This chapter is slightly darker than usual. Be warned.
Being an active combat personal meant that you should react in an instant. If you dodged one second later, you would die. If you shot your arrow slower, even for just a second, your teammates could die. Of course, it wasn't just reacting fast. We were also taught to react aggressively. No mercy, no pity. We never taught to think or compromise. Maybe that was the reason many of us died or was crippled. Due that my first reaction was just threatening him back. Yet, I calmly answered:
"Who are you?"
I heard laughing.
"Your new master."
I grinded my teeth. My master? Fuck off. How I was supposed to answer? Should ask him about Elizabeth? No.
"How do you know me?"
"How could I don't? The stunt you pulled was way too flashy!"
I couldn't just flip him off. He knew me. He knew my parents. Yet, I didn't knew anything about him.
"Are you talking about defeating alpha werewolf?"
He laughed again. His anime villain laugh made angry.
"Defeating a mutt. Do you think it is flashy? I could defeat it with just one arm!"
Shit. If only we were in person. That way, I could see his heartbeat and other body language to understand if he lied. But since we spoke through a phone, I had no way of saying.
"I don't remember doing anything else."
I didn't believed he was that strong. I was probably around mid C rank. Arda was around high B rank. I didn't knew the rank Ayla was at. But she was probably around low C rank. We barely defeated that werewolf. To defeat it easily you needed to be high A or S rank. Why would someone at that level would see my as flashy?
"Blood reinforcement."
He knew the skill I acquired?
"It is around D rank, according to human standards? Not bad."
He even guessed the rank. Hmm. But why would he want that skill? He was a vampire. Didn't he also had it? Maybe it was a rare ability between vampires? If it is rare I shouldn't sell myself easy.
"That's not a skill I have."
I heard he clicking his tongue.
"Too bad, fledging vampire. I told you to take me seriously. Now, which one I should kill?"
I threw the phone. Standing up in a flash, I ran. I was barefooted and my ribs were still not fully healed. I didn't gave a shit.
"Father! Mother!"
I widened my vision. I took so much information at once that, my head felt like bursting.
"There!"
Knocking people and creating chaos, I ran as fast as I could.
"Burak? Are you okay? Why are you not in the bed?"
"Are you guys okay?"
I scanned all of my vision. I found only humans. No beasts. No vampires. I sighed in relief.
"Did you saw a shady man? Any kind of dan-"
Mother's phone rang. I gulped. I reached my hand.
"Gave me."
Again, unknown number.
"You are fast. But I changed my mind. You also have sisters don't you? They are quite love- Shut up, I am trying to talk to your brother!"
I heard muffled screams.
"You son of a bitch!"
He clicked his tongue.
"Now, now. Don't get that that angry because I got you with good old switcheroo."
"I will kill you!"
"Don't be like that. For that, I am going to smaller one's arm."
"Don't!"
"Wait, don't! I beg you! Break mine!"
I could hear Nur begging at background. I was running, phone in my hand. When I heard Zehra's crying, I felt something inside me break.
"Upss, that was a little bit too much. I don't think she will not be able to use her right arm for rest of her life."
I wasn't running blindly. I was looking for hunters. I had to report him! I didn't knew how strong he was actually. Even if I was stronger than him, he held hostage my sisters. I had to get help. Just as I was in front of some hunters:
"I wouldn't do that if I were you. If you tell anyone, I will crush her bones to ground. I am watching you."
"Fuck!"
I ran away from hunters asking me if I was okay. He could see me! How? How did he do that? No, that wasn't the right question. How did he did it without me detecting it? Yes, it was right question. I couldn't detect any mana or anything like that.
"Don't! What do you want?"
"Good. That's better."
I still hear Nur and Zehra crying. He probably just stood close too them to make me listen their crying.
"I will message you a location. Be there in 10 minutes. Otherwise…"
I heard their crying get louder.
"You know what will happen. Of course be alone. No hunters. No weapons. Did you understood me?"
"Yes!"
He clicked his tongue once again. With a fake disappointment in his voice he talked:
"Sigh. You still don't know how to talk."
Shit! What does he wants?
"I told you I am your new master. Is this how you speak your master?"
Fucking piece of shit!
"Yes. I understood, master."
I had to shallow my pride. I can't allow him to hurt them any more.
"Better. You still have a long way to go but I am a merciful master. I will tolerate your tone."
Merciful, my ass! I am going to rip him to shreds when I get my hands on him!
"I will be ending the call. 10 minutes. Be there."
I heard a click indicating that call ended. Not soon later, a message notification came.
"It is too far away!"
Even if I could ran full speed all the time, I couldn't be there in 10 minutes! I needed a vehicle! Looking around, I detected the place we ate the pizza. It had motorcycles. One of the workers was getting ready to ride it. I ran full speed towards him.
"I am a hunter! This is an emergency!"
I picked him up and basically threw him to ground.