Crimson City

Chapter Four: Harry

Ivonnah Kleir

"I thought she drank your powerful blood? Why she did not remember anything? And why the hell she thinks that all of this is just a dream?"

Ivonnah sighed heavily. Her friend, Anna, asked her with an obvious confusion on her voice. She looked at her friend and pity visible on her face.

They are talking in Anna's dream. Natutulog ito at siya naman ay kino- kontrol ang panaginip nito para doon pumasok. This is the only way they can talk to each other. Nasa malayo siyang lugar at nasa Crimson naman ito. Ito lang ang pwede niyang pagka- tiwalaan sa lahat.

"Ewan ko ba. I am confused and helpless right now. Hindi ko nga rin alam kung bakit nakalimutan niya ang lahat. At bakit akala niya panaginip iyon." She answered, disappointment held on her voice.

Tumango- tango naman ito sa sinabi niya. Ivonnah massaged her forehead and think of a plan how to make her warrior remember all the things that happened in that night. Ilang araw na din ang nakaraan at ilang araw na din siyang hindi mapakali.

Her warrior must know her mission as soon as possible. But what happening right now is changing all she know.

And the fact that there is a Varga around her warrior is making her more anxious.

But how can Terrie remember that she's now a vampire? Hindi rin naman siya puwede pang lumabas at madaming bampira ang huma- hunting sa kanya. At alam niyang susunod na si Terrie na hahanapin ng mga ito sa ilalim ng pag-uutos ni Varga na kung hindi siya nagkakamali ay alam na nito ang tungkol kay Terrie.

A Varga in this human city tells that Varga is becoming more and more powerful. It's dangerous.

"What if the blood is still eating her human blood? At hindi pa iyon napupunta sa puso niya? Hindi naman madali ang paggawa ng isang pureblooded vampire sa isang taong nainom lang ang dugo mo. Yeah, she will become a pureblooded vampire but it takes time. Madami pang mangyayari sa kanya para magising ang dugong bampira sa mga ugat niya." Anna explained.

Doon nga pumasok sa isip niya ang nabasang libro. The Vampires of Crimson. Hindi madaling gumawa ng pureblooded vampire kapag ipapa- inom mo lang sa isang tao ang dugo mo. You will need to bite him/her. Para mas madaling pumasok sa mga ugat nito ang dugong bampira. But she don't want Terrie to feel bad, she never wanted​ to bite her.

She sighed. This is depressing her. A

Anna hold Ivonnah's hand tightly, parang pinapahawatig nito na nandoon lang ito sa tabi ni Ivonnah kahit anong mangyari. She looked at Ivonnah with those comfort eyes.

Sa ilang dekada na ang dumaan at lahat ng mga problema na kanyang napagdaanan, mga panahon na hindi niya makalimutan dahil malaki ang nawala no'n sa kanya at mga taong naging rason sa kaligayahan at kalungkutan niya, dapat ay hindi na ito bago sa kanya. Pero dahil ignorante at inosente ang napili niyang warrior at ang asawa niyang Hari ng Crimson na hindi niya alam kung maililigtas pa ba niya, ay muling binubuhay ang takot sa kanyang puso.

"Wake up, Anna. Someone is entering your house. Please be careful always. Babalik ako sa Crimson, pangako iyan." she hugged her one last time and disappeared in her dream.

One last smile she received from Anna and the darkness swallowed her.

My warrior. When can you remember that you are now a vampire?

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TERRIE CROSS

"Okay, class. Your seatmate is your partner for your first project." our adviser annouced.