The sound of horses and the voices of people jarred me from whatever dream-like state I was in forceing me to face the terrible situation that I somehow wound up in. My hands were bound with rope and I was in a carriage with four other people.

"Oh look our sleepy friend finally woke up." after a moment of fidgeting with the ropes I folled the sound of the voice to see a young man with green eyes and a innocent yet terrfied smile on his face. Yet after a moment I saw he was wearing a silver metal collar with the symbol of earth on it and after looking around I saw everyone else wearing a similar collar each with a different elemental symbol carved into it. It only took a moment of reaching to feel the metal around my neck.

"Man you have been sleeping for a long time and you were in this thing before I was." he said leaning over to speak as the carriage moved through the woods and further along the road to wherever it was going.

"Where is this thing headed?" My memories of the last two days were a bit fuzzy, in fact I had no idea where I was or how I'd gotten into this situation.

"Oh no place special just equalists order's stronghold better known as Helgen."

Helgen I know I heard that name before... Helgin is... and then it came to me. Helgen was where you either lost your free will and were forced to become a tool to serve the equalist order or were excuted. And for a non bending pureblooded vampire like myself I'd no doubt end up excuted like all other magical races. You see nearly ten years ago the world of Tamerial lived in harmony with spirts, benders and the magical creatures that inabated it, but the people of this land soon grew to feel oppresed by the benders. And when the high king Raiko was murdered by a bender one night it provided the catalyst needed to spark the fires of war. It was only when Amon and his equalists came foreward vowing to end the oppersion of benders and bring balance to the world did things truely become terrible. His first act was to force all benders to regerister and use their bending to serve the order in whatever way he deemed fit, but he didn't stop with benders, no next he sought to rid the world of all magical creatures and spirits. If it wasn't for Unalaq and his spirit benders he probably would have wiped them all out. Sadely the only magical races besides vampires still left were the were-clans that were hold up in their stronholds throught the land. The dark skinned dark elves hidden deep in the tundras of the north and the dragons although no one has seen or heard from them in decades.

"Hey I'd focus if I were you we've arrived." As I looked up I saw it was true we'd just passed through the front gate which ment soon we'd either be enslaved or dead. As the horse pulled to a stop next to a tower I gave my ropes one final hopeful tug willing them to break but it must have been days since I've feed or I've been in the sun to long because the rops didn't break an inch.

"Nice try but don't feel to bad I tried eighteen times before I gave up. Names Bolin by the way but I don't think that's going to matter soon."

"Asami" I don't know why I gave him my name, maybe it was because the only contact I've had with people is when I killed them for their blood or maybe it's just he seemed so child like. We were soon pulled out by soliders and lined up before the comanding officer came out.

She was a young women wearing a red version of a equalist comanders armor but the most stricking feature beside her hate filled eyes was the massive tattoo of a eye on her forehead. As she made her way to us a second man bowed to her.

"General P'li we have the captured benders lined up as you ordered." For a moment I felt relived that they believed me to be a bender. After looking us over as if we were cattle she stood firm and started speaking.

"Listen up you lot, be thankful that you are about to be given the chance to serve a mighty pourpse for high king Amon and his order. If you prove loyal and able after years of service you may be chosen to use your bending for a great task like myself." She then motioned for the man to start reading his list.

"Bolin of Riften to regestition." After a moment he started off toward his destination with a scared expression of fear and he continued calling names until it was down to me and one other. When the mans name was called he freaked out and made a run for it. Archers imediatly raised their bows but the general dissimed them and after a deep breath she sent a stream of heat directly from her forehead which upon touching the man created a explosion leaving only a charred body behind. That left only me and now I was fully awear that I had no chances for escape.

"General this girls not on the list, what should we do with her?"

"Send her to the block" My eyes widdend at her words. Before I knew it I was taking to the block where six other people were awaiting their fate and after wistening one man meet his end I was placed on the block just as the excutioner raised his axe. But before he could swing out of the clouds came a massive dragon came from out of knowhere spewing fire at anying that moved. As soon as she recovered from a near miss she moved her body as best she could to the nearest open building trying to escape the flames which were one of a vampires greatest weakness. As soon as I was safely inside and away from the sun and fire I felt what little strength I had start to return. Inside the tower were a few fellow prisoners some of which had burns covering their bodies.

"Can you believe it? an actual dragon" I heard from a bloody man as I looked for a way out. After climbing up and out to a nearby burning building I was nearly attacked by a equalist soldier wielidng a axe. After takeing a look at me and then his surronding he muttered a curse before chopping my ropes off and untieing the collar around my neck with a key before pointing to a giant tower across the stronghold

"If you want to live head for that building and take shelter. At least you'll have a better chance at suriving this but don't mistake this I just belive everyone should have a fighting chace even if they are benders scum like you." The with a scream he was off leaving me to bolt toward the tower where somehow Bolin was busy breaking down the door. Once inside we caught our breath.

"Wow can you believe that? One minute I was being tested on how well I could bend and then the guards started screaming about a dragon and rushing out. To bad no one stopped to make sure my collar was off but you know how people are when they face certain doom."

I was actually starting to like Bolin and after scavenging some leather armor from a nearby body along with a dagger I heard the sound of footsteps from around the corner. Bolin heard them two and after hiding behind two pillars we waited for the gate to open before we ambushed the two equalists inside. I was never really one for fighting but I still knew enough to deliver a fatal slash to my oppenents neck while Bolin sent his flying into a wall with two massive rocks. As he went about checking their pockets for a key I was busy trying to resist the call of blood and the urge to drink the man dry. In the past I'd always relied on blood willing donated by my maid Ursa to fufill my bodies desire for blood, but as I stood over my now dead foe his life force bleeding out of him I knew if I didn't feed soon I would go into a feral state and that wouldn't be pretty.

"Asami come on I found the key" His words seemd far off but still had enough impact to jar me from my bloodlust. We made our way through the underground dungon and past a few guards which I made a point to incapiate to further hinder my desire for blood untill I was away from Bolin. As we finally made our way to what I hoped was an exit and outside I was greated by the stars which told me we'd been in there for a while but no matter at leat now I had a better chance of feeding without being discovered.

"Well it's been fun not dying with you but I have to go tell my brother and girlfriend I'm not dead. But anyway if you're ever in Riften don't be a stranger and come find me in the ratways." With that one statment he bended his way down the path leaving me to wonder if I'd ever see him again.

Well at least now I can foucs on finding prey big enough to feed my hunger. I don't know how long I've gone without feeding so I'll probably end up killing it. Please let me find an elk before I find a human. I asked silently sending a prayer to whatever gods were listening as I walked through the forest my hunger becoming more severe with every step. And as my luck would have it just as I started losing my mind to hunger I saw a figure in the distance, I couldn't tell if it was human or animal, only that it had the precious blood I needed so before I could stop myself I ran full speed which because of my near feral state was to fast for the figure which by this distace I saw to be an older man with a bow to stop. It was over to soon but not before he mananed to get three shots off two of which hit, my fangs enlongated and sank deep into his neck allowing me to drink the precious liquid inside. When I was done I pushed the man aside and took a step only to fall against a tree a short distance later. My hand went to the arrows I'd forgotten about in my hunger and saw the red stains growing. Usually I would have healed instantly but after going some time without feeding my full powers had to return so all I could do was break off the arrows and fall back against the tree.

It's kind of funny actually. I surrive a dragon but get killed by a old man with a lucky shot. I wonder if dad will actually miss me?

"Oh my god are you okay?" Turning my head I saw a dark skinned young girl in hooded fur armor standing next to me. From her long pointed ears I could tell she was a dark elf. She rushed to my side and pulled off my armor to get at my wound before reaching into a side bag and pulled out a small red vial.

"Here drink this it will stop the bleeding." I hesited not wanting her to see my fangs but she forced the vial into my mouth and tilted my head so the liquid ran down my throat. My vision instantly became clouded and my body went numb.

"I'll have to take you back to my hut to better heal you so just hold on if you can hear me." The last thing I saw was her removing her hood showing me a face I could only describe as adorable.

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