The Strings Being Pulled

Ch 1

Liza's POV

It's the 18th of April.

My breathing is heavy, my heart is pounding and my fear of death is haunting me. Today is my 18th birthday. It's the day of my death. My wings are low, I need energy to keep myself under control.

The ritual, the pain that causes death. The sins in your blood leave you, the pain becomes too much and you die. My parents are happy because they will get money to get out of their debt. I have nobody in this world, I'm just considered an annoying brat. Just so my blood will become purified so that the village leader can live on. Atleast, what I've heard.

He's a vampire, over 5000 years old. But he needs purified blood from half animals and angels to live. He is the reason why this village functions.

I can't help but remember the day I saw something horrifying, just as horrifying as today. Two years ago...

"Two more years to go..." I mumble to myself. The night is dark, nobody is outside. Just me. I stare at the toad infront of me. Right now, i'm staying away from the house I live in. I needed fresh air from that sufficating house. I'm near a school right now.

I suddenly hear a loud scream in the distance, it's far away but I can hear it. Raising my wings and start flying to the direction of where I heard the scream. My phone accidentally falls out but I don't notice it.

I fly as fast as I can, hoping nothing bad has happened. I fly, I see a dead corpse. A young fox. Ginger hair, lifeless green eyes and dead. Simply dead. His body is all bloodied up, stab wounds everywhere. I put my hand over my mouth, trying not to vomit.

"FUCK, someone saw us!" an unknown voice yells. I try to reach for my phone but it's gone! Fuck, I should escape. I try to raise my wings but I suddenly feel a strong hand pinning me on the ground.

"Don't move." the unknown voice tells me.
"Who are you?" I ask trembling.
"Harold, get the knife." I hear someone say.
"WHAT'S HAPPENING!?" I scream.
"Shut up." the unknown person commands me.

I try to scream, but I'm scared, I'm paralyzed. Yet suddenly, everything goes silent. I feel myself not pinned to the ground anymore. I slowly look up and see a demon, glowing green eyes, pitch black horns and tail and tan skin. The mysterious people are all knocked out on the ground.

"Are you ok?" he turns to me.
"Yes, thank you." I say trying to process what happened.
"It's better to not go out alone in the dark." he tells me.
"I know, but how did you find me?" I ask him, I don't know why but I feel like I can trust him.
"I heard a scream so I got over here as fast as possible." he answers. "Seems I was a bit late but glad to see you safe, shame I couldn't save them."

The demon takes out his phone and calls someone. I don't know what happens after that but I recall coming home safely with the demon. My parents didn't seem worried one bit when he told them what happened. Of course...I'm gonna die in two years anyways. They blame me for what happened, they tell me that if I wasn't out at night so late I wouldn't had gone through that.

At this point, I was already used to it. Why treat me like their daughter when I'm gonna die anyways?

I walk into the room. A few people are in the room but for some reason not the village leader...a woman in her forties approaches me and tells me that they need to do a few tests on me first. I quietly nod and she leaves for a few minutes. Everyone is minding their own business. The room is small, gray walls, white wall trims, wooden floor, a few chairs and desks.

The lady comes back with another guy, he looks like your generic uncle constantly high on weed. He takes some weird ass stick out and hovers it over my head. The fuck? He whispers into the womans ear and she nods.

She tells me to follow her so I listen. We walk through a long hall for what seems like hours before we reach a wooden door.

It's empty but my eyes go to someone I wasn't expecting. The demon that saved me 2 years ago. He looks at me and seems equally surprised, he seems also filled with guilt. The woman leaves the room and closes the door. Guess I don't need to think about anything, just wait for the afterlife.

"I'm not gonna purify your blood." he breaks the silence.
"Isn't that your job...?" I ask him confused.
"Yes, but why should I kill someone that I saved?" he looks at me.
"Well, the village leader needs blood." I reply.
"I'm forced to work for him. Otherwise, I'm dead." he tells me.
"But, haven't you purified blood before?" I ask, i'm more confused now.
"Yes, but I don't want to." he answers.
"But you have to." I try to tell him.
"Still, I won't kill you." he replies. "I never wanted to."

I don't know why. Won't he die if he didn't? I'm so confused...I'm supposed to die...

"I'm burning this village today, i'd suggest you get away from here in one hour." he suddenly tells me.
"What, why?" I ask.
"Hate." he answers.
"But what about everyone who lives here?" I ask.
"Here's the thing, i've become seriously numb to whether others die or not. I don't wanna be like this but not a part of me can care." he answers.
"Fine...I honestly can't care either." I state.

Burn the place for all I care, I want to be free. Everyone who I've met here are absolute fuckers and this guy hates this place too. He saved me and now i'm getting the chance to avoid death so I'll take it. Nothing matters anymore. Not as if I wanted this.

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Hope you like this story

Future me: Editing these bullshit early chapters