CHAPTER 6: THE PAST
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Martha was just about to open her mouth when I motioned "shh" using my finger towards my mouth.
I talked to her using my telepathy. "They are still here. I don't know if they have a different purpose than following me here."
Uncle Fernand signaled using his hand. I nodded. He disappeared in the air like a mist.
He came back after a couple of minutes. He motioned his head saying the two were still in the hallway, then he left again. It took a long time before Tito returned back to out unit. We spent a few more moments before I felt that the heavy energy from the ancient vampire disappeared.
Martha and I held Uncle Fernand and then he teleported us back home. I collapsed on the sofa in our living room. "Whooo! I took my car to the condo just to teleport back home. Great."
Uncle Fernand sat down. "I misled them. I left my energy away from the building, they surely followed it. Why is there an ancient vampire here? Then that other one is a half-vampire?"
"Yes, Uncle. A half-vampire and an ancient vampire, plus other Daywalkers with them. I killed the one earlier in the forest near the school."
Martha reacted with a shocked facial expression. She immediately stood up and sat beside me. "What? Did you hunt a vampire during the day?"
"Just a coincidence, Martha. I saw that vampire with a girl in the forest, I caught him in the act. I was just too late to save the girl." I still regret it because I didn't notice that the man was a vampire. I thought they would just make out there right away. Poor woman.
"I'll go with you to school tomorrow, and I'm going to wear colored eyeglasses so they won't notice me as a vampire. I don't smell like a vampire, do I?" Martha said with a final decision.
I shook my head. "No. You don't even smell like a vampire. Thanks to vervain. Let's have a vervain party tonight. Let's skip vampire hunting for now."
"Game." Martha got up and went to the kitchen to mix vervain tea. Later, daddy also came from his clinic in town. He goes there early in the morning before dawn, and at night he goes home when the sun is down.
Uncle Fernand's face was serious. "We have a situation, Ed. There are vampires around. Half-vampire, ancient vampire and some other vampire friends, according to Vanessa. Your daughter encountered one earlier, and two vampires followed her to her condo."
Daddy ran over to me. "What? Are you ok, Vanessa? Are you in pain? Did they hurt you?" He held me in both arms to see if I was hurt.
I laughed at Daddy's reaction. "Dad, I'm still a half-vampire, remember? Either I heal or I die when I'm hurt. I'm still alive, so I'm okay, don't worry." I told papa what happened.
Uncle Fernand stood up and nodded. "I didn't know that there was a half-vampire on the loose that can escape from the association, and even an ancient vampire is present. I need to investigate. I will leave you first." Uncle Fernand disappeared. He most probably will go to the SAC Empire to investigate.
•••••
Uncle Fernand has not returned since he left last night. Maybe he is still looking for information about those half-blood, the Daywalker, and ancient vampires.
Martha and I are ready to go to school, but we will both pretend that we do not know each other to avoid conflicts and suspicion. We can pretend we've met and became friends in school.
Martha prepared our vervain tea and handed a cup to me. "Martha, have you seen an actual vampire drinking vampire blood?" I have a curious question. I heard stories about it, but I find it absurd. Why would someone drink a bad blood?
"Yes. Once. About 120 years ago. A thirty year old half-vampire also hunted vampires to take the energy of his victim. Another form of absorbing power, just like your ability. You just do it differently."
I was stunned. I can take vampires' abilities just by touching them, I don't have to suck their blood. But there are vampires or half-vampires who can do that? Really?
"It's not allowed in SAC, I'm sure you read it in the Book of the SAC Law. It's a violation to drink blood of another vampire to steal their ability. That's why half-vampires like you are now banned, because you can suck any vampire's ability." Martha sat down on my dresser, even though she had no reflection she was looking in the mirror. I combed her hair.
"Maybe you should know everything. Some half-bloods were allowed to live back then. Like you, they have gray eyes. They are powerful, with reflection and shadow... and they are Daywalkers without the help of witches. They lived peacefully, but one of them abused his power. Unsatisfied with his ability, he hunted vampires and absorbed the ability of each vampire he encountered. He did that even during daylight and it alarmed the association. Five SAC Warriors were sent to that village. Not just the half-blood family, but the entire village people were killed. The vampire sucker escaped, and his sister was left alone, dying. A very beautiful vampire rescued her, and she begged to turn her into a real vampire. She didn't want die as a half-blood, and she wants revenge," Martha paused a bit, sipped a cup of vervain tea. "You're facing her now."
I was a bit shocked at what Martha just told me. She was also half-blood before becoming a vampire? "Martha..." I wanted to shed tears.
"Shh... don't cry for me, Vanessa. It was a long time ago." Martha stood up and held my hand. "That's the reason why I will protect you as much as I can. That is not enough for the good deeds that your mommy did for me." She brushed my hair using her hand. "And at least you are different from my brother. You do not need to suck the blood of the vampire to take their ability, and you are not greedy. You just take what you need for your hunting, and you just need to touch them. You have a heart, you know how to think right. You have humanity in you. You are really unique in all half-bloods, Vanessa. You are the perfect half-blood. That is why the SAC tried to find for half-bloods for centuries, not to kill them, but to have them as experiments... to find the perfect half-blood, especially a woman half-blood. "
I was especially unable to react to the last thing Martha said. How is that? Will I be a guinea pig? Attaching tubes? Put on the operating table? "Are you thinking about how the experiment is done? It's not just about science that you will be experimented with. Yes, that's part of it, but they want something else... you'll get pregnant with a lot of different vampires. I'm sure you won't like that. I don't like that either. " Martha laughed heartily.
No way I'm going to get pregnant with a lot of vampires! They are disgusting! No way I will show up at the SAC. Never. "In that case, could SAC have anything to do with mommy's death?"
"Maybe yes, maybe not. There is another group looking for a half-blood woman, the Rebels. They will not allow SAC to get one and they will also use the poor half-blood lady for their own interests." I sat on my bed. I feel weak.
Why is my life so complicated? "Martha, why don't you just convert me as a pure-blooded vampire so that no one would chase after me?"
Martha shook her head. "We did it a few times when you were a baby, but nothing happened. Your anti-bodies are fighting vampire blood. We tried the method to give you vampire blood, but it had no effect. We even tried biting you and sucking almost all your blood, but your body immediately regenerated new half-blood. Your Mom is afraid to suck all your blood because you might end up dying if she did that. "You will not be a pure-blood vampire, Vanessa... but recently, your Daddy and I have a suspicion that you are a cure. We have not tried it yet, but it is possible that your blood can bring a vampire back to normal." Martha took a deep breath and drank vervain tea before continuing. "Although I, your Uncle Fernand and your mom already tried drinking your blood when you were a baby and we never became normal, but what changed was being immune to vervain—vervain is no longer fatal to us, and your blood seemed changed our personality. We don't crave for blood anymore. Yes, we still need blood to live, but we don't crave like a hungry beast. We think your blood can bring back a vampire into being a human again using your blood, just need more studies to prove it. "
"Like you, Martha?"
"Yes. But I don't want to go back to the past or become human again. I'm better as a vampire. Anyway, your Dad hasn't started experimenting yet, but he's thinking of getting some blood from you to study. "
"I'm willing to participate. We will benefit from my blood more than the SAC or those rebels," I laughed while saying it.
"Silly girl. Come on, let's go to school. I'll go first. I'll use the red car." She walked out and left my room.
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