We sat in the Harbor House lounge room for hours waiting for the sun to set. We sat there listening to the helpless screams and shouts from the people being hunted down and thrown over the backs of heartless men and women. It was terrifying, even for me. Those of us who were smart and were loaded with enough supplies built adjacent houses with protection spells underground to keep from being killed. Our world no longer as safe as it was, no longer pleasant.
My people hide in fear constantly. My people are known as the Nightriders. No we are not bloodsuckers nor are we magical beings, but we are a mixture of sorts. We are fast, strong, smart, have a couple of cool powers and we live a little longer. Nightriders have elemental based powers. Some of us stronger than the others.
My father is best with Earth. That's why our Harbor Houses are safe, they have a lot of twist and turns and dead ends my dad made. I'm guessing Blondie has an affinity with Air, that would explain how quickly she moved when she went to slap me otherwise she would have been flat on her ass before she could even lift her finger. I'm good with Fire, Water, Earth and Air. I'm best with water, my dad says I got it from my mom. The rest I picked up with hard work and a lot of sneaking around. Trust me.. it wasn't easy, you're only allowed one element.
Night-riders do have a resemblance to bloodsukers I guess. I mean we are pale but that's not entirely our fault, uh hello Garnax are out there! We have fangs but that's for defense only. Our fangs contain a strong venom that kills our attacker. We've tested it....it doesn't work on the Garnax, I suppose their immune. The only weakness they have is the dark, and I have yet to find out why.
The Garnax control everything in the day, whoever was out would be dinner or a toy until he or she broke. The day was when they were strongest, harvesting energy from the sun. I've seen them do it once. It was a man and he looked terrible, his skin pasty and sunken and he looked like he was going to pass out. At first I thought that he might need help so I moved toward him, but then he ripped his shirt off and raised his head toward the sun. He began to glow and his pale skin looked healthy and his muscles hard and lean. It was fascinating ,but scary at the same time.
The Garnax use my people as shells. They just hop in like a demon would in the human relam. The Garnax came out of a rip in the realms that kept everything in line. I've never seen one out of a Nightrider, but I've seen one go in. It was like watching a movie a really scary, gruesome movie that I never want to see again.
The Garnax are like us, look like us, walk, talk everything...but on on super strength. They're extremely strong, and impossibly fast which is why it's hard to run away once your seen. The only difference is the eyes. Our eyes are the color of the emotion we feel strongly,or the color of our parents. Their eyes are blood red. Not much is known about them because it's dangerous to get to close to observe.
A horrified scream pierced through my thoughts. That one sounded close. My dad was trying to calm Blondie because she was freaking out. So I decided we play the 21 Questions game.
" So Blondie what's your name?" I asked to keep my mind off things and to be polite. Even when I know her real name I'll still call her Blondie.
" My name is Olivia. What's yours?" Her voice not as squeaky as when I first met her. Her voice was soft and had a nice ring to it. Like if she sang a song you'd fall, it was that calming.
" My name's Eric and that's my daughter Jezibelle." My father answered for both of us.
" For the last time dad the names Blaze." Geez, how many times did I have to say this?
" Why do you call yourself that if it's not your name?" Blondie asked.
I thought about it before I answered. " Because I'm like a fire. I keep you warm and give you the feeling of safety. I'm the cause of multiple deaths. I'm destructive. I'm not easy to put out. I'm loyal. I'm giving. I keep the dark away and bring light. I comfort..... That's why I call myself Blaze. I'm just like fire and I like to use it too."
