#half-vampire

You are laying on the ground in a pool of your own blood.

The blood seeps deep out of your wound and hurts. You try to breathe normally but the pain is too strong.

You hear some footsteps outside and then Lord Elrond walks in the door.

You see how Lord Elrond's eyes  surprised. His beloved half-vampire was hurt by the humans. He tries not to look too worried after all he's a vampire lord, but he's always had a special place for you, especially since you're so powerful even if you're only half vampire.

Then your eyes meet his.

Lord Elrond can see that you are really hurt. He walks over to you and helps you sit on the bed. He looks at your wound with fear, and after a while he removes your top and cleans the wound carefully with a cloth.

He is worried but he is trying to be strong for you.

"I'm sorry" you squeeze out under pain.

"They had me surrounded and I was too surprised to react" you say slightly ashamed.

"Shh shh, it's not your fault" Lord Elrond says, he sounds calm and tries to comfort you. "But we have to take care of it before it gets infected". He cleans the wound again.

Then he looks at you, "Can I ask you a question?"

You nod.

"What were you doing all alone here?" Lord Elrond says, "I thought you would be with the other vampires for the festival".

He is worried that something happened to you before the attack. And he also wants to know why the other vampires abandoned you.

"I was, but we got separated. And you know how they are, they have properly forgotten that i was with them, I'm just a Half-vampire." You say softly.

"They are stupid for forgetting you, you are valuable for me and them" Lord Elrond says, his anger is evident. "But I won't leave you like them, I will take good care of you".

He keeps cleaning your wound but seems to be very angry with the other vampires.

You see a slight flesh of worry go through his eyes as he sees the like black roots lines spread from your wound and decorate your white skin.

"It's worse than it should be, huh? It's because of my human side, because I'm not a full vampire?" You ask your vampire Lord Elrond.

"Yes, it's because of your human half, the poison spreads quicker in your blood" Lord Elrond explains.

He takes your hand, and you feel how worried he is. And how much he loves you.

"Don't worry, I've got you, I'll get you through this"

He looks at you and gives you a reassuring squeeze to your hand before he continues cleaning your wound.

"My dear... my little flower" he says, his voice is full of love and care.

You nod and can feel how your heartbeat calms down. Lord Elrond hears it too.

"I have tried to heal it myself, you know with my power. But my hands got burned" you say confused. Lord Elrond knows that this is because of the poison, the poison doesn't let your vampire Magic work.

Lord Elrond grabs your hands and looks at the burn marks, then he heals them.

"Yes, that is a bad sign, if your power can't heal it, it means that the poison is too strong, we have to do something"

Lord Elrond checks your wound again, it seems like the poison has spread more and it looks really serious. He seems worried.

"I don't have any powerful healing spells that could heal something so strong, because I never needed them. The vampires who are injured, always heal themselves", he says with a worried look.

He checks you for other injuries but he finds none.

You nod softly " s'not your fault" you whisper and you lean your head back against the pillow.

Lord Elrond looks at you and says "We have to talk about something... Important". He pauses for a moment and looks at you with a worried look.

You know that when Lord Elrond is this serious, something must be wrong. Suddenly you hear a knock on the door. "My lord?" you hear someone say.

"What is it?" Lord Elrond answers and the person outside the door says "The other vampires are here, they want to speak with you".

Lord Elrond looks at you but he does not seem happy about having visitors.

"you can go, i won't die quick" you say and slightly shove him on his arm

Lord Elrond looks at you concerned and he says "Are you sure?".

"I'll be back in a moment" he says.

Lord Elrond gets up and you hear him walking to the door, then he talks to the vampires outside the door, they seem to have something important to talk about.

You are alone in the room, and you don't know how long it takes till the vampires are finished talking. You notice how your head is starting to become dizzy, and the black veins have started to spread even more.

The fever is strong and you feel very hot.

After a long while the door opens and Lord Elrond comes in. He walks over to you and sits on the bed. With his hand, he lays a cold cloth on your forehead. You notice that the black veins have spread a lot and the poison seems to spread very quickly.

"My dear Flower..." Lord Elrond says, you can see how worried he is. "I'm afraid I have to tell you..."

Your eyes focus on Lord Elrond. And you hand reach out to him.

You touch his hand. It feels warm. You also feel how your heart beats fast and your head is spinning. You look at him with scared eyes. You are afraid of what he wants to tell you.

"You are sicker than I thought, the poison seems to be a little too strong for you" Lord Elrond says, he sounds sad and worried. He is holding your hand.

"I don't want to lose you..." You hear him say.

"Lord Elrond, can you call me again your Flower" you ask weakly, wanting to hear it one last time from him.

"My dear Flower" Lord Elrond says as he looks at you, "My precious and wonderful Flower."

His voice sounds so loving and his eyes are filled with tears.

"I love you, and I am so sorry..."

"What if we burn the wound" you ask, knowing it would hurt badly but it would stop the poison from spreading further for a while. It would give time to find an Antidote.

Lord Elrond listens to what you suggest with hope in his eyes.

He thinks for a second but looks at you worried. "It would hurt you much more, but it might delay the poison. But I don't know how much time we have..."

Lord Elrond looks sad but is still determined to help you.

"I'll do it if you want, my dear flower."

You nod and see how Lord Elrond quickly gets the things he needs. Then he puts a cloth in your mouth so you don't break your teeth or bite your tongue because of the pain.

your hands hold on to the duvet cover. you don't want to accidentally hit Lord Elrond in pain.

You hear how he puts the stone in the fire and then look at you as he waits that the stone is hot enough.

You feel the temperature in the room get hotter and hotter. The stone in the fire is getting brighter and hotter.

You wait with your teeth clenched and your hand on the duvet cover. You are prepared for the worst pain you've ever felt.

After a while you hear Lord Elrond say "I think it's hot enough now..."

And then he places the stone on your wound.

The pain is unbearable and you scream as loud as you can, even if you don't want to make a sound.

Your back arched slightly in pain but Lord Elrond held the stone to the wound. You can feel how tears run down your face, but you don't try to stop Lord Elrond. You know he does the right thing.

You feel the heat burning your skin and you are in so much pain that you can't stop yourself from screaming.

Lord Elrond holds the stone on your wound, he looks at you, he knows that you are in so much pain.

"You have to be strong my dear flower" he says, he sounds worried and his voice is filled with love. "One more minute" he says.

Then as he is finished he quickly puts the clothes away from your mouth and helps you take deep breaths.

Finally it is over. Lord Elrond looks at you, the black veins and roots are still on your skin, but they are not spreading as bad as before.

Lord Elrond wipes your tears, and says "How do you feel?"

You can feel how weak your body is, the poison really affected you. But you say as calmly as you can "I feel better, thank you...".

"Love you" you whisper breathless.

Lord Elrond smiles at you and holds your hand. "I love you more than anything in this world, my dear flower".

He looks happy to see you get a little better. But still, he is very worried about you.

"Are you going to search for a Antidote now? Maybe the human that poisoned me had it " you ask softly and with innocent eyes.

You know that Lord Elrond has not seen that human who poisoned you.

"Yes, I have a human servant looking for him now. I'm sure we will find him and I will make him pay for what he did to you."

Lord Elrond says, and he actually looks very mad. He has never had this much anger towards a human.

"You will get better and stronger, dear Flower. Don't worry" he says with a reassuring smile.

You nod softly " i know, i trust you" you whisper breathless and smile at him.

Then you hear Lord Elrond suggest that you should drink a little bit of blood, because your skin is so Pale. He knows you hate to drink blood.

"I know you don't like to drink blood, but you lost a lot of it, so you must regain your strength. Just a little drink, to get back to full strength. I need my little flower to be healthy again", Lord Elrond says with a loving voice.

He gets up from the bed and walks over to the table where a cup of blood is just waiting for you.

He holds the glass to your mouth and look gentle but firmly at you

"Just a sip, it will help you. Trust me." Lord Elrond says to you.

You are not sure about this. But you also know that the poison took a toll on your body.

Lord Elrond says with a soft voice "Come on, my little Flower. I know you can do it."

He holds the glass to your lips and waits for you to drink.

You open your mouth and Lord Elrond quickly forces you to drink the blood. You swallow quickly and your eyes travel over his face.

Lord Elrond continues to press the cup against your mouth until the cup is empty. Then he puts it down, and looks at you.

You swallow the blood and the taste of it makes you feel nauseous. But you try to ignore it.

Lord Elrond smiles at you and says "that's Good" he then takes your hand.

"How do you feel?" he says as he looks into your eyes.

"a bit better" you nod slowly

"That's good" Lord Elrond says, he looks happy that the blood helped you.

You can feel how you are getting stronger and healthier again. The poison starts to leave your body. But you are still very weak.

Lord Elrond sits on the bed beside you. "I'm staying with you until you feel better" he says with a kind voice.

"That's how I want to see you. You are getting better, my dear Flower." Lord Elrond says, he sounds happy.

"I think my human servant is almost back from finding the poisoner. When he is here, I'll kill this human for what he did to you."

He looks a little angry. You know that he won't let this human get away with this. But he is still happy to see you get better.

Lord Elrond looks relieved and happy.

"I know you are not fully okay yet, but the healing process is starting and slowly the poison is getting weaker." He says.

"Now we can focus on finding the antidote for you. I'm sure it will be very helpful for you".

Lord Elrond smiles at you, "My dear Flower" he says.

Lord Elrond is happy to hear that you feel a little bit better. "Good, good" he says and gives you a gentle kiss on your forehead.

"But you should rest, you need to regain your energy" he says and looks at your pale skin again.

"Just rest a little more, and get back to full strength."

"Good" Lord Elrond says, and gives you a gentle kiss on the forehead.

"We will find the antidote and you will be fully recovered. You'll become stronger than ever."

He looks at you with a confident look. "I believe in you, my little half-vampire. You are strong".

He puts his hand on your hair and strokes it gently.

"You see, a drink of blood can do a lot of good" Lord Elrond says, he still sounds worried.

Now that your strength is back, you notice that he is still holding your hand and he is not willing to let go. He says "Take a little rest, I will stay here just in case."

Lord Elrond is not willing to leave you alone.

After a while you fall asleep. In the meantime the servant finds the human who has poisoned you and brings him back to Bruchtal. The servant even looks for the antidote and finds his description on a letter, which he immediately took with him.

Lord Elrond is immediately informed about that and the servant hands him the receipt.

Lord Elrond quickly gathers all ingredients and mixes the Antidote. 

Then he comes to you and lubricates you on the wound. 

Your condition until then has deteriorated and you are no longer responsive, so Lord Elrond hopes that the Antidote is attacking the Poison. 

After a few hours, Lord Elrond can see a recovery, the black veins fade and disappear slowly. 

Then you open your eyes again and you look directly into Lord Elrond's face, who is smiling happily at you. 

Your fever has fallen and your other symptoms also disappear slowly. 

Soon you are with full power again and support Lord Elrond again in his activities and as a loved one.