Chronicles of Roika:
Reign of the Unwanted
Anthony's Journal
Night 1
It was already dark. Most of the people were still outside. Suddenly, these creatures showed up from different directions. They looked really scary. Without warning, they attacked random people. They were fast... and powerful. They were heavily outnumbered yet they seemed to have no problem fighting us. We fought them ‘til it was dawn. Most of them left immediately right after feeding. They all left before the sun rose up.
An awful lot of people died.
When everything calmed down, we all gathered up in Saint Morning. Different locations were designated to each class. I was a blade, we were told to gather up in front of the hall. We were told about the vampires and ordered not to go out of our houses and just stay inside when it gets dark. So, why just stay inside our houses when they could easily destroy our doors, windows and walls? A story was told to us.
There was this family that was trying to find a safe place to avoid the vampires. The mother was carrying her baby. They were being guarded by the father. Soon, a vampire got to them. The father tried hard to get its attention and succeeded. He fought hard. He gave his all to save his family. Unfortunately, his opponent was just too strong for him. The father got badly wounded. When the vampire was about to finish him off, the mother suddenly approached the weakened man. The vampire was surprised. No, not because of the daring action of the woman, but rather, it was because of what the baby was wearing. It was a necklace given to her by her father and the vampire was looking at it with raging eyes. The vampire just stood back as if a barrier suddenly appeared around the three of them. Not wanting to go near them, it fled.
The questions then were... Why did the vampire let them be? Was it because of the baby or the baby’s necklace? What makes the baby or the necklace special?
We were told it was the necklace. No, it was what the necklace was holding. A Small bottle that contained a certain liquid, dragon’s blood. A plan was then thought out. It relied greatly on luck though. We needed to wear a necklace with a bottle containing dragon’s blood and have another one for spare just in case. We were also told to paint our doors, windows, roofs and walls with dragon’s blood. That’s the reason why we just have to stay inside when it gets dark. It was to be safe from the vampires assuming the dragon’s blood would work against them. If ever it doesn’t, we had a backup plan.
Right after the hearing, all of those who were able to go to Volkane went there. They weren’t that many. Actually, they weren’t many considering dragons are one of the strongest monsters in Roika. Only about less than a hundred went there. Almost half of them were ringmasters who volunteered to help out. Along with them were containers to be filled with dragon’s blood.
Those who were left behind were asked to help make the bottles needed for the necklaces. Everyone needed to make haste before it gets dark. By afternoon, those who went to Volkane returned. Each and every container was filled with dragon’s blood.
We were told to gather up by class again. Again, we were designated at the same place. There, we filled our bottles with dragon’s blood. We were told that as we were falling in line, others are already painting our houses with dragon’s blood.
Finally, we were all set. Each house was now filled with grouped individuals. We all wanted it to be that way just in case the vampires barge in. Carefully selected groups were chosen so that the number of individuals who can battle in a certain house will be enough to fend off the vampires. That was our way of ensuring protection. That was the backup plan. It takes about several men against a single vampire to make the fight “even”. Every house was now painted with dragon’s blood. Everyone now has a necklace on. Now, all we have to do is wait and hope for the best.
An awful lot of people died.
When everything calmed down, we all gathered up in Saint Morning. Different locations were designated to each class. I was a blade, we were told to gather up in front of the hall. We were told about the vampires and ordered not to go out of our houses and just stay inside when it gets dark. So, why just stay inside our houses when they could easily destroy our doors, windows and walls? A story was told to us.
There was this family that was trying to find a safe place to avoid the vampires. The mother was carrying her baby. They were being guarded by the father. Soon, a vampire got to them. The father tried hard to get its attention and succeeded. He fought hard. He gave his all to save his family. Unfortunately, his opponent was just too strong for him. The father got badly wounded. When the vampire was about to finish him off, the mother suddenly approached the weakened man. The vampire was surprised. No, not because of the daring action of the woman, but rather, it was because of what the baby was wearing. It was a necklace given to her by her father and the vampire was looking at it with raging eyes. The vampire just stood back as if a barrier suddenly appeared around the three of them. Not wanting to go near them, it fled.
The questions then were... Why did the vampire let them be? Was it because of the baby or the baby’s necklace? What makes the baby or the necklace special?
We were told it was the necklace. No, it was what the necklace was holding. A Small bottle that contained a certain liquid, dragon’s blood. A plan was then thought out. It relied greatly on luck though. We needed to wear a necklace with a bottle containing dragon’s blood and have another one for spare just in case. We were also told to paint our doors, windows, roofs and walls with dragon’s blood. That’s the reason why we just have to stay inside when it gets dark. It was to be safe from the vampires assuming the dragon’s blood would work against them. If ever it doesn’t, we had a backup plan.
Right after the hearing, all of those who were able to go to Volkane went there. They weren’t that many. Actually, they weren’t many considering dragons are one of the strongest monsters in Roika. Only about less than a hundred went there. Almost half of them were ringmasters who volunteered to help out. Along with them were containers to be filled with dragon’s blood.
Those who were left behind were asked to help make the bottles needed for the necklaces. Everyone needed to make haste before it gets dark. By afternoon, those who went to Volkane returned. Each and every container was filled with dragon’s blood.
We were told to gather up by class again. Again, we were designated at the same place. There, we filled our bottles with dragon’s blood. We were told that as we were falling in line, others are already painting our houses with dragon’s blood.
Finally, we were all set. Each house was now filled with grouped individuals. We all wanted it to be that way just in case the vampires barge in. Carefully selected groups were chosen so that the number of individuals who can battle in a certain house will be enough to fend off the vampires. That was our way of ensuring protection. That was the backup plan. It takes about several men against a single vampire to make the fight “even”. Every house was now painted with dragon’s blood. Everyone now has a necklace on. Now, all we have to do is wait and hope for the best.
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