Watch the Shadows

Watch the shadows

For those without souls

Damned to live

Dead inside

Cold without life

Or love

Without

Mercy.

There are those we hunt. Those we stay clear of. Those who are not like us. They’re the undead. Those who were taken over the edge of death and brought back – without their souls.

That is always a risk and one of the reasons none of us takes lightly the turning of a Regular Human into a Vampire.

Ninety Percent die. For those who make it about a third come back without souls and must be destroyed.

It sounds harsh, but life is harsh, if you want life. Real life.

There are those ghouls who survive. Some are quiet pretty. They seduce then destroy their prey.

Then they move on to my kind, the kind with a soul. It isn’t pretty. But, we almost always win.

Sure there is enough blood to go around for all of us, but wouldn’t you rather have a Vampire with a soul (two souls) take you in the night or a creature without a soul who will suck dry your blood and spirit leaving you an empty shell of despair and pain?

Halloween is almost here. They love that night, those without souls, for on the day of all souls they will attempt to steal yours.

And with any luck, one of my kind will be there to protect you.

~ Juliette aka Vampire Maman (and Modern Vampire)