Hundred-Forty-Nine: How It Really Happened

Entry For NOJOMO #28

.Tanya Faith.My Perspective #2

“Dude that story was wack!” Zeke defended.

“What do you mean?” Harry asked.

“Well he got most of the details right, but there are few important ones he forgot.” Zeke then created a cloud sequence with his wand.

Told from Zeke’s POV

Out in the woods of England, we were developing our own style of magic. Kaden and I were becoming very knowledgeable of our spells and wands. While in Norway, I contracted the “Black Death” at school. Kaden told me from the beginning that being around the others was a bad idea. At the time, it was a pandemic and a sure way to die but I wanted to get my education.

Whenever I contracted it, I told Kaden to bring my body back to our parents so they can bury me properly. Upon our arrival, we learned that a strange man invaded our parent’s home and brainwashed them into thinking he was a nice man, a sorcerer if you will. He promised them ultimate power and fortune.

Our parents sent us to be slaughtered like pigs. They didn’t seem to care anymore if we lived or died, as long as they received what they were promised. Darkous insisted that one of us become a vampire or he’d massacre the whole family. I gave myself as sacrifice immediately but Kaden wouldn’t let me. We knew of vampires and didn’t agree with the lifestyle of killing others, but we wanted to save the family. For months, Kaden was a vampire and he spent a lot feof time traveling and learning his new found skills.

I couldn’t function in life excepet lay on my death bed and wait to die. The pain was so intense. I would cough up blood, run a high grade fever, and my body was covered in hard like tumors. I was becoming delirious. I pleaded to die every day, but Kaden insisted I would get better with antibiotics, and it somehow kept me alive for months. However, one day, we ran out. I saw the light. Remember seeing the light, Tawnie?”

“I remember!” She hugged up to me.

“I saw the light and thought I was going to die. Our parents, still in their trance from Darkous, gave him permission to bite me. You didn’t know what home was like without you Kaden. They would threaten me and hold me down until I let him bite me! Instantly, the pain went away. My heart no longer beat in my chest. I could feel my skin turning icy cold, my eyes red, and fangs appear.

When Kaden came back with the antibiotics and realized I was turned, he lashed out at Darkous; almost killing him. Our parents threatened him with their sacrifice and he let Darkous go. For months, he continued to train us. We practiced our feeding on other “Black Plague” victims. Inside our mind, we were relieving them of their human pain. However, once the Plague moved and died out, we still had to feaset. Darkous wanted to move onto healthy humans – starting with our parents. He felt we still had a human bond attachment. We couldn’t do it, though.

Before running to France, we figured out a way to break our parents spell but it came at a risk of erasing their memory. They embarked on their new lives while we hid out in France – trying to blend in with the rest of society. We feasted off the animals there and tried to add human food back into our diet. No matter how hard we tried, our body rejected it. It took us centuries to finally be able to tolerate it but we managed to do so.

We now had to migrate from country to country because vampires were nasty and an abomination. We didn’t want to come this far in life to only be burned at the stake or one pierced through our dead hearts.

“Oh my. I’m sorry….but what does this mean?” Tanya edged close to me.

“It means…Darkous will want revenge on us and try to hurt us. We didn’t give him what he wanted…we didn’t turn most of mankind into vampires. A apprentice never turns away from their sorcerer…but we can take him now. We’re both stronger and wiser but I don’t want any of you here.” Kaden pointed at us. “It’s too dangerous!”

Suddenly, Darkous and Jewel came in the room clapping. “Beautiful story but you left out one part…”