She decided to call Max and find out how things were going, but he didnt answer the phone for a long time, then they picked up the phone and asked:
Hello, who do you want?
Can Maxim come to the phone? Elsa asked.
Hes not here, answered a female voice.
When will he come? Elsa asked.
The girl, he died, the woman answered.
How did you die, are you kidding? Elsa asked.
What jokes can there be? Yesterday, while returning home by car, he crashed, the woman answered.
Tell me, when is the funeral? Elsa asked. Tomorrow at one oclock in the afternoon, who will you be to him? asked the woman.
We were friends with him, Elsa answered.
Then be sure to come, the woman said and hung up.
Elsa called Lera and said:
Hello Lera.
Hello Elsa, she answered.
I just called Max and they told me, Elsa didnt have time to finish.
Its true, I also only found out about this recently, I came to his mother to help, she is completely weak, she doesnt talk to anyone, Lera answered.
How could it all happen? Elsa asked.
I dont know, lets talk about it tomorrow, Lera answered.
Okay, see you tomorrow, Elsa said.
What happens, first its a man, then Maxs death, its an accident, or links in one chain. Max always drove a car well and he couldnt just get into an accident, which means with someones help. They are vampires and can not only fly, but also appear anywhere suddenly. I dont want to believe that it was they who helped send Max to the next world, Elsa thought.
The next day, Elsa went to the funeral; she had to see off her friend on his last journey and find out the details of what happened.
Arriving at Maxs house by minibus, Elsa called Lera and she went outside to meet her and take her into the house.
Zhenya was there, looking at Elsa with a distant look.
Hello, do you already know everything? Elsa asked quietly.
No, where did you get the idea? Zhenya asked.
You havent even called since we arrived, Elsa said.
I didnt call anyone, I was afraid, and when I found out about Maxs death, I was completely lost, Zhenya answered.
At least can you explain to me how it happened that Max had an accident? Elsa asked.
Nobody knows, he was driving along the road, there were no cars, and suddenly he turned to the side and crashed into a pole, Zhenya answered.
Was he sober? Elsa asked.
Absolutely, even the cops who arrived at the scene after the examination were surprised, Zhenya answered.
Elsa didnt want to remind Zhenya about yesterdays vampire, because she knew he would begin to be even more afraid. Max was buried, we remembered him and went home.
For some reason, Elsa wanted to go to the hospital tomorrow and visit the man who was hit by their car. Now you need to put a jar of holy water in your purse for self-defense.
In the castle, Darkness pushed his speech:
Well, my dears, the time is coming for us vampires, the most beautiful and one of a kind. Today there are still few of us, but I know that the time will come and we will build a new world. But in order to accomplish everything, I need to destroy Plato, the son of my blood enemy, who wants to destroy us. Find him for me and bring him to me and then I will only have a little left.
Elsa got up in the morning and went to take a shower, then made herself breakfast and looked at the clock, it was already eight, which means she needed to eat and go to the hospital.
Arriving at the hospital, Elsa found out that the man had suddenly come to his senses at night and ran away, but the nurse wrote out his registration address from the passport found in his inner pocket.
Can you write me your registration address? Elsa asked.
Girl, who are you to him? asked the nurse.
Im the one who brought him to the hospital by car and I would like to know about his health, Elsa explained.
But we dont disclose information, said the nurse.
Here, take this, Elsa said and handed her a thousand rubles.
The woman looked at me in surprise, quickly wrote the patients address on a piece of paper and handed it to Elsa.
Mercy, Elsa said and left the hospital.
What to do now with this address, the best way to find it is to contact the address bureau, stop, but you can find out from the taxi driver and Elsa, seeing the standing car, came up and asked:
Cant you take me to Gorky Street, house ten?
Girl, Im waiting for a client now, so find another car, the taxi driver answered.
What if I pay you double the tariff? Elsa asked.
Okay, but I need to call my partner instead, said the taxi driver and quickly called. Fifteen minutes later they arrived at the desired address.
Should I wait for you? asked the taxi driver.
If its possible for five minutes, but if Im not there, you can leave, Elsa answered, paying the driver a double fare.
She went into the yard, there was no dog here, so she walked to the door and knocked.
Chapter No. 4
At first no one came, but when Elsa knocked harder, a male voice behind the door asked:
Who do you want?
I need Plato, Elsa answered.
The door opened and a man appeared on the threshold, whom they took to the hospital.
Who are you? he asked.
Im Elsa, your savior, last night you ran out of the forest and fell under the wheels of our car, Elsa explained.
Come into the house, he said and Elsa turned around and waved her hand to the taxi driver.
Would you like tea or coffee? he asked.
If I can have some coffee, Elsa answered.
You were looking for me, why? asked Plato.
I came to the hospital to check on you, but they explained to me that you had run away, so I had to trick the nurse out of your address by hook or by crook, said Elsa.
Judging by the fact that you are here, you succeeded, said Plato.
I always achieve what I want, said Elsa.
This is a good quality in a person, but only if he does it with goodness, said Plato.
You are absolutely right, why did you run away from the hospital? Elsa asked.
As you can see, everything is fine with me, anything else? he asked.
Youve been talking about vampires all the time in your delirium, tell us about them, Elsa asked.
I dont know anything, go away, he said.
All the windows in the house suddenly opened and a strong wind blew.
Its him, said Plato and ran into another room.
Who is he? Elsa asked Plato, who returned with a weapon in his hands.
Gloom is the leader of the vampires, you cant stay here, leave, now the vampires will fly here, Plato shouted.
Not understanding anything, Elsa hid in the closet and, opening the door a little, began to watch what was happening.
A young girl of about twenty in black clothes came into the house and bared her teeth and said:
Come with me, you will become my chosen one.
Yes, screw you, replied Plato.
The girl rose to the ceiling and abruptly rushed at Plato, having managed to dodge, he fired from a crossbow and she turned into black smoke. Following her, two guys in black clothes and red cloaks flew through the window.
Plato, you must become one of us, said the vampire.
Sorry guys, but I took an oath to destroy you, said Plato and shot at one, he turned into a black crow and flew out the window.
The second vampire jumped on Plato and knocked the crossbow out of his hands, a struggle began on the floor and Elsa, plucking up courage, ran out of the closet and took the crossbow. Plato saw Elsa and shouted:
Load an arrow and shoot!
Elsa took the arrow and inserted it into the crossbow, at that moment the vampire bent down to bite Plato came, but her arrow stopped him and turned him into a raven flying away.
You cannot stand alone against the army of my warriors, a male voice said in an echo.
Well see, Plato answered.
Fool, while there is still time, come to my side and I will give you life, said the voice.
This is not in my rules, said Plato.
Ill remind you of myself, the voice laughed and immediately everything died down.
Plato was a tall man with a strong build, about forty-five years old, brown-haired with an amazing mustache, and loved to smoke a pipe.
And you are brave, said Plato.
You needed my help, Elsa answered.
Look at yourself in the mirror, there you will see your frightened reflection, Plato smiled.
I was really scared, said Elsa.
When I first encountered this, I was also so pale, said Plato.
Three days ago, I and my friends went on a nature trip to the river and one guy already surprised us with his visit, said Elsa.
Who was that? asked Plato.
One of the vampires, he told us a terrible story, about some man in a black tailcoat and a cane in his hand, said Elsa.
Who kidnaps a young maiden? asked Plato.
Yes, how do you know? Elsa asked him.
So it was Darkness, he just decided to frolic with you like children, Plato answered.
How did you meet him? Elsa asked.
This is an old story and has been going on for two thousand years. Then my ancestors fought with him and won. Having shackled him in steel chains and sealed him in a steel coffin, they took him to Egypt and hid him in the tomb of the pharaoh from prying eyes. For a thousand years he was in the tomb and everyone had already forgotten about him, only terrible legends went from one village to another.
But just recently it appeared again in our area and I dont know where it came from.
And now there are one hundred vampires in his army, but with every bite of a person their number increases, Plato told his story.
How to destroy it now? Elsa asked.
I dont know, vampires can be killed with silver bullets or arrows, an aspen stake driven into the heart and holy water, answered Plato.
Ive already tried the darkness of my water, Elsa smiled.
Seriously, where did you get it? asked Plato.
When the vampire tried to bite my friend, I remembered that I had holy water in my bag, so I took it and poured it on his chest, said Elsa.
You will make a good student in exterminating vampires, said Plato.
But we cant resist the vampires together, said Elsa.
It wont be easy, do you have friends who would like to join our ranks in the fight against this evil spirit? asked Plato.
Yes, but I need to talk to them and its better here at your home, said Elsa.
Call and let them come, said Plato.
Elsa called Lera and Zhenya and told them to immediately come to this address for a serious conversation.
Do you think they will agree? asked Plato.
I hope for their common understanding of the current situation, Elsa answered.
For now, Ill take out my weapon with which we have to fight and show it to your friends, I hope it will inspire them, said Plato.
Will you teach me how to shoot? Elsa asked.
Tomorrow we will begin training, Plato answered.
I agree, said Elsa.
Its even better for you to move into this house for a while, for your safety, said Plato.
Arent you going to pester? Elsa asked.
Theres no time for that now, especially since youre not my type, Plato answered.
And I dont pretend to be the most beautiful girl on the planet. Thank you for the truth, now Ill know that you cant come closer to me than three meters, otherwise you might faint from fear, Elsa thought.
Lera and Zhenya soon arrived to meet Plato and Elsa and she went out to meet them.
What is the urgency? Lera asked.
Now youll find out everything, come into the house, said Elsa.
Zhenya greeted Plato and said in surprise:
So this is the guy who got under our wheels.
Thats right, and he is now my friend, I hope he will become yours too, said Elsa.
As a friend? Zhenya asked.
So guys, lets take it in order, remember what happened to us on the river? Elsa asked.
That guy or something, said Zhenya.
This man is the main vampire, said Elsa.
What do we care? Lera asked.
We need to help Plato exterminate vampires, said Elsa.
Guys, here on the table lies a weapon with which we can resist evil spirits, but for this I need your consent to become one team, Plato explained.
Now this may seem a little strange from the outside, but we are all in danger from vampires. And if we dont start exterminating them, they will take care of us and believe me, in a month, the whole world will turn into one nightmare called the Kingdom of Darkness, Plato painted a not happy picture.
I am a man whose ancestors fought with vampires for many centuries and won, but some bastard released him into the wild and now he has become even stronger, Plato added.
But we dont know anything about them and we dont know how to shoot with these weapons, said Zhenya.
Ill teach you, first you all need to move in with me for a while so that we can be together, and tomorrow well start training, Plato answered.
Well, do you agree? Elsa asked her friends.
I agree, I want to take revenge on them for Max, Lera answered.
And I want to overcome my fear on the same team with you, said Zhenya.
Well, thats great, now we need to go to your house and pick up the necessary things, Plato said and went to open the garage.
Zhenya walked up to the garage and saw the car and said:
Not a sour car.
If you kill all the vampires, Ill buy you the same one, Plato laughed.
Plato had a red AUDI car, in good condition.
I rarely drive it, so it sits in the garage, collecting dust, said Plato and put the guys in his car.
Chapter No. 5
It was already dark and raining, the first address was Zhenyas apartment. He quickly packed his things and everyone went to Elsa. Elsa said that she would rise alone and went to get her things. Approaching the door, she found that it was open, quietly entering the apartment, Elsa first went into the kitchen no one was there, then she went into the living room, which was also clean. Having opened the door to the bedroom, she felt that there was someone behind the door, that is, having pulled out holy water, Elsa, opening the lid, entered the bedroom and saw a man in the corner, without being confused, she threw a jar of water at him. He screamed and burned, the second attacked her from behind and tried to throw her to the floor, but then Plato came running in response to the scream and fired with a pistol, the vampire fell and only a skeleton was left of him.
I warned you to go everywhere together, said Plato.
Thank you, said Elsa.
Get ready, its time for us to leave, said Plato and began to help put things into the bag.
When they went outside, Platon saw a suspicious car not far from the entrance and two guys sitting in it.
Just dont turn around, theyre watching us, let them think that we didnt notice them, said Plato, escorting Elsa to the car.
They drove up to Leras house and a suspicious car followed them all the way and stopped not far from Leras yard.
Do you have another exit from the yard so that I cant be seen from this side? Plato asked Lera.
Yes, Lera asked.
After you bring everyone into the house, I need you to lead me to another exit, Ill go out for a minute and return the same way, Plato answered.
Lera took Plato out and he, going around other houses, ended up behind the car in which the vampires were.
Hello guys, Plato said and shot at them, two black crows flew out of the car and disappeared.
Plato had a large house, three rooms, in one he put me and Lera, in the second Zhenya, and he himself settled in the smallest one.
You probably still cant come to your senses after Maxs death? Elsa asked Leroux when they lay down to rest.
I loved him, Lera answered.
Nothing, we will definitely avenge him, Elsa promised her.
Forgive me for the fact that I didnt believe you while on vacation, Lera said.
Everything is in the past, now we need to be brave to resist evil, said Elsa.
Good night Elsa, said Lera.
Good night, Elsa said and immediately fell asleep.
The guys began to learn to shoot every morning, Plato made them special arrows for the crossbow, and loaded the pistol with ordinary cartridges.
The target was a scarecrow at which they were aiming. They were interested in learning new things, and after training in the evening, he gathered them in the kitchen: