Chapter 96: The Vampire Ally
Dmitri POV
The witch’s fire spell hit me square in the chest, and I flew backward into a tree hard enough to snap the wood in half.
"Stupid bloodsucker!" she screamed, already preparing another attack. "Stay away from our territory!"
I rolled to the side just as her next spell turned the ground where I’d been lying into molten rock. This was not going according to plan.
"Wait!" I shouted, holding up my hands. "I’m not here to fight!"
"All vampires lie!" another witch yelled, joining the first one. Their hands glowed with dangerous power.
I wanted to tell them they were wrong, but honestly, most vampires did lie. A lot. It was kind of our thing. But right now, I was telling the truth, and these witches were about to roast me before I could explain.
"The Void Walkers are coming!" I said quickly. "I’m here to help!"
The witches stopped, looking at each other with confusion. That gave me just enough time to leap to my feet and put some space between us.
"Help?" the first witch laughed. "Since when do vampires help anyone but themselves?"
That stung because it was mostly true. For the past three hundred years of my undead life, I’d only cared about three things: finding blood to drink, avoiding vampire hunts, and staying comfortable in my mountain cave.