Maria was taken by Alucard and all I could do was silently stand back.
One of my only friends was taken and I couldn't do anything.
I'm a coward. Leon's right, I'm just running from the past.
I gained these scars when I was just a boy, still learning magic with Magiya. He was a natural talent for ice magic, though I just couldn't get it right. I turned to simple buffs to help my physical capabilities.
One day while we were outside Magiya was practicing his magic and our little sister went to run up to him. Magiya was practicing his frozen flame and was unable to see her coming so he didn't stop.
I saw this and ran to place myself between the two of them, though I was too late to save our sister. I still suffered horrible burns all over my body and face from my attempt. I breathed in and damaged my throat causing permanent damage. It's a miracle I can still speak at all.
After that we were forced to leave home. We were both albino's so we already received enough abuse from the sun and the people. So when we left we had to completely cover ourselves with cloaks.
Ever since then Magiya blamed himself. Everyday, despite how I tell him it's not his fault he'd still blame himself.
I know he realised our sister was there. That's why he tried to bring his flames back and burned his own face in the process. Matter of fact he's blind in his left eye as a result of that attempt.
I grip my helmet's visor.
I'm not going to run from anymore.
I tear off my helmet and chest plate, revealing my scarred body full of lean muscle, and long white hair.
I'm not going to wear armour that slows me down or hides my scars.
I stare down the vampire that stayed behind.
"Silen..."
I hear Magiya's voice off to the side.
"I'm not running anymore. These scars make me who I am. And if I'm to die here I'm going to die as myself."
The vampire forms spears of blood in the air behind him as I point my axe towards him.
"You guys go, I'll handle this one."
Magiya comes to stand next to me on my right.
"I'm not leaving you, we live together, fight together and in the end die together."
I crack a smile.
"We'll get to see her again."
"I can't wait."
"Like hell, I'd just let you guys die!"
Leon comes over to stand on my left.
"We'll face him together. Alucard told us exactly where they were heading so we'll just go there after this one's dead."
The vampire launches his blood spears, and we scatter.
He keeps launching them all, one after the other in an attempt to impale us into the ground.
(POV change)
Leon approaches and slashes at the vampire from behind.
The vampire moves forward to avoid it.
Silen slashes at its neck and knock it flying towards Magiya who unleashes a frozen blaze.
When the blaze subsided the vampire was left standing, shivering slightly though he was still fine.
The vampire lifts himself into the air and begins launching spears of blood.
Magiya counters by launching spears of ice to intercept the blood. The resulting shockwave tearing the hood from his head.
Leon jumps at Silen who uses his axe to launch Leon like a dart towards the vampire's heart.
Unable to react in time the blade sunk into the opponents chest, but not deep enough.
The sword stayed buried in that spot while Leon got flung to the side right towards spears that were on display outside a smithy.
(POV change)
Damn it. I'm still too weak.
I don't have anything to break my fall. I'm going to die.
My mind wanders back to a conversation I overheard between Magiya and Maria.
"We don't create anything when using magic, we simply manipulate existing molecules in order to gain the desired outcome."
"But how does that happen? You create water and ice out of thin air when you use magic."
"It may appear that way but as a matter of fact all the molecules I need exist around us in the air. They're just simply too small for the eye to see."
That's right, there is something to break my fall.
I right myself in the air and launch myself off the air molecules, back towards the vampire who can't contain his look of shock.
I slam my fist into his jaw knocking him towards Silen who swung his axe and severed the legs and an arm off our enemy. Blood erupted from around the area as Silen's arms exploded, unable to handle the exertion.
The vampire with its one remaining arm flew over and caught me by the jaw and through me towards the ground.
Silen flips into the air towards me, and we place our feet together and simultaneously push off in an eruption of blood as Silen's legs exploded.
Magiya launched a barrage of frozen flames towards the vampire who countered with a spear of blood which impaled Magiya through the abdomen, and dispersed the flames.
From within the flames I appeared and slammed my fist into Maken's hilt, launching it through the vampires chest and out the other side, tearing open a canyon in the forest.
The vampire falls to the ground dead, and I turn around elated.
"Magiya, Silen, We did it!"
They're propping each other up looking at each other with a smile before turning their gazes to me.
"Ha, Ha, ya did it, go, go save Maria, be a hero!"
"Show her the world for us!"
The light leaves the eyes of the two men as I stand their with tears rolling down my eyes.
I rush over and catch them as the fall, embracing them I gently laid them on the ground as I slump to my knees and the heavens opened up.
"Ah..."
I try to talk but only unintelligible sounds came out.
Why did they have to die, just so me and Maria could be happy.
For that to happen, you need to be right there with us.
The villagers that were roused by the fight came outside and saw the dead vampire and began cheering.
Why are you happy? My friends are dead.
'Be a hero!'
Silen's last words echo in my mind.
That's right, I killed the threat to their village, they should be happy.
A villager approaches me.
"Are you the one that did this? Thank you."
I look up at this weathered old man.
"Bring me a shovel."
"Why? They're just albino's."
I stand up and grip the old man by the throat.
"Bring Me. A Shovel."
I throw him to the ground and he scampered off, returning a few minutes later with a shovel.
I pick up my friends and carry them to a hill overlooking the village facing west.
I'll save Maria later, I can't just leave the two of them here like this.
I bury my shovel into the ground and begin digging.