Return of the Blood Reaver Ch. 01

Cristania Molina was enjoying the thumping beat of the local nightclub she found herself at. With a Cosmo in hand, the woman took a pull of the liquor, enjoying the way it slid down her throat. She smiled as she viewed the press of flesh on the dance floor, with men and women grinding against each other as they moved.

The woman looked around the club, trying to spot her boyfriend, who said that he was here with some friends. She sighed and took a deep breath, enjoying her night off from her job as a coroner at the city morgue. While she enjoyed her job, Cristania also loved living it up when she had any time to herself. Life was worth living and if you didn’t get out there and live it, it would just pass you by.

Cristania was a gorgeous woman to look at, a fact that was amplified by her crystal blue eyes, short black hair that she kept in a bob and dazzling smile. Her features were a unique blend of Latin and Chinese, which gave her an exotic, appealing look. She had a sturdy frame which made her look thick, but there wasn’t an ounce of extra fat on her.

Standing at five-foot-six, she was shorter than most men and the way her body was built made men lust after her in every possible way. The way she moved just oozed sex appeal and drove both sexes crazy! While men approached her to hit on the woman, she always sent them packing.

While she turned down any other man flat, a few women were bold enough to come onto her. She wasn’t in the mood for women that night, but that didn’t stop her from taking the numbers they offered. Cristania smirked as she thought of all the times she had dallied with women and did miss it from time to time. As she thought of this, was when she spotted her boyfriend, Joshua.

Joshua, or Josh to his friends, was a fairly sizable man, standing at well over six feet tall, with brown hair and brown eyes. He was a handsome man, with a rugged masculinity about him. His musculature was solid yet lean, just the way Cristania liked it. He was a mix of Scottish and English, so he didn’t stand out too much. The man smiled as he closed the distance to her and pulled her in for a kiss.

They were enjoying the kiss, moaning happily when they were suddenly and violently torn apart. Shaking himself, Joshua looked at his assailant, and he was a big guy, easily bigger than he was. Around him were four other guys who were looking between him and his girlfriend, and the guy smirked at him. Joshua blinked and his face was quickly set into a scowl as he got ready to fight.

“You’re outnumbered, kid! I’d back down if I was you! This girl is mine now! Try anything and you’ll be picking up your teeth off the floor,” the big guy said to him, sneering as he did so.

“Hmm! So, pretty boy, you think it’s just gonna be that easy, do you?” Cristania asked in a silky voice as she sauntered up to him.

“It always is! I hope you got a lot of stamina, girlie! We are going to work you, tonight!” the leader chuckled lasciviously.

“No thanks! I don’t do cocky pretty boys!” Cristania stated with a smile as she walked up to the man and decked him.

The man flew back a few feet and landed on his back, hard. The pretty boy’s head lolled about like he had just been hit by a freight train. Surprise was etched on the faces of the guy’s friends, unaware that Cristania could hit someone that hard! They quickly went to their friend’s side and picked him up, trying to bring him back to his senses. The men then looked over at Cristania, the obvious question painted on their faces.

“Never fuck with a girl who lifts and knows how to fight! Now get the hell out of here before I fuck all five of you up!” she threatened, giving the men a menacing glare.

Not one to argue with such a woman, the four men picked up their friend and hurriedly left the club. It was clear to anyone who saw the engagement that these men were terrified of the woman. Smirking at their departure, Cristania turned to Joshua, who was looking on with an amused expression. He then focused on his girlfriend and snickered as he spoke.

“You just couldn’t help yourself, now could you?”

“What? They made their intent clear to turn me into a free to use whore, which I wasn’t about to let happen. Besides, I’d rather you have me that way, than a bunch of jack off idiots who think they’re God’s gift to women,” Cristania told him honestly with a suggestive grin.

“You also wanted to make someone bleed, didn’t you?” Joshua accused while trying to stay serious, but failed at it miserably.

“Guilty as charged! But they went and put their meathooks on my man! No one touches my man, without my say so! Had to send a message that told them to screw off and never try that shit again,” Cristania said defensively.

Joshua just chuckled and pulled her out onto the dance floor, ready to get their groove on. Cristania giggled and went with him, more than happy to dance her ass off with Joshua. She put her drink down, as she was finished with it anyway, and started moving to the music. The way she swung her hips caught many eyes, and after seeing how she laid out that pretty boy so easily, both sexes contented themselves with watching only.

As the couple continued to dance, the pair of them started getting insanely horny. The way Cristania was pushing hard against Joshua was driving the man wild! To be fair, the way Joshua was holding Cristania against him, letting her feel his strength and warm embrace, was pushing her off the cliff as well. Desire claimed them both as they moved and soon Cristania leaned in and whispered into Joshua’s ear.

“Your place or mine?” she asked.

“Yours! I want to see you splayed out on that magnificent bed of yours!” Joshua growled.

“Ooooohh! Did you have any kinky ideas you wanted to try?” she asked with a cutesy smile.

“You’ll see soon enough.”

Squeeing in delight, Cristania licked her lips and left the club with Joshua, much to the disappointment of their spectators. The pair grabbed their belongings from the coat check; her getting her cutesy leather jacket and him grabbing his spring coat and backpack. Cristania thought this odd, but rolled with it, figuring that he must have had some toys in there for her.

The pair took a cab and were kissing like animals in heat, much to the amusement of the taxi driver. As soon as they arrived at Cristania’s place, they paid and tipped the driver generously before stepping out and into her building. It was a modest place, not quite upper crust, but not something out of a total slum, either.

Joshua chased his girlfriend up the stairs, and she squealed in anticipation of the naughty things to come. She reached her door and tried frantically to open it, but Joshua caught up to her and pressed her against the door. Cristania moaned in delight at this, loving the sensation of his hard cock pressed against her ass. She quickly found the key and used it to open the door, letting them both into the apartment.

“Thank you for coming here!” Cristania said with a predatory grin as they moved through the loft.

“Why are you thanking me? We haven’t even started yet!” Joshua told her as he closed the door behind him.

“I am thanking you for bringing me dinner and dessert!” Cristania told him as her eyes took on a hellish glow and her canines elongated.

Joshua’s eyes widened in excitement, as he saw just how turned on Cristania was! Her darker side had a habit of coming out whenever she got horny and when she got horny like this, he would be in for a wild night! The man knew that his girl was a vampire, which didn’t drive him away as Cristania had initially feared. Instead, it drew the man even closer to her, making him want her all the more.

This surprised Cristania, as any other human lover she had taken was appalled by the truth about her. Joshua was, for all intents and purposes, a rare find, as a man who was accepting of her beastly nature was foreign to the woman. Regardless of how much of an oddball he was, or how weird she could be, they made it work. And boy, did it work! The pair were kissing each other so hard it was like they were both trying to suck the air out of the other’s lungs!

“I need you inside me, right now!!” Cristania moaned as they separated.

“Are you sure?” Joshua asked, thinking he’d need to warm Cristania up a bit before she was ready for him. In response, the vampiress took his hand and put it up her skirt, rubbing at her panties with it. Joshua’s eyes widened as he felt enough moisture to soak his hand like he dipped it in a basin of water!

“Fuck yeah, I’m sure!” she purred, as her panties were soon soaked with her juices. Joshua groaned and scooped Cristania up, taking her to bed. She giggled like a schoolgirl, knowing that showing her man just how turned on she was made him go nuts! She was gently deposited to her feet, and Joshua then hit his knees, hiking up her dress.

“Josh, you don’t have to — ” she started, until a gasp slipped out of her throat. The moment her boyfriend’s mouth hit her nethers, she knew she had lost. While Cristania was more than wet enough to take Joshua’s cock, the fact that his first thought was to please her just turned the woman on even more.

Using his teeth, Joshua pulled the soaked garment away from her quim, letting it splat on the floor at her feet. Cristania could then feel Joshua push her dress up and she lowered her hands to help him out a bit. Taking hold of the hem of the dress, the vampiress pulled it over her head, shedding the last of her clothing. She stood in front of Joshua, naked, while he kept licking at her exposed pussy.

While he still had some clothes on, Cristania was sure they would come off soon. She just let her boyfriend continue to eat her out, while he took entire handfuls of her ass, squeezing it gently. She giggled as she knew that Joshua was an ass man and with an ass that was well over forty inches around, the man was in heaven.

Cristania also knew he liked her tits, as what straight man in his right mind didn’t like tits? She was large, far larger than her Chinese mother had been, which gave her a sense of pride that even women with Asian blood could be big there. She cupped her mammaries, playfully squeezing them and her nipples, sending a blot of electricity through her slippery quim.

Joshua wasn’t letting up, as he kept his mouth on her, not letting the cool air hit her nethers. The warmth of his mouth kept her shuddering in delight as he continued to lick at her outer and inner folds. The constant touch of his tongue drove her insane with desire and she needed him inside her now! While she could have let him take her on a ride to her peak, she enjoyed it so much more when they came together.

“Babe, what are you — ” Joshua got out before she mashed her lips to his. Her hands were a flurry of motion as Cristania nearly tore his clothes off, getting him as naked as she was. Seconds later, she had his dick in her hands, stroking the hard member gently. Joshua groaned as Cristania continued to jerk him off and she pulled him atop of her as she lay down on the bed behind her.

“I need you to fuck me right now, mister! Use that thick meat of yours and make me scream!” the vampiress demanded, locking her glowing red eyes to his brown ones. Joshua just grinned and did as he asked, lining up his cock with her slick entrance and pushed himself inside. Cristania shuddered and groaned as his cock slid into her wet passage, spreading her pussy lips apart. She moaned louder and louder with each inch Joshua pressed inside her.

Cristania wrapped her arms around her man and held him close as he claimed her. Joshua was more than happy to be on top and grinned as he finally bottomed out inside of his vampire girlfriend. While Cristania was used to men just having her their way, that wasn’t how Joshua operated. He waited for a few minutes, letting Cristania’s insides get used to him before moving.

He slid out of her, then in at a slow pace, taking his time with his woman. Cristania did want a good hard fucking, but right now, this worked, as Joshua was hitting all the right spots for the moment. He wasn’t overly gentle about it either, making sure to slam himself into her, making Cristania squeak with each thrust. The friction she was experiencing was delicious, and she practically begged for more.

“Unnnhhhh… please… Joshua… more…” she moaned, meeting him with each thrust.

Joshua didn’t say anything, because he was too focused on taking his woman. Each time his balls slapped against her pussy lips, their mutual pleasure shot up another notch. He kept fucking her, wanting nothing more than to see her face screwed up in utter bliss. Pretty soon, Cristania was whimpering because she could feel herself nearing her peak and was so close, she could almost taste it.

“Almost… there,” Joshua groaned as he could feel his cock thicken, ready to explode. Cristania could feel her own orgasm just moments away from hitting her, her pussy muscles fluttering as they spasmed erratically.

“Meeeee… tttoooOOOOOOOOOO!!!” Cristania screamed as she exploded, her pussy clenching Joshua’s cock, massaging it until he came as well, screaming his guts out. His cock twitched and erupted, his seed filling Cristania’s quim, as she continually clenched his dick, trapping it inside her. Her pussy sucked up every drop he gave and wanted more.

Cristania arched against him, pressing her lush body against his fit one, her fangs elongating as her inner animal took over. She then bit into his shoulder, just by his brachial artery. Blood flowed into her mouth and Cristania fed, drinking a small amount of blood from her boyfriend. She didn’t want to drink too much, as she still had more snu-snu she wanted to get in before the night was over.

Carefully, she moved her tongue to her fangs, nicking them slightly, so her own blood flowed from it. Knowing the wound would close fast, Cristania moved quickly, using her tongue to put her blood at the wound sites her fangs had made. An interesting fact about vampire blood was that it acted as a coagulant, speeding up the scabbing and subsequent healing process of open wounds.

Using her blood to close the marks her fangs had made, allowed her feed as she liked, without having to worry about Joshua bleeding out. Another interesting fact about vampire blood was that it was a powerful aphrodisiac on humans. A single drop of vampire blood would keep a human hornier than a sex starved nymphomaniac. Cristania grinned inwardly, as she knew that Joshua would soon be feeling the effects of her handiwork.

Joshua’s eyes widened, as he didn’t see this happening tonight! He could feel Cristania’s blood sealing up the puncture marks she made, but there was also something else. A feeling of pure and utter lust shot through the man, dominating his mind. Moments later, his inner animal, which he had planned to let out a bit later, was rattling its cage, demanding to be let out.

With the lust and euphoria surging through him, Joshua saw no reason to deny his beast. Seeing that his girlfriend was writhing on the bed, still high on her orgasm, Joshua pulled out of her and went over to a small trunk at the foot of her bed. Opening it, he saw the vast array of sex toys that filled the trunk and frowned for a moment, before locating what it was he was looking for.

What he pulled out was a set of leather straps, encircled by silver chains atop of them. Each strap could be tightened or loosened without issue, and the chains would move with them, holding a complete circle around the leather. He also pulled out a leather collar, which was studded with silver spikes, which would go around Cristania’s neck. Joshua smirked as he placed the items on the bed and closed the chest

“The silver chains? You’re really going for broke tonight, aren’t you babe?!” Cristania told him as she came out of her high, her grin going from predatory to bloodthirsty.

“Not just the chains, but the collar too!” he told her in a forceful voice. Hearing this tone made Cristania gulp in trepidation and excitement, as she knew what was coming next.

Cristania then lunged for him, hoping that she would win this time around and take her place as the dom. Normally, she would have been able to do so, with her vampiric speed and reflexes giving her the edge. But, to make it fair and more fun, Cristania had agreed that she would pull her punches and not use her supernatural abilities. She wrestled with Joshua, trying to get the upper hand on him, using what she could to win.

Joshua had anticipated this and the pair wrestled with each other sexually, each one trying to make the other submit. He knew a few of her tickle points and was able to startle her enough to latch the collar around her neck. Cristania hissed as she touched the collar around her neck, her fingers grazing the silver spikes on it.

“Now, you are mine to do with as I please!” Joshua chuckled triumphantly.

“Truly? We shall see about that, human!” Cristania hissed.

“That we shall, but for now, hold his and keep it up!” he instructed, securing a silver chain onto her collar, with a leather strap at the end of it. Cristania’s hands snapped up to grip the leather loop, not wanting the chain to fall and touch her skin. While vampires were immune to most weaponry that humans had today, some of the legends were true.

Guns, knives, clubs and virtually any weapon couldn’t hurt them, or at least kill them outright. Not like the way humans could die from a shot to the head or the heart. No, if you wanted to kill a vampire, you had to pierce their heart with an implement made of silver. Stakes, or knives and swords with a silver edge would do it, but not traditional steel or wood.

Also, garlic was something that made vampires break out and could weaken them. If they were exposed to it for long periods of time, then it could kill them, but it often required heavy doses to do so. Then there was the big killer, the sun. Vampires could withstand the sun to some degree, but direct exposure would cause their skin to blister, much like they had gotten a third-degree sunburn.

But, with garlic and sun exposure, this varied from vampire to vampire, as each vampire was different like that. Silver was universal in the damage it did, no matter if you were a Fledgling or an Elder. But religious icons and so called ‘holy water’? That did nothing and was something that was made up for theatrical purposes. Cristania took a slight breath as she watched Joshua attach the leather straps to her wrists, ankles, and thighs.

“Seeking to make me obedient to your whims, human? That will never work!” Cristania scoffed, while staring at Joshua.

“Oh, I think it will! You see, there are other things I have done with these!” Joshua told her as he showed her the clips that were now attached to the sliver chains on the straps. Her eyes widened as she saw him attach other chains of silver from the side of the bed, but she smirked at the man, thinking he had her.

“You think these chains will hold me, human? Silver may hurt me, but snapping these chains is easy for my kind,” she grinned threateningly.

“You can try that, and if you do, then you will wind up losing whichever limb you yank on. I designed these straps with holes in them and the silver chains have spikes pointed towards them. Pull too hard and the spikes will slip into their holes. Pull harder still, you get the idea,” Joshua told her smugly, enjoying the look of shock on Cristania’s face.

“Clever little human! I will have your balls for this!” she promised as he snatched the leash out other hand. He then pulled at the chains attached to her bindings, forcing the vampiress to move her limbs or lose them. She was soon put in a spread eagle position, fully exposed to the man, and she hissed in defiance.

“Ah, ah, ah! Let’s not have any of that, shall we?” he suggested as he slowly lowered the chain to hover over Cristania’s large rack.

She shuddered in fear, hoping he wouldn’t do anything. Smirking, Joshua then let the chain down and touch one of her nipples, her flesh sizzling and hissing like he had touched it with a hot iron. Cristania yelped and squealed in pain and then she felt the pain recede, as the chain was removed. She then looked up at the man and glared, baring her fangs but saying nothing.

“Is another lesson in obedience required?” Joshua asked, dangling the chain above her other nip this time.

“No, no! It is not required! I will… obey,” she told him, gulping in apprehension.

“Good. Now you have only one thing to do. Suck,” he commanded, scooting close enough to put his dick in her mouth. Growling softly, Cristania did as she was ordered, and opened her mouth to suck the human off. She took his throbbing dick down her throat, gobbling up every inch.

Cristania was both appalled and turned on, as she had never thought fucking a lowly human could be so… hot! She had to admit, though, the human knew what he was doing, as she could feel herself getting wet with each thrust. It wasn’t long before the man started skullfucking her, fucking her mouth with reckless abandon.

She was soooo tempted to bite into his hard member and drink from him there! Cristania often enjoyed drinking her fill of blood from a man’s cock, but she refrained from doing so. Partially because she wanted him to continue doing this, while the other part of her knew that the collar was likely equipped with inward facing spikes like the restraints were.

“Unnnngghhhhh!! You suck cock pretty fucking good! Looks like you are enjoying it!” Joshua taunted.

“I would never…” Cristania said as she spit out his dick, only to have it shoved back into her mouth again.

“I’m sorry. What was that?” Joshua asked as he tugged on the leash. If looks could kill, Cristania would have murdered Joshua with her stare right there. But she had no choice in this matter and continued to suck the man off.

“That’s right. Suck my human dick, like a good little vampire cockslut,” he grinned, ramming his dick into the back of her throat.

Joshua could have kept going like this, but his domination of Cristania was far from finished. Plus, he didn’t want to blow his load in her mouth. Not tonight. No, he had a better place to unload his heavy balls. He then pulled his dick from the vampiress’ mouth and slid down her body, taking the time to worship it as he moved along. He even stopped for a moment to take her large tits in hand to titfuck the woman beneath him.

“MMMMmmmmm! You like playing with my heavy tits, don’t you, human?” Cristania purred, taking some delight in how her titflesh was being venerated.

“I love playing with your tits! I would worship them all day like this, but I have something else in mind that I will enjoy. You may enjoy it too!” he chuckled.

“Doubtful, but you are welcome to try, human,” she scoffed, thinking he was just blowing smoke.

But what Cristania didn’t expect was Joshua to up the ante and put his head between her legs. She shuddered at the feel of his tongue on her nethers yet again, wanting more than the few licks he gave her. Cristania would have struggled, but kept her cool, letting her limbs remain where they were. While she desperately wanted the man to keep going, she saw what he had in mind, and her eyes bulged.

“What are you going to do with that?” Cristania asked, her fangs still out as she stared at the massive hard on Joshua was sporting.

“I was always gentle with you before when we fucked. Now, I want to fuck you so hard that I feel like I’m going to snap you in half!” Joshua grinned, turned on by the prospect of fucking this vampire woman.

“You think you can make me feel that?” Cristania asked, her mind awhirl with desire and revulsion, playing up the role of the imprisoned vampire.

“Let’s find out!” Joshua grinned as he pushed his dick into her soupy cunt.

Cristania gasped as he took her in one fell swoop, ramming his dick deep inside her until it was fully buried in her snatch. He didn’t wait for her to accommodate to his size and took her hard. The vampires yelped as she spasmed with each thrust, feeling insanely turned on at being restrained like this, yet wanting to embrace the man and devour his cock like the true cock whore she was.

“Oh, I know you want this human dick inside you, don’t you?” Joshua stated as he reamed her out.

“No… I don’t want this… glorious… dick…” Cristania protested, not convincing Joshua one bit.

“Oh, you do want it! I can tell!” he countered, seeing the bliss that was wrought on her face.

“No… I… don’t…” she panted, feeling like her will was weakening. Damn all the Sires and the Elders, his dick was soooo fucking good!! Cristania didn’t know how long she’d hold out, but she knew her peak was coming on again and was trying to restrain herself, but failed.

“What if I… stopped?” Joshua asked as he ceased moving.

“Noooooo! Please!! Keep going!!!” she begged, wanting more of that cock inside of her.

“Say it! SAY IT!” he commanded, his voice harsh and rough.

“I want your human dick inside of me!! I want it tearing up my inner walls and using me until I can’t see or walk straight anymore!!” she told him.

“You like fucking humans?” he asked, his voice like silk and steel at the same time.

“I LOVE fucking humans! I’m a dirty, filthy, human fucking whore, who needs that dick inside her! PLEASE!!” Cristania wailed.

“Promise you won’t harm me in any way?” he questioned.

“YES! I swear upon my Sire, that I will do you no harm!” she replied, begging for him to start again.

“Good girl. Now it’s time for your reward,” he told her as he pulled his dick from her grasping quim.

Cristania moaned in frustration, but then gasped as she felt the chains being pulled from her restraints, giving her the freedom of movement again. She also felt the restraints fall away from her arms and legs, which made her yelp joyfully. What really got her going was when she felt Joshua’s dick invade her again, but this time, he didn’t stop. He sawed in and out of her, giving the woman the epic pounding she wanted.

“Oh, fuck, YES!! Take me, human!! Turn me into your little cock whore!” she screamed.

“Are you my little cock whore?” Joshua asked, gripping her by the throat and squeezing gently.

“Yes! I am! Now and always!” she told him fervently.

“Good girl. You can cum now,” he told her.

With that, Cristania let herself go, taking her body for a joyride and reaching the peak she wanted. A few moments later, she keened, her voice hitting octaves that almost made Joshua’s ears hurt. Her pussy muscles clenched hard, trying to get Joshua to give her his seed, but his cock held fast, giving her nothing.

“Didn’t you cum?” she asked, desperate to feel his gooey essence inside her.

“I will, with the other entrance.”

Cristania gasped but did as she was instructed and slid off Joshua’s dick before getting on all fours. He then lined up her cream coated dick and pushed into Cristania’s ass. She shuddered and moaned at the same time as he violated her ass. To be fair to the man, it was a welcome violation and one she hadn’t experienced in a while! She supposed she had only herself to blame, feeding the man more than a few drops of her blood.

The vampiress was losing her mind as he bottomed out in her ass, pushing his dick right up to the hilt. He then pulled out slightly, then shoved it back in, eliciting a squeak from her. Cristania was losing her mind with this man in her back door, loving every moment he was in there. His pace soon picked up, eventually sliding in and out of her with ease!

“You have… claimed my… mouth… my pussy and now… my ass! Do you… know… what that… means, my human… master?” she asked, yelping with each thrust.

“What… does… it… mean?” Joshua gasped between thrusts.

“It means… you own… me. Body… and… soul! I am… your slave… for… eternity!” she hollered as she could feel her insides spasm and twitch as Joshua’s cock reamed her out.

“All… mine?” he asked as his hands slapped her ass, an audible crack sounding on the air.

“All… yours!” she affirmed.

“Mine… mine… MINE!!!!” he bellowed as his balls boiled and dick expanded, bursting as the man came inside her ass. Cristania wailed as her hands were not idle, having played with herself the moment Joshua had slid into her ass. Her hands were a blur on her pussy, making her cum at the same time as Joshua did, sending shivers through her body.

Cristania could hear Joshua struggling to catch his breath, and felt his hands roving all over her body. He continued to push into her, every burst from his dick continuing to fire into her ass as he moved. She then felt his hands grip her neck, removing the leash, then the collar, pushing them away from her. The vampires cooed at this gesture, happy to see that he was being considerate of her wellbeing.

The pair of them then held each other close, their dom and sub session over as they now focused on after care. He carefully checked her skin to make sure there were no blemishes from the sliver chains, while she got a washcloth and cleaned up his dick. As she did this, he reached for some aloe vera lotion and rubbed it on her still seared nipple. While it would be healed before the night was over, she still appreciated the gesture.

“Mmmmmmm!! Now that… that was fucking hot!” Cristania purred as her inner demoness was sated, for now.

“Fuck yeah, that was!” Joshua agreed as he pulled his girlfriend close to him. The pair snuggled close together, enjoying the afterglow as they rested. After an indeterminable amount of time, Cristania sat up and stretched, before she stood and walked towards the entrance of the apartment.

“Babe? What’s up?” Joshua questioned as he opened his eyes and caught a glimpse of his lady moving about.

“Just getting the kit, hon. Don’t worry yourself,” Cristania told her boyfriend.

“The kit? What for?” Joshua asked, confused.

“I need some blood, sweetie! It’s not for me, but for Aldrich. He said he’s got some new information for me and asked for fresh blood,” Cristania told him.

Aldrich was a contact of Cristania’s who had his pulse on the goings on of the underworld in both the regular and supernatural worlds. The man was an information broker, one of the best there was. While there were times that his prices could be a bit steep, the information the man provided was more than worth the exchange.

Cristania was one of the few vampires that Aldrich would deal with directly, as she never had a problem with the man. Aldrich was an outcast among the vampire people, and nearly every other vampire in existence looked down on him. Cristania knew her people could be cruel, but how they treated the man was just outright barbaric. It wasn’t his choice to look as he did, but they all treated him like it was his decision.

Aldrich’s story was a cruel one, as he was a vampire, like her. He was turned by a vampiress known to the both of them, but when he was turned was when something unexpected happened. The process of turning the man from human to vampire affected him in a way that no one could have foreseen.

While most vampires, when turned, looked the same as they were the day they turned, with Aldrich, it was different. Instead of staying his old self as he was, he instead became a hideous caricature of a human man. His skin was scarred and riddled with blisters, pustules, boils and sores. Despite all efforts he had made to find a cure for his affliction, none could be found for the man.

He pleaded with his sire and the other vampires for help, but none of them would go near him. The other covens called him a failure and cast him out, deeming the man as something less than vampire or human. Some had tried to kill him, calling the man a stain on the legacy of the vampire race. None of those vampires succeeded, as Aldrich was far more than any vampire could hope to be.

He not only had the strength, speed and agility that vampires had, but he also had the resilience and fortitude of an Elder! Such strength among newly turned vampires was unheard of since the days of Cain! His coven had tried to apologize to him, but it was too late, as he saw they were a vain and proud bunch. Since that day, he had painted nearly every vampire with the same brush, seeing all of them as nothing more than vainglorious assholes.

Aldrich then decided to go and live among the lowest of human society; the homeless, the lost, and the broken. Among them, he found a kinship and camaraderie that he failed to find among the vampire race. These people had taken him in and looked after the man, despite his hideous appearance. Such a gesture was more than greatly appreciated, and he repaid this kindness by keeping an eye out for everyone he knew.

While he may have been a creature of the night now, that didn’t mean he had to abandon his humanity. There were those among his new people who had gone missing, or died, because of the feeding habits of a few sadistic vampires, or other creatures. Aldrich was quick to make an example out of these vampires, making it clear that his people were off limits.

At first, some of the younger vampires balked at such a declaration, thinking the man insane. But once the Elders decreed those people were not to be touched, the attacks and subsequent humiliations stopped. While the Elders could have gotten involved directly and punished Aldrich, they felt that dealing with him was beneath them. Not to mention that by this point, he had only gotten stronger, which terrified the Elders.

While he may have been young in comparison to every Elder in existence, his power levels matched theirs easily. Aldrich had no designs on the vampire world, preferring to live in peace with his new family. The Elders were more than happy to leave him be, as while he wasn’t for them, he wasn’t against them either. That was something the Elders could abide by, so long as the peace was kept.

Since those days, everyone knew they were to stay their hands and their fangs from the homeless and the lost. Those folks were off limits, but anyone, anywhere else, was fair game. There were many homeless and lost people that roamed the city and they often saw things that most others did not. While this was the digital age, there were some things that the homeless saw that regular folk and security cameras did not.

It was because of this was how Aldrich was able to stay in contact with the vampire world, because of the information he possessed. Everything from the mundane to the supernatural were the things that his people would see daily. They kept him appraised of the daily goings on and they enjoyed his protection because of it. What he did with this information and who he sold it to was his decision in the end.

Few had tried forcing the man’s hand early on to get him to hand the information over for free. But those people were now moldering corpses in shallow graves, or little more than dust in the wind. He may have been hideous to look at, but that didn’t mean he couldn’t do terrible things to people who pissed him off.

The smart people who paid his prices were the ones still alive and enjoyed a cordial, not to mention profitable, relationship with the man. Cristania was one of those smart people, taking pity on the man for all the hardships he went through. Besides, she knew better than most what it was like to be ostracized, to be seen as an outsider.

It was this kinship that allowed the woman to deal with the man when no one else could even get close to him. The relationship between them was almost comical, like that of a father and daughter always taking shots at one another. There were times that Cristania felt like he was seeing someone else instead of her, but she knew better than to ask about Aldrich’s human life. She was snapped out of her recollections as Joshua said something.

“Fresh blood? He must know something pretty important if he’s demanding fresh blood over the regular stuff you get for him from the morgue,” Joshua told her with raised eyebrows.

“The man imparted as much. Said that what he has is extremely important, as it would pertain to who wants to stay alive in the future,” she replied.

“That sounds… ominous! You sure he’s not pulling your leg?” Joshua wondered as Cristania came back with the blood draw kit.

“He called me in the middle of the day, while I was busy snoozing! He never calls me during that time! What he knows must be pretty important if he made a daytime call like that,” Cristania replied as she prepped Joshua’s arm for a needle.

Once she had located his vein, Cristania inserted the needle and hooked up a blood bag. After a quick check to ensure she did everything right, she then started the flow, filling the bag. Cristania smiled as the blood poured into the bag and, to pass the time, she got up and started puttering around the kitchen.

“What you making?” Joshua asked as he saw his lady move about.

“Never you mind! Just stay put and rest yourself! Let me know when the bag is full,” she told him as she zipped around, preparing a meal for her man. She had gotten a good drink from him and was taking a little more than usual for her contact. It was only fair that she did what she could to look after her boyfriend.

She puttered around the kitchen while Joshua turned on the TV, looking for something good to watch. He settled on a popular Netflix show as Cristania smiled to herself, happy as a clam. Though the woman was a vampire, that didn’t mean that she couldn’t learn skills that could be of use. While she didn’t eat human food, Cristania was a talented cook, and she put that talent to use in fixing her boyfriend a midnight snack.

“Oh boy! That smells like… a grilled turkey!” Joshua moaned as he sniffed the air.

“Grilled turkey club, with spiced and crunchy mustard!” Cristania giggled, knowing that her boyfriend had a wicked sense of smell.

She often joked that he had to be part bloodhound to have a nose that good. No matter what she did to try to surprise the man, he could always smell what she was cooking. Cristania then walked in with the sandwich on a plate, still steaming hot from the grill, along with a tallboy of Pink Elephant. She placed these items on a bed tray for her man and placed it right in front of him.

“Damn, woman! You really know how to take care of a man!” Joshua smiled as he sat up to kiss her.

“And you really know how to make a woman smile,” Cristania gushed.

She then leaned in for the kiss, letting her boyfriend’s lips meet hers in a carnal dance. Cristania didn’t know why, but Joshua got her going in a way that defied belief. If it wasn’t for the fact that he was as human as they came, it was almost as though he had put a spell on her. Snickering mentally at the notion, she finished kissing him and went to check the blood bag.

It was full, which wasn’t surprising, given how fast Joshua’s blood flow was. She then carefully removed the needle that drained his blood into the bag, making sure to bandage it properly. Once this was done, Cristania lifted the tube, draining the last dregs of blood into the bag. After taking a quick sip, she then sealed the bag and got dressed to run her errand.

Cristania knew she had to deliver it fast, as Aldrich could be a bit of a fusspot when it came to how warm the blood was when he got it. She didn’t think he’d bellyache too much, as the endorphins released from sex often spiced up a human’s blood nicely. Once she was dressed, she grabbed a small travel bag and put the blood bag inside before slinging it over her shoulder.

“You know you’re really good at that!” Joshua told his girlfriend.

“One of the perks of being an immortal who’s lived for over one-hundred and fifty years! Plus, I have a wonderful boyfriend who teaches me all the ins and outs of knowing what to do and when to do it!” Cristania informed him with a smile.

“How long will you be?” he asked.

“A few hours, tops. If the news is as serious as Aldrich claims, then I may have to inform my clan about it. If not, I’ll probably shoot the shit with Aldrich for a bit! You know how that man loves to talk!” Cristania snickered.

“So very true! Aren’t you going to shower before you meet up with Aldrich?” Joshua asked.

“We’ll shower together when I get back,” Cristania told him as she licked her fangs suggestively.

“You are insatiable, you know that?” Joshua laughed.

“You know you love it!” Cristania giggled.

“Did he say anything else about the information he had for you? I know it’s usually on a need to know basis, but it would be nice to know what it is you’re dealing with,” Joshua asked her with a worried look.

“He did mention that there is a new player in town, one who could tip the scales of power in any direction. But that in itself depends on who’s willing to deal with the man,” Cristania told him.

“Well… that’s better than not knowing, I suppose! Hopefully, all goes well and you get back here safely!” Joshua stated.

“Don’t you worry, babe! I’ll get back as soon as I’m done, OK?” she assured him. “I’ll call if anything changes.”

“All right. I know you can handle yourself out there, but I still worry. It’s in my nature,” he said in a boyfriend voice.

“I know, hon! I know. Now eat your sandwich before it gets cold!” she commanded him and Joshua started, having forgotten that the sandwich was there. He dug in with gusto, enjoying the unique flavors of the meal. Cristania smiled and walked out of the apartment, locking it up behind her. The vampire woman skipped her way down the stairs, happy as a clam, and sighed as she hit the ground floor.

Cristania always wore a big, goofy grin every time after an encounter with Joshua. She didn’t know why, but there was something about him that just… set her off. Being over a hundred years old, Cristania had some pretty wild experiences. Some of which were beyond human imagining, and the kinks she had were quite… demanding! Yet Joshua could always put her over the edge like no one ever could!

She smirked to herself as she navigated the darkened streets, heading in the direction of the park. It was Aldrich’s favorite hangout and the one place she was guaranteed to find him. Cristania’s mind wandered as she moved, thinking about the man who she called her friend.

Cristania often wondered how it was that Aldrich had convinced the people of the streets to spy for him. While she knew how well informed the man was, how he did it was a mystery to her. There were many theories that were passed around, but no one in the vampire world could ever agree on one.

Cristania’s theory was that he had probably let some of them know what he was. If that was the case, then he had probably saved a few of them from hungry vampires when they were attacked. It was the one theory that she went with, as it made the most logical sense. She didn’t truly know, as Aldrich never told her, despite Cristania asking on numerous occasions.

The vampire woman sighed as she crossed into a seedier part of town, not far from the outskirts of the park, when she heard a scream. If she had normal hearing, there was no way she would have been able to hear it. But being a vampire enhanced every sense she possessed, making her something more than human. The scream came again and Cristania knew that it was the sound of a woman in distress.

Looking about, she saw that there was almost no one on the streets, aside from a few hookers working a nearby corner. But they weren’t paying attention to her, as their focus was trying to attract any Johns that were passing by. Seeing her chance, Cristania picked up her speed, racing by at an unnatural speed towards the sound. She reached it not even a minute later and was appalled at what she found.

She was facing an alleyway and inside it stood five men, who were standing around a woman on the ground. Her clothes were torn, and it was clear that she had been assaulted, going by which areas of her clothing had been ripped. She still had her panties on, which was a good sign, but they wouldn’t be staying on for long. Not with these men standing above her like they were, with their dicks hanging out.

“Not a bad start honey, but we’ve got more in mind than just being blown!” the leader of the group laughed as he stroked his still hard dick.

Cristania growled as she saw this, her anger rising to the point where it felt like her blood was boiling. She calmed herself though, as she didn’t want to drop into a blood rage and kill these men. No, killing them would let them off too easy. Because they had already assaulted the woman with the intent of fully raping her, Cristania would make them pay.

She carefully stowed the carry bag full of blood by some trash cans before moving into the alley. Cristania moved closer and as she neared, the smell of these men assaulted her nose. She wrinkled it and thought it smelled familiar, but paid it no mind. She reached the one to the furthest left, walking so silently that none of them heard her behind them.

The girl noticed something, as her face, while still lined with terror, wondered who would be bold enough to approach these men. Using her superior strength, Cristania grabbed the man by the shoulder and spun him around and punched him hard enough that she not only broke his nose, but shattered it. The man screamed in pain and tried countering, but Cristania was already moving, flowing around his attack, and sucker punched the man.

He dropped like a sack of beans while the nearest assailant charged her, thinking to teach her a lesson in interrupting them. Scoffing at the crude and clumsy attack, Cristania gave his crotch a fierce slap, which was hard enough to split skin. The only reason this man wasn’t picking his balls up off the ground was because of the jeans he wore, which kept his sack safe from mutilation.

That didn’t mean he didn’t suffer, as he howled a few octaves higher than even Cristania thought possible before collapsing to the ground in pain. The other three men tried rushing her at the same time and they though they thought they had her. Cristania, being a vampire, made even odds like that seen ruinously unfair for them.

The other two of the far right charged at her simultaneously, thinking to overwhelm her with a double attack. Cristania almost yawned and laughed at the absurdity of this, and launched a double punch, smashing their faces hard enough to crack bones. The men clutched their faces, howling in pain as she then hit them both with a cockshot. They mewled like day old kittens and dropped to ground, writhing in agony.

“You fucking bitch! You’ll pay for this, you twat!” the last man growled as he pulled a gun from the waistband of his jeans.

Eyes widening for a split second, Cristania dipped into her vampiric speed, evading each shot the man fired. He only got three off from his six shooter before she closed the distance to him and slapped the gun from his hands. The man yelped in pain and turned to run, but Cristania was in front of him in an instant. As she faced him, recognition hit her as she saw his face and scowled.

“You!”

“Wha… who… oh fuck!!” the man cried out, as he was the same one that she had decked in the club earlier that night.

“I figured you were a scumbag, but you went and proved me right! Now, it’s time for you to pay for doing fucked up shit like this!” she rumbled as she rushed up to him and gripped his gun arm with one hand and his still hard cock in the other, squeezing hard.

“Oooooohh!! Fuck!! Please!! Stop!! Stop!! Stoooooo — — ” he howled as twisted his arm viciously, snapping bone and tearing muscle. She then squeezed his dick ever harder, then jerked her hand to one side, snapping it in half.

The blood-curdling scream that erupted from his mouth sounded like that of a man dying a most painful and horrible death! In many ways, this sort of fate was one that was worse than death! He continued to scream until his lungs were raw, trying to cope with the unimaginable pain his body was enduring at that moment.

Cristania just stared at the man as he writhed on the ground, stepping over him as one might step over fetid trash. She then approached the woman, who was still on the ground, looking fearful that Cristania might do something similar to her. The vampire woman the kneeled and extended her hand to the woman.

“It’s all right. I’m not going to hurt you,” Cristania told her softly.

“You sure hurt those guys pretty bad,” the woman said with fear lacing her voice.

“I only punish those guilty of violating other people. Innocents, they are spared my wrath,” Cristania replied in a reassuring voice. Seeing the gentle look on her face and in her eyes, the woman decided to trust her and took her hand. Cristania helped her up and guided her through the alley, back to the street.

“Thank you! They followed me from the club and told me they were going to have some fun with me. I tried to outrun them, but they cornered me here,” the woman told Cristania.

“Do you know how to defend yourself?” Cristania asked, thinking the woman should have fought, given the chance.

“Hardly. I know the soft spots to hit, but I’m no fighter. Can’t afford the lessons,” the woman confessed.

“Why can’t you?” the vampire asked.

“Because I have a little one to look after and no one to help. Except for my mom, who also works. Thought I’d come out and have myself a fun night for once. Turned into a fucking nightmare!” the woman told her.

“Stop by when you have some free time. You should at least learn the basics,” Cristania told her, handing the woman a business card. She took it and looked it over and almost scoffed, but still smiled at the thought.

“I pretty much have no time between work and everything else,” the woman reminded her.

“There is a small daycare there, for parents who are students. Also, don’t worry about the cost,” Cristania told her with a smirk.

“What’s the catch?” the woman asked, thinking she was being put on.

“No catch. I know the owner and she owes me a favor or two,” Cristania said with a smile. She then scooped up the bag containing the blood, slung it over her shoulder and was gone. Cristania raced to the nearest phone booth, and upon finding it empty, she dialed 911.

“911, what’s your emergency?” came the 911 operator’s question.

“Yes, I heard some God awful screaming coming from an alleyway on Seventeenth Street. It sounded like someone was being tortured, maybe even being murdered! Oh God, the screaming!!” Cristania said over the line, making it sound like she was severely distressed, before dropping the phone and taking off.

She knew it was a gamble, as 911 got an awful lot of prank calls, but her acting had become much better over the years. Maybe she convinced the 911 operator to send a unit to investigate. Either way, the men would either pick themselves up and leave, or be caught by the police for what happened. She only hoped that the woman stuck around to give an account of what happened to her.

It was most likely that she had beaten feet, as even in this day and age, rape or sexual assault allegations rarely stuck. There was also the bit where they had to face the shame of it, along with allegations that she was making it up. Neither option was appealing, but regardless of which one the woman chose, she at least had that choice now. Cristania had saved the woman from what would have been a brutal gang rape and possibly being murdered, which would have nullified that choice.

Putting the incident out of her head, Cristania crossed into the boundaries of the park and raced to her meeting point. There were few people walking the pathways this late at night, which is what made it ideal as a meeting place. With so few people around, especially with how dangerous the city was at nights, no one wanted to linger.

Cristania made it to the meeting point and checked her watch, happy to see that she was a few minutes early. She idled around for a few minutes, wondering when Aldrich would show up. She didn’t have to wait long, as Aldrich was already there, hiding close by and watching his young friend. Ever so quietly, he walked up behind her and whispered into her ear.

“It’s good to see you made it early,” he chuckled. Cristania jumped where she stood, screaming like a little girl, before turning and glaring at Aldrich, who was laughing so hard he was crying.

“Could you stop doing that??” she groused, giving him a glare that would have murdered lesser beings.

“Never! If you could… see the look… on your face!!” he cackled, holding his sides as he laughed.

“How do you do that??” Cristania asked him for the umpteenth time, wondering how it was he always got the drop on her.

“Respect your elders, add a century or two of unlife, and I’ll tell you how,” he stated, still chuckling from his little prank.

The man who had been an outcast from his clan looked a bit odd from what most people dressed like. He wore a trench coat over a long sleeve shirt and baggy cargo pants, coupled with a pair of hiking boots. It wasn’t just the combination that was odd, but also the fact that every inch of exposed skin was wrapped up in bandages. This was finished with a hat he wore on his head that looked like a fedora. It almost made him look like the fictional comic book character, Darkman.

“You were nearly late to our meeting,” the bandaged vampire told her.

“Sorry. Got a little sidetracked in dealing with some scumbags,” Cristania said in a satisfactory tone.

“Heard some truly awful screaming a few minutes ago that sounded like a man was being murdered. Was that you?” he asked, giving the woman a chastising look.

“He’s not dead, but I’ll bet he wishes he was. Snapped his manly bits in half for attempting to rape a woman,” she said in a singsong voice. She then relayed the entire encounter out to him, telling him what had happened. The man winced at the recounting of what she did to the one man, but then nodded after hearing every detail.

“A fitting punishment for rapists. Especially since what you did to the man will make it nearly impossible for him to have any sort of… happy times,” he chuckled.

“It will likely be years before he regains any semblance of happy times, which should be how assholes like him are punished,” Cristania growled.

“You can’t change nor take on the whole world by yourself, Cristania. The only thing you can do is change that which you can directly affect. Anything outside your sphere of influence, don’t fret about it, because you are not there to change it,” Aldrich told her gently.

“I know! Gotta take what victories I can, with those I can affect,” she replied, pushing herself to calm down a little.

“Very good!” Aldrich said, glad to see that Cristania was evolving in her mindset.

“So, you called me here because you had some information for me?” she asked, bring the focus back to the reason she was called there.

“My payment?”

“Right here! Should still be hot,” Cristania told him as she unzipped the bag and pulled out the blood.

His eyes gleamed when he saw it, and Aldrich licked his lips in anticipation. He was always fond of Joshua’s blood, as of all the humans he had drank from, Joshua’s blood held the sweetest savor. She handed him the blood and a straw, which he used to puncture the bag, and took a long pull from it. He moaned happily at the taste, knowing that Cristania had probably sexed the man up, giving it an extra oomph to the taste.

“Now, what was it you wanted to tell me?” Cristania asked as Aldrich took slower sips, wanting to draw the moment out.

“Something to show you, more like. You will want to let your clan know about this,” Aldrich told her as he handed her a rolled-up piece of paper.

She took the paper and unfurled it, looking at what lay on it. It was a drawing of a man who stood at about six-foot four and was quite brawny. He was handsome, if not for a trio of similar scars that went from the top of the left side of his face to his jawline. The man was possessed of Balko-Slavic features, which added to his appeal and manliness. His hair was cut short and looked to be shop style perfect in the drawing.

He was in a battle stance, with a sword in one hand and a battle axe in another, and was decapitating what appeared to be zombies. It took Cristania a moment to register the features of this man, and when she did, her eyes widened in alarm. Normally, her heart beat slowly, since she was a vampire and a vampire’s biology differed from a human’s. But upon seeing this drawing, her heart hammered in her chest like she had just run a marathon.

“Where did you get this?” Cristania ground out, her voice going hoarse from the shock and fear that permeated her entire being.

“One of my… subjects was being accosted earlier on in the day. Zombies from a local vampire necromancer that you lot need to rein in. The poor man would have died if it wasn’t for him. He did a drawing of the man after he had killed the zombies and walked away. He didn’t know who this man was, but made a drawing of the man, because he thought I’d want to know about it,” Aldrich explained.

The man in the drawing was a man who was widely feared in the supernatural world. No one knew his name, but he went by a more well known and fearsome moniker; the Blood Reaver. The man wasn’t a traditional man, not like in the sense that he was born, or turned like most beings were. He was a construct, which were known as Ghouls.

Ghouls, while constructs like zombies or skeletons, were different in many ways. Unlike zombies or skeletons, Ghouls weren’t made with the idea of being simply guards or sentries. No, Ghouls were made with the express function of being the hidden arm of the vampires and their covens. They were made to be spies, assassins and occasionally enforcers for the covens.

When a Ghoul was constructed, many runes, sigils and spells were placed upon them, to give them many benefits that vampires enjoyed. Supernatural speed, strength, agility, just to name a few. Once this was done, a human soul, one of a recently deceased servant, was placed into the construct. This was done to give it the ability to think and adapt as sentient beings would, making them able to carry out their missions, no matter the obstacles.

They were also granted an advanced sort of healing factor that would allow them to heal any injury, so they would look and pass for a human. The only catch was that in order for this to work, they had to consume the flesh of the living, or freshly dead. This ability to pass as a human allowed the vampire lords and ladies to deal with daylight threats with little issue.

To give them full control over these beings, powerful spells of containment and binding were placed upon them. This way, the vampire lord/lady in question would be able to control them and direct their fury accordingly. With a living soul inside of them, many would have broken out of this control and turned on their masters. The first time it had ever happened was when the Blood Reaver had been created.

At first, he turned out to be a standard sort of Ghoul, adapting to his new life as most Ghouls did. He quickly distinguished himself from the rest, carrying out each kill like it was nothing, while always hungering for more. No one knew how or why, but the man had eventually shattered his bindings and turned on his masters. Few knew the details of the massacre that had taken place, but the general word was that he had annihilated the coven who commanded and created him.

There were many rumors about what the man was now capable of. Some of the abilities he had as a Ghoul also allowed him to absorb the strength, power and even some abilities of those he consumed. Some claimed that he was stronger than an Elder, almost on par with that of a demon. Others claimed a whole host of other abilities, like being able to fly, but most of these were utterly ridiculous.

Since gaining his freedom, the man had gone and waged a one man war against the dark underworld and all who inhabited it. Though he was quite strong and capable, he was only one man and was eventually overcome. In a ritual of destruction, which had been led by the demon lady Jaala, was what finally ended his crusade against them.

How this being was still alive and terrorizing the underworld was beyond her, but she knew that her coven had to be notified. She then rolled up the paper and faced Aldrich, who was still sipping his blood, enjoying each drop of it.

“Are you certain that this… subject of yours wasn’t lying about who he saw?” Cristania questioned.

“I enthralled the man myself and delved into his mind. I saw the very same thing that he did, so I know he was telling me the truth,” Aldrich responded.

“Thanks for bringing this to me! Enjoy the rest of your night!” Cristania told the man as he contentedly sipped on his blood. A slight groan escaped Cristania’s lips as she realized that her night just got longer. She rushed off, heading to her coven’s home base.

Aldrich just stood there, smirking at the departing woman as he continued to enjoy his blood. He mentally tsked about the impatience of youth and turned to stroll through the park at a leisurely pace. The vampire took his time, knowing that no one would accost him here. Every mugger and thug who operated here knew he was the apex predator and was best left alone, if you valued your life.

The bandaged man was nearing the exit when he felt the hair on the back of his neck stand up. Such a sign meant only one thing; that he was being watched. Aldrich whirled around, seeking the human who was stupid enough to try stalking him and teach the arrogant fucker a lesson. Only, there were no humans, none nearby that could have even watched him if they tried.

He scrunched up his face in confusion, wondering who it could be, as the feeling was still there. It was then that he decided to look up, and he spotted the silhouette of a human on top of a nearby apartment building. He focused on the man’s size and shape and could tell that he was a big boy and he almost called the man out. Oddly enough, he refrained from doing so, unsure of why he didn’t say anything.

It was then that Aldrich saw why this man had caused such a stir in him. The man in question had weapons on his person, with a hilt or two jutting up over his shoulders. But that wasn’t what made Aldrich gulp in trepidation. It was the fact that this man was staring right at him, with eyes that glowed a hellish red, his gaze boring into him like a drill.

Aldrich stared at the man, part of him fearful, part of him awed that he survived for all these years. He exhaled a breath he had been holding and blinked for a brief second, still staring at where the man was. But now he was gone, the shape of the man no longer there for him to see.

The vampire looked around frantically, wondering where the man could have gone, but saw nothing. He then knew that for the moment, this man had left him alone, which put the vampire’s mind at ease. Aldrich then remembered the blood bag he was drinking from and hoisted it up, as though he was toasting the man who had been there. He then spoke four words before wandering off to his humble abode.

“Welcome home, old friend.”

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And thus ends the first chapter of Return of the Blood Reaver! I know this one is a bit shorter than most folks are accustomed to. To be fair, I did write it out some time ago, before I started developing my process of making beefier chapter frameworks. It’s been a while since I touched this one, but I’m glad that I finally got around to it, as it was loads of fun to write! With lots to build up in this universe (and hints of a possible crossover), expect to see more chapters of this story show up from time to time, so stay tuned!

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