Chapter 12

Genesis

Edward POV

All of the kids were leaving; Virgo's parting words ringing in their minds. Each and every one of them was scared silly, torn between thinking of never returning, due to the vampires, and trying to decide on a power. Many of them had settled on fire, knowing that it would be the most effective against vampires. Virgo would not let more than maybe two of them have that ability, no matter how many others wanted it; it was just too dangerous of a power.

I felt a new mind enter the crowd of over a hundred that surrounded the house. I began looking for it, finding that it was inside, with us. How did it manage to get in here with no one noticing? I wondered, still looking around for the new body. Mommy, I'm hungry. The voice said. It was the voice of a small child, less than two years old. I glared at Rosalie's stomach, not noticing the shock on her face.

"Guys…" she said, grabbing everyone's attention with her trembling voice, "It spoke." My eyes jerked to her face at her words, my mind delving into hers. It…It spoke to me…It said that it was… hungry. How on earth did it do that? She wondered, staring silently down at her stomach.

I'm hungry. The voice said, drawing our attention back to it. "I'm going hunting." Rose said suddenly, turning to dash out the back door. Emmett raced after her, fulfilling his duties as her best friend and husband, to keep her safe against all odds.

"Edward…What was that about?" Esme asked, her naturally motherly voice full of concern.

"It's okay, Esme…I think. The child has already developed the ability to speak telepathically with Rosalie, and I can hear it due to my ability.

"Carlisle, how far do you think its abilities will go, seeing that it is already able to speak to its mother with its mind? I understand how Wardient sped up the pregnancy, which would result in its increased faculties, but after the birth, do you think it will develop beyond merely speaking?" I asked my father, who had a very curious look on his face, his thoughts skipping all over the clues about the baby.

"I…don't know, Edward. I honestly have no clue, no experience with this whatsoever. There are no legends of vampire-childbirth; there has never been a recorded example. I'm sorry, everybody, but I am completely worthless in this subject. With no information at all, I cannot even make an educated guess as to what might happen.

"Perhaps…Wardient has some insight into this child?" Carlisle looked at Virgo as he said this, obviously requesting for her to call Wardient. "Yeah, he might…" she replied, but her thoughts were uncertain. Wardient. She called out softly, projecting her thoughts all over the planet, only for Wardient's mind.

The glow of the Deity entered the room immediately, quickly solidifying into Wardient's figure. Yes, my child? He asked, indicating that she should tell him everything. She did so, showing pictures of the last two minutes, starting from my thoughts of the entry of the child's mind.

Hmm…That is very interesting. Unfortunately, I cannot give much insight into this child's birth and growth patterns, and the only creature in existence that could have helped, is no longer in existence. Virgo seemed puzzled by this, clearly unable to read exactly what Wardient meant; neither could I, for that matter. "Wardient," Carlisle asked, "Who was this being?"

He was a Deity, but he was killed nearly…five and a half thousand earth years ago, by another Deity. His words rang silently through the house, received only by the stunned silence of my family.

Deities can be killed?

I wonder if this Deity would have known Adam…

How would he know anything about it?

Do Deities like clothes? I wonder if…

I blocked off my family members' thoughts, finding only distractions in them. "Wardient…Can you tell us the whole story? We are all somewhat confused about this…" I said, speaking for the whole family, along with myself; I was morbidly curious.

Of course, of course. Let me think back that far, remembering the stories I've been told, and the few experiences I had at that time… Ah, yes.

The Deity was named Albernu-Vampirov, and he loved…messing with other species. He was nearly four-thousand millennia older than myself, and he gloated about his age to everyone.

I remember a time, when there was great chaos among Deities, due to him. His plans were scattered all across the universe, to be known by all Deities. He would travel to a random planet, which harbored life. He would immerse himself among a species, and tinker with its genes, mutating it to resemble something else. On one of his escapades, he went to earth.

Now, you must understand something. Albernu-Vampirov, was one of the most powerful Deities that our kind has ever known; No one was able to stand against him, single-handedly. He was a master of discovering how to kill our kind, how to manipulate our souls and make us human. He had acquired Virgo's level of skill in this, which was incredibly shocking, especially because any Deity who is being killed, can see how to kill the offender. The death of one usually results in the death of the other.

Albernu-Vampirov killed anyone who tried to stand in his way and so, as a result, we stopped trying. On his trip to Earth, none of us tried to stop him, assuming that he would just make another slight alteration in a minor species, that would make it rise up to be greater than others. We had no clue that he would wreak such evil upon this planet.

Albernu-Vampirov arrived on Earth, when the first humans appeared, around six-thousand years ago. They were called Adam and Eve, and were just starting a family. Albernu-Vampirov could sense something watching over them, keeping them safe from any mortal harm. He observed them and, each month they would give a sacrifice to something. Albernu-Vampirov could sense this something, but never saw it. It never contacted him, but he could feel the pleasure and forgiveness that it felt when they gave the sacrifices.

Eventually, the two humans had children, who grew older and learned their parents' ways of farming, growing animals, and sacrificing for forgiveness of things done wrong. These children, since they were unable to provide their own sheep, would gather a portion of the work that they had done, such as a basket of the best fruit picked, or the best grain gathered.

One of the children gave a sacrifice, but it was not full, not to the best of his abilities. The presence emanated disappointed in the boy, for not attempting his best. The other child gave his best sheep, and the presence was greatly pleased by the effort, giving off the same waves of forgiveness for the boy's misdeeds, and happiness at his dedication.

Albernu-Vampirov was surprised at the variation in the being's emotions, disappointment instead of the usual pleasure and forgiveness. He decided to watch the boy who supplied the disappointment, and he came to learn that the boy's name, was Cain.

The two boys were in the field one day, and Cain began speaking to his brother, Abel. Jealously flowed off of Cain like water from a sieve. Another presence appeared, not as strong as the ever-present one, but still more powerful than any Deity. It enveloped Cain, and Albernu-Vampirov could feel Cain's malice growing, turning into straight-forward violence.

The boy, Cain, moved forward and slew his brother. At first, Albernu-Vampirov was shocked, not expecting such a violent reaction in such a short time. After a few seconds the shock wore off, replaced by a desire to possess the boy, and make him his own.

The boy was exiled and cursed, and Albernu-Vampirov felt a sudden desire to kill Cain. He resisted against his impulses, and merely followed the boy. In his wanderings, Cain avoided all humans and survived by luck. As much as Albernu-Vampirov wanted to use the boy, he felt no desire to help the boy, just barely managing to not kill Cain, himself.

As time wore on, nearly five hundred years at that time, the boy grew older, and Albernu-Vampirov decided what he wanted to do to Cain, what he would alter in the boys genetic structure. He appeared in front of the man, scaring him half-to-death. He released the devilish ball from his hand, the black orb striking Cain's chest. He knew that, for this type of alteration, slow action would not fulfill his purposes.

Cain doubled over in pain, a burning sensation ripping through his chest, spreading to the rest of his body. His hair fell out, his skin attained a grey pallor. His ears grew into large, and pointed, like bats' ears. He grew claws on hands and feet, and wings exploded from his back. His eyes sunk into his head, deep caverns in his skull. They became the color of blood, reflecting his new appetite. His teeth became razor sharp, tapering to points.

The creature that Cain had become, the creature that Albernu-Vampirov had created, was the first vampire. Cain lunged for Albernu-Vampirov immediately, not understanding what had happened. He flashed forward as fast as light, nearly catching the Deity. He would have, if he had been able to touch him at all.

Before Albernu-Vampirov could take any further action, four other Deities appeared next to him. Cain fled as the four cornered Albernu-Vampirov. All five of them died that day, but none of the living Deities ever discovered how he was killed, and no one ever did find Cain.

A dead silence rang throughout the room, Wardient's last words leaving a horrible taint to the atmosphere. There were no thoughts to be read, my family members merely taking in all that had been revealed. The silence continued for nearly five entire minutes before Virgo spoke with a very interesting question.

"Wardient, I have a question." Virgo asked, breaking the silence. "That presence...have you ever felt it?" Wardient thought for another thirty seconds, contemplating if he ever had. Yes...I have. Only on this planet, however. Why do you ask?

"Well, I have heard...A voice, and I could not identify it as any creature that I have encountered. It could only be described as a presence, like you described in the story."

I'm sorry, dear Virgo, but I cannot answer what the presence is. If you hear from it again, tell me. Perhaps I will be able to glean some more information. Wardient then turned his attention to my lovely wife, who came in with her own question.

"So…How could Albernu have helped at all with this child?" She asked, her eyes trained on Wardient's glowing form. Dearest Bella, he would have been able to answer any question relating to vampires. With the spell he used to create the first vampire, Cain, he laid every single weakness, every hunger, every strength. He thought of everything that related to how a vampire would live, reproduce, literally everything. He would have been able to tell us anything we wanted to know about this baby, even though vampires cannot reproduce.

The thoughts of my family began to wake up at this point, recounting what had been said, and speculating about what could be done. I looked up at Carlisle, his thoughts intriguing me. "Wardient, this child…it will be a pure vampire, correct? It will have absolutely no human in it, as it was conceived by two vampires. Am I right?" His question led his thoughts of to answers, and what those answers could mean.

Yes, that is correct. Why do you ask such a question, Carlisle? I wondered if Wardient was unable to read thoughts, so I delved into his. Why would he ask such a question? It is obvious that the child would be a vampire. What I would give to be like Virgo, able to delve into peoples' souls, derive thoughts and feelings…no, stop. That would give you more power than all others and… I exited his thoughts then, finding my answer quite easily.

"My thoughts on this, Wardient, are that, if Cain was the first vampire, and he was a true vampire, having his genes changed entirely from human…Wouldn't that same structure apply to this child?"

Carlisle's question created another empty silence. The implications of what that answer would be were enormous; we would have a true vampire in our presence, the kind that no one knew of. I knew no stories aside from those of Hollywood. Who knows? Maybe that is where thoselegends came from… I thought morosely. Virgo nodded in my direction, agreeing with me.

"So, I am assuming that none of you have ever seen a 'true' vampire, and so you do not know the extent of its abilities?" Esme asked, her motherly concern at a higher level than ever.

Well, we know that they can create your breed of vampires, but are unable to create their own. If they had that capacity, there would be more…No. That is not true. They may have very well had the ability to reproduce. Cain was the only living vampire, so he would never have had a mate. I guess that the only thing that we know for sure, is that they create your type.

Everyone in the room fell into a contemplative silence, all of the couples grouping up and gathering together. Alice sat on jasper, conversing silently, while Bella came over and did the same to me. We merely stared into each others' eyes, sharing our thoughts without words; there were no words to express the depth of what this could mean for our family, for the entire world.

We were still immersed in silence when the back door opened, Emmett and Rosalie stepping into the living room. "Hey, guys! What'd we miss?"

You can find the story of Cain and Abel in The Bible, the book of Genesis, chapter 4. I followed as closely to the Cain/Abel story as I possibly could, at least as it is in my religion. If there are any questions regarding anything addressed in this chapter, feel free to ask. I have no qualms about talking religion, or answering questions. Constructive critisism is welcome, but not flames. I only put this last part because some people aren't mature enough to read about biblical things without getting temperamental.