11 Amongst the otherwise mute desert darkness was the sound of feet charging through the sand, landing like meteors on a soft Earth and spraying dirt in every adjoining direction. A lone human merchant who once considered himself an adept survivalist now braved the desolate desert in a desperate search for civilization. The merchant presently fled for his life upon meeting with a small clan of vampires patrolling the desert night. Forsaking all of his wares in favor of his own life, he dropped it all and ran when it came down to it. Sprinting with no destination in mind, the former salesman tried desperately to escape the two pursuing famine fueled vampires. Closing the distance was generally not a difficult task for the two vampires, however, lately malnutrition had left them with litt

