Revelations

Ch18 Betrayal.

Gracie woke the next morning all the cuts and bruises including the pain had gone.
As she looked out at yet another beautiful day, she spotted Andreas walking off towards the woods, her eyes fixed on him as he just disappears.
Turning away to walk over to the wardrobe a sense of anger coursed through her, she took a few deep breaths to calm herself but it didn't work.
She decided to confront him about yesterday but more precisely to see why he was doing this to her, she turned to look at a sleeping Leighton before walking into the morning sun.
Heading in the direction Andreas went she came to the edge of the woods, she stopped.
Was this a good idea she thought to herself, but it had to be done, she needed answers.
The woods were dark in comparison to the field around her it gave off an eerie feel, it was like the trees all huddled together to keep warm.
As she stepped through to the forest she recoiled it was cold and damp in comparison. Proceeding onwards she felt as though she had been walking for hours there wasn't a trace of Andreas anywhere, was he hiding.
A sudden chill came over her, the hairs on the back of her neck were on tendrils.
Gracie stopped dead still, something didn't feel right, there was a strange sense of danger.
Suddenly a loud shout echoed through the woods.
"REMEMBER!!!"
Gracie couldn't make out where the voice was coming from, the woods were so dense.
She tried to focus, to listen, it still felt so odd to hear the silence it was making her agitated now.
Gracie moved slowly onwards taking each step with anticipation, a twig snapped in the distance Gracie stopped not through fear but caution.
She could feel her body tensing, sounds were becoming clearer now, her eyesight more honed, hands clenched, the power was present in her entire body.
All of a sudden three swift movements bounded in front of her eyes in a distance.
"Who are you? What do you want?" she called out into the dimly lot woods.
"Remember!" Echoed through the woods once more, with that she could make out three figures in the distance, who were they.
The figures divided fanning themselves out to surround her.
"Stay back" she shouted, "I don't want to hurt you, but I will."
Laughter erupted around her.
"You, hurt us," the laughter was back again mixed with what sounded like snarls.
Gracie to her surprise didn't feel scared not like the time she was kidnapped, she actually felt overwhelmingly calm, she chuckled to herself.
She looked down at her clenched fists, blood was dripping to the floor, small droplets ran down the tall blades of grass, she unclenched them to see her nails had extended considerably, she admired them, that's where the blood came from she thought.
The figures drew closer to her, she could hear them breathing, smell them, with that Gracie moved forward.
"Do not underestimate your foe," came a shout, Gracie snapped her head up looking for the person shouting but to no prevail.
"I shall have your head pretty one, then I will drain you giving your blood to the highest bidder," said a voice in the woods, Gracie chuckled again.
Laughter erupted from the left and right of her now it was much more closer she could hear their heartbeats almost see their aura.
"You will try," she spat at them.
Just then a figure darts out behind a bush towards her running at impossible speed, it was on her in a flash, Gracie kicked out her leg out hitting him flush in the chest sending it sprawling across the ground.
A second and third came at her at the same time one on each side, Gracie managed to block a few blows but one blow sliced right through her white pristine blouse, blood colouring the fabric instantly she gasped out as the pain scored through her.
Gracie could feel the anger, it was pushing past her she knew her vampire was pissed, she took a deep breath letting her through, she grabbed her side as another blow came from the left she blocked the attempted strike.
Grabbing the figures arm she squeezed it pulling it with such ferocious power she ripped it clean off, blood squirted all over Gracies face, the figure recoiled in pain letting out screams of anguish, Gracie smiled at the figure as her fangs started protruding from her gums, she could taste the blood now she sprung at it grabbing it by the throat with a sudden movement of het head she could feel the blood coursing in her mouth she had drained it.
As she released the dead body to the ground she felt a sharp pain on her back, the third figure had taken a swipe at her catching her, a deep laceration was evident she was losing a lot of blood, she turned as the figure was about to take another strike.
Gracie caught it midstroke, she grabbed it's arms ripping them both out of their sockets, the blood flowed from the disembodied part Gracie licked her lips, instead of draining it she placed a kick to it's stomach sending it flying through the air, crashing into a tree, you could hear the bones in it's body breaking into many pieces.
Andreas was watching from a high position, he couldn't believe what he was seeing, how well Gracie was handling herself, the power she was showing.
Gracie turned to face the last figure who was now standing in front of her, Gracie smiled.
"Are you ready to die!" Gracie asked, the figure laughed.
"It's you whos going to die, bitch" came it's reply.
The figure was on her straight away causing her pain in her arms and chest, Gracie blocked as many as she could, this figure seemed stronger than the other ones, more ferocious with it's attacks, stronger.
Gracie caused pain too with as many kicks and swipes as she could, blood was flowing from both, Gracie was weakening with blood loss.
Andreas was started to worry now how much longer could he sit and watch, had he gone too far, was she outmatched.
He was just about to leap down and end the figures life when he caught a glimpse of Gracie being thrown against a tree screaming out in pain she lay in a heap at the bottom,the figure was moving towards her now, Andreas was about to leap on him when all of a sudden Gracie looked up at the figure, her eyes burning a bright green, ancient words erupted from her mouth her hands held in front of her, the figure cried out in pain he slumped down to the ground infront of her, all of a sudden it was engulfed in a bright green fire, it's screams were piercing, Andreas held his eardrums as he  watched on, the fire started disintegrating it's flesh, blood exploded all over over Gracie.
All that was left of the figure was blood and bones.
Andrea stood looking at Gracie with awe, finally! That's who she is, he thought to himself.
Gracie screamed out in pain passing out moments laters. Andreas scooped her up carrying her bridal style all the way back to the house kissing her head.
In those moments he watched her he realised right there and then that she was a force to be reckoned with.