End of Chapter 9
Aaron hollered a battle cry and rushed into the shadows, not thinking..just acting. Michael and I waited in anticipation for a sign from Aaron, the longer we waited the مزید scared/anxious I got. I didn't realize that I had been holding my breath until his scream echoed down the alley, quickly followed سے طرف کی a menacing scream.
"Silly humans." The voice called a سیکنڈ before something flew out of the shadows, landing with a thump اگلے to my feet.
"Oh Lord." Michael cried before he turned and started vomiting.
I looked down at my feet and saw Aaron's eyes staring back at me from his head..which was no longer attached to his body. I swallowed loudly, doing my best to keep my stomach from revolting.
"Michael!" I cried loudly. "Go get the others, I will send this creature back to hell!"
Michael did not need to be told مزید then once, he turned and ran as fast as he could. It was mere سیکنڈ before I couldn't see him, and in that سیکنڈ I realized that I was alone with the beast...in his element.
Chapter 10
"You should have listened to the warning." The voice called from the other end of the alley.
"I do not fear you, God is on my side." I کہا as I walked slowly down the alley.
"Your God will not save you...no one will save you." He said, سیکنڈ before I heard footsteps going away from me then nothing but silence.
"You run from me?" I yelled as I took off into the dark to find nothing at the end of the alley.
I looked around, trying to figure out where the monster could have gone, but not finding any signs of where it disappeared to. I kicked at the garbage and گھاس, ہے that laid in the streets, not finding anything until my foot his what looked to be a crude box. I waited a few سیکنڈ before I was brave enough to kick it again, surprised when the box moved about two feet to the side, revealing a crude opening to the sewer system below town.
I was still standing there staring down into the hole when I heard Michael and the rest of the تلاش party coming running down the alley, calling my name the entire time. I heard my father gasp as he came across Aaron's head, which was still staring up into space. He leaned forward, whispering a prayer as he made the sign of the پار, صلیب and closed his eyes.
"What happened here?" My father asked so appalled and angry that he was trembling slightly.
"We found the creature that visited our house." I کہا softly. Aaron wanted to be the one to fight it so he charged down the alley without thinking. The creature killed him then laughed at us before disappearing into the shadows."
"Did آپ see where he went?" My father asked.
I nodded as I pointed down at the entrance to the sewer system as I raised one finger and covered my mouth, hoping they would all understand that we couldn't talk about this where we were.
"Let's go back to the church." My father suggested.
I moved the box back to where I found it, covering the entrance to the tunnel. We all moved quickly through town, everyone's eyes darting around as if they were waiting for something to attack them at any moment.
The walk to the church took half the time because of the adrenalin we all had pulsing through our bodies. We all took refuge in the sanctuary, feeling safer in this place then we could in any other.
"What happened out there?" My father demanded.
"Like I said, Michael, Aaron and I went out behind the tavern. It was so still back there..." I کہا as I shivered. "There was no wind, no critters یا sounds at all. We slowly walked on until it emerged from the shadows. It was only visible for a moment before Aaron charged it, screaming a battle cry as he rushed it."
"Aaron attacked a vampire?" Johnathan asked in shock.
"Yes," I کہا as I shook my head. "I think he wanted to be the one to get the glory..to vanquish the beast back to hell."
"He always acted without thinking." My father کہا sadly.
"Did he fight?" Steven asked.
"I don't know, they moved back into the shadows and a few سیکنڈ later there was a blood curdling scream." I paused, Aaron's screams still echoing through my head. "A moment later his head landed at our feet and I sent Michael to go get the rest of you."
"You were going to fight it alone?" My father asked, his eyes wide.
"No..yes...I don't know. I just thought it wanted to talk to me."
"What did it say?" Father asked in surprise.
"It told me that I should have listened, I should have not gone looking for it یا them...then it disappeared."
"Disappeared?" A voice called.
"Yes, I think that it went down into the sewers. I think that is where it hides during the day." I said, pretty sure of my findings.
"Then tomorrow we go to the tunnels." Michael کہا as he smiled. "We can go when the beasts sleep, that is what I have heard of these demons..they sleep during the day."
"Is that true?" Johnathan asked.
"I am unsure, there are many stories about them and no one knows for sure what is true." My father said. "However, it may be wise to go during the دن so we can see better."
"Tomorrow then." Steven cried. "We will avenge Aaron's death tomorrow!"
"What time Carlisle?" My father asked, letting me take the lead again.
"After breakfast, we will meet here."
"Tomorrow!" Michael cried, the other men cheering along with him.
I wish now that I could tell myself what I didn't know then, the truth about vampires and their habbits..things could have ended differently.
Aaron hollered a battle cry and rushed into the shadows, not thinking..just acting. Michael and I waited in anticipation for a sign from Aaron, the longer we waited the مزید scared/anxious I got. I didn't realize that I had been holding my breath until his scream echoed down the alley, quickly followed سے طرف کی a menacing scream.
"Silly humans." The voice called a سیکنڈ before something flew out of the shadows, landing with a thump اگلے to my feet.
"Oh Lord." Michael cried before he turned and started vomiting.
I looked down at my feet and saw Aaron's eyes staring back at me from his head..which was no longer attached to his body. I swallowed loudly, doing my best to keep my stomach from revolting.
"Michael!" I cried loudly. "Go get the others, I will send this creature back to hell!"
Michael did not need to be told مزید then once, he turned and ran as fast as he could. It was mere سیکنڈ before I couldn't see him, and in that سیکنڈ I realized that I was alone with the beast...in his element.
Chapter 10
"You should have listened to the warning." The voice called from the other end of the alley.
"I do not fear you, God is on my side." I کہا as I walked slowly down the alley.
"Your God will not save you...no one will save you." He said, سیکنڈ before I heard footsteps going away from me then nothing but silence.
"You run from me?" I yelled as I took off into the dark to find nothing at the end of the alley.
I looked around, trying to figure out where the monster could have gone, but not finding any signs of where it disappeared to. I kicked at the garbage and گھاس, ہے that laid in the streets, not finding anything until my foot his what looked to be a crude box. I waited a few سیکنڈ before I was brave enough to kick it again, surprised when the box moved about two feet to the side, revealing a crude opening to the sewer system below town.
I was still standing there staring down into the hole when I heard Michael and the rest of the تلاش party coming running down the alley, calling my name the entire time. I heard my father gasp as he came across Aaron's head, which was still staring up into space. He leaned forward, whispering a prayer as he made the sign of the پار, صلیب and closed his eyes.
"What happened here?" My father asked so appalled and angry that he was trembling slightly.
"We found the creature that visited our house." I کہا softly. Aaron wanted to be the one to fight it so he charged down the alley without thinking. The creature killed him then laughed at us before disappearing into the shadows."
"Did آپ see where he went?" My father asked.
I nodded as I pointed down at the entrance to the sewer system as I raised one finger and covered my mouth, hoping they would all understand that we couldn't talk about this where we were.
"Let's go back to the church." My father suggested.
I moved the box back to where I found it, covering the entrance to the tunnel. We all moved quickly through town, everyone's eyes darting around as if they were waiting for something to attack them at any moment.
The walk to the church took half the time because of the adrenalin we all had pulsing through our bodies. We all took refuge in the sanctuary, feeling safer in this place then we could in any other.
"What happened out there?" My father demanded.
"Like I said, Michael, Aaron and I went out behind the tavern. It was so still back there..." I کہا as I shivered. "There was no wind, no critters یا sounds at all. We slowly walked on until it emerged from the shadows. It was only visible for a moment before Aaron charged it, screaming a battle cry as he rushed it."
"Aaron attacked a vampire?" Johnathan asked in shock.
"Yes," I کہا as I shook my head. "I think he wanted to be the one to get the glory..to vanquish the beast back to hell."
"He always acted without thinking." My father کہا sadly.
"Did he fight?" Steven asked.
"I don't know, they moved back into the shadows and a few سیکنڈ later there was a blood curdling scream." I paused, Aaron's screams still echoing through my head. "A moment later his head landed at our feet and I sent Michael to go get the rest of you."
"You were going to fight it alone?" My father asked, his eyes wide.
"No..yes...I don't know. I just thought it wanted to talk to me."
"What did it say?" Father asked in surprise.
"It told me that I should have listened, I should have not gone looking for it یا them...then it disappeared."
"Disappeared?" A voice called.
"Yes, I think that it went down into the sewers. I think that is where it hides during the day." I said, pretty sure of my findings.
"Then tomorrow we go to the tunnels." Michael کہا as he smiled. "We can go when the beasts sleep, that is what I have heard of these demons..they sleep during the day."
"Is that true?" Johnathan asked.
"I am unsure, there are many stories about them and no one knows for sure what is true." My father said. "However, it may be wise to go during the دن so we can see better."
"Tomorrow then." Steven cried. "We will avenge Aaron's death tomorrow!"
"What time Carlisle?" My father asked, letting me take the lead again.
"After breakfast, we will meet here."
"Tomorrow!" Michael cried, the other men cheering along with him.
I wish now that I could tell myself what I didn't know then, the truth about vampires and their habbits..things could have ended differently.
