((A brief history))
The moonbeams sliced through the air like great pillars of light which seemed to support the entire canopy of leaves within the forest. Lying supine on the forest floor, Tieko slowly regained wakefulness as his eyes focused on the treetops dancing in the chilling breeze. It had been a clear night, slightly cold and with a steady wind, and on any other day this might have been considered beautiful " but tonight, beauty had forever been redefined into a sadistic darkness that he suddenly felt running through every fiber of his being. This was strange...he was overwhelmingly thirsty as if his entire soul craved something other than water.
Eventually, as control over his body came back, he sat up...in a pool of blood. With the disorientation beginning to ware off he turned to see a body near him...a young woman...it looked like...dear God! It was Brinn! Her eyes lifeless, her body motionless, her skin white as snow as he stumbled over himself to her side and, not knowing what to do and the daze of the moment sinking in, he held her, weeping " from both unbearable grief and also from the unquenchable hunger that lay within his own body. What the hell was going on' Why was she covered in so much blood" Wait " she took a breath! Her eyes flickered...she was still alive!
He jolted up to kneel beside her and repositioned her to lie down comfortably so that she could easily breath. The warmth of her skin began to return as he held her soft hand and cradled her head with his other arm. Then his eyes caught the glimpse of a shadow and he turned to find a man standing over them, wearing a dark suit and his eyes...those penetrating eyes watching with delight. Holy God the hunger inside Tiekos soul was so strong now that he felt like his skin was crawling. Instantly, as if a raging flood had slammed through an unprepared village, the mans face caused a synapse to connect...then another...and soon the entire night's memory came rushing back to Tieko.
Tieko snapped his eyes back to Brinn as she began to stir, now coming back to consciousness, and the two lovers gaze met " Brinns eyes reflected hope as she saw her love, kneeling over her " Tieko's eyes reflected...oh no...a coldness never before witnessed in this world. Noooooo! The thirst was uncontrollable, cutting through his veins like fire " it was too much! Tieko broke their eye contact and buried his teeth into her neck with such force the forest itself howled. Brinn could not scream, she didn't even try, as Tieko began to feed for the first time. His silent tears of suffering mixed with her grieving tears of betrayal, which fell to the ground, joined together, as if being buried in a grave. Brinn reached up and lovingly held Tiekos hand, having the strength to do nothing else. All he could do was watch in terror as his craving overran his control...until her eyes dilated, her grip released and her body relaxed " death had taken her.
Tieko came up with a horrifying scream, blood trailing from his teeth as he released her neck from his vicious bite. He had just killed, in a slow agonizing death, his soul mate...fed on her as if she was nothing " the rage inside his mind was now overpowering. He had not chosen this, he had not wanted this " he had a future with Brinn, to raise a family, to die an old man with plenty of grandkids. Instead he had drained her blood because he lacked the strength of self-control. Now he was that which he loathed most...a vampire. He turned his hate filled eyes to the dark man near him who had begun walking away into the night without a sound, as if a ghost. All that Tieko heard was the mans frightening whisper, "Welcome, my son..." and the shock of it all crashed down on Tieko's awareness and hurled him back into unconsciousness once more.
The moonbeams sliced through the air like great pillars of light which seemed to support the entire canopy of leaves within the forest. Lying supine on the forest floor, Tieko slowly regained wakefulness as his eyes focused on the treetops dancing in the chilling breeze. It had been a clear night, slightly cold and with a steady wind, and on any other day this might have been considered beautiful " but tonight, beauty had forever been redefined into a sadistic darkness that he suddenly felt running through every fiber of his being. This was strange...he was overwhelmingly thirsty as if his entire soul craved something other than water.
Eventually, as control over his body came back, he sat up...in a pool of blood. With the disorientation beginning to ware off he turned to see a body near him...a young woman...it looked like...dear God! It was Brinn! Her eyes lifeless, her body motionless, her skin white as snow as he stumbled over himself to her side and, not knowing what to do and the daze of the moment sinking in, he held her, weeping " from both unbearable grief and also from the unquenchable hunger that lay within his own body. What the hell was going on' Why was she covered in so much blood" Wait " she took a breath! Her eyes flickered...she was still alive!
He jolted up to kneel beside her and repositioned her to lie down comfortably so that she could easily breath. The warmth of her skin began to return as he held her soft hand and cradled her head with his other arm. Then his eyes caught the glimpse of a shadow and he turned to find a man standing over them, wearing a dark suit and his eyes...those penetrating eyes watching with delight. Holy God the hunger inside Tiekos soul was so strong now that he felt like his skin was crawling. Instantly, as if a raging flood had slammed through an unprepared village, the mans face caused a synapse to connect...then another...and soon the entire night's memory came rushing back to Tieko.
Tieko snapped his eyes back to Brinn as she began to stir, now coming back to consciousness, and the two lovers gaze met " Brinns eyes reflected hope as she saw her love, kneeling over her " Tieko's eyes reflected...oh no...a coldness never before witnessed in this world. Noooooo! The thirst was uncontrollable, cutting through his veins like fire " it was too much! Tieko broke their eye contact and buried his teeth into her neck with such force the forest itself howled. Brinn could not scream, she didn't even try, as Tieko began to feed for the first time. His silent tears of suffering mixed with her grieving tears of betrayal, which fell to the ground, joined together, as if being buried in a grave. Brinn reached up and lovingly held Tiekos hand, having the strength to do nothing else. All he could do was watch in terror as his craving overran his control...until her eyes dilated, her grip released and her body relaxed " death had taken her.
Tieko came up with a horrifying scream, blood trailing from his teeth as he released her neck from his vicious bite. He had just killed, in a slow agonizing death, his soul mate...fed on her as if she was nothing " the rage inside his mind was now overpowering. He had not chosen this, he had not wanted this " he had a future with Brinn, to raise a family, to die an old man with plenty of grandkids. Instead he had drained her blood because he lacked the strength of self-control. Now he was that which he loathed most...a vampire. He turned his hate filled eyes to the dark man near him who had begun walking away into the night without a sound, as if a ghost. All that Tieko heard was the mans frightening whisper, "Welcome, my son..." and the shock of it all crashed down on Tieko's awareness and hurled him back into unconsciousness once more.