Passion for Blood

Chapter 9:

Opening my eyes, I feel my body temperature drop. As I find myself lying on a cold stone floor. Standing up I take in my surroundings, I was on the floor of a dimly lit hallway, that looks like underground tunnels. The air is cold and dry causing goosebumps to decorate my skin. I am not sure where I am but I am a bit scared, hearing voices I jerk my head in that direction and decide to follow the noise. Walking all the way down the hallway I come to a stop in front of a large wooden door, hearing the voices on the other side I open it. Walking into the room I find six women in red cloaks standing in a circle surrounding something, the words they quietly mutter are no language I have heard of but it sounds like chanting. Walking closer to them I find a boy in the middle chained by his ankles and wrists, lying unconscious. Where the hell am I? The women keep chanting as the one next to me withdraws a dagger from behind her dress and directs it to the boy's chest. Panicking I try to grab ahold of the woman's wrist only for my hand to move through her like she was air, What? The dagger pierces the boy's skin causing him to wince, once it penetrates his chest he screams in pain, his eyes opening in shock. Looking into his eyes, a familiar feeling washes over me as I stare into those brown eyes. The woman cuts a line down his chest, then removes the dagger that now drips with the boy's blood. Another woman in a white cloak bends to his ear while running her fingers through his hair, "It's nearly over Fitz, you will be fixed soon," she says before placing a kiss on his head. Fitz? His name is Fitz. Standing up straight she then, forces her hand into his now open chest, causing another scream to leave his lips and tears to fall down his cheeks. What are they doing to him? The rest of the women keep chanting while she pushes her hand further, suddenly he starts choking as the woman withdraws her hand pulling out his heart? I feel tears start to form in my eyes at the horror before me. She then places it in a bowl another woman holds out for her. Placing the bowl over the boy's body, it suddenly catches alight, burning his heart. My own heart pounds in my chest as a bang is heard on the other side of the door, I look back to find the women's eyes filled with fear. "We must hurry, Maria they are coming for us," a woman says to the woman in the white cloak whose name is Maria. She then looks down at the boy with sad eyes, "We must complete the ritual," she says. The fire that was in the bowl has died now, she then takes the same knife she used earlier and cuts her hand allowing the blood to spill into the bowl. Mixing it, the bowl gets brought to the boy's lips. "Cretin vampire egnotis numero dedte," they all say. The liquid falls past his lips into his mouth, it takes everything in me not to release the foul liquid that has forced its way up my throat. Placing the bowl down she then whispers into his ear, "Fitz time to wake up." The door suddenly burst open revealing another woman, who looks frightened "They are here," she whispers almost scared that if she spoke louder something bad would happen.

Looking out the door, I see a man holding a knife, rage is rushing through his eyes as he walks down the hall. "Your time is up Maria, for you and your sorceresses," he yells. Walking into the room his eyes lock onto Maria before he could do anything, he is forcefully pushed into the wall, I snap my head to the side to find the boy standing and staring at the man. As the man regains himself his eyes look into the boys causing his own to grow wide. "Demon!" he yells again, the boy moves closer to the man, in one quick motion, the sound of skin being pierced fills the room. Turning around, the boy is covered in blood, and his chest still stands open. His eyes however are no longer brown but the demonic black void of an undead, but his one eye shows flashes of white?

I suddenly find myself standing in the middle of a village, screams can be heard everywhere and homes are being burned down. I watch as people run from the creatures, bodies lie everywhere I look. I feel my heart pound in my ears and my body tremble with fear. "Fitz! Don't do this please," I hear somebody scream. Turning around I find Maria on the floor covered in blood, her eyes wide and swarming with so much fear. In front of her stands Fitz, but he is no longer a little boy, he is much taller. "What is wrong mother? Why do you look sad, you should be happy. Don't you see, you fixed me," he says smiling maniacally at her. "You don't have to kill me," she tries to bargain but in return, he starts to laugh. She starts to crawl toward him gripping his black cloak as she looks up at him "Please," she begs. This only brings a grin to his lips, "No," he says before grabbing her throat and lifting her off the ground, you could hear her gasp for air, as she tried to pry his fingers off her throat. Without much effort, he snaps her neck like a twig, which causes a small scream to leave my mouth. He killed her. Before I could even comprehend anything a howl is heard in the distance, then everything blurs once again.

I look around only to be met with darkness, my own hand has seemed to vanish in the darkness. All that can be heard is the thudding of my own heart. Suddenly hearing a growl of some sort of animal I snap my head in that direction, yet I see nothing. The growling then comes from all around, blinking again I meet a pair of blood-red eyes that stare at me. The next thing I feel my chest start to hurt, and my heart dropped. Grabbing my chest I feel my heart banging against its walls causing me to cry out in pain.

Snapping my eyes open, I feel my heart pound loudly in my ears. Looking around I find I am in a room, sitting up I look around to see that it is the same room Thea came to fetch me in. So it was a...dream, no it couldn't have been. I hear the muffled sounds outside the room, deciding to go see what it is I open the door and follow the noise down the stairs. I walk into the room opposite the sitting area to find Thea sitting at a dining table talking to him. His back faces me but, I know it's him, oddly his presence makes me feel comfortable now. "It's about time you woke up," Thea says smiling warmly at me. I then dart my gaze to him, he then stands and turns to face me, his brown eyes boring into mine. Looking into his eyes, the memories fly back into my mind and then one question. He seems to know what I want to know because he then says "Ask your question," "Are you, Fitz?" 

A/N:

It took me a while to write this one, but I do hope you enjoy it. Please comment so that I can get feedback on how I am doing, I'm begging. The silence scares me:(