CHAPTER TWO

Stephen ran with an amazing speed, heading to his house but he stopped when he scent something abnormal. He immediately hid behind a tree and with his vampire power, he used that to see far and he gasped at what he saw.

“Oh no!! He found us!!” Stephen said with wide eyes.

He began running to his father's mansion, and reached there in no time. On getting there, his eyes were met with a terrible scene;the ‘X team’ were attacking the vampire clan. Stephen stood there watching as his fellow kind were brutally murdered by their very own kind.

A vampire ran to attack him, he ducked and elongated his claws, then with it slit the throat of the vampire who came to attack him.

'I have to find father!!'He thought silently then he began running to his house.

He arrived there and it looks like the vampire came specially to attack his family. He froze as he saw someone.

“No, sister!!” Stephen screamed as he ran to his sister who was lying lifeless in a pool of her own blood.

Tears began flowing out of his eyes as Stephen carresed the jaw of his little sister. What has she done to deserve this cruel death? Anger boiled in his veins. He kissed his sister’s forehead before before standing up.

Stephen stood up and removed his twin daggers, then he began with the slaughter session. He succeeded in clearing the area all alone, then he ran into his house. He dropped his daggers as he watched a vampire slit her mother’s throat. He was too late to save her.

“Mother...” He muttered as he felt his heart break in a thousand pieces.

The vampire threw his mother to the floor and then turned to him. Stephen shivered as he saw who it was.

“Cassius…”He said in a whisper.

“Never knew I was that famous” Cassius said with a smirk. He then brought his hands to his mouth and licked away the blood.

Cassius began walking towards him and Stephen smartly took a step backwards. With a swift move of his hands, Cassius sent Stephen flying across the room. He hit his back on the wall and fell down. He quickly walked and stood in front of Stephen, then grabbed his neck lifting him and pinning him on the wall.

“Are you the chosen vampire?” Cassius scowled.

Stephen began trembling. The thought that the evil vampire came here in person for him baffled him.

“I dont know what you’re talking about” Stephen lied.

“Well if you aren’t the chosen vampire, then I have no use for you” Cassius said as he elongated his claws.

He made to dip it in his chest but someone came from behind and kicked him away forcing him to release his hold on Stephen.

Stephen looked up and smiled.

“Father!! You’re alive!!” He said happily.

“Son, listen. You have to get out of here. I don’t care where you’ll go but get out of here now!! You’re the last hope we have. Use all what happened today as a driving force to help you train more. I love you son, always know that and I’ll always be there for you” Stephen’s father said while holding his shoulder.

He then looked behind him.

“Take him away and go far away from here” Stephen’s father spoke to his brother, Frederick, who was standing behind him.

Fredrick picked Stephen as he struggled to stay with his father.

“No, I want to stay here with you father. I don’t want to leave you” Stephen cried, struggling to get out of his uncle’s grip.

“Go now!!” Stephen’s father shouted and Fredrick immediately ran away with a crying Stephen in his hands.

“It’s you and me now, Cassius” Stephen’s father said as his eyes turned red.

"So be it!" Cassius replied and his eyes turned blood red too.

They launched at each other and boom, a deadly fight began.

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Gigi was sitting outside, playing with her toys, when she noticed something moving in the woods. She stood up and positioned herself, ready to fight. Her eyes turned green as she increased her eyes visibility. She gasped as she saw some werewolves killing the humans there; she knew immediately who the werewolves were- the ‘X team’.

“Oh no!! They found me” She said and immediately ran into her house to alert her family.

I’m sure you’re wondering who Gigi is. She’s Jessica, the chosen werewolf.

“Mom, dad, let’s get going.” She said hurriedly.

“Where are we heading to Gigi, it’s very early in the morning” Her mother said sleepily.

“Let’s just go”She said while dragging them up from bed, but it was too late. A werewolf barged into their house and launched at them.

Her claws elongated and she used it to slit the werewolf neck which caused a blood splatter everywhere. She turned back and faced her adopted parents and noticed they had a look of fear on their faces.

“You are not our Gigi” Her father stuttered.

“Yes, my real name is Jessica Warburton. I’m a werewolf; the chosen werewolf. My real parents sent me to this village so as to protect me, but unfortunately Cassius' men succeeded in tracking me down and now we’re in danger.” She said while wiping away the blood on her face.

Her parents stayed mute, not being able to understand anything. How can a six years old girl behave like a grown up? They wondered.

“We need to leave now, don’t worry I will protect you two but you have to keep the existence of werewolves a secret” She said as she picked up two knives from the kitchen. “Quick, let’s leave now” She said and held their hands dragging them out of the hut. She wanted to go and search for Paolo and Lia but it was getting late.

'I hope you guys survive', Jessica thought to herself.

They began running to the sea shores so that they could escape with the flying boat but they came across a werewolf again. The werewolf transformed and launched to attack her, she dodged and her eyes turned green as she shed her human skin, transforming into a werewolf.

Jessica ran and launched at the other werewolf then she bite his neck while growling menacingly. The werewolf struggled till it died. She transformed back to a human and her adopted mother covered her nakedness with her scarf.

“Quick let’s hurry before it’s too late” Jessica said as they ran towards the shores. They arrived there and a vampire launched at them.

She threw the knife she had and it landed on the vampire skull who died instantly. They boarded the flying boat and drove away heading to the cities.

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As Ameliah said her goodbyes to her new found friends, she happily ran back home but her pace slowed down as she noticed that someone was following her. She looked around and saw nobody, maybe her imagination, she thought. She continued walking back to her home and she reached her hut but she froze as she saw a red liquid on the ground, no one needed to tell her that it was blood. d in horror and there was blood everywhere, it looked like she was transported to a horror movie but no, it was real.

She became terrified and quickly ran into her hut. She gasped in horror at the sight that laid before her. Her parents were lying lifelessly on the ground and some sort of human being was feeding on them.

The creature turned and looked at her and she gasped as she saw it looked like a creature she had seen only in books and pictures- a vampire!

Vampires are real?! Ameliah thought.

The vampire made to pounce on her but a leg kicked it away. Ameliah looked up and she saw a man with daggers. The mysterious man launched at the vampire and a fight began. Luckily the man won, and succeeded in killing the vampire.

With tears in her eyes, Ameliah slowly walked to her parents and knelt in front of them.

“Mummy, Daddy” Ameliah said in tears. “Daddy, wake up, let’s go dance. Mommy please wake up and let us cook together” She continue shaking them, hoping they'd move. “Mummy, daddy, don’t leave me please. I’m Scared” Ameliah said as she placed her head on her mother’s lap and she held her father’s hand.

“We have to go now” The mysterious man said.

Ameliah stood up and removed the necklace her mother was wearing, it was a gift from her father to her mother. She wore it and stood up, then walked out of the hut with the mysterious man, still sobbing. She watched in tears as all the people she once called neighbors, once called family, once called friend, lay on the ground, all murdered. That was too much for a kid to bear but what could she do…

They boarded a boat and drove away.

“Goodbye forever island,” She muttered as she looked at the island for the last time.