Abyss was really happy to see her brother back and him to retrieve his sister. He also gave her the plants that he’ve harvested a few days ago.

The young girl was satisfied, but she couldn’t help to question him about his long absence because she was worryied to not see him come back.

He explained her that he was injured and had been taken in by generous peoples who healed him.
She noticed that he’s look had changed.

-Onyx, aren’t you hiding me something ? She asked, suspicious.

-No, not at all. What make you say that ? Lied the young vampberry.

-Well, I’ve noticed that your look is different and that your eyes have a glow that they didn’t have before. And I have the impression that your canines are longer… Enumerated the teenager.
Abyss was always a good observer…

Onyx sighed and hesitated a moment, thinking if it was better to tell the truth at his sister, or hide it so that she’s not afraid of what he became.
He choose to be honest and tell her the truth, he said to himself that it was better that she know it and she was not a child anymore, after all.

When he had finished, she said :
-Hey well… I understand why you’ve hesitated to tell me the truth… But you know, for me, you will always be my brother, that you are a vampberry or not.
-I’m relieved, I thought you’ll take badly what I’ve became, seen that vampberrys are considered like monsters.
-It’s true. But I know that you will never be a monster, and that Cobalt don’t seem to be one too. Like that woman, Grenat.
-You’re right. Maybe I will present you to them if they agree.
-Great ! Anwsered the young berry, happy.

They spent the day to their usual activities, then the evening spread its dark coat on Dragon Valley, and Onyx went to join Cobalt and Grenat.

He told them that he have told to his sister what have happened to him.
-Hum… You’ve made the good choice. I would have made the same thing. Approved Cobalt.

-Same for me. Assured Grenat.
-Phew. I thought you were going to blame me for doing such a thing.
-Why ? You’ve said it to one person whom you really trust. But you will have to tell your secret to nobody else. Warned him the blue vampberry.
-Yes, of course. Assured the young black berry.
-You can present her to us in two weeks if you want. Proposed the red witch.
-Okay.

Then Cobalt took him with him to teach him what he had to know as a vampberry and also to quench their thirst which began to torment them.

The next day, he announced at his sister that he present her Grenat and Cobalt in two weeks and she was satisfied.

C’était le soir, une semaine ne s’était pas encore écoulée depuis la transformation d’Onyx.
Il rentrait de la chasse avec Cobalt et était sur le point de rentrer chez lui, apercevant sa sœur à l’extérieur, lorsqu’il sentit une présence hostile.
-Montrez-vous ! Gronda-t-il.

Un berry à la peau vert foncé se montra alors. Il était plutôt bel homme, mais son visage avait des veines marquées autour de ses yeux luisants.
Il était encadré par un homme à la peau violette, tout comme le reste de son apparence, lui aussi avait le visage marqué par ces veines autour de ses yeux brillants et par une femme à la peau jaune. Elle aussi avait des veines autour de ses yeux scintillants.

-Des vampberrys. Reconnu immédiatement le jeune vampberry noir. Qui êtes-vous, et que faites-vous aussi près de chez moi ? S’agaça-t-il.

-Moi, je suis Durian. Se présenta le vampberry vert. Je suis surpris de voir que tu ais survécu à mon attaque et que tu te sois transformé. Depuis que j’ai découvert que tu as survécu, je souhaitais te rencontrer et me présenter. Voici mes amis, lui, c’est Indigo et elle, Orgeat.

-Alors c’est toi, le responsable de mon état ! Cobalt et Grenat ne s’étaient pas trompés ! Fulmina Onyx qui fut sur le point de les attaquer.
Mais il fut arrêté dans son élan par cette phrase de son ennemi :
-C’est ta petite sœur que j’ai vu, n’est-ce pas ? Elle à l’air charmante. Dit-il, un rictus mauvais sur ses lèvres. Indigo et Orgeat eurent aussi un sourire mauvais. Et oui, je suis responsable de ton état. J’espère que tu ne m’en veux pas ? Ajouta-t-il, moqueur.
-Ne pas t’en vouloir ?! Je me retrouve condamné à mener une vie que je n’ai jamais voulue ! Comment ne pourrais-je pas t’en vouloir ! Répondit-il, la rage contenue transparaissant dans sa voix. Et laisse ma sœur en dehors de ça, c’est entre toi et moi !

-Tsss… Tu es encore bien trop jeune et inexpérimenté en tant que vampberry pour espérer me vaincre, gamin. Fit Durian, qui semblait déçu par la réponse de sa victime. Moi, j’ai déjà plus de cent ans. Et si tu veux qu’on laisse ta sœur tranquille, rejoint mon groupe. Indigo et Orgeat sont comme toi, c’est moi qui les ai transformés.

-On s’amuse bien avec Durian, tu verras. Assura Indigo.

-Rejoint-nous, tu ne le regretteras pas. Ajouta Orgeat, tentant de le séduire par sa voix douce.

-Alors là, vous pouvez toujours rêver pour que je rejoigne votre bande ! Jamais je rejoindrais quelqu’un responsable de ce que je suis devenu ! Affirma le jeune homme, la haine et la colère dans sa voix.

-Très bien, mais tu vas le regretter, je te le garantis. Assura le vampberry vert, l’expression toujours aussi mauvaise.

Et le trio parti.

Onyx, soulagé de leur départ, rentra et s’assura que sa sœur n’avait rien. Il fut rassuré lorsqu’elle lui assura que tout allait bien.
Mais il préféra l’avertir de ce qui venait de lui arriver et ils décidèrent de partir d’ici deux jours, le temps de préparer et mettre en ordre leurs affaires.

Le berry décida aussi de prévenir Cobalt et Grenat le lendemain car la nuit était très avancée et il ne souhaitait pas les déranger à une heure aussi tardive.

It was the evening, one week had not passed since Onyx’s transformation.
He was back from hunting with Cobalt and was about to go home, perceiving his sister outside, when he felt a hostile presence.
-Show yourself ! He growled.

A berry with dark green skin showed himself then. He was a rather handsome man, but his face was marked by veins around his greaming eyes.
At his sides were a man with a purple skin, like just like the rest of his appearance, he too had his face marked by thoses veins around his brilliant eyes; and by a woman with a yellow skin. She too had veins around her twinkling eyes.

-Vampberries… Recognized immediately the young black vampberry. Who are you, and what are you doing near my home ? He said, annoyed.

-I’m Durian. Present himself the green vampberry. I’m surprised to see that you’ve survived my attack and that you are transformed. Since I’ve discovered that you survived, I wished to meet you and present myself. Here’s my friends, him, it’s Indigo, and her, it’s Orgeat.

-So it’s you who’s responsible of my state ! Cobalt and Grenat weren’t wrong ! Fulminated Onyx who was about to attack them.
But he was stopped by this sentence of his enemy :
-It’s your little sister that I saw, right ? She look charming. He says, a bad grin on his lips. Indigo and Orgeat also had a bad smile. And yeah, I’m responsible of your state. I hope you do not hold it against me ? He added, derisive.
-No hold it against you ? I find myself condemned to live a life which I’ve never wanted ! How I could not blame you ! He replied, the contained fury showing trough his voice. And let my sister out of it, it’s between you and me !

-Tsss… You’re still too young and inexperienced as a vampberry to hope defeat me, kid. Made Durian, who seemed disappointed by the response of his victim. I’m already more than one hundred years old. And if you want that we leave your sister alone, join my group. Indigo and Orgeat are like you, it’s me who transformed them.

-We have fun with Durian, you’ll see. Insured Indigo.

-Join us, you won’t regret it. Added Orgeat, trying to seduce him by her soft voice.

-You can always dream for me to join your band ! I will never join somebody responsible for what I became ! Asserted the young man, the anger and hate in his voice.

-Very well, but you’ll regret it, I guarantee. Assured the green vampberry, the expression still bad.

And the trio left.

Onyx, relieved by their departure, returned home and mad sure that his sister was not hurt. He was reassured when she assured him that everything was well.
But he preferred to warn her about what just happened to him and they decided to leave in two days, the time to prepare and clean their belongings.

The berry also decided to tell Cobalt and Grenat the next day because the night was really advanced and he didn’t want to disturb them so late.