The Eyes of Death Book 1 - The Taru

Chapter 13

** Francine listening to Tali **

Tali had finally opened up about herself, what was making her scream when she was sleeping, but it was a shocker.

"Go on dear" I could read fear and anger on her face.

"Sorry for that" she pointed at the wall.

"It's ok dear they are used to it, they will send us the bill. Just go on, we are safe here."

"Well, you remember I told you I was a vampire in a past life?" I nodded.

"Well, I have been one for many past lives, not just in Ancient Egypt. And this freak has been following me for a long time." This was important, this was intel that we had been searching for centuries.

"Go on dear, its important." She looked at me with a worrying eye.

"hum...."She was visibly very hesitant

"Please Hun, I need to know" I pushed her mind to relax, which seemed to work.

"He is extremely old. He was born before humans appeared, at a time where the elves had taken this planet." Elves? I had heard of that story, but it was mostly folklore told by the Fae.

But I was not about to contradict her, she seemed very serious "Go on please."

"He is a Technomancer who dabbles in necromancy. Not enough to fall under the sway of Ma 'at but enough to be able to extend his life beyond the norms of even an elf."

"how?"

"Through his acolytes. He has them under a special spell, that allows him to take their body if his own dies."

"But what about his face, it is always him?"

"Minor alteration magic will fix that" She answered me as if it was a normal thing.

"His holy cross, its enchanted. All he has to do is wear it and he reverts back to his old self. If its removed, then he would loose that enchantment instantly."

It explained a lot of things, mysteries about him that had never been explained. I had to warn the Inquisition fast. And we could not be seen in public with this freak and his templars crawling all over the place. Mike had been staying a small distance behind us, so has to leave us a bit off privacy.

*Mike, arrange an armed escort.*

*Way ahead of you Fran*

*Good. This is too important to lose her now.*

*Already made a report just a few seconds about what Tali said.*

*Nice, we need to get to headquarters fast.*

"Come Tali, we will go to the VIP lounge until our escort arrives"

"Ok! VIP Lounge? Really?" She was still getting amazed at the smallest things. It was so cute

She smiled at me, visibly she got that thought from my mind. I smiled back and we went to the Lounge, which incidentally was bullet proof and guarded by the most vicious demons around.

We entered and went to my Master's private table. It was well situated, with armored walls behind and on the sides. It was also enclosed with bullet proof glass. Extra precautions but necessary for one of the only remaining ancients and his only child.

As soon as we entered though, I felt the tension rise, the security guards were nervous. Which in and of itself considering they were powerful Demons, was scary at best.

*Mike find out from the guards why they are so nervous*

*On it.*

We sat at the table, "What do you want to drink?"