Leonidas, who was watching powerlessly on the sidelines, had experienced a wide variety of mixed emotions; he felt shocked, angry, and frustrated about how this event played out. "We were so close," he said, closing his eyes and gritting his teeth.
Greyskin, who was still a distance away, had an evil grin on his face. He had never been pushed to this extent: "Stupid boy, now I am going to slowly eat you alive." The troll, Greyskin, then started to slowly crawl to where John was lying on the ground. The troll only used his arms to crawl towards John while licking his lips in excitement at the thought of eating the boy who almost killed him.
Leonidas gritted his teeth, he tried to move his body, lift his arms, wiggle his feet, anything, but nothing was willing to respond to his command. He then decided to scream at John, "Move! Get up boy!"
John heard a voice but could not quite make out what it was saying. "Damn, we really gonna die because of my carelessness, why didn't I just finish the fucking troll…I am sorry grandpa, I probably deserve this…I…I thought I could make you proud" John felt huge regret in not killing the ogre while he had the chance.
As the troll crawled closer to John, swiping the bones that lay on the ground. The discarded remains are sent flying everywhere, scattering like macabre confetti. Despite its injury, the troll's determination remains unyielding. As the troll crawls on the ground, the sound of its broken limb dragging on the ground causes a scraping sound that echoes through the cave, further, adding to the creatures unsettling aura. After a few minutes of crawling, the troll Greyskin was above John and using his hands to balance himself.
Leonidas, who was witnessing everything, panicked. He was powerless, the only thing he can do is watch his grandchild being eaten by the troll. He knew that this situation happened because John did not have much battle experience. Leonidas then screamed at Greyskin, he tried desperately to get the troll's attention, "Hey you overgrown fuckface, leave the boy alone, come eat me!"
As the troll looked directly at John's bloody face, drool could be seen dripping down from his mouth, some of the drool even landed on John's cheeks.
Further, Greyskin then heard Leonidas's insults and he lifted his head up to look at the vampire that were sitting a few distance away. He then grinned and licked his lips "Wait your turn, weak vampire, Greyskin going to eat boy face, then come and eat your face, starting with your tongue hehehe"
As John lies there on the ground, his shallow breathes punctuated by pained groans, the crimson fluids on his face seeps into the crevices of his broken features. His one left eye, became swollen shut and blood oozing everywhere, forming a small pool behind his head, shows a glimpse into the young boy's agony.
John sluggishly opened his right eye to see the huge troll looking directly at him. Without fear, already accepting his fate, John in a low tone said "Do it" to the creature that was hovering above his face.
Leonidas looked sternly at the troll. He knew that nothing he said would distract the troll from eating John, who was lying powerlessly on the ground. Leonidas then chuckled lightly "To think that the great Leonidas is going to die from a fucken troll. I want to kiss my wife one more time and tell my daughter that I love her. I want to see my boys and tell them I am proud of them. Kiss my grandkids on the forehead and maybe tell John that…that I am sorry. He gave it his all and fought valiantly."
However, this time, luck was on John's side. Subsequently, the lightning bolt that John shot up to the ceiling above his head as a result of the troll Greyskin throwing the club in his face was actually about to save his life.
High up in the ceiling of the cave were many stalactites; however, one specific stalactite was loosened by the lightning bolt attack from John. It was big, heavy, sharp, and pointy. Subsequently, the stalactite broke and came down like an arrow, piercing the troll through the nape of his neck, just as the troll Greyskin wanted to take a bite out of John's face.
Leonidas was surprised and shocked but still had a stern look on his face. In all of the years he has been alive, he has never seen such occurrences. The troll fell next to John and, for a few seconds, breathed his last breath before dying. John was also shocked and surprised, but the emotion could not be seen on his face. He then turned his head to look at the dead troll "what the hell just happened?" he thought.
John then let out a sigh of relief before closing his eyes to rest.
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The next day, while Elena was in the library room doing her daily work, Haven arrived to assist her in cleaning the place. "Greetings, Elena; this one came to help clean the place."
Elena, who was still standing on the ladder, climbed down to thank Haven for her assistance. "Thank you, Haven; this library is too big for me to clean alone, so I appreciate your assistance."
After working for 2 hours, they both went for a lunch break. However, Haven told Elena that she had to leave for a moment and that she would return in a few minutes. In the library, there were multiple wooden tables and chairs scattered in different sections. Elena was sitting in the upper section of the library, drinking warm blood out of a tea cup. She then began to reminisce about her mother, her smile, her touch, and the food she used to cook. She thought about the time she was standing barefoot on the farm with the sand between her toes. She thought about how she used to play with the farm animals.
She remembers the time when she and her mother would cuddle in bed. "Honey, mother wants to give you a gift." Eve got up from the bed and went to the cupboard to take out a small brown wooden box. She gave the small box to Elena to open.
Elena was very excited "Is this for me Mama?"
Eve smiled "Yes, when Mama went to buy groceries in town yesterday, Mama walked by a small store that sold beautiful necklaces. Mama then noticed a necklace that is perfect for her sweet baby." She then lightly poked Elena on the nose causing the young child to give a lovely giggle.
Elena giggled; she then opened the small box to find a golden sunshine necklace. The necklace and the chain were made of gold. "The owner even said that this necklace is inspired by the sun as a symbol of love and warmth. One day, Elena, when you have your own child or if you meet someone special that you love with all of your heart, gift that person this necklace, and you will forever be connected, just like you and me." Eve said while looking at Elena.
In the present, Elena caressed the sunshine necklace that hung by her neck. Elena did not know why she had been daydreaming about the past. Probably because it was the happiest day of her life, and then it happened. The day that her life changed forever. On this fateful day, Elena was playing with her pet chicken named Dobby.
She was happily chasing Dobby around the farmhouse. "I am going to get you, Dobby." Dobby was a very agile chicken; just as Elena thinks she is going to catch the chicken; that is when it will quickly change its running direction, causing the young girl to only chase shadows. Eve would look at Elena with a lovely smile on her face and say "Don't hurt yourself Elena"
"No mama"
Elena was having fun chasing Dobby until an arrow struck Dobby through the body, killing the chicken instantly.
Elena couldn't believe what happened. Her eyes stretched and tears began to force themselves out of her eyes. Eve saw a group of men riding on horses coming towards them.
"Elena run!" Eve shouted at her.
Elena was in shock; how could someone kill her pet chicken? Eve quickly ran to her and grabbed her hand. "Come Elena"
Elena looked at her mother with tears in her eyes. Eve picked Elena up and ran into the house. She quickly ran locked the doors in the house when she heard a man's voice.
"Eve Bennett, come out!"
Eve went to the window to open the curtains, and she saw a man named Dexter.
The man named Dexter, had black trousers, black leather boots, black tie and a simple white shirt. Dexter's shirts were also layered by a simple grey vest.
"Dexter, what are you doing here?"
Dexter came with Two men. "I told you there would be consequences if you didn't sell me the farm; now you forced my hand.".
Eve went to Elena and said, "Elena, I want you to go to your room and find a place to hide." She looked at her daughter with glistening eyes. She wanted to cry, but she knew that she had to stay strong for her daughter's sake. "Mama loves you, honey."
"No, Mama" Elena said while crying.
"Stop crying, honey; the bad men are going to break in the house anytime, so I want you to quickly go upstairs and find a place to hide; do not make a sound."
Eve then gave her daughter a hug; she knew that this would probably be her last. Once they separated, she looked her daughter in the eyes and said, "Now go."
Elena did what her mother said and ran upstairs to hide. Eve then went to the kitchen to get a knife to protect herself.
Dexter kicked the door open. "Knock, knock," he evilly grinned. One of the men came with him in the house, and the other one stayed behind to look at the horses.
Dexter then saw Eve in the kitchen and he also noticed that she has a kitchen knife in her hands. He then looked at the man beside him and they began to chuckle "Eve, Eve, put down the knife before someone gets hurt"
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While everything was taking place, a large flying boat was soaring over Elena's farm. A beautiful woman with silky black hair and pale beautiful skin looked down from the edges of the boat. She zoomed in with her eyes and saw a yellow house with a woman running out the door with stap wounds on the front side of her body.
She licked her lips and said "Collin, do you think I should help the woman? I don't particularly like to meddle with mortals' affairs"
Colling was a vampire knight. He looked at the woman with stab wounds and felt sorry for her. "It would not hurt to help her, my lady."
The vampire woman smiled. "You do have a soft spot for the mortals; fine, then let us go help the human woman."
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Elena, who was hiding under the bed in her room, heard heavy footsteps coming up the stairs. The creaking of the wooden floors got louder every time the person came closer to her room. The door slowly opened, and she saw dirty black boots entering the room. Her heart beats loudly; it's as if it wanted to jump out of her chest. "Come out, little girl; I won't hurt you." Dexter said while looking around the room for Elena.
He opened the wardrobe to see if she was hiding there but found nothing. Elena wanted to cry as she covered her mouth. She then saw the brown boots walking in the direction of the bed. "Oh no," she thought.
The man then looked under the bed and saw Elena. "There you are," he said evilly.
As Eve was running, one of the men tackled her from behind, and they both went to the ground. Eve struggled to get away, but the man did not let her go, and as she tried to crawl away from the man, she looked up and saw three people standing before them. The vampire woman looked down at Eve and noticed that her white dress was stained with blood, and her eyes began to turn red, with black veins visible beneath it.
"Let the woman go" the vampire lady said. The man did not hesitate, he stood up and asked "Who the fuck are you?"
This was the man's first and last mistake, without the man even noticing, everything happened too fast, the vampire knight Colling appeared before the man he grabbed the man's lower jaw, sharp nails digging into the man's skin and instantly ripped it off "Mind your manners mortal, this is Lady Anna Crimson". Blood gushed everywhere as the man dropped to the ground and wailed in agony.
Further, the man afterward died a painful death. Anna looked at Eve who was still on the ground. "Please, my Lady, save my daughter; I beg of you." This was Eve's last words after she died with tears in her eyes. She suffered too many stab wounds to continue living any longer.
Anna looked at the woman and nodded her head. She then ordered the vampire knight Collin to kill the man who was by the horses while she was going to save the child.
Anna moved at an extreme speed. When she entered the house, she noticed blood on the floor and used her spiritual sense to find the girl. Anna found the girl but also sensed a man upstairs with her. When she came into Elena's room, she saw that the man was busy trying to rape the 12-year-old girl, and this made her sick to her stomach. "Some mortal men are truly foul creatures, but I am not here to judge." She thought.
Dexter did not notice Anna coming into the room; when he pulled down his pants, he noticed somebody poking him from the back. When he turned around, Anna was looking at him in the eyes. She then used her mind-compulsion ability and told the man to go hang himself with a rope in the barn.
Without hesitation, Dexter did what he was told: "Yes, my lady."
He pulled his pants up and walked out of the room. Anna then switched her attention to Elena. "Come with me, sweety." She held out her hand, and they went to the flying boat.
The vampire knight Collin was waiting for Anna and Elena to come up the flying boat until she gave him an order: "Collin, a man tried to rape this little girl; I compelled him to hang himself, but I changed my mind."
She looked at him with red eyes. "Rip his dick off and feed it to him" Electricity could be seen flickering in her eyes.
Collin grinned, "As you wish, my lady," and he disappeared.
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[back to the present]
A tear then ran down Elena's face. However, Haven came back to the library, and she noticed that Elena was feeling sad. "Elena, is something bothering you?"
"No, this one is fine," she said, wiping the tears from her cheeks.
Elena then touched her necklace, and John came to her mind.