Hello! Um- I'm very new to this whole vampire thing and I have no idea what I'm doing. Well I kind of do? I know the absolute basics I guess? Molloy's book helped a bit.
I guess my question is... how do I not go insane from living forever? Do I just... keep doing human stuff? Am I overthinking this?
A very confused vampire ( @the-vampire-sam )
Hello , fledgling , ah- well I am glad my beloved’s work has at least done some sort of good ! I am in a rather good mood tonight , so I will gladly offer you advice , pet .
Human stuff .. well , I am much , much older than you , dear , and human activities have changed dramatically since I was brought onto this planet , so I am unsure of what ‘stuff’ you did as a mortal . You must be careful of what you do , fledgling , here are simple rules that will keep you sane as you live out your immortality until the fire inevitably calls you .
ONE: Each coven must have its leader, and only he might order the working of the Dark Trick upon a mortal, seeing that the methods and the rituals were properly observed.
TWO: The Dark Gifts must never be given to the crippled, the maimed, or to children or to those who cannot, even with the Dark Powers, survive on their own. Be it further understood that all mortals who would receive the Dark Gifts should be beautiful in person, so that the insult to God might be greater when the trick is done.
THREE: Never should an old vampire work this magic lest the blood of the fledgling be too strong. For all our gifts increase naturally with age and the old ones have too much strength to pass on. Injury, burning--- these catastrophes, if they do not destroy the Child of Satan, will only increase his powers when he is healed. Satan guards the flock from the powers of old ones, for almost all, without exception, go mad.
FOUR: No vampire may ever destroy another vampire, except that the coven master has the power of life and death over all his flock. And it is further his obligation to lead the old ones and the mad ones into the fire when they can no longer serve Satan as they should. It is his obligation to destroy all vampires who are not properly made. It is his obligation to destroy all those who are so badly wounded that they cannot survive on their own. And it is his obligation finally to seek the destruction of all outcasts and all those who have broken these laws.
FIVE: No vampire shall ever reveal his true nature to a mortal and let the mortal live. No vampire must ever reveal the history of vampires to a mortal and let the mortal live. No vampire must commit to writing the history of the vampires or any true knowledge of vampires lest such a history be found by mortals and believed. And a vampire's name must never be known to mortals, save from his tombstone, and never must any vampire reveal to mortals the location of his or any other vampire's lair.
Does this inspire you ? Keep in contact with me , pet , I would like to know your adventures .
