Vlad Dracula meets a man named Damien who reveals that he was resurrected by priests. Damien is really the Devil, Satan, but he hides his true identity from Vlad. Damien tells Dracula that the world that he lives in is destined to be his kingdom. Damien would later Dracula things that would both intrigue and shock him.
Chapter 4
"Damien," said Dracula "You have established your kingdom in this world? How could one man achieve that?"
"I am no man," said Damien. "I am no creature of this world. No man can wield the power to call upon vast armies to do his bidding. Only I can shape this world into what it is supposed to be. Giving it strength to stand up against the God who has betrayed man and kills any who do not follow Him."
"Yes," said Dracula. "There are many things in this new life that I have experienced."
"Really? What are they?"
"I have lived off the blood of man. I do not know why blood satisfies me. I am in constant need of man's blood. I will die if I do not have it. To escape I run at the speed of light. On many occasions I do not notice this."
"Yes," said Damien. "You are what men call nosfaratu."
"Nosfaratu?"
"Vampire. You are a creature whose only purpose is to suck the blood out of men. Man's blood is your only source of life. There are many aspects of your life that you must learn in order to have man at your mercy. You are the first of your kind. You wield powers that no man possess. You have the strength of twenty men. You run at a great speed. You can form the shape of a bat, wolf and of mist. You can control the minds of the weak. You can vanish in one place and appear in another."
Dracula shook his head. "This is insane," he said.
"You may say so now," said Damien. "But in time you will discover that it was all worthwhile."
"Why?"
"Those who come to me wield great powers to do many. Those priests who had brought you back to life have the power to cause a plague among man. They can heal and make the dead to walk again. They cause the many enemies of this earth to fall and they are able to walk on this earth for many generations. You, on the other hand, was created for one purpose. In order to rule man you must replace man."
"Replace man? How?"
"At the dawn of the sun you will lose all of the great powers you carry. You will walk among men, becoming human in the eyes of many. But at day the lost of your powers enable you to watch your enemy carefully. At dusk you will regain your powers, thus enabling you to vanquish your enemy. He will lose his blood and die eventually becoming like you, a vampire. He, however, will be different. There will be those who seek to destroy him by the word of God, also by other measures, such as the Christian cross, holy water and the stake. You do not have this weakness. You and your kind also have the gift of immortality. Your destiny will not be achieved tomorrow. This crusade that you must lead to purge this world of these humans will take for many years and it will not be an easy task."
Damien began to walk away. "Where are you going?" asked Dracula.
"We must make haste, for there are many things I must show you," said Damien.
"What things?"
"I must show you where your journey begins and where it will take you. You will also discover that this is a journey that you cannot embark on alone."