Chapter 6 (edited)
Volterra.
Volturi
Sitting in the audience chamber of the Volturi's main base
Aro, Caius, and Marcus were listening to a very interesting story from one of the vampires they had sent in search of new covens.
And finally, he had returned after almost one hundred years of traveling in search of more covens to add to the volturi's numbers. But he didn't just return with information on different covens but with a very intriguing story.
" I first heard of this man not long after I left in search of other covens."
The tall vampire named Antuli said as he kneeled in front of the three leaders.
" I started my journey by going north into the land of the savage tribesmen."
"In search of any information that might lead me to a coven I also started hearing tales of a strange man that would come to their village every few decades and heal their sick or dying."
"At first I thought that it was a traveling healer." but the farther I traveled I still heard stories"
"Some villages say he has been coming to their village or tribe for hundreds of years and then would move on."
"At first I didn't believe them thinking it was just a tale, but even some villages in the far east have stories of this man saying the same thing, that he has been coming to their village for hundreds of years."
Aro sat on his throne and tapped his fingers on the armrest thinking.
Turning to look at Marcus, Aro asked.
"what do you think brother"
"I think we should find this man. Who knows how old of a vampire he is and what abilities he may possess? Perhaps it is a healing ability that can be very useful when making deals with certain humans, Bring them back from death's door, or one of their loved ones."
Aro smiled and let out a chuckle.
"Yes brother, that would be a good idea."
"Once we have enough members with abilities we can use we will be able to finally end the Romanian coven then the other bothersome covens and bring the vampire world under our rule."
Caiud said in his pompous voice.
"Yes, once the Romanian coven is gone the Volturi will be the ruling coven," Aro said, turning back to the still-kneeling Antuli.
"I want you and two others of your choosing to go and find this man and bring him back."
"As you command," Antuli said, standing and slowly backing out of the chamber.
"And if he doesn't wish to join," Caius asked standing from his throne after Antuli left.
" then we will use Charmion to make him," Aro said with a smirk leaning back in his throne
(Charmion is a female vampire with the ability to influence emotional ties and can manipulate others. This is how Aro was able to force those to join the Volturi when they never wanted to.)
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MC
I was currently traveling among tribes in Spain or at the time known as the Iberians. Healing and doing a little trading.
instead of the over ten animals I used to have. I only had a horse named Buttercup pulling a small cart now while I walked beside it.
I was walking down a small path that led east.
While walking I turned on my playlist of favorite songs and zoned out knowing that my horse would stay on the path and would stop when confused on where to go.
It was midafternoon when I stopped to have lunch under a tree just off the path that kept the sun out of my eyes.
"I'm so happy I made sunglasses," I said to my horse Buttercup. I have made glass thousands of times in the pursuit of making sunglasses. The only problem is I was shit at it
First, it was finding something hot enough to melt the materials for it.
Then the shaping and darkening of the glass that took so long.
But I was determined to make them.
And now I have a few dunzen in my wagon as back ups.
Over the years I've had many animal companions. It always hurt when they died but death is unavoidable and just made me cherish the moment that I had with them even more.
Pulling out a sack of smoked meat and flatbread from the cart I set it down then untied Buttercup and let her graze while I ate.
Food in this era sucks. It's bread, porridge, vegetable or chicken stew, fish, and cheese, and different kinds of preserved meat. Yes, those are all good foods but they're so bland.
Every now and then I will go to India or other places and find places that have certain spices that I can buy but they only last so long.
I would buy spices by the pound. But I tended to be heavy handed when it came to them and run out within a year.
Making a smoked meat sandwich. (Two flat pieces of bread with smoked meat in the middle) I took a bite and chewed hard. The dried bread and smoked meat took a lot of chewing just to get down but I do with what I have.
Taking out my water skin I took a deep swig to help the bite go down without choking on it.
As I'm taking the swig I hear the sound of people running fast. Not like normal people but like me when I run at full speed.
"Vampires" I whisper
Standing in a flash I look in the direction they are coming from. From the sound, it's three, maybe four.
Not wasting a second I blur to the wagon pulling out one of my bronze swords and getting ready to finally put my fighting skills to the test.
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Antuli
It's been two years since he was sent in search of the white-haired man. First, he went north looking for any village that had seen him recently. It took seven months to find a village he had recently been in. so following his trail we figured out he was going southwest towards the Iberian people.
As they passed through the villages something piqued Antuli's interest.
Every time the white-haired man came to a village no one went missing from the villages, not even the poor people that nobody would miss.
That's how Antuli could track covens. look for a village or city where the poor tend to go missing and you find the coven close by.
But never did a person vanish when the white-haired man was there. Making Antuli slightly suspicious.
"How is he surviving if not on human blood?" Antuli thought as they continued their journey.
It took them over a year to finally catch up with the white-haired man.
It took them this long because they would need to stop and feed every time they found a village or city and would lose a day every time. Thankfully the white-haired man stayed a few days at every village or city letting the vampires slowly catch up with him.
Finally, they came to a village in the southern area of Iberian. Like usual they entered the village covering themselves in black and red cloaks making sure not to let the sun touch their skin and let the villagers see them sparkle.
It only took a few minutes to get the good news.
The white-haired man just left the village
Once they got the direction that the white-haired man headed in the three took off once out of sight.
Blurring through the woods following a path through the woods the three of them could finally see an end to this long journey of tracking down this man. And finally bringing the hunt to an end.
After running for ten minutes they finally caught sight of a cart and a brown horse grazing not far from it. Then finally the white-haired man.
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I got bored and decided to go ahead and write this chapter
Mc POV
"Shit," I thought as I saw the three vampires stop ten feet in front of me.
It was clear to see who they were or what group they were from.
"The Volturi" I mumble as we stare at each other.
Over the past one thousand years the number of vampires I have seen has grown starting in Romania where the current ruling coven is.
The Romanian vampires didn't care if people knew what they were. Ruling the people with cold hearts and an iron grip.
Massacring whole villages at a whim.
In some of the worst times I would take large groups of villagers and guide them to newer lands.
I figured the more remote the place the better because vampires needed human blood to survive to not be in pain from the lack of blood so vampires wouldn't risk a long-distance travel where it might take them a month just to reach them with no villages close by.
Thankfully there are a number of places for that and I would teach them how to survive in those places. not leaving until I was sure they could survive on their own.
After doing that a few times the Romanian coven got wind of what I had been doing and sent 70 vampires after me.
The pompous vampires were a bunch of mentally challenged pricks. And only chased me for a few days before they got tired of it and went on a blood rampage through countless villages. Killing hundreds of men, women, and children just because they could and to crush those with the hope of a new and better life that I might have brought them. while I watched them from a distance unable to stop the pointless killing. Vowing that one day I will end the Romanian coven.
And I knew just how to do that.
The Volturi.
Yes, they aren't much better than the Romanians but the Volturi brought law to the vampire world. Stopping the massacres and open killings of humans. hiding the vampire world from the human world.
So I chose from two evils. One who killed hundreds for fun or those who brought rules and order to this lawless world. punishing those who broke those rules harshly.
It wasn't a hard choice to make. The only problem was I didn't know when the Volturi started their rise to power.
But now I had what looked like three members of the Volturi in front of me.
It wasn't hard to figure out. They were in black and red cloaks, the signature appearance of the Volturi.
Or a cult but if you think about it they might as well be the same.
The three stopped about fifteen feet in front of me staring at me and my sword.
A tall vampire with night black long hair and pale white sculpted features stood in front of the other two clearly the leader.
I stood tense ready for any sudden movement that might signal an attack.
The leader of the group tilted his head to the side looking confused.
Turning to look at one of the men behind him he said.
"It's not him, this is just some human with white hair," turning back to me with an evil smile he said.
"We weren't able to have a meal in the village because of you so now you are our meal." Without wasting a second they attacked, moving in a blur right at me.
I'm not entirely sure what they were expecting me to do. Just stand there in fear or try to run but I can tell you they weren't expecting what I did do.
They came at me in an arrow formation, the leader in the front and the two lackeys on both sides behind him.
So I blurred into motion, clearly shocking them for a moment.
Leaving a gap for me to attack.
Blurring at the leader I jumped, managing a flying kick to his chest sending him flying backwards and crashing through a large tree.
Landing on my back I jumped to my feet and turned to the other two.
The other two were blurring at me one from the front and the other from the side trying to get me from both sides.
Using my speed I run at the one in front of me.
Finally trying my fighting style I get in close and use my bronze sword.
But all my sword did was cut his clothes without even scratching his skin.
" I might as well be trying to cut a rock." I thought. so I did the next best thing.
moving faster than any normal vampire could I shove the sword through the bottom of his head dropping him and my sword to the dirt.
Whirling around I grab the other vampire's outstretched hand that was about to grab me and twist it sideways.
holding the hand I raise my leg and kick him hard in the neck. in one fluid movement ripping the hand off and decapitating him.
Before the body even hit the ground I Heard the sound of running feet behind me. I turned and instantly jumped sideways to dodge my own sword that was now in the hands of the vampire leader.
He continued to push. slashing and stabbing getting angrier and angrier the more I dodged or sidestepped his attacks.
"what are you?" the man bellowed
But I didn't answer him. I was too busy waiting for an opening.
And there it was. It was clear that he didn't know how to fight with a sword. relying on his strength and speed he just swung the sword in hopes of hitting me.
But that only made my job easier.
The vampire leader went for a downward slash allowing me to sidestep and enter his guard.
Acting fast I wrapped my arms around him in a bear hug and did something I would tell stories about for the rest of my life.
With all my strength I shot my knee right between the vampire's legs.
I could feel his dangly bits turn to crystal dust under my knee.
The vampire leader let out a blood-curdling scream as his manhood was blown off by my knee.
Letting go of him he dropped to the ground still screaming in pain.
"Are you with the Volturi?" I asked the still-screaming man
But he didn't answer. So I let him roll on the ground a little longer before I asked another question.
"Why did they send you after me"
Finally, the man answered me with a stutter
"t-they are looking f-for vampires with abilities to fight the Romanian coven."
I let out a small smile
"it's about time," I thought
"You know I would have let you all live if you wouldn't have attacked me," I said, and without giving him time to comprehend what I said I stepped on his chest and pulled his head from his shoulders.
I planned to join the Volturi in ending the Romanian coven, nothing more. I won't become one of their pawns to use.
Putting all the bodies together I started a small fire. Using a piece of wood and setting their clothes on fire.
Once done with that I went back to my cart and pulled out a sack for the heads.
Once done tying the sack and placing it into my cart I went back to the tree and sat down. Picking my bread and meat sandwich back up I sat there and started to think of plans for when I brought the heads back to the Volturi.
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