Mr. Stark came out of the cabin to rejoin with his fellow adventurers. All of them were at the deck chatting happily. There was a large pot suspended over a large gas cylinder, the contents within cooking slowly. A delicious aroma filled the whole atmosphere, drilling into Mr. Stark's nose. They're cooking, he couldn't help but swallow hard. He hadn't eating for three days now. He had been so occupied with reading so many texts about the Abyss Cult."Mr. Stark!" all of them greeted enthusiastically, suspending whatever they were doing. Among the adventurers he was the most revered one in Crimson Springs.Seeing all the salutations from his fellow adventurers, Mr. Stark couldn't help but feel proud. He resisted the urge to raise his head up and say, "Yeah, good boys. Now stand up and get things done!""It's so good to be famous," Mr. Stark muttered to himself. And it's also very good to be notorious, hehe.He stopped a meter from the edge of the deck, his eyes staring into the vast se
The Rodolfos stood at the front of the manor, staring at the environment. They were now in Crimson Springs and were getting themselves accustomed to their environment. Actually only three people of the Rodolfo family came. They were Viscount Luther, Orpheus and his female cousin Selene. The other family members chose to stay at the other manor at Moon City due to some security reasons. They stated that with this pattern they would not be wiped out in one go during an attack. Viscount Luther found it logical and allowed them. Silas was very thrilled about the whole idea and stayed behind at Moon City to manage the business.Apart from the three Rodolfos, there were other Crimsone guards, Vlad and Diego being among them, and Crimsone maids.As Orpheus stared at the manor he couldn't help but feel that this place was exactly the same as the manor at Moon City. There were lawns, gardens and a swimming pool."I made this place just like the manor at Moon City," Viscount Dwayne said as he s
The next day Orpheus 'woke' up brimming with energy and immediately began preparing himself for the day. As a Vampire he had little or no sleep but he had to still lie down just like humans did. It was useless but fascinating in a way.When he was done he went to the dining room where his father and Selene were already seated. Breakfast was roasted lambs with cucumber sauce. There were three bottles of blood beside the plates of food. They were labeled, 'Humane'."Good day father," Orpheus greeted as he went to take his seat. He blatantly ignored Selene."Ah, you're awake," Viscount Luther said. "How was your sleep?""Inasmuch as I didn't fall asleep I'd say it's good," Orpheus said.Viscount Luther chuckled as he said, "That's how it feels trying to imitate how another specie behaves.""Uncle, you can sleep at will and so can I," Selene snorted. "He's just being useless.""Hey..." Orpheus wanted to retort but Viscount Luther waved his hand, stopping them.Rubbing his temples with his
That evening Daniel was already in his room chatting on facebook. Only the proud and arrogant Crimson Moon and cold Sexy Peacock were online so he hurriedly went off. He didn't even tell them about what happened today and only discussed major things like Viscount Luther moving into Woodbury.Around 8:00PM he undressed and waited for his transformation. The moon was full and clear, everywhere bathed in silvery illuminance.What will happen if I right against the pain that comes during my transformation? Daniel thought to himself. I've always lost my consciousness during every transformation and maybe that's why the other personality of mine takes over. What if I can fight to stay awake? What would be the outcome then?Daniel closed his eyes and took a deep breathe. I have to think of something that'd shut out the pain—that would make me retain the humanity in me after my transformation. If I succeed in doing this I'll not go unconscious and be in full control over my actions.After wat
The lair was filled with corpses, the whole floor littered with bits of flesh and black blood which were already dried lumps. An unbearable stench wafted the atmosphere, causing every sane person to turn sick. In the middle of the lair was a very young child stripped naked and hung by chains fettered to his hands and legs. He was suspended in the air between the ceiling dripping with an unknown liquid and the floor littered with corpses.A man stood before the child, his hands fiddling with the silvery needles on top of a wooden desk. The needles were of varying sizes and lengths, the longest being as long as an average adult's arm."I need to get through with this experiment," he muttered to himself as he took one of the needles and walked towards the child.Seeing him approaching, the child began crying as he struggled to break free from the chains but his efforts were fruitless. He could only fearfully await his doom.The corpses in the lair all belonged to the children who had bee
On Monday morning Daniel was already up before 4:00am to familiarize himself with his new abilities. Ever since he became a Wolfman he had been testing his abilities in order to build them. Now he could transform at will and it felt so good.When he told the Alpha about his advancement, the latter couldn't hide his shock."How is this possible?" the Alpha had asked. "You've only been a Werewolf for just a month!"Daniel had smiled wryly and told him everything, the Alpha sighing in the end with a few words, "That's why..."He also told the peeps on Curious Mythologists and all of them except Evil Buddha showed their shock. Of course they did not ask him how he did it because Evil Buddha had already told them about harmonizing. Crimson Moon who wasn't around at that time was the only one left out and had to ask how. Daniel had happily told him.As Daniel stood in front of the mirror he curled his lips into a smile as he muttered to himself, "It's good to be a Wolfman. No more killing t
Cough! Cough!Daniel coughed as he walked through the yellow puff of smoke, waving his hands. His brown hair was dishevelled as if it had not been combed for some months now, his brown eyes dreary. He kept on walking till he came out of the puff of smoke."What's this place?" he asked himself as he looked around. The whole place was desolate and barren. If there had not been scraggy skyscrapers drooping down like an old man and the vehicles caked in rust and dirt Daniel would have thought that he was in another world.Isn't this Earth? Daniel asked himself as he looked up into the sky. Where's everyone gone to? What happened here? Why are there no living beings?So many questions were left unanswered as he kept on staring in the sky. The sky which was supposed to be blue or white or red (or whatever) was caked in a kind of haziness he couldn't describe. No it wasn't right to call it haziness. This was literal nothingness!Abyss? Daniel was shocked as his pupils dilated. Wasn't this th
Marcus stood before the young girl who was bound to the wall with several chains, his lips curled into a smile. This young girl was strapped naked, her face filled with despair as she watched the cruel man fiddle with needles as he smiled at her."You know, when I was a kid I used to be scared about the unknown," Marcus began chatting with the girl as if he was discussing with a friend. He controlled the needles on the desk to soar into the air, surrounding him."I've always wanted to complete this experiment of mine...this experiment to create a powerful army for the Abyss Cult," he continued as he summoned magical energies and ejected them into the needles. "As a Path three Cursed I couldn't do that but now that I'm a Combat Magician, I've broken that barrier!"Actually it was not a mistake that he called the Path four of Wizards Combat Magician. Ma'am had deliberately told him the wrong name to get his hopes unnecessarily high. Arcane Mage was the name for Path five of Wizards and