Chapter 3. Untold

Vampires are walking corpses. They have no soul but they are much alive. They are species of supernatural creatures without souls that stalks in the dark. Without souls, they possess some abilities humans do not possess. They can move faster like a speeding train. They are immortal and have lived for hundreds or thousands of years. To kill a vampire requires a wooden stake through the heart. But the original vampires can’t be easily killed with a stake through the heart. With a spell cast on a wooden stake, an original vampire can be killed.

The disadvantages of these creatures in that they can’t walk under the sun lest they will go up to flames, however, after years of walking the earth, they have devised a means to walk under the sun. They have witches cast a spell on a stone which will be carved into a ring known as a lapis-lazuli stone. With the ring on, they are free from the scorching sun from setting them to flames.

However, most of the vampires don’t have access to this ring. Those who have access to this ring are called day walkers. They can walk under the sun whereas those who don’t have access to the ring are called night walkers because they only roam in the night.

Vampires can turn humans into one of them by a bite, though not draining the human’s blood but allowing the venom to enter into the human’s blood. Vampires can prevent someone from dying by feeding the person their blood. Though the person will die after some hours, the person will rise and eventually become a vampire. However, with a spell, the vampire may prevent the person from becoming a vampire. In this case, the person will cheat death and as well be a human again.

“You did what?” Scott exclaimed. He wasn’t happy hearing that Jasmine paid a coffee shop owner to drop her blood into his coffee. This happened before he moved to the log cabin with Lydo. “Why in the hell will you do that?” he asked.

“My doppelganger knows you will be a threat to her and her evil plot against Bailey County.”

“What the hell are you talking about?”

“Deputy Mann, I need your help. This is why I made my move by dipping a drop of my blood in your coffee. Hell will be let loose on Bailey County and I need someone with your specialty to help stop it.”

“Why me?”

“I have always monitored you and I came to realize you are not corrupt like the deputies and the sheriff. You drive joy injustice even though they benched you. You always find a way to help people. I need your help to help save Bailey County from what’s coming.”

“What about my girlfriend, did you save her too?”

“I’m sorry, she’s has been buried. There’s nothing I could do.”

“Buried? How long have I been dead?”

“Two days.”

“What! Two days?”

“Yes, two days.”

         Scott Mann has been dead for two days. Unlike any other person who could have vampire blood in them before they die. They usually take an hour or less to revive as the case may be. But since spells were used on Scott in other for him not to turn into a vampire, it took two days for the spells to work properly.

“I need to see her grave and pay my last respect.”

“We will eventually get to that but right now. I need you to meet someone else.”

“Who will that be?”

Jasmine took Scott to her castle. The castle was built five hundred years ago. “Welcome to my abode,” Jasmine announced as she pushed the wooden door of the entrance of her castle. Her castle was built with bricks and precious stones which makes it impossible to invade. She has been hunting Hannah for years now but she always finds her way to escape Jasmine. Jasmine has also recruited a lady known as Sasha Blinks and has trained her on how to hunt creatures of the dark like vampires, ghouls, werewolves, and ghosts.

She led Scott to the great hall which is the main room of her castle. It was a large room that can contain about 250 people during a feast. The great hall is often used by Jasmine and Dracula’s descendants to hold their meeting especially when they have a pressing need to address. “There she is,” said Jasmine. She motioned Sasha Blinks to come to her. She turned towards Scott, “Scott Mann, meet Ms. Blinks. She has been hunting with me for over two years now.”

Sasha stretched forth her hand for a shake. “Hi, nice to meet you, you can call me Sasha.”

“Nice to meet you Sasha, and you can call me Scott.”

“Of course, I know you, Deputy. You are one of the few who always seek justice for the oppressed and you are not given to corruption. Any other person in Sheriff’s department is corrupt but not you.”

Scott grinned. “I will take that as a compliment”

“You are welcome to our new family. We believe in one another to achieve success.” Jasmine moved towards a table and draws out a chair. She invited them both to sit with her.

“So what exactly are we after?”

“First, I still know you still have some doubts in you about who attacked you. However, I can allow Ms. Blinks to explain to you since you can’t keep hearing the same story from my mouth.”

“There’s no need. I believe you. But you will have to point me in the direction of Hannah. I will be going off the book to put her down myself.”

“That’s what I want to hear,” Sasha said putting up a fancy smile. “If you must get these fuckers down, you will learn how to act like a hunter and not as a deputy.”

         Jasmine pulled out three Berettas from under the table and sets them on the table. She picked one of the Berettas and removed its magazine. She did the same for the other two Berettas. There’s something different about these three Berettas. The first one has a wooden bullet. The second has a silver bullet and the third has golden bullets.

Scott leans forward with her eyes fixed on Jasmine, he asked with curiosity. “What type of bullets are these?”

Jasmine puts up a smile and opens her mouth to speak. “Good question. No need to teach you how to use any of these weapons. You have been using them as a deputy. But what you need to know is what the bullets are meant for. The wooden bullets are for vampires. Always aim at their heart, not the head. The golden bullets are for ghouls and you should always aim at their heart or head. The head and heart of a ghoul is the weakest spot that you can aim and easily kill a ghoul. Then the silver is for the werewolves. Aim their heart or head.”

“Werewolves are in town too?” Scott asked with curiosity.

Sasha glanced at him. “Yes they are,” she replied.

“Fuck!” I have only seen movies about them. Don’t know they exist too.”

“They do Deputy Mann, and it’s our job to stop them all.” Jasmine drops the magazine of wooden bullets on the table. “Any questions?” she asked with her eyes fixed on Scott.

“Why a wooden bullet too when you know it can kill your kind?”

“Thanks for bringing that up,” Jasmine draws back her chair as she stood to her feet. She started pacing around the table. “A thousand years ago, vampires entered into a treaty with the humans. After the treaty, we made a law to help us be at peace with the humans but this law was breached by vampires, not of Dracula’s descendants. They started killing the humans and at the same time committed an abominable act by mating with werewolves and recruiting them against the humans and Dracula’s descendants. We can’t make a treaty if we can’t uphold our path. This war of a thousand years has been brought to Bailey County and we must not allow this generation to pay for what they knew nothing about. Any vampire that is against us and the treaty we made with the humans a thousand years ago get a wooden bullet to the heart.”

“So you want me to help stop a supernatural war?”

“Yes, Deputy Mann. This is more than a war of a thousand years. We can’t let vampires keep killing humans. We were once a human before we turned. This is where you come in and I know you can do it, Deputy Mann. What do you say about being the savior of Bailey County?”

“If some badass creatures are trying to bring the war to my County, I say we kick their asses back to wherever they came from.”

“I know I would count on you.” Jasmine gestured for Mr. Smith to come forth and instructed him to get some new clothes for their guest.

         Mr. Smith is one of the victims that his family was killed by Hannah. He is in his late fifties. His family was attacked when her daughter visited with her newly married husband. It was on Christmas Eve as their Christmas turned bloody. Sasha’s family was killed too by Hannah’s werewolves. She’s into hunting to get revenge and she swears never to back down until Hannah is dead. Mr. Smith’s family was attacked by Hannah and they were all wiped. When he encountered Jasmine, he wanted to engage in a fight with her thinking it was her that attacked and killed his family. However, Jasmine proved him wrong, and ever since then, she has been with Jasmine as they are all in the quest of finding Hannah and ending her evil plans on Bailey County.

         After Scott Mann refreshed, he wore his new clothes and Mr. Smith showed him to the guest room where he will be staying. “When do we get to find this badass bitch that killed my girlfriend?” Scott asked. Everyone wishes Hannah was dead. Scott won’t be left out. He witnessed the death of his girlfriend at the hands of Hannah who looks exactly like Jasmine. He wants to make her pay and as well stop the war that is coming to Bailey County.

Mr. Smith glanced at Scott and whispered to him, “When you are ready.”

“What the fuck are you talking about? I’m damn ready!”