Rise of the Vampyrum Spectrum Part 1

Haze awoke to the sound of many of his kind flapping about. He twitched his ears and flared his wings, to see what everyone was so excited about. He took flight and soared onto a roost beside his mother, Ataxia. He thought of his father, Chaos, the former leader. Chaos had disappeared one day on a hunt, just completely gone. Veil, a she-bat, would remain in charge until his brother Soot was old enough to take power.

"Today! Is a victory yet to be won!" Veil cried out. Two large Vampyrum thrust Angel into the cave and on the floor. Haze looked in horror. Angel was a mixed bat, half Vampyrum Spectrum, half Graywing. She was his best friend, and they took care of each other. "You can't do this! I'm half Vampyrum Spectrum!" she cried, whimpering. A maniacal smile lit Veil's face. "Then we'll only eat half of you!" Veil screeched. "No! You can't do this!" a familiar voice said. Every bat turned to look at him, and Haze realized it was his own. He flew down to Angel awkwardly. "Get away Haze, we must destroy this poison" Veil growled. He shook his head and Veil swiftly flew down, angry...screeching...and clouted him on the head. Everything went dark.

He woke to light streaming in and to cave floor, he also smelt blood. 'Hmmm, breakfast already? I hope it's Squirrel' he thought. Though, as he sat up, he saw a sickening sight and remembered the events of the night before. Angel's small body lay mangled and broken in front of him. Tears welled in his eyes. "No, no, no, no..." he wailed. Ataxia landed beside him, looking at the floor of the cave. "It had to be done...her father was a traitor to our kind" she whispered in her only half soothing voice. He turned away, and flew into broad daylight, tears streaming behind him.