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CHAPTER XLIX
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John, Elena and Gabriel have a laugh as John makes a joke about Elma. Elena wasn’t comfortable when she first came here but being with this group of immortals has changed her perception of vampires. Before now, she and her family only ever tortured creatures of the supernatural for information that would lead to another hunt. She saw them as monsters who only thought of draining the lives of mortals. She never thought they had real social lives that did not involve death. But to see them laugh and talk makes her see them in a different light. “Hey,” Elma offers to pour her a drink as her glass is empty. She nods as the vampire fills her cup with liquor. “So, who is oldest amongst you guys?” Elena asks. She throws her hair backwards. “I am,” Gabriel says. Elena eyes his tight shirt as it grips his body. “How old are you?” “I am 500 years old,” he says. Elena is shocked and she almost chokes on her drink. “Take it easy, love” Elma pats her on the back. “500 years? You have
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A soft song plays in the background. Its fine tune flows through the air and resonates around the room. The room is spacious but filled with an atmosphere of wicked intentions.There is a round pool inside; it is not filled with water but blood.Adrian, Alex and another man stay close to one edge of the pool.Adrian and Alex are silent as this unknown character plays with a silver coin in his hand.Throwing it into the air and catching it. Just as the silver coin begins to burn his hand he throws it back into the air and continues this circle of activity.The room is quiet and the only sound is that of the coin against the man’s flesh.Adrian spits to the floor. He stands with his hands behind his back like an obedient soldier.“Can you stop that? The smell of your flesh is nauseating,” Adrian says.The man who seats at the edge of the blood filled pool catches his coin and puts it in his long black jacket before he can no longer endure the pain of the silver’s burn.He runs his han
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The birds and the clouds turn the sky into an art of celestial making.The soft rays of the sun, lights up the bright colors of the green grass.The running feet of the woman having a jog in the park and the laughter of young couples gives life to the day.Kate sits on a bench and observes the parameter.The Tremblays and their men are over the place dressed casually.Kate and Lucas are in the field while Marcus and a few men stay in a bus.They observe the parameter through mini drones and laptops.Detective Warren Peace and the group arrive Central Park, Manhattan.The sphinxes and Rachael separate themselves from the group.It would be wise to divide the group.They are still suspicious of the detective after all.Warren checks his wrist watch as he leads this odd group to the grass.Sun bathes their skin with it’s burning embrace.“I'm not risking my life to come burn under the bloody sun,” Samuel complains.“I am pretty sure we are not here to chill on the grass, Warren” Gabriel s
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Rachael’s mind is blown away by the change in the environment.She checks her wristwatch to see the time is 10: 53 A.M.It’s still morning but it is dark as the night.Did Manhattan's Central Park always have something like this?She knows the answer is a no.There is no way the weather changed without Dracula being involved.Especially today.What is that smell?Rachael frowns with disgust as a terrible smell invades her nostrils.Nausea claws at her throat and she feels her belly close up.“What the fuck is that smell?” Warren asks but Byron ignores him.They leave the shelter of the trees and find themselves in a wide space.It stretches to an endless route from left to right and another set of trees at the north of the place.There is someone up ahead.Rachael sees someone in a maroon red cloak.The smell gets worse as they get closer to the cloaked person.Rachael turns and vomits as she sees dead bodies piled on each other.She closes her eyes and spits on the floor as the sight
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Elena drags herself across the dirt and twigs.Belly against the floor like a snake.She slitters through a protruding root from the floor.She pauses as her breath drowns under the weight of the crows' caw. A blue light shines above her head and cast her shadow against the floor.“Get up,” Mary's black hair merges with the dark background.The crows go around them as Mary holds up a blue gem.Its glowing light covers them in its soft colors and protects them from the crows.Mary gives Elena a hand getting to her feet.“Come on, let’s go”.“What is the play here? With this I don’t know if we are going to get any signals to come in,” the witch says.“At this point, I’m starting to think there won’t be any signal,” Elena is not convinced the twins will be able to reach them now.When they planned to sabotage Dracula's spell, they did not expect this.Marcus and his men try to take cover as the crows’ attack everyone in the park.He tries to communicate into the mic but no one responds.
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Rachael stares into his dark eyes.Eyes that show nothing but emptiness.A soul consumed in a sea of malicious intentions.He caused her parents death.Rachael tosses away the gun and pulls out Nightmare.He charges at her and she swings at him.He dodges her attack and kicks her stomach.He punches her face and she falls to the ground.Rachael's head hurt from his fist and she receives a strong migraine.“You brought my damn dagger to the show.Do you really think someone like you can hurt me?”.A silver stake drives into his shoulder.Dracula turns and jerks his assailant by the neck.Lucas legs rise above the ground as Dracula holds him by the neck.He throws Lucas towards Rachael and their bodies clash against each other.Gabriel feels the force around his body loosen and he forces himself off the stone.He rushes to Samuel's side.He shakes his twin to wake up and he does.Samuel places a firm grip around his brother’s neck.He pushes him and stands up from the stone.His eyes are
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Her eyes are yellow and possess a look of rage.Her voice echoes with every word she speaks.The radio-like device burst into flames at Lucifer's glare.“Your sacrifice is accepted,” Lucifer waves his hand and the neck of his servant breaks.The satanic witch falls as he walks down the altar.Dracula glances at his father.His arduous presence threatens the courageous stand of this assemble.Lucas cries as he lies beside his brother's corpse.Elena stares in tears and fear.Mary wobbles as she tries to get control of her body.The scene before her eyes tells her that her spell failed to stop Lucifer from coming.She sees the twins are okay and sighs. Her eyes widen as she look past Samuel to take in the sight of Byron who stands with blood dripping from his neck.Byron charges towards Samuel but the sphinx reads the look in Mary's eyes.He dodges the werewolf and Gabriel puts his hands around Byron's neck.He snaps it hard and Byron drops to the ground.Alex and Adrian retreat slowly
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The dark-themed design of Elma’s apartment makes the sitting room look like a good spot for hiding if you are a creature of the night.“Why do we always come here after we get our asses whooped?” John says.He lies on the sofa and stretches his legs. Elma ignores everything and rushes into her room. Her room is small and simple.Unlike her sitting room, the room is themed with a white design and a colorful painting above her bed.She rips the portrait from the wall and throws it onto the bed.She reveals a safe where the portrait is supposed to be. She looks at her drying skin and hastens to open the safe.She pulls out as many blood bags as she can and bites into the first bag like a hungry animal. Sucking hard until it is empty.In a few minutes, she empties four blood bags and observes as her skin returns to its past glow.She enters the bathroom to clean herself up.Rachael rests her back and head against the seat and Gabriel sits beside her.“Are you alright?” he asks.“I don’t
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