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The Monster Inside: The First Vampire 263 A Slip from a Shadow

*Eldovian Era 1713, 14th day of the 11th month*

Devina hadn't been able to believe her eyes. Had she done it? Had she found the path of Chaos that she'd been destined to? The man that she'd seen had moved so quickly. She'd glimpsed a long braid down his back and squinting eyes that were unmistakably tinted red before he'd moved so swiftly away from her and Aina that he appeared to have just vanished from where he'd stood.

It she was being entirely honest, the encounter had seemed more like a pure coincidence than anything else. Still, now that she'd found the source of the wrongness, the supposed path of Chaos, she needed to decide what she'd do about it. Surprisingly, this turned out to be not nearly as difficult as she'd thought.

Her training as a Priestess of the Holy Order guided her instincts. They guided her in healing the man whose neck wound did not clot no matter what pressure nor cloth was held against it. She had to draw some sort of wrongness from his body before it would clot, but by that stage he'd lost enough blood that he needed to be watched over. The fuss he'd kicked up by shouting to the roof tops in the middle of the night had caused quite the stir, but it also meant that whenever Devina or her Paladins went out, everyone was even more accommodating to them than they had been before. Their cooperation was unbelievable, even without those of higher authority in the city stepping in.

From what she and Aina had observed the night before, Devina suspected that this man, whatever and whoever he was, was not only insanely fast, but also agile. The image he painted was that of a perfect hunter, which no doubt meant that he was capable of fighting back should he desire to. Yet he hadn't. Why, Devina wasn't entirely sure, but it made her more readily assume certain things. Such as the fact that he would only hunt those that were out of their homes. That he preferred no witnesses. And finally, that he was intelligent enough to assume that Devina and Aina would try to find him again.

Hence, Devina knew that she could not limit her search to just the dock yards when the new night came about. As reluctant as Aina was to leave Devina be, there were only seven of them, and they needed to cover as much ground as possible. After a few hours of rest, they divided into different sections of the city and went about waiting for the feeling of wrongness to return.

But they waited long into the night until the sun began to rise, and Chaos Monster made no appearance.

"Nothing," Lukas groaned, "Not even a whisper of that wrongness you spoke of".

"Me neither," Aina agreed. The other four Paladins all nodded. Devina sighed.

"Is he lying low to throw us off or has he moved on?" she wondered aloud.

"He didn't seem like the type who would run so easily," Aina stated.

Devina looked up at her, "What do you mean?"

"I mean, sure he ran, but I think he was more concerned about witnesses, not a threat to his safety," Aina replied, "He dodged my attack with such accuracy it looked barely negligible to him".


"That doesn't exactly instill hope," Lukas added, "How are we meant to carry out our mission if he is far more skilled than us?"

"His apparent speed alone would be a problem in that regard," Kelly continued.

"It occurred to me as well last night, if he does have that kind of speed, could he not venture to nearby villages and cities to hunt anyway?" asked Jack.

Devina nodded in agreement, "We'll need to send messengers to see if there have been disturbances there. How many are within a day's ride?"

"I'd have to look at a map to be sure, but perhaps twenty," said Lukas.

"That's a lot of potential hunting grounds," Jill sighed.

The group lapsed into silence at the apparent daunting task ahead of them. Besides the fact that they were still running on the assumption that he was still present somewhere close to the city. Perhaps that was the problem.

"We've only been assuming things so far," Devina stated, "What do we actually know?"

"You think we've perhaps missed something?" asked Aina.

"It can't hurt to go over the facts again," Devina replied.

Aina nodded, "Well, we know he's incredibly fast and agile".

"That any mention of the 'wrongness' that indicates his presence occurs at night," added Jack.

"He has red eyes," said Lucas, "And brown hair braided down his back".

"A common enough hair style among the sailors for it not to be overly distinctive," Devina sighed.

"He drinks blood," Isaac provided, having been silent up until then.

Devina paused, "Human blood".

"Well, we don't know for sure if that's his only diet, a lot of creatures besides humans have blood as well," Kelly stated.

Devina looked up, "Did anyone think to check the farms outside the city? The barns within it?"

The group looked at one another before sighing in frustration.

"I was too busy watching the taverns, apartments and inns," Lukas admitted.

"If he's going after animals instead, surely we'd be able to find evidence," Jill stated, "A dead animal drained of blood is pretty strange".

"We'll need to inquire around about it," Devina nodded.

"We need to rest, Priestess," Lukas stated, "Especially if we're going to be up all night again, should we delegate these inquires to-"

"The Priests based here," Devina stated, "Tell them to spread out to cover more ground, that we want reports by dinner time".

"Yes, Priestess," Jack bowed his head respectfully before the group filed out. Devina sighed heavily as she leaned back into her chair, turning to look out of the window. Her mind was a mess. She hadn't thought it would be this difficult. She should have expected it would be.

This was her duty now. She was a Spark of the Holy Order. The one that would uncover a strand of Chaos. Now, she needed to combine those two fates into one and do what she'd always been trained to do. She needed to let her light fill the shadows.


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283 Employment for the Exiled
282 A Parting of Pilgrims
281 The Eve of Egress
280 The Bowing of Burdens
279 The Dead through the Doorway
278 A Storm for Seekers
277 The Whispers of Wayfarers
276 A Notation on Naivety
275 The Desperation of the Devoured
274 The Duty of a Devourer
273 The Tolerance of Twined Fates
272 A Seal for a Sanguine
271 A Deal with a Demon
270 A Poem in a Prison
269 A Foul Path to Freedom
268 The Poverty of a Priestess
267 A Sly Switch
266 A Ticket of Turmoil
265 A Dedication to Duty
264 To Hunt a Hunter
263 A Slip from a Shadow
262 The Ruin of a Revenan
261 The Wailing of a Witness
260 The Hardship of the Hun
259 The Legacy of Ligh
258 A Song of Starvation
256 The First Vampire Short Stories 3.5
255 Author's Notes Volume 3
254 The Moon Voyager
253 The End of the Mission
252 The Threat Overturned
251 The Path of Gluttony
250 The Rebirth
249 The Vampire's Return
248 The Shadow Among the Flames
247 The Burning Isle
246 The Kitsune
245 The Voice of the Mis
244 The Master's Death
243 The Taste of Blood
242 The Pavilion's Divination
241 The Shattering of Chains
240 The Decision is Made
239 The Fool's Path seems bleak
238 The Living cannot wait for the Dead
237 The Plan
236 The Letters
235 The Test of Trus
234 The Proof Needed
233 The Fool's Path
232 The Madame's Chains
231 The Boy faces his Burdens
230 The Star Pavilion
229 The Warning
228 The Willing Escapee
227 The Ridge Men in Cordon
226 The Enemy Resurfaces
225 The Meaning of Comfor
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223 The Jealous Rival
222 The Charm Merchants
221 The Charm Crafters
220 The Untouchable Merchandise
219 The Abyss of Sorrow II
218 The Abyss of Sorrow I
217 The Watery Depths
216 The Hope of a Boy
215 The Path to Moonshadow
214 The Failing Mission
213 The Faithful and the Faithless
212 The Road Best Not Taken
211 The Slow Turn
210 The Dance of Fate
209 The Winter Solstice
208 The Dawn of a Warrior VI
207 The Dawn of a Warrior V
206 The Cover of Nigh
205 The Dawn of a Warrior IV
204 The Dawn of a Warrior III
203 The Dawn of a Warrior II
202 The Smuggler in their Mids
201 The Dawn of a Warrior I
200 The Beast of the Arena
199 The Proposal
198 The Crux of the Problem
197 The Unwelcome Gues
196 The Madame
195 The Ruin is Compromised
194 The Cost of Burdens
193 The Unsteady Deal
192 The Island of Herguard
191 The Weightlessness of Human Selfishness
190 The Choice is Given
189 The Shadows Shrink in the Day
188 The Blood Contrac
187 The Fiancee
186 The Doctor who was Kind
185 The Difference between Ink and Shadow
184 The Inktress Lurks
183 The Dream that was not a Dream
182 The Kitsune's Dilemma
181 The Top Graduates of the Magician's Academy
180 The Fool's Observant Eyes
179 The Fate of his Investmen
178 The Charm Craftsman's Persistent Fool
177 The Strange Fool
176 The Wind Comes Calling
175 The Fate of His Investmen
174 The Heartbeat of a Drowned Man
173 The Stranger in the Depths
172 The Fool's Eyes
171 The Inktress's Vengeance
170 The Ominous Sign
169 The Business Training
168 The Inktress's Folly
167 The Pirate Lord
166 Teaser for Vol.3
165 Author's Note and Thank you
164 A Lonely Existence*
163 A Shadow Magician...or more?*
162 A Dark Tiding on the Horizon*
161 A Lesson from a Vampire and an Assassin*
160 A Friendly Competition*
159 A Stormy Night*
158 A Couple of Underdogs*
157 A Whaler's Strait*
156 A Source Revealed*
155 A Dark Shade of Ink
154 A Charm Craftsman
153 An Exchange
152 A Stolen Item?
151 A World-Class Auction
150 A Ship, a Captain and a Vampire
149 A Captain's Decisions
148 A Truth Bomb
147 A New Collection of Charms
146 A Disgruntled Party
145 A Signing and A Sealing
144 A Tracking Charm
143 A Deal is Struck
142 A Past Better Forgotten
141 An Old Friend?
140 A Night at the Theatre
139 A Need for an Ally
138 A Meal to Remember
137 A Surname
136 A Young Shadow
135 A Moon Amongst the Shadows
134 A New Commodity
133 A Debt Repaid...and Some
132 A Fair Price
131 A Fool
130 A Light Element Tool
129 A Big Spender
128 A Business Venture
127 A Challenge
126 An Unusual Gemstone
125 A Street of Skewers
124 An Island Built by Traders
123 A Potential Unknown
122 A Game with the Captain
121 A Midnight Meal
120 A First Night in the Galley
119 An Experienced Shipmate
118 A Trip to the Crow's Nes
117 A Ship called The Miranda
116 A Fateful Decision
115 An Offer
114 An Honest Discussion
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