"Ayleen,listen to mother, okay?.You have to go without us,dear. Be a brave little girl for me alright?",a middle aged lady said to her daughter in the mist of a horrific chaos.
The girl nodded her head and turned on her heels running."Run!,run! and always remember that I'll always be with you wherever you go", the lady pushed on. Before promptly getting attacked by a dangerous vampire.Who by the looks of it seemed more of a beast than a creature of reason.
A Vamp'ir, the people called it,as it sunk its fangs right into her neck, sucking the life out of her.Then, it proceeds to kick her away like a rugged doll after its satisfaction.
With her last spark of life, she stares at him.The man who she called husband, now a mindless creature with nothing but an endless blood thirst.She then continues to smile, glad to have been able to protect her daughter , before taking her last breath.
Running through the woods, little Ayleen encounters a vicious Vamp'ir. It growls!, moving at an unnatural speed in her direction. Then proceeds further my biting her left arm in the process. She screams in pain, then manages to push it off her, with great strength. And she quickly starts running again with her now bleeding left arm.The creature screeches, as it rises from the ground, unfazed by her attempt to escape him. Which sends fear down her spine, prompting her to trip over a rock, in her haste. As she fell to the ground her eyelids became heavy with tears about to flow down her cheeks, she hears the sound of the creature as it approaches her. It growls and screeches walking towards its prey.
Ayleen closes her eyes,and starts to count,"1,2,3,4,5,6,....10" with trembling fear gripping her in place.As the Vamp'ir approached her, suddenly she hears a stab!. Almost as if a knife was thrown at
the creature.The creature let's out a loud growl!,falling on little Ayleen.Prompting her to scream!, pushing the dead heavy body of the creature off her.
"If you want to survive come with me.Only the strong have a choice in life.This world does not favour the weak,"and with those words he stretched out his hands towards her.Giving her a choice of survival, to accept his help or to choose otherwise. A decision to keep moving forward or to give up and die.
She takes his hands shakenly, accepting to follow him . The man removes the hood of his cloak, revealing a middle aged man in his 30s. With one of his eyes bright red .The girl looked at him in astonishment as he ripped a part of his cloak and tied it on her injured arm.
"Alright now, can you walk?" ,he asks. She nods her head unable to speak, out of shock. They hiked through the woods with her on his back undetected. And with him making quick work of any vamp'ir they might've encountered. Until they reached a small cottage in the middle of the woods, which seemed to belong to him. They enter the house, shortly afterwards he begins to properly treat her now opened wound.
"Ouch!",she lets out a cry as he dresses her now opened wound."Don't worry it will only be for a moment. And my name is Dimitri but you may address me as Sir ",the man said to little Ayleen.
"Ser? , are-you-my-new-father?", Ayleen slowly managed to blurt out."No!, little one, I'm here to guide you to your destined path",he said to her.
"Meee!?, Ayleen said with a puzzled expression. "Yes, you,little one, you're more special than you realize. It's your blood,my dear girl. And now my job will be complete once I had over 'Atronas' to you .
Hmm...and do you know why your blood is special ?, little one ". He asked,while patting Ayleen on the head. She shakes her head, not knowing why. So he decides to tell her.
"The reason your blood is special is because, you survived an attack from a Vamp'ir ,and lets not forget the most important factor, you getting bitten by it. But here you are alive and breathing with its vernom flowing through you. Any regular human would have possibly died by now,"Dimitri revealed.
"Die-d!?", Ayleen mouthed still confused."Yes,my dear 'died!'. Don't worry you'll understand what I'm saying soon enough" , Dimitri replied. Looking out through the window, while scouting the area for any form of danger. He then turns to look at little Ayleen who was scribbling on the walls of the cottage. With a piece of charcoal she found near by. She moves aside from her scribbles on the wall,to show Dimitri a child like drawing of her family. A sketch of her parents with her in their mist. And along Dimitri stood next to her loving parents. And they all looked happy.
Ayleen smiles, beaming proudly over her childish piece of art. Dimitri smiles saying, "Oh!, I see. So I'm now a member of your family eyy!".little Ayleen replies him with an even bigger smile. He looks at her for a sec ,then shakes his head."Alright little one it's time to get some rest. We will be leaving early first thing tomorrow, here is not safe. So get some rest",he instructed. With a pouty face,little Ayleen nods in response and goes to lie down on a bed of straw. And eventually falls asleep.
" I can sense something, but I can't seem to spot them at all. This could be a trap for all I know, Dimitri contemplates pacing back and forth, near the sleeping Ayleen. Then, decides to go out and check things for himself. He turns and looks at little Ayleen who is fast asleep and shuts the door behind him. He goes into the woods not far from the cottage, trying to sense any danger visibly but finds none. Then, suddenly he hears something something from a far distance." Oh!,no, I knew my senses were right", he blurts out. Turning on his heels back to the cottage. Upon his arrival,he comes in to contact with some Vamp'irs." Uhh!, I should have known better,he exclaims in horror. Getting ready to battle the creatures.
He defeat them all and then,walks to the cottage. But as he reaches for the door handle,his body falters. Sensing weakness in his body." No!",he realizes touching his bleeding wound on his stomach. He collapses to the ground and starts coughing out blood.
Ayleen wakes up on an impulse looking for him. She runs out of the house, feeling frantic. Tears run down her cheek as she spots him laying on the ground,with a pool of blood. She runs to him, then pulls his hand saying," Pop-sie lets go home ". He opens his eyes giving her a weak smile. With the little spark of life he has,he holds her hand. And says," Now listen to me little one, coughing out blood. He pushes on," l can't go home with you. My journey ends here. You could say Atronas is impatient. But I knew from the start,that my road is limited once I took on the task to deliver Atronas. But I'm glad to have been able to meet you."
Ayleen shakes her head, refusing to accept his death." No! Pop-sie can't go,or- little one will- be-all- alone ",she mumbled shakenly. With shaking hands,he pats her head. And tells her," you have to be strong little one. The world does not care about the weak. Promise me that you will grow up to become a strong girl. Promise me that you will fight for what is right. You will find the truth,and end this bloodshed for good,"she nods her head crying. "Take this",he gives her a small black dagger."Your transformation should happen anytime soon. It is only a matter of time. It should have taken longer since you are a kid bitten by a Vamp'ir. Atronas will speed your transformation process into a vampire. Stay-safe-little-one", Dimitri mumbles before drawing his."Pop-sie!, pop-sie!!, little one will-do-whatever- will be good. So don't go. Don't leave little one all alone, little Ayleen cried. Then, suddenly passed out with the dagger in her hands.It suddenly vanishes from her hands leaving it's crest marked on her hand,a black half shaped moon. Her transformation begins. Her skin turns pale,ice cold. Her long black her develops a thin line of silver. Dark circles hung under her eyelids. Almost like a corpse under the bright moonlight.
Suddenly,her eyes shoot open, blood shot red. Almost as if revived, staring deadly into the night sky.