World of Darkness - Vampire by Netherworld # Richard Lee Byers

World of Darkness - Vampire by Netherworld # Richard Lee Byers

Author:Netherworld # Richard Lee Byers
Format: epub
Published: 2013-05-30T04:00:00+00:00


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At first, Milosh felt too weak and dazed to lift a finger. But, gradually, his belly started to cramp. His skin itched, and his flesh burned as if he had a fever. The Hunger had arrived, and it soon became so excruciating that he had to move.

Sluggishly, he touched his neck. The fang wounds were still bleeding. The Asian bastard had jumped up in too much of a hurry to lick them closed. Or maybe he just hadn't given a damn. Hell, maybe he would have drained Milosh to death if Ligeia hadn't distracted him.

The Ravnos tried to close the bloody holes. They shrank, but he couldn't seal them. Vitae kept seeping out. This fresh evidence of his debilitation intensified his fury and his shame.

Clutching his neck, he lurched to his feet. The stars spun around him, and he was afraid that he was going to fall down again. But after a moment, the dizziness passed. Trembling, he staggered toward the stairs. Perhaps the idiot anarchs would help him.

But when he warily pressed his ear against their door, he heard Sartak's voice on the other side. No doubt Ligeia was in the apartment, too, and had already convinced her friends that Milosh was a scumbag. He was on his own. Resisting the urge to cry, he slunk away.

Clinging to the banister, he descended the remaining stairs, then shuffled out into the alley. A broken plastic crack pipe lay on the stoop. Rats scurried through the shadows. The air smelled of car exhaust and rotten produce.

Like most of his clan, Milosh took pride in feeding through trickery and charm. But now, he realized, he wouldn't have time. He'd have to stoop to the crudity of violence, one more offense to charge against Sartak's account.

He wanted to stop and lie in wait where he was. But for all he knew, it might be a long time before a kine came by. What if he passed out before one did? What if he was still sprawled here unconscious when the sun rose? He stumbled on toward the street. The fever gave way to chills. He tried to close his jacket, but his fingers were too numb to work the zipper.

Abruptly he realized that he'd left his nunchakus on the roof. He could never climb back up five flights of stairs. They might as well be on the moon. But a chunk of broken brick caught his eye. He stooped, picked it up, and blundered on. A sheet of lightning lit the sky.

Finally, after what seemed like an hour, he reached the street. At the moment, there were no pedestrians, but there were parked cars. Surely someone would come along soon. Someone had better, because he couldn't walk any farther.

He slipped into a shadowy doorway and slumped against the wall. Thirst seared his throat. His fangs chafed his dry lower lip, but he found that he couldn't retract them. One block away, on Seventh Avenue, kine chattered as they walked up and down.



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