The 13th Platoon

I realised I am almost there, just this one turn and I will be able to reach the survivor, holding tightly onto my chest I prayed, I prayed that the survivor was still alive. some more of them appeared before me, but its nothing I can't handle as lost as they are not an S class Vampire, I butchered them swiftly and quickly made my way to the turning... I finally reached... and there I saw him, standing in the middle of the chaos looking up into the night, his hair as white as snow moving to the motion of the wind, I shouted "hey! are you okay? we have to get out of here" but he did not reply nor did he even bother to look back, I thought he was just scared and couldn't act so I ran towards him, then I saw another one of those bloodsuckers jump towards him from his front, I shouted "MOVE!!" but he just stood there, I ran with everything I had, took out my sword and swung with all my strength, I could feel the flesh on my sword as it split the vampire into two, relieved I turned back to see how he was doing, I was baffled, I couldn't understand what was happening any more after seeing his face, his eyes were glowing red and he was smiling, covered in gore and blood and yet he was smiling and then I slowly started to see the whole picture, below his feet laid three, no, four vampires, they were not dead, but if I were in their place then I'd wish I was dead, broken bones, missing limps, twisted arms... somehow I pitied them despite all my hate for them. He asked me "hey lady, do you know how vampires taste?" and before I could say anything he opened his mouth and just sucked in one of them, "hmm.." he said, "that was tasty, I expected no less from an S class vampire" I couldn't believe what he just said, he just defeated and ate an S class vampire alone, it takes us a group of at least 8 to defeat an S class vampire and that includes sacrificing some of us in the process but he did it alone, finally I shook myself up and asked him who he was and how did he defeat an S class vampire, "an S class?" he said "don't you mean four S class vampires" I closely looked down at the vampires lying at his feet and no way, the three of them were S class too, he said "there is a trick to it" "on how to defeat S class vampires?" I asked, he smiled and nodded and he said "since you cute I'll tell you the secret" despite what was happening in that moment I got eager to know, I asked him about it and he said with a smirk "you just have to be as strong as me" I got pissed, he was treating me like an idiot so I followed up with "so how strong are you?" and he replied "strong enough to do this..." and with the swing of his arm he just blew away one of the S class vampire that had recovered while we were talking, one of the remaining vampire coughed "damn you, vampire eater, you are more of a monster compared to us" he looked down and said "tsk, don't call me that you fucking filth, I have a name" and then he finished them off, as he stood up I started to recollect the feeling I once felt, that feeling all came rushing into me like I was hit by a truck and those word came back in my head "I am next"

Right as I gave up hope I heard my platoon shout out my name, I stretched my neck to find them, i had to warn them not to come here, there was a being even more dangerous than a vampire right in front of me, I closed my eyes and shouted "don't come here!! get out of here, there is something here more powerful than an S class vampire, its a monster!!", he sighed and said "aren't we all monsters in our own way...?" and when I opened my eyes he was gone, without a trace, disappeared.... maybe it was just that a lot of things happened and it just got to me..... I fell on my knees, I could faintly hear my platoon shout my name in a worried tone as I passed out....

The next day I woke up and rushed to my commander's office, I had to report everything before it was too late, he was a threat and had to be taken care of immediately. before I knew it I was running, I opened the door shouting "commander Feren!" I was surprised to see my entire platoon in the room, Lisa, Clair, Shon, Raul, Aiden and chelsea. "oh, you woke up Lia" with her usual cheerful tone, "ya..." I replied, confused.... "well then, now that you are all here it makes things easier" said the commander, "Lia get in line line, I have someone you guys should meet, you may come in" the door creaked and it opened slowly and just as that was happening I had a strange feeling in my gut, I felt like puking my guts out, this feeling is the same feeling I got when.... "hello everyone I am Stiens Blackford" that voice, I know that voice, yes its him, from yesterday, I took out my sword cast a defensive spell jumped back and shouted "listen everyone, he is a..." "VAMPIRE EATER?" he asked "or maybe a demon or you prefer monster?" he didn't have that white hair nor was his eyes glowing red now, but I knew it was him, I jumped forward, I knew I couldn't do much, I knew how crazy strong he was but I at least wanted to protect my friends, my platoon, so I charged ahead, thinking even if I get killed my platoon will at least realise how strong he is and won't let their guard down because he just killed an A class vampire hunter with one swing... and then I felt a knuckle on my head, it hurt like hell, it was my commander, he shouted "get back in line you sad excuse for an idiot!" he was mad, I resisted and then he said with a tone that never sits well with any of us in the platoon "don't let me repeat again little girl" "yes sir, however I would like to keep my weapon unseathed" "granted" sighed the commander, I looked at him and he was still smiling, he was amused and it pissed me off but I couldn't do much but stay on guard, "so as I was saying, before an idiot rudely interfered" said the commander, I could swear I could hear that monster chuckle a little, "I would like you shitheads to meet MR.Stiens Blckford" "hey, he's cool don't you think Lia" whispered Chlesea, I got annoyed and pinched her on the leg, the commander continued "as you don't have a captain and every platoon should have a member of at least eight as of today Mr. Steins Blackford will be the new 8th member and the captain of the 13th Platoon, any questions?" I lost it, I totally lost it "don't fuck with me! I met him during yesterday's mission to retrieve to survivor on wald street, he was the survivor, he is a monster, he eats vampires, he defeats S class vampires like they are nothing!" "and did he do anything else besides kill vampires Miss Lia? Did he attack you? did he kill any humans?" asked the commander, I for some reason calmed down when I was asked that question... "no... sir..." I answered "then what is the problem here? no rather, what is your problem here?" the commander asked again, I couldn't say much in fact I couldn't say anything, "permission to speak commander" said Aiden "granted" replied the commander "we are a platoon of five A class and two S class VHs (vampire hunters) I don't mean to judge your decision but are you sure Mr.stiens Blackport is capable to be the captain of this platoon? SIR!" "its not Blackport its Blackford, fuck it, just call me Stien and why don't you find out for yourselves if I am capable or not Mr.Aiden" said Stien, Aiden was an S class VH and he couldn't ignore the fact that he was just challenged to a duel by a newbie, "are you sure about that? you could get hurt you know" he replied, "oh... scary scary..." replied Stien, the commander was somehow excited about this he shouted "very well, lets have it your way Stien, however you need a handicap for this duel so lets do this, you versus the 13th platoon, yes by 13th platoon I mean all seven of them" I am sure everyone's pride were hurt by that but I was somehow relieved, because I knew what kind of a monster he was and we had a better chance of defeating him if it was seven versus one, "Not much of a handicap if you ask me commander but I guess I could play along and amuse you" said Stien, and of course that very comment made the entire 13th platoon crave blood, "don't get cocky brat" shouted Raul, you have no idea what you just got yourself into" "everyone be at the training ground after an hour for the duel, DISMISSED!!" shouted the commander.

"so we need a strategy right?" I asked "eh, its 7 versus 1 how bad can it get?" said shon, "we just have to beat the shit outta him" said Raul, "oh, I like that strategy" said Aiden, "don't hurt him too much I kinda think he is hot" Chelsea winked at me while saying that, I knew this was going to happen, after all he is alone and there were 7 of us, all elites in the Vampire Hunters Organisation, of course they were confident. an hour passed just like that and it was time for the duel, we all put on our battle suits and headed to the training ground, I was surprised to see so many spectators, it was almost like when we hold an important tournament, but of course anyone would want to see our duel if they know about the 13th platoon for we are elites among the 8 elite platoons in our region, we are one among them, and the only platoon that killed countless vampires with only 7 members and without a captain, we were like rock stars to them, "hmmm.. quiet a turnout don't you think?" said Stien "I am not sure if I have the heart to kick your asses in front of so many spectators, that would really demoralise the mass" he continued, "Is he doing that on purpose! this A.Hole!" shouted Raul, "relax we just have to beat him and shut that smartass mouth" said Cliar, "Well then! all the players are here, so lets get this show on the road, but first let me explain the rules, NO KILLING, thats it!" shouted the commander over the microphone, as if his voice was not loud enough. The timer starts, "3" "2" "1" BEGIN BATTLE!

"Lets make this quick guys, I've got a date today" said Raul, "too bad you won't be making it to your date however she can visit you in the infirmary" "when did he get this close?" shouted Raul.... and just like that he took out one of our member, the whole ground became silent, I could hear voices from the crowds like "no way, did Raul just go down?" "WTF! its Raul we're talking about here, he's an A class VH" " are you fucking serious... who the hell is that guys?" and then Aiden shouted "get yourself together platoon 13, this is a duel where our very pride is at stake, lets win this for the platoon and for Raul!" even if we never had a captain Aiden was like a captain figure in our platoon, he would always pick us up whenever we were in a dire situation, "fuck ya! lets gets serious!" shouted shon, "attack number 8! get in position" shouted Aiden, "number 8? are you serious?" asked Aiden, of course he was shocked, because we used number 8 only against S class vampires, but I am sure Aiden realised just how strong Stien is from how he defeated Raul and he wants to go all out, we got into the formation, Stien just stood there watching us, it was as if taking out Raul was just his way of saying "you should probably get serious" he stood there waiting for us to attack, Chelsea caste her speed spell and vision spell on all of us, you can dash 2 times faster for a good 3 minutes after that spell is casted on you, shon used his mind link spell, a rare spell that can let us communicate with each other telepathically, both this spells were necessary for this attack to work because its required precision with and the speed to make the victim unable to react to the attack. "Are you done yet? don't just ignore me, I may not look like it but I get lonely easily guys" shouted Stien, "sorry for the wait brat, I hope you find this to your liking, LETS GO GUYS!" shouted Aiden. Me and Chelsea took the vanguard and charged ahead, he dodged our first strike swiftly and then came the duo from his right and left Lisa and Shon the best range VHs in the organisation they bombarded him with 4th and 5th tier magic which includes a spell that weakens the vision if you keeps your eyes open for too long in the smoke the spell creates, there was nothing but dust and smoke in the entire training ground, but we could see everything thanks to Chelsea's vision spell, we both continued attacking him as his vision was limited but he somehow dodged everything I got to see a glance of his face and I was absolutely shocked, he had his eyes closed the entire time, we planed to limit his vision and yet there he was fighting all along with his eyes closed, "is that all you noobs can do?" said Stien, "well then lets end this shall we" and he opened his eyes and it was red, Chelsea dived through the air with her claymore straight onto him, I noticed her speed was at max, she was going all out, but I had a really bad feeling about it I wanted to stop her but I couldn't keep up with her speed, but to my surprise she managed to stab him, just as I was going to shout "Chelsea you did it" Stien just vanished, it was his after image that Chelsea stabbed, he was so fast that he created an after image when he moved... when I was standing there figuring things out I heard Shon and Lisa cry out in agony, I quickly turned my head and I saw them lying on the floor, unconscious, I grabbed my sword as tightly as I could and I ran towards Stien, Chelsea was coming at him from behind, we swung our swords with everything we had, he used everything we learned on that attack but we weren't going to land a single attack, thats what I thought somewhere deep in my heart, as we were throwing all the attacks and he was dodging it he said "Chelsea was it, your name?" "oh my, you remembered my name" replied Chelsea "why of course, I make it a habit to remember the names of all the members in my platoon especially the cute ones" Stien replied "my my, then why don't you let me hit you once and maybe I could let you take me out on a date" Chelsea replied and I was like "WTF is wrong with you too? either you stop flirting or go get a room" "well then Chelsea, your fight ends here" he said and he dodge he sword and flicked her forehead with one finger and she just flew straight to the end of the ground and never got up, our S class VH, just like that.... "its over" I thought, but then Aiden shouted " Its done Lia, I am ready now, step aside, I will take care of this, yes, all we were doing was buy time for Aiden's spell, because it takes some time for his ultimate spell to be used we had to buy him time, "eh, are you Aiden?" asked Stien, Aiden's ultimate spell is INVOKE, it lets him invoke the spirit of an ogre in him which changes his appearance but the appearance aside he becomes really strong, strong enough to take on an S class vampire, I was sure if it was the two of us then we could do it, I never saw him lose in that form... Aiden charged on ahead and swung his fist but sure enough Stien dodged it, "can you be any slower? before Stien could finish that sentence Aiden dashes towards him this time 5 times faster, he lands a blow and sends his flying and before Stien hit the floor Aiden appears on top of him from thin air and slams him to the ground literally creating a crater and that was not it, he continues his barrage of punches lifts him up and by the leg and kicks him on the head which of course sends him flying again... "can I really celebrate now?" I thought, "is it really over this time?" "we did it Lia, said Aiden, we beat him" "one more attack... I'll let you do one more attack", it was not over, though his battle suit was torn and damaged, yet he stood there with not a single wound on him, and his hair was white just like the time I first saw him, he must have been pissed because he was thrown around like a toy by Aiden, "so, are you game?" Stien asked, Aiden summoned his AXE, his weapon, chanted his empower spell on the axe, I could tell he put everything in that attack, "come" said Stien, smiling and excited, Aiden shouts, much like a roar and he dashes with is axe, Stien just stands there and whispers something, I couldn't quiet catch it clearly but it sounded like he said "see, aren't we all monsters..." he makes a fist and swings it and destroys the axe, yes he destroys the axe and what's more, he punches Aiden with the same swing to the corner of the ground just like, "now then, one little kitty left" he said, then walks towards me slowly, my legs have already given up on me, my arms won't move, "I have to fight" I kept saying that to myself, as pathetic as it looked I started shooting amateur level magic at him, that was all I had, he just brushed them away like shooing away flies while making his way towards me, I hit my legs again and again begging then to move, to stand up but it won't, I slowly went from being scared to getting angrier and angrier and I finally bite my lips and stabbed my leg and with everything I have I stand up, with my sword in hand I wait for him to reach me, he finally reaches me he makes a fist and pulls back his arm for a punch, I shut my eyes and waits for the final blow.... he softly kicks my feet and I fall down, he points at the clock and it read 00:0 which meant the time was up and the duel was over, "we lost" I whispered....I couldn't help the tears, they kept coming out, "wow you really do hate the idea of me becoming your captain huh?" he said "do whatever you like, we lost anyway" I replied, "well technically you are still conscious so this is probably a draw" he said "well then, I guess I won't be becoming your captain, tsk, you guys seemed interesting, oh well, see ya!!" he said that and then dropped a handkerchief on my head, I took it and when I saw it I had to run to him, but he was gone, my legs couldn't keep going, I fell down crying even more now, because I had broken my promise to him...

<b> To be cont....</b>