Episode 4

"You never think of maturing, Sam. You're an adult now, so act like one," my brother shouted at me, causing for the first time a tightness in my chest and filling my eyes with tears.

My brother seemed to react when he saw my reaction to his words, but it's too late. And how right is the one who said that words hurt more than blows.

"I had to mature as a child, behave like an adult so as not to be a damn burden to you, because we lost our parents in an endless war that already has me fed up. And you get upset with me just for wanting to experience everything I missed by pretending that everything was fine, that I wasn't dying inside when I saw how our mother's chest was pierced by a damn demon and her heart ripped out to protect me. And all so as not to be a burden anymore for you, because you had to assume a kingdom in ruins and raise it again. But you forgot all that, and since you want to live condemned to bitterness, loneliness and sadness, you also want to drag everyone around you to live the same way."

My voice broke with rage and tears as I spoke, but that didn't stop me from letting it all out, surprising my brother. But right now I don't care how he feels, because I have always put his feelings above my own, and he hasn't cared. So, for the first time, I will worry about myself and what I want.

I leave his office, slamming the door, not caring about his shouts or those of the guards. All I need is to get out of there, I want air, I want to listen to my own thoughts and discover what I really want, not what my brother might want or what would make him happy. No matter how hard I try, he is still the same stubborn and full of hate, refusing to let go of the past and have a life.

My steps stop abruptly when I realize that I am no longer in the Wald der Finsternis forest, but in the Forest of the Damned. I hurry back to my territory, as this place is dangerous. Although I am a vampire, that does not guarantee my safety here, because only rebellious vampires live here who refuse to follow the laws imposed by the first kings who gave rise to the vampire lineage. My plan to return to my territory is frustrated when, in fractions of a second, I find myself surrounded by a group of ten vampires. Without the need for them to speak and express their intentions, their obscene, lewd and malicious looks put me on alert and on the defensive, because these guys don't want anything good with me.

"The blue-blooded princess escaped from her castle." One of them spoke, and I imagine he is the leader. My body tensed at his words, because he knows perfectly well who I am, and that makes the situation worse for me.

"If you know who I am, then get out of my way. Because if you touch a single hair on my head, you won't live much longer in this world, contaminating it with your disgusting presences, and my brother will destroy this horrible forest."

My words did not please them at all, and they began to attack me. Although I am a royal vampire, my brother, with his ideals of overprotection after the death of our parents, did not allow me to train as I should and exploit my power. My bad training and their numerical superiority put me at a disadvantage, causing my body to fill with nerves. Begging to be able to get out of this situation unscathed, which I doubt when two of them grabbed me by the shoulders and the others with intentions of taking off my clothes, making me scream in fear. Even so, I tried to remain calm and threatened them that if anything happened to me, my brother would exterminate them. But they ignored me and, instead of releasing me, they just laughed, increasing my terror.

"Without a body there is no evidence, so your brother won't be able to do anything to us. He will have no way to prove that it was us who enjoyed his little sister's virginal body and then destroyed it until there was no trace of it." Fear ended up taking hold of me as I felt how my body is held more strongly and they began to destroy my clothes. I try to fight, but ten against one is a lost battle for me. When my hopes are already dead, a light appeared in the middle of this forest forgotten by light and happiness.

A female silhouette stood in front of me, with her back to me, and I can only see her long white hair, which surprised me, since white is not a hair color that exists naturally, since it is attributed to the goddess Moon and only she can wear it. I came out of my amazement at the recent appearance and smiled as I saw how the white-haired she-wolf taunts the vampires. But still with fear present, because although she intends to help and protect me, they still outnumber us and that is not encouraging.

But the impossible, and that can only be believed if seen, happened. The she-wolf finished off the first vampire who thought it was easy to defeat her, taking her heart out of her chest with her hand transformed into a claw, as if it were a lollipop, and she fell lifeless as she lost her vital organ, that is, her heart. I, like those disgusting vampires, who do not represent our lineage, was shocked by the skill and speed of the she-wolf. But they turned a blind eye, unlike me, and believed that it is a good idea to attack the she-wolf as a group to destroy her. However, the game turned on them when the white-haired young woman let her she-wolf take control, transforming into a she-wolf of the same white tone as her hair, but that in a matter of minutes stopped being white, stained by the blood of the vampires who thought it was a good idea to attack her.

"Oops, I think I killed a few of your lineage, but scum like that, who enjoy raping women, don't deserve to live." Says the she-wolf, returning to her human form and remaining naked due to the transformation. Quickly, she takes clothes out of a bag that she carries on her back and gets dressed. Then, she gives me a simple dress to cover myself, since my clothes were almost destroyed when those vampires were tearing them off me by force.

"I know you're a vampire, just like them, and I'm a she-wolf, and that our lineages, where they are seen, want to kill each other, and that's silly to me. That's why I advise you to return to your territory, because I doubt that the Forest of the Damned is your home. And even if you are a vampire, this place is not safe for you, and those corpses that lie there are a clear example of that."

Every word of the she-wolf excites me, and I am not only euphoric for having escaped unscathed from those vampires thanks to her, but I am also excited to meet such an incredible woman as she is. She is a warrior, strong, a fighter, beautiful and capable of defeating more than one enemy at a time, and that excites me a lot.

"Oh, I want to be like you, take me with you. My brother is a grumpy, bitter, who locked himself in the past, in revenge after the death of our parents." The she-wolf opens her eyes wide, and I imagine it is because of the way I spoke to her, because it was quick and I hardly took a breath, or because of my inexhaustible energy, since I am jumping around her while I speak.