Realm of the Rogues

Chapter XX

I keep my distance from the trio while remaining close enough to follow in their tracks. I wonder what kind of adventures they will be embarking on now. I feel a bit disappointed as I realize that the girl is now dressed and no longer naked... So is the werewolf dude, but I didn't want to look at his schlong anyway, even though I must admit, that it has a quite impressive size. (Nothing compared to mine, of course.) 

I think to myself, that they must be trying to go to the city. Otherwise, they wouldn't have dressed. I decide that I don't want to waste my time lurking around them, so instead, I will just lead the way by going to the city first.

Maybe I should manipulate the city into throwing a parade for my dear friends. That would be a nice way to introduce myself to them. But then again, I don't want to come off too strong, and that might be a bit over the top. 

I gasp as I realize that they have probably never encountered a human civilization before. I shriek a bit. Oh, this is all so exciting! The first humans that they will ever meet, will be mine. I must make sure that they are on their best behaviour.

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I stroll around the city, looking for something to pass the time with. I go on a bit of window shopping, knowing damn well, that if I wanted something, I could just take it. 

I recognize a couple of people from earlier encounters. I know almost everyone in this city, in some way or another, even though they don't know me. They may have seen me walking around, but the only conversations that they have had with me, and can remember, are the conversations I put in their mind. I own these humans, and they don't even realize it.

I walk past a young couple with their little devil dog. I hate the dogs and animals here in general. My mojo doesn't work on them, so they will remember if they see me hurt their owners. And of course, this little carpet wetter remembers me and starts barking furiously and tries to attack me as I come closer, even though I could easily stomp on it. Such a big ego, for such a small creature. 

The couple tries to shush the dog and smile politely with excusing eyes at me. I just stare blankly back at them. They are kinda young and fit, so they have some nice blood, and I can feel my teeth water at just the smell of them. But I have better things to take care of right now.

My thoughts are interrupted as I hear sirens wailing a couple of blocks away. Weird. I know there is an officer in this city, but I honestly thought he was just sitting at his desk all day eating doughnuts or whatever people eat. The only one making trouble here is me, and no one ever reports it because of obvious reasons.

I follow the sound, and oh my. There goes my plan of a good first impression. The idiotic officer is standing right in front of the three most exciting visitors of this town in decades, with a hand on his gun. Idiot. The wolf is barking and growling, and I can't see any positive outcome unless I intervene. I really don't want our first encounter to be like this, but honestly, I don't have a choice at this point - and I'll make sure that everyone involved in that will pay for it.

I sprint over and manifest in front of the officer, submitting him to my famous trance. I can feel the eyes of the girl behind me, and something about her just seems very weird... And intriguing. It pulls me in and prompts me to get to know her better. It's rather obvious at this point, that she isn't just a human. But then, what is she?

After my little talk with the moron-officer, I can't help but turn around slightly to throw a look at this girl. She isn't very tall, so her height paired with her oversized clothes makes her look like a little elf. She has fiery red hair and equally intense green eyes. I've already revealed too much of myself, so I sprint off before I do something stupid to mess this all up.

I find an alley to hide in not too far away. From here I can still follow the path of the three. As they begin to walk off again, I dare to go out and figure out who created this rather unlucky situation. 

I start by going to stupid-policeman-Heinrich, who, with a bit of persuasion, tells me, that the elderly lady from earlier (the one with disgustingly sweet blood) was the one to call him. Before I leave, I make sure to break his arm and take away his gun for acting so foolishly. 

As I reach the property of the old woman, I kick in her door and find her sitting in shock in her chair. I walk over and swiftly break her neck. She was old so she was bound to die soon anyway. And besides, her blood tasted awful, so I had no use for her under any circumstances. I put her body at the foot of the stairs so that when someone finds her, they will assume that she tumbled down and died. I really don't care about all that, but I know that I would get in big trouble if the vampire clan figured out that I killed "innocent" citizens.

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As I finish up my disciplinary duties, I take off trying to locate where the girl and her friends went. I stroll a bit around and finally; a motel catches my eye. There is only light in one of the windows, so I jump up on the roof of an adjacent building, from which I can look right into the room. 

In there, I spot the one and only - the girl that I have been stalking for these past few days. She is lying on the small bed in the room, and from what I can see, the two others must be somewhere else - probably in the bathroom, since noise and light are flowing out from under the door. I can't quite distinguish whether both or just one of the werewolves are in there since I'm just a bit too far away to hear it properly. 

I try my luck and jump up to the window silently. She's glowing as she's lying there in the bed. And her smell - oh my - it's hypnotizing. I can't help myself. I'm drawn to her, and I reason with myself, that a single drop of her blood wouldn't harm anyone. Maybe it could even help me distinguish what she is. 

I don't need any further convincing, so I slither into the room and place myself at the end of the bed. She opens her eyes slightly, so I quickly put her in a trance. As her head falls back down towards the pillow, I gently wrap one hand behind her neck and bite down into her shoulder to get a taste of her. She lets out a small moan of pain, which sends chills through my body. I take a small sip and am quickly blown aback by the surprise of the taste.

I stand back up, and with her eyes still on me, but now blurred from the trance, I put my hand on her forehead and send the intention of her falling asleep through my body and into hers. She closes her eyes and goes back to sleep. I stand for a bit watching her, while still playing around with her blood in my mouth. 

It's the most peculiar taste I have ever tasted. It is booming and dizzying at once, but also comforting and addicting. It's kind of two-faced and hard to explain. All I know is that I crave more. I don't get to satisfy my need, however, since the door to the bathroom suddenly flies open. I escape the room so fast, that even I begin to wonder if I might actually be teleporting, and not just zooming around. 

I sit back down on the roof of the adjacent building, still blown aback by this girl. Who and what could she possibly be?