Thirst
“I could feel the moon crying out to me, the blood in my veins answering her call. I didn’t know how to prepare for death.
Eddie joined us, kept our silent vigil until it was time.
“I’d like to say a prayer,” he told us, a couple of minutes before it was time for vampires to wake. He lit some candles and placed a cracked black bowl on the table.
“Blood. Love.
Sacrifice. Accept our offerings, and protect our souls. Connected and ready to serve. Fill us with power, and watch over us.” He cut his h...and, and let the blood drip into the bowl. I touched the cross, but it wasn’t necessary. Eddie’s blood was wrong. The colour, texture and smell repulsed me. Once again, I was filled with curiosity about who he was—and exactly who, or what, he was praying to.
“Do you offer?”
he asked Carl who nodded, strangely interested in the proceedings.
Before I could stop him, he sliced Carl’s palm and squeezed his hand until his blood fell into the bowl. Eddie held his hand out to me.MoreLess
Eddie joined us, kept our silent vigil until it was time.
“I’d like to say a prayer,” he told us, a couple of minutes before it was time for vampires to wake. He lit some candles and placed a cracked black bowl on the table.
“Blood. Love.
Sacrifice. Accept our offerings, and protect our souls. Connected and ready to serve. Fill us with power, and watch over us.” He cut his h...and, and let the blood drip into the bowl. I touched the cross, but it wasn’t necessary. Eddie’s blood was wrong. The colour, texture and smell repulsed me. Once again, I was filled with curiosity about who he was—and exactly who, or what, he was praying to.
“Do you offer?”
he asked Carl who nodded, strangely interested in the proceedings.
Before I could stop him, he sliced Carl’s palm and squeezed his hand until his blood fell into the bowl. Eddie held his hand out to me.MoreLess
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