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…

my kind and learn to

that. Though, seeing how famous our fictions of weakness are and how powerful the

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

how a

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

it took almost a decade and for another civilization to be

were suffering due to the lack of permanent residences and

It wasn't easy though...

had to

of my favorite. It was one of those things

is known to do that, but I was raised well and

value my virtue, particularly my

have to meet the same individual that was helping me construct my vision for

me at one point, since I never aged or

I had to watch them die in the process

out a sigh

life was a curse rather

I have an option to escape

and tell my parents to find another one

when they are

am just grateful that I have provided my

matters to me…

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

the voice, I instantly ignored him and remained still in my

gust of wind and felt a

a soul,” he pointed out, making me

had a soul, Raul?” I asked

placed a hand on his chest.

stop calling me by my middle name — which by the way, I hated so much. And two, you're being so

only rolled my eyes at his

that's the point.

He gasped loudly again.

“You are so cold.”

and kept my eyes locked in the

I heard

why the gods above didn't grant you a second chance at