Chapter 14
Marinel stood inside a room in a hotel that was across from the club as she waited for the sun to fully go down, she pressed the sharpening tool against her blade and continued to sharpen it. She never took her eyes off the club, her expression was as stone as she watched it and there was still time to kill till the rest of her clan showed up to assist her. Truth be told she didn't need them but it was good that they were there with her just in case they managed to slip away.
The door opened up, and the rest of her clan walked in all ready to go.
"I gotta admit Mari, I like this side of you." One of the female members walked in, one that she was surprised to see.
"Claudette, not now." She replied as she gazed at the club then at Claudette; she hasn't changed since she last saw her and she was indeed a beautiful woman, far older then Marinel as she'd been around far longer than the much younger vampire. Her blood red hair stopped slightly above her shoulders, her eyes the color of embers and her skin as pale as the snow and her figure was slim and attractive, her curves could be seen through the tight outfits she loved to wear. But apart from her looks, she was way deadlier then she looked and any person who wronged her would find themselves torn apart before being killed off by her hands and she was definitely not someone you would want on their bad side. Marinel knew that all too well by her reputation alone and was shocked that she was the one that was sent to assist her and slightly honored all at the same time, she never figured a high ranking vampire like her would join her.
"I'm just sayin, it's not every day our nice little half-blood wants to hurt or even kill someone."
Marinel gripped her blade, "Did you really come here to start a fight with me?" She asked hearing Claudette laugh, though despite her reputation Marinel was not afraid of her though somewhere in the depths of her mind she would not want to evoke her anger.
"No no, look I didn't mean anything by it," She sighed, "All I'm saying is that… this is something respectable, and I gotta say, watching you do all this, prepping and just waiting to kill, you have earned my respect."
"Really? That quick? You don't even know me." Marinel looked at her, locking eyes with her.
"It's really not that hard to believe really," She walked up and stood next to her, "Believe it or not I've been one of the few that actually liked having you around, sure we've never talked and you probably didn't even know I existed but the times I saw you, well," She giggled, but that was actually quite the opposite, Marinel knew exactly who she was and never talked to her as she never felt she was important enough to talk to the much older vampire, "I ended up liking you."
"I suppose I should feel flattered." She actually was, that was actually sincere praise coming out of her lips and was shocking coming from another elder vampire.
"Don't be, I'm just telling you the truth. So knowing what happened to you and that you want to do something about it has been damn impressive because I didn't think someone like you would want to harm any others." She said.
"By someone like me?" She repeated.
"Don't take any offense, what I mean by that is someone that's as kind as you and as gentle as you."
"I believe that's way off." Marinel smirked and looked towards the club.
"Oh really, I heard what happened when you took a life or rather two. I believe you didn't want to do it, and it messed you up inside for a long while am I right?"
Silence but only a nod from Marinel was seen, "See that's how I know, so if anything happens I just want you to know that I consider you a friend and any girl would be lucky to be by your side." Claudette gently gripped Marinel's chin and turned her face to her then pressed her lips on hers.
She slowly moved away all the while a smile formed on Claudette's face while Marinel's smirk never left her face.
"Tasty." Claudette murmured, never having kissed a Half-Blood before and it was sudden rush for her and very arousing.
Marinel returned her gaze back towards the club, that's when they both saw the two vampires walk into it.
"That them?" Claudette asked after seeing Marinel's face change.
Marinel nodded, as her gaze was fixed at the door and turned to look at Claudette and the three others who all nodded then followed Marinel out the door to the club.
Marinel walked in through the front without any issues while her companions snuck around to the back and looked for them while also making sure they couldn't escape should they see Marinel or Claudette.
The loud bass made the entire building shake, everyone's ears and even their own bodies could feel it while Marinel walked through the crowd, moving some out of the way while Marinel looked for them.
The lights, the fog machine, the music, the whole place was electric but for the young vampire, her eyes were focused and she continued to look for them.
Claudette moved her way through the crowd, shoving people out of her way and some of them didn't even seem to care while others glared at her. she walked up to the bar, turned around and scanned her eyes to find them but was having no such luck.
Marinel locked eyes with Claudette as she nodded and continued to search for them but that's when luck was now on her side. She found them or rather one of them flirting with a couple of people, she looked at Marinel and signaled her that she found one and the two moved towards them.
"Hey there handsome."
He turned his head and saw Claudette staring him the eyes, but before he even realized who it was that was standing in front of him, her fist came crashing down on his face with the force of thousand vampires, knocking him out in an instant and that act was enough to send the people around her running away in terror.
His sister who stepped out of one of the rooms saw the act and she knew who Claudette was and fear crept up in her body, "Fuck! They came for us!" was her immediate thought, she knew that killing the Half-Blood would have consequences but she didn't expect to see someone as powerful as Claudette here looking for her.
Her blood ran cold and ran away, she pushed and shoved many others away out of her path to get out and went through the back. Just as she was going through one of the open doors, an arm appeared and clotheslined her in the neck, knocking her down to the ground.
She turned on her back and saw someone she truly did not expect to see anymore, "No, that's not possible!"
Marinel stood above her, her eyes had their red glow and she didn't even say anything but the other girl stood to her feet and threw her fist at her. Marinel swayed her head to avoid the fist and instead sent her fist crashing down on her face sending her back down to the ground.
Marinel lifted her foot and sent it stomping down on the other vampire's face, multiple times till she was out cold.
Claudette who had just seen what she did walked in along with the three others who were carrying the unconscious vampire around.
"Had fun?" She asked, Marinel didn't even respond only look at her, "Oh, I guess you did." She giggled noticing the crimson glow in Marinel's eyes, "So shall we kill them here?" She asked.
Marinel gripped the handle on her dagger, but instead of pulling it out she stopped, "Actually… I have a better idea." She grabbed the unconscious girl and hoisted her over her shoulder and they followed Marinel out.
"Ooh I wonder what you have in mind." Claudette smirked all the way as they stepped out in the dead of night.
Marinel stepped on the sand, and they continued walking as the sound of the waves was the only sound in the air. They curiously followed Marinel for what felt like hours till finally they found what she was looking for, it was a large metal block hidden behind many trees and its metal chains next to them with a certain wedge that was used to secure the chains to the block.
"Is this where they tried to kill you?" Claudette asked.
"Ay."
The other clan mates secured the two unconscious vampires to the block, making sure the chains were tightly fastened with the wedge at the back holding the chains and making sure they could not break free.
"Oh I'm surprised they even have an ounce of the steel, carefully created to make sure a vampire can never break their bindings." Claudette looked all around it, "And they have so much," Then smirked as she looked at Marinel realizing what she planned to do, "Oh you are vicious, I love it. you are scary when you're angry."
Marinel said nothing but look at them once they were tied to the block.
"After this is done, we're gonna come back for this. This metal is far too valuable to leave here."
"That's fine with me." Marinel hid behind the trees.
Claudette stood next to her, "So I guess we'll be leaving now, you have it under control right?"
She nodded.
"Alright then, feel free to come look for me whenever you need me okay." She gently ran her fingers down her chin and kissed Marinel once more, "Still so tasty." She giggled and motioned to her companions and they all swiftly left, leaving Marinel alone with the two vampires.
"Time to wake up." Marinel said softly, then…
SLAP!
"What the fuck!" she opened her eyes.
"about time you woke up, the both of you."
"I'm gonna kill you bitch!" Her brother shouted while the sister tried to punch Marinel but found herself wrapped around in chains.
"Oh no, that anit gonna work sweetheart," She replied cooely, "Have you noticed where you two are and what you're strapped too."
That's when the two finally looked around and saw everything more closely and were horrified to see they were strapped to the same metal block, strapped to the same chains that were once holding the Half-Blood vampire.
"Look familiar? It should." Marinel smiled at them and watching their faces twist to that of pure fear was enough to confirm it, "Oh you remember! I'm so glad!"
"Hey come on, j-just let us go! We'll all walk away and we'll never bother you again!" He cried out already fearing for his life.
"Oh is that right? You sound so pathetic." Marinel laughed, "I remember telling you two to let me go, to let my girl go but did you listen?"
They said nothing.
"In about ten minutes, the sun will be rising isn't that great." Her grin was nothing but evil, "Maybe, I can take some souvenirs before the sun rises."
"What are you talking about?!"
Marinel reached into her back pocket and pulled out a pair of pliers, "Maybe, I'll take your fangs!" She forcefully opened his mouth, grabbed one of the fangs with the tool and began to pull it, the sound of flesh being ripped, bones cracking could be heard as he screamed in pain.
"Let him go you bitch! Just stop!" His sister pleaded.
She pulled out one fang, and proceeded to rip out the other without giving him time to rest and more cries of pain filled the air.
"Now see, that wasn't so bad." Marinel smirked as she held both of his bloody fangs, "Don't worry, you'll grow them back oooh wait, you won't even get a chance too." She laughed as he groaned in pain.
"You fucking bitch!" Marinel snapped her gaze to her.
"Maybe I'll take one of your eyes!" Marinel rammed her fingers through her eye, her sharp, steel like finger nails easily cutting through her skin and her screams of pain echoing through the night till finally Marinel pulled her hand back with her eyeball on it and blood dripping down her hand.
"Fuck you! Fuck you!" She screamed as blood continued to fall down her missing eye but Marinel only smiled.
"Isn't this what you two wanted to do to me? Pull my fangs, pull my eyes?" Marinel walked away, and looked up too see the orange glow start to appear on the horizon and a sinister smile spread on her face, "You know its gonna be a real shame, that I'll actually be here," She turned to look at them, repeating the very words they told to her, "to watch as you two burn, to watch as your skin shrivels up, your hair burns out and to hear you screaming." She retreated behind the trees where she had a clear view.
The sun began to rise, the sunlight slowly made it's away to them and Marinel only waved them good bye as she watched.
Then, the sun finally engulfed them both and she looked at Marinel, her eyes locking with her, nothing but fury in them and spat at her, on her pride she wasn't going to say those words Marinel probably wanted to hear, "I'm not gonna beg you! I'm not gonna beg you!"
Marinel crossed her arms as she watched smoke come off their skin and in a few seconds their skin began to burn and finally, flames burst out of their bodies and fire was surrounding both their bodies as they screamed in pain.
She must have watched them burn for the next ten minutes, she assumed they were long dead now after they no longer screamed in pain and all that was left was charred, shriveled bodies.
Marinel stepped into the sun herself and walked towards them to inspect them, and she confirmed they were dead. She pulled out her blade, and for good measure swung it at them, cleanly decapitating both of them with one swing each.
She didn't even smile, or laugh but was glad this was done now. She grabbed a jar that Claudette had left her and dumped the eye and fangs in them.
With her job done, she quickly left the place to head back to her mansion and tell the good news to her elder vampire and Claudette as they would want to know she was okay.
SLAM!
Claudette slowly turned her head, Marinel took her hand off the jar and when she glanced at it she saw an eyeball and fangs.
"My my, how vicious." She took her eyes of the jar and was now on Marinel.
"I need to use your chamber."
She giggled, "Come."
Marinel followed Claudette through the halls, and down the stairs, eventually they reached a wall where Claudette pushed open to reveal a secret passageway, though it wasn't so secret as everyone knew this belonged to Claudette and no one was allowed without her permission.
Shortly after, the rug ended and there was nothing but smooth stone tiles and blue lanterns lighting up the hallway. Claudette pushed a heavy door and led her into a beautiful room, the whole place was illuminated with various blue flame candles, some of the gems on the walls reflected back light giving it a nice atmosphere in the room and in the center was a stone platform surrounded by a running stream of water. This room had another door at the end which held another room no one knew nothing about but Claudette, Marinel only ever used this room once.
She walked over to the platform, sat on the platform then began to mediate; taking in all the sounds of the water, Marinel had used this room once before when she killed her first two assailants. She was already feeling it, she wanted to shed more blood and taste it, she already wanted to kill again. But this room, it was strange, when she first used it, it actually helped her.
"I'm so surprised this actually helps, this room is for decoration and has no other use." She giggled but Marinel didn't answer, "I'll leave you be." She walked out of the room and left Marinel alone to gather her thoughts and ease out of her growing murderous addiction.
Two days later…
-"Has anyone heard from Eve?"- Shizuma asked her friends but they all shook their heads.
-"Ever since she left, I've asked around back at Astraea and at town just in case but nothing."- Momomi added.
Chikaru held her hands together, -"I hope Eve-chan is alright."-
-"Maybe she found a cake factory and is eating all sorts of cakes!"- Nagisa tried to stay positive for the group but hardly anyone but Shizuma smiled at her.
Yaya didn't really know what to say so she stayed quiet, -"I don't care anymore."- the girls gasped as they turned to look at Tamao who was facing away.
-"Tamao-chan… you don't mean that."- Chikaru stood up.
-"I don't care, she made her choice."- Tamao avoided looking at her friends and stared out the window, her heart was shattered and in her mind she wanted nothing to do with Marinel anymore or at least that's what she kept telling herself.
The bigger question was could she ever find it in herself to forgive her if she ever saw her, she had no idea and as Chikaru sat next to her to try and comfort her, she just began to sob and everything she was bottling up was finally coming out.