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as the music in Isao's head intensified she sang louder, soon to where it could beheard clearly in the nearby town. she rocked side to side singing as she waited for crimson to come for her as he promised.

Your voice melted before you into the ears and hearts of those able to hear. The forest opened up into song with life growing with it. The people all noticed the sounds and where weary and fearful of the sirens voice coming from the woods. It was beautiful they thought but feared the powers of the forests around them. Thought the Gods where at work.

Not to much longer and you could hear the rustling of footsteps near by you. It grew louder and louder until finally it stopped just out of eye sight.

"Isao....is that your voice?" you could recognize Crimsons easily now as you heard him speak. He was unseen and hidden very well, a strong talent of his.

The faces looked happy and different. Not everyone was human at least. there where no guards. Even though it was still the country of Kine, The Kingdom was mostly all the King controlled. Out in the outer reaches of the forest and plains where the nobles land and they where much more diverse then what could be found in the kingdom.

The bar was mostly empty but the usual and a group of ork merchants. It didn't take longer until more people pilled in and the diverse group grew to full capacity.

"i've always been able to sing like that i couldn't tell you exactally how though" she said smiling sweetly at him. " don't tell me you'r going to keep that thing on." she said pointing to his helmet. "really all i need now is blood. what animal is that?" she said pointing to the meat. "i didn't eel a need to leave here. and plus i wanted to see you." she said staring at him from under her eyelashes.

Isao gasped and blushed fiercly when he took his helmet off. but once she heard the word cow she stuck her tounge out and appeared next to him. "um... you wouldn't mind if i....." she asked touching his neck.

Isao giggled."you'r funny. i was only kidding. " she said laughing still. she leaned over to him and kissed his cheek. she grabbed a piece of meat and sniffed it, she gagged but drank the blood from it til she could get no more. "you seemed troubled, earlier. why is that? did you think i would do that when we just met?" she asked wiping the blood from her mouth. she crawled over to him and laid her head on his shoulder. " i do like you already though." she said smiling.

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Salin leaned up against the wall of the great hall sipping on blood sighing. The dungeon was closed since the party was tonight and Salin had nothing to do now. His mind drifted back to that girl that had bumped into him as he made his way to the dungeon. For the last 800 years Salin had gone through life without feeling anything but rage, anger, sadness, or nothing; but she brought back some emotion he never thought would come back, excitement. With that came hope to break away the ice on his heart.

Maybe not that girl will do it but at least now I now that it is possible. Someday I will find someone to melt away the winter of my heart and begin spring anew. What am I thinking it was probably just lust! Dammit there’s no way I have any real feelings, hah that part of my life ended 800 years ago.

Salin heard a loud crashing sound over the music to his left and glanced over. There he saw trio of orcs where standing in a semi-circle around a crouched over figure rummaging through something on the floor. Salin raised an eyebrow and prayed for some entertainment from what was about to happen.

“Eh you there girly, what ya think ya doin ‘nockin into me and ‘uch?” the orc in the center said cracking its knuckles.

“ ‘eah dat don’t seem so nice” the one on the left said laughing.

The third one kicked the crouched over figure and all three started laughing. I guess this won’t be interesting after all, oh well can’t expect much from orcs I suppose. All three started to kick the figure on the ground and laughed as one poured a goblet full of beer on the figure. Humiliation and abuse, hmm with a little training they might make decent interrogators. Wow of course this thought would go through my head, I am such a monster. Salin spat in disgust, part at his thoughts and part at the orcs.

Salin snapped back to attention when he heard the figure sobbing and then after a few more kicks starting to full out cry. The orcs laughed even louder and started to kick harder and faster, and then finally the middle one grabbed the figure by the hair and yanked, what Salin now could see as a her, up. The orc slapped her face and the impact busts open her lip, slowly blood dripped out. Salin now paid even closer attention as the aroma of blood fills his nostrils. Looking closely at the scene before him Salin tensed up and realized that the girl was the same one that bumped into him.

Rage flowed through his body like water shooting out of a faucet. Salin didn’t even think he just leap across the floor and landed with a loud thud behind the orc trio. “You might want to stop doing that,” he hissed as red filled his vision.

The orcs turned around and laughed; the one on the left spoke up looking at him, “You try and look ‘ard but your probly just a sissy. We orces are da stronges’ we blow your ‘uckin head in.”

Sadistically laughing Salin started shaking and drew his hidden blade, “You don’t know who you are messing with. I AM YOUR WORST NIGHTMARE!” he shouted over the music and drove the blade into the belly of the orc who.

The other two tried drawing their blades but Salin was faster and sent slashes across both of their chests. Salin flexed his wrists and his hidden blade slide back under his jacket sleeve. Stepping over the dead bodies Salin kneeled down and brushed the hair out of the girl’s face. The girl cowered and looked more afraid of Salin then she did of the orcs. Salin grew cold and eyes glazed over as he mumbled, “I will not hurt you young one.”

The girl still cowered, hesitant to let Salin near her. Salin easily brushed aside the futile attempts of the girl to block him and scooped her up under his arms. Standing up with the girl he walked out of the loud and oblivious dance room and carried her to a nearby abandoned court yard. Gently Salin laid the girl done on the edge of a fountain glistening in the light. “They did not seriously hurt you I think,” he asked wiping the blood of her lip and chin as he sat down next to her head.

Tears filled the girl’s eyes and she feebly cried next to Salin. “What is your name girl?” Salin asked as he hummed a gentle tune to her.

“Serena Starfell m’lord” the girl said as she wiped the tears from her eyes.

Salin smiled and felt his heart lighten up, “Serena, my that’s a pretty name.” He saw the girl still looked hesitant. “What is wrong? Do I scare you?”

The girl frightfully looked at Salin and sat up slowly, “of…of..ofcourse I am scared. You are him aren’t you?”

Salin raised an eyebrow confused, “Him?”

The girl shuddered and continued, “The one who caused the party…the one who tortured those men. The vampire everyone is talking about.” she finished in a whisper.

Every muscle in Salin’s body tensed up as she said that, “Yes,” was all the he could muster to say. A long moment of science followed his yes and both sat there staring at each other.

Soon another voice was heard coming from the entrance to the courtyard, “Salin get your vampric a** over here. All us officers are about to have a toast and your its subject so come on.” The voice belonged to another officer of Salin’s level who was a ‘friend’ of sorts in a way.

Salin snapped out of his trance and turned to face his ‘friend’, “Oh yes be right there.” He said getting up. Salin silently walked towards him but his gaze was back at Serena the entire time who was in turn watching him leave.