As I silently fold outwards from within the shadows surrounding the Inn, I take an opportunity to sense if anyone is around. Even though it would take the Elders a good couple of minutes or so before they pick up on my presence, I decide to make it a quick check, since there is so much to do, and so little time to do it in. Hopefully I'm not too late.

After realizing that no one is there, I enter the Inn and notice that the fire is still going; at least Renfield is keeping the place ready for when they arrive. He should maintain his current schedule unless I tell him otherwise. All the better, really, just in case I'm not around to give him further instructions. But I do not want to think about that right now.

Something -- not a sound, nor a voice, nor a vision -- grabs my attention, and I quickly turn to look out the bay window towards the ocean. There is someone down there, and even though the moonless night provides no assistance to my vision, I can clearly make out who it is. It seems as though swimming has become a popular mode of transportation among the Elders. Frowning, I realize that I am not as sharp as I used to be; Demon is but a few hundred feet from the Inn, yet I should have sensed him long ago. "A good couple of minutes, eh Vlad?", I say to myself. Yeah right.

I am not worried, of course, for he is by no means an enemy ... but if he were, I would probably be a pile of ash right now. Perhaps he has just become a more advanced hunter from when I last saw him; truth be told, I am sure they all have. The unfortunate thing is that I have not progressed at all, at least as far as I can tell. This little demonstration proves it.

I make a gesture towards the front door, then stop suddenly. Someone else is also out there ... no, wait -- two others.

I only now realize that I cannot face them at this time. Not like this. They may not notice a difference, but deep down, I suspect they will. And with so many voices calling to me from Eastern Europe, I realize that I must return to my first home, right now. Not a moment can be wasted.

I have already wasted too much time. I knew this day was coming, but I am unprepared nonetheless. I picked a bad time to leave, knowing full well that my old friends are on their way here ... and a couple of them are but a few hundred feet from where I stand.

But the time has come for me to leave, and I do not know when I will return. I can keep in contact with them through Renfield, and I will try to explain later why I had to leave in such a rush. So much time wasted. What a fool I have been.

As the Inn door begins to creak open, I catch a quick glance at Demon before folding back into the shadows, leaving the Inn behind me, along with, I am sure, a rather confused Demon. But I cannot afford to waste any more time. "This time, your lack of preparedness may put a stake through your heart," I say to myself. But for some reason, I do not think I will have to worry about the Hunters this time around.

No, there is something out there worse than them. True, It is a Hunter, but It is also Undead. And the voices are crying out for my help to stop It. And I cannot refuse them.

Vladimir Tepes
30 April 2001

Posted by Vladimir Sun, 06/10/2007 - 07:46

 

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