Chapter 4: Chapter 4 Between Priests and Assassins
the uniformed young man woke up in an elegant hotel room with diane and his companion, she looked at him kindly and said, welcome back, now you should know that you are neither alive nor dead
"Do you mean I'm neither alive nor dead?" asked Jack, blinking a couple of times as he incredulously touched his body, surprisingly he wasn't even drunk at that moment, much less injured
"Now you're a vampire, just like me," said the girl, giving the thin boy a wide smile.
- wait, vampires were supposed to be extinct, plus I've seen you do gymnastics in broad daylight, how is it possible?
- There are many lies about us... we don't expose ourselves to daylight not because it makes us ashes, but because the sun weakens us considerably, making us as weak and vulnerable as a normal person... well almost everyone- when he said almost everyone Jack could notice how the vampire put a dark look on her face
- And what powers do I have right now? - Jack asked, standing up while stretching his body and looking at his hands, Diane was surprised, she had taken unusually well the fact that she was now a vampire, which was supposed to be something detestable for average humans, that made her infinitely happy and reassured
- that varies a lot according to each vampire... you have just been born you are weak and very vulnerable, your strength, agility and speed are just a little higher than those of an average mortal and that at night, during the day you will be even weaker than when you were a mortal.
- So I'll get stronger as the years go by? and what do you mean almost all?
-you will get stronger as you take more and more blood from living beings, but you must be extremely careful when you feed, you can take blood from anything, a rat or a human, but you will have two reactions, the first will be combustion , which is to adopt for a few moments the power and abilities of the one who took the blood, even at its maximum power, the intensity and duration varies according to the amount you drink, to the point that if you drink too much the combustion could be permanent, but in exchange for That power will seriously affect your mind, as it will be invaded by the victim's personality, fears, sorrows, longings, joys, and other feelings, which is why it is not recommended to leave a human dry. We must be careful not to exceed what we should drink.
-That could be very useful- Jack commented without taking his eyes off Diane, for some reason he felt very calm talking to her- and dangerous, I wouldn't want to sink into madness for power
-That's right, that's why control yourself when drinking the blood of a living being, the second reaction is the settlement, a residue of the combustion, it will remain in you forever, and it will even modify your body, little by little, that will make you a vampire unique, remember drinking blood is extremely important, you will not only gain power as a vampire, you will absorb part of the power of your victim, their memories, their personality, in other words you will become what you eat, as your power increases, a point at which simply sunlight does not represent more than a mere insignificant annoyance.
- so if I take only animal blood...
- each time you will look more like the animal you feed on, if you drink the blood of murderers the desire to kill will be born in you and at the same time your abilities to do so will increase
- so... I just have to choose who drinks blood from- it didn't seem very complicated, to tell the truth, thought Jack
"Something like that," Diane answered, leaning close to him and placing a hand on his cheek, "there are vampires that for centuries have drunk the blood of the most powerful warriors... like others who only drink the blood of great scientists, as well as others who they drink blood only from beautiful women, each of us does it to increase a particularity and refine ourselves in it.
- And what do you drink blood from?
- You don't ask a lady for that - I stretch out my hand and her guard handed her a bag of blood, which she kindly handed over to Jack - Baby, for the next few days you need at least 5 liters of blood every 24 hours or you'll die , this is while your body stabilizes, then you can go without much problem up to a week between each meal, if you become very powerful it could even take centuries between meals, your strength lay of course, - he caressed her cheek and stood up – for now drink it quickly we will leave in 15 minutes
- where to? Jack asked just before sinking his teeth into the bag of blood like a child eating his candy, when the blood touched Jack's lips he felt that he was drinking ice cold soup and he couldn't help but vomit it.
-yes, cold blood is disgusting, very different from drinking it straight from the source, but we can't be picky right now, drink it or you will die, I need you to be as healthy as possible, since we will return to the cemetery last night.
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Albert got out of the jeep quickly banging on the door that this time came off the car, he was again in the improvised archaeological camp, Víctor as soon as he saw him headed towards the
- By God Albert you stink of alcohol! – he had to walk away a few steps while covering his nose
- it's none of your business Victor who drinks or not
- do you think she would be happy to see what you are becoming? where were your great days, by God
- big days? For my great days I pass that! If she had been a stinking drunk like today from the beginning, she would never have fallen in love with me and she would not have died!
Victor's sad look made Albert stop and he cursed in his mind – "why the hell did they have to have the same eyes?"
- Albert, - Víctor said very seriously- my daughter would have fallen in love with you even like a disgusting drunk... because she didn't see you for how strong or big you are, or for how clean and elegant you were, she he fell in love with your soul!, your goodness and even your demons, as his father I beg you please do not stain his name anymore.
-I'm sorry Víctor- Albert sat on a log, while he raised his hands to his face and burst into tears- I'm really sorry, forgive me
"Rest," Víctor told him, giving him a hug. "Take the afternoon, we'll go back to work tomorrow."
-No... Tonight I have something pending- Albert returned the gesture, but immediately stood up and went to the store, emptying a canteen of ice water on his face to clear his head and loaded all his weapons.
- what are you talking about? - Víctor approached curious, due to the change in the look of his son-in-law
- I found this in the village - I throw a piece of bandage to Victor
- Oh my God! this is sacred embalming bandage
- I fought against a mummy, one equal to Atem, the one that almost killed us in Guixa
- but that is not possible, it was supposed that when we finish with Atem we destroy all
-It was different, her speed, agility and above all her resistances were much lower
- Even so, you only defeated her and drunk?... I don't believe you
- I had the best teacher right? – He left the tent giving Victor a pat on the shoulder
- what are you planning? - asked Victor who hurried to take his weapons
- I'm sure the statuette is in the cemetery and not here
"But the map shows this area," said Víctor arranging his equipment.
That map is from 300 years ago, maybe it's not very accurate, Dante's statuette is in that place and that creature was guarding the entrance, isn't it strange that we haven't come across any monster here yet?
- well, not like the last one... but you're right if those others find out, there will be a big uproar, we have to go as soon as possible
- you're an old man, Victor, stay here watching the grass grow and eating snacks, I'll take care of it - I take off Victor's hat and throw it at the tent - if I lost you too, I wouldn't know what to do.
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