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The Vampyre Bride Kelantha's Diary
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utter darkness was like none before experienced, transfixed in the
recesses of my mind as I battled between the threshold of death and
immortality. In the coma of my obscurity, a war was waged between
reasoning and desire, fierceness never before experienced in the tremor of my mind. All had faded from knowledge, plunging me into
complete and utter submission to forces over which I held no control. I
plaintively attempted to tame them, but they were wild and as bitterly
cold as the wind. Whether my form moved in that endless swirling
darkness or remained as silent as the grave against the pillows, I was
ensnared in a grip stronger than my own. It was not of any mortal
man�s power or even that of the gods, for I was divided from light as
a child is torn from his mother�s breast. At first it was all around
me, absorbing the weakness of my thoughts with consuming power, but
constantly grew fainter, and strangely I had no compulsion to reach out
for it. I knew that I lay dying without the will to perish, and
in me sparked an enduring flame of perseverance. Had the count known my will to fight, he might not have sat in endless wait, for I
clung stubbornly to mortality until the coming of light. It crept across
the floor in a jaded pattern, making me vaguely aware of my
surroundings; it was as if I dwelled in a secondary parallel, present in
the world but not of it, strangely withdrawn from normality. When the
dawn came, the draperies were drawn violently closed and he resumed his
ritual of observation. In those hours my lids fluttered, fixed
constantly on the constellations above. It was becoming increasingly
more difficult to breathe and when night came, I drew my last shuddering
breath. Mortality slipped from my fragile form as easily as a glass
ornament was shattered; but strangely I did not abandon this world for
another but remained within it. While the shadows grew long and I lay dead on the silken coverlet, my skin turned to pallor and hair vibrant against the pillows, the count ritually lit the candles until they surrounded me in an ethereal glow. He opened the windows and allowed the breath of his first mistress to permeate the room, awakening my soul from its deep slumber. My flesh no longer was waxen with frost, the hue of death, but slowly warmed until it embraced a pale but rosy countenance. Lips I�d never touched with color became as scarlet as the blood that had pulsed through my veins into his, and my eyes when they were open were of the deepest black. My mortal beauty was nothing akin to the sensuous attraction I now possessed, but was unknown in the moments prior to my awakening. I
was unaware of the practice observed while I perished, only of the touch of his hand as it drew up mine, slid an ornament onto my
finger, and touched his lips to mine. It was that which awakened me, the
bitter cold of his mouth against mine, a kiss I hungered for and drove
me forth from madness into existence. The life I had lead was but a
vague memory as my hand entwined in his dark hair and I gazed into his
bottomless, ever-changing eyes. I did not understand but felt comforted
by the deepening pride and pleasure in his aspect. �Born from
light,� said he, �and now entering the wonders of darkness. Fair
Kelantha, you shall be my bride.� This fan fiction is for enjoyment purposes only. You may not reproduce, duplicate, or otherwise quote the written text without written permission.
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