Chapter One
After an intense chase, Snod had finally managed to corner the vampire down in the dark tunnels
beneath an abandoned factory. He was fast, even for a vampire, but Snod was tenacious. He had
never failed a mission before and he had no intention of starting now. Vampires were soulless
monsters that were a plague upon the earth and it was his sacred duty to destroy them all, including
this one.
The vampire’s eyes were flashing brightly as he backed up against the tunnel wall, a spectacular sight
that Snod had seen before when the fiends were about to die. It didn’t move him in the slightest. He
felt absolutely no regret killing a vampire. They were all abominations, savage and cold monsters that
preyed on innocent humans and had no right to exist. He couldn’t feel bad about killing something so
monstrous.
“I don’t want to hurt you,” the vampire warned, his bright eyes narrowing fiercely. “All you have to
do is walk away.”
Snod was surprised to hear the vampire speak, but he didn’t believe the vampire for a second. He
knew it was a trick and he prepared to lunge, drawing a stake from his vest. He heard a strange sound,
something creaking overhead, but he ignored it in favor of staying focused on his target.
“Look out!” the vampire suddenly shouted.
The ceiling began to give way with a deafening groan, Snod stuck staring stupidly at the unavoidable
death crashing right on top of him. He closed his eyes and began chanting a prayer, waiting for the
end.
It never came.
The vampire had grabbed him, pulling him out of the way and dragging him to safety. Snod was
stunned, the vibrations of the crash still rumbling beneath his feet as he gawked at the vampire. This
unholy abomination had just saved his life and he was completely speechless.
“You can try to kill me if you want,” the vampire said quietly, “or we can find a way out of here. Your
choice.”
Snod said nothing to that, but he put his stake away.
They found that the various twisting tunnels only led to more collapsed areas that the vampire was not
able to clear with his mighty strength. Even with Snod helping him, it wasn’t enough. Snod had
explosives, but those were in the trunk of his car and not very helpful. After hours of silent searching,
