[The Twilight Saga·Carlyle] Hidden God

A burst of violent spring thunder rolled from afar, and suddenly exploded in the sky. ——Big swaths of dark clouds began to gather gradually over the rich and vast land of Alaska.

A few baby birds, startled by the thunder, hurried away from the branches where they were playing, and hid under the wings of their parents screaming.

A storm is coming.

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Edmund ran among the weeds, gradually moving away from the tall and straight spruces.

He is now looking for a place to shelter from the rain.

The boy had left the dark cave with his companions hours earlier.But after that, danger found these two weak children again.

They met a tall brown bear who didn't know how to get here (climbing area, there are only gentle herbivores inside, and this part of the mountain is surrounded by barbed wire).

Fortunately, the bear just had a full meal, and seemed to be in a good mood, so he was not very interested in the two "rodents" that seemed to be less than its waist, and just roared a few times symbolically. They let go.

It would have been something to celebrate, well, if the two of them hadn't been running and got separated.

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The boy's physical strength was exhausted very quickly. ——After a while, he was so tired that he knelt down in the grass and panted heavily.

The taste of blood filled his throat, and the strong taste made his stomach a little nauseous.

After resting for 10 minutes, Edmund reluctantly opened his eyes.

What did he see?

Three men in mountaineering suits. — they were standing by the spruce tree about twenty feet from him.

The intense joy made the boy immediately scream——

"Hey!!! I'm here!!!"

Edmund got up from the grass and waved his hands.

"Gentlemen!!!"

In the next second, he regretted that he had made such a ridiculous move.

One of the brown-haired men tilted his head at him and stood only five or six feet away from him at a speed that humans would never achieve.

Those beautiful red eyes were looking at him suspiciously.

vampire.

The word immediately exploded in the boy's mind. ——The color of the opponent's eyes has already indicated the danger of the comer.The two of them are different from his family members, both are vampires who suck human blood.

Carlisle told him that vampires are absolutely dangerous for humans. — especially when their eyes are not gold.

To tell the truth, Edmund had never seen any other vampires except the Cullens.So when he saw them here, he seemed a little helpless and terrified, to the point that his straight legs began to tremble slightly.

"Oh, hello, little one.—Looks like you're in trouble, aren't you?" said the brown-haired vampire who was very close to him, in a very nice voice, but it made Edmund uncontrollable. shuddered.It was as if the other party was not talking to him, but pouring cold water on him.

[I have to say something, keep it natural!At least they can't let them know that I'm alone now. 】

The boy took a deep breath. "Hi, sir.—Actually, I'm not in trouble."

"Oh?" The brown-haired vampire made a confused voice, "Then what did you ask us to do?"

"Well, I'm sorry.—I just got the wrong person."

"Wrong person." The vampire repeated, and then smiled meaningfully. "Why lie? My dear boy?"

The boy's blue pupils shrank suddenly.

"I do not have."

"You have." The brown-haired vampire straightened up, the smile on his face undiminished, "Your crazy heartbeat tells me that you lied to me...and—you seem to know that we are dangerous."

【No, say something that surprised him. — I must try to stall for time. 】

"Vampires," said the boy tremblingly, "you are vampires."

The brown-haired man raised his eyebrows, "You're right, boy.—May I know your name?"

"Edmund."

"Edmund.—good name. Originally English in origin, if I remember correctly, and means 'keeper.'"

"Yes, sir.—and you are?"

"You may call me Garrett.—what's your last name?"

"Karen," Edmund said quickly. — a little bit of a slur, but he knew the other side would hear it.

"Edmond Cullen." Garrett stroked his neatly trimmed beard, and thought for a while, "Oh, although it sounds nice, it's not a special name. ——You alone?"

"No, I'm climbing with—my family."

"You lied again, boy." Garrett sniffed. —he could smell a strong, sweet aroma from the boy and a faint scent that belonged to several different vampires.This made him feel very puzzled.

The smell of blood from this boy was enough to drive a vampire with little self-control mad on the spot. —but why had he remained unscathed after all his exposure to vampires?

No, probably can't say "unscathed". ——The handsome brown-haired vampire took a look at the boy's disheveled attire and some tiny wounds exposed outside.

interesting.

Garrett found himself growing more and more interested in the boy.

"I'm serious." Edmund found that the vampire in front of him didn't seem to intend to break his neck in a short time, so he breathed a sigh of relief, "My family is nearby."

"is it?"

"They'll be coming to get me home shortly.—Would you like to have a chat with them?"

"Talk?—I don't think you want your family to be exposed to vampires?" Garrett took a step forward, bending slightly to look into the boy's blue eyes.

"They won't mind."

"Because they are vampires?" the man said tentatively. ——After seeing the boy's slightly surprised eyes, he was even more sure of his guess.

So how many funny vampires have adopted this funny boy?

Raise the food?Is this a long-term plan to drink blood?

Yes. —he'd seen some vampires do that.

Human beings who meet the taste match will raise them for their own, and drink a little when they are hungry [I don't know if this word will be harmonious or separate them to be safe] and thirsty.

Keep them alive like livestock, serving as vampire "water fountains" until the end of their lives.

"They're all vampires." Edmund met the other's clear gaze, knowing that it was useless to hide them, so he simply said, "Seven."

"7?"

Garrett repeated in surprise.This number is quite astonishing. ——You know, vampires rarely gather together to live together.They come out to prey more in the form of temporary companionship.After filling the stomach, the small group will disband.Just like he is now. (He had only met his two companions, travelers from St. Petersburg, Russia, half a day earlier.)

Unless, of course, it's a family of vampires. - This word means stability, unity and strength.The affection between family members is inseparable, and they are even willing to dedicate their lives for each other.

There is actually a family behind this boy?

Garrett had planned on sucking the boy's blood dry and feasting on him once he had figured out the boy's secret.But thinking about it now, fortunately he has been enduring the flame-like pain in his throat, and insisted on listening to that little guy until now.

His genius told him that the boy was true to what he had said about his family. —He did live with 7 vampires.

"So it is." Garrett shrank back. ——No matter what purpose the other party adopted the boy for, he shouldn't touch it.After all, vampires are very possessive, and he didn't want to offend a family because of an insignificant human boy, "I think you should go back to your family quickly. It's going to rain, and the mountain road will change." It's hard to walk."

The boy finally relaxed after hearing these words. —It seems that not every vampire with red eyes is as crazy as Carlisle said.

So Edmond, who knew that he had temporarily escaped, showed a bright smile at the vampire in front of him.

"Yes, Mr. Garrett.—Nice to meet you."

The vampire's ruby ​​eyes twinkled.

"Me too, Edmund Cullen." Garrett looked at the boy's beautiful blue pupils for the last time, then turned and walked towards his two companions.

Behind him, the delicate-looking boy ran quickly into the woods.

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"Why let him go?" The black-haired vampire who had been silent all this time asked. ——He looked a little dissatisfied with Garrett's approach. "He knows we're vampires.—what if the Volturi find out?"

"You heard me, there's a family of vampires behind the boy," said another red-haired vampire. - His appearance is about 40 years old, which makes him look like the oldest of the three. "The Volturi won't know if no one informs. Of course, if they are found out, it will be the family that will be punished."

"Anyway," Garrett began, "you better not touch that boy."

"It's just a human child with no power to restrain chickens," the black-haired man said with disdain, opening his arms, "Since when have we vampires been afraid of humans?"

Garrett glanced at him, "What about the same kind? You want to be hunted down by seven vampires?"

"Maybe we hunted them down instead? Just right, I'm a little bored right now, why don't we go meet that family?" The man looked at the red-haired vampire next to him.

The latter showed a hesitant look. ——their life as vampires is so boring, if they can really have some fun, that's the best thing.

But... to challenge a family of 7 vampires?Is this game a little too exciting?

"Come on, Eustin, my brother.—Let the Yankees here see a talent we're proud of."

Eventually, Justin agreed.

"And you, Garrett?"

The brown-haired vampire shrugged, saying he didn't want to join their crazy game.

The author has something to say: This is today's update~~~

Does the name "Garrett" sound familiar to you?