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I couldn’t bear to see the things that happened to me before. I wanted to end it all, to feel nothing, to feel peace at last. I kicked the book away, and lay myself down on the cold black floor, and cried. I knew they wouldn’t bring anything useful, I knew they weren’t the solution to my problems. I just wanted to die here, to stop all of my fears. But I can’t, and I’m too weak to resist. I’m tired of fighting; I want to end it all. Suddenly I heard someone sit beside me. But I didn’t care who he or she was. But then I heard a voice, the voice, of the one at my side.

“Greetings, My Lady,” a man’s voice said. I tilted my head slightly to see him. He was clad in black, his skin chalk white. His dark eyes gave a sense of foreboding. How could he be here, in the depths of my mind and heart?

“Who are you?” He smiled slyly.

“Who I am isn’t important. I’m here to deliver something for you. “I frowned, and tried to decipher what he meant.

“I’m here to deliver your death, My Lady. The death you were wishing for.”

“What do you mean? I can’t understand.” He moved closer, and sat behind me.

“While you were here, you asked for death. You wanted to stop your suffering. I’m here to answer your plea, and grant you what you pleaded for.” I looked in front, and simply nodded in reply. This is what I asked for, and I’m happy to receive it. I felt him tug at the fabric of my shirt at the shoulder, and his arm grabbed me at the waist, probably to prevent me from getting away. I felt his ice cold skin as it went in contact with mine, and I felt suddenly weak and powerless to his will. I closed my eyes, as I felt his lips on the base of my neck. I felt myself getting weaker by the second, hopelessness filling me. Then, I felt a sharp pain on m neck, and something warm and liquid slowly flowing my skin, staining my clothes-he punctured my skin somehow, and he was now licking the blood off my skin… he was a vampire, and this was how I’m gonna die. I went numb to everything except to the sensation of pain and, strangely, contentment. I didn’t know why I liked him licking my own blood, but at least it didn’t hurt much. And he was giving me time to contemplate on my life before I truly leave this desolate body of mine…

How long were we doing this? I didn’t know, but it was an exceptionally long time. But then he stopped abruptly. He lifted his head and took his arm from my waist, letting me fall backward without support. I didn’t open my eyes to see, but I heard someone else’s voice speaking.

“What did you do to her?” another man’s voice said angrily. I hear the man in black laughing, and then someone pushed to the floor. Then somebody helped me sit up. I opened my eyes, but my vision was slightly blurred. I blinked my eyes several times to focus them, and saw a young man with slanted eyes and glasses that rested on the tip of his nose. His name is Vern.

“Are you all right?” he asked me. I slightly nodded, but my eyes were on the vampire, who was now getting up. On his face was a smile, a devilish smile.

“You came here to save her from death?” he said in a quiet, but deadly voice. “Don’t you see that your efforts are wasted?” The man beside me shook his head slowly.

“On the contrary, I see that what I did was right,” he said. “She doesn’t need to die to be free of her suffering. Besides, who the heck are you?” The vampire only laughed.

               “Me? I am only known as Death. Also, this girl isn’t human anymore, don’t you understand?” he said, his voice filled with contempt. “You came too late, you didn’t save her from the monstrosity she has become.” Me? A...a monster? How? Why am I not human anymore? I struggled to sit up, and look into the vampire’s face.

               “How come I’m not human anymore? What do you exactly mean?” I looked closely into Death’s face, trying to decipher something in his expression. But there was none. There was only disdain, and hatred, but no compassion, no pity. I then looked at Vern’s. His face expressed anger, but I don’t know if this anger is directed to me, or to Death. But also, he seemed to possess a calmness and softness as he held me close to him, not minding the blood which was spilling all over his clothes and mine…

               “Don’t you remember that most of your blood is lost? Don’t you see what I was trying to do?” Death shook his head with something like amusement. “I never knew you were this… foolish, but now that you are now inhuman, your mental capabilities may improve…” A sudden thought struck me. If he’s a vampire, then, his victims will also become… I gasped in horror of what I had thought. It’s not true… Death laughed louder.

“Ahh, I see that it’s having effect over you, My Lady.” His eyes bored into mine. “After you had died, you might as well become one of us, those who destroy the souls of human beings, feed on their despair and loneliness, and live forever. You should have made several lives fall, but now, it seems so bleak, with this human to control you and your destructiveness…” He walked toward me, though he was by my side.

                 “What do you intend to do to her?” Vern asked defiantly. He looked at him and said,” Leave her side, if you want her to continue living.” Grouchily, reluctantly, he helped me stand up and moved several paces away. I looked into the vampire’s eyes, and he looked into mine. I was still very weak that I couldn’t stand up straight, and kept swaying. “This will not be our last meeting, My Lady, there shall be more to come. I shall be expecting your call.” He ran his hand over the spot where he had bitten me, and the wound instantly healed. With a last look at me, he turned and walked into the darkness. Vern walked to my side, and put his hand on my shoulder.

“Raven…” I looked at him and smiled weakly.

“Thank you for saving me, but you didn’t really have to,” I said. He looked at me.

“No, Raven, it’s my fault that I didn’t come on time to save you.” I looked into his eyes and he enveloped me in his warm embrace. But then, I felt the emotion streaming out of me. Everything faded, even his voice. But I don’t know whether this curse will fade in time…

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I couldn’t bear to see the things that happened to me before. I wanted to end it all, to feel nothing, to feel peace at last. I kicked the book away, and lay myself down on the cold black floor, and cried. I knew they wouldn’t bring anything useful, I knew they weren’t the solution to my problems. I just wanted to die here, to stop all of my fears. But I can’t, and I’m too weak to resist. I’m tired of fighting; I want to end it all. Suddenly I heard someone sit beside me. But I didn’t care who he or she was. But then I heard a voice, the voice, of the one at my side.

“Greetings, My Lady,” a man’s voice said. I tilted my head slightly to see him. He was clad in black, his skin chalk white. His dark eyes gave a sense of foreboding. How could he be here, in the depths of my mind and heart?

“Who are you?” He smiled slyly.

“Who I am isn’t important. I’m here to deliver something for you. “I frowned, and tried to decipher what he meant.

“I’m here to deliver your death, My Lady. The death you were wishing for.”

“What do you mean? I can’t understand.” He moved closer, and sat behind me.

“While you were here, you asked for death. You wanted to stop your suffering. I’m here to answer your plea, and grant you what you pleaded for.” I looked in front, and simply nodded in reply. This is what I asked for, and I’m happy to receive it. I felt him tug at the fabric of my shirt at the shoulder, and his arm grabbed me at the waist, probably to prevent me from getting away. I felt his ice cold skin as it went in contact with mine, and I felt suddenly weak and powerless to his will. I closed my eyes, as I felt his lips on the base of my neck. I felt myself getting weaker by the second, hopelessness filling me. Then, I felt a sharp pain on m neck, and something warm and liquid slowly flowing my skin, staining my clothes-he punctured my skin somehow, and he was now licking the blood off my skin… he was a vampire, and this was how I’m gonna die. I went numb to everything except to the sensation of pain and, strangely, contentment. I didn’t know why I liked him licking my own blood, but at least it didn’t hurt much. And he was giving me time to contemplate on my life before I truly leave this desolate body of mine…

How long were we doing this? I didn’t know, but it was an exceptionally long time. But then he stopped abruptly. He lifted his head and took his arm from my waist, letting me fall backward without support. I didn’t open my eyes to see, but I heard someone else’s voice speaking.

“What did you do to her?” another man’s voice said angrily. I hear the man in black laughing, and then someone pushed to the floor. Then somebody helped me sit up. I opened my eyes, but my vision was slightly blurred. I blinked my eyes several times to focus them, and saw a young man with slanted eyes and glasses that rested on the tip of his nose. His name is Vern.

“Are you all right?” he asked me. I slightly nodded, but my eyes were on the vampire, who was now getting up. On his face was a smile, a devilish smile.

“You came here to save her from death?” he said in a quiet, but deadly voice. “Don’t you see that your efforts are wasted?” The man beside me shook his head slowly.

“On the contrary, I see that what I did was right,” he said. “She doesn’t need to die to be free of her suffering. Besides, who the heck are you?” The vampire only laughed.

               “Me? I am only known as Death. Also, this girl isn’t human anymore, don’t you understand?” he said, his voice filled with contempt. “You came too late, you didn’t save her from the monstrosity she has become.” Me? A...a monster? How? Why am I not human anymore? I struggled to sit up, and look into the vampire’s face.

               “How come I’m not human anymore? What do you exactly mean?” I looked closely into Death’s face, trying to decipher something in his expression. But there was none. There was only disdain, and hatred, but no compassion, no pity. I then looked at Vern’s. His face expressed anger, but I don’t know if this anger is directed to me, or to Death. But also, he seemed to possess a calmness and softness as he held me close to him, not minding the blood which was spilling all over his clothes and mine…

               “Don’t you remember that most of your blood is lost? Don’t you see what I was trying to do?” Death shook his head with something like amusement. “I never knew you were this… foolish, but now that you are now inhuman, your mental capabilities may improve…” A sudden thought struck me. If he’s a vampire, then, his victims will also become… I gasped in horror of what I had thought. It’s not true… Death laughed louder.

“Ahh, I see that it’s having effect over you, My Lady.” His eyes bored into mine. “After you had died, you might as well become one of us, those who destroy the souls of human beings, feed on their despair and loneliness, and live forever. You should have made several lives fall, but now, it seems so bleak, with this human to control you and your destructiveness…” He walked toward me, though he was by my side.

                 “What do you intend to do to her?” Vern asked defiantly. He looked at him and said,” Leave her side, if you want her to continue living.” Grouchily, reluctantly, he helped me stand up and moved several paces away. I looked into the vampire’s eyes, and he looked into mine. I was still very weak that I couldn’t stand up straight, and kept swaying. “This will not be our last meeting, My Lady, there shall be more to come. I shall be expecting your call.” He ran his hand over the spot where he had bitten me, and the wound instantly healed. With a last look at me, he turned and walked into the darkness. Vern walked to my side, and put his hand on my shoulder.

“Raven…” I looked at him and smiled weakly.

“Thank you for saving me, but you didn’t really have to,” I said. He looked at me.

“No, Raven, it’s my fault that I didn’t come on time to save you.” I looked into his eyes and he enveloped me in his warm embrace. But then, I felt the emotion streaming out of me. Everything faded, even his voice. But I don’t know whether this curse will fade in time…