"Hello all. I just want to say that this is a fairly long chapter for this
story but it might explain a few things. Someone who reviewed brought a
few things up that I decided to clear up and this is what I came up with
and I'd like to give credit to my friend Angie, (aka Angelica in the story)
who helped me think up and write this chapter." ~Saira
~Power is said to come from age and experience. True these do accomplish much but power is usually taken rather than earned. You've seen examples of power from Victoria and Angelica. But they have changed little over the years.
But now I will interrupt with a small history lesson. Contrary to popular mythology, the world did not begin as a paradise. For untold eons demons walked the Earth. They made it their home, their Hell. But in time they lost their purchase on this reality. The way was made for mortal animals, for man. All that remains of the old ones are vestiges, certain magicks, certain creatures. The books tell the last demon to leave this reality fed off a human, mixed their blood. He was a human form possessed, infected by the demon's soul.
But along with that soul was powers you couldn't imagine. Vampires by most demons are considered to be the lowest of demons but only because with the more bitten, the original soul was split as well as the power provided so that each new vampire possessed less power than its sire.
The original human bit saw what happened after biting only one and vowed to never let his power diminish anymore by creating more like himself. He let the others change and create new vestiges so that he would remain all-powerful. And he alone knew of the way to gain back power. To drain the blood of your sire takes back any remnants of the demon's soul and almost gives you a power boost but essentially leads to your sire's death. This process only works if you bite your sire though so if you had a weak sire than the only way to gain more strength is age or perhaps tapping into your demon side...such as what the so called, Master, did.
This lone vampire was the strongest and all others feared him but this is not the Master I speak of, nor Dracula or even Nosferatu. His name is long forgotten even by the two he chose to change after vowing never to do so again. So, onto the point of my history lesson. We have seen several examples of Angelica and Victoria's power both mentally and physically. But their power lies in their very blood. And they took full advantage of their power and their complete lack of soul. Their beginning is just as memorable as their recent New Year's party.
"Victoria, where is your sister?" a tall strapping man said. His clothes were of the finest material and style because only the best for a king. That's what Angelica and Victoria were the daughters of. But you wont find him in any history books. Most would like to forget that era.
Not because the king was a cruel tyrant but because of his fate. Victoria and Angelica were his pride and joy at the moment but they knew he wished for a son. That thought hurt them.
Victoria at this point was 19 and her sister 20. The fact that they were unmarried was practically shameful but the older they got, the less they cared. They had each other. It was nearly impossible to separate the blonde and brunette pair.
"Angelica is getting our dresses for the masque tonight" Victoria answered.
"Ah yes. Should be quite a turn out."
Yes, to a king it would be but for the young girls it was boredom. But this night would just be the beginning. Guests from it seemed all over the world had flocked to the enormous castle. The ballroom was decorated and musicians played popular minstrel music.
Angelica and Victoria were in their seats next to their father in beautiful gowns with masques on. Both desperately wanted to enjoy the party though it would be difficult in their corsets. It was a wonder they could breathe. Hundreds of handsome men were attending but they had to stay put. Dukes, Counts, Lords and Princes from other kingdoms came to greet them.
However, only one man caught the girl's attention. He was dressed in black and white noble clothes and fairly long black wavy hair. His skin was so pail it looked like it hadn't seen the sun in ages but it did not lessen his handsomeness. His eyes were hypnotic and his nature was suave.
"Hello, your majesty." He said in a smooth rich voice. "And my ladies as well. I am Count Marcus Natt"
"Welcome" their father said.
Marcus never took his eyes off the two all night, who, in turn, never separated. This fact angered many arrogant suitors but it seemed to intrigue the Count.
Marcus was around much in the coming months coming to call on the two girls. Victoria's father eventually pushed upon her an arrogant imbecile but Angelica made sure to sneak out with her sister to see Marcus. He loved their practical need to be with each other and their willingness to do bad.
However, one night the imbecile held up Victoria and Angelica went out with Marcus, but they did not return that night. Victoria knew her sister well and knew without a doubt that Angelica would tell her before going off for days at a time and so this situation worried her.
Their father didn't even seem to notice. His new wife had become pregnant so he could think of nothing else. Their biological mother had died long ago and they hated the new mistress of the house. She haunted their steps and was succeeding in turning their father against them.
Victoria sat in her room pacing when there was soft creak and Angelica appeared in her doorway and Victoria immediately knew something was off.
"Angelica where have you been? I've been so worried"
"You probably wouldn't believe me," Angelica said airily.
"Try me"
"Come here Victoria" Angelica said curling her finger
Victoria did warily. Her sister was so pale yet so beautiful. Before Victoria knew what was happening, Angelica came at her with alarming speed and began draining her life away.
"Why?" Victoria breathed
"I can't be alone"
Angelica cut her wrist and let Victoria drink. She would be the one and only change. Soon Victoria lied dead on the floor and Angelica waited. The hours crawled but finally Victoria blinked and Angelica helped her up. A smile exchanged and an understanding without a word.
"This is strange, Angelica. How?"
"Marcus is more than meets the eye."
"I knew you'd change her. In fact, I counted on it" Marcus said walking in.
The two nodded in hello.
"My blood now flows in you both. You have my power but not surpassing."
"What do you mean?" Victoria asked being the more inquisitive one.
"I am the first. My blood passes on to you but since you have not killed me I still am the most powerful."
"If we kill you, we get more power?" Angelica asked curiously
"Such curiosity for a woman is not good"
"Why us?" Victoria asked
"You're different than most. As your sire you are bound to me. You are both young and naïve and have much to learn and I'm here to teach you"
The wheels in their heads turned by this information and commentary. They only had to exchange a look to complete their plan.
"Mistake one" Angelica said, "Telling us such things"
"Mistake two" Victoria said, "Turning us in the first place"
"Mistake three"
"Not running when you had the chance"
"What?"
They walked slowly up to him but he was confused. They pressed seductively against him.
"I knew I changed you for a good reason—Ow!"
Victoria sank her fangs into his neck and couldn't believe the power. He pushed them off.
"Treacherous wenches!"
"My that was tasty" Victoria said
"Don't come near me. I'll teach you your place"
"He talks to us as if we're property Victoria"
"Just like father and every other pompous prick who inhabits this world. You wouldn't even be here without women and yet you scorn us!"
"I made you," he hissed
"And you call us naïve" Angelica said
"I dare you to try your chances," he said venomously
"We accept"
But they weren't ready to just kill him yet. They wanted to play but in order to do this; they had to get him to believe they had submitted. After pretending to be beat, they kneeled and begged for forgiveness. Marcus was powerful but the fact that Angelica and Victoria were together gained them more.
"You'll learn your place quick enough" Marcus said coming down to eye level. He leaned in and kissed Angelica. Luckily she was a great actress.
She led him to the bed and straddled him. She leaned down and took his attention away from Victoria who was coming up beside, hiding a dagger at her side. Using her new speed she grabbed his arm and stabbed the dagger through pinning him to the bedpost through the wrist.
"Men are so predictable" Angelica said getting off. Marcus tried to pull the dagger out but to no avail. He was looking fearful at his lack of control. They played but not to where blood was everywhere. They wanted to save that.
Soon though Marcus was nothing but a pile of ashes on the bed. Once they drank every drop, he just went 'poof'
"Now what?" Angelica said
"We have a baby brother on the way"
"What? How do you know?"
"Whispers are telling me. Ooo my head is swimming."
"Can we go kill everyone now?"
"Wait Angelica."
"Wait for what?"
"Baptismal" Victoria said mischievously
For several months, they continued living by feeding off the maids. Their father hadn't noticed any change but did comment they were staring at necks a lot. Finally his mistress bore him a son just as Victoria had said. They were now ready to see the look of horror upon the faces of their family when they killed him.
"Angelica, I tire of this. If that child lives he will be infected with the same primeval mind-set as every other male" Victoria said
"What to do though" Angelica said playfully
"Kill them all"
"And interrupt the baptismal? We couldn't possibly..." Angelica said but not finished
"Finish your thought" Victoria said smiling
"...Unless we start with her"
Their eyes flashed maliciously at their stepmother. Their new baby brother was about to have the water sprinkled on him and everyone was waiting patiently.
"The water will burn him! He's unholy like his witch of a mother!" Angelica called out and every word echoed in the hall as the priest stopped.
"Angelica!" their father scolded. He struck her but Victoria growled and grabbed him by the neck lifting him off the ground. A few shrieks were heard but then silence again.
"I think the un-holiness may be in you" Victoria sneered.
Angelica hissed and Victoria threw her father to the side. He scrambled to his feet.
"My angels have fallen," he croaked
"Farther than you think" Angelica said
"What is going on here?!" Their stepmother cried. "How dare you little brats interfere on this occasion? You are illegitimate"
"Victoria, are you bored yet?"
"Quite"
"Get out!" their stepmother cried
"Tis' our castle now" Angelica said
Shouts erupted and several men tried to overpower them. Staying calm they grounded a few men and then put their fingers to their mouth and 'shh'ed the room. Angelica hummed and danced for a moment with her sister.
"What has gotten into you?" their father asked
"A realization"
What the girls did after that is what kept this era out of the history books. Their baby brother was the first to die and by the end they had hung every inhabitant off the castle walls. They barely had to lift a finger having realized hypnotism works best. But one thing they did do was leave one alive which would be a trend as they decimated villages. You might even say they killed more than the plague.
"This life has its advantages" Victoria said as they looked at a burning village.
"I wonder though, will it be as fun in the years to come"
~Power is said to come from age and experience. True these do accomplish much but power is usually taken rather than earned. You've seen examples of power from Victoria and Angelica. But they have changed little over the years.
But now I will interrupt with a small history lesson. Contrary to popular mythology, the world did not begin as a paradise. For untold eons demons walked the Earth. They made it their home, their Hell. But in time they lost their purchase on this reality. The way was made for mortal animals, for man. All that remains of the old ones are vestiges, certain magicks, certain creatures. The books tell the last demon to leave this reality fed off a human, mixed their blood. He was a human form possessed, infected by the demon's soul.
But along with that soul was powers you couldn't imagine. Vampires by most demons are considered to be the lowest of demons but only because with the more bitten, the original soul was split as well as the power provided so that each new vampire possessed less power than its sire.
The original human bit saw what happened after biting only one and vowed to never let his power diminish anymore by creating more like himself. He let the others change and create new vestiges so that he would remain all-powerful. And he alone knew of the way to gain back power. To drain the blood of your sire takes back any remnants of the demon's soul and almost gives you a power boost but essentially leads to your sire's death. This process only works if you bite your sire though so if you had a weak sire than the only way to gain more strength is age or perhaps tapping into your demon side...such as what the so called, Master, did.
This lone vampire was the strongest and all others feared him but this is not the Master I speak of, nor Dracula or even Nosferatu. His name is long forgotten even by the two he chose to change after vowing never to do so again. So, onto the point of my history lesson. We have seen several examples of Angelica and Victoria's power both mentally and physically. But their power lies in their very blood. And they took full advantage of their power and their complete lack of soul. Their beginning is just as memorable as their recent New Year's party.
"Victoria, where is your sister?" a tall strapping man said. His clothes were of the finest material and style because only the best for a king. That's what Angelica and Victoria were the daughters of. But you wont find him in any history books. Most would like to forget that era.
Not because the king was a cruel tyrant but because of his fate. Victoria and Angelica were his pride and joy at the moment but they knew he wished for a son. That thought hurt them.
Victoria at this point was 19 and her sister 20. The fact that they were unmarried was practically shameful but the older they got, the less they cared. They had each other. It was nearly impossible to separate the blonde and brunette pair.
"Angelica is getting our dresses for the masque tonight" Victoria answered.
"Ah yes. Should be quite a turn out."
Yes, to a king it would be but for the young girls it was boredom. But this night would just be the beginning. Guests from it seemed all over the world had flocked to the enormous castle. The ballroom was decorated and musicians played popular minstrel music.
Angelica and Victoria were in their seats next to their father in beautiful gowns with masques on. Both desperately wanted to enjoy the party though it would be difficult in their corsets. It was a wonder they could breathe. Hundreds of handsome men were attending but they had to stay put. Dukes, Counts, Lords and Princes from other kingdoms came to greet them.
However, only one man caught the girl's attention. He was dressed in black and white noble clothes and fairly long black wavy hair. His skin was so pail it looked like it hadn't seen the sun in ages but it did not lessen his handsomeness. His eyes were hypnotic and his nature was suave.
"Hello, your majesty." He said in a smooth rich voice. "And my ladies as well. I am Count Marcus Natt"
"Welcome" their father said.
Marcus never took his eyes off the two all night, who, in turn, never separated. This fact angered many arrogant suitors but it seemed to intrigue the Count.
Marcus was around much in the coming months coming to call on the two girls. Victoria's father eventually pushed upon her an arrogant imbecile but Angelica made sure to sneak out with her sister to see Marcus. He loved their practical need to be with each other and their willingness to do bad.
However, one night the imbecile held up Victoria and Angelica went out with Marcus, but they did not return that night. Victoria knew her sister well and knew without a doubt that Angelica would tell her before going off for days at a time and so this situation worried her.
Their father didn't even seem to notice. His new wife had become pregnant so he could think of nothing else. Their biological mother had died long ago and they hated the new mistress of the house. She haunted their steps and was succeeding in turning their father against them.
Victoria sat in her room pacing when there was soft creak and Angelica appeared in her doorway and Victoria immediately knew something was off.
"Angelica where have you been? I've been so worried"
"You probably wouldn't believe me," Angelica said airily.
"Try me"
"Come here Victoria" Angelica said curling her finger
Victoria did warily. Her sister was so pale yet so beautiful. Before Victoria knew what was happening, Angelica came at her with alarming speed and began draining her life away.
"Why?" Victoria breathed
"I can't be alone"
Angelica cut her wrist and let Victoria drink. She would be the one and only change. Soon Victoria lied dead on the floor and Angelica waited. The hours crawled but finally Victoria blinked and Angelica helped her up. A smile exchanged and an understanding without a word.
"This is strange, Angelica. How?"
"Marcus is more than meets the eye."
"I knew you'd change her. In fact, I counted on it" Marcus said walking in.
The two nodded in hello.
"My blood now flows in you both. You have my power but not surpassing."
"What do you mean?" Victoria asked being the more inquisitive one.
"I am the first. My blood passes on to you but since you have not killed me I still am the most powerful."
"If we kill you, we get more power?" Angelica asked curiously
"Such curiosity for a woman is not good"
"Why us?" Victoria asked
"You're different than most. As your sire you are bound to me. You are both young and naïve and have much to learn and I'm here to teach you"
The wheels in their heads turned by this information and commentary. They only had to exchange a look to complete their plan.
"Mistake one" Angelica said, "Telling us such things"
"Mistake two" Victoria said, "Turning us in the first place"
"Mistake three"
"Not running when you had the chance"
"What?"
They walked slowly up to him but he was confused. They pressed seductively against him.
"I knew I changed you for a good reason—Ow!"
Victoria sank her fangs into his neck and couldn't believe the power. He pushed them off.
"Treacherous wenches!"
"My that was tasty" Victoria said
"Don't come near me. I'll teach you your place"
"He talks to us as if we're property Victoria"
"Just like father and every other pompous prick who inhabits this world. You wouldn't even be here without women and yet you scorn us!"
"I made you," he hissed
"And you call us naïve" Angelica said
"I dare you to try your chances," he said venomously
"We accept"
But they weren't ready to just kill him yet. They wanted to play but in order to do this; they had to get him to believe they had submitted. After pretending to be beat, they kneeled and begged for forgiveness. Marcus was powerful but the fact that Angelica and Victoria were together gained them more.
"You'll learn your place quick enough" Marcus said coming down to eye level. He leaned in and kissed Angelica. Luckily she was a great actress.
She led him to the bed and straddled him. She leaned down and took his attention away from Victoria who was coming up beside, hiding a dagger at her side. Using her new speed she grabbed his arm and stabbed the dagger through pinning him to the bedpost through the wrist.
"Men are so predictable" Angelica said getting off. Marcus tried to pull the dagger out but to no avail. He was looking fearful at his lack of control. They played but not to where blood was everywhere. They wanted to save that.
Soon though Marcus was nothing but a pile of ashes on the bed. Once they drank every drop, he just went 'poof'
"Now what?" Angelica said
"We have a baby brother on the way"
"What? How do you know?"
"Whispers are telling me. Ooo my head is swimming."
"Can we go kill everyone now?"
"Wait Angelica."
"Wait for what?"
"Baptismal" Victoria said mischievously
For several months, they continued living by feeding off the maids. Their father hadn't noticed any change but did comment they were staring at necks a lot. Finally his mistress bore him a son just as Victoria had said. They were now ready to see the look of horror upon the faces of their family when they killed him.
"Angelica, I tire of this. If that child lives he will be infected with the same primeval mind-set as every other male" Victoria said
"What to do though" Angelica said playfully
"Kill them all"
"And interrupt the baptismal? We couldn't possibly..." Angelica said but not finished
"Finish your thought" Victoria said smiling
"...Unless we start with her"
Their eyes flashed maliciously at their stepmother. Their new baby brother was about to have the water sprinkled on him and everyone was waiting patiently.
"The water will burn him! He's unholy like his witch of a mother!" Angelica called out and every word echoed in the hall as the priest stopped.
"Angelica!" their father scolded. He struck her but Victoria growled and grabbed him by the neck lifting him off the ground. A few shrieks were heard but then silence again.
"I think the un-holiness may be in you" Victoria sneered.
Angelica hissed and Victoria threw her father to the side. He scrambled to his feet.
"My angels have fallen," he croaked
"Farther than you think" Angelica said
"What is going on here?!" Their stepmother cried. "How dare you little brats interfere on this occasion? You are illegitimate"
"Victoria, are you bored yet?"
"Quite"
"Get out!" their stepmother cried
"Tis' our castle now" Angelica said
Shouts erupted and several men tried to overpower them. Staying calm they grounded a few men and then put their fingers to their mouth and 'shh'ed the room. Angelica hummed and danced for a moment with her sister.
"What has gotten into you?" their father asked
"A realization"
What the girls did after that is what kept this era out of the history books. Their baby brother was the first to die and by the end they had hung every inhabitant off the castle walls. They barely had to lift a finger having realized hypnotism works best. But one thing they did do was leave one alive which would be a trend as they decimated villages. You might even say they killed more than the plague.
"This life has its advantages" Victoria said as they looked at a burning village.
"I wonder though, will it be as fun in the years to come"