Chapter 1 : Stolen Blood

I was walking on the road when I felt somone tap my shoulder. I turned around and it was Jason my buddy since high school. I asked him "what do you want?" "I need to speak with you." he replied. "Why." I asked in return. "Its about the supply. Its been taken."He said panickingly. "I knew we should of put a padlock on that thing, but nooo." I said with a laugh. "Come on Mandythis is serious." He replied. "I know I Know Ok, Now lets go catch the werewolves that did this."I said. "Mandy It wasn't werewolves."He told me. "If it wasn't then what took the blood?"I asked.
"Come see for yourself." He told me. We walked until we came to the fridge where we keep the blood. it had been torn apart. There was a scent of flowers in the air, and there was no foot prints. "Oh my god... The Skinwalkers their back." i said under my breath. "What!" Jason said panicked. "You see there are no tracks, you smell the flowers. That describes a skinwalker." I told him. "Oh my god what do we do now that they have the blood." Jason asked me." "Theres only one thing we can do... Fight back, witchcraft to witchcraft." I said in reply. "But we don't know witchcraft." He said confused. 'I know someone who does." I said back. "Who?" He asked me. "Kyle." I told him. "The ancient one." He said surprised. "Yes." I said back. At that I walked off. When I got back to the safe house. everything was trashed like there was a fight. Arden was on the floor bleeding and Kyle was sitting against a wall cradling his arm it was cut open. "What happened Here!" I yelled. "Skin walkers." Kyle said Weakly.
I walked over to Arden. He was hurt realy bad. I picked him up and placed him on the couch. "Get Lenox." I said to Jason. (Lenox is our healer). Jason pulled out his cell phone and called him up told him to get down to the house. Then hung up. "He says hes at a bar in Aldor. he'll be down in a half hour." Jason told me. "Arden doesn't have that long. I told Jason. "Hold on there baby. He'll be here soon." I said to Arden. He was bleeding everywhere. (Arden is my 16 year old son. His father was killed by a skinwalker a long long time ago. His name was Aaron).
After a half hour of giving blood to Arden and cleaning up his blood, and the house. Lenox finally walked in. "What happened" He asked. "I'll tell you later. Right now Arden and Kyle are wounded." After two hours of waiting. Lenox walked into the living room where we were waiting. "So."I said to Lenox. "They are going to be fine."He replied. "Thank God." I said. (Next to kyle I was the queen of the last vampires. And Aaron was the king but unfortunately he's gone so in Aaron's will it said that kyle will be king and Arden will be his heir.) I walked into Arden's bedroom and stood by his bedside. He looked so peaceful. He was so handsome and in the past 100 years has grown up so fast. Then his eyes opened. They were green, emerald green, He looked just like his father except for his eyes, they were mine except greener. I started crying. I had almost lost him like I lost Aaron. It was too much to handle. Then Arden Spoke "Mom." He said to me. "I'm here." I said back. "I hurt so much." He said wincing in pain. "It happened so fast first they were here then they were there, it was scary, and then there was pain. Lots of it. And then I lost all conciousness." He said. "Ok I will ask kyle for the rest of the story you've got to rest go to sleep." I said to him softly. At that I walked out of the room.
I walked over to kyle who was making dinner one handed. i asked him what happened. he told me everything. "What did they take?" I asked him. "Powder from the ancient anasazi ruins, um and an antique knife." He said. "Wich one?" I asked. "Yours."He replied. "Oh My god Thats not good!" I replied. "I know." He said back. I paced back and forth thinking, pondering of what to do. Then it came to my mind. "Hey Kyle do you still have that book on Anasazi witch craft?" I asked. "Ya, why?"He asked. "I need it to find them." I replied. "Oh my god your not serious are you?" He asked. "Yes, Yes I am." I replied seriously. "Mandy no You can't take them on by yourself!" He yelled. "I Know but it has gotten personal that knife was Aarons and I can't let them keep it." I told him. "Why not?" He asked me. "don't you know where that knife was forged from." I told him "No." He answered. "Quivera." I told him. "OH MY GOD!" He screamed. "I know, now give me the book." I said to him stearnly. "Ok, Here." at that He gave me the book.
I read it all night trying to find a spell or plant that could stop them. But it was useless there was nothing. I couldn't believe it. If they was nothing that could stop them then what could. At that the thought came into my mind. Juniper berries thats what they were. Brian used them to vanquish one of them in the battle against them with Aaron. I fell to my knees and cried my heart out. Jason came up to me and held me close like Aaron would have. "Jason I miss him so much." I said to him sadly. "I know I do too." He said to me soothingly. (Jason was the strongest compared to Aaron. They both were the same in strength.) "Jason I have to do this alone I have to. I said to him. "No you can't they would be too strong for you I have to help you."He said to me "Why?" I asked. Because I don't want to lose you. I love you Mandy." He said to me as he clasped his hand around his mouth. "What you do?" I said shocked. "Yes Mandy I do." He said filled with guilt. "Well I love you Jason and have been trying to find the right time to say it." I said to him. At that Jason got down on one knee and said " Mandy will you marry me?" "Yes I will Jason."I said in return. And then he kissed me. "Now lets find those skinwalkers I think I know where they might be hiding out." He said to me. "Where?" I asked. "Pulpit Rock." He answered.
Sequel coming soon
(Battle of Darkness)