CHAPTER 1: THE HUNTING
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Martha and I sat in the living room. Daddy came with a box of ice coolers. I already know what's in it. "Here, ladies. Snack first."
"Type A, dad." I held out my palm.
"Here." Dad thrown the blood bag to me. "Martha, your favorite. B negative." He handed Martha her favorite blood type.
"Where's Uncle Fernand?" I asked while sipping my snack.
"We got our new document. He's been working on it. You will be back in school on Monday."
I gasped. That's the gist of being a vampire. We never get old. I stopped aging when I reached 18 even though I am a half-blood. Martha became vampire at the age of 21, over 120 years ago. She still looks the same. 50 years have past since my mom and our entire community were killed, then Dad asked Martha to turn him into a vampire.
Mommy and her twin, Uncle Fernand, were both born as pure blooded-vampires, more than 200 years ago. I have not met my grandfather since my grandmother was a r**e victim of a vampire. She was converted into a vampire while being pregnant with my mom and Uncle Fernand. They said they both stopped aging when they reached 18 years old.
"I'm going to study again? I've been to college a few times. I'm about to become a genius."
"Well, you can just sit around and hunt at night if that's what you want," Martha's suggestion.
I shook my head. "Hmm... nah. I'll go to school and meet some vampires. Maybe there are stray Daywalker killer vampires."
"There are no longer Daywalker vampires today. The Supernaturals Association Council has banned witches from helping vampires. It's been a long time."
"You'll never know. There are a lot of rebel vampires everywhere. We just caught three newborn vampires last night, right? It is forbidden to leave a trace when victimizing humans. Leaving a newborn vampire on the loose is a violation, hence elimination is the punishment. Page 345 in the Book of Law, Vampire Code Article 5."
Martha's mouth opened before closing it again. She could not answer. I have a point. "You should enroll as well. Come with me. You're still wearing your Lapis Lazuli." My two eyebrows rose even higher, trying to convince her.
"No way!" Martha strongly refused.
"Yes way. Right, Dad?" I winked at Martha. I stood up and walked straight to my room. I heard her loud, deep sigh. That’s another reason I like about her. Martha spoiled me. She gives me whatever I ask. I so love her for that.
I laid down in my bed and started thinking over things. My existence is also a secret because I am also in the Vampire Code. It is not allowed to have a half-blood existence unless recorded from birth. Page 372. But they do not let a half-blood live. They believe that a half-blood turns into a monster that is why they are strictly monitored from birth, and eliminated immediately when the child showed a sign of being a monster.
Well, I don't look like a monster and I don't think like monsters. I murmured as I got up from my bed. They did not register me at the association only because my life was in danger. So maybe my mom also died because of me. I was the one they were looking for back then.
I walked toward the window. I grabbed the water sprinkler and watered the vervain lined up at the huge window of my room. I placed these here so no one can smell me. My scent is different from a vampire. I don't smell human and neither do I smell like a vampire. My Dad said my blood is special. I don't know anything about that. I will just leave everything to them.
The solution I have in hiding my scent is using a vervain-made products.. I make my own perfume line, secretly mixed with vervain and I use it. I also sell them online: VH Cologne, VH Perfume, VH Bath and VH Shower Gel. VH is short for Vampire Huntress, and it is in demand. I am also doing this to help people in any way I can. People can avoid vampires using a perfume made of vervain or bathe in it. That is my line of business and Martha supervises it.
Dad and uncle Fernand also make vervain tea and they sell them in their tea shop. The three of them are also used to vervain, drinking slowly but not in large quantities. It is deadly for a vampire when they had a lot of vervain intake. I'm different from them, I'm okay drinking a drum of vervain. No effect on me. I can also live either consuming human food or drinking blood. I just gain more strength when I drink blood.
I looked at the wall clock. It's 7 o'clock in the evening. We can go hunting again. There are probably vampire victims again. I went back to the living room and called Martha. "Come on. We have a stake out tonight."
"Game!" Martha said excitingly. Her eyes turned into yellow and her fangs appeared. She really hates our kind.
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We got close to the Baywalk. We just ran from Bulacan going here. We were walking along the dark road to Quirino when I saw a commotion.
"Right there." Martha pointed to a pale woman hugging her victim and biting her neck. It looks like we're late.
"Hey!" I called the ugly vampire.
The Vampire stopped on what she's doing. She looked at us, her eyes are amber-colored. "s**t! New Blood Vampire!" It ran fast away from us.
"Martha, please take care of her victim. I will run after her." She nodded as a response and started checking the victim. It will turn into a vampire real soon.
The newborn vampire quickly entered the dark alley. Here in Manila, they are really spreading terror, where many people will fall victim and be converted into newborn vampires. These rebel vampires are being careless and rogue. They are open in spreading terror. It is against the law of the Supernatural Association Council (SAC) to expose vampires and other Supernatural being. It is punishable once anyone has been reported violating the internal law. I am not a member because my existence is a secret, but I have memorized their law for my sake, for the most part as well as for my night hobby—Vampire Hunting. I hunt vampire criminals. I am leading the secret council headed by Dad and Uncle Fernand in killing those who break the laws, even newborn vampires. Well, I kill vampires who kill people, that's my law.
I ran along the dark street and turned right. I stopped at the corner and felt the surrounding. I turned to my left.
My eyes lit up, I felt the excitement if blood lust. Yes. I lust for the blood of vampires. I faced the newborn vampire woman who just had dinner earlier. It's getting late and no one's around. This part is also dark. I smiled. "Do you think you can escape?"
"Who are you? Don't interfere with my business." She showed her fang and hissed.
"Ah, ah." I moved my index finger. "You're not the only one with fangs." I pulled out my long, sharper fangs that are extremely clean and white. "See?"
The vampire in front of me growled and then rushed to me. I held her hands with long, sharp nails pointed at me. I kicked her with great force in the stomach. She landed on top of the garbage piled on the street side. It seems those are the restaurants' trashes and were thrown there. The vampire looked vexed because of the smell coming from the garbage. The newborn vampire stood up again and angrily rushed at me, but I was too lazy to fight. I waved my hand to use my telekinesis to her. She was thrown back on the garbage dump. I used my power again and lifted her up in the air.
"Get me down here!" The newborn vampire cried in frustration.
"What? Should I drop you on the pavement with extreme strength or should I leave you like that until morning?" I said it with a wide smile when Martha arrives. "What? You're late again, Martha."
"Give her to me. She gave me a lot of work and I'm tired," Martha exclaimed. "She had two victims there. She's too greedy."
"Oh.. she's yours then." I suddenly dropped the female newborn vampire. She fell hard on to the pavement. She suffered broken bones, but as usual for a vampire, she started recovering immediately. Martha quickly attacked the newborn vampire, strangled her in the neck and lifted her to the ground. Martha's eyes lit up white. The newborn vampire's entire body was frozen. Martha's power is Cryokinesis. Martha dropped frozen vampire. It's my turn to totally vanish this monster. I shook my hand, then I burnt it. One of my many powers is Pyrokinesis. I have many other powers, but I rarely use them, just when I need it or when we are in training.
"I also finished her victims earlier. "
"Good. Come on. Let's go home." I invited Martha to come home. We killed three rogue vampires tonight.
Martha and I arrived at the mansion so tired. We raced again from Baywalk to our home, the loser has to catch 5 vampires tomorrow and Martha lost the game. "I really don't have anything against you anymore. I'm really getting older." Martha said.
I looked at her. "Are vampires getting old?"
"Me. If you're the one I can be with every single day? I will really grow old fast," Martha jokingly said. I know she's just teasing me.
"Why is that? I'm so kind and obedient, right?" Then I wickedly giggled.
I am really kind. I was just hunting vampires for two reasons: one, so that those vampires would not victimize humans again; and two, to find the "princess" who killed my mommy and our entire community back then....
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