Capítulo 33: Weird discoveries yet none like Mira

—Mira

Levi nodded and began to speak. "After you found me and brought me to Sadra, we wandered together for a while.

Well, we somewhat wandered together. We would visit different countries, but go our separate ways with a plan to reconvene at a later time, so we could have the experiences.

We found it was easier to handle the immortality that way at the time. This was when Sadra was still somewhat new, and I was still recovering from the potential of more of Astarte's..." Here, he shuddered.

"Well, you know. Anyway, our travels took us to the area around Jerusalem, and this was shortly after Pompey conquered it and added it to the Roman Empire.

"It was fascinating at the time, slightly before Christ was born, and the religion was all out of order. Judaism still hadn't quite been recognized as a legal religion, but Caesar was at war with Pompey, and it was about to be.

"More to the point, it was an old place, a place that attracted demons and vampires as much as it would start to attract the angels. It was there that I parted ways with Sadra and followed the trail of another Roman vampire.

"I found him. As you might expect, he had prospered for himself, and his home was lavish. I was invited in readily, an open invitation, and as soon as I walked through the door, it was immediately obvious that something was off.

"Something in the air, a scent and a sensation, made me both afraid and excited. The way it made me eager was something that made me all the more concerned for what I was to be shown.

"The servant who greeted and guided me inside was normal enough, dressed well, and very polite. And yet she silently guided me past the standard greeting rooms and through the back doors into a different area, a very different area.

"The vampire in question was not alone, but I had already known that. He was part of a well-known Dark Court name, so I had expected more company and was curious.

"But what I saw was so strange that it made me afraid. Lord Titus sat on a dais lounge, the picture of decadent leisure, and even his form was lazy. But what I had not expected was the girl at his side, for she stood out instantly.

"She was small of stature and slight, as if she would be easy to take and overpower, but it was immediately clear that this wasn't the case.

"In much the same way any clever predator tries to entice its prey with qualities easily underestimated, her stature was a lie.

"And she dominated the vision of the room with a slight tilt to her head and an insane little smile. I had to force my eyes from her, had to hold my breath so I wouldn't be taken in by that exquisite scent she had, but I managed, thanks to Astarte.

"Even so, the sight of my surroundings made me afraid. Besides the two of them, there were two other vampires in the room and six human slaves, and it was immediately clear that these had not been able to withstand that creature's charm, but instead had succumbed to the desire she secreted with every breath.

"The humans played a role as furniture for the vampires, and both parties seemed to take an intense s*xual pleasure from the degradation.

"While I watched, one of the vampires leaned down and stroked her hand between the thighs of a human woman who was on her hands and knees, cooing over her that she made a good chair to sit on, that it was where she belonged, and the human moaned in pure pleasure at the degradation. And then she was commanded to silence, with a slap to her *ss.

"Again, I had to focus to turn my attention away, to hold my breath against that scent that called me to partake, to enjoy, to lose myself in the s*x and to feed as I wished.

"For it was also apparent that the human slaves served as blood slaves for these four. I swallowed against it, managing, and nodded to Titus. 'Good evening.' And I felt ridiculous saying it, too.

"I must have looked as awkward as I felt because he chuckled. 'Well, good evening, young vampire. I have to confess to being surprised. Not many can resist the charms of Valentina here.' To which the insane little vampire giggled and waved.

"'I would imagine not. It's not an easy thing. May I ask what kind of creature she is? I mean no disrespect with the question, but she is something that I have not run into yet.'

"Titus was not at all offended. He laughed in delight instead, his smile twisted, and I realized that he, too, was not immune to her charms.

"No, he was just as much her thrall as all the rest, but he was permitted to act as a figurehead at her own pleasure.

"And he was permitted enough thought to speak and to tell the tale. 'Have you ever heard of Lilith's children, little vampire?'

"I bristled, as you can imagine. 'Yes, it's either a fairy tale or they're all dead, as per the original story.'

"He chuckled, undeterred by my disdain. 'I tend to believe they did exist, and they're all dead, but that's just to set the tone.

"It takes us back to the correct time, at any rate. It was an interesting demon that persuaded Eve to eat of the forbidden fruit, isn't it? And then the poor thing ended the story cursed.

"But nobody ever asks about what happens to him in the end. Well, most just still ume he's the devil, if they're not open-minded enough to consider that the serpent wasn't named. In actuality, the devil was a bit busy failing and falling at the time, so he sent Sammael.

"'The fall of man and the original sin birthed all kinds of different problems, but you can already guess this because one of those problems is the curse we know so well.

"All fall short, and yet, if you repeat enough of one deadly sin, you're sure to attract a hell on earth before your time is up.

"It's a beacon to demons, and vampires are not so very far from their kind in spirit. We're attracted to embracing those who have earned it in the same way that any species is attracted to procreation.

"It pleases us. But then there's little atrocities like Valentina here.' And at this, the girl giggled, a maddened, dangerous sound that sent chills down the spine.

"What was more, the toys around her reacted to it with more lust that I had to breathe through. The scent was intense, enticing. 'You see, when a vampire finds a virgin, we cannot drink their blood without suffering.

"Valentina's Sire died in the creation of her, poisoned by the blood he had to consume to change her.

"Our vampire king, Sebastian, forced him to turn her and it was a warlock who helped him, from what I can gather, one who managed to keep the vampire alive just long enough for him to give his blood to her and turn her. Most cannot make it so far without some kind of aid, and he was no different.

"'Vampire bloodlust set in before she could even discover the human pleasure of s*x. The desires become confused, twisted, in that instance.

"They warp and change around each other until something truly interesting is left, something even more demonic than the usual vampire behavior.

"They're affectionately called the grandchildren of Lilith, although she and hers have nothing directly to do with it. They are merely closely related and legend has it that Lilith is the one spinning the whirlwind of the Lustful in hell, but the virgin vampires are something spectacular, something stronger than the rest of us, as it were.

"Perhaps it's their innocence that gives them strength, as if they are thought to be trustworthy of that kind of power before the insanity can take hold and make them into aberrations.

"Even their blood strengthens us once they're awakened s*xually and vampirically.'

"I sat and spoke with him for as long as I was able, having to work to focus every thought, having to ignore the acts happening around me so casually.

"And it was only after I left that I wondered at a Roman so casually and fully believing in Jewish lore. It seemed that he was more like a puppet for the girl, Valentina, and that she somehow knew the truth even in her deranged mind.

"I'm not sure though, because she didn't seem capable of coherent speech either, for she hadn't said a word.

She had merely casually let her influence filter through the room like a perfume that infected those around her. She kept up a steady stream of it, as far as I could tell."

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