Dracula's Munchkin.

THREE.

Vlad POV.

I avenged her but at what price, I had my revenge but now I had no reason to live now, it was the emptiness in my heart and soul now. I roamed the village, my lands but this wasn’t my home anymore, it wasn’t feeling like it did before.

The people were scared of me, the worst part is I’m afraid of myself now, I had this thirst, the need for something to end the flame in my throat. The burn, the thirst, but things weren’t any better now, people fear, the whispers, everything was going down.

I decided to leave, but I took Evan with me, this land held no magic to me anymore, I had to leave, to find somewhere else. We left our land but I grew weaker, I couldn’t fight, couldn’t stand, in the end I was on verge of dying, I was laying on the floor, the thirst that went up in my throat made my eyes turn black.

“Sir are you okay?” Evan says bending down closer to me, this time I haven’t seen my friend, this time my thirst was too much to be stopped, I couldn’t help it.

When Evan got closer to me, all I could see and smell was his blood, I always thought blood have this salty smell, except this time, blood smelled like honey, like a sweet treat waiting for me to bite in.

When Evan’s neck, beating heart, and blood were close enough to me, I bite him, I attacked him with my fangs, digging into his skin and biting his veins until the sweetness of blood filled my mouth. The warm, sweet taste of the blood ending my thirst, the more I drank the more I felt stronger, I felt stronger, more and more with every sip of the blood.

Until I found out what I did, I remembered what was happening, I opened my eyes to notice my mouth still clutched close around Evan neck. I let him go right away panicking, holding my friend down, worried about him, his eyes were going yellow, his skin ghost white, I just killed the only person who’s left for me.

Laying my ear against his chest I could hear a very light heartbeat, it was weak, he’s dying, I just killed my friend. Getting up on my feet, I was stronger now but at what price, I just had my own friend blood, this wasn’t a life.

All I wanted was to avenge my princess, all I have on my hands now are blood, the enemies’ blood and my friend. Refusing to even look at myself anymore, I wasn’t the prince who stood up for his people anymore, I wasn’t that person, that guy died with Milena, all that’s left is a monster.

Carrying Evan body off the ground, he doesn’t deserves to be left on the ground, he’s too loyal for that, he deserves to have some respect even in his last breath in this world. Picking Evan up and walking him toward, I had no idea where, but I finally found somewhere to put Evan down on. A church, it was an old one, abandoned, the war had it’s fair share with the building, but would do, walking inside the whole building was still standing.

Placing Evan down, before I turn on some candles for him, I kneeled there for the first time since our war started, since my princess died. I didn’t have any prayer to say, I was damned, I wasn’t asking for forgiveness, no good dead would be enough for me to gain the forgiveness of our lord and savior.

I decided to leave once the sun have risen, I’ve been hiding out of the sun since day one, but now it’s game over, the sun can have the final saying with me. I looked back at Evan, sleeping calmly, his trip in this world was over, and so is mine.

Leaving the church walking outside, the sun was only peaking out, I haven’t seen the sun in a while, but I miss it, standing there waiting for the sun to shine and end my misery, to warm the dark part of my soul.

The sun didn’t take long to shine, it hit my face first, I was enjoying the sun, until the burning feeling began, my face was on fire but I didn’t run away or hide away I stood there waiting for the sun to cover my sins.

The sun hit the rest of my body, I felt like being burnt alive, I fell on my knees but still stayed in place, this is how me and my princess would meet, I’ll follow her to the next life.

“Milena” I said my words that sounded like a whisper, hardly a whisper, even through the pain, I refused to scream or yell in pain, I only said my princess name.

I could see her grey eyes now, I could see her smile, I smiled back, I was on fire, I was moving toward her now, that’s when everything went dark, that’s when I fell on the ground, dead to the world.

I expected to wake up in the next life, in the other world, or maybe in hell. I don’t deserve heaven, I knew I’d end up in hell all along except now, waking up, I was looking for Milena, for the gray eyes that were waiting for me, but I found nothing.

Instead of what I’ve been hoping for, I woke up in a cottage, it was made of woods, in the middle of nowhere, I could hear wolves howling, I could hear the wind rustling the trees, I could feel my hunger but what I couldn’t feel was death, what I’ve been craving was the end but it didn’t come.

“You’re awake sir” I heard my dead friend voice, maybe I’m not dead after all, I’m just hallucinating, I killed Evan, now my brain is playing tricks on me to make me feel even worse.

“Sir” the voice says again, I wanted to yell and tell him to go away, to leave me alone, I’m already suffering, no need to add to my misery except the voice owner stood in front of me now.

Blood and flesh, Evan was standing here, his once fiery red hair now was a bit duller, his tanned skin became a fair white tone, his eyes, the one that used to be brown were now golden, he even smelled different. His blood doesn’t call to me like it did before the accident and what happened back then.

“Leave, if you’re hoping to add to my misery, I’m already tortured enough” I tell the thing that’s standing in front of me.

“Sir I’m not here to torture you, I’m here to serve you” Evan ghost says, I look up at him with confusion, I had no will to play this game.

“I killed you, I’m sorry. Now leave me alone” I say contemplating how to end my misery of life, the sun burned, it hurt like hell but it didn’t finish the job, I’m still here aren’t I.

“Sir, Prince Vlad, you haven’t killed me, you changed me” Evan says, prince he says, I’m too many things, monster, killer, murderer, but a prince I’m not.

“Changed you?” I say looking at him, he got this whole thing wrong.

“Yes prince, I’ve been studying about what you became, you biting me changed me, I’m now your server forever” Evan says, he must be joking me.

“Don’t look so shocked my prince, you’re not getting rid of me easily” Evan says smiling, I laid back on the bed, I couldn’t end my misery. And now I have a companion, Romania held no more lure to me, it’s time to leave, time to explore.