Hey guy's its me again and I have to say I'm sorry for being gone for a while. I've been under the weather with a stomach bug lately so I spent most of time sleeping or working... And let me tell you working while your hunched over in pain is not fun. Anyway... Enough about me first onto you guys! First I have to say thank you to those who fave and follow my writing and me you guys are amazing you know that? It means a lot to know that people like my stuff. Anyway I also want to thank my reviewers you guys mean a lot to me as well, so thank you from the bottom of my heart. Now onto reading the reviews! Blank Core Devil I see your bet and I raise it by 4k on Nahuel... Wait can I bet on this? I mean I know what is going to happen... Probably not oh well. GaspJr all newcomers have to do stuff like that, plus it leaves it on a cliff hanger whether Clawdeen will accept or not. ZillaFan you have no idea what kind of clan leader Nahuel is but let me tell you... something when your the ruler of a clan that lives in the jungle you have to be an Alpha. TheSpaceMan don't worry a dick punch will come... Just not in the way you think it will. .Machine yeah it will be kind of hard for Gigi but she will manage and don't worry you will see a good fight... Just not yet. Cloud4012 I always leave you guys with the unexpected that's the point, by the way I have an idea I want to run by you about The Zero and see if you will like it. Anyway I will head off now I need to write for my other stories... Speaking of which guys check out Blank Core Devil's stuff he's a good author and could use some support so please help the guy out... One more thing (Always wanted to say that xD Love Uncle from Jackie Chan adventures) I was thinking of tossing another Magnus story about say about pokemon and Beast Machines... Look it up if you don't know what it is but it's awesome! Anyway I will see you guys later and take it easy okay?
Snarling I bared my fangs at the stranger. "You want to fight?"
Smiling Nahuel nodded. "Yes, but not right now." The brown-skinned man shrugged. "I simply came to introduce myself and provide the challenge."
Taking a deep breath, I still kept my guard up, I wasn't sure what Nahuel was planning but I figured it would be best to keep myself ready at all times.
Raising an eyebrow Nahuel shook his head with a sigh. "You need to trust me, you and I will fight when…" Frowning the other dhampir stared at me a moment. "You should know the official rules for a challenge… Unless tell me something young dhampir do you know the history or rules or laws of your clan?"
"Wait we have a history? Laws? Rules?"
Nahuel sighed heavily and shook his head and began to swear in some really weird language.
Both Clawdeen and I looked at one another the both of us feeling extremely confused, the swearing went on for a few minutes but finally Nahuel calmed himself down and smoothed his suit and shook his head. Taking a deep breath, the dark-skinned vampire smiled slightly. "Forgive me young ones. I was just a little shocked. You should know these things… Hmm… Sadly I can not provide you with the answers you need, so speak to your Clan and I will contact them to set up the details for the duel." Bowing slightly Nahuel placed his glasses back on his eyes. "A pleasure and forgive me for interrupting." Smiling sadly, he bowed again and turning on his heel he walked away.
Relaxing I let out a breath I didn't know I was holding and kept my eyes on Nahuel until he was gone from my line of sight. Turning around I faced Clawdeen with a worried expression but she smiled slightly and gently touched my chest before grabbing my hands. "It's okay D. Relax, breathe, you can unclench your hands."
Huh? Looking down I saw my fingers were digging into my palms, slowly pulling my fingers back I saw each nail were tinged red. Blinking I gently licked my palms. Thank goodness for adrenaline otherwise I would be in a lot of pain right about now. Sighing I looked back to where Nahuel was with a frown on my face. "I'm fine, but what about you?" I asked turning around with a concerned stare.
"I'm fine but what was…. THAT about?" Clawdeen asked with a raised eyebrow.
"There is a lot about my trip to my family's home I didn't talk about." Frowning I shook my head. "But for right now we need to head back to my house."
Sighing Clawdeen nodded and gripped my arm. "Fine let's go, but you need to explain to me what is going on."
Nodding the two of us quickly headed back to my house, on the walk there I explained my family situation to her, along with what my mother had told me about me facing challenges from other monsters. Clawdeen took the news rather well but she was still confused on why it was happening and to be honest a part of me was too, but the other part had it figured out. I was a new and perhaps a dangerous player on a board game that was much, much bigger than I could possibly imagine, but who were all players and where they were on the board, and what ever they wanted from me was a mystery. Shaking my head, I was soon pulled from my thoughts as Clawdeen and I both reached my house and we were both standing in front of the door of my house. Opening the door Clawdeen and I both stepped through the threshold and into the living where my parents were sitting together, my mother was laughing at something and given from the look on my dad's face it was at his expense, however upon seeing us and the expressions on our faces whatever was going on died down.
"D, Clawdeen what's wrong kids?" My dad asked looking between us.
"Oui what is the problem." She said with a concerned look.
Frowning I took a deep breath and slowly explained the situation to my parents, with each and every word their expressions got darker. When I finished we were all sitting down with cups of coffee's in our hands, the room was eerily quiet and the only sounds that could be heard were the occasional sips of coffee. The silence was finally broken when my mother cleared her throat and upon looking at me with a look I had never seen before. The expression gave my mother's face age, she looked older, more…tired like her age was catching up to her.
"D, are you sure you wish to hear this? Knowing our history, our laws… It will change many things." Staring across at me my mother folded her fingers across her lap.
"Mom… I need to know this Nahuel guy wants to challenge me as a clan leader I need to know, and I need to know. You said that when I became the clan leader this would happen… Well it did and so I need to be prepared." Frowning I crossed my arms across my chest.
My mother smiled sadly at that and nodded her head. "Very well, our history as in the history of Nosferatu's began eons ago." My mother began to speak with a faraway look on her face. "The very first of our kind was not a monster not in the beginning, no he was no child of the storm god and the queen of snakes."
"The who?" My dad asked with a raised eyebrow, I guess this was his first-time hearing about this as well.
"Typhon, and Echidna." Clawdeen provided with a thoughtful look on her face. "They are the parents of all monsters expect for certain species, like werewolves, or spider people even genies aren't from them either but most modern-day monsters count Typhon and Echidna as the chief gods and ancestors of all monsters."
Wow I had no idea the monster world had its own religion. I would need to put that under something to study up on at a later date.
"That's correct Clawdeen, most were-creatures come from a King or spirits. Now if I may continue." Clearing her throat my mother shook her head. "Our divine ancestor was a human who came from a tribe of chosen people from a land with golden seas. His people were enslaved to a great power and were certainly doomed to be that way until, their god sent to them their savoir. For a time, our divine ancestor was one of his followers. It did not last long, our divine ancestor blinded by greed betrayed his savoir to his people's oppressors."
Okay, this was sounding very familiar to me, I wasn't sure why but it sounded like something that came from a very bad movie plot.
"But when the greed left him our divine ancestor wracked with guilt he chose to end his life but the god of his people had other plans. He was blessed or cursed and became a beast at sundown, a thing of shadow, and mist, forced to feed upon the life blood of everything around him. While during the day he was forced to flee." My mother's voice sounded far off at this point. "He soon left his homeland and journeyed far and wide creating many in his image though none of them quite matched his power, though we as nosferatu came closest."
"Okay… But that doesn't explain Nahuel." I said with a frown. "Or other type of creatures like us."
"I am getting to that, now our divine ancestor helped create most of the modern-day vampires there are some that come from… Different sources." My mother said as she took a sip from her drink. "His kind the Kamesotz are the chosen people of a ancient primal god. In fact, some vampires or vampire like beings come from ancient gods or spirts." My mother explained her eyebrows lowering slightly in thought.
"Whatever happened to your divine ancestor?" Clawdeen asked looking between me and my mother.
"He vanished to the far North over an eon ago." My mother frowned and shook her head. "If he were to come back… Life as we know it would be forever changed."
Looking at Clawdeen then at my dad who had during the talk grabbed some popcorn was listening to my mother. Nodding I took a breath and closed my eyes. "Alright… Now what about our laws…Or more importantly the laws pertaining to fighting other clan leaders."
"Oui I was just getting to that, the laws about dueling between clan leaders are simple. Any clan leader may challenge another, but they must do so through the official channels, approaching you as he did Nahuel could have caused a huge incident." My mother explained while shaking her head.
"Then why did he approach D?" My dad asked with a frown.
"Perhaps because they are both dhampirs?" Clawdeen said with a slight shrug.
"It doesn't matter, but back to the task at hand. Now clan leaders will pose the challenge to the other clan's proxy or second and from them the duel will be accepted."
"Wait, wait, wait can't we just not accept-"I started to say but seeing the slight glare on my mother's face I guess not.
"No, that would go against the very fiber of our being. We are prideful creatures and we will face any challenge. Deep in your very being you know this." My mother said staring at me. "Now after it is accepted since we are the challenged party we may decide where it may take place and the neutral party to watch over the duel. The weapons of the duel may be chosen by the challenger." Quickly my mother explained everything else that I would need to know for the duel and anything I should know about the Kamesotz. From what she knew they could turn into giant bat like creatures and other animals of their homeland, of course the most frightening thing I learned about them was they were just as violent if not more so then the Nosferatu and for them Law of the Jungle meant everything.
Yeah… I'm screwed.