The Vampire Saga Part 1

Lance's Story

    As you already know, my name is Lance. I have black hair and gray eyes. I am 6 ft tall with a medium physique. My story begins before Maya comes along.

    Long ago in the mid 1800's, I lived on a plantation with my mother and father. On my 18th birthday, my parents prepared a party for me to meet eligible women for marriage. My father would not allow me to take over the estate until i was married. I hate parties. 

    Later that evening after I danced with almost every lady on this side of the state, I went outside and stood on the terrace. After awhile my father came and stood beside me.

    "Have considered any of the ladies to court?" He asked me.

    "No." I answered as truthfully as I could. He sighed as he walked back inside with a look of disappointment on his face.

    When I was little, my father had always told me that all he wanted from me was the truth. As the years went by it grew into a lie. He wanted me to take over the estate and to be married as soon as I was able. I didn't want any part of that and he knew it and it upset quite a lot.

    All of a sudden there was a crack of lightning. Everything seemed to freeze in place as the hairs on the back of my neck rose with fear. I ran back inside to find everyone that attended my party ling dead on the floor with holes in there necks. I ran around the estate trying to find my parents. Suddenly a woman appeared in front of me. She was breathtakingly beautiful, and terrify at the same time.

    "Who are you? What happened to everyone here?" Questions seemed to pour out of my mouth.

    "You need not concern yourself with who I am. You wont live long anyways." She smiled as she spoke. That smile was deadly and it terrified me down to my bones. As she stepped towards me, I tripped over a body trying to back away.

    "Wait. You don't have to kill me. I won't say anything to anyone. This is my home, I can make it seem like everyone just disappeared." She stopped and stared me down.

    "I might have use for you after all. You reek of leadership qualities. You could be a great ally." I shook my head as i listened to the words coming out of her mouth.

    "I'm not a leader. My own father couldn't get me to want to be one either. It would take a lot for me to consider helping you." I spoke through clenched teeth.

    "Oh, you'll help. I'm gonna grant you a gift even you won't turn down. This may hurt a little." I heard nothing else after she spoke those words.

    Everything seemed to go by fast. My wrist felt like it was on fire. My blood felt like it was boiling under my skin.I don't remember much else except being picked up and carried. I fell unconscious. I woke up in a strange bed three days later. I sat upright and felt lightheaded. The woman from before walked through the door. She looked at me through squinted eyes.

    "You're awake. Good, I was beginning to think you would never wake." She taunted me.

    "Where am I?" I didn't care about much else but that at the present moment.

    "You're in my bedroom at our base. My name is Rachel. I brought you here from your estate. Listen to what your body and mind are telling you." She spoke slow to get me to understand.

    "Are there more of you?" I questioned.

    "Of course there's more of us." She laughed.

    "Oh my god, what did you turn me into?" I asked as realization sunk in. Everyone I knew was dead, drained of life and blood. "You turned me into a monster, a vampire who drinks blood."

    "Yes, you have the gift of immortality. I am our creator." She smiled as she said gift.

    "So I will live forever." I honestly quite liked the sound of that.

    "Yes."

    "Okay, then. I'm Lance Degatto."

    "Its nice to meet you Lance."

    "Its nice to meet you too." It was weird for me to say that to her seeming as we'd already met.

    "Rachel, I need to talk to you about battle plans." A man started saying as he walked in. He looked at me and narrowed his eyes.

    "This is Lance, Marcus. He is my new recruit." Rachel introduced us quickly.

    "Hello, I am Marcus. The leader of the Nastalgi clan." 

    "Hi."

    "So are you going to teach him, or Regina?" He asked her.

    "I'm going to teach him, but what were you saying when you walked in?"

    "I need to talk to you about battle plans."

    "Oh, who are we attacking?"

    "The Walken palace. There's supposed to be a part there tomorrow night."

    "Oh okay. I'll discuss that after I take Lance out to hunt."

    "Alright, i'm looking forward to it." He walked out as quickly as he walked in.

    "Okay. What did you mean by taking me out hunting?"

    "You need to feed."  The thought of those words scared me.

    "You mean I have to drink blood to stay alive."

    "Yes, we'll be heading out soon."

    "Oh, who's Regina?" I asked curiously.

    "My sister. She is second in command."

    "Oh." After that last conversation with Marcus, it was very confusing.

    "You make it sound like that's a bad thing."

    "No, I just thought after that conversation that you were second in command."

    "Oh, no. Regina has more abilities than I do. She was born to lead. I wasn't. I was only changed because I'm her twin."

    "Well, that's terrible in a way."

    "It's not so bad. This life has been good to me. Unlike my human life. I never have to deal with the pain I did then. We should go hunting." She stopped the conversation after that. I got the feeling she didn't want to talk about it. Which was good because my throat felt like it was on fire. "Yeah, my throat is burning."

    "Okay, let's go." She said as she ran out the back door. I was right behind her. I loved the feeling of the wind on my face as I ran. "Okay, we stop here."

    "Alright." I said as I ran to her side." What do I do?"

    "Close your eyes. Smell the air. Tell me what you can smell and hear."

    "I smell blood. I can hear the heartbeats. Two miles away, possibly north of us right now."

    "You're right. Let your instinct take over."

    As the thirst took over, I ran north. When I stopped in front of them, they were scared. It was two young women. They just stood there frozen in fear. They screamed as I took them both to the ground. I rank from the youngest one first. Her body shook and convulsed as I pulled all the life out of her. The other girl just laid there as i turned to her.

    "You should be afraid."

    "I'm not. I won't give you the satisfaction. If you're going to kill me than kill me. If not, then get off me."

    I dipped my head down to her neck. She didn't scream, even though I knew it hurt her. The blood felt good, but she was done before I was. I threw her away from me like she was trash. It irritated me that she was done before me. I turned away from them to face Rachel.

    "Well that was fun to watch."

    "Really?" I smiled at her.

    "Yeah, you did great for a new vampire."

    "We'', i'm glad you think so."

    "Come on. Lets go back. I have to talk to Marcus remember."

    "Oh yeah, and then the attack tomorrow night. That should be fun."

    "Yeah, it should be."

    "Will I be able to go?"

    "I'm guessing you'd be able to. I don't see why not."

    "Cool, I want to see what all I can do as a vampire." I laughed.

    I didn't know why, but i loved being a vampire. Most people would have been afraid of what they had become. I wasn't, though. I felt free.

    After a few weeks, Rachel and I spent more and more time together. I was on her bed one day when she came walking in.

    "Hi, Rachel." She nearly jumped out of her skin.

    "Oh my god. Don't do that Lance."

    "Do what? All i said was hi."

    "I didn't even realize you were in here. You scared me."

    "I'm sorry. I didn't mean to."

    "I know."

    "We've been spending a lot of time together here lately."

    "Yeah, we have."

    "Do you mind if I try something?"

    "Depends on what it is."

    "You'll have to trust me."

    "Lance."

    "Just close your eyes."

    "Okay." She closed her eyes and stood there. I moved quickly to the front of her. I bent down and kissed her softly on the mouth. I couldn't believe it. She actually kissed me back. 

    "Lance." She whispered when i drew back.

    "What?" I whispered back.

    She didn't say anything else. She brushed her lips along mine. She took over my mouth with hers and kissed me more passionately. I grabbed her waist and pulled her closer. She pulled us to the bed and I collapsed on top of her. She bit my bottom lip as our bodies meshed together. "Rachel." I whispered her name as she started to unbutton my pants. She still didn't say anything as she grabbed me with her hands. I gasped and attacked her mouth with mine. We quickly pulled out clothes off in desperation fro the the clothes to not separate our bodies from one another. We held onto each other as our bodies became one for the first time. Our climax kept building and building until we couldn't hold on any longer. We collapsed on the bed side by side.

    "Lance." She whispered.

    "Hmm?"

    "Thank you."

    "For what?"

    "Giving me so much pleasure."

    "Pleasure? I give you pleasure."

    "Yes, you please me so much. I've never been as happy as i am now."

    "Really?" I turned over to look at her. She was smiling, and her eyes sparkled like there were lights dangling inside them.

    "Yeah, things have been so different since you came into my life."

    "Yeah, i know what you mean. My father always pushed at me to get married. After all the parties I had. i still didn't find anybody that I wanted to be with in this way. He was always disappointed in me. I was his only son."

    "Well, that is terrible. Didn't they have other kids?"

    "No. They tried for many years after I was born, but mother was not fertile enough to conceive another child."

    "So, you're an only child."

    "Yup, it was great at times, but sometimes I needed someone to talk to,but I didn't have that, so I kept all my thoughts and feelings in my head and heart."

    "That's very painful for me to hear. It was horrible. I can see the pain on our face. It hurts to think about it, doesn't it?"

    "Yeah, but things change. I don't live that life anymore. I have you to thank for that."

    "I'm glad i could be of help." She looked at me and smiled. I couldn't help but to smile back.

    Rachel and I were inseparable from then on. I loved her with all my heart. I didn't think anything could break us apart. I went hunting without Rachel one day, because I wanted to do it on my own. She argued with me, but I went anyways. As I was walking back, i didn't think about anything but Rachel. I walked into our room to find Rachel naked and laying next to another vampire. I looked at her with horror on my face.

    "Rachel." I whispered.

    She sat up quickly and looked at me and then the other vampire. "It's not what it looks like, Lance." She told me shakily. The other vampire opened his eyes suddenly. He sat up and looked at Rachel.

    "Then what was it, Rachel?" He asked her.

    "Shut up, Quinn." She told him angrily.

    I couldn't help but be furious. The woman I loved had slept with another man. The fury washed through me like fire. I didn't think. I killed them both and then ran. They would come after me when they found them. I ran all the way to what now call South America. I climbed the mountains that stood there. I found a cave and laid down. I had left a not in a bottle in a barn before I came here. I hoped someone would find it soon. I stayed there for almost two hundred years. I would never get old. most of the time i spent there I fed off of animal blood. I was tired of killing humans. I had learned from a passing vamp that Marcus had kidnapped a little girl named Yvonna and that she was taking Rachel's place as third in command. They explained to me about the prophecy and I couldn't help but smile. Someone to put Marcus in his place. They also told that she looked just like Rachel as if they were twins.