learned until you are in spirit form. As a mortal our spirit can travel to various realms through meditation, but the physical body does not actually leave, the only exception is magic. A guardian can travel through various realms and even physical places. Guardians can…well, be here one minute and physically appear in another place a moment later. There is no trace of the guardian in the first place. It is kinda hard to explain…is this making any sense?”
“ Yeah, so instead of driving to my house from yours, as a guardian you just magically appear,” Nathanial confirms.
Matt continues, “A guardian does not age, and should not become involved with a mortal. A relationship can affect their assignment, although history has proven that some guardians do have relationships with mortals and are still successful with their assignments. Others have failed miserably and people have died and suffered because of it. They can also be assigned to many different witches, and when one of the witches they are assigned to calls for them or is in danger, the guardian hears the witch’s call. The Great Ones help lead them and have many rules, in order to protect their identity and that of the guardians and witches they help.”
This is all extremely interesting, to hear stories of a supernatural power or entity that we knew nothing about. I always enjoy learning more about the world we live in. It is also nice to learn that there are others fighting to protect mankind. Maybe the universe is not as evil as I had begun to believe, and maybe we are here for a reason. Our little group of friends is so diverse and connected in some supernatural way; this can’t just be a coincidence.
Although Matt is unable to help us in our fight he could report to his trainers about the situation. Maybe they will be able to offer us help, a type of protection or warning. We need to find out who Ebony and Eliza’s guardian is. Matt then explains that they try to remain undercover until a time when they are needed, or the witch is needed to help with something important. Well, now is that time, even if their guardian isn’t aware of it yet. I just hope that we can find him or her soon.
“ Now that I explained about my history and future for that matter, and since I’m fully aware of witches, I would like to learn more about vampires ,” Matt requests.
“ What would you like to know?” I ask.
“ Well you say you have not harmed humans in over 80 years; so how is it that you survive? Don’t you need blood?”
“ Yes, you’re correct, but my family and I survive off a combination of donated blood and animal blood. It doesn’t taste as good, and we need to feed more frequently as it doesn’t keep us as strong. We are very committed to living peacefully among mortals. So this is the way we manage to keep the peace. Florence has become very good at creating various foods and meals from the blood we use; we all have our favorites just as a normal family.”
“ Are there others like you?
“ Yes a few, but most, although living peacefully, still feed on humans, without killing them. The mortal is then compelled or hypnotized to forget what happened. Florence actually has a gift to take that process a step further and implant new memories.”
“ So how is it that you can go out in the sun? I know from my training that burning and some other stuff is true about vampires .”
“ Yes, normally that’s correct, but thanks to Ebony’s family and a magical gem we call our day crystal, we can now live more like mortals. When Ms. Edwina was a child she helped her mother create a talisman for each of us. There are a few others that have been helped by witches as well. Also, those that are centuries old can go out as long as they don’t go directly into the sun and remain in the shadows. However, in general, vampires will burn if exposed to the sun.”
“ Okay, I think I am beginning to understand,” Matt smiles. “So tell me more about
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