Chapter 1: Vol.1 Part. 01

The earth was shaking; the air roared like a mighty dragon, and a foul smell went into my nose, almost making me vomit.

I heard screams everywhere around me; panicked people rushed through the streets, trampling fallen people on their way. 

The air and earth never stooped vibrating due to countless explosions liting up the night sky.

I don't know how long I was standing here, frozen like a statue meant to see whatever was about to come.

Suddenly I heard someone shouting my name.

"Luna, we must go to the infirmary"!

Why do we have to go to the infirmary? Ahh, how could I forget; I was working here as a nurse.

Anna started forcefully dragging me, and we quickly made our way to the hospital. On our way, we crashed into the masses of people who pushed around.

The smell of sweat in the air was just as suffocating as the fear everyone felt.

Another close explosion made everyone panic, and people began pushing the crowd forward, causing Anna to tumble to the ground.

People stumbled over her creating a domino effect.

After I was able to pull her up again, she was shaking like a leave.

Her pained face was hardly visible under her muddy face and hair; her left arm and legs seemed bruised because she limped.

I had to support her, and we finally made it out from the crowd of people pushing each other.

I flinched at the sound of another close explosion. 

Behind us, I heard a loud cracking; I turned around only to see a falling building coming closer.

My mouth went dry when I saw the closer coming building. Time seemed to have stopped, but I cloud not get my body to respond.

It's funny that I have to die like this, crushed by a small building. If only magic would come back. I could have blasted this building into pieces.

After a couple of seconds, which felt like hours, the building eventually hit us without Anna ever knowing what was happening.

 

Luna shoots out of her bed and gasps. Her pajama was soaking wet. She tried to find the light switch but struggled with her disorientation.

After a couple of seconds, she hit the switch causing the lights to go on.

She was looking straight into the wall; after a couple of seconds, her glance wandered to the left into an empty room.

The door was closed, or at least she assumed it was.

Next to the door was a trash bag she wanted to bring outside before she went to work.

It took her another couple of seconds before she felt safe again.

After she finally got up, a pain went through her head.

Luna groaned and touched her forehead.

"It seems I have to go hunting again."

She went to her window, pulled the handle to open it wide and let fresh air into the room.

A soft and warm wind was breezing over her skin, making her comfortably shout her eyes.

The birds were chirping in the distance, starting the new day.

While Luna walked into the kitchen, she thought about what breakfast she would prepare today.

In the end, she took muesli out of the cupboard and milk from the fridge.

After preparing her meal, she turns on the TV to watch the news.

 

"The secret service and scientists still face a mystery. Cases of so-called vampire bites have been found repeatedly for several years now.

Scientists believe that it's an unknown bat species with the ability to suck blood as well."

 

"The cases are still rare, so it is hard to verify this hypothesis; scientists exclude that an actual vampire is behind those cases right now.

We have started a poll on our website where you can let us know what you think is the cause of those cases."

 

Luna looked out of her window and was deep in thought. A sigh escaped her lips at the thought that more and more people were looking for her.

 

"Today, Professor Grim has also come to us to tell us something about the so-called vampire bites; he is one professor at the University of Biological Sciences in Leipzig. Grimm is the head of the genetics department, which primarily specializes in genetic modifications."

 

"Many people are worried that, like cat bites, a serious infection can develop," said the moderator.

 

"That is truthfully an engaging question. In the last years, we only got a hand full of bites to analyze due to their rareness.

While we can say with certainty that none of the cases studied developed an infection so far, I still recommend everyone to seek medical attention if they got bitten, only to be safe," Grimm replied.

 

"So what makes it so hard to study those bites," asked the moderator.

 

"First of all, all victims of an actual bite attack don't seem to remember that they even got bitten and when it happened, making it even fewer people to research.

The other cause is that those wounds heal at an unnatural speed, which makes an in-depth analysis almost impossible.

These insane healing properties seemed to come from a unique protein that always self-destructs at the end of the process.

We did isolate these proteins a couple of times, but they almost immediately self-destructed if we removed them from the wound tissue.

Those proteins could become a unique medicine because the body doesn't treat these proteins as foreign bodies and produces antibodies to attack them.

We'll try to continue our research, but it's almost impossible without analyzing the so-called vampire bites," replied Grimm.

 

"How much do you think this will advance cancer treatment in the future?" asked the moderator.

 

"One thing we noticed during our research was that the DNA in the wound got reinforced with so-called telomers that sort of act like stiff bits at the end of shoelaces.

Those stiff bits get shorter every time your cells divide. So you can say that the area around the wound is more resistant to cancer and aging, making it more healthy overall. If we can isolate the responsible proteins, new therapies will develop and save millions of lives," said Grimm.

 

Luna stood up, carrying the bowl to the sink to wash up. After that, she quickly went into the bathroom to brush her teeth and change clothes.

She undressed her pajama, revealing her pale skin color in the process. 

After washing and dressing, Luna looked into the mirror, where red-brown eyes looked at her. She brushed her teeth and bound her hair with a red ribbon.

She returned to the living room to turn off the TV and saw that the interview was almost over.

 

"I would like to thank you for taking the time today, and I hope you will soon be able to tell us good news about this miracle protein; after this exciting round of questioning, we now turn to the weather.

 

Now that the TV was out, she went to her wardrobe to put on her favorite black Jacket, slipped into her shoes, and grabbed the trash bag.

 

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Luna opened the door to the garage, only wrinkling her nose in the vile stench; throwing the bag into the garbage container, she quickly made her way to the bike, trying to escape the stench and make her way to work deep in thought.

 

It's now around a month since I last sucked people's blood. My entire body starts quivering only by thinking about it.

Only today, only a couple of hours before I can quench my thirst.

I overestimated my self-control this time; my desire started to rampage again. I must go out at night if I don't want to lose control and alert the government even more.

It is a wonder they didn't get on my tail just yet, with all those cameras around. 

It's also annoying that only humans can quench my thirst. In the past, every living being was sufficient. But why does that not work anymore? I know I am asking this question myself way too many times; I just can't come up with an explanation. 

 

Still, deep in thought, Luna reached her space of work.

She parked her bike, checked if it was locked, and only then went into the building.

It was still early morning, and Luna's boss was not there.

Luna began to take out plants, putting them outside to present them to bypassing customers.

Her boss came during lunchtime to check if everything was in order but quickly had to move to his meeting again.

 

At 14 o 'clock came the first customer. 

 

Today was a relatively quiet day, which was good in my current condition.

Luna suddenly heard the bell and went to the front to take a look, which was indeed a bad idea.

A tall man with a black suit, red tie, dark brown belt, and short boxed beard was standing in the room.

A mobile phone at his ear showed that he was talking to someone

That wouldn't be a problem, would it?

 

He really looks deliciouesssss; stop Luna, don't lose your consciousness, and give in to your instincts. But he seems annoyed by this phone call; surely no one would miss him. Stop Luna; now is not the time.

 

"Yeah, I checked into the hotel, but my room looks tasteless...Just give me a couple of minutes to buy plants. After that, we can meet at the hotel."

With that, he turned around to look at the plants without even noticing her.

 

Look at the veins full of delicious blood.

 

Luna's mouth started to fill with water. As the desire began to burn in her chest like an erupting volcano, her heart began to race. 

She made her first step toward him, drooling like a child that got his favorite ice cream.

Another step, when she heard

 

"Excuse me; I want to buy those plants. Is that possible?"

 

Luna froze. The moment she regained her awareness, she shook her head to get the urge out of it.

 

"That would be no problem," Luna said, looking him straight in the eyes.

They stayed like that for a couple of seconds before Luna averted her gaze and began concentrating on the plants he selected as if nothing had happened.

"That would be 63, 05€." The man forcefully ripped out of his trance and didn't understand what she said.

"Pardon?"

"I said that would be 63, 05€. The plants you wanted to buy," Luna repeated.

"Ahh, sure, I was just lost in thought."

She smiled at him while collecting the money.

"Thank you for your purchase. We look forward to seeing you again."

One last time, Luna looked him straight in the eyes before going into the storage room.

After a couple of seconds, his eyes began to shine again. He looked around, searching for something. His confused face; was illuminated by the sun rays coming through the window.

He scratched the back of his head while leaving the store.

 

"It seems I need to sleep more tonight."

 

The bell rang again, signaling that the man had left the store.

Luna sighed.

 

"That was too close; I almost jumped on him like a feral beast.

I would have sent him to the afterlife if I went berserk her."

 

The sun was slowly falling to end the day in a couple of hours.

A few other visitors came.

But this time, I got my desire under control. Well mostly.

"But hey, nothing major happened today."

On the way home, Luna looked around for a nice spot to await her prey.

 

At her home, she locked up the bike and jumped upstairs.

I have to be quick now because I noticed my vision is already blurring.

I would most likely hold on a couple of hours, but I should not challenge it unnecessarily.

She unlocked her door and quickly put on black clothes, taking her mask; and changing her boots.

She opened the window to take a look at the outside.

The streets were empty, opposite houses had lights, but Luna could see no one through the windows. 

Luna climbed out of the window; the cold wind was breezing over her skin. She closed the window behind her and quickly climbed up the wall to the top of the house.

Hopefully, no one saw me climb up the wall.

With that thought, her hunt was going to start.

 

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