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“We called him Nez.  It means ‘Stranger’ in the mother tongue.”  Zhelezo sat in his traditional seat around the small light array.  The other blackbloods sat in a circle around him, with Dimitri sitting opposite.  Oldest on one side, Newcomer on the other.  As was tradition.  “You see Brother, he was a man with no past.  A man who hated the vampires so much, that he willingly ate of their bodies.  It was done to spite them.  He never knew what it would do to him…  And there the first Blackblood was born.” Dimitri sat, wide eyed with rapture, drinking in every word of the story.  It was like watching

BLACKBLOODS Chapter 1. He pushed off the concrete barrier, feet skipping off scarred metal floors.  Shattered glass littered the floor, casting fragmented reflections of the boy and his pursuers.  Bullets ricocheted off the metal floor.  One of the randomly flying bullets winged a florescent bulb, sending the room into darkness.  He turned, offering a polite spray of return fire.  A staccato gurgle told him that he hit something.  Good, he hoped they choked on it. Dimitri bolted around the corner, slamming the bent door into place and sliding the locking bar through.  The door was a shaky mass of damaged metal.  A determined individual coul

Red curves flow gently A hand strikes surely stealing The tiny flower Color bright and true Carried on shimmering winds Fills the air with spring Cold winter fading New sprouts, a world of rebirth Too much pollen-achoo

“In the stars and the sky we have seen your fate. A fate among heroes, the greatest of great. Stand your ground, with courage you’ll brim, And when the time is right risk life or limb. Victory is yours, but will you ever see? There are so many paths, which one will it be? Live for all time as a martyr?  Or simply survive? It will be your conviction that keeps you alive. To live yet be broken, always a fine choice, To loose everything while others rejoice? To live or to die, to be broken inside, To live or to break, yet wish you had died? Heed our words, take this wisdom to heart, In the coming fight you will play a large part.