Hey everyone and welcome to my new story Illusions of Life and Death. Just a little small warning this story will contain language, violence, sexuality (little lemon) and gore.
I hope that everyone who reads this story will like what I've come up with and will continue reading for many more chapters to come.
Introduction
Vampires. Vampires have the potential to live forever, providing that they can stomach drinking the blood of humans for the rest of their existences. They stalk and very often murder what used to be their own kind, with and without meaning to. They are not entirely dead, nor are they alive. Their personalities without doubt warp in response to the lifestyle that is the true curse of vampirism - closed, dangerous and mad. Vampires have neither feelings nor emotions, except the hate and rage against mortals. Cold blooded creatures of the night.
Humans. Most humans spend they're lives fearing vampires, others learn and become Vampire Hunters. They use a number of charms to keep the undead creatures away from them such as holy water, crosses, garlic, and stakes. Most people, especially those in small villages depend they're lives of vampire hunters to rid of them. For centuries, these two enemies have been at war, humans and vampires with no ending outcome yet. People believe that the only way to be rid of the vampires forever is by killing the head Vampire thus will kill all remaining vampires instantly. Or as they believe there might be another way to change vampires, making them human once again.
But for one young vampire and one young human, they're lives intertwined with one another, and thus, they're story begins.
Illusions of Life and Death
Chapter 1
Opening
A man ran through the forests of Besaid, running as fast as he could scared to death. His heart racing, tears escaping his eyes. "K-keep away!" He shouted.
It wasn't long before he tripped and fell to the ground. He turned around to see a gang of vampires jump him, beginning to eat his flesh. The man screamed, hoping that someone would hear him.
Two others then came. They walked up to the others, standing there watching them kill the man.
"Aren't you hungry?" The older one asked, his eyes piercing red and long sharp fangs.
"…I'll pass." The younger replied. Although vampire as well, he hid his true features. His eyes were not red for he did not feel anger or lust. His teeth were normal, no fangs, for he didn't intend to feed on raw flesh and blood.
"Vampirism is in your blood boy, you can't turn away from it."
The younger one looked away from the slaughter. "I find it to be disgusting. Don't you realize that you were once a mortal like that man?"
"You're not like your brothers, aren't you? Hmm, I've been a vampire for so long now that I've come to the point where I don't care. I don't have any feelings or emotions for these pitiful humans. They die too easily." The older one asked, looking at him. The younger one didn't reply. He then looked away. "And In time you will be just like me. I promised your father that boy."
The younger one crossed his arms. "Humpt!" He hissed.
The four other vampires who were feasting then finished and approached they're elder.
"Dawn is soon approaching Seymour." One of them said. "The hunters will soon come."
Seymour nodded. Just as they were going to leave, the Vampire Hunters came just like as said, firing they're guns at them.
"It's the hunters! Everyone split up, return home!" Seymour told his fellow vampires.
"Don't let any escape!" Auron, a hunter told the others.
The vampires then began to split up.
Seymour turned to the younger vampire. "Tidus, get back immediately!" Tidus nodded. He was then going to run when he saw one of his brother's shot. He felt his heart become heavy with hate, his eyes turning crimson red. But he was unable to fight. Tidus then hid in the bushes so he wouldn't be seen.
"Auron! The others are getting away!" A young girl told him.
"Let them go! Its no use running after them Yuna. At least we got one." Auron replied.
Tidus peeked through looking at the two. He looked upon the girl. Yuna. The sun then began to rise, shinning on her. Tidus' eyes widened, gazing upon her.
"Lets get the man's remains and burry him. As for the vampire, make sure his body is burned." Auron told the other hunters.
He then approached Yuna. "Go back home and get some rest. You did well today."
Yuna smiled. "Thank you sir." She was then going to head back with some of the other hunters when she heard a noise coming from the bushes where Tidus was. She took out her gun and walked over slowly. But by the time she investigated behind the bush, Tidus had already fled. "Hmm." Yuna wondered. She then placed her gun away and returned to the village.
Tidus wanted to follow her back to the village but the sun's light wasn't very kind to him. He decided to return to his home with the other vampires for now.
One Week Later
All alone, Yuna ran down an alleyway, petrified with fear, running as fast as she was able to in her condition. She then turned a corner and panted from running. She was exhausted, her arm bleeding from a wound a creature as they call them, inflected on her. She then looked back down the alleyway to see if she was still being chased but saw no one.
Yuna took a deep breath of relief. But then suddenly,
"Look out behind you!" A voice called out.
Yuna turned around to see a vampire dash towards her, his fangs long and sharp, blood dripping off them as he growled. She flinched back and closed her eyes with fear. As the vampire jumped to attack her, a third person came out of nowhere, pushing the vampire away.
Yuna then opened her eyes to see herself still alive. She looked over to her side to see the person kill the vampire. He then stood up and turned around to face the girl. He saw standing in the dark so the girl couldn't see his face.
"You saved my life…thank you." She told the person.
The man flinched back from her kindness.
"Who are you?" Yuna asked moving a bit closer to him.
The man took a few more steps back.
"I'm not going to hurt you." She told him. She then noticed his hair, a longish choppy blonde style. It was really nice. "You…" She tried to see his face but it was too dark.
"Yuna. Yuna time to wake up." A voice called.
"Huh?" The girl questioned.
"Yuna. Wake up."
Yuna then opened her eyes to see her cousin Rikku staring at her. "What?"
"Its 10:30. Auron has been waiting for you." Rikku replied.
Yuna then shot up from her bed. "Oh my, I totally forgot!" She then jumped out of bed and ran into the bathroom, getting ready.
Rikku laughed. "You've been sleeping in a lot for a while now Yuna. Is anything keeping you awake or something?"
Yuna then rushed out of the bathroom. She walked over to her dresser and put her boots on. "I've been having this weird dream lately. Almost every night for a week now."
"What kind of dream?" Rikku asked.
"I'm not quite sure to tell you the truth. Its odd, maybe it could mean something." Yuna replied, placing her cross around her neck and grabbing her two guns.
"Well Auron isn't going to take that excuse too kindly." Rikku told her.
"Yeah I know." Yuna replied.
"Well then, you better hurry up now before he leaves without you."
Yuna nodded then left her room.
Yuna was a 17 year old living in a small village on Besaid. Her parents were killed early in her life by vampires. She lives in a mansion where various people stay. These people were also known as vampire hunters. Yuna had just been accepted as a hunter to have revenge on her fallen family members who were killed by vampires. Yuna was the last remaining survivor of her family. Her and her cousin that is. Whenever she would think of it, it made her angry. To think that her family slain by creatures of the undead.
Yuna then ran out of the house and met with Auron and a few others outside. Auron then turned to her.
"You're late again Yuna." Auron told her.
"I know, I know. I'm sorry." Yuna replied.
"A vampire hunter should NEVER be late, nor have any excuse to be late. Got it?" Auron told her coldly.
"Yes, Sir Auron." Yuna replied. She felt like hanging her head every time she was around Auron. Although he was only doing his job as her teacher, he was still very ill mannered and above all discourteous.
"Alright, everyone move out." Auron began. "Make sure you pair up with someone. After last's night incident we wouldn't want to have any more accidents or failures."
Yuna stood there rubbing her arm, very sullen. Yuna wanted to be a hunter more then anything. She wanted to help out her village and keep away the vampires that came oh so often.
"Hey there, are you taken?" A voice came from behind Yuna.
Yuna turned and smiled. "Baralai." She then wrapped her arms around him and hugged.
Baralai laughed. "Wanna patrol with me?"
Yuna nodded and smiled, taking his hand and walking off.
To tell the truth, Yuna and Baralai were engaged to be married. Both loved and cared for one another. Yuna had met him when she was 15 and both grew attractive of each other since then. Baralai was also a vampire hunter, more experienced then Yuna of course. He came to Besaid from Bevelle when he was 16, so considering the facts Baralai was a year older then Yuna.
"God I hate mornings!" A figure said to another, both sitting on the roof of a hut, covering themselves with black cloaks.
"No one said you had to come with me Bickson!" The second figure replied.
Bickson chuckled. "I wanted to see what you've been up to Tidus. You've been coming here everyday watching something."
"Shut it!" Tidus exclaimed looking over at him. He then resumed watching the village when he suddenly looked up. "There, over there." Tidus pointed. "That girl."
Bickson looked over. She was walking hand in hand with a man. "You've been watching her for sometime now. Planning of feasting on her?"
Tidus continued to watch her as she laughed with the man, smiling. "No." Her beautiful chestnut hair, those mismatched blue and green eyes, what was there not to like?
"No? Then what? You can't possibly like her." Bickson told him.
"Of course I don't!" Tidus shouted at him. "I just like to watch her from a distance."
"From a distance is all you'll be able to do. She's a mortal after all and we're vampires."
"I know that!! It's just that…she seems so pleasant, peaceful even. There's just something about her that makes me come here every morning to see her." Tidus told her.
"If Seymour ever found out that you---"
"Well Seymour won't find out!" Tidus interrupted.
"He will eventually if you keep this up. Watching mortals. Ha!" He then left Tidus.
Tidus didn't reply. He just kept a watch on her with that guy. That guy, who ever he was…he had to go.
But to his surprise, the girl looked up and noticed him. Tidus gasped and ran away. Yuna had a confused look on her face. Was that…? …It couldn't be a vampire…could it? Yuna shook it off her mind and continued walking with Baralai.
Tidus hid in between two huts. He sigh yet was glad at the same time. Tidus wasn't ready to see her up close but he will get his chance.
"So Auron told me about the assignment you have to do in Luca tomorrow." Baralai began.
"Yeah. I'll be just gone for a few days. I'm picking up a new hunter." Yuna replied.
"A new hunter? Know anything about this person?"
"His name is Shuyin. Suppose to be an expert. I heard that he took down 37 vampires all at once by himself." Yuna told him.
"Wow, he'd be a big help here then."
"The vampires are hiding somewhere. I'm sure Shuyin can find them. Then we'll burn them all, killing the head vampire as well. Then there won't be anymore. We'd be free after all these centuries." Yuna replied.
"No more people will have to die."
Yuna smiled. "I hope so."
Okay so the first chapter wasn't all that exciting. Introductions are just well, introducing everything. So next Yuna will have to go to Luca with a familiar person following her. Will he show himself to Yuna in Luca? What is Shuyin like and will he be able to stop the vampires' rage against humans? More will be revealed in Chapter 2, Meeting Him.