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Ok so this is the story I wrote. I decided to post it here.
Here is the prologue.
"NO!" Catherine jerks out of bed. "Sigh, what a nightmare." she wipes the sweat from her forehead and moves her long raven-black hair away from her face. "Ah man, this is the third nightmare this week. If this keeps up, I might have a heart attack." She glances at the clock, "Hm, 3:17 AM. Sigh, I need to get out for awhile" She walks out of her room and heads out the door.
After a couple of hours of wandering around, she decides to turn back towards the house. For a shortcut, she goes through an ally. Suddenly someone grabs her by the arm and throws her into the wall. "Ngh, what the hell?" Catherine shouts.
A shadowed man appears. In a taunting voice he says, "Well,well. A little girl wandering alone at night. You know its dangerous at night. Especially with people like myself out." He smiled at her and revealed white, glistening fangs to her. He grabs her by the neck. "You humans are so stupid. You wander alone at night and leave yourself vulnerable to creatures who thrive on your blood. Heh heh"
Catherine struggles and says, "Please stop now! You stupid vampire and your cold-blooded violence. That will be your end."
The vampire brings his head closer to her "Oh really? Tsk, what a joke! Death is not on the cards for me today. At least not after I kill you!"
Catherine struggles to get away from him. She then pulls back from him and kicks his legs from underneath him, making him fall to the ground like a ton of bricks.
"Ugh, what the hell was that?" shouted the fallen vampire.
Catherine stands before him and suddenly her form shifts to one that is one that can make the bravest person cower. Her eyes are a red equal to the color of blood. Her long black hair gathers as a crown on her head and fangs extend from her lips.
"Wh-what the hell are you?" the wide-eyed vampire asks in fear
Catherine replies, "I am a being that can make beings like you cower in fear. I am a Crusnik. And I feed upon your blood. So do you still feel safe harming innocent lives?" She moves her right hand to the side and a dark red, two-handed sword appeared from out of thin air
The vampire wanted to run but he felt he had lost the will to move out of fear. "Agh, NO!" shouted the frightened vampire. The creature swung the sword and decapitated the frozen vampire. He falls to the ground.
Catherine stands over his dead body. Her red eyes turn back to blue. She mutters to herself, "For all you vampires have done, you shall certainly pay the price. Your cold blooded murders and even your own existence will be the end of you monsters."
Here is chapter one.
Chapter One:Suspicion
Catherine walks up the pathway to the house. "Sigh what a night. But I can't believe I had to kill again. " She looks up at the sky and the suns slowly rises. "Hm dawn already? Jeez, I never realized I was gone for so long. The others are probably worried now, especially Alex." As if by magic, Alex, her sister, suddenly appears by the door. "Hello there nii-chan!" Catherine doesn't say anything as she steps up the stairs. "Whats the matter? Oh wait a minute. You killed another did you? I understand your anger with the vampires and you shouldn't be so hard on yourself."
Catherine listens quietly for a second and hears bickering coming from inside. "Sigh, I guess Wayne and Klaus are at it again?" She opens the door and Klaus chases Wayne with his sword drawn about to strike him when Wayne jumps over a piece of furniture with greater agility than Klaus had even with all of his swordsmanship training. Wayne comes around and kicks him back. Doing so made him the champion of this battle out of many more to come in the war. Wayne moves his sandy-blond hair out of his face and adjusts his belt holding his dagger. "Y'know you're lucky I didn't have to use this dagger this time. If I did you would have been screwed. Face it you aren't going to beat me with my speed and agility. Klaus gets up "Enough of your boasting. This was only one battle you good for nothing little--."
Nathanial, or Nate he prefers, stands by drinking some wine in an elegant manner with a disgusted face. "Man there can never be a normal morning around here. Wayne must you instigate everything?" Wayne simply replies, "Oh c'mon ,fang-face, I was just having some fun." Nate gives him his trademarked death stare. "I assume you didn't just call me that to make fun of my race." Nate is a vampire but he hasn't become full blooded yet. As far as he knows he doesn't have any vampiric weaknesses. The only downfall to not having all the weaknesses is that he doesn't have the complete strength of a full blooded vampire. Unlike his vampire brethren, he does not want to cause all the trouble to all the humans. One reason why he hangs out with a bunch of "seemingly" humans. But when it comes to quenching his thirst that can be a problem at times.
Kelly walks downstairs "Wow no one can ever sleep anymore." She twirls the stripe of purple in her hair. Nate and Klaus retire to the couch. Nate asks " Catherine, where did you go last night?" Catherine mentally cursed herself. "Um I couldn't sleep so I left outside for awhile. So if you guys don't mind I need to go upstairs for awhile." She leaves and Alex follows her. Nate tells Klaus, "I think something is up with her. I mean at night I have heard her screaming and occasionally talking to herself." Klaus replies, " I don't know why but I do get a feeling she is hiding a part of her from us." Wayne jumps in, "Well I guess we will find out soon enough."
Chapter Two: Close Call
Catherine paces about her room and Alex is sitting cross legged on Catherine's bed. Alex's fox ears twitch as she tries to listen to the conversation downstairs. Catherine curses herself, "I should've been more careful leaving. Dammit!" Alex blinks and her midnight blue eyes sparkle with innocence. " Nii-chan, you should calm down. They only suspect that you are keeping a secret. Its not their fault they think you have an aura of darkness and secrecy." Catherine pulls her long black hair away from her face. "Sigh, I have been having these painful flashbacks. Of the time I frightened my comrades and killed another because of Crusnik. But not only Crusnik but those damn vampires who attacked out of cold blood." Alex listens intently and tries to console her sister. "Look, Nii-chan, just try not to think about it. At any rate you know I am always here to help you with any decision you make." Catherine grasps her cross necklace. "I guess you are right. But regardless I cannot let anyone else suffer from fear because of me."
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After the sisters had their little talk, they walk together downstairs. Klaus is lacing up his boots and ask, "Hey I'm going into town to get a few things. Wanna come? Kelly and , God forbid, Wayne is coming along as well." Catherine looks at Alex and then nods her head. They leave the mansion. As they leave, Nate is in a dark room looking out a window at Catherine. He mutters to himself, "You are hiding something. Something dark, but why the secrecy? I hope to find that out soon enough."
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The friends walk down the road heading back towards the place they stay. Alex looks up at Klaus and states, "You know, you really didn't have to point your sword at the shopkeeper like that." Klaus thinks about her statement then says in a strange polite manner, "Tsk, its his fault that he kept shoving me an offer I didn't want. Do people nowadays think the word No is a thing of the past?" As they walk down the road they hear a shriek coming from a nearby church. Klaus draws his sword, "C'mon lets check it out!" Wayne flicks his dagger out of it's sheathe. "Exactly what I was thinking." Catherine and Alex hesitate but follow. As they walk down a dark hallway they see dead bodies on the ground. Kelly places her hand over her mouth in horror. Klaus kneels beside one to see the cause. "Hm, two puncture marks on the neck. Vampire!" The keep walking down the hall and wind up in the sanctuary. Wayne looks around in the darkness. "More bodies. I think there is one somewhere." Suddenly a gush of wind comes by and the vampire stands behind Wayne. His fangs protrude from his bloodstained lips. "Heh I'm right here!" The vampire punches Wayne hard. "Very sorry about that but I won't let you interrupt my fun." His dark red hair covers his face and his eyes are an evil red color. Kelly makes a mad dash to the door and the vampire ignores her. Klaus takes his sword and charges at the vampire muttering a saying in German. He intends on decapitating the vampire but he takes his arm and pulls it around his back. Then he shoves him into a wall. Wayne come from behind and intends to stab him the silver dagger but the vampire merely steps aside and Wayne collides with his fallen comrade. Klaus yells at him "You idiot your speed can't match his." But yet Wayne, didn't come up with a smart remark because of the fact that Wayne hit his head hard on the ground as he fell. Catherine stares at the the cold blooded violence the vampire performed. Catherine's eyes turned red and then faded back to blue. She knows she can take care of this vampire and personally send him to Hell. But can she do it in front of her friends? Alex stands in front of her intending on protecting her older sister. The vampire leaves Klaus and Wayne aside and heads toward Alex and Catherine. Alex extends her claws and jumps up and tries to fight him, and she also fails. He takes her arm and breaks it without hesitation. Alex screeches in pain and crumples to the ground clutching her arm. The dark haired vampire slowly walks toward Catherine. He takes her by the neck and lifts her off the ground. "Wow your human friends are so very slow. You can't possibly think to defeat me can you?" The vampire didn't notice the fact that Catherine's eyes reddened again but she was struggling not to show her true side. Klaus strikes the vampire. "Put her down!" He drops her and said, "Whats going to happen if I pick her up again? And how will you stop me?" He slashes Klaus on the back. And he shouts loudly and curses at him. "Thought so," spat the vampire. He takes Klaus and shoves him into the ground and Klaus falls into unconsciousness. The vampire walks up to Catherine, who now stood. Since her friends were both down for the count, she could surely take care of him now. Her eyes reddened and she parted her lips to show her fangs. The vampire finally notices. And feels an emotion he never has before, fear. She looks at him and says, "For all that you have done, hurting my comrades and others. You will surely pay the ultimate price." The vampire takes a step back and Catherine mutters some words he couldn't think to hear them. "What the hell are you? You aren't one of the vampires but not a human either." Out of thin air a black sword appears in her hands. "I am a Crusnik. Lets just say that I am one of your worst nightmares." Catherine takes the sword and stabs the vampire, frozen in fear, in the chest. "It really saddens me that I have to be the one to do this. May you find peace in wherever you go."
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Kelly finally reaches the mansion and shoves open the doors. "Nate the others are in a fight with a vampire!" He drops the glass he was holding. "Dammit. Curse them!" He picks up Kelly and runs with all his speed to the place Kelly told him about. When they got there, they find that the vampire is dead and Catherine helping up Alex. Kelly walks by Klaus and starts to heal his wounds. Nate glares at Catherine with his red eyes. Catherine just looks back at him. Nate shakes his head and helps the others. Maybe he does suspect. But yet he would never find out what I am. So why worry about him, Catherine thought.
Chapter three: Mystery
It was a beautiful saturday morning. The friends are all outside enjoying the weather. Klaus is practicing his swordmanship on a hastily made dummy tied to a tree. Wayne is on the tree branch anticipating the right moment to throw Klaus off guard. Wayne then slashes the dummy off the branch and falls down to hit Klaus, who dodged at the right moment. He dusts himself off and says, "Hmph. Thanks, Wayne, I could use some live sword practice. " Wayne panics, "Aw crap! Bad timing!" Klaus chases Wayne while trying to choose the right moment to attack. Alex comes over and trips Wayne, making him fall, face first, into the dirt. She stands in front of Klaus, "Klaus, he was just fooling around! Back off." Klaus returns his sword to it's sheath. "Tch. He is lucky you came. Mark my words, I will kill him if he keeps this up." He leaves heading toward the lake. Wayne stands and brushes himself off. "Gee thanks, Alex. But I could've handled myself." Alex glares at him. "Sure if you want to become chopped beef! Please keep the antagonizing for another time." She flips her short black hair and walks away. She passes by the old maple tree, where Kelly sat reading a book. Kelly sits up, "So what was that about?" Alek sighs, "Oh just the jokester playing around again." Suddenly the girls hear shouting and cursing all directed at Wayne. Alex sighs again, "Dammit Wayne!" They walk over to the lake where they see Klaus getting up from the lake he appears to have fallen into. Klaus wrings out his cloak, mumbling curse words in German. Alex asks, "Ok let me guess, he shoved you in the lake and ran away?" Klaus stares at her with green eyes. "Yes. At least my sword didn't take a swim as well." Alex turns on her heel. "Damn him. I'll go find him. And possibly kick him in the face or something," she mumbles.
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Kelly and Klaus join Catherine and Nate. Nate sits cross-legged on the bench and Catherine sits on the opposite side and is apparently drawing some still life. "Nate sits forward and laughs, "Heh, heh, seems like the jokester got after you again." Klaus glares at him, "Oh shut it!" Catherine ignores them and looks up at Kelly. She sees an expression in Kelly she never has before. "Uh, Kelly, is something the matter?" Kelly's reddish-brown eyes flicker, "Eh? Oh, everything is fine...it's just..." She twirls the purple in her hair. Nate looks at her. "It's just?" Kelly looks down and continues, "It's just I have this feeling that something bad is going to happen. Along with the feeling that we are being watched." Klaus touches her shoulder. "Oh, it's in your head. I doubt anyone would try to infiltrate our area." Kelly looks back up. "I'll catch up with you guys later. I'm going inside." Catherine watches her leave. She thought, I hope everything will be okay, my friend.
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Alex angrily walks around the house. "Where the hell did he run off to?" Suddenely she feels a rush of air and it sent chills down her spine. "Wayne is that you? Stop fooling around. I mean it or I will drop kick your butt out of the country." She then sees a crumpled figure on the sidewalk. She goes closer and it turns out to be Wayne. "Oh my gosh. Wayne! Are you all right?! Say something!" She carefully moves him. His head sat in a puddle of blood and it stains his sandy blonde hair and covers some of his handsome face. His shirt is slashed and blood stains it. He opens his brown eyes. "Alex? Oh I'll be fine." She helps him sit up. "What on earth happened to you?" He winces, "Ngh, I was going to turn back and join you guys but then I saw someone run around the side. I caught up to him and before I could think I was hit. He slammed my head on the ground and slashed me on the chest. I assume that he's a vampire based on how fast he was." Alex panics, "Somebody help me!"
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Nate suddenly jumps up. "Did you hear that. Alex needs some help." Catherine and Klaus follow him. They find Wayne on the ground in a puddle of blood next to Alex, whose is in tears. Catherine stares at the mess, "Oh god. Who did this?!" Alex, holding back tears, says "An intruder." Wayne says, "I think Kelly is in danger. The intruder said her name before I fell into unconsciousness. But be careful he is a vampire." Nate gasps, "What?!" Catherine turns around. "Stay here! I'm going after him."
***
Kelly wanders throughout the house. "Sigh, I'm still not used to these endless hallways." She finds a flight of stairs leading down to what appears to be a basement. She looks around in the dim light and suddenly sees a shadowed figure. "Who are you?" She hears a slight laugh and it sounds vaguely familiar to her. "Heh, heh. Well long time no see my dear Kelly. How have you been after all these years?" Kelly takes a step forward. "I have heard your voice before but I don't remember where." The shadowed man appears. He is wearing a black suit, his long silver hair hung to behind his elbows, his eyes were dark red, and he carried a rose in an elegant manner. "Oh forgive me. I am Joseph Rosen. Leader of the Knights of Darkness." He bowed very politely to Kelly. Kelly looks at him, "Rosen? As in the Kingdom?" He stands up, "I'm afraid not. I left that pathetic Kingdom years ago. I am working on creating my own empire. I was hoping you could be one who could help me." He smiles and white fangs glisten from his lips. Kelly takes a step back, "Vampire! What could you want with me?" He laughs, "Why to help us destroy the Kingdom and rebuild it to accept people of out kind, Kelly Rosen."
***
Catherine runs through the halls desperately hoping she isn't too late. She finds an open door leading to the basement. "Oh Kelly please be okay."
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Kelly gasps, "We are related?! But I'm not a vampire." Joseph stares at her, "Oh soon enough you will be. It's in your blood. But I need you because of your healing abilities. You can heal yourself and others at a rate faster than ourselves. Who knows how potent that ability will be when you awaken though." Kelly steps forward, "I will not join you! If your going to hurt others than leave me out of it!" Joseph laughs again, "You said it but then now I'll have to kill you." He draws a short sword and slashes Kelly's side. "I'd really hate to do this but it has to be done." Catherine appears out of nowhere. "Stop right there!" Her face shows no panic but she is deadly serious. It frightens Kelly a bit. Joseph turns. Well then, why don't you die as well?!" He jumps up and stabs her. Kelly shouts. "No!" Blood stains Catherine's shirt. She gets up. Her eyes red as blood and fangs extend from her lips. "I think this was a big mistake on your part." Joseph grabs his sword, " I have heard of your kind before. Splendid! I will enjoy killing you!" A dark red sword appears in Catherine's hands and she slices off his arm. Joseph screehes in pain and ran toward the open window. "Well then, I guess I'll have to try again another time. Farewell Crusnik, and to you too Kelly."
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Kelly is silent and she stares at Catherine, now in her normal form. Catherine comes over and helps her up, "Are you okay?" Kelly looks herself over, "I'll be fine, it'll heal quickly. But I've got to say you are quite impressive. I have never expected this power from you. But why didn't you tell any of us?" Catherine sighs, "Because it is a power no one should take lightly. I am lucky to control it at times. But despite all that I would still use Crusnik. I just wanted you not to be afraid." Regret floods Catherine's face. Kelly touched her. "I'm not afraid at all. But rest assured I won't tell anyone if that's what you want. But I appreciate you for saving my life." Catherine looks at her and smiles. "Thank you, my friend."
I hope you like it. I'll eventually continue it but only if I don't get the computer taken from me. Sigh. Its also on my deviant art account as well.
~Crusnik05~
 Magsnetic_Huxling · Mon Sep 07, 2009 @ 06:50pm · 0 Comments |
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