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I walked swiftly through the back roads of town, down past the smaller farms with the city in the distance to the north. I walked a round about way through hedgerows until I was again walking on the outskirts of the city. It is mostly made of timber with some stonework, the buildings look old but fresh and new. There is a small wooden church ahead of me and I can see the welcoming glow of the sanctuary inside. I walk inside, there is a priest dressed in white vestments lined with red silk. Red silk covered the walls and behind that heavy black velvet curtains blocked all of the windows and walls. I sat alone in a pew and listened to the priest read from the book of Lucifer. Two others in the room rose from their pews and brought out oil and a silver goblet of wine. These were placed upon the alter before the priest. He spoke a liturgy in Latin then blessed the wine in the name of the holy ghost, Sophia Zoe. He held the cup in his left hand and offered it to each of us in turn. The cool liquid filled my mouth, tasting like blood divine. We said our liturgy of response, affirming our life changing commitments to the clans. Chasing the immortal dream.... all of this but no more killing.... Blessed as assassins, we hunted the enemies of our clans for the hypostasy of our souls.

The priest led me into a smaller room where a man who was obviously a vampire hunter or witchfinder was seated in a chair surrounded by several vampires elder than I. They tortured and questioned him, extracting useful information on our human enimies. He did not appreciate it when one of the older men drew his sword and sliced off his arm. But he spoke then. Told us everything.. anything... he just wanted to get away. we cauterised the wound with a hot iron from the fireplace and wrapped his arm at the elbow. Two of the men dragged him of down towards the back alley's past the graveyard. "Follow him." the priest said, looking deep into my eyes and my mind. I knew what to do.

I rose swiftly from the ground staying high enough to be just out of sight in the darkness. I moved quickly through the air and soon saw the man running through the alley's. I followed him, matching his slowing pace. He stopped and turned, looking back at the church. He was trying to memorise the location, I thought, so I immediately fell from the sky and landed feet first on his shoulders. He hit the ground hard. I stood up while he groaned and held his head. "If I ever see you anywhere near this city again I'll take off your head!" I yelled, dragging him to his feet I sent him staggering away to wherever. I arose into the night and flew slowly back towards the church, where I found the communion ritual had begun. A willing sacrifice is being made. A young woman who has willingly given herself to our way is standing naked while nine men and women stand around her. One by one they bite her, drawing some blood each from her, blessing her walk in the shadows as light. The nine invite me over and I bite the woman on her upper right thigh........ Weird...