Vaympyre
Chapter Seven
by: Lazuli
lazulidreamer@yahoo.com
I looked around, my eyes darting around, seemingly unaware
of any danger around me, posing as an innocent young girl, incapable of
defending myself. I was just beginning to learn that that was far from the
truth. That no matter how slow I seemed to myself, I would be incredibly
fast to my attacker. I was trying to get my food tonight. I felt in in my bones
again, the need to feed. I did not want to jump anyone though, but to punish
those who dared to harm someone. Endymion had turned me loose, with
his eyes fierce. His words echoed in my head still, as if the connection
between us was active.
"You must learn to be merciless in the face of your enemies. We
can not have you cowering over anything you see, be afraid to attack with
your full power and speed. You must not assume the good always conquers
evil, Serenity. Please, for both of our sakes, remember that. I do not wish to
lose you yet."
So I waited for my prey to come. I thought of how I must resemble
a spider waiting for the fly to drop into her web. We had much in common.
We both drank blood to fufill our thrist, and we wrapped up victims in a
binding so that they could not escape. I was to use that power tonight, so
that it would build up for me, and become habit over the years. I fixed on
a target a few yards away, and I blended further back into the shadows,
waiting for my moment to come. As soon as he was in range of hearing,
I ran to him, clinging onto his shoulders, letting my eyes focus on his, letting
them fill with fear and doubt. Making sure a few false tears trickled down my
cheeks.
"Good sir! Thank goodness you are here! I was so frightened!"
I pretended that I did not smell his quickening interest. his untruths ready
to form on his tounge. That I did not feel his bond of hatred towards women.
I bowed my head into his chest. I could break that bond too, as easily as I
could end his life. His hand came up to rest on my head gently, and I
tightened my grip on his shirt.
"It will be fine, sweet lady. A delicate woman such as yourself
should not be out so late at night unescorted. Come, I will take you to your
dwelling. Are you new here? I am sure I have not seen you before. I would
have remembered such a lovely woman."
I resisted the urge to roll my eyes. He was playing it up very nicely.
At least he did not try to rape me in the streets. That earned one point in his
favor. Perhaps he would not die tonight.
"I am new, sir. Will you escort me to the Galen Inn? I would be most
happy that you returned my safe to the arms of my husband." I had hoped that
his attitude would change then, but he seemed all the more eager. I sighed,
and led him towards his destiny.
Later, starting at the body on the bed, I felt some sort of pain that
the man had to die, but he had chose the path himself. He chose his ways.
It was the cycle of life. If he did not fare so well in this life, perhaps another
time he would do better. He had chosen to try and rape a married woman.
My eyes closed for a brief second as I recalled the look on his face when he
saw that his intended prey had just become the predator. I looked more
carefully at the body, and realized that the soul was still around, and it still
held the connection to life, barely. He still held the bond of his hatred for
woman. I stared at where the soul was, and smiled.
"I have relieved you of the pain of this world, and you will be guided
into the next. Yet you still cling to life? What is the answer for this? There
must be something keeping you so boldy clinging to life when I have all but
severed it completly."
I eyed the bond of his hatred, and I held the thin cord in my hand.
With hardly a thought, I snapped the cord in two, and the lifecord vanished
as well. With the soul truly gone, I knelt by the body to start his rites into
the next life. I knew that in the future I would not have the chance to always
do this, but for a life that I had taken, I knew that my own soul would rest
easier if I made peace with myself for this killing, and the ones that would
surely lie ahead. Including my father.
Endymion and I met up the next day, as he requested. I knew
that he viewed my conquest, but I did not know his opinion of my method
yet. There were several things that could have happened to me if he had
been more of a sadistic man than he was. Any number of things could have
gone wrong, but still, I was slowly learning the ways that I had to live by
if I wanted to survive.
Endymion knew of the Master that held the mysterious
girl Leda under her control. She was a child-like creature, her looks bringing
in more victims than my act would. She was dangerous. Very. Endymion
had stated that there was no way that we would win a fight with her unless
we started gaining our allies before they became too connected to her, too
far under her spell. I was to set as many bonds to each one we met,
a bond that was unbreakable by anyone but myself.
We were taking care of unfinished businness first. I was the one
who had feared that if the girl had gotten a hold of my father, there could
be many more things she could hold above us. Not my father being a hostage.
I was not dumb enough for that, but the ties of blood could set any number
of spells aganist us. I could use the same ties of blood, though, to use it
to our advantage. Never to kill by magic, and I was not going to kill him, but
he would not bother us any longer.
Pallas tilted her head to the side as she observed the quivering
woman in front of her. Such a waste. Had humanity degraded so far since
her time? The peasant woman weeped and prayed to her god. Pallas smiled.
As if that would change her fate any. It would not win her any sympathy
either. As if she deserved any.
"You expect your cross will make me hiss and cry out in pain?
That the holy light of your God will harm me? I am afraid I have to change
your mind, child." She leaned foward to grab the chain, twirling it in her
hand, choking off the woman's air supply.
"Your kind is new here. I will not put up with these... insults from
such a low race. I should just kill you now. That wouldn't be any fun, now
would it? It would be over too quickly, for you are mortal." Pallas giggled
suddenly, her laughter echoing badly off the walls, making the few prisoners
in the room wince from the sound.
"What if you were not mortal anymore? What if you became
what you despised so much? How would you feel then? The torture could
go on for eternity, now couldn't it?"
The girl's eyes widened, and she tried to back away, her cries
stuck in her throat. Palla smiled, and licked her lips.
I watched Endymion carefully now. He only showed his gentle
side to me, but he still did not show that often now. I wished that we could
just stop, and be like we once were before. I told myself that if he got too
cold, that I could just leave him. It would be as simple as that. He taught
me the basics. He was teaching me to be more cautious, and to be more
ruthless when it came to my victims. I didn't even see why I would have
to involve myself with this Master.
Endymion turned to me at the moment, and the look in his
eyes froze me to the spot. It was type of desperation, hurt, and a
deeper look. He smiled suddenly, and his words seemed to wrap around
me.
"Do you not remember the first day you joined with me, beloved?
What I said to you? I mark you as mine. I have chosen you. You could stay
with me, if you wish. Or, if you desire, you can be thrown back to
that pack of wolves you call friends. Which do you choose?"
I shivered, and I walked toward him willingly. I, out of all people,
could not deny the bond that was between us. I put my hand in his, and
his free hand reached up to cup my cheek tenderly. We were enclosed
in darkness, and I leaned up to touch my lips gently to his, and his
response matched mine. I sank into his embrace, leaning aganist him as
we kissed over and over again. His kisses eased away from gentleness
into tenderness and then deeper. As if he was telling me that he loved
me... that he was sorry for his behavior earlier. I made no protest as I
fell more into him, our minds joining more firmly than before, our bond
and powers combining. I felt it in the back of my mind, but all distractions
were shut out as I focused on him.
Pallas leaned close to the now imobile Leda and smiled. "Oh,
Leda... Leda.. wake up, dearie. You must answer to your Master." Leda
stirred, whimpers coming from her throat. Pallas glared at her, then
slapped her across the face, hard enough to almost make a dent in her
face.
"Wake up! I command you." She shouted, and Leda's eyes
opened and focused on Pallas with growning horror, and to her own
shame, growing hunger. She lowered her eyes, ashamed, and not
wanting to see the satisfied look in Pallas's eyes. She wished more than
anything that she was safe at home, before any of this ever happened
to her. The child in front of her wavered, and her own home flickered
into her vision. It was wrenched out of her sight, though, by a strong
grip on her hair.
"So, you think that you can escape me so easily? You who
will shun magic in your thoughts use it so easily to escape me. That
will never do. You belong to me now." Pallas smiled, and Leda knew
that there was no more hope for her as the grin widened on her new
Master's face.
I lay in Endymion's arms, my mind now focusing on the
bond between us. It had grown, and I wondered at the limits of it
now. Endymion smiled at me.
"Our powers have grown, and combined. You now can heal as
I do, and I can now sense and create the power of bonds. Our thoughts
our connected more than before. Nothing can break us apart." His gaze
focused on me. "Not even if we were to lose our minds and wish to break
it, we do not even have the power to break our bond."
My eyes widened. He had picked all of that from me.. .it was
not like that for us before. I lay my head down on his chest. "That will
serve us well in the future, will it not?" I murmered to him.
He nodded, his hand stroking my hair. "If we cannot not
break the power of a bond, then nothing can seperate us. We can heal
eachother at a thought, create any type of bond that we wish. Those
are our greatest powers, beloved. The powers of Master vampires. It
will be a great advantage to have when we fight Pallas."
Pallas leaned in her throne, her feet not quite touching the floor.
She absently thought of what was to be done with that new pet of hers.
She didn't expect Leda to have a such a strong power. She could escape
her at any time. The ability to travel through time. Pallas frowned. That
could put her at a serious disadvantage one of these days. She would
have to ensure that it did not happen. In the meantime, she continued
shape the walls around her Universe, protecting it from the outside world,
and trapping those who had been so foolish to make enemies of her
and her own. Leda would not be able to escape to get help from here
without a long period of time passing and alot of energy. Pallas smiled.
She was looking foward to the day when she would those who would be
so foolish to side with Leda. They would first on her list to die in the own
private abyss of her world.
What do you think, minna?? Please, I would love feedback for this story!
I know it has taken a dark turn, but it is finally getting somwhere, and had
an actual plotline now! *grins*
Chapter Seven
by: Lazuli
lazulidreamer@yahoo.com
I looked around, my eyes darting around, seemingly unaware
of any danger around me, posing as an innocent young girl, incapable of
defending myself. I was just beginning to learn that that was far from the
truth. That no matter how slow I seemed to myself, I would be incredibly
fast to my attacker. I was trying to get my food tonight. I felt in in my bones
again, the need to feed. I did not want to jump anyone though, but to punish
those who dared to harm someone. Endymion had turned me loose, with
his eyes fierce. His words echoed in my head still, as if the connection
between us was active.
"You must learn to be merciless in the face of your enemies. We
can not have you cowering over anything you see, be afraid to attack with
your full power and speed. You must not assume the good always conquers
evil, Serenity. Please, for both of our sakes, remember that. I do not wish to
lose you yet."
So I waited for my prey to come. I thought of how I must resemble
a spider waiting for the fly to drop into her web. We had much in common.
We both drank blood to fufill our thrist, and we wrapped up victims in a
binding so that they could not escape. I was to use that power tonight, so
that it would build up for me, and become habit over the years. I fixed on
a target a few yards away, and I blended further back into the shadows,
waiting for my moment to come. As soon as he was in range of hearing,
I ran to him, clinging onto his shoulders, letting my eyes focus on his, letting
them fill with fear and doubt. Making sure a few false tears trickled down my
cheeks.
"Good sir! Thank goodness you are here! I was so frightened!"
I pretended that I did not smell his quickening interest. his untruths ready
to form on his tounge. That I did not feel his bond of hatred towards women.
I bowed my head into his chest. I could break that bond too, as easily as I
could end his life. His hand came up to rest on my head gently, and I
tightened my grip on his shirt.
"It will be fine, sweet lady. A delicate woman such as yourself
should not be out so late at night unescorted. Come, I will take you to your
dwelling. Are you new here? I am sure I have not seen you before. I would
have remembered such a lovely woman."
I resisted the urge to roll my eyes. He was playing it up very nicely.
At least he did not try to rape me in the streets. That earned one point in his
favor. Perhaps he would not die tonight.
"I am new, sir. Will you escort me to the Galen Inn? I would be most
happy that you returned my safe to the arms of my husband." I had hoped that
his attitude would change then, but he seemed all the more eager. I sighed,
and led him towards his destiny.
Later, starting at the body on the bed, I felt some sort of pain that
the man had to die, but he had chose the path himself. He chose his ways.
It was the cycle of life. If he did not fare so well in this life, perhaps another
time he would do better. He had chosen to try and rape a married woman.
My eyes closed for a brief second as I recalled the look on his face when he
saw that his intended prey had just become the predator. I looked more
carefully at the body, and realized that the soul was still around, and it still
held the connection to life, barely. He still held the bond of his hatred for
woman. I stared at where the soul was, and smiled.
"I have relieved you of the pain of this world, and you will be guided
into the next. Yet you still cling to life? What is the answer for this? There
must be something keeping you so boldy clinging to life when I have all but
severed it completly."
I eyed the bond of his hatred, and I held the thin cord in my hand.
With hardly a thought, I snapped the cord in two, and the lifecord vanished
as well. With the soul truly gone, I knelt by the body to start his rites into
the next life. I knew that in the future I would not have the chance to always
do this, but for a life that I had taken, I knew that my own soul would rest
easier if I made peace with myself for this killing, and the ones that would
surely lie ahead. Including my father.
Endymion and I met up the next day, as he requested. I knew
that he viewed my conquest, but I did not know his opinion of my method
yet. There were several things that could have happened to me if he had
been more of a sadistic man than he was. Any number of things could have
gone wrong, but still, I was slowly learning the ways that I had to live by
if I wanted to survive.
Endymion knew of the Master that held the mysterious
girl Leda under her control. She was a child-like creature, her looks bringing
in more victims than my act would. She was dangerous. Very. Endymion
had stated that there was no way that we would win a fight with her unless
we started gaining our allies before they became too connected to her, too
far under her spell. I was to set as many bonds to each one we met,
a bond that was unbreakable by anyone but myself.
We were taking care of unfinished businness first. I was the one
who had feared that if the girl had gotten a hold of my father, there could
be many more things she could hold above us. Not my father being a hostage.
I was not dumb enough for that, but the ties of blood could set any number
of spells aganist us. I could use the same ties of blood, though, to use it
to our advantage. Never to kill by magic, and I was not going to kill him, but
he would not bother us any longer.
Pallas tilted her head to the side as she observed the quivering
woman in front of her. Such a waste. Had humanity degraded so far since
her time? The peasant woman weeped and prayed to her god. Pallas smiled.
As if that would change her fate any. It would not win her any sympathy
either. As if she deserved any.
"You expect your cross will make me hiss and cry out in pain?
That the holy light of your God will harm me? I am afraid I have to change
your mind, child." She leaned foward to grab the chain, twirling it in her
hand, choking off the woman's air supply.
"Your kind is new here. I will not put up with these... insults from
such a low race. I should just kill you now. That wouldn't be any fun, now
would it? It would be over too quickly, for you are mortal." Pallas giggled
suddenly, her laughter echoing badly off the walls, making the few prisoners
in the room wince from the sound.
"What if you were not mortal anymore? What if you became
what you despised so much? How would you feel then? The torture could
go on for eternity, now couldn't it?"
The girl's eyes widened, and she tried to back away, her cries
stuck in her throat. Palla smiled, and licked her lips.
I watched Endymion carefully now. He only showed his gentle
side to me, but he still did not show that often now. I wished that we could
just stop, and be like we once were before. I told myself that if he got too
cold, that I could just leave him. It would be as simple as that. He taught
me the basics. He was teaching me to be more cautious, and to be more
ruthless when it came to my victims. I didn't even see why I would have
to involve myself with this Master.
Endymion turned to me at the moment, and the look in his
eyes froze me to the spot. It was type of desperation, hurt, and a
deeper look. He smiled suddenly, and his words seemed to wrap around
me.
"Do you not remember the first day you joined with me, beloved?
What I said to you? I mark you as mine. I have chosen you. You could stay
with me, if you wish. Or, if you desire, you can be thrown back to
that pack of wolves you call friends. Which do you choose?"
I shivered, and I walked toward him willingly. I, out of all people,
could not deny the bond that was between us. I put my hand in his, and
his free hand reached up to cup my cheek tenderly. We were enclosed
in darkness, and I leaned up to touch my lips gently to his, and his
response matched mine. I sank into his embrace, leaning aganist him as
we kissed over and over again. His kisses eased away from gentleness
into tenderness and then deeper. As if he was telling me that he loved
me... that he was sorry for his behavior earlier. I made no protest as I
fell more into him, our minds joining more firmly than before, our bond
and powers combining. I felt it in the back of my mind, but all distractions
were shut out as I focused on him.
Pallas leaned close to the now imobile Leda and smiled. "Oh,
Leda... Leda.. wake up, dearie. You must answer to your Master." Leda
stirred, whimpers coming from her throat. Pallas glared at her, then
slapped her across the face, hard enough to almost make a dent in her
face.
"Wake up! I command you." She shouted, and Leda's eyes
opened and focused on Pallas with growning horror, and to her own
shame, growing hunger. She lowered her eyes, ashamed, and not
wanting to see the satisfied look in Pallas's eyes. She wished more than
anything that she was safe at home, before any of this ever happened
to her. The child in front of her wavered, and her own home flickered
into her vision. It was wrenched out of her sight, though, by a strong
grip on her hair.
"So, you think that you can escape me so easily? You who
will shun magic in your thoughts use it so easily to escape me. That
will never do. You belong to me now." Pallas smiled, and Leda knew
that there was no more hope for her as the grin widened on her new
Master's face.
I lay in Endymion's arms, my mind now focusing on the
bond between us. It had grown, and I wondered at the limits of it
now. Endymion smiled at me.
"Our powers have grown, and combined. You now can heal as
I do, and I can now sense and create the power of bonds. Our thoughts
our connected more than before. Nothing can break us apart." His gaze
focused on me. "Not even if we were to lose our minds and wish to break
it, we do not even have the power to break our bond."
My eyes widened. He had picked all of that from me.. .it was
not like that for us before. I lay my head down on his chest. "That will
serve us well in the future, will it not?" I murmered to him.
He nodded, his hand stroking my hair. "If we cannot not
break the power of a bond, then nothing can seperate us. We can heal
eachother at a thought, create any type of bond that we wish. Those
are our greatest powers, beloved. The powers of Master vampires. It
will be a great advantage to have when we fight Pallas."
Pallas leaned in her throne, her feet not quite touching the floor.
She absently thought of what was to be done with that new pet of hers.
She didn't expect Leda to have a such a strong power. She could escape
her at any time. The ability to travel through time. Pallas frowned. That
could put her at a serious disadvantage one of these days. She would
have to ensure that it did not happen. In the meantime, she continued
shape the walls around her Universe, protecting it from the outside world,
and trapping those who had been so foolish to make enemies of her
and her own. Leda would not be able to escape to get help from here
without a long period of time passing and alot of energy. Pallas smiled.
She was looking foward to the day when she would those who would be
so foolish to side with Leda. They would first on her list to die in the own
private abyss of her world.
What do you think, minna?? Please, I would love feedback for this story!
I know it has taken a dark turn, but it is finally getting somwhere, and had
an actual plotline now! *grins*