daylight hours.”
“Elizabeth, that is absurd. Daegan will not use and abuse me, as you say. We feed from one another, and he doesn’t have the power to walk during daylight hours.”
“Akaisha, there is a time and place for everything. The universe is working in your favor, and now is the time for planning. Don’t you see that you do not belong here? You were taken from another land, another time, by an evil force."
“Elizabeth, how do you know these things?”
“Like you, I possess the gift of foresight. The vampires can read our thoughts, so we must keep our minds clear so there is nothing to read. I have practiced this for years. You possess the exact gift of protection. I knew what Daegan and his magus where up to, and felt it every time they dabbled in the black arts.”
“I always had dreams of someone taking me from my precious Egypt, Elizabeth. It was Daegan, although I could never fully view his face. I was sleeping when he opened that magic doorway.
I…” Akaisha’s words trailed off, tears streaming down her face.
Elizabeth, holding Akaisha in her arms, brushed a lock of hair from the daywalker’s face.
“Everything happens for a reason, child. It is up to us to make the best out of a bad situation. We both shall leave this place of despair. “
“Can’t we leave now, Elizabeth?” Akaisha asked innocently, pretending she believed every word the woman spoke. She had to trust her own instincts. Daegan was not the man Elizabeth said he was.
“No, now is not the time, Akaisha. Everything must be in its place. Heed my warning, if Daegan catches us, we will never see the light of day again, and I can promise you that. Have you seen the soulless creatures that vampires produce when they no longer have any use for them?”
Elizabeth asked.
“Soulless creatures!” Akaisha exclaimed. “We have no such beings in Egypt, Elizabeth. Please, take the time to explain, this is entirely too much for me to understand.”
Sighing heavily, Elizabeth proceeded to explain how vampires left their victims with very little blood. Not killing or turning them, but leaving them on the brink of life and death. Vampires often left their victims in a state such as this for their amusement.
“These soulless beings wander aimlessly in the woods, terrorizing local villages. Some were killed by large mobs of people. They feed off the blood of livestock and any humans they may encounter. It is a fate worse than death, Akaisha.”
Akaisha couldn’t shake the horrid fear that rocked her entire being. “Elizabeth, in Egypt, we did not have such nonsense. Everyone lived in peace and harmony. We celebrated life, and death, in a positive way. Humans were treated as equals, and sometimes turned, and were never looked down upon.”
“In my entire existence within these walls, Akaisha, I have been lucky to familiarize myself with a vampire whom I held in the highest regard. Of course, they hailed from the Italian coven of Venice. Lord Falco was born in fourteen fifty. He was a man of honor, warmth, and light, who ended his own existence two years ago.”
“He destroyed himself instead of acting upon the desire to destroy those who crossed his path,”
Akaisha murmured.
“Yes,” Elizabeth bowed her head, happy to know their thoughts were on the same wavelength.
“Lord Falco only acquired two mates within his lifetime; the second was a reincarnation of his first love. After her destruction, Falco changed, for the worse and never sought another mate.
Imagine how you would feel, existing for such a long time, watching everything around you change. He felt he had nothing left. Unlike other vampires, he didn’t embrace the dark side, so he eventually sacrificed himself to the daylight.”
“It takes a strong creature to fight the powers of darkness. These castle walls harbor those who have lived for centuries, and those embracing darkness continue to destroy, rape, and carry out their unholy deeds upon this earth.
“Elizabeth, that is absurd. Daegan will not use and abuse me, as you say. We feed from one another, and he doesn’t have the power to walk during daylight hours.”
“Akaisha, there is a time and place for everything. The universe is working in your favor, and now is the time for planning. Don’t you see that you do not belong here? You were taken from another land, another time, by an evil force."
“Elizabeth, how do you know these things?”
“Like you, I possess the gift of foresight. The vampires can read our thoughts, so we must keep our minds clear so there is nothing to read. I have practiced this for years. You possess the exact gift of protection. I knew what Daegan and his magus where up to, and felt it every time they dabbled in the black arts.”
“I always had dreams of someone taking me from my precious Egypt, Elizabeth. It was Daegan, although I could never fully view his face. I was sleeping when he opened that magic doorway.
I…” Akaisha’s words trailed off, tears streaming down her face.
Elizabeth, holding Akaisha in her arms, brushed a lock of hair from the daywalker’s face.
“Everything happens for a reason, child. It is up to us to make the best out of a bad situation. We both shall leave this place of despair. “
“Can’t we leave now, Elizabeth?” Akaisha asked innocently, pretending she believed every word the woman spoke. She had to trust her own instincts. Daegan was not the man Elizabeth said he was.
“No, now is not the time, Akaisha. Everything must be in its place. Heed my warning, if Daegan catches us, we will never see the light of day again, and I can promise you that. Have you seen the soulless creatures that vampires produce when they no longer have any use for them?”
Elizabeth asked.
“Soulless creatures!” Akaisha exclaimed. “We have no such beings in Egypt, Elizabeth. Please, take the time to explain, this is entirely too much for me to understand.”
Sighing heavily, Elizabeth proceeded to explain how vampires left their victims with very little blood. Not killing or turning them, but leaving them on the brink of life and death. Vampires often left their victims in a state such as this for their amusement.
“These soulless beings wander aimlessly in the woods, terrorizing local villages. Some were killed by large mobs of people. They feed off the blood of livestock and any humans they may encounter. It is a fate worse than death, Akaisha.”
Akaisha couldn’t shake the horrid fear that rocked her entire being. “Elizabeth, in Egypt, we did not have such nonsense. Everyone lived in peace and harmony. We celebrated life, and death, in a positive way. Humans were treated as equals, and sometimes turned, and were never looked down upon.”
“In my entire existence within these walls, Akaisha, I have been lucky to familiarize myself with a vampire whom I held in the highest regard. Of course, they hailed from the Italian coven of Venice. Lord Falco was born in fourteen fifty. He was a man of honor, warmth, and light, who ended his own existence two years ago.”
“He destroyed himself instead of acting upon the desire to destroy those who crossed his path,”
Akaisha murmured.
“Yes,” Elizabeth bowed her head, happy to know their thoughts were on the same wavelength.
“Lord Falco only acquired two mates within his lifetime; the second was a reincarnation of his first love. After her destruction, Falco changed, for the worse and never sought another mate.
Imagine how you would feel, existing for such a long time, watching everything around you change. He felt he had nothing left. Unlike other vampires, he didn’t embrace the dark side, so he eventually sacrificed himself to the daylight.”
“It takes a strong creature to fight the powers of darkness. These castle walls harbor those who have lived for centuries, and those embracing darkness continue to destroy, rape, and carry out their unholy deeds upon this earth.
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