Hi guys. Sorry for the long update. I was hit with a bit of writer's block but I managed to complete the fifth chapter of this story. Please let me know what you think about this chapter and the story so far. Have a good night.
Note: 'Apa' means 'What' in Indonesian
John blearily opened his eyes and found himself on his knees with his arms tied behind his back in a dark room that looked ancient. Pain shot through his skull making him grunt softly. He shut his eyes tight, hoping that the pain would go away soon. Slowly the pain ebbed away much to his relief. That's when he heard a feminine groan beside him.
"Ow…" He turned his head and saw Claudia on her knees in the exact same position he was in. "Claudia! Are you okay?" he asked her in a concerned tone.
"Ugh… Yeah. Just got a killer headache. What just happened? And where are we John?" she asked, a slightly pained look on her face. "I'm not so sure myself. Wherever we are, I don't like it."
The young woman gazed around the room, feeling a shiver crawl down her spine. "Me too. Something about this room gives me the creeps." She said.
"So you two have finally awakened." Both John and the young intern whipped their heads and saw a man in a black, regal robe with combed back black hair standing in the corner, his face and torso hidden in the shadows.
"Who are you? Where are we? What do you want with us?" John fired out rapidly, question after question.
"My my. You have so many questions. Unfortunately, you are here not as a guest but as a prisoner so I won't be entertaining all of your questions. But you do deserve to know at least to know who I am and why I want you."
The Elder stepped out from the shadows, making both John and Claudia gasp out in surprise when they saw who their captor was, and gave a bow, "I am Rassilon. Elder of the Vampire coven here in Los Angeles. Or you would know me as Rassilon Gaius of Gaius Enterprise."
Both John and Claudia couldn't believe what they were hearing. Here was Rassilon Gaius, owner of Gaius Enterprise, one of the country's largest corporations, and a man of many connections to a great deal of famous people claiming that he is a vampire.
"APA!?" squeaked out Claudia. She had the tendency of reverting back to speaking her local language when her emotions get the better of her.
"Wait wait wait. Why do you want me anyway? I'm just an average doctor working long shifts in the hospital. I'm no one special." John said.
"That's where you are wrong John. You ARE special. You just don't know it yet."
"Then why drag Claudia into this mess? Granted, I'm glad that you didn't order that… woman to kill her but I just don't understand how she fits into all this."
"I brought her here as a… incentive."
"Incentive? Incentive for what?" she asked, a sliver of fear coursing through her. She wasn't liking any of this neither did John who was growing even more concerned for his young intern.
"Incentive to make John here join us. He's too valuable to be killed or should I say the blood coursing through his veins."
"My blood? What value does my blood have?" John asked. The Elder walked towards the two kneeling people and grasped John's chin, pulling it up making him look at him in the eye. "Your blood is what makes you special John. You see, you are descended from a line, a line that I am a part of and so are you. We're related you and I, by a couple of hundreds of years."
John froze, his mind still trying to process what the older man was saying. The Elder then beckoned for his Child to emerge from her hiding spot, "Come forth my Child. And hold the young girl in her place. Shoot her if you must if John here refuses to cooperate."
"NO!" John yelled only to have his head pulled back, exposing his pale neck. The same woman in the black garb appeared and took out her gun aiming it at the poor terrified girl. "Please… don't hurt her!" he pleaded, desperation flashing in his eyes.
"Do not worry. If you cooperate, she will not be harmed." John's instincts were screaming at him, telling him that the man or vampire was lying to him but he didn't have a choice. He hoped that a miracle would come and save them both from whatever fate they were going to face.
"Now keep still." Rassilon's face took on a grotesque, bat-like face with sharp fangs as long as his index finger and was about to sink his fangs into John's jugular when loud howls and roars were heard echoing throughout the ancient room.
Rassilon released his grip on John's head and snarled, his attention no longer on John. "What is the meaning of this!?" the Elder hissed. Suddenly, Donna appeared with a large gash across her arm. "The Lycans! They're here!" she cried out.
"WHAT!? Martha, take care of these two. Do not kill the girl… yet. Donna, help her." Donna nodded as well as Martha and they watched as the Elder vanish into the darkness.
"Did you say Lycans? Lycans are really here right now?" Claudia couldn't help but to ask. Martha told her to keep her mouth shut but Donna decided to humor the young girl. "Yeah. Big, slobbery beasts they are. Their breaths could stink up the whole mansion."
"This must be a nightmare. I'm sleeping snugly right now in my apartment and this is just a bad dream. It's probably a result of me watching horror movies."
"It's not a dream Claudia. It's all real as much as it pains to admit it." A loud crash could be heard coming from the end of the room and Martha got her guns out ready to kill the next werewolf to appear. Donna stood in front of the two people, wielding a handgun.
The echoes of the loud crash died down leaving silence to fill the air. Sweat formed on John's brow and he gulped nervously. Claudia darted her eyes around, hoping to catch the beast before it lunged for the two of them and swallowed.
Unlike the two humans, both Martha and Donna were prepared for the Lycans, their bodies poised to strike at first sight. From the corner of Martha's eye, she saw a large looming being hiding in the shadows. She quickly whipped around and started firing at the being but the beast had moved on.
It suddenly jumped out from the darkness, fangs glinting and eyes a feral hue, ready to tear her friend's throat out. Donna, however, managed to catch the beast before it revealed itself and pumped a couple of bullets into its body. The beast roared in pain and fell to the floor with a thud.
Despite its body pumping out the life substance coursing through its body, the beast still got up and snarled. It saw both John and Claudia and with a triumphant snarl ran for them with its claws raised in the air, ready to slash them to pieces.
However, the beast never reached its targets. It was shot down by both Martha and Donna. However, the beast wasn't alone. Its other pack members showed up, snarling and growling at the two Vampires and humans.
"Give us the human." one of the Lycans, a tall beast with a black pelt and a patch of white fur on its head, growled. "Never." Martha said, her blue eyes flashing with defiance.
"Give us the male human now Vampire or you and your friend here will die by our fangs and claws!" another Lycan with a dark brown pelt roared.
"Donna, get these two humans out of here and take them to the safehouse now."
"Martha, is that a good idea? Rassilon never…"
"Rassilon ordered me to protect these two for the mean time and I am doing that. Get them out of here now!" Donna hesitantly nodded. She ran over to the two humans and grabbed them by their arms, pulling them up to their feet. "Follow me if you both want to live."
Both John and Claudia slightly nodded. Even though they both wanted to get away from this entire fiasco and forget all about it, if they could, they knew that possibility is very slim and now their main focus was to get out of this alive even if it means they had to trust a vampire who may likely suck their blood first before the day's end.
Donna led them away through a series of winding tunnels underground, leaving Martha to fight against the Lycans and silently praying that Martha would get out of this battle alive. Once they were gone, Martha got back down to business, her cold blue eyes taking on a dangerous look.
"I will ensure that you will not achieve whatever plan you have for the mortal." she told them. She brought her guns up and started firing at them rapidly.