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Daylight Savior (Bratty and Mizz)

Selene started to stir, her vision blurred. She was very confused, and didn't feel quite right. She was thirsty, and feeling very weak. It took her a few moments to realize she was laying on something cold and hard. As she became more aware, she noticed large, metal bars surrounding her. She sat up and heard the clanking of chains. She had shackles attached to her wrists and ankles, preventing her from even standing. Normally she could break free, but it had been a few days since her last feeding, and she was too weak to bend or break the metal. She heard something shuffling around in the darkened room. "Hello?" She called out. Her voice echoed off the walls.

A large man move towards her cell, keeping his distance. He gave her a beastly smile and a soft chuckle. "So, the murderer is awake I see." His voice was gravely and deep, a rather menacing sound for a human to produce. At least, he smelled human. She wasn't sure. She looked at him in confusion. "Who are you? What am I doing here?" The last thing she remembered was watching a few men by a campfire, curious as to who they were. "My name is not important, and you won't be here for long, no worries." For some reason, his words struck fear into her heart. He didn't have to say it, but she knew she wouldn't be making it out alive. That sent her into a fit of rage, and she fought against the chains. The man walked out before she had a chance to say another word. She sat there in silence, unsure of what to do. For once, she felt helpless. She thought about her protector back home, and how he had been right all this time. She understood now why she needed him. She thought about the chances of not seeing him again, and she began to cry.
 
It took him less then an hour to find there base, which happened to be a sort of shack with a network of tunnels underground. It was secluded, and very well built. He put his nose close to the walls and sniffed, melling her scent through a few tunnels. It seemed they had taken her through out them to try and distract any trackers. It was not long until he found someone, the boy was young, about his age and hardly put up a fight when he grabbed him. He had his arm around his neck, the boy kicked and struggled but soon went limp. He was out cold, he had to do this before when she had gone on a blood rampage.

He realized they where taking her back outside as he smelled air. He guessed it was to burn her alive, but she was not out yet. No after taking out two more, he grabbed a knife off of one. He never had to kill before, but with this thing on him, he felt less hesitant to do so. He made his way, she was closer to the surface, in a room not far. He knew there would be guards. Alarge man walked out of the side of the tunnel befoire him suddenly. "Who're you!?" he bellowed, Aiden did not give him an answer though, quickly rushing the larger man. This one was a fight, he could not choke him like the others. And the man was not afraid to use his own weapon as he was sliced on the cheek.

Aiden licked the side of his lips, his blood was warm and salty to him. He however suddenly flicked his wrist, the knife flying like an arrow and the man went wide eyed in shock as the blade punctured his neck. Aiden looked down as he began to gasp for air. The knife however cut his airways and throat, blood was beginning to pool around him. "T...traitor..." the man gasped before dying.
 
Selene wiped away a few tears as another man came into the room, a toolbag in his hand. "What the hell do you want?" She asked, rather pissed off. She threw herself towards the bars, hoping the chains might break, to no avail. He didn't say a word as he laid his bag down on a nearby table and unrolled it. It was filled with all kinds of foreign objects. "I asked you a question!" she barked at him. He turned around as he picked up a strange device and smiled. "My dear child, do please, try to keep calm. It will make this so much easier!" She laughed at him. "I'm not here to make things easy for you!! You guys captured me, remember?" A sadistic grin played upon his lips and he nodded. "True, but I suppose that's why we have you chained up. I'm sure you are wondering what it is that I have here. You see, it's not often we find a vampire, so I have to take advantage of them while there is still a chance. You see, I create new items and drugs to use against our war on the vampires, and you happen to be a very good test subject." She fought against the chains harder this time, attempting to break them out of the wall.

As he approached her cage, he shot her with another dart. This time, it wasn't a tranquilizer, but she screamed out in pain. She felt as if her whole body was on fire. She thrashed around, trying to fight off the pain. It didn't last long, but it lasted long enough. "Hmm, I see" He said, jotting down a few notes. Selene was panting as the pain subsided, and she cursed a line of profanities at this mad scientist.
 
He felt a strange sensation in him as he pulled the blade from the mans throat. The small sharpened weapon covered in blood, human blood. He had a lurking feeling in his stomach as he wiped it clean. He had never killed before, sure he had fought, had beaten people to keep secrets or to simply defend himself. But never had he been driven to kill. He wondered what it had meant too. "Traitor," he said the finale word the man had spoken. Was he really? He was protecting his town by being Selenes protector, after all he was immune to her bite thus he could be her food source and no other humans had to be sacrificed. Wasn;t that good?

He did not think for very long, he heard her scream. She was just down the hall where this man had just come from. "Selene," he quickly darted down the passage, coming to a door. He knew she was behind it, he was glad he was not to late. He pounded on the dor, the wood giving way after a few hard smacks. "Get away!" he shouted, his voice booming louder then he had thought. The man was over her, and he knew he was no god. "Vanish1" he growled he leap at the scientist. However a sudden burst of smoke came from the mans sleeve. It stung his eyes and he had to recoil. Not seeing the man slip past him, despite having the upper hand.

He wiped at his eyes, which burned but he bl;inked past the tears. "Selen...we..need to go," he coughed a bit, eyes not red from irritation. He could not break metal bars no matter how strong he was. But he used the knife jamming it into the lock and wiggling it until it opened. His weapon now dulled and useless though. "Come...we gotta hurrt...sun ups not far," he said.
 
Selene was rolling on the floor, recovering from whatever drug she had been shot with. As she came to and her vision cleared back up, she heard a familiar voice. "Aiden" she whispered, her heart filled with joy as he came into the room. She watched as he unlocked her cell and she fought against the shackles. She couldn't break through them. "How did you find me?"
 
"I went to your house," he said as he used the blunt knife to try and undo her shackles. His eyes teared less, the powder or whatever had begun to wear off. "I found out you where taken, so I followed you using this," he said. He quickly showered her the amulet. He knew little about it, aside from the fact it granted a human wearewr special abilities and strength, though if worn too long it could damage the persons mind.
 
Selene felt the shackles break free and she threw her arms around his neck. She began to cry, feeling so happy that she could ser protector. "I'm sorry. I'm so sorry! I should have listened to you." She then noticed the amulet and stepped back. No one in at least a century had needed it and it was frowned upon to use it. The thing was rather dangerous and been known to corrupt the wearer. Years ago, a vampire died trying to save her protector from its effects. Her eyes widened and her heart sank. "Why? How could you?"
 
"Was the only way," he said to her. "They planned to kill you...and if your family came looking, well it's probably what they wanted," he said, they being these people. "Don't worry...once your safe I'm going to take it off," he explained. "We really cannot stay and argue over this though," he said looking at his watch. They had an hour before sun up. "Come on lets go," he said helping her up. He memorized the way out, hoping not to run into anyone else. It seemed the run away did not sound any alarms, so they soon where out in the open air once more.
 
She allowed him to help her out and escape into the open. Bshe was already weak, but feeling more so now that she had been injected with drugs. She needed to feed, and quick. She refused to drink from her friend though. She didnt want to hurt him anymore. She kept eying the amulet " are you sure you can take that off? I've seen what it can do to humans, and I may not be able to save you. I....can't stand to see you that way. I don't known what I'd do if I lost you.". She was rather nervous admitting her feelings to him, but she may never get another chance.
 
"Do not worry," he said to her quickly, doing his best to be assuring. "I think I got them all....so unless that....other one let others know we should have a clear path out. lets get out of here and then we can worry about me," he said. He lead her through, he noticed the unconscious humans where still on the floor, no one had noticed, perhaps they would soon be realizing she was gone though. He hoped they would be long gone by then. The night was fading, they had less then an hour now. He pulled her through and out of the entrance. "Okay...lets hurry...run as fast as you can even if you outrun me okay," he told her.
 
Selene nodded and did as she was instructed, for once, but now wasn't the time to argue. She raced through the entrance and into the forest, dodging and jumping over the various obstacles. She was still feeling a twinge of pain in her muscles from whatever drug that crazed lunatic had given her. She began to think that their escape was too easy, and a bit odd. She hoped they hadn't gone after her family, or worse, caught her protector. She was in no condition to defend herself, or to protect another. She was weak from starvation, exhausted from the various drugs she had received. As soon as she was far enough away from the camp, she stopped and spun around, listening for any sign of Aiden.
 
Aiden watched her run off, even with his enhanced speed he could not catch up to her drug addled sprint. He chased after, though he did not keep up for very long and soon she was out of sight. He was glad she ran so quick, he knew none of those hunters where out far from here, unless they had planned to cut her off. No he could sense she was safe, and those idiots would not have planned to tryand take down her family, not as they where prepared and together, no easiest to take down one of her kind off and alone. With the element of surprise.

He felt strange though as he ran, his taste for blood, the image of killing the other human, seemed less grotesque to him and more....enjoyable. He knew it was the amulet, but he couldn't take it off now. Not yet. He did not even realize the man before him, but his body reacted and he ran headlong into the man, charging into him like a football player down onto the ground. He then quickly knocked the man out. He took his weapon, a nice slim saber, and continued on after her with few incidents save for the occasional feeling of deep, bloodlust.
 
After a few moments, Selene grew a bit nervous, and she began to pace back and forth wondering what to do. She thought about continuing off towards home to warn her family, but her heart was pulling back towards the danger. Since her hearing was better than normal humans, she could hear the rustling of leaves and breaking of twigs way off in the distance. There were sounds of a possible struggle, but she wasn't sure. After a few moments, she headed back towards the camp to search for her protector.

She was really worried now that Aiden was wearing the family amulet. It wasn't something to take lightly, and she wasn't sure if he even knew the dangers of wearing it. Yes, it gave its wearer special abilities, but at a great price. There was a risk of corruption, and she wasn't willing to risk his life like that, not when she was finally realizing her true feelings for him. She was considering a way to make thing work, but she wasn't sure how well it would go.
 
He wrestled another man over a knife, doing his best to keep the sharp point away. He managed to knock it free and then delivered three swift blows to the mans side. He felt the older mans arms close around his neck, but he tucked his chin in to prevent being choked unconscious or worse. He struggled but suddenly opened his mouth and bite down, he felt the rush of blod in his mouth as he broke skin. With a yelp his attacker let go, and he turned to swing a back handed fist into the mans jaw, there was a crack as it dislocated. He spit several times, the salty, coppery taste of blood was not very appealing to him. Afterwards he made sure no one else was around before walking towards her home.

Aiden soon emerged into the camp site, he was fine, though the front of his shirt was stained with big red blotches of blood. "What are you doing here?" he asked suddenly, it was not unkind, but it was also unlike him. His first reaction was always if she was alright.
 
Selene stopped just a few feet from him, relieved to see he was ok. He didn't sound happy to see her, more annoyed or angry. She hesitated for a moment "I was just looking for you....wanted to make sure you were ok." She looked into his eyes, and they weren't their normal calm and kind color. They seemed darker somehow. He seemed darker. She was so worried the amulet was taking effect that she didn't notice the blood that covered his shirt. In fact, she didn't notice it until the scent wafted under her nose. Normally, she was pretty good at controlling herself, but she was starving, and the smell of blood only made it worse. A low, menacing growl rumbled deep within her core as she slipped into an animalistic nature, her eyes fixed on Aiden. She quickly lost grip of herself and began to stalk him like prey.
 
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