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Post by ~*EtVL*~Jadena on Jun 18, 2008 11:58:26 GMT -5
I narrowed my eyes when the vampire named Judas address Anara and not me first. You were suppose to address the male first but i decided to let it go. Before Anara could answer i jumped in. "This is Anara and i am Eric" I said introducing us both. It then looked him over. "Do you wish to join in my region or do wish to just pass through as a visitor." I said looking down at him.
I am the leader of my region. My region is very large. It is about the size of Texas. Yes, i know what Texas is. Being a vampire i have traveled many places. In my region there are smaller territories which are controlled by other vampires. The only person i answer up to is our king. I didn't know why but i felt like showing Judas my stature in the the vampire world. Asserting ones dominance is always very inmportant.
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Post by judas on Jun 18, 2008 12:13:59 GMT -5
I had never been to Texas, though I knew where it was far beyond the ocean to the west, Eric seemed to reguard me with a suspicious gaze, but beyond that he did nothing. I then learned that the girl was called Anara, quite a beautiful name if I may say so, this male's name was Eric and he was the ruler of this region.
He was visibly taller than myself, quite an imposing fellow. He told of how wast his land was, and how it was split into smaller states govend by different vampire covens but they all answered to their King, including this Eric I was facing. He then proposed me a question asking if I had come to stay for just to pass through as a visitor.
"If I can be of any service to you. I'd gladly stay.." I replied, Eric seemed to like showing his weight around, proving his dominance. Well I wasn't after his lands, nor anything else of his but I still felt humbled in his company. He was afterall a being to be respected, atleast due to his title. Of his character I couldn't really judge much, yet that is.
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Post by ~*EtVL*~Jadena on Jun 18, 2008 12:36:22 GMT -5
I nodded. "I suppose you could stay but you will need to be here awhile before you become a full member of my region.". He seemed like a nice enough vampire but you could never be to careful. I looked at Anara who had been silent this whole time.
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Post by espeon101 on Jun 18, 2008 18:51:29 GMT -5
I had stayed quiet throughout their whole conversation because it seemed that if a spoke, their battle of words would be interrupted and they'd look at me as if I had more to say. When Eric looked at me, I wasn't sure what I was supposed to do. So I continued my silence.
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Post by ~*EtVL*~Jadena on Jun 18, 2008 19:01:12 GMT -5
I smiled at Anara. She was still silent. I hadn't liked the way Judas looked at her. I was feeling a little defensive. Out of no where i said "She is mine." I just felt like telling him. I didn't want him eying Anara. She was not like my girlfriend or anything but i felt like it. I didn't know why. I suppose i should just let her choose but i had already said it and there was no taking it back.
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Post by espeon101 on Jun 19, 2008 4:29:34 GMT -5
I frowned at what Eric had said. I would understand him saying it if Judas was about to try to feed off of me, but he was completely unthreatening! I turned my slightly angered face to him. I felt he knew what I meant by it.
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Post by judas on Jun 19, 2008 5:01:51 GMT -5
This Eric sure was the protective type, I had no intentions of harming this Anara at all. I felt a bit weird when he said that Anara was his, the way he said it sounded like he treated this girl like she was some sort property. Well it could be that she was, afterall it wasn't uncommon for vampires to take thrall's or as some called them cattle, they were basically slaves to the vampire.
"I am sorry.." I apologized turning to Eric, Anara on the other hand, held an expression of anger. Perhapse she didn't like to referd to as someone's property. I personally wouldn't be suprised, I too would've been offended had someone told me I was their property. According to the rules of this place, I had to stick around for a while before I was accepted as a full member of the coven, well I just hoped that they would be acceptant of my believes though I had a slight doubt they would've even bother to understand.
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Post by ~*EtVL*~Jadena on Jun 19, 2008 8:43:09 GMT -5
Anara looked at me angrily as i knew she would. "I'm sorry Anara Judas. I just feel i must be very caustious around Anara as it seems many vampires are attracted to her." I sighed. "It was not my place to say that Anara could you please forgive me." I looked at her pleading for her to understand. I just didn't want her to get hurt. Judas didn't seem like one who would hurt her but you could never be to careful. I looked back at Judas. "Well welcome why don't i show you to the underground dens we have made." I said.
As we walked i explained what they were. "When I formed my region here i knew we had to find some way of staying out of the light everyday without having to do to much work so i came up with this den plan. Basically what we've done all around the region is find dens with dark corners in them. In those corners we dig tunnels into the rocks. We dig through whatever we come across and make many underground rooms. Of course a cave in never happens but if it did it would be no problem for the vampires there." I explained. "So if you have ever seen the underground dens in other regions just know that the idea was started here" I said with a laugh.
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Post by espeon101 on Jun 19, 2008 8:54:23 GMT -5
I lightened my expression. At least he could say that he was sorry. "I should probably go to bed now." I said, already walking off. I had learnt how to safely sleep in trees from a leopard on one of my travels. As much as Eric's den was comfortable, I needed my space at that moment.
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Post by ~*EtVL*~Jadena on Jun 19, 2008 8:56:19 GMT -5
I waved my tail at Anara in farewell and kept walking with Judas. He was being pretty quiet. I wondered what was on his mind.
(Sorry it's short. Oh and espeon i replied to the innocent rp on Jamall's site.)
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Post by judas on Jun 19, 2008 10:06:43 GMT -5
Eric told me how his pride spent the days underground away from sunlight, they had dug out an extensive underground network of caves with entrances scatterd all across the lands. "These I assume the entrances are very well hidden, from both mortal's and also the hunters?" I asked, it wouldn't make sense to have these gaping holes in the ground be visible to anyone, as some mortal might stumble into it, or some hunter might ambush them while they slept.
I nodded a goodbye to Anara as she went off to sleep, and my then attention returned to Eric. "Since you have one of the largest territories around, I assume your coven isn't faced with any political instability?" I needed to know this, how Eric's lands faired politically with the other covens that surrounded it, afterall I didn't want to be dragged into some sort of war, or unrest.
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Post by ~*EtVL*~Jadena on Jun 19, 2008 16:52:17 GMT -5
"Yes the entrances are well hidden and no. We have very good relationships with all the covens around us." I said to him. then i laughed. "None of the other coven's dare mess with us. We are the biggest and strongest." I then paused. "Besides Nicodemus's coven." i said with a shudder.
Not that i had any thing to fear from Nicodemus. He was a very peaceful vampire but very powerful. He was the next in line to succeed the king. I suppose that Judas knew of Nicodemus. He was my maker. Judas probably didn't know that.
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Post by judas on Jun 19, 2008 17:06:55 GMT -5
The mention of the name Nicodemus didn't really ring any bell with me, but I noticed Eric's shudder. Hmm maybe this vampire spelled trouble according to Eric. "What makes his coven trouble your lands? As you said you posess the largest lands, and that usually means the pride that lives here is large as well" I was curious of this Nicodemus even though the name held no familiarity to me.
Besides I was turned over 200 years ago, any events conserning vampires before my embrace would naturally be entirely unknown to me, however I didn't really know much about vampire politics even though I was one, however the politics of this land conserned me, so getting some information about it would never hurt, and thus I could keep my neck out of problems.
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Post by ~*EtVL*~Jadena on Jun 19, 2008 17:27:25 GMT -5
"Nicodemus is very powerful. I do not fear an attack by him. He is the oldest living vampire. Even older than the king. He is well over 1000 years old. All of his vampires are very old and strong. If the king were to die he would become king." i smiled at judas. He needn't be concerned with Nicodemus.
"He is my maker" I said with a bit of pride. It really was something to be proud of. We had arrived at one of the entrances. I led Judas down through the tunnels. We came to an unoccupied den. "You may stay here" I told him. "There is a food chamber down this tunnel into the left. There you will find willing lions and lioness to feed from." i said with a nodding towards the food chamber.
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Post by judas on Jun 19, 2008 17:47:29 GMT -5
So this Nicodemus was Eric's creator, and Eric appeard proud of it. Hmm Eric must be the first vampire I've meet that has ever had pride in his embrace, I assumed he was embraced willingly, and not like so many others turned by force, like me. "You're lucky to you have met your creator, even knowing him.." I said as Eric led me down into the underground lair, "If I ever meet mine, I'd kill him.. or her.." my voice held a certin gravity to it, I didn't like to discuss such matters as they were quite personal if anyone would understand.
My face took on a frown however as Eric mentioned that there was the food chamber deeper into the tunnel where I could find lions and lioness cattle to feed from. I hesistated for a moment wether not to tell Eric that I didn't feed of other lions, afterall I didn't want to be rude or anything. "I appriciate the hospitality.." I began, well indeed I did he had welcomed me when most other vampires seemed overly protective of their lands, and chased out anyone not of their blood. "However I don't feed of lions, or any feline for that matter.." truth to say I was a bit ashamed of my choices, but to me feeding of lions, or felines in general felt wrong to me.
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Post by ~*EtVL*~Jadena on Jun 19, 2008 17:57:43 GMT -5
I nodded. "It's perfectly fine that you feel that way. I just want you to know that all the lions are welcome to leave when they please. It is not like we keep them here by force." I knew that Judas would think of how the lions may tell of the coven's location but it wasn't possible.
"The coven caves have an enchantment on them" i said matter of factly. "Only vampires of our coven can find the caves." I said with a smile. It was a necessary precaution. I looked at him. "Again i understand why you do not feed off felines but i would like you to know that it is your natural food source. Also you do not have to kill, as long as you are over two years old." i looked at him. "You are an older vampire right and not just some newbie."
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Post by judas on Jun 20, 2008 4:14:37 GMT -5
The enchantment bit made sense enough, and Eric didn't really act suprised at my feeding habits. He also told me that the cattel wasn't kept in the cavren by force they could come and go if they wished. Hmm even though these cave entrances where hidden by enchantments, they were still there. Eric sounded very trustworthy with his coven cattel, someone could've betrayed them and even though it's hidden it could still be enterd as mortal's were bound by the rules of non-consent entry. Well he was bound that rule, he couldn't enter an owned cave without the owner's concent.
Eric explained to me how lions and other felines were my natural food source, and how I didn't have to kill if had been a vampire for over two years. That last part didn't make much sense to me, any vampire could kill their victims if they so wished as many seemed to follow a 'no-witnesses' ideal to their feeding. And now he was asking me how old I was, he was proabably wondering if I was turned yesterday, but indeed I wasn't. "I am over two centuries old, sir.." indeed was born a long time ago, not as long as Nicodemus but it was a very long lifespan compared to that of mortal's.
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Post by espeon101 on Jun 20, 2008 4:59:22 GMT -5
I tried as I might to go to sleep, but in vain. I simply could not get comfortable in the tree! It was too hard; too scratchy; too sharp. I ended up falling out. I landed with a large 'THUMP'. Any under-ground animals probably could have heard me. I stood up. My side felt bruised, and it hurt. I looked around. Where had Eric and Judas gone?
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Post by ~*EtVL*~Jadena on Jun 20, 2008 11:48:47 GMT -5
"Oh and by the way if you are thinking about the whole no witness thing you must not know of the extent of your powers." I said. "We vampires can give our "victims" new memories of the experience so that they don't know they were fed off of." I really liked that part of being a vampire. It was fun to use that power and in some cases totally necessary. The one thing i did not do with it was erase the memories of those that i had no need to do so.
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Post by ~*EtVL*~Jadena on Jun 20, 2008 11:52:25 GMT -5
(Sorry espeon. didn't see you)
"I must be getting back to Anara." I said to Judas with a bow of my head. I walked back out of the tunnels to my den. I looked around. Where was Anara. Then i heard a thump and looked over to see Anara laying flat on her but underneath a tree. I laughed a little and walked over to her. "Are you okay" I asked trying not to laugh.
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