The Shadows of Tragedy

Chapter 4

When Gray woke up he did not feel like himself. In fact he felt completely different. He was so unbearably thirsty but not for water. No it was for blood. Wait why would he be thirsting for blood? He put his hand to his mouth and his finger felt something sharp that was inside of his jawline. It was a fang but he didn't have any fangs. His nails were so sharp, like claws.

"Feeling a little blood thirsty Gray?" Ultear asked with a twisted smile.

"What have you done to me?" He asked.

"I have given you the curse of nosferatu. The vampire. For all eternity you shall live in the night and kill others to survive."

"Why?! Why have you done this to me?!"

"To prove to you once in for all that I am the only one who will ever love you. Do you think that your brother and that stupid hussy Juliette will love you once they find out you're one of the undead? You're only hope of ever being happy is to love me."

"No! Never!"

"Don't believe me? Go on then. Go to your loved ones and watch as the flee in terror at you."

Gray got to his feet and ran out into the night, determined to get away from the evil witch who had cursed him.

Meanwhile Lyon, Ur, and Juliette were horrified to find Wendy dead and their horror was only increased when Gray suddenly disappeared without a trace. Lyon went out to look for him leaving Ur and Juliette at home in case he came back. With two members of the Fullbuster family dead they were terrified that Gray was doomed to suffer a tragic death as well.

"I'm so frightened Ur." Juliette said.

"I know my dear but have faith. Lyon will find Gray."

"This is all just so terrifying and confusing. First Silver dies in a shipwreck when a storm is not even predicted to come on that day, then poor Wendy dies of some unknown illness, and now Gray's vanished. It's almost like there's some higher force at work here."

With those words spoken something dawned on Ur.

"Yes it does seem that way doesn't it. Excuse me Juliette but I need to check on something."

"Of course I'll just sit here."

As soon as Ur was gone and Juliette was alone the window to the room blew open and the wind carried a message toward her. Juliette read the message, it was from Gray. He was asking her to meet him alone in the woods. Worried that Gray was hurt, Juliette quickly left the house and went into the woods to see her fiance.

"Gray." She called looking around. "Gray are you here?"

But she saw nothing but trees and darkness. As the wind blew against the trees she could hear a voice laughing.

"Who's there?" She asked.

"You have nothing to fear Juliette." The voice said. "It is I Ultear, Ur's daughter and loyal maid servant to the Fullbuster family."

"Where are you? I can't see you."

"That is not important right now."

"Why are you here?"

"I have come to warn you."

"Warn me about what?"

"About Gray. You shouldn't have gone to meet him."

"Why do you mean?"

"He is no longer the man you love Juliette. He is now a grotesque blood thirsty animal who is on his way to kill you."

"That's not true! Gray loves me!"

"But it is true. He has fangs, claws, a soul that thrives on darkness and blood. When he arrives he will savagely tear you apart and drink your blood until you are nothing more than a rotting corpse."