"What the hell? Drake what's happening to you?"
Josh asked, his voice more of frustration, confusion, tiredness and fear.
Edwin, who was holding Drake's hand quickly released it and took a step backward. His facial expression, mirroring that of Josh.
"Young... Mas....ter, You're... You're.... different".
Edwin stammered in shock and fear while taking steps backward.
Drake chuckled dryly. He seemed to love their expressions. He smiled cheerfully, exposing a pair of sharp toothed fangs.
Josh and Edwin gasped in sudden fright. Their breathing uneven and somehow forced. They took steps back, suddenly trembling in fear,most especially Josh. Their eyes wide with shock that filled them to the bone marrow. The anticipation that filled their hearts as they gazed upon, Drake,who now seemed to be something else.
The shock, that which overwhelmed Edwin and Josh plus the fear,made them both rooted to the ground unable to move backwards anymore. Their eyes held questions as to why Drake had suddenly turned different. The fear and shock that filled their hearts,made the gunfire that was happening outside the woods that they currently entered, to drown before their ears. Their mouths hung open, questioning Drake's new appearance. They were beyond stunned,they were frightened.
"Drake, this can't be you. This can't be you,how did you suddenly turn into a monster". Josh was the first to find his voice and mutter under his breath. "The fuck! I'm starting to see things. The fear of the thugs ambushing us must be making me see things".
Edwin was lost short of words as he didn't know what to say about the new appearance of Drake. He was silent, stunned, mouth hung open while gazing at the person he is supposed to protect. The same person he had taken into the woods in order not to be kidnapped by the thugs,in expense of the lives of his colleagues (the other bodyguards). For sure, he couldn't believe that the same person was now having fangs and bloodshot eyes and also a dark imposing aura around him.
"Not to worry, my friend. I'm still Drake, your best friend".
Drake said in a cold voice that carried the dark aura of a real vampire. His voice dripping with thirst for blood.
"What the hell are you?"
Josh asked as he gripped Edwin, suddenly getting scared of Drake. Drake scoffed.
"Don't worry, I won't hurt you. Let's just say I'm different".
Drake spoke with a deadly chuckle.
"So,all this while, you've been a monster?"
Edwin asked, his voice was dripping with something different- something more like hate.
Drake chuckled once again and shook his head.
"Hell no. I ain't a monster, I just have magic abilities and I've clearly been different from the very beginning".
"No wonder you're unnaturally handsome and you always win in everything".
Josh said in a voice that felt betrayed.
"Hmm..... That's just something else entirely".
Drake hadn't even said much when the thug called skull was racing straight at where they stood.
Drake was the first to hear his racing footsteps through his vampiric hearing,now that he has fully transformed into a vampire. Hearing the racing steps, Drake whipped his head behind him, his gaze going distant while his ear listening steadily to the footsteps.
Edwin and Josh simultaneously followed Drake's gaze, quite curious at what Drake was staring at. But seeing nothing, seemingly made them confused.
"What are you staring at?"
Edwin asked suspiciously, also staring ahead in order to find out what Drake was staring at.
"It seems, the person who has chased us into the woods had already caught up with us".
Drake said, clearly unfazed. Josh's eyes widened in fear.
"This was what I was afraid of. If we hadn't stopped we would have loosed him by now".
"Worst of all, my gun is out of bullets".
Edwin lamented in response to Josh.
In no time,they saw the silhouette of a man running through the trees while holding a machine gun which they couldn't figure out it's name. Josh tensed upon seeing the approaching thug, the fear quite evident on his face. While Edwin frowned deeply.
"Edwin,one of the bad men, really did follow us into the woods. What are we going to do?"
Josh tugged repeatedly on Edwin's hand. Edwin sighed as he seemed faced with a hard situation.
How did today turn out to be like this? Everything was going smoothly until the ambush. Luck had shown light on them, leaving them a way to escape the ambush. But as if luck also abandoned them, the Governor's son seemed to be some kind of a monster and now currently,one of the thugs that had ambushed them had finally caught up with them. What a misfortune this is?
Edwin decided to make a hard decision to at least protect his life and perhaps, the Senator's son. Probably not the Governor's son who just recently turned into some kind of a monster. Without thinking twice, he tugged on Josh's hand.
"Come on, let's hide among the trees,then I'll figure out a way to kill him". Edwin said and turned to Drake. "Aren't you coming, it's still my duty to protect you as well".
"Oh,no. I'll deal with the guy myself".
Drake assured.
With one final glance, Edwin and Josh went and hid among the trees, waiting for the thug to fully show up. As expected, the thug was already where they were standing earlier,in a matter of seconds.
He had a gun in his hand, aiming intently at Drake. He was tall with brown hair, long eyelashes and a terrible scar on his face. Drake smiled upon seeing him as his vampiric thirst for blood kicked in. His now crimson red eyes squinted slightly in the process. The thug smiled widely immediately he got to Drake. He lowered his gun, the smile still playing on his face.
"Hmph..... I've finally got you. To think we have to loose a lot of my comrades in order to get to you. The congressman would be proud we were still able to lay our hands on you. Then we'll be fucking rich once we deliver you to him".
The thug spoke, reaching out to grab Drake.
"Oh..... so,it was the congressman who had sent you fucking idiots to kidnap me. Oh, well, I'm sorry but that won't be happening". Drake said as he skillfully dodged the thug's attempt to grab him. "And to think you had to follow us into the woods. That's absurd".
"You fucking keep quiet kid. I'm going to get rich once I deliver you to the congressman".
The thug lunged at Drake, ready to grab him. Once again but Drake skillfully dodges.
"Skull, isn't it?" Drake said with a smile still on his face. "You're a fucking idiot for trying to kidnap me".
The thug called skull immediately got enraged. To him, the little kid was testing his patience and he wouldn't think twice to fire a shot at the kid.
"You fucking punt!!"
The said skull screamed as he lunged for Drake but Drake once again effortlessly dodged.
"You know, skull, you're starting to piss me off".
Drake said as he took a stance.
Without wasting time,fire burst out of Drake's hand, enveloping the hand at once. Drake smirked, seeing the look of confusion,fear and shock on the thug's face. He quickly sent a ball of fire at the thug. The ball of fire whizzed through the air at extreme bullet speed and hits the thug, sending him flying and hitting the trunk of a nearby tree with such extreme force. The thug, skull, gasped in pain after his back hits the tree trunk nearby,his chest portrayed burns, showing that the fireball hit him square on the chest.
"What the fuck?!!"
The thug, skull,coughed out as he landed on the ground.
"FYI, skull, I am a fire and Earth magic wielder, also possessing the ability to transform into a vampire. And you expect to successfully kidnap me? Hmph.... What a joke".
Drake said as he moved steadily towards the thug. The thug, skull, suddenly afraid of the kid with fire hands and red crimson eyes, started shifting back (with pain from the fireball attack) until,his back hits the trunk of a tree.
Drake smiled. Deciding to end this soon, he marched hardly on the ground and suddenly, the ground cracked open as a huge boulder erupted from the ground, leaving a gaping hole in the ground,in its wake. Controlling the boulder with the movements of his fire hands, he sent the boulder over to the thug. The thug let out a sharp scream as the boulder smashed into him.
Drake smirked. He controlled the boulder to return back to the gaping hole, filling the hole in an instant. His gaze went back to the thug to see that one arm was missing,his organs spilling out and his eyes motionlessly dead. A blood fountain erupted from the thug's body and Drake happily ran over in intense speed to drink the blood.