death of the two young boys in Santa Ines a week ago is still causing a lot of commotion, a group of Cabristas as they now call themselves is still manifesting in front of police stations asking for someone's blood. They keep saying that the two boys were completely innocent. Here we have Marta Roca, leader of the Cabrista Movement for the People. Hello Marta, you are live. What can you tell us about what happened with these two young boys?”
“Just that two young innocent boys were hanging around the place, probably playing some innocent jokes and were murdered in cold blood by assassins sent by the imperialist oligarchs from the United States of America to strike terror in us, the innocent and the poor, the real Great Colombian citizens. They are just trying to stop the revolution that is coming thanks to my commandant Jesus Cabrera.” A lot of people kept screaming on the back things like “The revolution came to stay! Thanks to our idol Jesus Cabrera!”
“But the investigation says that they died early in the morning and they had fired weapons. Now, what would a couple of boys from another suburb be doing in a place famous for having the most thefts in all Santa Ines, early in the morning and with weapons?”
“I know what are the investigation results, but do not be stupid, those detectives were bought over by the United States of America to cover the conspiracy. The same as all the police departments from the east of the city.”
“Sorry Ms. Marta, but you do not need to insult me by calling me stupid. Is that all you wanted to say?”
“No, I have more! Be careful traitors to the country and its people! If you are against Cabrera you are against Great Colombian people. The country is ours now and we ARE going to defend it with blood if it is required! Raise Great Colombian citizens! Let's take our country together with Cabrera! Tomorrow morning we will start going to Santa Ines to manifest peacefully. But be advised, if you try to bother us during our peaceful manifestation we will defend ourselves with weapons if necessary, because that is all you understand! Violence!”
“Well, we have heard Marta Ro...” Sebastian turned off the television.
“This craziness has been going on over the previous days. You have got to understand that I did not transformed you into a vampire because you are nice or cute. You have a very important destiny. I guess you have wondered why you cannot access some places within this house? Many years ago, way before you were born, I lived here together with a group of friends. All of them are dead by now. But one of them said that some day you and your friends would arrive, you will form a group just like the one I had many years ago. For that reason and only for that reason is that I am still walking the night instead of going to sleep for a few ages until this stupidity finishes. I do not care what you do with you friends and about this stupid country, what I care about is that you will protect me while I sleep with their help. It will not happen now, but soon enough.”
“Destiny? My friends? What will happen to them?”
“All of you have a wonderful destiny written. But you, you are the catalyst of everything that is to come. You see? Without you they would have changed and died quickly and without meaning, but with you? You will protect and guide them with my help. It has been written and that is why I am still here.”
“And why would they die?”
“Changes. You will see. You have been out of the loop for too long now. Cabrera has already taken the presidency and started making many changes all over the country, he does not know about it, but he is affecting all of us, including other creatures of the night. I would recommend you to go to Santa Ines and be ready to help your friends. Do not believe on these Cabristas, they are out for blood. The Great Colombia you know will be destroyed and rebuilt as an aberration. And everything will be thanks to Cabrera, his Cabrismo and above everything the Great Colombians' stupidity. The people will be separated and weakened. They will fight between themselves just because some idiots got in power.”
“Then we should just go and kill him.”
“Cabrera is untouchable. Right now he is just a stupid mortal with many stupider followers. But if you kill him the door will be open for many other creatures to take his place and power, this is the opportunity all of the them have been waiting.”
“What you are telling to me is too much to digest right now.”
“And there is a lot more, follow me. We have to prepare you to do what you have to do tomorrow night.”
“Before we go, I have been having this constant nightmare. I go back to that darn river and drown once more. Why is that? I though it would stop, but it just keeps happening every time I sleep or I am too hurt to function.”
“Because there is no more life in you. What you are now is a snapshot of the moment you died. You will notice that everything in your body will stay just as it was when you died, all your bodily hair will go back to just the way it was then and it is for that reason that you will be able to regrow your fingers, having said that there are a few exceptions so you still have to take care of yourself. You will forever be what you are now and it implies as well that your mind will be stuck in the time of your death forever as well.”
“But I will end up crazy if this keeps happening, I am worried to go to sleep every morning. And why does it happen when I am hurt or impaled?”
“Same reason. Your mind is free at those times as well and instead of dreaming like any normal living person, you are stuck within your last living memory. We are forever static and yes, many of us do end up crazy, you will have to adapt to your new status or that will happen to you will too. Now let's go.”
He followed Sebastian to a small compartment in the corridor which was closed with a key lock. Once open Guillem saw it contained many weapons from other periods. Like swords, muskets and older pistols.
“Wow, this is really impressive.”
“This is my collection, I have been collecting them through out the years. Here, take this.”
Sebastian took a sword disguised as a cane, a double barrelled pistol as the one he used to practice and a double barrelled musket. Then he opened a drawer and took some more equipment.
“These silencers were custom made for my double pistols and double muskets and this is a telescopic sight with nocturnal vision which has been adapted for the musket. In this bag you will find all the equipment you need to reload them including gunpowder and bullets. Now go and practice what is left of the night, you will need it tomorrow night. The musket looks quite heavy for you, but it will be useful nonetheless.”
The driver he usually saw with Alejandro came to help Guillem carry the equipment and to guide him out to the backyard where he could practice with the musket.
“I can not believe this is the only solution to what is happening in my country.” Said Guillem. “Is this really the only way?”
“The master knows what he does, if he says this is the only way then it is the only way.”
“The master, the master. I agreed on staying here since I am now a vampire, but to shoot and kill people who might be innocent? Where did you meet him anyway? I mean, the master.”
“More than 150 years ago, I used to live in a small town in Spain and the master lived close with a group of friends, they always kept to themselves. One day my town was attacked by a huge group of bandits, by then there was not a lot of security so we had to try and defend ourselves. The master and his friends scared the bandits off at first, then helped us organise and between all of us we crushed the bandits. In the combat I was badly hurt so the master gave me the opportunity to live forever on his side working for him. Now before he goes to sleep, he promised that some of us will be ascended to your status while the others will stay working for you. Anyway, too much talking, let's practice.”
Guillem spent the rest of the night practising with the musket, sword and pistol which was not an easy feat with his burned hand and missing fingers.
The next night a girl servant was waiting for him to wake up.
“What are you doing here?” Guillem asked as he dressed in black as Sebastia
n recommended him and then put on the hooded overcoat which had been cleaned since his last adventure.
“They are waiting for you outside sir, I came to feed you before you go on your sacred mission.” She said as she tilted her head showing him her milky neck.
Guillem went to her and drank until satisfied.
“Thank you.” He told her as he helped her get up. He saw how she blushed with his closeness and her legs were trembling. The girl was as sweet as it gets, he hoped he could be able to feel like that again.
Outside of the house the usual Ford Explorer was waiting for him. He entered and it departed, inside was all of his equipment.
After a short trip, the car stopped and Guillem descended. They left him about a kilometre away from the infamous stairs.
“This is as close as we can drop you off, do what you have to do. Remember the master is always right.” Said the driver.
“I will remember that.” Guillem turned around and ran away from them.
He closed in to the stairs using the shadows to hide as much as possible, getting as close as about a hundred metres from the upper entry of the stairs. There was a group of people there, most them with very bad aspect. They were yelling slogans in favour of the murdered teenagers. Guillem kept closing in as cautiously as possible and saw another group of people, he recognised most of his friends