The Eternal War, Prologue and Chapter 1

THE ETERNAL WAR1

Prologue2

Power. That’s what that goddamn war was about. To see which of the two hybrid races- Werewolves or Vampires- would control the entire world. Stupid if you ask me. What was the point? They could’ve ruled together. But no! They had to go and fuck everything up! Why? Because they could! Well, enough with the whingeing, I’d better tell you about it.3

The war raged on for thousands of years, with neither side giving any ground to the other.4

Each side had an Overlord, who, in return for their status and power, had sworn to the gods to continue the war until one side was completely wiped from the face of the earth.5

The Final Battle, which was meant to decide the fate of the entire world, as we know it today, raged for weeks.6

Then one day, it all went silent. The fighting had stopped. The protagonists never knew what hit them- until now, of course. They never saw it coming. No-one knew what they were, or where they came from, but they’ve been there since the beginning of time, lurking, ever watchful, never sleeping, always planning, working, waiting for the opportune time to strike.7

The only survivors, a new-born Werepyre- which a cross between a Werewolf and a Vampire- and a young Vampire have to continue the struggle, or work together to find what killed the rest of their race. 8

Being the only survivors, it means that they must survive, or all hope of ridding the world of Ultimate Evil will disappear.9

Allow me to tell you the story of how we met, how we avenged our ancestors, and created the first ever bond between Werewolves and Vampires.10

Chapter 111

‘Ahh! Bloody hell that hurt!’ Fenrirr screamed. ‘That goddamn Werewolf just raked my face! It fuckin’ hurts! Three parallel claw marks, from one side to the other. Thank god the middle one isn’t too deep or I would’ve lost my eye!’ 12

Blindly Fenrirr lashed out with his sword and the Werewolf howled. Then silence.13

‘Hmm must’ve stabbed the bastard in the heart. Ahh! That really, really hurts. I can’t see through all the blood. Even with my healing I’m probably gonna have scars’. Fenrirr muttered curses to all Werewolves and the like in all the languages he knew, and he knew a lot. ‘Bloody things, all over the place this time of the month. Bloody fucking full moon! Stupid Curse! Stupid Werewolf! Stupid Magical Gene!’14

He crawled over to a nearby tree and propped himself up against it.15

He breathed a sigh of relief. 16

‘Fuck that was hard.’ 17

He tore off a few strips of his torn-up pants and made a very scrappy bandage to go round his face. Not very sterile, but it will do.18

He leaned back against the trunk and whistled a simple tune.19

A few minutes later, Lightning trotted up. He whistled again, this time telling her to lie down. He reached up, grabbed the front of the saddle, and hauled himself into it, cursing as he went.20

Lightning turns her head and glares at him. He glared back at her and then whistled the tune for her to take him to the nearest Monastery.21

He silently thanked all of the gods for the gypsy curse that had turned Lightning into a Hippogriff.22

She began to trot off slowly, and he swore that she was doing this just to annoy him.23

“Hurry up, girl,” He whispered in her ear.24

She picked up slightly, but he sensed that it was futile to try again, so he I hung on as she carried him away.25

Not long after, they pulled up at a Monastery.26

“Nudge the door open, please, darling,” he whispered to her.27

She turned her head and looked at him indignantly. He stared her down and she grudgingly nudged the door open and trotted in.28

His vision suddenly went blurry. He heard, vaguely, a couple of Monk’s panic about a horse being inside. Then there was a booming voice of the Head Monk as he issued orders. Fenrirr tried to tell them to make sure that Lightning was looked after.29

“Don’t worry, son, we’ll look after your creature,” he said softly, somewhere near Fenrirr’s head.30

He sighed gratefully and finally slipped into the welcoming darkness.31

He woke from his nightmare, and his first thought was ‘Owwwwww.’ 32

He opened his eyes and resisted the urge to whimper pathetically. He tried to sit up, but he found that he’s strapped down to the bed. He struggled for a moment, then ceased.33

‘Why am I tied up? Oh, yeah, my arm was twitching last night, and I am really hanging out for a rare steak. Hmm, steak… Wait a minute; I was fighting a Werewolf last night. So… Oh my god, it was a full moon last night!’ 34

He looked down. His shirt and pants were considerably ripped due to the transformation that nearly happened last night. 35

‘Oh well, at least being bitten by a Vampire has its advantages, because my face feels almost healed.’36

He summoned all the strength he could and used my entire body to try and break free of the bonds that were restraining him. Even with the advantage of the extra strength, he still couldn’t break the bonds.37

He looked down at the bonds themselves, and found that they had been lined with silver! 38

‘So THAT’S why I can’t break out. I wonder if there is any garlic on them, to.’ He moved my head as close as possible to the nearest bond and inhaled. He recoiled slightly. ‘Yep, that’s definitely garlic. Fuck this for a joke; I’m getting out of here.’ 39

He struggled for quite some time, and then suddenly stopped as he felt something sharp penetrate his neck. 40

‘Oh no! Not the Tranq…………’41

* * * *42

‘Oh my gosh. He IS strong. Even without his enhanced strength he almost got out of the bonds. Master Tycondarova will be most displeased if the Hybrid got out and injured himself even more. Thank heavens that there was a Tranquilizer Gun nearby for when he got too violent. Master Tycondarova must be warned.’43

“Master, Master!” Michael called.44

“Yes, brother?” Master Tycondarova replied.45

“The Hybrid almost escaped, but we shot him with a Tranquilizer Gun. We don’t know how long it will last, though, considering what he his.” Michael replied.46

There was a knock at the door.47

“Enter,” Tycondarova said.48

The door opened and a man in a long, red flowing robe walked in.49

Tycondarova stood up and bowed low. “Ah, Cardinal Maitlin, what do I owe the pleasure of this visit?”50

“The Hybrids,” he replied. “I want you to help me find them.”51

“But why?” Tycondarova asked.52

“I have my reasons,” Cardinal Maitlin replied.53

“You heard the Cardinal. Get to it!” Tycondarova called.54

The other Monks in the room filed out as quickly as they could to get the job done.55

“Here is the information on the two that I want.” He handed Tycondarova a piece of parchment. “Don’t be too long.” Cardinal Maitlin said.56

Tycondarova looked down at the parchment, it read;57

NAME: Fenrirr58

HEIGHT: 6ft 1.59

AGE: 2460

WEAPON(S) OF CHOICE: Claymore61

OTHER WEAPON(S): Modified Sniper Rifle62

NATURAL WEAPON(S): Claws, Teeth63

RACE: ½ Werewolf, ¼ Vampire, ¼ Human64

QUIRKS: Sleeps through the full moon, meaning that Transformation can be done at will; can’t cook; never wears a shirt; not much of a fight-happy person, but when fighting, can’t seem to be able to stop; at random moments, acts dog-like; is never seen without his long, red cape, unless in a fight; natural rivalry with Nienna, (Werewolves Vs Vampires).65

PHYSICAL ATTRIBUTES: Jet-black hair; black eyes; large blade scar across chest, two smaller ones on left fore arm; tattoos of protection and magical invisibility that appeared after being bitten by a Vampire, and remain during Transmutation.66

Werewolf- 50ft, Human- 20ft; Werewolf- 20 to 30 tons, Human- at most 3 to 4 tons; Werewolf- 100m in 2 sec, Human- 100m in 7 sec.67

NAME: Nienna Falassion68

HEIGHT: 5ft 6.69

AGE: 16 (Mentally and Physically), but closer to 5070

WEAPON(S) OF CHOICE: Duel Katanas71

OTHER WEAPON(S): Naginata (Glaive)72

NATURAL WEAPONS: Fists, Teeth, and Feet73

RACE: ½ Vampire, ½ Human74

QUIRKS: Fight-happy; can cook; can enter into general residence, but can’t enter private areas (e.g. Study, Bedroom, etc) unless given standing invitation; tends to belt Fenrirr over the head with a fry pan at random intervals; natural rivalry with Fenrirr.75

PHYSICAL ATTRIBUTES: Terracotta hair; black eyes; cross-shaped scar on right cheek.76

Vamped- 50ft, Human- 20ft; Vamped- 10 tons, Human- at most 2 to 3 tons; Vamped- 100m in .5 sec, Human- 100m in 5.6 sec.77

Tycondarova looked up from the parchment. 78

“We won’t,” Tycondarova replied.79

* * * *80

‘Owwww, headache.’ He opened his eyes to find that it was almost dark, judging by the lack of light that came into the small room. He looked down and found that he was no longer bound to the bed. He sat up and shook his head. ‘Wow, what next? Now, how to get out of here...’81

He scanned the room for a way to get out, and spotted a lonesome window. 82

‘Heh, Heh, its fifty feet up. Let’s jump up to it.’ 83

Giggling insanely, he threw himself at the wall. 84

‘Oh, shit, I missed.’ 85

He began to fall down the wall, but his right hand suddenly found a handhold in the wall. 86

‘Phew.’87

He hung there for a while, while he tried figure out what to do. 88

‘Oh, know. Hang on a minute; I slept through the full moon! That means… oh, beauty!’89

He did a mental victory dance, and suppressed the urge to laugh. He looked down at his hands, concentrated really hard to try and get the claws to come out. 90

‘Yes! Success!’ 91

He brought up his left hand up and slammed the claws into the wall. He then pulled his right hand up and slammed it into the wall, just above his left hand. Finally he got to the window. He pulled himself up through the window and climbed down the outside wall of the Monastery.92

He jumped to the ground from about 5’ off the ground. He landed silently on the cobblestone pavers.93

‘Yes, I landed right for once! Oh, shit…’ 94

Thud. 95

Roughly 5 seconds went by and then he mentally started screaming. 96

‘Oh, Jesus Fucking Christ! I think I broke my nose!’ He put his hand up to his nose to check. 97

‘No, not broken, but it fucking hurts!’98

A few minutes later, he finally pulled himself together and stood up. He whistled, but Lightning didn’t come. 99

‘Hmm, I wonder.’ 100

He snuk quietly round the boundary of the Monastery, looking for were they had placed Lightning. 101

‘The Stables! They must’ve put her in the stables! … Where are the stables? For that matter, where am I? I know! I’ll use my super human… Werewolf/Vampire thingy… Sense of Smell, that’s the one!’ He took a deep breath and immediately got floored. 102

‘Oh my god, that smell! I MUST be near the sewers or something. My eyes are watering and I think my nose is out of commission. What DID they have for dinner? Chilli Con Carnie with Rotten Eggs? Oh well, at least the dirt smells nice.’ 103

He stood up, careful not to breathe too deeply. He then quickly covered his nose with his hand.104

‘Goddamnit, it’s got even stronger. That last breath must’ve cleared my nose. Now. Is that a good thing, or a bad thing? Oh, bloody hell! It’s a bad thing!’ 105

By now, his stomach has started to churn. 106

‘Screw Lightning! She can find her own way home!’ 107

He turned and walked in what he hoped was the right direction. As he walked, the smell seemed to get stronger. He turned on his heels and walked back the way he came. 108

‘Goddamn, it’s just as bad! I must be surrounded by a sewer on all sides! Now, how am I going to get out of this?’109

He spotted a clump of trees in the distance. He took a deep breath through his mouth and ran as fast as his legs would carry him. (Which was considerably fast).110

He finally reached the trees. 111

‘Thank god that these trees were close by, or I probably wouldn’t have made it.’112

He sat down and leaned up against a tree, gasping. Not from being winded, but from having to hold his breathe for so long. 113

‘What do I do now? I have to get home AND find a way to get Lightning out without killing myself in the process. Well, I’ve figured out this much; at least they don’t need any weapons to protect them, they’ve got the sewers.’114

He sat there for a while and tried to think of a plan.115

Half an hour later, He felt his shoulder being nudged. He sat bolt upright, and in one swift movement, turned round, stood up, and drew his sword. He relaxed when he saw that it was only Lightning. Lightning!116

“You managed to get out?” He asked her.117

She nodded.118

“They mustn’t have tied you up to well, hey girl?” He said.119

She nodded more profusely.120

“Right, well, we need to find a way home.” He said to her.121

He placed his foot in the stirrup and hauled himself into the saddle. 122

“Let’s go home, girl.” he said.123

She started off at a trot.124

A short time later, they pulled up at the gate, which was made solely of barbed wire, aside from the gate, which was wood. He hopped down from the saddle, pulled the reins over Lightning’s head and led her through the gate. He walked her round the side of the house and into the stable, where he unsaddled her and organized her feed. 125

“That should help, girl.” He said to her.126

He stroked her neck and then headed inside.127

He opened the back door and was immediately bowled over by Mibu. As he lay on the ground, with this completely pathetic wolf on top of him, he said, “I haven’t been gone for THAT long, but it’s nice to know that you’ve missed me.”128

He finally managed to get Mibu off of him. He stood and dusted himself off. He walked inside and headed straight for his bedroom.129

As he walked through the Guestroom and the Bathroom, he started to pull off all his weapons. He just managed to pull off his last weapon and place them beside the bed before he collapsed on the bed and entered the place of pleasant thoughts.130

* * * *131

‘My GOD he can snore! That wolf is SO goddamn lucky he’s not here to hear this!’132

Youkai stood and walked to the far end of the room. 133

‘Man, it’s just as bad here! Right, I’ve GOT to try and do something about this!’134

He walked back to the bedside table and, using his mouth, pulled open the drawer. 135

‘Ah ha, found them!’136

He put his mouth in and pulled out a pair of earplugs. 137

‘I hope this helps.’138

He put them in. 139

‘Ahh, much better.’140

He then curled up near the foot of the bed and fell asleep.141

“Oi, dog, wake up! It’s your turn.”142

Youkai opened his eyes to see Mibu standing over him. 143

‘The earplugs must’ve fallen out.’ Youkai thought.144

“What, is it day already?” he asked Mibu.145

“Almost. You might as well get ready.” Mibu replied.146

Youkai stood, stretched and yawned. 147

“Well, I might as well go now.”148

“That’s fine, see you tonight.” Mibu replied.149

Youkai trotted out of the room and through the back door.150

‘Now, where to go first? Yes, let’s see if I can nick a new Claymore for Sir Snores-a-lot, though, I’m not sure that he deserves it, with all that goddamn snoring that he does, but still, his old Claymore is starting to rust.’ 151

He wandered for a while, checking out all the Armouries, to see which Claymore would be the best to ‘acquire’.152

After almost an hour, he finally decided on one. 153

‘Now, how and I going to do this? I could wait until he has a customer, or I could ‘acquire’ it when he goes to the toilet. Hang on, there he goes…. Right, now!’154

He bounded across the street and straight into the shop. He then grabbed the sheathed Claymore in his mouth and bolted out the front door. 155

‘Now, to get home with this dirty, great big sword in my mouth. Well, first of all, I need to get out of site of the shop.’156

He ran to the trees, dropped the sword and flopped on the ground beside it. 157

‘Man, I hope he appreciates this.’158

He picked up the sword again and ran back home.159

When he arrived, he jumped the front gate, then stopped and dropped the sword. 160

‘Phew, that was harder than I thought it would be.'161

He stopped for a few minutes, picked up the sword and then trotted back inside, via the back door.162

‘Bugga, how am I going to get in through the doggie door? Oh, I know.’163

“Mibu!” he barked. 164

A few seconds later, Mibu arrived at the back door. 165

“Bit of help, here.” He asked Mibu.166

“With what?” Mibu asked.167

“Getting this bloody sword inside the house! What else?” Youkai yelled.168

“Alright, alright! I’ll help.” Mibu replied.169

Youkai picked up one end of the sword and fed one end through the door, which Mibu grabbed it and pulled it through.170

“Thanks.” Youkai said.171

“No prob.” Mibu replied.172

Youkai picked up the sword and trotted through the house and into the bedroom.173

When he arrived a few seconds later, he walked over to where Fenrirr had dropped his weapons, and dropped the sword on top of the pile. Then he grabbed the old one and trotted into the Armoury, hung it up with all the others.174

‘Is he sure that he’s gone through enough? I can’t remember the last time he just got them repaired, oh well, I’m sure he’ll come to his senses about this eventually, I hope.’175

He then trotted back into the bedroom. 176

“How much longer do you think he’ll be out for?” Youkai asked.177

“I would have no idea.” Mibu replied.178

“Fat lot of help you are,” Youkai said. “Well, I suggest that neither of us goes out again until he wakes up.”179

“I agree.” Mibu replied.180

They both walked over to their respective sleeping places, curled up and fell asleep.181

* * * *182

‘Owww, arm.’183

He opened his eyes and looked down at it. 184

‘Why has my arm got bruises all over it? Oh, shit, it’s broken. Now I can’t use my Claymore. Great, I’m fucked.’ 185

He got out of bed and reached into the drawer and pulled out a large, square piece of material and then made a sling for his arm. He looked around. 186

‘Ah, there they are.’187

“Oi, wake up!” He yelled.188

Mibu groaned and rolled over, and Youkai glared at him, rolled over and went back to sleep.189

“NOW!” He yelled even louder.190

They both jumped five foot off the ground and landed in a heap. Then they stood and glared at him.191

“Well, it’s fair enough. I’m awake, so you should be as well.” He said.192

GROWL!193

“What the HELL was that?” He asked.194

Mibu and Youkai looked around then looked back at him and with querying eyes.195

GROWL!196

“There it is again!” He said.197

He looked round the room wildly.198

GROWL!199

“Ahha! I know what it is!” He exclaimed. “Wait, no, I don’t.” 200

Youkai bounded out of the room.201

“What the…?” He said.202

A few minutes later, he returned with a smoked cow’s carcass being dragged behind him.203

“So THAT’S what it is! Good boy!” He exclaimed.204

He dropped the carcass at Fenrirr’s feet and he scoffed down the whole thing. (Not the bones, though, the boys get those).205

“Ahh, much better.” He said. “Now, I’m going out for a while, I’ll be back later.”206

They nodded. He walked over to his weapons pile and began to clip them on.207

As he got to his Claymore, he noticed that it was slightly different. 208

“Youkai,’ he said. “Have you been swapping and stealing swords again?”209

He bowed his head and put his ears back.210

“I forgive you.” He said. “It is better than my last one, anyway.”211

He picked up his head and ears then wagged his tail.212

“Good boy.” He said. “Now, do you feel that I have too much on, or not?”213

Youkai and Mibu looked at each other, and then nodded.214

“Just the Claymore?” He asked them.215

They both nodded.216

“Ok, then.” He said as he pulled off his Shortsword and rifle.217

“Right, I’m off.” ‘He said to them.218

He walked through the house and out the back door. 219

‘Now, do I take Lightning, or do I walk. I think I’ll walk.’220

He walked around the side of the house and out the front gate. 221

‘I think I’ll go for a walk in the forest to clear my head.’222

He turned and walked in that general direction.223

About fifteen minutes later, he saw the silhouette of the forest ahead. 224

‘This isn’t fair. I’m still tired form my earlier escapade. I think I’ll have a few minutes, can’t do any harm.’225

He sat down and leaned against a tree. He shut his eyes and almost immediately fall asleep.226

He woke an hour or so later. 227

‘Fuck, too long.’228

He jumped to his feet and continued my walked.229

He arrived at the edge of the forest a few minutes later. 230

‘Ahh, peaceful.’231

He wandered in.232

He wandered for a good forty-five minutes, and then realized that he was being watched and followed.233

‘Just ignore it, and it will go away, I hope.’234

He continued walking.235

Suddenly, there was a rustle in the bushes. Then a split-second later, a daemon leaped out at him. But before he could even get a chance to put his left hand on his Claymore, the daemons’ head just dropped from his shoulders straight onto the ground, with its body crumpling right behind it.236

“What the fuck?!” ‘He yelled.237

A shadowy figure stepped into view.238

“What did you do that for?” He yelled.239

“I thought you were in trouble.” A voice replied.240

“Well, next time, ask!” He yelled. “Who are you? Step out do can see you.”241

“My name is Nienna Falassion.” She said as she stepped into the clearing.242

“A female?” He said. Then fainted.243

‘Wow, that was a shock.’244

He opened his eyes to see that Nienna was kneeling next to him. He rapidly pushed himself as far away from her as possible.245

“What?” She asked me.246

“Don’t do that.” He stated.247

“Do what?” She asked.248

“Scare me like that.” He replied.249

“Sorry.” She apologized. 250

He stood and walked over to her, and stretched out his hand.251

“Sorry about before, it just shocked me. My name is Fenrirr.” He said to her.252

She took his hand and shook it. “Hi. I’m Nienna Falassion.” She replied.253

“Pleased to meet you.” He said back.254

She turned her head and yelled, “Oi, bitch!”255

A few seconds later, a Unicorn came trotting into the clearing.256

“Nice.” He told her as she grabbed the reigns.257

“Nice? Just nice? Fine, can you do better?” She snapped.258

“Yep. A Hippogriff. LIGHTNING!” He called.259

After five minutes, he started to get worried.260

“Heh, in your dreams, Fenrirr.” She smirked.261

WHOOSH!262

“Ah, there she is.” He said and smiled.263

Lightning flew in through the canopy of the trees and landed next to him.264

“May I introduce…” He bowed and Lightning raised her head and flapped her wings.265

“Fine, you win.” Nienna admitted.266

“Cool.” He said. “Have you got a place to stay, or are you new to the town?”267

“I’m new.” She admitted.268

“Would you like to bunk with me for a few nights?” He asked.269

“Wellll, alright.” She replied.270

“Let’s mount up!” He said as he mounted Lightning.271

“Ok, let’s go!” She exclaimed.272

After about twenty minutes of riding, they arrived at the front gate.273

“Well, it’s not much, but its home.” I said.274

“It’s better than most places I’ve stayed in.” Nienna replied.275

He dismounted and led Lightning through the front gate. Nienna dismounted and followed. He then led the three of them to the stables, where they unsaddle the mounts and wandered inside.276

He led her into the back room. 277

“This is where you can stay.” He said to her.278

“Better than most.” She replied.279

She walked over to the bed and dumped her saddlebags.280

“The bathroom’s the next room over.” He said. “Do you want anything to eat?”281

“No, I’ve got my own, but thanks for the offer.” She replied.282

She reached into her saddlebags and pulled out a small pouch of red liquid.283

“Is that what I think it is?” He asked.284

“More than likely.” She replied.285

“I think I’ll leave you to it, then.” He said slowly as he backed away.286

“Ok.” She said.287

He walked through the bathroom and through to the study.288

When he got there, he took off his Claymore and lent it against the table. He then headed over to one of the many bookshelves that lined the walls of the room.289

He searched the shelves for several minutes, until he found the book that he was after. 290

‘Now, where’s that chapter…. Ahh, here we are.’291

He turned to the chapter on Vampires. 292

As he got to the chapter, and a picture of Vampire bite marks, he fingered the two marks on the left side of his neck. 293

‘At least I’m still mainly a Werewolf, as my parents obviously intended.’294

As he read the chapter, he noticed a few pieces of information that he hadn’t noticed before. 295

‘That’s interesting. Vampires only drink the blood of others to stay young. No wonder I’m not really aging, much. I kill too many daemons and the like and get the blood that way. Der! No wonder that Nienna doesn’t look a day older than 16, but she fights with the skills of someone well beyond her years!’296

He closed the book and placed it back on the shelf, then searched for another book. 297

‘Ahh, there you are!’298

He sat down at the desk and opened to the chapter on Werewolves. 299

‘Now, I have a feeling that it mentions something about a rivalry… Ah, here we are…. It says that Werewolves and Vampires have been feuding for thousands of years. No wonder that that Vampire bit me before I dusted it all those years ago. But it’s funny; I haven’t seen another Vampire since that day. But there HAS been a lot of Daemons lately. I don’t know why, but now I think about it, I think I should investigate.’300

He closed the book, stood and placed it back on the shelf. 301

‘I think it’s time for a snooze.’302

He headed back into his room, took off all none essentials and laid down on the bed. 303

‘How am I going to tell Nienna about who I really am? And why my arm has healed so quickly. ‘304

As he pondered these, he fell into a deep sleep.