- Rise, my children.
- Victor Vampyrus?
- This means Winner of Vampires, Mr Clerc
- You give him a title for almost exterminated your race, Duchess?
- Remember who you're talking to, Crusader!
- My apologies, Duke.
- We have responded to the Council's request to your application, do not forget it.
- Yes, Duchess.
- I suppose you came to fulfill your end of the bargain.
- The protocol, dear. Victor Vampyrus is still down his knee.
- Oh yes! Lucius is always very formal. Go on Victor Vampyrus.
- I, Lucius Aelius Carinus, at the request of his lordships The Duke Victor De Maltes and The Duchess Livia De Maltes, have responded to the request of the Council of the Lemniscates which was to regulate the vampire population. For this, I received the title of Victor Vampyrus that I will bear with pride. On this day, I give back the Duke's ring that granted me the authority necessary to execute this task.
- I, Victor de Maltes, Duke, nephew of the One Great King and last descendant of the royal family, accept your humility and thus recover my good.
- It is done?
- Yes, Mr. Clerc, we're done.
- As agreed, I bring Ienan's log over the period of the 2nd century BC. The whole was scanned on this USB stick. Will this do?
- Perfect.
- Well, I'll wait for you outside. I feel that you still have things to tell you.
- The lack of education of this man is amazing.
- A sad reality, my dear. Victor Vampyrus? What about Korolenko?
- Dead, your lordship.
- And your quest?
- It was not easy, but I managed. Everything went as planned.
- Thus, it is now in our possession.
- What do you want to do with it, my beloved?
- It has never been about using it. The issue here has always been what others would do with it.
- So, we become its guardians.
- Ironic, isn't it? Do you think that He has planned it? That it's part of His plan?
- Who can tell?
- Victor Vampyrus. Hide it. Nobody can know about it
- Yes, my Lord.
- Whatever we do, it will reappear. It is inevitable.
- I know the texts, my dear. Come, now. We must prepare our royal ascent.
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The Lemniscates
FantasyThe lemniscates are a clan of immortals existing since the dawn of time. The only condition to be a part of it is to be immortal. Simple. There are vampires, cursed, damned, drug addicts, scholars and some powerful witches amongst the most represent...
