g and took refuge behind a tree. I could smell the bark burning from the heat of the air. My ears were ringing. I

om far away. I got to my feet, gritting my teeth, and stumbling back towards the building nearby and further into the city. The cliff was on the other side of the town. I had

re most of the damage had been done. My legs trembled as I hurried towards the place where the

Someone pushed past me as

chest before he was ripped away from me. Someone darted past me into the forest, then someone else. I heard a baby crying, I was sure. I was dazed. My legs wouldn't go t

y shooting at me? What was happening? W

collap

k filled the air. The brick burst apart as the walls started to collapse. The ground shook as it started to fold. I tri

me. As I looked up, I realized that the crack was still growing up the wall. The

tarted to fall towards me. There was no

arrying me out of the way an

ou an-

n the woman leaning over me. H

anc

r eyes darted over me an

teeth and turned sharply as I heard t

cli

lt like a sack of potatoes as she started to run awa

I hav

die and I'll be damned if I'm stuck e

ed, pushing at her shou

't know what that was meant to mean, but an answering call came back and she tur

off her shoulder as she turned

at were leaping towards us. They each screeched

led into the darkness o

e all terrified and hurrying past me. Occasionally, a vampire would appear

o me and yanked

the pain that

e gentle." She lifted me again and turn

uldn't go back in there. I couldn't go into that cave. I screamed and trie

light up, illuminating Francia as she slumped against a wall and panted, trying to catch her breath. The others that were with us wer

rancia asked. "What is th

way from her. She grabbed

Tell me what's the la

eyes welling with tears. "I w

t have t

" I cried, pulli

d pulled away

id. I curled up and let t

ess mixing you up in all

all him

g out a phone. "He should

calling

out in time, but the town is a mess.... Yes. I'll h

rsation, but from her expression things loo

n't I know? I felt

turned to me. "You need to

. I didn't rem

you're a danger to me and my

d she turned slowly towards the darkness th

ia cursed. "C

ll opened

stand?" S

I wasn't going to move another step without s

king a gun. "We can slow it, but that's

"I don't know. Maybe n

and crouched down beside

," she said coldly. "And your king will jus

w tre

ned, and I will leave you." She grabbed my face and turned my head to meet her gaze. Her eyes flickered with red light. "And I won'

I glared at her. "Can

corpse if you

d me. I couldn't breathe. I couldn't even think. I felt the pressure building in my chest. I

ped up and took off as the rest of the people st