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January 8

Today I over heard a remarkable tale. Or rather the tail end of a tail. It was about Nicolae. He apparently was Marcus' son. I didn't know Marcus had a son. I accidentally overheard that Viktor's daughter, Sonja was to marry him but didn't like the arrangement and got pregnant by a lycan. I didn't know Viktor had a daughter either. He must have been ashamed to have his daughter defiled by a filthy beast. I wonder what happened to them? I didn't hear.

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When Viktor led me into my room, I was surprised. There was a bed with a small black coverlet on it, a desk in the corner, and a bureau. The floor was bare and the walls unadorned. A single floor-length window was set into the wall, covered by metal blinds which let in no light. "You don't have any rank, so you don't have much belongings. The higher your rank, the more material objects you can get. Rank and money is very important here. The more you have, the more you are respected."

I nodded to show I understood. "How do you get a good rank?" I asked.

"Well, tomorrow or in a few days when you are rested, I will take you to the dojo where you can learn to be a Death Dealer. That will allow you to avenge your family and will allow you to earn respect and rank."

That sounded alright to me. I couldn't wait to avenge my family, my loving father, my caring mother, my annoying sister, and my sweet little nieces. I felt like crying, but was too embarrassed to in front of Viktor. What I was feeling must have shown on my face, because he hugged me briefly and patted me. "There are clothes in the wardrobe and a bath through that door." Viktor waved briefly at a door I hadn't seen. "Get some sleep now; you will have a hard day tomorrow."

With that, he turned and walked out of my room, slamming the door behind him. It seemed that all immortals either slammed doors or just kicked them open, trying to make the loudest noise possible. I resolved that I wouldn't do that.

I opened the dresser and found one black nightgown, similar to the one I was wearing without blood stains on it, and several other black clothing items. I picked it up and some clean undergarments, and walked through the bathroom door. Hanging up the nightgown, I slid slowly into the steaming water which had been prepared for me. Once again, the burning hot water felt only luke warm on my skin.

After brushing my hair smooth and brushing my teeth, I decided to take Viktor's advise and go to bed. As I went to slip on the black nightgown, I noticed my slim frame was more defined, my muscles slightly bigger, and my abs harder. I was curious to why I had changed and decided to ask Viktor the next night.

There was a knock on the door as I was crossing the room to my bed. I opened the door to find a cheerful faced vampire woman outside my door. She introduced herself and walked into my room. I was a little taken aback. She explained that most women in the mansion worked as maids until they were a hundred. She took out my bath, handing me a cup full of warm blood as she left. After she was gone, I crawled into bed, fingering my mothers crucifix that she had given me for my last birthday. I was filled with overwhelming sadness. I cried as I thought of her, bloody tears refilling my empty cup. I cried until I couldn't cry anymore and I fell asleep. I thought I felt bad then; it was nothing to how I would feel the next night.

Sorry I haven't updated for a while. I have a chem. test coming up and its huge so I didn't have time.

Sailorfusion- Thanks for the review! It's nice to know that you are reading. I probably should put a dotted line between the now and the then. Sorry, I didn't mean to confuse you. I'll be sure to do that in these next chapters.

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