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…

hide my kind and learn

weakness are and how powerful the humans' belief

for the fantasies to die down until the mortals no longer believed in it — as

that's how

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

took almost a decade and for another civilization to be established

trouble anymore and discovering my people were suffering due to the lack

It wasn't easy though...

years; had to watched different plagues sweep the world, and even observed technologies improved

identity to another was the least of my favorite. It was one of those things that I

Vampire that is known to do that,

virtue, particularly

and conspiracies were needed since I have to meet the same

multiple times in a year and surely, they would question me at one point, since

all, and sadly as it can be, I had to watch them die in the process at a

a sigh

gift of life was a

an option

time and tell my parents to find another one to love

they are destined

am just grateful that I have provided my people's needs and performed what

me… my people's contentment and

was beginning to believe 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

voice, I instantly ignored him and remained still

I heard a gust of wind and felt a presence

rude to ignore a soul,” he pointed

did you ever had a soul, Raul?” I asked and glanced at

quickly placed a hand on his chest. Then,

the way, I hated so much. And two, you're being so brutal for reminding me that I am dead. That's overkill already, your Majesty.”

my eyes at his

that's the

He gasped loudly again.

“You are so cold.”

and kept

I will not speak again, I heard Cayden let out a

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