Chapter 169

"Don't worry. They aren't that tough. I had to fight two by myself, once. Like Raziel said on the plane, just don't let them bite you. It hurts." I gave a weak smile, which Maria poorly attempted to return. My Father just gave me a tight hug and said nothing. I noticed others around me doing the same, embracing or respectfully wishing each other luck, even those who had not started out in the same pack. "One last thing," Raziel spoke quietly, and he pulled his backpack off of his shoulders and unzipped it. "Sunlight may be the easiest way to kill a vampire, but there are other ways to . . . incapacitate them. Beheading them will do the trick, but it's much harder to behead a vampire than you think. Ripping their hearts out won't instantly kill them, either. Breaking their necks will temporarily knock them out, so if you don't have enough time to kill them, that will work. However, these can make it easier." He began to pull objects out of the back