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Trinity Blood Book 9

I finally read the Indonesian version of Trinity Blood vol 9. Abel is not so nice there. In most of the story he appears with his crusnik form. He is so fierce with his crusnik form :-(. But, there is a nice part, so touchy that made me cry, the part when Seth hug him after so long time she didn't meet her beloved brother.

The Children of The Night (part 10)

~+--- VI. The Birth of a Star ---+~

Recent times, far away from the Vatican City, in a small city called Istvar, Hungary, someone stood alone in a room in his castle. He was handsome with his wavy brown hair flowing on his head. He looked strong but a glimpse of sadness lingered from his face. He stood in front of a picture of a beautiful lady, looked sadly to the picture until the butler came in.
“Your guest has arrived sire.”
“Bring him in.”
A young man with a wavy dark long hair appeared in the room.
“You have arrived to my place eventually. Have a seat.”
“Thank you sir.” He sat on a chair.
“I hope you have a pleasant journey.”
“Yes I did sir.”
The host took a glass of water and put something in the water. The clear water turned into a dark red color. Its color was like a blood's. He gave the glass the young man.
“Have a drink. Make yourself at home.” The young man looked at the glass,
“What is this?”
“This is a new substance to replace our traditional drink. Drink it. It has a nice taste.” The young man started to drink. It did taste delicious.
“So, you came directly from the Vatican city.”
“Yes sir.”
“I believe you had seen Vatican’s secret weapon during your last mission.”
The young man was silent for a moment.
“No sir, I don’t.”
The host was starring at the picture said nothing. He was thinking hard. He sighed and continued asking the young Metuselah,
“I heard you have a Terran wife.”
The young man was tensed for a while and replied boldly,
“Yes I do.”
“How is she?”
“She is fine sir.”
He still starred at the picture and whispered,
“Maria…”
“Excuse me sir? I can’t hear you.”
“Did you see any Vatican's secret weapon or installation in you last mission?” He paused,
“There were rumors that Vatican had kept an evil monster. Have you encountered such a being or creature we don’t know?
“No sir.”
“Okay.”

The young man left the castle. The Marquis watched until he disappeared in the darkness. Someone appeared from his back. He said to The Marquis,
“You let him go. Why?”
“He is just like me when I was young. I want him to have a better chance.” He paused and continued,
“The news about the weapon was a rumor. I have just confirmed it my self. There is no need to worry now. The Star of Sorrow will continue definitely. It will be untouchable.”

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The Children of The Night (part 9)

~+— VI. The Light of the Dawn —+~

That night, two darks wings had spread widely in front of me. I spread wide and wiped away everything around me. A pair of red eyes starring at me, looked at me sharply and started approaching. Then I woke up in a strange place. The place was huge and so bright. I saw the golden bright light coming down from its wide and tall windows. It was a morning. I had a nightmare. The dark winged shadow still overwhelmed my thoughts. That image caught my mind as I opened my eyes. A blurred shadow of two black wings flashed vaguely still. It was a dream, or a reality? What is that thing I saw yesterday? What was really happening yesterday? I couldn’t think clearly. My head still felt heavy. Maybe I had a nightmare. I couldn’t remember anything clearly. I turned around and saw someone sat beside me.The person had fallen in a deep sleep because I could hear the rhythm of his snore. I gasped. It was Abel! He was sleeping peacefully with one of his hands on my shoulder. I touched his hand gently. He woke up suddenly,
“Ah, you finally wake up!” He said happily.
“What happened? Is that you Abel?” Was Abel the winged creature that night? Is that really him? Or I mistakenly saw him for something else? My head suddenly got dizzy. What about Ioan?
“Where are we? Where is Ioan?”
“Don’t worry too much. You still need rest.”
“Is he okay? Where is he now?”
He just smiled.
Abel had visited me every day. He was really caring for me. He looked more serious than before in these moments. A kind of deed from him I had never seen before. During my rest, I hadn’t got any news from Ioan. rAbel only said he still looking for Ioan. I cried sometimes when thinking about him. I wonder where he was now.

After leaving the hospital, I was ordered to go back to Vatican again. I went to Vatican with Abel. On the train, his face became serious. He brought me a cup of a mint tea and holds my hand. He looked at me and began to say,
“Karin, can I ask you a personal question?”
“Sure. What is that?”
“Do you really love this person, Ioan?”
I didn’t say anything. I nodded and couldn’t stand it anymore; I was burst into tears. Abel put his hand in his pocket, trying to take something out of it. He didn’t success, a lot of things popped out from his pocket, needles, candy, coins, toothbrush and anything else…
“Oh my, where is it? Ah… finally!”
He gave something, an ugly wrinkled handkerchief.
“Wipe away your tears. Mind the wrinkle, it’s still clean, I haven’t used it.” He grinned sweetly,
Abel caressed my hair softly.
“I miss him so Abel…”
I cried on his shoulder heavily.
“We’ll talk about this later. Okay?” He caressed my hair softly.
I sobbed and fell asleep on his shoulder.

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The Children of The Night (part 8)

~+— V. A Total Eclipse —+~

The night had been unfriendly for a reason. I had to finished a work that against my personal life. I remember talking to my cousin Janos a couple days ago. Janos was my cousin. He was the chief executive of the Intelligence Agency. He had been in his place for quite a long time. Maybe more than two hundred years. I could say, he was the eyes of our country. For years he had watched everything carefully to make sure our county always in control and at peace. He was a person who actually in charged of things silently behind the scene. Not many people knew this. I knew this because my father sometimes talked about him. Janos was the one who supported my father’s position as the head of intelligence. I suspected he might had plotted this assignment. I had to clarify this matter as soon as I could. I went to his workplace before the dawn. He still worked when everybody already left. He was always like that as far as I knew him.
“What do you want Ioan?” He didn’t lift his head when I entered his room.
“I want to talk about my mission.”
“There’s no discussion about it. You know that. The counsel had decided to appoint you for a reason.” He then looked at me with no expression,
“You have a strong connection with the Terrans especially with one of the agents. You could take advantage of that close relationship for our benefits. You must know I was the one who suggest this action.” I got angry hearing that but I couldn’t show it to him. As I suspected, he already knew my relationship with Karin and take advantage of it.
“You have no right to order someone to end someone else’s life like that.”
“What do you mean by “someone else”? Are you talking about the Terrans? Are Terrans equal to us? What is happening with you Ioan? Why do you, Ioan whom I know suddenly get soft like this?” He looked at me sharply. His eyes showed a glimpse of satisfaction as saying that words. He had won against me. He had played his cards well. He even coldly said that he was the mastermind behind this mission. I left him without say anything more. He had me in his hands. I had to make another plan to encounter him.

I decided to follow Karin tonight. She would notice my unusual behavior yesterday but I don’t have time to worry about. I felt sorry I couldn’t explain to her what troubled me this time. I had calculated any possibilities to the minimum casualties.

I had observed their activity in a week. So far, they seemed doing regular things. I secretly checked her schedule and I soon would approach Karin and Nightroad face-to-face. Tonight is the final moment for us. I had thrown away Karin hard to the wall. My heart was crushed as I saw her hit the wall like that. I had no choice but following orders. My deal was with this suspicious Abel Nightroad.
“Show me now.” I got closer to him. I lingered on the place where Karin lied down. There’s no sign of life in her.
“Wait, wait. You are Ioan Vasilica, right? I don’t know what you’re talking about.” Father Abel looked confused. He knew my name.
“I’m talking about the secret weapon you have, stupid! Show me now or I have to shoot you!”
“You must be mistaken Mr. Vasilica. I don’t have a secret weapon. I’m only a traveling priest.” I was a bit hesitated to see him like that. He seemed telling the truth.
“I don’t have much time. Show me now and I will save your life.” I hit his head with the gun and pulled the trigger.
I shot his chest. Father Abel fell down on the floor. Blood was flowing down from his wound. My gun was only an inch from his forehead.
He said faintly,
“Nanomachine ‘Crusnik 02’; Mobile Restriction 40% acknowledged.”
A blazing dark figure appeared in front of me suddenly. Lightning and thunder circling a creature that stood from the place where Abel Nightroad fell before. Something evil with a pair of fiery red eyes was starring fiercely at me. The aura of this creature was very evil and dark. I was freezing with astonishment. What was that? I backed off and pulled out my haste*.
“What are you?” I looked at the shot wound. The wound had healed!
“You are under arrest because of an attempt to attack and murder Vatican officials. Release your gun immediately!” I attacked him with my haste. He caught the haste and stopped me. He moved faster than me, Methuselah! The creature grinned to me. He had fangs just like mine! I felt death started crawling to me. I attacked him again. He captured my hands
“Aaaaah!” I screamed in pain, he had broken my right hand.
“Don’t you ever think of this before? Human eat cattle. You vampires drink human’s blood… And I drink your blood…”
He held me and put his fangs on my neck…
“I am a Crusnik. A vampire who drinks other vampire’s blood.”
He pierced my neck as I saw hands reached out and hold that creature’s feet tightly.
“Nooo!”

*) Vampire weapon

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The Children of The Night (part 7)

~+— IV. The Evening Dew —+~

Today, I couldn’t wait to see him again. I would wear my new dress for my beloved Ioan. He came silently as usual. He smelled so fresh tonight. His scent was like a grass in the midst of a damp foggy wood in the night. He smiled and kissed me. He didn’t say much. He looked a bit tired. I caress his hair softly. He didn’t even notice my new dress. Something had troubling him. I knew it. His face was so honest he couldn’t hide it from me. I asked him but he said there was nothing worries him. I suspect he might have found out who I really am. If that’s so, I had to warn Father Abel. I didn’t want my mission failed. He didn’t tell anything until he left. I hadn’t got much time to think further about Ioan’s strange behavior. I believe somehow he would be fine in a short time. I trusted him.

I had been very busy these days. My tasks had been doubled since Father Abel arrived. Not because he handed me a plenty of works but I often had to clean up the mess he had created. Father Abel was so disorganized. The worst thing was, when I was about to scold him, I always got hesitated. He always showed me his sweet innocent expression when he noticed the change in my face. I would feel guilty with my own anger every time I saw that sweet face. Father Abel always had a way to win my heart.

Tonight we were working late. This time we did a nice job until I ask Father Abel some papers we need for tomorrow’s project.
“Abel, where is the paper I need for tomorrow? You should hand it now or it would be too late for tomorrow.”
“Don’t worry, I have it with me.” He started to search the paper among a huge pile of papers. A minute, two minutes, ten minutes had gone…
“Umm, this should be here….”
“Where is it Abel?”
“Wait, it won’t be long. I know where I put it.” He smiled uneasily. “I should have put it here…” The pile started to get messy…
Suddenly he paused. He turned around and shows his usual “beg for mercy” expression….
“Dear Karin [with flowers], I am sorry… I have left the paper in my room upstairs… Don’t angry with me please…” I knew he started to get frightened to see a lot of “lightning” coming from my eyes. I smiled wickedly to him,
“I don’t know how you will hand it to me but I want go home now. I’m tired.” I yawned and left Father Abel dropped his jaw. I still heard he shout desperately,
“Karin, I’m sorry. Don’t be angry with me!”
As I start to walk out the door, a sweet familiar voice whispered in my ear,
“Don’t be in a rush dear.”
“Ioan! What are you doing in this place?”
Ioan smiled at me. He had a gun in his hand.
“Don’t you think I’m the one who should have asked that, what are you doing in this place?” His voice became harsh. He paused,
“Karin, why didn’t you tell me before?”
“Tell you what?”
“Tell me who you really are and what you are doing with the Vatican! You are working for Vatican, aren’t you? Why you are hiding this from me? I thought you were honest to me.” He got angry.
“Ioan, my works have to do nothing with you. Don’t you trust me?”
“Since you are hiding this from me, I can’t trust you anymore. You are planning something on us aren’t you?”
“I’m not planning anything harmful to you Ioan. I don’t even involve you in my tasks. I don’t want to put you in danger. I love you!” I approached him tried to calm him. He threw out my hands.
“Get off of me you Terran!”
Some footsteps approached,
“Karin, please don’t angry with me…” Seeing us, Abel stopped.
“Karin, are you alright?” He looked at us suspiciously.
“Abel!”
Suddenly Ioan grabbed me. He pointed his gun to Father Abel,
“You are Abel Nightroad, aren’t you? You have connection with missing Methuselahs who came to this place earlier because you have posted a secret weapon in this place. Take me to the weapon and I will do no harm to this girl.” He strangled my throat.
“Ioan!”
“Shut up!”
Father Abel looked at us puzzled.
“What are you talking about? I don’t know what you are talking about. I don’t carry any weapon. I’m only a traveling priest.”
“Don’t argue with me! I know you are lying. Take me to the weapon now!”
“Ioan let me go!” His fingers hurt my throat. I was choking heavily. Ioan suddenly threw me on the wall. My head hit the wall and everything went dark.

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The Children of The Night (part 6)

~+— III. The Night Breeze. —+~

My long and painful journey finally had over. I left that Terran’s place as soon as I regained my consciousness. I had lost a large amount of blood that made me fell in dehydrated condition. I had to leave her as soon as possible because in this stage I might not be able to control my desire to drink her blood. So I left before the crave for blood consumed me completely. My ketouda* had managed to pick me up in the wood as I asked. My wound had stop bleeding but I had lost a lot of blood and the lethal effect of the silver bullet spread fast and already affected my internal organs. I started to loose my sight when I saw the rescue team approaching. My father was very angry seeing me coming home injured like this. I was supposed to lead a squad, but now lying helplessly on the bed instead.

During my bed rest I had never stop thinking about that Terran girl, Karin. When I met her first I thought of playing her before drained her blood to the last drop. Then I thought of taking her to my place to prison her as my slave. But the more I talked to her, the more I got attracted to her. She was beautiful for a Terran. Her figure somewhat looked stronger than any other Terran I’d ever got. She might be destined to be a Methuselah. When I got wounded and had to ask her to help me, I wasn’t sure if she responded positively to my request. She could just hand me over to her comrades and ended my life there but she willingly did the operation and saved my life. I was superior to her until she saved my life. My arrogance had been beaten. I had misunderstood her. I had misunderstood the Terrans. I felt sorry to humiliate her like that. I had to meet her again to apologize to her.

More than that, I had a deep longing to see her again since. I longed to touch her again. I felt really happy when I finally met her. She was the most precious thing I’ve ever had. I promise to myself I will make her happy in every way I could.

An investigation team arrived a day after my return. The team had interviewed me a plenty of questions. I said nothing about Karin. I just said I managed to hide myself in the Terrran’s territory safely until the chasing was over. I didn’t want the team know about her and harm her.

Every time I met her I felt my heart jumping with joy. But I had a problem. Every time I see her beautiful neck, I had to struggle hard not to bite her. The smell of her flesh always intoxicated me. I shivered every time I see her veins lied beneath her fair skin. There was a deep desire to enjoy her blood as much as I could. But I couldn’t do that. I did not want to hurt the person I love most. She was too precious to be hurt. I was beside her to protect her, to comfort her, not to kill or hurt her. This struggle made me cried all the time. I had ever cried abruptly in front of her. She was confused and asked why. I could not tell her the reason. I just kept my mouth shut. I cried silently and bit my own lips till blood filled my mouth.

My father ordered me to join the Elite Royal Guardian Squad. Since I had the obligation for my clan and responsible for the future of Vasilica, our ruling Royal Family I joined the squad. I smell something secret had moved beneath this decision but I didn’t know what it was. There was no clue of what is going on. One thing I know, I had to make sure Karin is save, everywhere. If something happened, I would save her first no matter what.

Tonight I was in the headquarters receiving my first mission. I went to the meeting room. The atmosphere was heavy. There were two comrades there. One was young; the other looked older than the other one. Their faces were stern. They looked at me with an unfriendly face. The younger guy stood as I entered the room.
“Brother Ioan, good evening. I’m Maxine from the Central order of the Royal Family Squad. I’m here to brief you the mission. Brother Dragomir that is sitting next to me is assigned as the witness for this meeting. This assignment will define the future of our race Methuselah in the future.”

“Our intelligence had reported that two Vatican agents have come to our Terran neighborhood Blagoevgrad. The first was working as an undercover priest named Abel Nightroad. He arrived in Blagoevgrad a month ago. The second one was working undercover as a civilian named Karin Moravia a ka Ekaterina Ivannov. She’s been two months in Blagoevgrad preparing the arrival of Abel Nightroad…” I was freezing. I had been so careless that wouldn’t suspect her as an undercover Vatican agent. My head got dizzy.

“…We have observed their activity. So far, they didn’t show any suspicious activity around Blagoevgrad. But there was information that after Abel Nightroad’s arrival, many Methuselah agents who had been assigned previously to investigate the issue have disappeared mysteriously entering that city. Our intelligence has strong indication that this could somehow relate to the arrival of Abel Nightroad. He might post some secret weapon there with the help from his assistant, Karin Moravia. We are still lacking of information of what kind of secret weapon the Vatican have posted. Your task is to seized their secret weapon. After you get the weapon you have to assassin both Vatican agents immediately. You will be provided with any facilities you needed. Any question?”
The rest is not important anymore. Our relationship was at a stake…

*) Guardian knight

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The Truth About Redemption

In Trinity Blood it's said that Abel had done terrible things during his past time. He thinks that what he has done is unforgivable that even he can't forgive it himself. The truth is, no matter big your crime is, there is always forgiveness. If you really regret what have you done and commit not to do it again, you can find redemption. There is a way to redeem even the most terrible sin. What kind of way is that? The way is through my savior Jesus Christ. He voluntarily offers himself to be the one who bear every people's guilt, sin, in the past, present and future in exchange for their life to be saved and freed. This is sound strange but that's why he came to this world two thousand years ago. He didn't come without a purpose. He has sacrificed himself two thousand years ago in an exchange for my live so after promise not doing it again, I can live guilt free from my past sins. This sound outrageous but one thing I know that I can't redeemed myself. Jesus is the one who can redeem my sins because he is a God. He is the one who created me. That's why he can offer himself to bear my sins voluntarily. He does that because he loves me. He wants me to be happy, to be close to him and can be around him every time. He has considered me as a precious child in his eyes. If Abel is a true Catholic Priest, he would know this concept. He would serve his life as an act of gratefulness because no matter big his sin is, there is always a way to forgive himself.

The Children of The Night (part 5)

~+— II. The Morning Light —+~

That night I was so restless for unknown reason. My heart was beating fast and I couldn’t close my eyes. I rolled out in my bed trying to find the most comfortable position to sleep and yet my eyes still opened wide. I was facing a wall till suddenly I felt someone moved close to me and touched my hair. I woke up and realize that it was only a dream.

I went to my work as usual. I received a special letter today. The church finally asked me to escort a guest from Vatican. They expected a priest who will stay for a while to help their local services. Finally they were progressing. I had waited for this more than a month. They promised to deliver the goods within a month but seemed there was a delay. The name of the guest priest was Abel Nightroad. I wonder what he would look like. From his name, he would be a fearful person, rough, an Anglo Saxon, and a human off course.

It was half an hour earlier from the schedule. I sat on the bench waiting for Father Nightroad as my fingers playing on a ring on my chest. A ring that I always brought everywhere I go. My mind flew back to the time when I accidentally met this vampire. A week had nearly past since that time. An unpleasant (there were always be like that off course) encountered with an arrogant Methuselah who insulted me, harassed me and yet I still helped him. He got wounded by silver bullet and asked me to save him from death. In exchange of his life he gave me his family seal with “Ioan Vasilica” written on. My wish was not get involved with him again but deep inside I had a slight wish to see him again. I don’t know why. Maybe there was some goodness in him that touched me. My body shivered remembering that moment again.

A train whistle woke me up. The train from Vatican had entered the platform. I rose from my seat and holding up the paper with “Abel Nightroad” name written on. I was expecting someone rough until I saw a gentle silver haired priest with a round glassed waving at me. Behind that pair of glasses, a pair of blue eyes like a lake in the winter was looking at me softly. His image was very different from my imagination. He looked soft, gentle, a bit clumsy and very smiley.
“Hello, I believe you are Karin, right? Nice to meet you. I’m Abel Nightroad, sent directly from Vatican.” A pair of white teeth appeared widely in front of me.
“Hello Father Nightroad. Nice to meet you.” He smiled and touched my hand,
“Just call me Abel.”
“Father, I mean Abel, did you have a nice journey? I believe the view around here is very beautiful, more beautiful than the Vatican.”
“Umm, yes a bit.” He scratched his head awkwardly trying to explain further until I overheard a man next to him said to his friends,
“I can’t believe this silly thing could happen in this peaceful train. That stupid priest, how could he suddenly pull an emergency brake without any reason? Look at my shirt now; stained by coffee! How could I attend a business meeting with this shirt?” I looked at Abel, and he was blushing,
“Oh…ehehe…. It was an accident actually. I got a train sick on board. I was so dizzy when I mistakenly pulled an emergency brake for a handle.” Poor Abel, he had made the whole passenger mad at him. Then I heard something strange underneath his chest. Ouw, seemed his stomach was empty and started to growl. He was blushing again,
“Oh, I’m sorry, please excuse my stomach. I haven’t got eaten anything since yesterday. Karin, could you please buy me something before we go to the church? I only had four dinars with me.” He smiled sweetly to me,
“I know a nice place to eat around here. Let’s go there!”
We had breakfast in a small café near the station. Abel ate a lot of things; he even drank his tea with thirteen sugar cubes! I doubted that he hadn’t been eaten since yesterday because from the way he ate, seemed he hadn’t been eaten for a week! After he finished his breakfast, I drove him to straight to the central church.
Abel talked a lot on the way to the church. He was nice and gentle. He looked like a person who wouldn’t dare kill anything even a fly. I like him.

The sun had already set when I went home. I’m thinking of a nice hot shower on the way back home. A hot shower after a busy day felt so refreshing. I felt a lot better after that. As I go outside the bathroom I heard someone saying,
“Good evening beautiful lady.”
I turned around and see a familiar face. That Methuselah! I held my breath. He came closer and stood in front of me. He reached out his hand and held my face,
“It’s nice to see you are fine.” He grinned. I backed off slowly while my hand slid to the drawer looking for my gun. He showed a gun in his hand,
“Are you always looking for this?” He smiled sweetly,
“Don’t worry. I mean no harm to you. I haven’t introduced myself properly to you. My name is Ioan Vasilica from The Royal Guardian Family of The Methuselah of Vasilica. I’m sorry I had to leave without saying anything. I should have told this earlier but I had to rest for almost a week to heal my wounds. If you did not remove the silver bullet, I would be gone by now. My deep gratitude for that.” He bowed his head to me,
“I’m truly sorry for humiliating you that night. I should have ashamed of myself.” His voice trembled.
“What do you want now?” He came closer as I said that.
“Let me go! You promise not to kill me!”
I tried at least to kick him once but he pressed me tightly. He held my hands gently and caressed them,
“Sssh… Who said I would kill you? I will not harm you.” He suddenly kissed me. I gasped and tried to free myself. His lips were cold but some kind of warmth flowing from his lips.
“I never stop thinking about you since that night. I love you.” I was drowning in his embrace. He held me so tight as if wouldn’t let me go off of him again. I couldn’t resist him anymore at the end.
“I thought you were dead.” Tears slowly fell from my eyes. He smiled and wiped off the tears on my cheeks gently. He caressed my hair softly and looked at me.
“I will not die easily.” He kissed me again deeply..
“I’m all yours…”

I had never thought of loving a vampire in my life. I live in an ordinary life. My wish was simple, meet a regular guy and get married. But now with this situation, the possibility of getting an ordinary life in the future was zero. What kind of future will I have if I had a vampire boyfriend? My life would never be the same again.

Ioan always visited me after sunset. He had to come unnoticed and untouched by the sunbeam. He was very different from the first time we met. He was actually the gentlest and the kindest person I had ever met. Tonight, I was supposed to meet him but he unusually came late. He appeared differently, he was wearing a new of uniform I hadn’t seen before.
“What is this outfit?”
“This is the Elite Royal Guardian Squad uniform. I joined them few days ago. My clan is a guardian clan. In order to contribute my loyalty to the Royal Family I have to join their force after some delay.” I felt uneasy about this. This movement was like preparing some war.
“Do your people plan on some kind of war against us?”
“I don’t think so. As far as I know this is only a matter of security. If war would be occurred I wouldn’t be here then.” He smiled at me.
“Hmm. I’m not sure about this.”

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The Children of The Night (part 4)

~+--- I. The Fall of The Evening ---+~ (4)

I quickly locked all windows and doors as he left, prevented him from coming back again. I was in relief as I locked the last window. Thinking of a nice hot shower after this horror would be nice for sure…
“You forgot to lock this window…”
My heart stopped. Oh no, that vampire again. He stood in front of me with a wide smile showing his fangs. He grabbed my arms and put his fangs on my neck,
“Now it’s drinking time… I’m so thirsty…”
Suddenly he coughed. Some thick almost black liquid spread all over my body. He growled in agony and fell on me. I struggled to release myself from him but it was not easy. A pond of blood beneath made the floor slippery and I failed to keep my body stand firm. I fell again and again until finally succeeded to stay still. I turned him around and saw his chest was bleeding. He panted and groaned,
“Help me!”
I was terrified. How could I do that to this person, a Methuselah, my enemy?
“No, I can’t. I’d rather let you die.” He looked at me helplessly,
“I promise I will not kill you if you help me.”
“How do I know you will keep your promise, Methuselah?”
He pulled a ring from his finger.
“Keep this. This is my royal stamp. Whoever brings this ring will not be harmed or killed. Keep this!” He put the ring on my hand.
I was stunned. Not only by his promise but seeing blood all over the place made me sick. My head went dizzy. He screamed in pain,
“Please take out the bullet inside my chest or I will die soon!”
“I’m not a surgeon. I can’t do any operation.”
“Just pull it with your fingers. It’s okay.” He held my hand and brought my fingers to the wound. I put my fingers into the bleeding flesh, trying to find the bullet. He screamed in agony as my fingers went deeper. Gosh, I almost lost my consciousness doing this. His screaming and this “operation” thing were almost beyond my limit. The thick mixture of flesh and blood made me hard to find the bullet. He groaned like a beast and plunged his claws into my arm. I gripped that struggling hands tightly trying to calm him.
“Hold still. It’s almost there.”
I finally got the bullet and threw it away. I almost couldn’t stand still. My head was spinning around. I rushed into the toilet and vomited.
I felt a lot better after releasing the content of my stomach. That Methuselah was still lying on the floor, breathing peacefully. He had lost his consciousness. Now, I had to move him from the pond of his blood. I started to drag him away from the floor. He was so heavy! I also had to remove his blood stained clothes and clean his body to be able to bandage the wound. It’s not an easy job.
After finished dragging him to the bed, I fell on the side of the bed. Sat still there, I held the ring he gave me. It was made of some kind of metallic; might be platinum. On the seal, it has a Cyrillic inscription “Ioan Vasilica”. Maybe it was his name. I looked at the sleeping vampire next to me. Seeing him harmless like this, made me felt sorry for him. I reached out my hand and caressed his hair to comfort him. He seemed saying something but I couldn’t catch his soft voice. Then I fell asleep.
I woke up the next morning. There was no trace of him except the ring in my hand.

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The Children of The Night (part 3)

~+--- I. The Fall of The Evening ---+~ (3)

“Damn you!” He punched me till I hit the wall. Pain was all over my body. His fist shaken in extreme anger.
“You ruin my plan! I should have killed you by now!”
“Please don’t kill me….”
“Shut up you bitch!”
“Free me now. I promise not screaming again or running away or do anything stupid. Please…”
He growled, grabbed my neck with only a hand and choked me hard. I struggled hard to free myself but all my efforts were useless. He moved closer and pressed his body unto me. His sharp white fangs were less than an inch away over my face.
“There is no difference to kill you now or later!” He held me and pushed me hard.
He paused. Suddenly he was silent for a moment,
“Sit there!” He pointed a chair next to me.
“Can I turn the light on?”
“Turn on the small one.” I turned on the light and looked at him. Now I saw his face clearer. His face was very handsome. He was really beautiful with his long wavy dark hair. I thought I was going to see a creepy evil looking vampire with pointy ears but he didn’t look like that… His figure was slim, beautiful and yet strong. His eyes were purple; sparkling like small stars in the midnight. He looked so ordinary with his noble suit. His expression is common, nothing creepy on his expression (except his behavior). I wouldn’t think he would be a vampire if I met a person like this on the street. He was too beautiful for a vampire. He looked at me sharply,
“I have decided. I will not kill you for the time being… Hmm…” He was thinking,
“Whether I kill you or not depends on my mood later on.” His icy fingers slowly caressed my face down to my throat.
“Maybe you can be my slave…” He whispered on my ears,
“So I can enjoy you as much as I can….”
I trembled. I had to think of something to free myself from him.
“What’s your name slave?” I was quiet. Was a name important in a time like this?
“Hey, I ask you, what’s your name? Are you deaf or what?” His fingers pressed my throat. He was getting impatient.
“Karin… Moravia.” I said coldly without seeing him. He held my chin and turned my face to his,
“Hey, look at me when talking to me!” He touched my cheek and examined my face intensely,
“Hmm, so smooth… So delicate… You are very beautiful. Such a waste to kill a beautiful creature like you. Taking you to my place would be better…” I tossed his hand away,
“That won’t happen!”
He grinned,
“Wow, you slave are so wild! You need to be tamed!”
I tried to free myself but he locked my both hands.
“I had learned my lesson very well pretty lady. This time I won’t let you run away from me.”
He pressed my throat, slides his icy fingers down under my shirt and started to caress my skin. I shivered. His breath touched my skin.
“Don’t be rough on me. I won’t be rough on you anymore. Relax…” He grinned wickedly,
“Poor you…. You don’t have much choice do you?” My heart was beating fast. His hands was getting lower and started to touch my breast. He whispered,
“Should I remind you again I have freedom to do anything I like on you?” He got aroused,
“Let’s see, what else I can get from this beautiful slave….”
Suddenly a shot heard, followed by some shots and a scream, not human, more like an animal. Then I heard someone fell. He quickly looked at the window,
“Damn, they got Georgy.” He was angry and flew through the window.

(continue here)

Abel-kun

I wish there is Abel in reality. Someone who seemed clumsy but always aware of the situation. Sometimes got seasick during the travel time but he actually strong. Someone who seems unreliable but at the end save your life in critical moments. Sometimes being stupid but his knowledge is beyond average people. Seems knows nothing but has all secret codes and passwords, including voice command authorization. He looks delicate but he is not. He looks soft but he is strong. After hundred of years hating humanity he turned around and promise to protect them.

The Children of The Night (part 2)

~+--- I. The Fall of The Evening ---+~ (2)

I was frozen. It’s true someone was following me! How could I didn’t see him anywhere? Was he a vampire? My chest went cold to think of that possibility. He turned me around.
“What do you want?” my voice trembled. The room was very dark, I couldn’t see his face clearly. All I could see was his fangs that lingered in the dark. He pressed his fingers on my neck. They were so icy. He laughed seeing me trembled like that,
“I had followed you since you came out from your work place until that damn people met you. You are saved at the moment. But now you’re all mine…” He seemed so pleased to get me eventually. He continued,
“You looked very tasty so I couldn’t help myself following you.” I could sense a feeling of satisfaction released.
“So, it was you who killed the major’s son.”
“No. It wasn’t me. It was my friend. We got separate and what I heard next is he killed that kid. He was foolish enough doing reckless thing like that. Me, I wouldn’t do things like that. I would do things smoothly and gracefully. You don’t know what I’m doing until you realize that I have drained your blood completely.”
“There is no way you can escape now….”
As he bent down to bite me, I pulled my head down, ran quickly and grabbed a gun from the drawer. I pulled the trigger; he jumped as I shot him. I shot again, fell on the floor and lost my gun. I missed him. He had it,
“A silver bullet, eh? Feels like hunting a Methuselah? What a nice gun you have… You are very interesting and yet dangerous. Feel this!” He pointed the gun to my forehead when suddenly a lot of noises coming from downstairs. Apparently people heard the shot. They ran into my house.
“Damn!” He hesitated and pulled me up quickly to the door,
“Tell them everything is okay. Any misbehavior, I kill you right away!” He pressed the barrel to my body. I open the door and saw a face, that black cap man, the nice man who met me on the way to home before,
“Are you okay? We heard shots from your house.” I smiled a bit and said flatly,
“Yes, everything is okay. You must be mistaken because I don’t have the gun. Have you found the vampire yet?”
“No. It seemed he was not alone. We just found out there was more than one vampire roaming around this place. Don’t worry, I will put men guarded your place so nobody will trespass our place again. Good night.”
He looked down through the window. Two people roamed my yard watching. People were everywhere. They were not an ordinary people. They were special squad who had silver bullet with them to exterminate every vampire they met. There was no way he can escape now.
“Damn you!” He slapped my face till I hit the wall. Pain burnt on my face.
“You ruined my plan! I should have killed you by now!”
“Please don’t kill me….”
“Shut up you bitch!”

(continue here)

The Children of The Night (part 1)

~+--- I. The Fall of The Evening ---+~ (1)

One night at Blagoevgrad city, in the Sofiya region of Bulgaria,
I walked home in a hurry. The dusk disappeared quickly, leaving a dark gloomy night that crawled slowly to the town. I had to reach home as soon as possible because it’s dangerous walking alone unguarded in the middle of dusk like this. There might be Methuselah wandering around looking for a fresh prey, a Terran like me.

I had to admit myself that I felt a bit remorsed today. I could had finished my job earlier but I was busy playing with my gadget that made me ended as the last person left the office. The daylight was almost completely gone when I stepped down my foot outside the main hall. I had no choice but go forward, no matter what.

My house was on my sight when suddenly I heard some footsteps. I looked behind but there was nobody. I continued to walk. The sound of the footsteps had gone but I still felt a presence of somebody or something moved behind. Suddenly I heard an explosion. Somebody shot a mortar in the neighborhood. A bunch of armed men was approaching. They were a group of armed men looking for someone or something. A Methuselah perhaps.

“Excuse me Miss. Did you see anyone running through this alley? Someone with a black cloak maybe?”
“Sorry, I didn’t see anybody. What is the noise I heard a couple of minutes before?” I was curious. They seemed hesitate to answer my question. But apparently they didn’t have any choice but providing me some answer. And no use for them to hide what happened since their face had already showing the truth. One of them who wore a black cap said to me,
“Um.. We are looking for a vampire who had just killed the major’s son.”
A vampire! I was thrilled knowing that my instinct was true.
The man wearing the black cap who seemed to be the leader of that crowd asked me again,
“Are you alone Miss? It’s not safe walking by yourself in time like this. Where do you live? I should accompany you, to make sure you are safe.”
“It’s okay, no need to worry. My house is near. That’s my house.” I pointed one the house in front them.
“Oh, okay. I’ll be watching you from here. Just to make sure you arrived safely.”

Minutes after that, I got home in one piece. I felt a big relief as I leaned my back on the locked front door. But, again, as I started to enter the room, I felt a presence of somebody, or something. I looked around; there were only silence. Maybe my feelings had tricked me.

I went upstairs straight to my bedroom to rest. The room was dark. I usually arrived before sunset, so seeing this darkness made me gloomy. Suddenly I felt strange in my own home. I stepped inside my room. Something evil lurking the air,
“Don’t move or I kill you!”

(continued here)

Notes on My First Fan Fiction (1): Children of The Night

Finally I finished my first fan fiction. This fiction based on Triniy Blood manga: After the great war Armageddon was occurred on earth, the human Roman Catholic Church has become a major military power. Their headquarters was in the Vatican city. A new race with its superior capability and intellectual to human had raised named Methuselah or well known as the vampire. Their capital was in Byzantium (or Istanbul) which appears as an elegant metropolis surrounded by a field of particles that protection the Methuselah from UV radiation. In the original story, war between humans (Terran) and vampires (Metuselah) had occurred simply because Metuselah see Terrans as their food. Therefor it makes them superior to the human race.

The main character of the manga or anime is Abel Nightroad. He was a Crusnik nanomachine, a being that is created by Mars colony before the Armageddon. Abel now worked in the Vatican as an AX agent, disguised as traveling priest. In my fiction I have two main characters: Janos Vasili (a Metuselah) and Karin Moravia (a Terran) as the main character. These characters are not exist in the manga or anime. I made them for my fiction. The story is simple, a love between Karin and Ioan. Karin was a Vatican agent who was also befriended to Abel. And the conflict begin Ioan had been assigned to assassin Abel.

I also added a picture of the character. I will add it chronologically based on the appearance of the characters. I made Ioan from a combination of Gyula, Radu and Abel. I borrow Radu's face for his face (I think Radu has the most suitable face for Ioan, he is intoxicatingly handsome). For hair, I follow Gyula's hair which has gorgeously sexy wavy hair. For his body, I put Abel's body (and outfit) to make him looks noble and grand. I like the style of AX agents coat which is cool with its high collar. I didn't find any similar outfit that is grand enough in the Metuselah reference so I put AX uniform instead of a Metuselah outfit. Happy reading.

Why do i like Abel?

Why do i like Abel? Because he is funny, clumsy, pathetic and yet powerful. A person who has only one kind of character is boring. A person who is just clumsy is boring. So is a person who is always be funny without brain. Abel is funny but yet has brain. He is a care-taker. He knows things others don't. He is aware of the situation when others don't. He is kind and always protect humans and never hesitated to kill his enemy: the vampires. His heart is kind, gentle and sensitive. He is aware of other people's feeling around him. He is a krsnik, but choose not to use his power to destroy, but to protect the weaklings instead. That's the reason i like Abel, a gentle monster. I feel safe when he's around me.

Sad

I'm feeling sad today. Very sad, feel like I see Abel's death. Unspeakable, lies deep down beneath my heart.

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The Sword Dancer

There's a character in Trinity Blood has stolen my attention recently. It is Hugue de Watteau. He appeared in the 6th episode which Abel himself did not appear (he's on vacation). He is called "Sword Dancer". Known as his skill in fencing and hard training that makes him a good fighter. He appears magnificently in the episode. I think that episode is for him only. His appearance actually is better than Abel. He had a long golden blond hair, which is match to Cain's sparkling hair. He rarely speaking and really cool. He is prettier than Abel. Despite his coolness and flashy look, I'd still prefer Abel's clumsiness and kindness. Abel is really sweet and yet lethal. He seemed harmless in his human form but actually a killing machine inside. Abel seemed has more emotions than Hugue. He is more human in a way. Hugue, although he is a real human, not a krsnik or vampire, I barely can related to his feelings. Maybe I could put him in the 8th of the list of my favorite anime characters if there's a chance to develop more of his character.

A Nice Guy

It's been a long I haven't written anything here... I recently watch Trinity Blood. Many messages have been spoken to me. The messages is still the same. Abel Nightroad was so nice and adorable. I think I have fallen in love with him. ^_^

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