Seraph

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"Vultures?" the man leaning against the wall scoffed, "are you stupid? It seems as though you want us to kill you on the spot for the blatant disrespect."

"Is it possible she doesn't know who we are?" the boy sitting on the wall asked while kicking his legs in a carefree manner, "but that's not right. Shouldn't her sire have explained things? She should know better."

"No, she has to be insulting us. I'll teach her to respect her betters," the young girl stepped forward angrily.

"Sister, you should leave her for now. It's best to see what she's capable of before trying anything. Throw those who are disposable at her first to test the waters." The boy called out to his sister with a small smile on his face. She seemed reluctant but still listened to him and stopped, crossing her arms with a deep scowl on her face, glaring at Serafina.

"So, do you always speak as though others aren't standing right in front of you?" Serafina asked with her head slightly tilted to show her confusion. Crossing her arms due to her own annoyance, "I thought you were honestly called vultures. I never met my sire. This is what I learned from a random passing vampire, and to be honest, he wasn't all too bright. I should have taken his teachings with a grain of salt. I meant no disrespect."

She hoped she would see Red again to beat him for embarrassing her in front of this group of vampires. She seemed to have already gotten on their bad side and this was after only fifteen minutes of meeting each other. She kept her arms in their crossed position but sighed, "It seems we may have gotten off on the wrong foot. Is there any way of fixing this?" Serafina gestured by bringing her hand up and pointing back and forth between them and herself.

"No," the large man grinned, "Jane basically wants you to die now. Maybe she'll let me play with you first." He began laughing while looking back at Jane.

The man at the wall also grinned, looking her up and down. Not as obvious or disgusting as the large man, but still just as unwanted. The man at the wall quickly turned away to look at Jane to see her verdict.

Jane had a sadistic smile starting to form on her face and was about to open her mouth when the boy on the wall spoke up, "remember, according to the fool and that angry man on his knees in front of you- she's powerful. Master would want us to test her first and see if she can be saved." He seemed to be a voice of reason that she respected. Because that wiped the grin from her face immediately.

She closed her eyes and took an unnecessary breath before she spoke, a small frown now on her face, "Alec's right. We should test her abilities first. There wasn't really anyone else in this joke of an army that was worthwhile. Except for him." She nodded to Danny on the floor, "let's see if she can also be taken to Master. Step back, Felix; we'll call a pawn to test her in case she actually has an offensive ability."

"Do you think I'm afraid of her? I'm sure she's just a pretty face." the large man named Felix replied, frustration showing since he couldn't play with the beauty. Refusing to step back as his gaze was drawn back to Serafina as he began to glare at her.

"Step back, Felix," she repeated, giving him a pointed look, "why haven't you already gotten my pawn?"