My brain had not quiet caught up with my body in what we were about to do, who we were about too free. An image of Acid and Kant standing in that field had my body on overdrive. If they could do it then so could I, to be brave and strong.
One of the men singled for us to stop and crouch behind a small bush as noises were heard overhead. Me and Teko lent forward and looked through the bush. A compound like the one I was held in stood before us.
Matra swarmed around the place, dragging bodies and placing them onto piles with other or moving live ones in. My heart sank slightly at the sight and some of the hope I held slightly faded, a hand was placed on my shoulder as I looked up at Teko. Her small smile was enough for me to start my adrenaline.
Teko said that a scout would find a safe way into the compound and we had to wait here. Not long later he came back and gave Teko come commands. She told me he needed her to make a distraction while I shot one of the Matra while the males took out the other two.
Nodding my head I gave them a smile and we headed to the way in. Just like the male said three Matra guarded a rear exit.
Teko smiled and then jumped down from the ledge, landing right in front of the Matra. Drawing my bow I steadied my aim, making sure my arrow would hit my target dead in the centre of his forehead and waited for my signal.
The Matra fell for the bait as they whistled at Teko, who was swaying her hips in a rather sensual way. When the Matra walked towards Teko, one of the males gave the signal. My shot was dead on hitting one of the Matra dead in the centre of his head. I smiled slightly as a small thud sounded as his lifeless body hit the floor.
The other two Matra were quickly taken down by the two males and we jumped down. Teko smiled as I pulled my arrow out of his head, slightly to roughly than needed but I was starting to enjoy being a little blood thirsty.
Grabbing a set of keys we headed into the compound with a vampire and elf in mind. Teko and I agreed to head off and look for Acid, while the males found Kant. I gave a description of him, nodding they set off in the opposite direction.
Slowly we made our way through corridors, Teko taking out a Matra every now and again. I was amazed at her skills and how fast she would slice their throats before they even realised we were here.
After so long we came to a room full of them, Teko shook her head signalling there was too many for both of us to take out. Waiting for the right time, she ran to the other side of the door frame and waited.
Once their voices carried on with their conversation she gave me the signal to move. Shifting onto the toes of my feet in a couching position I let one final breath out before I moved to the other side of the frame. Resting my back gently against the wall, we waited and listened.
Satisfied we had not disturbed them, we made our way deeper down into the corridor. Waiting at the main door images of my time in the compound came back, the brown door at the end of the corridor looks a lot like the one standing tall in front of me. Burying my fears I nodded to Teko, letting her know I was ready.
She placed the lock pick into the door and we waited with heated breath and the sound of the lock clicking out of place rang round the corridor.
Few seconds later Teko opened the door, standing up she looked in then gave me a nod to signal it was clear. Holding my breath I headed into the room.
Once again rows of cages lined the walls in a room identical to the one that had held me. Vampires huddled in the cages looking at us as we walked past.
A few brave vampires would growl at us or try and grab, but they were soon backing in hiding like the rest when Teko snarled at them bearing her own teeth.
Looking into all the crates we couldn't find my vampire, Acid was not in here. Teko glanced at me and I gave a small shake of my head. She was about to put her had on my shoulder in comfort when a cry from the all to familiar door grabbed our attention.
Running Teko ran to the door with me in tail and kicked it open with a deafening thud, echoing around the room. Acid lay strapped to the table with his body cut to ribbons. Blood ran down the side of the table creating large red glistening pools. I ran to Acid holding his face in my hands, trying to sooth his content screams.
Teko had taken down the Matra testing on Acid and was now placing him against the cabinet on the floor, while she looked and observed the room.
Trying to sooth Acid was like trying to sooth a hungry baby; it wasn't going to go easy. Still holding his face in my hands I tried to turn his face towards mine "Acid listen to me, it's me Raven. Please stop screaming, we need to get you out of here".
My words did nothing to get him to relax and I have a small sigh. Teko came and stood next to me she replaced my hands with hers and looked up towards the ceiling, closing her eyes as she did. Looking down her hands started to give of a small white glow around his head.
To my amazement his screaming stopped and he fell into a deep sleep. Looking between Teko and Acid my mouth was hanging open; she gave me a small smile and started to take of the restraints.
Acid never moved once as we carried his body from the table, Teko had put him over her shoulder in a fireman's lift. Not stopping to wonder how such a small built women could carry well, Acid we headed towards the door at the other side of the room.
Teko led the way as I steadied my bow for a quick kill at any moment until we came across two guards waiting by the exit door we needed to get out from. Nodding at Teko I stood in front of her and drew my bow back, taking a quick aim from around the wall corner I shot the first in the head, sending his body back and hitting against the door.
The second didn't have time to think as a second arrow was shot hitting him in the base of his neck, the low sound of the wind and then the impact had my body sending shivers down my spine. Turning I nodded at Teko and we hurried towards the door, stepping over the bodies as we did.
The smell of the forest hit our noses as a cool breeze washed over our exposed skin. My arrow was once again drawn and fired as I took down a few surrounding the compound.
Once up the hill and hidden in the forest Teko placed Acid on the ground. She shook her head giving him an unpleasant look "Filthy night being, this family" she looked at me in the eyes and I just turned my head to the injured vampire on the floor.
He was beginning to be the only family I had, my name being said softly had my legs moving towards Acid. I knelt down and looked into his red eyes "I'm here Acid, your safe now". He lifted his hand placing it on my cheek I held it there with my own, releasing in the contact.
His head dropped back as his eyes closed "Thank god your alive, Elf is still in there" I smiled at his worry over Kant who seemed to be growing on the vampire.
"Yes we are getting him as we speak, waiting for the others to return" His head lifted up as I said the word others.
His eyes met Teko's and his face became one of shock and amazement "Do you know who that is female" looking into my eyes I could tell it wasn't a statement.
Looking at Teko I smiled "That's Teko, she helped me save you"
A grip on my arm drew my attention back to the vampire "She is a forest person; they only show themselves to their own kind. No supernatural being has ever seen them".
Teko must have heard what he said as she came and stood behind me and bared her teeth at Acid. The gesture was returned with as much force by him being in the middle I told Teko to stop and Acid to also pack it in. I could tell for some reason they both didn't like each other.
Sighing I tried to make Acid carry on "So what are you saying".
He tried to sit up but I pushed him back down and lay on his chest, with my head in the nook of his shoulder. He seemed to welcome the contact as much as me because he pulled me in tighter against his body "They are the people of the forest, they are not human but they are also not supernatural. They are a mixture or so my mother would say when I was a child. Only other forest people could see them unless they wished to be seen. The fact you now look like one, and have been welcomed by them female is beyond my comprehension. I just don't understand it. But I do know their kind does not take kindly to any other supernatural".
Laughing I sat up "Is that what the teeth war was about".
Giving me a small smile Acid pulled my down again to his chest just as a grunt from Teko could be heard in the distance by a nearby tree "Your friend over there does not like me, I believe she feels I am taking her family away".
Silence fell over the still forest as we waited for the others to meet us. Acid was content with the comfort I could provide him, I wasn't complaining too and Teko sat resting against the tree listening to the animals.
A tickle on my nose made me try and scratch it away, pulling my hand away deep red glistened on the end of my fingers. Sitting up I almost choked at what I saw. Acids eyes had closed and he had taken on a deathly white, blood dripped from the sides of his mouth and was now starting to run down his chest.
Teko glanced at my panic and came to look at Acid standing above us "Night creature bleeding".
I had no idea what to do looking towards Teko she sighed and lent down next to Acid moving me out of the way. She placed my hands under hers and moved them above his chest resting inches from his skin.
After a few seconds light came from our hands and spread across Acids body. The white fog drifted over settling close to his skin like a fine silk. My eyes were wide with shock as Teko removed her hands leaving mine glowing and above Acid.
I waited until the tingling sensation came to a stop before I looked back up towards his face, being greeted by two red eyes as shocked as my brown ones.
Once the mist had gone we both stayed in that position, frozen and scared to move. Teko sat by the tree again saying something that had me and Acid snap out attention to her "Forest people heal, you heal"
Was I like Teko?.
