Thanks to those who reviewed and as requested chapter 3 is here, I would have made it anyway but it made me really happy that people wanted it :)
Fear was not an emotion Nisroc felt often, unfortunately he felt it often whenever his father was mad, he was used to his father taking his anger out on himself and his brothers or humans that are unfortunate enough to be near him when enraged, when the immortal landed Nisroc felt a sliver of fear run through him, when his father's amber eyes met his and he remembered he was meant to be leading his brothers instead of fighting with one but he could not know he had been fighting with Rephaim could he?
"Nisroc" Kalona said seeing him and recognising him Nisroc didn't answer luckily Kalona continued.
"What brings you here?"
"I wasss flying and sssaw Rephaim turn into a human boy from a raven!" Nisroc answered his eyes turning back to Rephaim again he wondered why he put up with the pain, when darkness was so much easier, so much safer.
"Yes it must be a bit of a shock" Kalona says nodding if Nisroc was human he would raise an eyebrow as if to say 'obviously' Nisroc didn't know what to do now, he settled on asking father what he wanted.
"I gathered my brothersss assss you commanded me too, there are not assss many of ussss anymore"
Kalona bowed his head in sadness? Thought? Regret? Nisroc did not know.
"How many are left?" Rephaim asked Nisroc turned to his brother…was he still that? Nisroc push the thought away habit of answering him was too hard to resist.
"One hundred" Nisroc answered Rephaim winced understanding how many brothers they had lost.
"Where are they?" Rephaim asked.
"The ridges south-west of here" Kalona answered.
No one said anything for a long time but a question burned Nisroc and he pushed all if any fear away and spoke.
"Issss it true father?" Kalona raised his head his amber eyes meeting the scarlet ones of Nisroc.
"Is what true?" Kalona asked.
"Do you walk in light with the goddessss?" Kalona took a deep breath and nodded Nisroc glared at his father he could not help it he was angry.
"And what of your sssonsss would you forssssake them assswell?!" he yelled.
"Nisroc" Kalona tried to say in a softer voice than Nisroc expected.
"I do not wisssh to hear you excusssesss father tell me what you want and I sssshall sssee it done" Nisroc growled and hissed still glaring, Kalona did not get mad, did not strike him, in fact if anything he looked defeated.
"Do whatever you want Nisroc it's your choice" Kalona said.
Nisroc could not respond, all words had left him, he had never been given a choice of anything in his life, not ever maybe to whom he could kill or hurt but this was different and Nisroc knew one undeniable thing, what he wanted was his father's love, his brothers safe and with a quick glance at his brother still holding his woman his brother to love him to.
But love was not a thing a creature of darkness could feel was it? Rephaim must of for he fell in love with the Red One and by choosing her over darkness; he was gifted with a human form Nisroc looked back at his father.
"There issss nothing I want" Nisroc found himself saying, Nisroc was about to take flight away from the confusion that had started to stir in his mind, when he heard the sound of a speeding car everyone turned to it, Nisroc could easily see a red vampire was driving, one well acquainted in darkness the car was coming straight for them.
"I'll kill that freak myself!" they all heard him yell the car was aimed at Rephaim.
"Dallas no!" the Red One screamed holding Rephaim, the fledglings scattered warriors protecting their charges but Nisroc's eyes turned to the small red fledgling boy Anthony, he was frozen to the spot as the car was almost upon him, he was between the car and Rephaim. Nisroc did not think he ran forward, grabbing the boy and shooting upwards just before the car killed them both. Kalona thinking the same grabbed Rephaim who still held the Red One and they too just missed the car which swerved to avoid the tree behind them. Knowing he could not for fill his mission the car sped away.
Kalona landed with Rephaim and the Red One who was holding on to Rephaim like her life depended on it. He was trying to soothe her and thank father at the same time, Nisroc realised he was still in the air holding the boy who was holding tightly onto him looking down.
"It'ssss okay I will not drop you" Nisroc found himself saying the boy laughed into his chest.
"Much appreciated and thanks so much for saving me Nisroc, you didn't have to but you did, thanks. Do you mind putting us on the ground, not that I'm afraid of heights or anything, not really but I want to make sure everyone's okay, you know. I mean what was Dallas even thinking? He wasn't right? That was just bat crap crazy right?" Nisroc smiled inside at the boys rant and did indeed descend to the ground and let the boy go.
"Is everyone alright?" Anthony asked, everyone mumbled mixed versions of 'yeah' 'fine' 'Mhm'.
"Whoa has Dallas lost it or what?" a dark skinned red vampire said shaking her head, her strangely coloured hair shock with her.
The Red One detangled her arms from around Rephaim and suddenly hugged Nisroc, Nisroc was so shocked he just stood there she let him go and bounced back on her heels.
"Thank you so much for save'n Ant none of us would have reached him" she hugged him again then little Anthony who smiled and hugged her back.
"All's good Stevie Rae I'm alive, Rephaim's alive were all alive and uninjured" he said with a big smile.
"Speak for yourself I broke a nail in the fall" a beautiful blond human girl said looking angrily and her hand, Ant held his hand over his mouth to keep from laughing, Stevie Rae hid in Rephaim's chest to do the same, unfortunately the others could not and they burst out laughing, much to the annoyance of the blond her warrior smiled and hugged her to him, making her frown morph into that of a smile the same look of love in her eyes as Stevie Rae and Rephaim had.
Nisroc did not know what to do now, so he just looked in the direction the car had taken. Suddenly he sensed something, well his warrior training did, he turned around and looked up, into the tree that was above them, he looked closer the red vampire that had been driving the car was there, with a very sharp knife in his hands, he stood directly over Rephaim suddenly he jumped, again Nisroc only reacted rushing forward pushing his brother out of the way, the knife meant for his brother sliced into him and all Nisroc could do was scream.
Ooh cliff-hanger love it :) its getting good huh? Hope you enjoyed it, I'll write the next chapter whenever I feel like it but it'll be soon promise :)