His throat burned. And as always, he hated it. Absentmindedly, he scratched the seal a little, maybe willing for it to work better. Nowadays, it was taking all of his concentration to divert his thoughts away from blood thirst. The seal was getting weaker as time passed, and he became stronger. Not the type of strong he would want to be. He sighed, and closed his eyes, to remember the wretched day. The day he lost his family, the day he met her and the day that changed his mere existence.
He was a Raizada, the most coveted of hunter clans, that existed. Had a mother, an elder sister. Had lost his father before opening his eyes to the world. Had never missed him though. His mother and sister had made sure he wouldn't. He had been trained, as the rituals dictated.
But then, those were changing times. Times his side didn't quite like, but had to agree to. They had claimed that replacement capsules had been invented, and no human life was in danger now. They had wanted peace. And the diplomats of both the sides had agreed. None liking each other's presence. Just tolerating each other. SO that the average NORMAL human was safe.
And then, came that day.
They had attacked, four E-class vampires, directly into their house.. In broad daylight. Ripped, Shredded, Destroyed everything, every mortal coming into sight. They had wreaked havoc, being the mad, fierce, blood-craved creatures they were. He had seen his mother come into picture, taking on two of them at once, shooting salt-coated bronze bullets into them. Slowing them down, till the venom oozed in them. But for some reason, they hadn't slowed down. They had continued their assaults, and in no time were sucking his mother dry of blood. A ghastly sight, as Arnav watched, unable to move. Some other part of his brain had registered his di being dragged into the other room by another of those creatures, and that was what had jerked him into action. He would save what small of a family was left to him, and he had ran. But he had been too late. Unarmed to top that. They bit him after they were finished with his mother. And would have completely annihilated his existence too, if help hadn't arrived.
He didn't need them. That was for sure. He knew somewhere in the back of his mind, even as majority of his mind dealt with the pain the vampire bite was casting on to his body, that he would turn. Any moment now. He would become the thing he hunted. The thing his ancestors had spent all his life hunting. And hell, he would proudly take death than become a lowly E-class scum.
But they assured him. Took him somewhere. Some place that he thought only existed in ghastly pirate tales for sure. And then they had put that SEAL. Onto the bite. It held itself there, more like a tattoo. Arnav hadn't winced even a little in the whole process.. How could he? Anything which saved him from becoming one of THEM was more than welcome. No more how much pain it brought with itself.
He had taken it all with his eyes shut. No nonsensical whining at all. And that's when Master had worried for him. Worried seeing his beloved god-son's eyes so frozen. So, he had taken him, to his new home.
That was the day a 16 year old Arnav met a really fragile looking 13 year old Khushi.
Master had introduced her when he brought Arnav home. And she had smiled an empathetic smile, to comfort him he had guessed.
"Arnav, this is Khushi.. You will now protect her.. That's why I have brought you here.." He had said..
*Knock Knock*
A faint knock on his door pulled him out of his thoughts about the past. He covered his neck up with a high collared jacket and moved to see who was at the door.
"What have you been doing Arnav? Master is calling you..." She said.. Beaming like always for no particular reason.
"Khushi.. You are supposed to call him Dad! Not Master!!" He corrected her coldly.. He knew hardly days were left and he himself would be the biggest threat to her.. That would be the day he would leave, for her safety..
"You call him Master!! Then why shouldn't I??" She pouted.. coming closer to him..
"Because I am adopted.." He reasoned..
"Well So am I!!" She fought back..
Ugghh.. She simply was unbelievable.. Nobody ever argued with a Raizada. That too , with the only Raizada left. But SHE. She was, is and would always be an exception..
He just muttered "Unbelievable" under his breath.. While she lead his way, elated at the smallest victory from him, to Master's Study Room...
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