Afterlife (Purgatory Series Part Three)

Prologue

I woke to the sharp sting of frost on my skin and the taste of blood congealing against my teeth. The latter wasn't surprising. In the last year I had been on the receiving end of enough carnage for that to seem almost commonplace.

But why was I cold?

In all the time I spent as a vampire, I had never been affected by temperature before. Fragments of memories flashed behind my eyes, but none that would explain what was happening to me. Realizing I would never find the answers in my head, I pried my frozen eyes open and flinched as snow and ice fell into them.

My hands were tinged a deep purple and felt completely numb as I brushed the snow away. I must have been unconscious for quite some time. The snow surrounding me was at least two feet deep, and unless there had been a freak blizzard it would have taken hours to accumulate.

I inhaled a deep breath and froze in horror as I felt my heart stutter to life. Panic filled me and I shoved my hand underneath my shirt. The soft thud of my heartbeat against my palm told me everything I needed to know.

Gabriel's theory had been right. I was human again.

"Crap."

Staggering to my feet in disbelief and dread, I caught sight of the last thing in the world I wanted to see. I had somehow been transported very close to the frontlines, where hoards of vampires and goblins amassed on the horizon all ready to go to war - against me.

Things were about to get really interesting.

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So I don't usually do prologues but popped into my head last night and I thought it was cool. Vote and comment if you like it or if you see something that can be improved. I hope to post Chapter One Wednesday or Thursday so stay tuned! Thanks for reading!