“What happened in Vorkuta?” Ember asked again but Uncle couldn’t find the right words to utter and answer her right away. It was as if Uncle Felix had gone into a traumatic relapse. Ember already knew a little of what happened in that experiment in Vorkuta but what surprised her the most was her Uncle’s knowledge about it but they still chose to keep it a secret from her, so she played dumb this time to extract the story from her uncle.Uncle Felix removed his glasses, rubbed the bridge of his nose, and sat down. He began explaining, “I have grown to forget about this but I guess the past will always haunt those who witnessed it. Forgive me, I was taken back by a memory when I went inside the bombed facility where they experimented on smuggled babies.”Ember and Raverine looked at each other, and then Ember said, “What did you see Uncle?”“Well, everything was burnt to the ground but images were preserved. Bodies of infants are decapitated, dissected, and close-up shots of their veins
Uncle Felix started the engine and drove out of the hospital’s parking lot. He adjusted the rear mirror until he could clearly see his niece tailing behind them driving Raverine’s black sedan car. Then he felt Raverine’s questions fuming out of his ears, Uncle Felix let out a chuckle when Raverine realized that he had been staring at him for almost a minute.“He was wounded when he rushed inside the hospital which was still under renovation, he thought that maybe he could steal and tried to scare the nightshift employees—tough boy. Then because I was a military doctor so they sent him to me, thinking I could handle him well without dying first. It was long ago, I am sure Skotieno has forgotten that I was his doctor for a week when he rested in the hospital.”“I am not sure about that,” Raverine said, “But I am certain that he has a good memory for remembering such things. He spent a week, he must’ve remembered you.”Uncle Felix smiled and resumed, “Anyway… He was badly beaten up that
Vampires have always been lurking in the shadows even before the World Wars. They made deals with those who are in power in exchange to keep their existence secret. But no one could truly keep a big, dark secret. Hence, In 1914, the “im Dunkeln sterben” was carved into the tomb of the Archduke of Austria-Hungary when he was assassinated by a clan of vampires. The reason for the assassination was the threat made by the late Archduke for the vampires. The Archduke wanted the vampires to become his dogs or else, he’ll expose them to the world. The vampires weren’t pleased by his threat so he died in the darkness and by the poison of their fangs. And the one who took the blame for the Archduke’s death? The humans and to that day, The Great War began. Many years and battles after that, vampires in the late 1990s built a research facility hidden in Vorkuta to operate the modification of human blood… from smuggled babies. Due to the wars, evolution, and advancement of the
After shots of costly vodka and cheap talks, time seems to have left these two strangers craving for more than chips and drinks. The woman kept throwing her head back and forth, letting out her giggles as she leaned each wall and room door they walk past. She then pulled herself towards Raverine, who was placidly walking as if no one was with him and clung to his left arm. Raverine halted and turned his head to face her wasted look. He sighed and displayed his facetious smirk when he stared down at the woman’s chest rubbing close to his sleeves. She placed her chin on top of his broad shoulder and curled her lips outwards. "Hello, Reverend..." she whispered, trying to keep her eyelids up. Reverend, he ridiculed and scoffed. Raverine pulled his arm out of her embrace and run his fingertips through her cooper-like hair, amorously stroking her neck. His hands traced the curves of her youthful body but daring eyes are pinned to the woman’s face. Finally, he wrap
One hour has passed and a knock awakened Raverine from his short nap. Diego's scent, he thought, because of his ability to sense someone nearby. Although it's not as strong as it used to be, he can only sense a vampire or a human if the smell is very close to him. All vampires can sense a vampire or a human but as their thirst to drink a clean-blood is not sustained, their abilities will soon disperse. They will grow old and will share the same vulnerability that the human person has.Human blood nowadays is corrupted and unhealthy because of alcohol, eating without nutrition, drugs, smoking, and any other way to make the blood unhealthy. There are ways, illegal ways, to acquire clean blood from humans like drinking from a newborn human. Babies' blood may be clean but it is not mature enough to revive a vampire's supernatural abilities. It also depends on their mothers' blood, if a mother does not have a nutritious lifestyle while carrying the baby then the baby's blood is no
Simmering, shimmering sun. Ember kept chanting those words inside her head while she sat in silence on her motorbike, waiting for someone in the restaurant’s parking lot. Their chief, Chief Wills, invited all of the police officers of Police Department 7 to take a day off. But, first, they must attend his daughter’s birthday celebration at this restaurant called “Scavenger’s Hut” in which Ember thought is a stupid order. Their police department received a lot of homicide reports and yet, all of them are here. Penalties would be charged at her if she won’t obey her superior’s order. Stay and endure listening to his daughter’s gobbledygook, that was Chief Wills' order to Ember and to all the police officers. “Simmering, shimmering sun,” Ember said out loud and lifted her chin, closing her eyes for the sun’s warm kiss. “What was that?” Someone interrupted Ember’s train of thoughts causing it to crash and whistle in contempt. Ember looked at K pu
The kitchen door opened and a man in brown suit and pants walked inside. He placed his hands on top of the countertop, brushing his fingertips along its edges. The edges were cleaned to perfection as it reflects the recessed lighting. The man cleared his throat, in an attempt to get the chef’s attention. "Are we ready to open, Chef?" Hiro, the manager of Scavenger’s Hut, asked. Hiro waited for Raverine's response but he is completely lost in his thought, his mind flying out of Earth’s surface while staring down to the floor. "Chef?" Hiro called him again that snapped him back to reality. Raverine is wearing a double-breasted white coat, a grey apron tied around his waist, and black pants. He brushed his hair and took in a deep breath. He moved his eyes towards Hiro and nodded. "Yes, Hiro, open Scavenger's Hut." Hiro bowed and walked out of the kitchen. "Let's do our best today!" Raverine yelled at his station chefs and they started bringing out the in
Pox and Ember are currently assigned to search for the missing woman, namely the 22 years old Nella Jeggins, who worked for the Freak Out Club. Freak Out Club is the cheapest, loudest, and the best club found underground and across the Pinephil Stadium. Officers and detectives, including Ember, from different police departments, have confiscated narcotics in this club before but months after the court ordered to shut the place down, the club simply added “Out” to its name and re-opened its doors to entertain more wasted people.‘It’s just salt,’ the lawyer of Freak Out Club once said on the court before that annoyed Ember and made the officers a laughingstock. How blatantly insidious are these people, power and influence could truly shield you from justice.Pox walked behind Ember as Ember made her way past the