DEEP WITHIN THE HUMBOLDT REDWOODS STATE PARK, NEAR THE TOWN OF GARBERVILLE ~~ CALIFORNIA.
Nestled among the ancient, towering redwoods, Eternal Shadows castle is crafted from the living trees themselves, with twisted branches and trunks forming the foundation, walls, and towers. The castle's architecture seems to grow organically from the forest floor, blending seamlessly into the surroundings. Mist and fog swirl around the castle, casting an eternal gloom, perfect for a vampire's lair.
The castle is hidden from mortal eyes by a ring of giant ferns, and a crystal-clear river flows nearby, providing a source of fresh water and a soothing background melody. The forest is teeming with wildlife, but none dare approach the castle, sensing the dark presence within.
Garberville is the town where vampire live in like humans. Humans once resided in Garberville but they were all killed by the strongest vampire alive... Lucian's father, Edmond and now the power has been transferred to his only son.
Lucian Delfage!!!!!
ETERNAL SHADOWS ~~ CASTLE
"You would have died when I killed you Lunã!" A voice said and the lady who was tied down looked up.
"Even if you kill me now, I will still keep reincarnating and I will come for you!" She said and the person smiled.
"I'll kill your next reincarnation just like how I killed your previous ones!" He said and stabbed the silver knife into her chest going straight to her heart.
She fell to the ground as her eyes shone a bright shade of golden. Her body went limp and her spirit left her body. Her eye color changed back to black.
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Ava sprang up breathing heavily.
"What just happened?" She muttered.
She suddenly felt a slight pain in her chest region and she touched it.
The exact place the lady in the dream was stabbed, that's the exact place that's aching.
"Who is she?" She asked.
"And who's that monster, he certainly didn't look like a vampire or a werewolf!" She said.
'How would you know when you didn't see their faces?!' Her subconscious mind said and then she realized something.
She was stabbed before and gunshots were in her body but why isn't she feeling pain.
She turned to the other side and saw two men standing there.
"Oh my fvck!" She said jumping down the bed.
She stayed at the other side far from the men.
She looked at herself and saw she still had the leaf on. Her injuries were healed already.
"Who are you and why am I here?!" She asked and the men looked at each other.
The door opened and a pair of black boots stepped inside. He walked past the two men standing there and her eyes widened when she saw it was the vampire whom she bumped into.
"Why did you bring me here?" Ava asked frowning deeply.
"That's not a good way of saying thank you!" His cold voice sounded.
"I never asked for your help yunno so why should I thank you?" She asked.
"Then you will repay me!" He said his cold eyes roaming her body.
"Pay you back?!!! Why would I do that when I never asked for your help?!!" She yelled and in a second, he was standing in front of her.
His hand was on her neck already and she was dangling in the air as she gasped for breath. His eyes shone a deep shade of red and she tried breaking free from his grip.
"I saved you werewolf and you will repay me!" He said coldly.
"I never asked for your help....vampire!!!" She said and he threw her to the wall there.
She groaned as she tried standing up.
He came to her front and she stood immediately slashing him with her claw, her eyes were golden already.
He smirked as the wound closed up.
"You want to fight? So be it!" He said and left her side. He looked at his men and they understood what he meant.
He sped out of there immediately.
His men did same and came back in 2 seconds throwing her a pair of clothes.
"Get dressed and meet master at the garden!" One of them said and she scoffed.
REDWOOD FOREST ~~ CALIFORNIA
"Honey, do you think leaving our daughter out there is the right thing to do?" Luciana asked.
"No it's not but she broke a rule. If I agree to that then more people in the clan will follow after her footsteps, I can't let that happen. Plus, she needs to learn her lesson. Humans can't be trusted and I think she'll only learn it, the hard way!" He said and Luciana sighed.
"I miss my daughter Lucas!" She said tears welling up in her eyes.
He pulled her into a hug and spoke.
"I miss her too. I miss her craziness a lot!"
"If she comes back, please can you forgive her and let her in?" Luciana asked looking up at him.
"Let's wait till she comes back okay?" He said and she nodded.
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Luciana went out for a stroll so he was the only one presently in the room.
He heard a knock on the door and he told the person to come in.
"How's she?" He asked the werewolf.
He told the werewolf to keep tabs on her and that's exactly what he's doing.
"She's fine. She was betrayed by her fiance tho!" He said and Lucas frowned.
"Where's is he now?"
"She killed him!" He said and Lucas smiled.
"Very good. Now where is she?" Lucas asked.
"She was almost killed by some group of people but then a vampire saved her and since then, I have no idea where she is!" He said and his eyes widened.
"What?!!!!!"
ETERNAL SHADOWS ~~ CASTLE
"What if I don't want to go!"
"Then you're loosing your head!" He said his eyes glowing red.
"Fine!" She said and walked to him.
She took it from him forcefully before going into the restroom.
It was quite wide but she was not in the mood to admire. She took off the leaves and did a quick shower before putting on a black cropped flay short sleeve shirt and a pair of black jeans.
She arranged her hair before leaving the restroom.
"This way!" He said and she followed them.
The stairs were so many that she stopped walking.
"How do you expect us to get down?!!!" She asked and they turned.
She looked down and smirked.
"I've found a way!" She said and jumped over the stairs, it was quite high but she jumped down and did a little flip with her hair.
She smirked before leaving the castle.
She sighted Lucian standing in the garden backing her.
"I'm here!" She said and he sped to her but she did a flip moving away from him.
She kicked his face but he didn't bulge. He punched her hard and she flew way back but she was able to quickly do a front wheel landing back on her feet.
Her eyes turned golden and her claws came out, same as her wolf ears. She ran towards him and tried slashing him again but he caught her hand breaking her bone.
"Argh!!" She winced in pain before headbutting him making him let go of her.
He sped to her back and slashed her.
"Argh!!" She winced turning back.
The wound healed immediately.
He tried kicking her but she bent over and quacked him. He didn't fall instead he did a back flip.
"He's taking it easy on her!" One of the vampire said and she glared at him.
"Fight me with all you've got! And if I win, I'll leave!" She said and he smirked.
"If I win, I'll kill you!" He said and she gulped.
"Ready?!" He asked and before she could reply, he sped to her front giving her a punch which made her stagger.
She stood up and he sped towards her again slashing her. She tried to attack him but he came from behind and slashed her. She winced and turned to attack but he sped to her back and slashed her again.
On the same spot.
She fell on her knees breathing heavily. Her wound closed up immediately and she turned into a werewolf before running towards him with speed.
She used her claws to slash his arm and he smirked. He tried punching the werewolf but she opened her mouth and hit his arm.
He moved back as the wound on his hand healed.
"It's time I end it little werewolf!" He said and sped towards her giving her a heavy punch to the face.
She flew to one side of the garden and he sped towards her again using his claws to tear her.
She winced before standing up. She ran towards him again and jumped to bite him but he was fast enough to dodge and then he stabbed her on the back.
Her golden eyes widened as she slowly turned back into a human.
He pulled his hand out of her and she kept standing. He looked down at her backside and his eyes glittered before he sped to his guards.
"Leave!" He said and they sped off. He took one last glance at her before leaving as well.
Her wound closed up and she breath out.
"Why do I always loose?!" She muttered.
"It's because you haven't trained!" A female voice sounded from behind and she turned.
"Talking like you know me!" She said crossing her hands over her bóóbs.
"Cover yourself up!" The lady said handing her a blanket.
She looked at it before taking it and she wrapped it around her body.
"Who are you?!" Ava asked.
"I'm Gorya! The maid!" She said and Ava looked at her clothes.
"You don't look like a maid!" Ava said.
"You don't look like the Lunã!" She retorted.
"Huh?!"
"Let's go inside!" She said.
"I don't want to go there. I want to go explore!" Ava said and she chuckled.
"The people of Garberville are aware Master Lucian is holding you captive, once you leave this castle, you'll die!" She said and walked away.
"This is so unfair!" She said pouting.
She looked around the castle and wowed at it.
"How can this pretty castle be owned by this devil named Lucian?" She muttered walking around.
She saw the sparkling water and her eyes glittered. She ran towards it and squatted before touching it slowly.
She removed her hands immediately.
"It's so cold!" She muttered before standing up.
"Get in. I don't want to repeat myself!" A cold voice sounded from behind and she turned to him.
"You said you'd kill me! Why haven't you done that yet, huh?" She asked and in a second, he was standing in front of her.
He had a devilish grin on his face.
"I will kill you werewolf, soon but not now! Now get in!" He said his eyes turning red.
"Fine. You don't have to be too serious about it!" She said and walked past him.
He frowned and stood straight.
Even the slightest bit of fear didn't appear in her eyes. If it were other werewolves or humans or vampires, they would be stuttering but she's different.
He smirked before going inside as well.
Gorya served breakfast and Ava just came downstairs wearing a black short flay dress and a pair of black boots.
She sat on the chair opposite Lucian.
She looked at the food and furrowed her brows. It was raw meat and then she looked at the glass of animal blood.
"Ew!! What's this?!!" She exclaimed and Lucian who was sipping from the blood he was drinking looked up.
"That's food! Eat up!" He said and she pushed it aside.
"I ain't eating this! Neither am I drinking this!!" She said and he dropped the glass of blood on the table.
"What do you want to eat then?" He asked and she smiled.
"Fried chicken and a glass of red wine!" She said and his eyes widened a bit.
Gorya looked at the werewolf and smiled.