《The Bastard Son》

That Night

My name is Dakota Suoh.

I'm a 17 year old boy who always seems to get into some sort of trouble.

<Several Months Ago>

I was in my room, upstairs and out of the way. I was trying to fall asleep but I could not catch a wink. Something was wrong, oh so very wrong. My mind wandered as I tried to decipher the feeling I had at that moment. I hopped out of my bed and slowly made my way downstairs. I had to place my hand on the wall and follow it so I wouldn't lose my way in the dark. Just because I'm half-vampire, it doesn't mean I have all of the abilities. In fact, I had none of the abilities. I couldn't heal quickly, I couldn't see in the dark, I don't have even half the strength a pure blood would.

I entered the dining area, not daring to start a flame for light. One mistake and I could set the cottage on fire. I heard footsteps down the hall. Suspecting that my father had heard me, being a vampire and all, I sauntered down the hallway.

"Dad, something doesnt feel right. Whats going on?" I whispered.

The air felt thick in the corridor, almost as if I could touch it. My father's figure began take form as he came closer.

"Dad?" I called.

I barely had time to move my head out of the way as a sword was thrust upon me.

"Oi! Dad, it's me!" I cracked.

He wasn't listening to me. It only took another swipe of the sword to figure out that this was not my father.

"Gale, what are you doing?" a voice from my parents' room called.

"There's another!" he snarled, jabbing the sword at my vulnerable stomach.

I jumped backwards, the sword catching my shirt.

"Woah, woah, woah! Gale, hold up!" the same voice responded, heavy footsteps approaching me and my attacker.

I looked behind the man currently trying to kill me and saw 3 other men. Due to my lapse in concentration, the sword sliced my cheek. Blood pooled and overflowed from the cut, falling down my face.

"We already killed one human! If we kill another, Lucius will have our skins." another voiced hissed.

The largest man of the group approached me, putting his sword on the ground.

"Hey bud. I'm not gonna hurt you, I just need to check something real quick, okay? It'll be better if you cooperate." he coos.

I'm not an animal, I know why they're here. They're from The Divine Empire, the humans. They're here to kill me. I turn to bolt towards the open front door but I stopped as a sword was thrown into the wall.

"Guess he has something to hide then, huh, Kyle. Nobody would run without a reason." the man named Gale said.

Kyle then charged himself at me, pinning my hands behind my back and forcing my chest into the ground. As he holds my arms back, my shoulder blades grind together uncomfortably and I let out a small cry of pain.