Once In A Twilight Encounter

Chapter III - The Chief's Son

As I enter his room. I can't barely see the surroundings clearly, but as White adjusted the lights into a mid red. The room became evident in my eyes.

White's place is full of some antique stuffs, polaroid pictures clipped, and books. But what completely caught my attention is his board which have lines with red strings plucked in a printed articles, or newspapers.

As I got near and examined the whole board. That is when I realized they all are pertaining in a particular subject.

"Vampires?".

"Oh. You saw that?"

I turned around and saw him with a smile walking towards me.

"Here. You can have this. I brought a new one anyway. Although, it's already a bit old so it may became faulty within months. But you can still use it for now", he said as he gave the adapter and my charger at me before shifting his gaze at his boards.

"White. You really do believe in vampires?", I asked out of nowhere.

I thought he was going to be offended by the tone of my voice. But instead, he just flashed a grin in his face.

"They say you need to have proofs in order for something to be a fact right? So here is mine", he said as he points at the board, "So yeah. I believe they were existing in this world, and you know you can't blame me. Vampires have been in the history of Macedonia ever since".

"In the history?".

He looked at me and smiled, before paving his way into his shelf, and grabbed an old black book, and showed it to me.

Out of curiousity, I put my charger and adapter in the table, before paving my way at White's bed, and opened the book.

"Vampires are believed to be the ancestors of this town. They were the ones first created a civilization here. Not before the hunters came. The very first humans in the town", I heard White said as I continue to flip the pages, and even found some pictures in it, such as humans with fangs.

"But to think, Vampires should have been the ones who won the war between humans right? But unfortunately, there was this famous hunter named, Richard. He was a very powerful vampire hunter. Someone you could say like Van helsing. But this one's even greater. Because he was the one who killed the leader of the vampires, Lord De Ville", he continued.

"Due to the death of the Lord De Ville. Almost all of the vampires fled out of the town in freight. But do you know what's the biggest mystery in this history?"

"What?"

"After slaying Lord De Ville. Richard wasn't found. But the villagers knew it was him, because his name is engraved at the dagger that was strucked in the Vampire Lord's chest", he said as he even re-enacted as something stabbed his chest.

"How did you know that this is a fact, and not just a complete myth?".

"I told you in order to be a fact you needd evidence, and there it is. You could clearly see it", he said as he points at his board.

I gave him an apologetic smile and looked straight, "White, Vampires doesn't exist", I said without batting an eye at him.

I felt him moved in his seat and looked at me, "But they're already all over the news and the internet. Try opening the television, and you'll immediately find the case your dad was working on. The way of how the victims were killed and slaughtered could also prove it to you", he interjects.

I let out a sigh as I look at him, I don't mean to shatter his beliefs in vampires. But he just have to set things straight immediately.

"What more do you want me to do or to show you for you to believe me?".

"None. Because I know they're just fantasies".

"Shit", he exclaimed as he look at me after.

"You know you weren't the only one to say that to me. But the more infos about them I saw, and the more evidences I could see as their proof of existence. I can't help but to be more alarmed", I looked at him as I sense the worriness in his voice.

"Your dad is the one holding this case. The more your dad could be able to see the killer of these series of murders. The more his life can be in danger. So, I want to be prepared. Truth or not", he said as a faint smile plastered in his face.

I just flashed a forced smile and embraced him to ease him.

"Besides, what if you bump into one?", he asked as he looked at me.

I gave him a meaningful smile, "I know that won't happen. Because they don't exist".

"Yeah. Yeah", White said in sarcasm and even rolled his eyes at me.

"Also you know, I know no one would dare to cross a rough path with you?", what does he mean by that?

"Why?".

White chuckled at me, "Because just like Richard, your dad is the one that everyone is afraid to have bad ties. So technically, everyone would be to for you. Because technically, you are the chief's son".