Darkmyth University 2021

Chapter Nine

As Quinten and Crystal sat down across from Lucas, Lucas said, “Crystal you have many powers and when I say many, I mean more than ten.” Everyone in the room gasped as Lucas continues, “You can reach into other beings’ minds like Quinten can, you can tell vampires what powers they have like I can, you can compel anyone just like Zander can, You can control water, fire, earth, and wind, you can make other vampires see in color, make them feel things, you can also take their sight and feelings away from them, you can make people hallucinate like Michael, and you can teleport like Brody.”

Crystal’s eyes widened in surprise and asked, “How is that even possible?”

“Your main power is the ability to copy the powers from other vampires and use them as well. You store them as soon as you are in the presence of another vampire that you do not already have the power of. You cannot lose the power once you have stored it.” Lucas said with a gleeful smile, “You will only become stronger with time.”

Quinten smiles at Crystal and says, “You are going to be an immensely powerful vampire my angel. I am going to have Lucas see what powers I have as well.”

“I would like to learn how your power works Lucas. Do you mind showing me?” Crystal asks while rubbing her temples with her fingers.

Quinten could kick himself in the ass; Crystal needed to feed because of all the changes that her body had recently gone through but, he wanted to know what she was capable of and became distracted. Quinten said quietly in Crystal’s ear, “I am sorry that I forgot to take you to feed my angel. A glass of blood should help take some of the pain you are feeling away.” Crystal nodded, went into the kitchen, grabbed a bag of O+ blood from the warmer, poured herself a glass, put the remainder of the O+ bag in the warmer, and then joined Lucas on the sofa after drinking the glass of blood. Lucas explained how his power worked and how he was able to use it. Lucas also explained that it may work differently for Crystal.

Quinten watched as Crystal looked straight into my eyes, then blinked, and said, “You are going to inherit both of your parents’ powers when they go to ground but, you have been given the ability of mind-reading and hallucinations. When we mate you will receive the ability to control the elements and give and take away sight and feelings.”

Lucas was opening and closing his mouth like a fish out of water and said, “I have never been able to do that before.”

Crystal looked at Lucas with a smile and said, “I do not know where that came from. Have you seen anyone else with your ability do what I just did?”

“We normally do not share our abilities with others Crystal because it makes us vulnerable to attacks and gives our enemies ways to defeat us. But, for each vampire the strength of each power they possess can be high or low. You have a remarkably elevated level of this power. May I suggest something?” Crystal nods in agreement to Lucas’s request. “I believe it would be a clever idea to hire a trainer that can help you hone your powers and use them properly. It would give you the upper hand when we decide to go rescue Stephanie.

Crystal started rubbing her temples again, having all this information going through her mind and Quinten was sure that Crystal was still thinking about Stephanie being gone. Quinten gathered Crystal in his arms and said, “Or you could take it easy. Aging and gaining your powers in eleven hours can be tough. Your body and mind may need an adjustment period. We will also need to feed from a human to make the transition less painful.” Crystal nods her head in agreement to Quinten’s suggestion and allowed him to lead her to his car. Quinten drove to the closest well populated town. Quinten drove around the town looking for a movie theater where no one would be able to spot them as they fed. Once Quinten located a movie theater he parked the car, opened Crystal’s door for her, purchased tickets to the newest film, and escorted her into the theater. Once they found seats at the very back of the theater, they scoped out the people around them. Crystal spotted a healthy woman in her mid to late twenties sitting with her boyfriend in the seats in front of her and Quinten. Crystal pointed them out to Quinten, who nodded in agreement to Crystal’s selection, and as the movie came to the climatic part, they both bit into the necks of the man and women in front of them. Once they had each had their fill, they compelled them to forget that anything happened and that they had enjoyed the movie. Crystal and Quinten healed the wounds in the man and woman’s neck before sitting back in their seats and quietly finished watching the movie. Quinten and Crystal returned to Quinten’s dorm room where they spent some time getting to know the men that would be protecting them.

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None of Zander’s computer hackers were able to get any more information on Crystal which, meant his parents had taken all of Crystal’s files from Darkmyth University. Stephanie was no longer any help because Zander had made her forget about Crystal. Now, that Quinten, Crystal, and his parents had some sort of idea what his powers where they would be prepared if he tried to use his powers on them. Zander sent the vampires that the power to compel to go gather more followers for his army. Zander needed to prepare to try to infiltrate Darkmyth University; it may be the only way for him to gather information on Quinten.

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When Crystal was ready to go to bed she turned to Quinten and said, “I would rather not stay alone.”

“You are more than welcome to stay here if you would like, or we can go back to your dorm room.”

Crystal thought about it for a moment, and said, “I did not think to bring a change of clothes with me so, why don’t you grab some things, and we can go back to my dorm room.”

Quinten nodded and went to pack a bag. When Quinten returned, he said, “All right my angel let’s get out of here.” Crystal smiled, took Quinten’s outstretched hand, and led him to her dorm room. When they were inside of the dorm room Crystal double locked the door and then awkwardly stood there. Quinten set his duffle bag down next to the sofa and said, “I can sleep of the sofa if that will make things more comfortable for you.”

Crystal lifted an eyebrow and said, “I do not think it appropriate for the prince of all vampires to sleep on the sofa. I do not mind us sharing a bed if you understand that all we be doing is sleeping.”

“Understood my angel. Now, we need to spend some time getting to know each other. What do you think about playing twenty questions?”

Crystal said laughing, “That will be interesting. Let us get comfortable and then we can play while we lay down.”

Quinten nodded in agreement and watched as Crystal walked into her room and close the door. Quinten went around the living room and into Stephanie’s room making sure that the windows were closed and locked before going back to his duffle bag and changing into a pair of pajama pants and a t-shirt. Quinten did not think that Crystal would appreciate him sleeping in his boxers like he normally did. Quinten brushed his teeth in Stephanie’s bathroom before putting his toothbrush and toothpaste back in his duffle bag. Crystal opens the door to her room and says, “Come on in my prince.”

Quinten gazed at Crystal’s exposed legs as she walked back into her room. Crystal was wearing pajama shorts and tank top. Crystal situated herself under the comforter and sat up against the headboard. Quinten sat at the foot of the bed with legs crossed Indian-style and asked, “Would you like to toss a coin to see who goes first?”

“How about rock, paper, scissors? Best two out of three goes first.”

“All right.” Quinten says holding his left hand flat and placing his right hand in a fist on top and Crystal follows suit, “One…two…three…shoot.” Crystal chooses paper while Quinten chooses scissors. They both reset their right hand and Quinten says, “One…two…three…shoot.” This time Crystal chooses scissors while Quinten chooses paper. They reset their right hand again and Quinten says, “One…two…three…shoot.” Crystal chooses paper while Quinten chooses rock. “All right my angel you get to ask the first question.”

Crystal smiles and asks, “What is your favorite color?”

“Black. Same question.”

“Blue. You ask a question now.”

“What is your favorite tv show or movie?”

“Pretty Women is my favorite movie. Same question.”

“I like the tv shoe Big Cat Diaries. Your turn.”

“What is your favorite past time?”

“Playing M.A.G. and Dust 514 on Michael’s PlayStation with my friends. Same question.”

“Finishing one of my art pieces. Your turn.” Crystal and Quinten went back and forth asking each other questions getting to know one another better. Crystal learned that Quinten liked traveling, trying food from every place he visited, he also picked up a souvenir from each place he visited so, that he could remember his time there, and his favorite animal was a cheetah.

Quinten learned that Crystal liked balloon flowers, ice skating, and her favorite animal was a panther. Quinten asked, “Have you and Stephanie traveled much?”

“Not particularly. I was always frightened that we would run into my sire. This is the first time that we have moved away from France.”

“I wanted to speak with you about your sire.”

“Why?”

“Sires and their prodigies’ have a special connection that allows the sire to locate their prodigies’ wherever they may be in the world and vice es versa. They can also use this connection to call the other to them. If your sire walks this earth, he will be able to find you or beacon you to him.” Quinten watches Crystal closely waiting for her to say something.

After a few minutes Crystal asked, “There is no way to get rid of the connection without killing my sire or him going to ground?”

“The connection is still there even when a sire has gone to ground so, that if a prodigy were in need of their aid, then they could respond to the beaconing.”

“What happens to all of the vampires that were turned by my sire if he is killed?”

“Nothing happens to the rest of the prodigies if that is what you are worried about. They will the connection between them and their sire break but, there are no adverse effects to that happening. If you sire has found his soulmate, then the soulmate may suffer some if they have completed the mating process.”

“How much suffering are we talking about?”

“That will depend on how much of the mating process they have completed.”

“Is there a way for us to find out if he has a soulmate and how much of the mating process they have completed?”

“If you feel comfortable giving me his name, I can have our researchers try to find this information out.”

“His name is Francois Vermillion.” Crystal took Quinten’s right hand into left hand and said, “Just promise me that you will not do anything without discussing it with me. I know that when I told you what happened that you were angry.”

Quinten squeezed Crystal’s hand and said, “I promise not to do anything to your sire until you have made a decision about his fate.”

“Understand my prince, it is not just my decision to make. I am sure that I was not the first woman that Francois did this too nor was I the last women that went through what I did. It might be time for Francois to face trial for his heinous acts.” Crystal said with a small smile.

“You are so brave, and I am happy to follow your lead on this matter. Even if Francois finally faces trial for what he has done. Now come on my angel. Let us get some rest.”

Crystal asked before Quinten got under the comforter with her, “Are you going to be comfortable sleeping in what you are wearing my prince?”

“It is more than I normally wear to bed but, I do not want you to be uncomfortable.” Quinten said with a small smile.

“I want you to be comfortable my prince. It will not bother me if you sleep in what you normally do.”

“I will compromise with you and leave my shirt on.” Crystal nodded in agreement. Quinten took off his pajama pants before getting under the comforter with Crystal. Once Quinten was comfortable Crystal scooted closer to him and placed her head on Quinten’s chest. Quinten smiled, put his arm around Crystal’s back placing his hand on her hip, and they both fell asleep quickly.