CHAPTER 10
Something was very wrong with this battle. Right from the moment he had stepped foot in the ring, Orion could feel a sense of doom, almost like a living thing. He had been watching Napal’s matches all day and from the first fight he knew the vampire had no honor.
Even though the Ceremonies had no rules, there was still an unspoken rule of respect for the competitions and for the contenders. Each man or woman was fighting for a coveted place within the vampire ranks that would lift their station in the eyes of their kind, either from the bottom of the Crimson Corps to the top position which he was competing for, the Regal to the Re. All positions held great honor in their world and everyone who competed since the first Summoning Ceremony fought with respect, integrity, and prin
