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" ʜᴀᴠᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ʜᴇᴀʀᴅ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴜᴍᴏʀ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ᴀ ᴄᴇʀᴛᴀɪɴ ɢᴇᴍ?
ʟᴇɢᴇɴᴅ sᴀʏs, ᴛʜᴇ ɢᴇᴍ ɪs ᴀ ᴄᴜʀsᴇᴅ ᴀʀᴛɪғᴀᴄᴛ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡɪᴛᴄʜᴇs ᴍᴀᴅᴇ. ᴛʜᴏsᴇ ᴡʜᴏ sʜᴀʟʟ ɢᴀᴢᴇ ᴜᴘᴏɴ ɪᴛ ᴡɪʟʟ ʙᴇ ᴛᴜʀɴ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴀ ᴋɪɴ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴇᴅ ᴍᴏᴏɴ.
ʙᴜᴛ ʜᴏᴡᴇᴠᴇʀ, ᴛʜᴇ ɢᴇᴍ ʜᴀᴅ ʙᴇᴇɴ ʟᴏsᴛ. ɴᴏ ᴏɴᴇ ᴋɴᴇᴡ ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ɪᴛ ᴡᴇɴᴛ ɴᴏʀ ɪᴛ's ʟᴏᴄᴀᴛɪᴏɴ.
ɪғ ᴏɴᴇ ʜᴀs ғᴏᴜɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ɢᴇᴍ, ᴛʜᴇɴ ʟᴇᴛ ᴜs ʜᴏᴘᴇ ᴛʜᴇʏ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ʙᴇᴇɴ ᴡᴀʀɴᴇᴅ ᴏғ ɪᴛs ᴄᴀᴘᴀʙɪʟɪᴛɪᴇs. "
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Fire Spirit breathes heavily as he suddenly felt an unbearable thirst for Jam—
( Wait what..? Jam? That's strange. )
" Starchy— " he rasped, preventing himself from jumping on the unaware moletato, " get— away from 𝙢𝙀— "
" Huh? Get away from you? Please don't tell me you're gonna cause another eruption! " The moletato frowned, Fire Spirit wanted to laugh but this isn't the time for that. His grip tightened around his staff, his bare knuckles turning white.
" Starchy please— I'm not- joking. Get out of here, I'm serious. " The moletato was about to ask questions when he noticed Fire Spirit's state.
The moletato panicked, reminding him of the fight with Agar Agar Cookie. " Wait wait, you're not dying again are you—?! "
" Starchy! 𝙇𝙚𝙖𝙫𝙚! " His flames flared, making the other one yelp in surprise.
" Uhm. Okay, see you soon! " The moletato quickly ran away from him, this made the spirit of fire sighed in relief.
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" ʜᴀᴠᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ʜᴇᴀʀᴅ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴜᴍᴏʀ? ᴀ ᴠᴀᴍᴘɪʀᴇ ʀᴏᴀᴍɪɴɢ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅʀᴀɢᴏɴ's ᴠᴀʟʟᴇʏ.
ᴀs ʀᴜᴍᴏʀs ɢᴏᴇs, ᴛʜᴇ ᴠᴀᴍᴘɪʀᴇ ᴄᴀɴ ᴡɪᴛʜsᴛᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ sᴄᴏʀᴄʜɪɴɢ ʜᴇᴀᴛ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴀᴠᴀ ᴀɴᴅ ɪs ʀᴇsɪsᴛᴀɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ sᴜɴ.
ᴛʜᴏsᴇ ᴡʜᴏ ᴅᴀʀᴇs ᴛᴏ ɢᴏ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅʀᴀɢᴏɴ's ᴠᴀʟʟᴇʏ ᴡɪʟʟ ʙᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴇxᴛ ᴠɪᴄᴛɪᴍ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴠᴀᴍᴘɪʀᴇ. "
Wind Archer quickly went to the Dragon's valley the moment he learned about the rumor, swiftly maneuvering around his way the forest to the Valley, he only hoped for one thing.
' I hope you're safe, Fire Spirit. ' what he didn't know, the rumored vampire is the incarnation of flame itself.
The moment he arrived at the Valley, it was quiet. Too *quiet* for his liking, Fire Spirit should've greeted him by now, about to pester him with things he always wanted to do with the Archer.
But.. Fire Spirit was not around. The Spirit of Fire is nowhere to be seen or heard, that's odd. He never left his domain, if he did, he's usually at the Forest.
Pestering the archer while also helping him defeat cake hounds. Wind Archer was starting to get worried, he couldn't find Fire Spirit anywhere.
' What if Dark Enchantress got to him?? ' he shook off the thought. There's no way Fire Spirit would let himself get defeated that easily, no.
He would never back down without a fight.. but even then, there's no traces of fight happening in the Valley.
' maybe he went somewhere.. ' Wind Archer was about to leave when he heard something, he turned to the source of the sound.
" Fire spirit? Is that you? " He called out, he then noticed sparks of fire. Yep that's Fire Spirit, Wind Archer quickly followed him.
" Fire spirit wait! I need to ask you something! " He yelled, but Fire Spirit doesn't like stopping anytime soon.
' No no no no! I need to get away from windy! ' Fire Spirit thought, he was about to speed up when he suddenly crashed into a rock, making him yelp in pain as he fell to the ground, Wind Archer quickly appearing beside him.
" Fire Spirit, are you alright??? " He asked in concern as he examines the other guardian for any injuries.
Fire Spirit suddenly pulled away, backing away from Wind Archer until his back touched the same rock he crashed into.
" Stay away.. " his voice sounded so scared and small, unusual for someone like Fire Spirit
Wind Archer cocked his head in confusion, why is Fire Spirit asking him to stay away?
He was about to ask when Fire Spirit suddenly curled up in a ball, clutching his head.
( *Feed feed feed feed feed.
Need blood*
***No no no! Shut up! I'm not going to harm, Windy!*** )
" Fire spirit...? " He tried reaching out.
" Windy— please. *Leave*. I don't know how long I can hold myself. "
" What? What do you mean hold yourself?? Have darkness touched this place?? Did Dark Enchantress do something to you?!? " He asked, Fire Spirit suddenly pounced on him, pinning him on the hot ground.
This caught Wind Archer off guard and was about to ask when he noticed Fire Spirit baring his fangs, not just any fangs but vampire ones.
Everything then clicked. Fire Spirit is *the* vampire from the rumors, but how can that be? How can a legendary (like Fire Spirit) turned into a vampire? Dark Enchantress can't do that, and Vampire Cookie doesn't even have the guts!
Fire Spirit snapped out and quickly realized what he did, he let go of Wind Archer. " Oh my witches, Wind Archer I'm so so so sorry— I- didn't know what was I doing I didn't harm you did I?? Did it?!?! "
" Fortunately no. " This made Fire Spirit sigh in relief.
" Mind explaining me how you turned into a vampire and why didn't you tell me?? Or Millie? " Fire Spirit looked away, not wanting to answer.
" I'm.. scared. Plus, I couldn't control myself and I didn't wanna.. hurt you. " He said, fidgeting around his hands.
" Fire Spirit. This is something serious, if I had not heard about the rumors, you would've gone berserk because of hungry! Speaking of that, how long have you been starving yourself? "
"... A 𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘬..? "
" Fire spirit! "
" I'm sorry! I didn't wanna hurt any of the animals! "
" Why didn't you tell Pitaya then?! "
" Because, Pitaya is somewhere and I don't where they are! "
Wind Archer sighed heavily, he proceeds to grab one of his arrows, pressing it on his wrist. " what are you..? Windy no. " Fire spirit spoke, realizing what the Archer is about to do.
" You need to eat. " He pressed, not paying attention to Fire Spirit.
" I'm not drinking your blood! Nuh-uh! "
" Yes. You will. " He proceeds to cut himself, the scent of jam filled Fire Spirit's nostrils, making him feel dizzy.
" Ugh. " He groaned, fighting himself from suddenly latching onto Wind Archer and drain him of his jam.
" The more you resist, the more harder it'll get. Now drink " before Fire Spirit could even protest, Wind Archer shoved his wrist onto Fire Spirit's mouth, forcing the other guardian to drink his blood.
After awhile, Wind Archer pulled away and quickly covered his wrist with a bandaged.
" Satisfied? " He asked the other guardian, Fire Spirit nodded.
He no longer feel thirsty or hungry and the voices in his head seemed to quiet down the moment he's.. somewhat full.
Wind Archer sighed deeply. Looks like he'll need to make sure Fire Spirit won't starve himself again or anything.