Forest
Forest frowned slightly at Elizabeth's words, even if that tail was teasing her where she wanted to be teased. The smell of Elizabeth was making her head spin as were her odd eyes. She shook her head and focused on answering the succubus's question.
"I was born in Northern Scotland on the day of the year with the longest night, between what is now Wick and Kinlochbervie. I killed my mum coming out of her; my father was a lost traveler. No one knew where he hailed from and apparently he wasn't forthcoming with the information. In grief the wanker made sure he died in battle soon after, not caring that his daughter needed someone to care for her apparently. So my mum's family was forced to take me in.
"I started hearing thoughts of my uncle and how it would have been better if I had been a boy. At least he wouldn't have to worry about another dowry then. So I found my dead da's axe and learned how to use it. I was twelve when I first killed; see, he was going to rape my cousin. The one person who seemingly gave a damn about me. So I cleaved his head right in two. Apparently I was damned good on the battle field. Reading minds of barbarian idiots made it easy to anticipate moves and whatnot.
"So of course, my people didn't want their best warrior to settle down with things like a husband and children. I didn't get any marriage offers, even though . . . there was a boy I liked. We often fought side by side. We became friends. He had hair like a startled carrot and brown eyes. He wasn't handsome by today's standards by any means, but I liked his smile and his freckles. And that he was taller than me."
Forest felt her eyes start to tear up as she drudged up old memories.
"He married someone who was my bloody opposite. Small, giant, useless udders for tits with dark hair. She used to ask me to bring him back safely to her. I would just smile and say of course I would because that's what I bloody do.
"No one asked to make sure I was brought bloody home. Which eventually happened. One night I couldn't sleep and wandered out into the moors to look at the moon. There was someone there. A short little Roman Bastard, I didn't know he was Roman at the time. All I know was that he was small and had stupid clothing on.
"He challenged me to battle. Course I was stupid and young and undefeated. So I was like come at me you tosser. And I lost. Badly. He was stronger and faster than anything that I had seen at the time.
"He was on top of me and said he could let me go, but he'd go after my people instead, and if I couldn't stop him, what hope would they have? If I came willingly with him he would leave them be. So I didn't have much of a choice."
Forest rubbed her arms and said, "He was cold. Like he was shoving an icicle inside of me. I wanted him to stop; it was hurting me. I remember blood running down my legs and him laughing at me. Then he bit me and the world seemed to shatter. I remember quivering as he poured his blood in my mouth."
She rubbed her hands together and sighed.
"That Roman Bastard tried to control me after I woke up as a vampire. He could to an extend due to a Sire Bond. I got tired of his cold, painful cock ripping inside of me again and again. So I grabbed a rock and bashed his brains in. Of course, at the time I didn't know that wouldn't kill him, but it was enough to knock him out and run.
"I wandered around, lost, hungry, and confused for a while until I reached the shores. I met someone like me, a giant blond man named Halfdan. Halfdan liked to laugh and was nice. More importantly he liked blokes so he didn't want to touch me. He didn't pry, took me under his wing and on his ship, and taught me about what I was," Forest said with a shake of her head.
Poor Halfdan, I only knew him for a scant few years before that hunter took him, she thought.
"Eventually I realized I had all of these bloody powers and there were people who didn't. People who wanted to do good. Protect their people like I did. Except they couldn't, but me? Oh, I bloody well could."
Forest smirked and said, "I even earned a daft titled from vampire society. Never liked that stupid thing. I wandered the world, learning ways to fight, helping the helpless, sticking it to the man and all that. Fighting the forces of evil, even though a lot of folks would consider that I was evil just because I am what I am."
She wiped a few tears away and eyed Elizabeth.
