Not long now gentlemen. Said Russell looking at his watch about 30 seconds actually.
Why so precise? Said Melchior laughing.
The door is on a time lock it only opens twice a day at certain times. He replied.
The large iron door clicked and the pressure seal broke. The door opened slowly. They heard sounds of screaming coming from the open door, lots of
people screaming and crying in pain.
What the hell is in there? Said Melchior.
Dont worry said Russell its only the humans. If you would like to follow me gentlemen.
Russell walked towards the opened door with the King and Melchior not far behind. He pushed the door further open and they all walked through into a
large warehouse. The room had hundreds of medical beds lined up in rows with boards at the front of each row with the letters A1, A2, A3 etc going
across the room. In each medical bed was a human, wired up to some kind of drip system with liquids of different colours being pumped into their
body.
How many people do you have here? Said Melchior looking across the vast room.
We have over a thousand beds. Replied Russell but not all of them are being used at the moment.
Where do all these people come from? Asked the King looking concerned.
Theyre mainly loners, you know people like drifters, the homeless, tramps. All the people that no one cares about. Said Russell
looking at all the beds.
The three men stood there listening to all the crying and screaming echoing through the warehouse.
Thousands of humans go missing every year He continued and no one bothers to ask why? It makes our job a lot
easier.
What are you giving them? Asked Melchior.
Vampire blood! Said Russell in a cheerful voice we are trying to turn them. We need the vampire virus to run
through their body so we can create an antivirus.
Antivirus? Asked the King. Its not a disease.
But it is.. it attacks the human cells and the white cells cant fight it. But we are making an antivirus that attacks the vampire
disease and its nearly complete.
How long have you been doing this? Asked the King.
About a hundred and fifty years, when the last war ended. We started the work. Said Russell.
Melchior continued to look around the room at the hundreds of beds. He couldnt believe what he was seeing. How did they manage to keep this quiet for
so long he thought.
Where do you get the vampire blood from? Asked the King in shock.
Ah, yes.. You havent met our resident vampire yet have you? Said Russell eagerly.
Gentlemen would you like to follow me. Said Russell leading the way.
He led them into a small stone chamber that was covered in ancient writing. At the back of the chamber was a tomb, it was standing upright and big
enough to house at least two people. The tomb was also covered with ancient text.
This writing belongs to the ancient ones, the werewolves of long ago. Some say its a map that leads us to their location.
The men stood there in awe of the stone tomb and the ancient writing that covered it.
Whatever the text is Said Russell it keeps this vampire under control he has lost all his powers.
Russell walked over to a button on the wall and pressed it.
Gentlemen allow me to introduce you to our resident vampire. Said Russell watching the doors of the tomb slide open.
The three men watched the heavy stone doors slide apart to reveal a very old vampire chained to the wall. The vampire lent forward towards the King
and started to hiss.
NO! Cried the King stumbling as his legs gave way beneath him. I..killed...you, I..killed... you.
The King could feel the rage growing inside him as he started to turn into a werewolf. Melchior grabbed the King and held him away from the
vampire.
Close the doors! yelled Melchior if you want to keep your vampire alive, close the bloody doors.
The king struggled against Melchior trying to get to the vampire. His eyes full of rage and despair as he looked directly at him.
I killed you. Repeated the King as Melchior continued to hold him back.
Who is this vampire? Asked Russell with a look of horror. He wont tell us his name.
The king tried to speak but couldn’t. He tried to say the vampire's name but couldn’t.
K..K..KA.. KAELUS. Shouted the King and looked away from the vampire.
Melchior pulled the King away from the tomb.
For gods sake, close the doors. shouted Melchior. This vampire murdered his father.
The stone doors closed once more and vampire disappeared into the tomb’s darkness.
Why? Said the King in disbelief looking at Russell.
Hes a pure blood, and thats what we needed to create the antivirus. We had to keep him alive.
How long before this antivirus is ready to use? Asked Melchior trying to change the subject.
About a week, but theres a problem. Theres a price to pay for using it. Said Russell.
What? Replied the king quietly now calming down again.
How much do you know about the history of the bloodlines? Said Russell to the King.
The Elizabeth bloodline was created by the vampires; they carry some of the vampire DNA in them. Continued Russell.
Oh my god.. Said Melchior interrupting Russell.
WHAT? Said the King.
If you use this virus against the vampires you will destroy every single vampire out there but you will also destroy the Elizabeth
bloodline too and kill hundreds or thousands of werewolves in the process.
The King snarled at Russell.
And you allowed this to continue? He shouted at Russell.
Im closing you down. Said the King turning away.
Get the Berserkers in here, I want everything cleaned up. He said looking at Melchior.
Sire? Said Russell You will destroy the virus.
The King turned towards the door and started to leave.
Sire? Think about what youre doing, you could wipe out all the vampires. Shouted Russell.
SIRE? He shouted as the King left the room.





It didn't take long before his heightened senses of smell and hearing
picked up the creature. He knew it was getting closer. Slayer sat back and rocked in his chair and took a few more large swigs from the bottle
ignoring the burning as he swallowed deeply.
Reaching down he grabbed the Louisville slugger baseball bat again. As it
fought to stand up Slayer swung the bat with all his might hitting the beast squarely on it's snout. The impact drove it’s snout back into it’s
skull. He heard a deep gurgling sound as it fell limply to the dirt. Slayer stood there for a few seconds then walked back into the cabin and came out
with a red hot boiling iron pot of oil and poured on the creature as it tried to cover it's face with it's left hand. The flesh on the left side of
it's face and hands were burned in a horribly grotesque manor.
The beast charged at him. Slayer quickly stepped to one side and in a most
beautifully executed motion made a butterfly pattern with his Katana then spun around and walked away a few feet. He turned to see the beast staring
at it's two new stumps where it's arms had been a second before. 