Revelations Part I
Regina Crane Lewis rubbed up and down her arms vigorously. The chill that suddenly over took her body made her anxious. She had only felt that deep routed fear one time in her life. It was the day that Tyler introduced her to the one and only living born vampire. He was known as a pure bred and the last of his kind. He was a direct descendant of the very first vampire who legends spoke of. The immortals knew that vampire by Count Desai sometimes referred to by human storytellers as Count Dracula. As years went by , his legend became as a joke. The fact was that there was no joking when it came to the dangerous man that even immortals felt was above them all. This immortal also felt he was above the mere immortals made by a bite.
This immortal was Amar. He needed no last name as he existed as he was. He was a descendant of the house of Desai or Dracula as legends spoke of. He provoked fear among humans and immortals alike. He was a condescending sort of man who loved to show his power to all those that dared to be in his presence.
"What do you want of me?" Regina turned to speak. Her voice shook alerting Amar to her fear of him.
Amar smirked slightly as he raised one eyebrow to stare at the frightened female immortal. He licked his sharpened fangs as he stared at her. His graying hair , larger body, and somewhat manlier face is all that told he was not Danny Desai. His looks mirrored Danny's in every way but those. If one were to come upon him, they would think he was Danny.
His large black cloak enveloped his hard, muscular body. His hair was cut very short with only the top long. Hues of gray mingled with jet black among his thick wisps of hair. His face was paler than Danny's although he was still tanned. Amar's eyes were a steel gray that glowed against the darkness of the night. He was 5' 11" tall which was the same height as his son. However, he seemed to tower over any that was near him. His presence was menacing enough to cause even tall men to shrink in front of him.
Regina could feel her breathing pick up as she stepped back from the oncoming vampire. "Please. Reveal what you want of me!" She begged with panted breath.
"If I wanted you dead, Regina Crane. You'd be dead." Amar plopped down in the large antique chair near the hearth.
His cloak fell back over the chair causing the material to drape over it as well as reveal Amar's well built body. He saw the young vampire study him. He chortled at her obvious admiration of his devilish good looks.
Regina swallowed nervously as she thought of Amar perhaps wanted her sexually.
"Don't flatter yourself, silly girl." Amar mocked her after reading her thoughts. "You have chased after Daniel for so long that you forget I am his father and not him." Amar slid down into the chair making himself comfortable. "I don't find you remotely enticing."
Regina didn't know whether to be relieved or insulted. She opted for silence on the subject. Instead, she asked again. "What do you want of me?"
"Must you bore me with your redirect , Regina?" Amar stared with his cold grey eyes. He studied her as she cowered away from him. "You fear me as you should. At least I know you are intelligent. I know that you broke the rules I created myself."
Regina squared back her shoulders and raised her chin. "Your rules to hold down any female immortal, you mean?"
"Tis what you think?" Amar laughed haughtily as he shook his head at the girl. "Perhaps, I was wrong. You are not as intelligent as I thought."
"Explain. If you will?" Regina made her way far from Amar. She sat in a soft chair covered in velvet.
Amar flicked at his long fingernails. He didn't answer her for the longest time. He was trying to intimidate her. Yet, he didn't have to try. He knew that very well.
"I made the rules for a reason." Amar leaned back. "Females can be too emotional. Female immortals can want more than they can have."
"Such as?" Regina breathed out causing her breasts to rise and fall above the bodice of her dress.
"Children." Amar leaned his elbows on his knees. "Some of the past immortal females made immortals of young children because they longed for a child of their own. That child grew in mind but not body. How cruel was that to do? Those children were not strong enough to survive the murderers of the immortal kind."
Regina felt the emotions inside her. Yet, her immortality did not allow immortals to cry tears. "Your rules have NOT been followed before I broke them."
Her voice rose with anger. Fear had been pushed back momentarily.
"Your daughter, Sarah, being bitten had nothing to do with me." Amar could read the thoughts that Regina desperately tried to hide. "Yet, you blame me. Thus, you try to seek revenge with my son as your victim."
"Daniel is your son?" Fear squeezed Regina's heart at this revelation. Danny Desai was much more powerful than she had imagined. Amar had said he was his father earlier. However, Regina thought he was merely referring to Danny being his descendant not his actual blood born son. "I can not kill Daniel." Regina whispered lowly as she rubbed her arms trying to warm her skin.
"No. You can not. Even though you wish to try. Nor can you kill me." Amar stared up at her. His glare was menacing alerting Regina of how dangerous he was. "However, you seek to deter Daniel's rightful growth."
"YOU CREATED THE MAN THAT KILLED MY BABY!" Regina stood up as she screamed. "Why can I not kill the legacy that Daniel will create for you?"
At hearing her excited utterance, Amar stood up. He walked up to Regina and grabbed her by the shoulders. "You, my dear girl, are in a dire situation."
"Tyler will hunt you down if you kill me." Regina warned angrily as she felt Amar's grip tighten against her skin.
Amar threw his head back with a boisterous laugh. "Tyler would die before he had the chance to take his first blow at me. Even Daniel would feel the need to kill him. That is bred in my son." Amar studied Regina's face. He sneered. "I see. That is why you want to destroy my son. You want to protect your husband. You want to protect the man you love."
Regina jerked away from Amar. He grabbed her again. He stuck his finger under her chin pulling her up to look at him. "I know what you have done in the past. However, your foolishness has only helped him."
Regina smacked at Amar's chest. "NO!"
"Yes." Amar laughed again as he pushed the girl to the ground. "You tried to seduce my son to make you his so that you could kill him in spirit if not in body. That failed. Then you hypnotized those to kill the women you feared that Daniel would make his beloved immortal to stop his power. All to protect Tyler. Because you know that Tyler longs for power and it may get him killed by my son. The son that will be over you all!"
"NO. Please. NO!" Regina sobbed into her hands despite no water forming the tears. The sobs were still real only more heart wrenching do to the pain of no tears falling. "You made one that killed my Sarah. My and Tyler's child! Therefore, your legacy should die as well!"
"I created a boy that had too much lust for blood. He did kill your child. That is why the rules of not creating an immortal of a teen was brought to be. The lust of a teen will forever be too thirsty. That lust doesn't grow with the age of the immortal. Daniel is the exception. Daniel was changed naturally. It was his birthright. Christopher only stopped Daniel's natural change and sped it up a disastrous change at first. Daniel learned to control his blood lust. Christopher was the one that would've have died if he had continued to attack Daniel. The men did him a favor by taking his life that night. Daniel would have torn him from limb to limb once he changed. Daniel had to go through the blood lust to change. Christopher's attack did nothing but lessen Daniel's time to change." Amar watched as Regina remained on the cold floor. Her shoulders shook with both anger and sorrow. "Yet, you try to stop his natural progression by taking the lives of those he holds most dear. I will not let you take her life, Regina."
"You will have to kill me before I allow Lacey Porter to live." Regina breathed heavily. She feared him but she feared Daniel more. Something inside her told her that if Daniel took an immortal beloved, he would not be able to be stopped.
"No." Amar laughed as he leaned down to her. His breath hit her face as he spoke between gritted teeth. "I will kill Tyler Lewis if you kill Lacey Porter."