That got him really angry. He stepped towards me so fast that I didn't even have time to blink. He had his hands at my throat before I could react to his sudden movements. "I should just kill you now," he whispered threateningly in my ear. "But you are to pretty to waste on an spurge of anger." I closed my eyes, wondering if he was going to kill me or not. Then the pressure was all of the sudden gone. I slowly opened my eyes to reveal – absolutely nothing but the open balcony doors in front of me. I sighed in relief but that's when I heard the first scream.
Then more as the humans began to fled the Ball. What could possibly going on? That sentence brought back memories from that horrid night. I stood there, halfway hanging over the balcony, looking at the humans running below. Scrambling like little ants. I took a closer look and saw Night Creatures running into the foyer, taking selected humans with. I turned around at the sound of approaching feet.
"You do not smell of the human kind." Said a Night Creature, my own kind, sloppily.
"No. I am not a Human. I am a Night Creature myself." I replied dignified by my up-bringing.
"Join us in taking our power, our energy from these weaklings!" he spoke as if we all were some superior race. I most certainly did not think this.
"No. I have drunken my fill already tonight." I looked up at the sky, into the full moon's face. That 'tis where my power lie. "Now if you would be so kind as to excuse me, I'll take my leave now." And with that I jumped landing on the hard, cold ground softly. My black hair flying through the night.