Chapter 104: A Little Entreaty (1)
Cassian cautiously walked through the empty dimly lit street, his footsteps echoing ominously in the silent night air as he glanced around from time to time, constantly staying alert to make sure no one was following him. Luckily enough, he had his improved senses to help him maintain focus.
The towering buildings loomed over him, casting long, ominous shadows that danced eerily on the ground. For the sake of everyone’s protection, he had made up his mind to come find Elijah, discarding the consequences or whatever danger he might impose on himself, since Elijah has proven to be a dangerous threat to his own life and everything around him.
There’s a reason why they call them creatures of the night, no one hangs around in the darkness like they do, so this was basically the perfect time he had to scout for Elijah, or any of the vampires in sight.
Letting out a puff of air to erase his anxiousness, he glanced at the buildings at both sides, their glowing lanterns illuminating the quiet street.
In the middle of his thoughts, a glimmer of movement caught Cassian’s eye, causing him to stop dead in his tracks. Instinctively, he looked up towards the rooftops, his heart racing in his chest as he spotted a figure that made him gasp softly in surprise.
There, perched high above him on the roof of a looming gothic cathedral, was a figure. Its form was tall and slender. The silhouette was wearing a black hoodie and precisely all black. The moonlight glinted in his direction, illuminating his appearance to the young lad who immediately recognized the black hoodie the second he focused his gaze on it, and he took a step back.
"Elijah?"
Cassian could feel a shiver running down his spine as he realized that he was looking at a vampire - a creature of the night, notorious for its thirst for human blood.
He watched in silent horror as the vampire crouched low, its eyes fixed on something far below. Cassian could almost hear the creature’s heart pounding with excitement as it prepared to strike the lone-looking human figure that wandered in the darkness of the night.