The first light of dawn was flashing in the night sky.
Corner watched it from the window of his room.
"How was your first day at school?" A voice said as Corner turned to look at his brother Noah.
"It was lousy, I mean, those humans were lousy."
"What have you been up to, by the way?" He asked.
"Trying to find the location of our princess."
He swallowed and looks at Corner. "You are not telling me everything."
"What do you mean?"
"We are the Scilas brothers. We don't keep things from each other, now spill it!"
"Noah." Corner began tightly, "I found the princess."
Noah stood surprised. "Great, let's take her in and offer her to the king."
Corner swallowed hard. "She is more powerful than you think Noah..."
Noah did not even blinked. "You've fallen for her," he said instead.
"No, what I'm saying is that she is powerful and we can't defeat her...the blood of King Cain runs through her even though she doesn't know that...she is the chosen one and also the most powerful Dhampir. She will rip us apart if we try to destroy things she loves... but right now, I don't think she knows I am a foe, I have to study her, befriend her, and make her trust me before taking her in."
Noah drank the last of the blood from the cup. "I like that idea. We do that and we return her to the shadow world."
"Got it." Corner said.
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I could see the book glowing again. I placed it on my bed as I opened and read through the pages. I found the location of the wendigo. I walked to the living room to inform mom and dad about it.
"Let's inform the council about it," Dad suggested.
I scoffed. "What will they do about it?" I asked dad.
"Well, she is right, dad... they are only guardians, not Dhampir or bloodsuckers. The monster will kill them."
"Maybe we should do it ourselves," Mom said.
I nodded. "I agree with mom, and we have to defeat that thing before it causes more disaster."
"Okay guys, let's suit up and meet me on the porch in five minutes," Mom said as she went to her room.
I ran to my room to suit up and also took the book of supernaturals with me. 'No one must have that book or we are doomed.' The head of the council had said.
I had not done this in years...fighting a monster with my family. It only happened in the shadow world, and now we are about to do it again? Which was Cool.
I wore my black-fitted leather trousers with a long-sleeve leather jacket. I topped it up with my ankle boot and placed my hair in a ponytail. I took my wooden dagger from my closet and also my sword. The whole family has that. It's more like a family tradition; if you've turned 17, you should have one or two to protect yourself from bloodsuckers or witches.
I walked out of the house and met mom and dad with Arden on the porch. I placed my sunglasses over my face.
"What's with the sunglasses? It's not even daylight." Arden said
"It makes me look cool," I responded.
"Are you ready for your fifth fight?" Mom asked.
I looked at her and smiled. "I miss doing this, you know, dad...we can never be a normal family because we are not one."
"I agree," Dad said. "So, where is the wendigo located now?" He asked.
The book started to float, and we followed it in the direction it was taking us. We walked through the woods.
"Where exactly is this thing taking us?" Arden asked in anger. "I'm so hungry."
Mama looked at him. "You could have eaten the spaghetti left for you in the kitchen."
Arden looked at me. He knew I'm the only one who knows he still feeds on blood and not normal human food.
Suddenly, the book stopsped and we heard the rumble from a distance. The thing sounded angry. Very angry.
We moved forward a bit to observed it. It was trying to break the barrier.
"I don't think it wants to stay here," Mom said, taking a step forward. Dad drew her back.
"It's being controlled and it will break the barrier if we don't stop it fast," I said as I drew my sword out. "Mom, try to make it focus on you so I can attack from the back," I whispered.
"Okay, sweetie," Mom said as she went behind the wendigo. "No you don't!" she yelled at it and the wendigo focused on her. "What do I do now?" she lookedat me, whispering.
"Don't look at me, it will suspect." I whispered back, but it was late now. The wendigo already looked in my direction and almost hits me, but Arden raised his sword at it and took me out of the way. "Thanks, mom, you almost killed me."
"At least remove the glasses and don't complain." She threw her hands in the air.
"Ah, guys, please stop complaining and come help me. This thing is too strong," Arden said as he tried to keep his balance.
I stepped forward, balancing my weight on my left foot, and threw a punch at its face. It growled again. Louder this time. It held Arden up and roared. Dad raised his sword and cuts one of its hands and the wendigo dropped Arden to the ground.
It roared as it cried in pain. I could feel it, but it had to go or more people die.
Instead of looking who had cut off its arms. It tried to save itself from us by hitting the barrier again and again. I was sure that if it gives it one more hit, the barrier that held the demons from coming into the human world would fall apart.
"Come get me, bitch!" I yelled and threw it fallen arms at it. I was able to grab his attention now. "You want a fight? I will give you a fight."
I started to run into the woods as it started to follow me. There seem to be many traps in the woods. It didn't see the ropes in front of it, so it mistakenly stepped on one.
The rope held its legs together, bringing it to the ground. I couldn't get myself to feed on its bleeding body. I'm not a monster. Even though my fangs were forcing their way out to feed on it, I couldn't bring myself to do it. Without any second thought, I pierced the dagger through it's heart as I heard it's last cry before silence took place.
It turned into ash and faded away.
Dear Diary, The wendigo is gone, finally, and mom talked to the council about it. They were so proud of me. I have four days left...it's not getting any easier, with the sudden craving for blood, the sleepless nights, and not being able to focus on anything. I got a text from Chase last night after the fight. He wants to hang out. Mom and the council mustn't find out, but I know he is a good guy. And I want to give him a chance. The bell rang for the first period. I didn't get much sleep last night due to the sudden craving for blood. I saw Denise now. She was with Corner. What was she doing with him? "Inez!" she called as I ran to meet her. "Geez, you look drained. Do you want to go see the school nurse?" "No, I'm fine." I dragged her away from Corner's side. "What are you doing with him?" I whispered, trying not to let Corner hear us. "Nothing...he just wants to borrow my note...and yes, we are late for the first period." She said and I looked behind her shoulder, but Corner wa
We finally took a seat next to the window when the waiter placed the menu in front of us. "You come here often?" I asked. "Yeah, I love coming here when I feel lonely and sad or if I want some alone time." He said as he drank from the cup of water he had ordered earlier. "So, what about you?" "What?" I asked, clueless. "Where do you go when you feel lonely? What cheers you up?" I looked around pointedly, as if my answer was obvious. "I don’t have one. I just go with the flow." I smiled warmly. "That’s weird but cool." He gave a light smile. "You think?" He laughed at me and tilted his head. "Actually, no, but... I guess you can come here anytime. This place has a great view, and especially at night, it’s more beautiful and colorful." "Really?" I asked as I stared out the window. "Yes." Chase said as he got to his feet. "Inez, I will be back in a minute." As Chase left, I looked down at my menu and read through the endless possibilities of fish and other assorted seafood. I w
"Come out you all... I can sense you in that darkness." I said as the tune in my voice changed. "Seriously, Inez, you let that boy drive you home?" Arden said as he shook his head. "Not now, family... not now." I shushed as I ran to my room. I placed my bag on the bed as I removed the supernatural book. ’Why did you light up earlier? Jada saw you do that, ’ I said, and the book opened itself. It stopped on a page, and I ran my hand through the writing. The Silas brothers were in town. I heaved a sigh. "Next time, don’t light up like that; you almost put my life in danger." The book flipped pages again and stopped. I ran my hand through it. Oh no, we have to see the council. I said as I left my room immediately and ran down the stairs. "Dad, I will need a ride to the Council region." "Now?" "Yes, it’s important!" "Let me get my keys. I will be back in a few." he said as he ran to his room. In a few minutes, he was back with weapons in his hand. We all looked at him. "In case we s
The thud of thunder was all I could hear as I rolled over in my bed, my pillow covering my ears. It was exactly 5:30am. The smell of the woods came through my open window, and I could also smell humans from a far distance. That doesn’t seem right, unless my fangs were out and that meant trouble. It was more painful this time, as if I had eaten myself up in my sleep. I looked over my bed and my off-white bed sheet was flooded with my own blood. That has never happened, and it was definitely not a dream. I looked in the mirror but I was not bruised, I looked completely normal but one thing was different. My eyes were red, and this was the first time it would bring that color out. It was strange. My mouth started to crave blood as I began to destroy objects in my room. It was as if I was becoming something, but I was trying so hard not to become that thing. The sound woke up my family, and in a few minutes, I heard someone knocking on my door. "Are you okay, sweetie?" Mom said, behind
The book started to glow again as it flipped pages. I couldn’t reach it since I was still tied up in a chair with chains. ’What is it again?’ I asked as it made a sound only I could understand. ’No, not another one of them. What do they want?’ ’Oh, of course, I’m the chosen one and they want my powers.’ The book started to float and dropped on my lap. "Can you get me out of here? Of course not. You are a book. What was I expecting?’ The book stopped glowing. ’Awwn, don’t be sad. I didn’t mean to be unkind, but I really need to get to Chase, so how can I get out of here?’ ’What? You don’t think I can control myself? I love Chase and I can’t hurt him, so I really need to see him one last time if I’m really going to die in two days’ time.’ ’You want me to feed? But bookie, I don’t want that and I don’t want to hurt anyone I love, and I still don’t know why I can’t remember what happened earlier. ’How about you show me?’ It flipped pages and I finally got to see what really happened ea
"Am I getting my personal guard?" I asked and he stood up and walked towards me. "No, she is your age and she is here to help you find the monster and protect you." "But I have Bookie." "Who is Bookie?" he asked. "The supernatural book," I replied. "So you gave it a name?" he asked me as he focused on me. "Yup, he likes it." I smiled. "He? Do you realize it’s just a book?" "Not just any kind of book, it’s a magic and ancient book, which means you should respect it." "Come in here." He said and the door opened. A girl about my height walked in. She was wearing a black leather jacket and faded black jeans with a bow around her shoulder and arrows on her other shoulder. She has long hair, reaching her back length, and what shocked me most was that I was looking at myself in her. A Doppelganger they call it. "Impossible." I whispered as I almost broke down. I swallowed hard. "What’s wrong?" the head of the council asked. "I have a twin sister and you didn’t tell me?" I yelled
Just as I suspected, Arden had already smelled her and was already on my bed. Still shocked. "So, you are saying that you are an Elf? And your mission is to protect my sister from monsters?" Arden asked Este as I entered. "Yes, I am here to serve the chosen one." Arden laughed at Este. "Can you hear yourself? She is the chosen one... which means, she is meant to protect you, not the other way round." Este looked at me then focused on Arden. "Are you sure she can protect herself? I heard she hasn’t even had her first bite and will be dead in two days and you expect me to believe she can protect herself and the whole world?...what a joke." "I’m right here guys," I said as I walked to my bed. "And Arden, get out." "Why don’t you want mom to find out?" he asked. "I ask the same question," Este said as she stood up from the window she was sitting on and jumped down. She walked towards the door and opened it. "Don’t even dare." I looked at her as she closed it and walked toward my bed
"Inez," Denise called, waving as she ran to me. She hugged me with so much joy. "I thought you wouldn’t make it. I was so scared." she released me from her grip. "I’m fine now, really." I gave her a soft smile. Denise looked at the girl next to me. "You made a new friend and..." "She’s my cousin." I cut in immediately. Denise smiled. "That’s great, I’m glad to meet you." she stretched her hand towards Este. "I’m Denise." Este took Denise’s hand into hers. "Este." She said as she removed her hat. "O.M.G!" Denise said slowly. What she saw surprised her. "This is the first time I’m seeing someone’s cousin have the same look as the person...are you sure, she’s not your twin sister?" She asked me but I shook my head. Well, I was also shocked the first time I saw her, and I still haven’t gotten used to it or her. She scares me but when I feel her aura, it makes me want her to stay closer to me. "Well Denise, how about we get ready and set our camp in the woods?" I proposed.