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Although he looked to be in his sixties in comparison to humans, he appeared formidable. He exuded strength and skill, and his partially gray hair didn’t take away from it. Zacharia looked like an ancient king that would have no trouble battling one of his own knights, and not the ones in shiny armour, but those in battle tested armour covered with dents and spotted with the blood of numerous victories.
Many people believed that biters had no souls, but on his knees his lilac point Siamese rested, having been animated by a piece of Zacharia’s own soul, as he hadn’t had the heart to simply let it perish of natural causes. The beautiful feline had the attitude and demeanor of a lion, which made for quite an impressive watch cat, beside the fact that it had the experience of living to be over a hundred. The cat purred and used his leg as a scratching post but then halted as it listened intently.
“ You can hear them out there can’t you? Diamond, we’re going to have company.”
The cat glanced toward the open window as its ears adjusted.
Zacharia had purchased the entire top floor of the building, and had it decorated in early French style gothic. One could accomplish just about anything with sufficient wealth. It looked like the interior of a castle with solid stone architecture. Two 15 th century halberds crossed one another high up on the stone wall, with the one on the left having been used to decapitate a rogue vampire that had tracked him down, four years ago to the day. Swords and shields were the main theme, with various styles hanging from the walls. A large painting of England’s Castle Rising was featured prominently over the fireplace, with its intricate donjon; he recalled spending time there almost a thousand years in the past. The fireplace was constructed with huge stones, similar to one he had observed in an Irish castle.
Five bats flew into the open window past the heavy red curtains, and quickly morphed into their preferred forms. They were immediately impressed by their surroundings, though they weren’t going to inform Zacharia of that fact. He looked up at them from his chair and wasn’t amused. His eyes narrowed slightly showing his displeasure. The Siamese was also not amused at its interrupted nap time and its muscles tensed in anticipation.
“ I requested an audience with you Lord Zacharia, you refused.”
Zacharia studied the auras of the five and knew that he could kill any one of them in battle, but collectively he wasn’t so sure. He was also unsure of how their individual talents would mesh in a fight. “I refused your request and you’re sufficiently stupid to invade my dwelling?”
Stephen was neither enthralled nor overwhelmed by the ancient vampire. He studied his demeanor but didn’t know what to make of him. However, tales of his exploits throughout the centuries were quite impressive. “A few questions and we’ll be on our way.”
“ We seek the location of the dagger of Hithroma,” said Matt.
Zacharia’s deep voice laughed and echoed off the walls as it would in a genuine castle, and each echo was as a slap in the face. “You seek a mythical weapon? Would you also have me bring you the goose that laid the golden eggs? It could be profitable with the price of gold these days.” And again he laughed while staring at Stephen.
Joshua looked puzzled. “It’s not real?”
Stephen attempted to make the Siamese jump out the window to its death but it refused to do so, and the cat sent an image into his mind the equivalent of a curse word, someone’s hairy ass. “I don’t believe it. The cat refused my command? How is that possible? And it insulted me.”
“ Not a good sign,” said Noah.
Stephen turned away from Zacharia to think, but almost immediately turned back to face him. “They all say it’s not real because they themselves want to locate it. When I plunge it into Dracula’s chest it will turn him human as I usurp all his strength and become the
Many people believed that biters had no souls, but on his knees his lilac point Siamese rested, having been animated by a piece of Zacharia’s own soul, as he hadn’t had the heart to simply let it perish of natural causes. The beautiful feline had the attitude and demeanor of a lion, which made for quite an impressive watch cat, beside the fact that it had the experience of living to be over a hundred. The cat purred and used his leg as a scratching post but then halted as it listened intently.
“ You can hear them out there can’t you? Diamond, we’re going to have company.”
The cat glanced toward the open window as its ears adjusted.
Zacharia had purchased the entire top floor of the building, and had it decorated in early French style gothic. One could accomplish just about anything with sufficient wealth. It looked like the interior of a castle with solid stone architecture. Two 15 th century halberds crossed one another high up on the stone wall, with the one on the left having been used to decapitate a rogue vampire that had tracked him down, four years ago to the day. Swords and shields were the main theme, with various styles hanging from the walls. A large painting of England’s Castle Rising was featured prominently over the fireplace, with its intricate donjon; he recalled spending time there almost a thousand years in the past. The fireplace was constructed with huge stones, similar to one he had observed in an Irish castle.
Five bats flew into the open window past the heavy red curtains, and quickly morphed into their preferred forms. They were immediately impressed by their surroundings, though they weren’t going to inform Zacharia of that fact. He looked up at them from his chair and wasn’t amused. His eyes narrowed slightly showing his displeasure. The Siamese was also not amused at its interrupted nap time and its muscles tensed in anticipation.
“ I requested an audience with you Lord Zacharia, you refused.”
Zacharia studied the auras of the five and knew that he could kill any one of them in battle, but collectively he wasn’t so sure. He was also unsure of how their individual talents would mesh in a fight. “I refused your request and you’re sufficiently stupid to invade my dwelling?”
Stephen was neither enthralled nor overwhelmed by the ancient vampire. He studied his demeanor but didn’t know what to make of him. However, tales of his exploits throughout the centuries were quite impressive. “A few questions and we’ll be on our way.”
“ We seek the location of the dagger of Hithroma,” said Matt.
Zacharia’s deep voice laughed and echoed off the walls as it would in a genuine castle, and each echo was as a slap in the face. “You seek a mythical weapon? Would you also have me bring you the goose that laid the golden eggs? It could be profitable with the price of gold these days.” And again he laughed while staring at Stephen.
Joshua looked puzzled. “It’s not real?”
Stephen attempted to make the Siamese jump out the window to its death but it refused to do so, and the cat sent an image into his mind the equivalent of a curse word, someone’s hairy ass. “I don’t believe it. The cat refused my command? How is that possible? And it insulted me.”
“ Not a good sign,” said Noah.
Stephen turned away from Zacharia to think, but almost immediately turned back to face him. “They all say it’s not real because they themselves want to locate it. When I plunge it into Dracula’s chest it will turn him human as I usurp all his strength and become the
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