Legacy [Sanguis] by Timothy A. Ray

Author:Timothy A. Ray [Ray, Timothy A.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Vampire
Published: 2018-10-22T04:00:00+00:00

III

“You said there was a situation?” he asked after he’d gone up and put his gear back on.

They were standing in Speedy’s den, most of the damaged tech already replaced, the hacker fast at work as if nothing had ever happened. He didn’t know how the youth did it. If a slimy monster had tried to suck the life out of him, he would probably be curled up in a ball waiting for the day to finally come to a close.

“Show him,” Naomi told Speedy, who’s trembling fingers reached for his mouse and brought up a browser window on the monitor closest to them. “This was uploaded onto the dark web thirty minutes ago. It’s already gone viral.”

She moved aside so he could get a better look at the monitor, a webpage with a video link had been maximized and the clicker hit the large play button in the center, his stomach sinking in anticipation of what was to come.

A smooth white mask filled the picture, the eyes the only visible facial feature, the malice held within the bright blue eyes so clear it might as well have been a window pane he was looking through. A black cowl hugged the sides of the mask, preventing a view of what lay beyond the fiend glaring menacingly in his direction. “I told you what would happen should you ignore my request. What follows is on you.”

The image shifted to that of a couple on their knees, hands bound behind their backs, their mouths unbound and begging for their lives. Their eyes were fixed on something off camera, and although he hadn’t seen Mario for better than thirty years, he still saw the resemblance to the boy he’d once known.

“I don’t know who you are talking about!” Mario blurted in a panic. “Whatever you want, use me. Let my wife go, I beg you!”

The dark-skinned Latina at his side was openly weeping, her eyes wide, her lips pressed tightly as she let her husband do the talking.

“Your memories are irrelevant, your life means nothing, but your death will serve a greater purpose. You are the first of many and will give testimony for what is to come. And trust me, he knows exactly who you are,” the gravelly voice said again, making a shiver run up his spine.

The screen blurred, the frame rate too slow to give a clear picture, but the gargling sounds that erupted made it obvious that something devastating had just taken place.

An instant later the blur was gone, leaving two headless corpses hovering on their knees, blood cascading down their torsos in a sick display of gore. Mario’s head was lying in his wife’s lap, his mouth still working but no voice emitting as his eyes found the camera. The dead man’s irises focused slightly, then swiftly expanded and became lifeless.

“You have one hour to return what you’ve taken, or another will be found to help persuade you, maybe a little bit closer to home this time,” the voice growled, the mask filling the video screen once more before cutting off.

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