Alpha's Nala

Theo

Times had changed.

That's all I could think of as I watched the mortals mingled with my people, whom I should note were all creatures of the dark.

Back in the old days, humans feared our existence.

Only at the mention of our name, they would cower away from us and tightly locked their homes at night. For extra precaution, they always have garlic on their bedside table or bound around their necks.

Funny thing.

Through the years, as the fear grew inside of them, resulting in clouding their minds, they started to fight back with stakes and crosses.

I chuckled at the idea.

Little did they know, those things have no effect on us.

Let alone, kill us…

For over a millennium, there's no vampires — nor witches — reported dead because of the above-mentioned weapons.

We are immune to all of it; Hollywood's movie version doesn't justify any of our weaknesses.

I don't even know if they know any of it...

Until a century ago, they started reciting stories.

By now, I could tell how perplexed you are about the idea of stories being our drawback...

It's unusual and a unique approach, to be honest, but it's the most effective weapon in human history that could actually harm us.

How?

Stories about our weakness, and coming from thy lips of a human, makes us mortal.

It could start off with someone saying that a stake could stop a vampire's heartbeat or holy water to burn a vampire's skin. When a new individual heard about it and told someone else, and that someone else delivered the same story to another, and so on, the tale about the disadvantages becomes true.

I don't know if it's the power in telling or the strong belief of the human heart that makes it real, but it's there.

It's fatal and dangerous, and it's destroying my race to no end…

decided to hide my kind

of weakness are and how powerful the

I waited in the dark for the fantasies to die down until the mortals no longer believed in it — as we had never

that's how a

when they do not see the use of it any longer, or if they wanted to

almost a decade and for another civilization to be established around

suffering due to the lack of permanent residences and food, I started building my empire from

It wasn't easy though...

for the past years; had to watched different plagues sweep the world,

another was the least of my favorite. It was

may be a Vampire that is known to do

virtue,

were needed since I have to meet the same individual that was helping me construct my vision for my

surely, they would question me at one

and sadly as it can be, I had to watch them die in

out a

infinite gift of life was a

I have an option to escape this

could not go back in time and tell my parents to

when they are destined

have provided my people's needs and

all that matters to me… my

that you were going to bail this out again like you always do.” I heard a low and husky voice started, “But what really interests me now is your excuse on the question of how long will you be standing, by that stone pillar, and watch as your dark subjects find their REDs?” he

I instantly ignored him and remained

wind

know it's rude to ignore a soul,” he pointed out,

Raul?” I asked and

quickly placed a hand on his chest. Then, he shot

by the way, I hated so much. And two, you're being so brutal for reminding me that I am dead. That's

rolled my eyes at his

the point. So

He gasped loudly again.

“You are so cold.”

kept my eyes locked

I heard Cayden let out

heard him mumbled, “Maybe that's the reason why the gods above didn't grant you a second chance at a