LEGEND OF THE FALLEN ANGEL

CHAPTER 7: INITIATION

"Lucas! You can't leave me like this. You know your son, and I can't leave without you. Please, you have to live!" Wendy cried as she kneeled beside her husband and her child. 

She was panicking as she was scared. The last thing she wanted was to lose her husband... "Please..." She pleaded more. 

Lucas looked at Wendy's face and shook his head sadly. "I wish to live too..." He said and turned to face Damon. "I want to stay with my son too. More than anything... I want to watch him grow up. I want to watch him laugh and play for a long time... I don't want him to see me like this either..." He struggled to say as blood was already dripping from the corner of his mouth. 

Damon knew he was dying already, but he was in shock. He saw the notification that popped up in front of him, but he was divided. Would his father want to live even if it meant that he would become a vampire? Would he not hate him if he made him a vampire?

He had a lot of questions on his mind, and it was scary. "Dad..." He called softly, and Lucas raised his brows. "If there is a way... I mean, if there is a way for you to live even though you won't be a human anymore, will you take it?" He asked his father with bated breath. 

He knew his question was crazy and his father would think of him as a crazy lad in his final moment, but the urge to protect his earthly parents took over him, and he wanted to try his best to keep them with him. 

Wendy looked at him with disbelief in her eyes, but she didn't say a word as she turned to look at Lucas, who was still smiling. "Of course. If our little Marcus has a way to keep Dad alive, no matter what, Dad will turn to it, if he will still recognize his family and be able to protect our darling baby, he will gladly accept it." Lucas was trying his best to sound strong. The last thing he wanted was to sound weak at his last moment. He wanted his son to see him as a strong father to the very end. 

Having gotten the answer, even though Damon was shocked by the answer, he knew he had no time and had to quickly do what he needed to do or he might lose Lucas. "I accept." He mumbled. 

(Ding! You've agreed to turn human Lucas into a new being. Quickly put your blood in his mouth and let the ritual begin.)

Damon nodded his head. There was no time to think or be confused. He raised his free hand to his mouth, and at the thought, his teeth elongated, and he pierced his palm. 

He placed his hand at the entrance of Lucas's mouth and let out a deep breath. "Please, drink my blood." He urged. 

Lucas found everything strange, and he wondered what his son was doing, but more than that, he felt worse that he would be leaving him soon, so he wanted to do whatever his son wanted from him before he breathed his last. What was his blood that he couldn't drink if it would make him happy and not miss him too much?

Lucas opened his mouth, and the blood dropped into his mouth. Right then, he felt his insides burning aggressively, and before he knew it, the pain took over his body. 

He bit his lower lip as he tried to control the pain and forced a smile on his lips. He knew at that moment that his son wasn't telling jokes when he asked that question and something was happening to his body, but he wondered what it was. 

The pain went on for a while, but he tried his best to make sure none of his family found out about his pain so they wouldn't blame themselves, and soon, he felt everything calm down...

(Congratulations! You've created a halfling!)

(Power: 20%)

Damon smiled bitterly when he saw that, and before saying anything, he decided to check his power, too. He thought of it, and the screen came up to his view...

(Power: 55%)

"The blood I drank, I realized I gained 2% at times and 5% at times. It really piled up to make me this strong?" 

"Lucas! Lucas!! Do you feel... better?" 

He was still deep in his thoughts when Wendy's panicked voice drew him back to reality, and he quickly looked at his father. "Dad...' He called, unable to say a word to him. 

Even though Lucas accepted before he did the ritual, he knew Lucas had no idea what was going to happen to him, and at most, he thought it was just a joke from a sad child who feared losing his father. Damon was scared of what Lucas would think of him from then on, and he wondered if he would still see him as his son. 

Wendy grabbed Lucas's hand. "Are you awake?" She asked again. 

Lucas let out a deep breath. He knew he was no longer himself, and he had a lot of questions he wanted to ask but more than that... "We need to save as many people as we can and leave here. The beasts are coming more, and we need to leave here on time, or it will be over by the time they all get here." He advised as he forced himself up from the ground. 

Wendy was surprised, she wondered what was going on, but she found it hard to ask any question, either, as she knew that whatever was happening had to do with her son, and that scared her. 

The family of three gathered the villagers that were still alive and ran into the forest, hoping to live a secluded and safe life in another place away from the ones trying to kill all of them.