The unbreakable 6

"Jed, Jed, get up !" said Tiara." Let's go for a little walk."

The half-awake Zas was instantly woken up.With his eyes half-opened, " I thought we weren't supposed to go out, it's daybreak.  I've just fallen asleep." and he dozed off.

"Look, it's drizzling!" said Tiara, shaking him to get up, playfully." Let's go, let's go."

Only then, Zas realised the 'pitter patter' sounds were the rain.  He opened his eyes, finally.  "Okay, I'm up. Let's go."

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"I love the weather! So lovely," said Tiara, feeling the rain with her face facing the sky and her blonde hair blown by the wind softly.  She was half walking half jumping on the moist grass. " I like the smell of grass in the rain too! And --ar---ARGH...

"GOTCHA!" exclaimed Zas, as he got hold of her from slipping, split-second. Their eyes met.  Red and blue.  They felt that something familiar is going on and wondering  whether they had really met before.

"Do you mind?" asked Tiara.

"Oh, oh, sorry." said Zas, helping her up.

" Say, you are different.  I take it that you are not from around here.  Where are you from? Something tells me that you are setting yourself apart from the others, some kinda, special, yeah, that's the word.  Why?

Zas chuckled.  " Special? I take it as a compliment. It is because of the fact that I'm a 'baby' vampire? " he laughed. " I really do not know.  I wish someone could tell me. How about you?"

Tiara laughed. " 'Baby' vampire? I like it! You are funny.  Well, I'm a little girl when I just came down here to Phielost.   There was this plague and suddenly everybody dropped dead like flies.  It was 1884.  I was just 20 and was out in the woods plucking some herbs.  Herbs which we believe, can eradicate the disease. Then, there was a sharp pain on my leg and the last thing I remembered was I was hyperventilating and felt like I was drowning before I passed out."

"Wow," exclaimed Zas. " Rattlesnake? Spiders?"

"I don't know.  Don't care."Tiara said with a laugh.

"How do you by chance, remember what happened before you transformed?"

"I guess I just do.  Why, can't you?"replied Tiara.

"No, I can't.  Do you know it?" asked Zas, getting a little excited.

"Hmm, let me think," said Tiara, looking to the sky. " I remember we found you in the valley all bruises and very 'dead'ly.  By that, I mean a piece of almost dead deadmeat.  And I remember Father, Charles, said that you were 'suffering unnecessary pain' and--- yeah, he did say-- 'Totally not your fault'.  Can you tell me why?"

"If it is so, where are all the bruises now?"

"When you were bitten, the venom transforms everything, clearing it." said Tiara.

Zas nodded.  Out of the blue, he thought he saw himself in human form, his attention was diverted, he was walking with a lady, Helen.  They were whispering and teasing each other.  "HEY, YOU!" he bellowed, trying to get their attention.

Tiara was a little frightened by him.  "Hey, you scared me.  Where? wh--"

"LOOK, LOOK, I think I saw me over there and who's that lady?" said Zas, pointing to the left of Tiara.

"Nothing's there, Jed.  Okay?Really. I swear." said Tiara, trying to hold the agitated Zas.  She then looked right into his eyes, just how Helen did it. " I really think your memory renounces.  Come, we need to see Father."

The Unbreakable 5

Zas went back to dress up for his welcoming ceremony in the vampire clan.  He cleaned himself up and had the first shower in half a month's time.  The water in the basin reflected a guy with fairly pale complexion and red irises.  Zas was shocked. Ghost?

He stared right into the mirror and the reflection is just the same. Vampire.  A fierce looking one.

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Zas walked down the spiral staircase and was met with applause and cheering.  

"Let's welcome our new member, he shall be named Jed.  He is going to be a brave warrior. I assure you all." announced Charles." This is Tiara, Micky, Rynner and Emily." he introduced him to them.  They are all, like him, had fairly pale face.  Tiara had great green eyes, Micky's purple, Rynner's yellow and Emily's blue.  

They all shook hands with him.

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Zas began a new life with the name of Jed.  He learned to control his hunger, often in a painful process, having to use chains to restrict his movements.  "We can't attack humans and risking anybody knowing that we exist.  If they do, all hell's gonna break loose." Charles often reminded him. 

The things Zas enjoyed about being a vampire was the speed and energy.  He is able to run really fast compared to his oldself and being able to getting the whole tree down just by kicking it.  He also had better sense of smell and vision.  What he didn't like was having to be stuck in the house during daytime.  Once, he opened the door during daytime and was struck by the ray, sending him shouting in pain.  "That's why we don't goout for picnics," said Tiara, Emily chuckled.

They will go hunting in the night for the blood of animals.  Darting around the woods without any campers noticing.  

"Jed, you look asian, don't you?"said Tiara.

"I don't know, maybe."Zas shrugged."Honestly, I just woke up one day and I am already like this.  Who was I, where did I came from and how did all this happened.  I'm utterly clueless."

Rynner intercepted. "I honestly think you are.  I remember that you 'died' at the valley covered in bruises and blood.  And oh, you were --

Zas rushed towards him and holding his shoulder. " Died? Please tell me everything.  Who I really am? " 

"Gosh, I really don't know." Rynner brushed him off and went away.

The unbreakable 4

The sky turned from yellow, orange and then purple and then turning darker gradually.  Nocturnal creatures crept around the woods.  The scent of blood stayed in the air and attracted a flood of human-like creatures to Zas.  

"There is still a little bit of life in him.  Dinner?" asked a young and skinny teenager.

"No, we shall breathe life into him." said the tall, long silver hair Charles with superiority." He shall be reborn." Charles knelt down and examined him. " He suffer a great amount of pain that is not necessary.  Totally not his fault."  Charles leaned towards his neck.

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" Sir, he might not live." reported Emily, the servant.

"Why?"

"He has been restless for days.  Moaning, screaming, shaking and sweating profusely.  It's terrible."

Charles smiled. " It's the venom spreading in his body, turning him into one of us. We shall see."

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Half a month later, one fine day, Emily was surprised to see that he was finally sitting up on his bed.  She was excited, turned round to tell Charles the good news.  When the clan finally made their way to his room, he disappeared.  

Running furiously fast, Zas was madly searching for the one thing that quenches his thirst, blood.  Finally, he found a lone hiker and jumped to attack him, aiming for his neck.  Charles made it there on time, blocking his way, preventing him from doing so.  Zas pounced onto him and the both of them were falling down into the meadow.  Charles held the blood thirsty and energy filled new born vampire.

"You must learn how to control your desire." said Charles, holding down the restless Zas until he became calm and serene, thus he helped him get up

" I'm sorry." Zas apologised, his bright red irises beamed up at him.

"Come, I'll get us some drinks."

The unbreakable 3

"Father, tell me, who I really am."

"Son, you are not a vampire at birth."

"How did I ended up here?"

Charles took a deep breathe." You were found left to die in the woods."

Zas's pupils dilated and his red irises were more prominant on his pale face.  "How?"

"We found you, such a young man, such a waste to just, die like this." said Charles and he paused. " You bled so much and nearly turned cold.  I turned you, into one of us."

"I thank you, Father." said Zas as he bowed and left.

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"Let me go, please. I beg you." Zas beg Peter to release him.  Zas was abducted that particular morning and was held captive in a basement with his hands tied behind his back.

"You are a cretin.  I couldn't let Helen be with you, my brother.  She does not deserve you."his 6 footer older brother loomed over him.  " You shall back off, shorty! She will be mine."

"She loves me and we've gotten married." replied Zas.

The short-fused Peter punched him in the face. " THIS IS WHAT MADE ME ANGRY.  I WANT HER!" he leaned over to Zas and whispered to him. " She shall be mine." and resumed to being loud " I take care of her after you are gone and subsequently, take her as my wife."

Zas panicked. " Gone? wh-what gone? WHAT THE HELL DO YOU MEAN?"

"You will know," said Peter with a sly smile. He motioned to his men. " Finish him!"

They held him down and put some more ropes around him as he struggled but to no avail.  Finally they took him to a cliff and chucked him down.

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Zas felt that every part of him is going to break into millions of pieces.  Falling down a rocky cliff left cuts all over his body and he felt excruciating pain throughout his own body especially the abdomen part.  The smell of blood lingering in the air as he forced his eyes open for one last time.  He could not get up, pain was complimenting to his every action.

The pain is taking me away.  I am sorry, my dear Helen.  I should have fought harder for you.  Sorry, Helen, I....   


Gradually, his eyes was closing. Bye, Helen.  A tear streamed down. Darker and darker as it goes until complete darkness enters.

The unbreakable 2

His great red iris pieced into the darkness of the room.  Staring into the mirror, he found a man with an extremely pale face and a pair of disturbingly red irises staring back at him.  He had not changed a bit in the last 60 years.

"Do you really think we would have a future together?"said his then girlfriend, staring into his brown eyes, directly into his soul.  He is Asian and she is a caucasian.

"Yes, we do," he replied with pure enthusiasm."And I love you."

And so, they kissed.  5 years later, they got hitched.

Kids, he thought, shaking his head. Is it really wise to go see her again, possibly one last time ? I don't know. I might miss the only chance I have if I keep procrastinating like this.  Finally, he made up his mind.

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Sitting in the room where his wife is sleeping and the room that once shared with her, he seemed contented watching her sleeping.

A lady whose face had been graced by wrinkles is resting on her bed, clueless about him who had been watching her.  She was still pretty even at this age.  Then, she woke up unexpectedly, sending him camouflaging in the dark.  She switched on her bedside lamp, reached for the photo on the table and stared at it with melancholy.

"Zasphery, I missed you so much even after all these years, why can't I move on?" she said.

"You don't have to, Helen." said Zasphery, moving out from the darkness.

This frightened Helen a little, she did not expect a reply.  Gradually, a figure emerged through the darkness and there she found a 169cm tall, asian male with extraordinary looks but with a familiar face looking down at her.  She gasped, couldn't believe her eyes.  Her husband had not changed a bit even after 60 years.  He is still as youthful as she could remember.

"Z-z-z-as!!! You couldn't possibl-l-y b-be here!"exclaimed Helen and they hugged.

He had been waiting for this moment all this while.  Suddenly, he felt that he was on top of the world.  Words couldn't explain, he thought.  Tears of pure joy streamed down, no words were exchanged, they were just 'in' the moment.

Suddenly, she pulled away from him.  " Wait, is this just a dream? wh-what are you? aa-a ghost?"

"It's a long story."

"Please leave now, my husband is going to pop in any minute."

"Wait, husband?"

Before she spoke, he gradually vanished into the darkness and left.  "WAIT!" She turned on the lights hastily to look for him but he wasn't found.  

The Unbreakable

He woke up in a daze, trying to recall what he had dreamt about.

In his dreams, he did not had the particular and familiar feeling of hunger anymore.  He was free and living a life that he once had.  All he had previously was a life that was simple and   filled with happiness.  Those were the things that he yearned for now because now that his life is being changed forever. For eternity, possibly.

All his memories from his previous life were lost and has been retrieved recently.  True enough, this man leads two lives.  His youthfulness had had many ladies head over heels for  many years that went by.  Once, he had dated a lady and also her granddaughter.  People always see him as a quiet and mysterious person and that is also one of the factors why he is a hit among the ladies.  The truth is, he is a very lonely guy.

He had been in this world long enough to see each and everyone of the people here being borned and then eventually die off.  People are curious about how a regular guy like him lives such a long life.  In this gentleman's case, he ain't deserve the word 'regular'.

He is of a different species. He isn't a pure human anymore and nobody knows it, can't risking anyone knowing it.  It's too dangerous. For what he really is, it will scare people off and he will not live in peace.

A vampire, he is indeed.

He had just found out that his wife, from his previous life is still alive and he needed to see her.  He is indeed a faithful man and he hadn't truly loved anyone all these years.