One thing my mother was good at was granting people wishes. The mind is a very complex thing but once in a while a vampire is blessed with the ability to change it as they please. This is what made my mother's family name. Why she was in the top ranks of our society without any military experience of background. The power to make something better. While my mother was very docile, she wasn't exactly weak. She just chose to be or maybe, her father should have taught her better. Maybe he was weak himself. Who knows? Most vampires can compel. We're built to certain extravagances. The Dukes have their telekinesis and pure blood rage. The Sterlings have their insane bloodletting. Us Darius have our fire element. And the Raigons have the Requiem of Amelioration. My father was pissed when he foun

