The Anatomy of Vampires: Volume 1 by Alistair Vlain

Author:Alistair Vlain [Vlain, Alistair]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: A Companion Book to the Of Light and Darkness Series
Publisher: Decadent Publishing
Published: 2014-06-12T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Five

Vampires Versus Elves

“Since the advent of life on Earth, there has been the existence of good and evil. Light and dark. However, sometimes, it is difficult to detect which is which.”

~Baba Yaga, the most infamous of Spellcasters

I believe it goes without saying there is a massive divide in the magical society. It has revealed itself as the very topic of this volume, and is such because it is the very subject propelling my studies.

The Seer I spoke to in the Irish Occult City provided information that allowed me to rest easy, even for a short time. My wife was safe. She was being looked after by a creature called a ‘Phaser’. But how long would it last? How much time would go by before the tumultuous feelings between Elf and Vampire would go on unchecked? One thing I know from my mortal life, was despite mankind’s best efforts, there was little to do with acceptance. Little to do with understanding. Race. Religion. Nationality. Social class. We differ. We war. And so, that was exactly what I expected of the magical folk. Eventually, I know the Elves are going to take action. The divided can only coexist in fear of one another for so long before a catalyst occurs. As I write this, their world is waiting. An eerie calm is very much present now.

Unfortunately, I’ve not been able to come across an Elf I thought would speak to me candidly. From what I understand, they are all secretive about their true thoughts on the Regime and its intentions with the dark kind. However, there was one individual blood-drinker who sought me one evening.

As I sat alone with my thoughts and my journal one autumn night, outside of a quiet, city café, I peered up and noticed a man standing stock still just beyond the reach of the nearest streetlamp. It was purposeful. He probably did not want me to notice him there. He was probably trying to collect himself before he came to speak with me. But there is something about a Vampire’s gaze. It is something I believe we, humans, can inherently feel with our sixth sense. It is as age-old an idea as predator and prey. His silhouette stayed frozen there in the night, and I knew the only thing he sought from me…was my help.

Gently, I put down my pen, making no abrupt movements. Vampires dislike attention, I’ve come to find. They’d much rather move through their existence undetected, for the most part. It is a solemn need of theirs to distance themselves from life and humanity, perhaps because it saddens them to realize they will never have it again.

People moved about the main road. It was only very early in the evening. All of London’s boutiques and restaurants were still open. Horses pulled their buggies along the roads. Women carted armfuls of parcels home, some accompanied by either friends or husbands. I narrowed my eyes at the cursed man in shadow, noticing he was wearing a hat, but that was about the only detail I could make out in the darkness of the unlit street.

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