Fallen Moon

Chapter 03: Bloodshed (Part II)

Claire remained there in the forest with her sister. The footsteps continued to draw closer. She listened to each step using her enhanced senses. She took the Sun Repellant IX out of her jacket pocket tucking it into her sister's pocket for safe keeping. By the time she was finished hiding the meds. Her navy-blue eyes met with the pale figure emerging from the trees.

This man wasn't like the vampire they had just met. His skin shimmered in sunlight like glowing diamonds. His muscular frame was a clear giveaway that he was strong. The man's pale brown eyes remained on the clothing that rested in the grass.

"Patience," He picked up the pink shirt on the floor clinching it in his hand. His eyes formed an angry glare at her. Claire glanced down realizing there was blood on her jacket from cleaning her sister's hands. "It was you," He walked toward her. "You killed my sister." Wait, she had nothing to do with this.

"This isn't what it looks like," Claire removed her jacket. She wasn't like her sister, she didn't like fighting. She preferred to be a spectator and simply watch the fights not participate in them. "I didn't," The man glanced over at the blood-stained steak on the ground. "Now I know this doesn't look good but, I swear, I didn't-," He broke her words.

"You must think I'm stupid," He walked closer to her, she backed up. "You're," He pointed at her. "Covered in her blood and there's a wooden steak," He pointed at the steak. "With her blood on it." Claire backed into a tree as he drew closer and closer to her. "You're telling me my sister just up and died on her own." He smirked, "I think not," He clinched her throat, choking her.

"I think some pesky," He bared his fangs at her. "Insignificant wolf," He gripped tighter on her throat. "Drove that steak through her heart." He threw Claire causing her to roll across the grass. "You killed someone precious to me." She rose to her feet. "Now I'm going to kill someone precious to you to even the score." He started to walk towards her sister's defenseless body.

"Leave her alone," Claire jumped on his shoulders. She slashed his throat with claws having no effect. He grabbed her by her hair, throwing her off him. She rolled checking her claws, she couldn't believe it. Her claws went dull from trying to slit his throat. The vampire continued to walk toward Raven. She pulled out her pocket knife cutting a gash on her palm. "I said leave her alone." She jumped on his shoulders using the acidic effect of her blood to burn through his diamond skin. He screamed, grabbing her by her hair. He threw her off him, she rolled across the ground getting back on her feet.

"Bitch," He gripped his neck that had been burned by the sunlight. "It seems there is some fight in you after all." He turned toward her. "I was going to make you suffer but instead," He tightened his hand into a fist. "I will just rip your heart out with my bare hand and crush it." Claire watched as his powerful fist came toward her. She ducked his strike picking her knife up from the ground. The vampire started to grab her shirt, she scooped up a pile of dirt tossing it into his eyes. "Damn it," He covered his eyes, backing away from her. Claire made haste for the nearest tree concealing herself behind it. Claire continued to observe him as he tried to remove the dirt from his eyes.

Here's what she knew, one, this vampire's special trait is that his skin is covered by what appeared to be diamond armor. Two, this armor protected him from the harsh rays of the sun. Three, the acidic effects of her blood could melt away a small area of his armor. Once the area was gone the sunlight could burn him. This means she at least had a chance at beating him. The only thing she needed to know was how long did it take for him to repair his armor?

Once Claire had that, she knew exactly how long she could stay on offense before she needed to hide again. Deep breaths, she may not be as gifted at fighting as her sister but she's smarter. She can do this, just take it one step at a- The tree she concealed herself behind shattered into tiny pieces of wood.