OssiPhi's blog: "Short Stories"

Night falls over the mountain side, no noise to be heard except the wind through the trees. Under the cover of half moon light two men walk with purpose around the base of the mountains. Searching every gap between the rocks and holes under trees.

"Keep searching boy, we are close, we are so close I can feel it."

"Master what are we actually looking for?"  "We are looking for conformation." "Conformation? Comformation of what?"

"The other..."

As the two men passionate search base of the mountain, a commotion has broke out amoung the village on the other side of the mountain.  Hateful cheering and jeering, Cries of fears and panic rip through the village.  Men runing with swords and pictch forks, women seeking safety among the deepest corners of their homes.

"Not this time! Don't let him out of your sight men!"shouts what appears to be the village leader.  "Box it in and close! Ready the cross bows!"

"Sir I lost him among the barn!" "Its not a him its a spawn from the pits of hell!" 

"I see it he's here he's..." "No Timothy! TORCHES!! Set the barn on fire, we can't afford to have two of them running loose."

The men frantically scramble for torches and arrows and they try to contain the beast in the barn.  Fire arrows streak accross the night,  sky. Screaming and orders being shouted replace the wind as the only thing being hard that night. The noise is now being carried across the wind and to the ears of the men searching the mountain.

"Moszen, do you hear that?" "What boy?" "Its faint but I hear screams on the wind do you not hear it sir?"

Moszen previously in thought for what he might find on his quest. A simple comformation of a rumor of a halfbreed and his family murderd 6 years ago.  They burned that man's, that thing's remaing sense of humanity. But he had to sure if this is the same one he's cross paths with one year ago on the other side of the country. 

"Master. Master! should we go and investigate?" "Yes that's a good idea our search can wait for the moment besides this may lead to some clues to aid us in what we are looking for"

The two men race of into the night towards the village. The screaming grows louder and voices can be understood.

"Burn it down! cover the back side of barn and put a brace on the door! You two men up get on the tree there and cover the roof. This demon will parish tonight."

The two mysterious men gaze from the hill side and work their way down closer but using the shadows to keep out of sight.

"Demon? Master you don't think they actually cornerd him?"

"Don't be a such a fool he's not there if he were there they all would be dead. I suspect though that those brave fools have indeed cornered a vampire but not strong one."  Moszen closes his eyes and listens to the sounds with in the barn. Fear and panic are what he senses first then confusion. "That one is freshly turned I'd say no more than a few weeks old with no teacher."

"No teacher? can you sense who turned him?"

"No I cannot and that troubles me. He should not be able to turn others. See clues my young friend."

"You believe that he can turn people? Legends say that do not possess the ability to turn because of their human side>"

"Yes you have been studying, knowledge is the best tool to have in battle remember that. Come lets watch from the house acrossfrom the barn, stay in the shadows and keep ur feelings masked. We don't want that one in the barn calling out for us."

"You mean we are going to let them kill him? Who ever is in the barn may have answers and could know the location of the tomb."

"Your words speak truth but seeing that he is new and in such a frantic state he may not remeber anything. He could attack us on site. It appears he has't fed in a few days and the hunger has driven him mad. "

"But we can let him die"

"Your compassion is amusing but we must not interfere, lets just hope that they can take him alive and question him themselves. He has not fed in days so he's very weak, so he is no match right now for these villagers."

"Yes Master."

" He's trying to break down the door!" shouts one villager. "Men stand ready!"

"He's coming through!" "The second the door breaks open fire!"

Shatters of wood fill the area around the burning barn. Arrows fly through the air and shouts follow behind them. Each arrow hits with a purpose as the men close in on the weakend vampire. The men charge in with blunt weapons swinging wildly with fear and haste. The vamipre holds his ground swinging and swiping at anyone he gets too close. An arrow strikes him in the back of the leg which brings him down to one knee. Villagers pour in closer with ropes and chains to restrain the beast.  In what would have seem to be a matter of hours took only a matter of minutes to restrain the vampire. Now screaming in coherent words and cries.

"Now demon why have you returned? Answer me!"

Nothing from the vampire but growls and an deep glare.

"We will not be your cattle, put him on the pole let the sun purify this soulless creature. Albias you stand guard firs only a few hours till dawn. The rest of you put the fire out and we will do repairs in the moring. I must meet with the Lord and tell him what occured tonight."

As the villagers make their way back to their homes or the inn to celebrate their most recent victory, the mysterious men come out from the shadows and make their way to the bond vampire. One blow to the neck was all it took from Moszen to make the guard fall to the ground unconcious. They aproach the weakend bond vampire as they grow closer he senses their presence.

"Help me" says the vampire weakly.

"What is your name?" asked Moszen. "Who is your creator?" asked more sternly. No response from the vampire.

Unsheathing his sword Raibien points the blade at the Vampire'sneck. "My master asked you a question, it does not bode well for you to remain silent."

"Raibien. Give him a moment to try to answer."

"I was huntinng. ambushed, struck on the head, came too did not know who I was. As I tried to figure my location I was attacked again, bitten on the shoulder. Searing pain through out my body woke up no longer a man.  I ran for nights. I don't know what is going on I want to go home. "

"Useless." says Raibien smuggly.

"Do you know of a cave that holds a tomb around these parts think hard boy." ask Moszen

"People know of it and no one ventures there it is believed to be cursed."

"Master we have to leave and find shelter the sun will be rising shortly"

"Where is it?"

" A nights ride east on the other side of the valley"

"Come Raibien we must go."

"PLease save me. I want to go home." pleads the vampire

"You are going to be at rest." The two run off  back over the hill.

Moszen is feeling a bit excited he is one step closer to discovering the truth.