The drops of water hit the ground as the noise made by the rain reminded the people in the tribe to get inside their tents and not go outside.
Inside a forest, in an open space where trees had been cut and tents have been placed.
A tribe of humans lived here and every day they tried to expand and spread their territory.
The beasts of the forest like wolves and bears made life hard but people got used to them and developed tactics to combat these predators.
The wolves were 3 meters tall and 5 meters long, with black fur and sharp teeth, it was clear what would happen if they got close enough to the camp.
Adult men gathered and with spears and makeshift axes, they went into the forest to hunt for food.
The women remained home to take care of the children and to cook what remained of yesterday's hunts.
Since the rain ended the children could finally come out and start playing.
A little girl dressed in animal hide had her skin covered in mud after running around and falling.
She had a silly smile on her face as she chased her sibling around and all you could hear was laughter and joy that the children, untainted by the filth of the world, showed.
-Child, go wash yourself, your father is coming home soon!
A mature feminine voice sounded out as the child stopped what she was doing and with a word she went in the direction of the river.
A soft foot touched the ground as the girl calmly walked through the forest.
She was singing a song she heard from her older sisters and sometimes she would even mumble some words under her breath.
On the road toward the river, the girl noticed a weird object stuck in a tree trunk.
As she got close a cold feeling spread through her whole body.
When seeing it close up the object seemed to be a ring.
As soon as she saw it a light shined and the object went up on its own.
The light brightened and the whole place became bright like a star.
For any living being within hundred miles of the phenomena their whole vision went white for a short while.
...
Running through the forest, a man together with some women was searching for a girl.
Something caught the man's eyes as he went up and found what he was searching for.
A block of ice in which his daughter's body was inside.
A calm expression on her face as only the eyes betrayed curiosity.
A scream was heard as soon as the woman found her daughter's body, frozen.
The men tried to find any signs of movement but nothing was besides her footsteps.
The ice was especially hard as no one could even scratch the block.
...
40 years passed and an old man appeared inside their tribe.
He asked for a roof over his head and a bit of food.
-Time is leaving me, could you host me for a day or two?
The tribe chief wanted to refuse immediately but the old man continued.
-I am skilled in making healing drugs, if you can give me some herbs then I can make healing pastes and energizing drinks.
These words immediately made the eyes of the chief go wide and with a smile, he led the old man inside one of the bigger tents.
In the neighboring tribes, these doctors were esteemed guests and always welcomed with open arms.
It is said that far away a huge tribe existed where doctors like these were everywhere.
It was believed to be a myth, but no one really knows where these people come from.
Passing by a tree the old man casually looked around but something made him instantly stop in his tracks.
Next to a tree lay a cube that was covered in rags.
One could see the ice between the gaps in the clothes and this attracted the attention of the old man.
-Esteemed host, could you tell me what this is?
The tribe chief looked where the doctor pointed and his eyes revealed complexity.
-To be honest, a long time ago a child was found frozen in this ice cube.
-Many tried breaking the ice but no one was strong enough.
The old man carefully looked at the girl frozen in ice and noticed that a ring was on her finger.
It looked to be made out of silver and had obsidian patterns inscribed in the form of runes.
-Has your tribe ever heard of Athenor?
The chief looked perplexed.
-No, we never came into contact with anyone from that place, why?
The doctor sighed and looked at the cube, if the timing was right then they will soon meet a representative of that place, the place where the progenitor vampires came from, Athenor.
...
1 month passed and a shadow was cast upon the whole forest.
A weird-looking ship stopped above the forest and was not moving.
-Were ships not meant to be used only on water?
The chief asked that question to nobody in particular and the old man answered with a head shake.
-This flying ship is the most normal thing you can expect from that city.
Before the chief could ask another question two black dots departed from the ship and began coming closer and closer to earth.
It took 1 minute for the figures to come into the view of the tribespeople.
One was a veiled woman wearing a suit while the other was a man with cascading white hair and crimson eyes, he was wearing dark robes coupled with golden chain accessories along the shoulders.
The woman looked pristine and had a neutral expression in her eyes while a cold aura surrounded the man that prevented anyone from approaching.
-Hello, I am a servant of the dark one and I came here to pick up a lost relic.
The woman had her hands behind her back as she told her reason for coming here.
The man remained silent as he had his eyes closed.
-We greet the officials!
The old man bowed his head to 90 degrees as the chief remained alert.
The woman nodded her head and looked towards the chief.
-Can you show me the location of the relic?
-What is a relic and what do you mean by giving it back?
The chief was in the dark about everything that was happening.
He lifted his brows as he asked the woman for an explanation.
The white-haired man opened his eyes and spread his aura along the whole area.