When I parted from the small group of friends I had made, I began to wander aimlessly again. My name had become popular in the underworld, but since I changed it so often, I got a nickname that I was proud of at the time. Golden haired vampire with blood red eyes. Sometimes just 'blond warrior' or sometimes just 'blood eyes', but it all meant the same. I was slowly starting to be someone that people feared. This, of course, put bounties on my head. I was smarter, but still reckless. I didn't try to keep myself undercover, and it lead to a battle that changed my life.
Vampire Fate: CreationIII
Fate smiled to herself as she walked up the stairs to an alter lined in gold and silver. An old priest was slowly backing away from her, eyes wide and scared. The church was vacant from all other life, being a stormy Tuesday night. Lightning flashed brightly, lighting the church for a brief moment before it fell into candlelight again. "Ha...have you... come to repent?" The priest asked hopefully, making Fate throw back her head in a laugh.
"I'm just thirsty," She cooed, stepping closer and grinning sadistically when the man stumbled back more. "If you're lucky, I may even let you live." Sharp red eyes caught the man's hand reaching into his robe and Fate curiously waited to see if a stake would be produced, or maybe a cross. Instead she felt water splash on her face.
"The power of Christ compels you demon! Be cleansed!" another splash of holy water fell onto Fate, who simply grabbed the man's wrist.
"Why thank you, I was thirsty." She pulled the flask from him and turned it up, drinking the contents before letting out a sigh of contentment.
"Im... possible..." The priest went silent as his neck was bit, eyes looking up at the stained glass image of his god as he slowly died.
The church doors burst open, revealing a man in his late teens standing there, panting heavily as the rain dripped from his body. "Elder!" Running forward, he caught the priest as he was discarded by Fate. "Elder! Elder, speak to me!" silence answered him while Fate just watched, curious. "I was too late... I should have run faster when I heard that you were nearby... Blood eyes..."
"Oh?" Fate brought up a hand and licked her finger clean of the small amount of blood that stained her skin when she threw the priest. "I don't know you, though." shrugging, she simply cast him aside and started walking down the church isle.
"Demon!" The familiar sound of metal being drawn from a sheath came to Fate's ears. "I will make you pay, in the name of god!" Gripping his traveler's cloak, the man threw off the rags and revealed his clothing. White cloth laced with metal, a golden cross on his chest, and a sword forged with rock from the sky.
"Paladin..." Fate turned, drawing her own sword. Her blade was black and red, curving to two points at the end and held a sharp point near the handle that served as a niche when locking blades. "I hope you've prayed today, for I'll send you to meet your god soon enough."
"My name is Kei," He introduced himself, short brown hair falling across his forehead from the weight of the water on it. Determined blue eyes glared at her hard.
Fate smirked. "I have no name that holds meaning."
"Then perish and be forgotten!" Kei shot forward, slashing his sword with a speed that made Fate react faster than she had in a long time. A follow up kick came out and the blonde found herself leaping back into the air, feet landing on a pillar and springing off of it to flip over the man. Her sword was brought around to her back to block another attack and a dagger followed, only swiping air as Kei dodged out of the way.
Snarling, Fate moved forward to take the offensive. Her sword met metal and her hand moved to slash the teen's flesh, but only met a dagger that belonged to Kei. Ignoring the pain in her injured arm, she put more force on her blade and sent the man flying backwards, crashing through several benches.
Before the wood could settle, several broken pieced sliced through the air towards the vampire, making her knock them away with her sword. When the last piece was splintered, her eyes widened in shock as she looked upwards out of instinct. Kei was above her, sword posed to kill. Time stopped for a brief moment as their eyes locked, and the male landed, black blood running down his blade as Fate fell back, a blood chilling scream coming from her mouth.
Kei stood slowly, looking down at Fate as she nursed the long gash from her left shoulder to her right thigh. "That should keep you from hurting people nearby, demon. Use this lesson and learn to repent for your sins."
Fate knew that tears of pain were springing to her eyes and she had to keep her voice in check when she spoke to him, lest she show how much she was truly injured. "Why did you slow your sword, Paladin?"
Kei sheathed his blade after slinging the black blood from it one a sharp fluid motion. "It is forbidden to kill on holy ground, Vampire." With that, he turned and started walking away. "But, there are those who do not follow our code, and they will be here shortly. I'd advise you to wait for them and seek their judgment."
"Burn in hell, mortal." Fate stood and smirked, holding onto her wound with one hand. "I will come for you in the night." With those words, Fate jumped into the air and used one of her throwing knives to shatter a stained glass window so she could escape.
Kei looked at the broken image of a Sheppard tending his flock and sighed sadly. "May god forgive you, poor creature."