It is another dark night, the moon was pale as death with a slight red hue. The Order of the Bloodmoon was spreading.
Across the plains a dark figure moved at great speed. It was travelling on horseback, stopping for nothing, not even the heavy rain did slow it down. It looked the mysterious stranger was in hurry, rushing to get somewhere on time.
The black horse jumped from the plains onto the main road. Not much longer on the path a tall dark structure could be seen. It was Barrad-dur. The stranger rode into the Academy Stables and dismounted. The horse was visibly tired, obviously coming from a distant location.
The stranger was wearing a dark cloak and a hood, you could barely see the face of the wearer. The stranger approached the Academy Gates and was promptly stopped by the guards.
"Identify yourself !!!" -the guards shouted while raising their arms
"I am the Night Mother, let me in or suffer eternally in the Void."
The guards were wise enough to let the stranger in and they were warned that a guest might arrive. The stranger walked straight inside and looked around the entrance hall,it seemed familiar with the place. Finally the stranger took off his hood. It was Katrina, she rememebed she trained here to become a Death Dealer. During the Torini Crisis she was the best Death Dealer of the Morag Tong, eliminating many traitorous senators.
She even assassinated the leaders of the rebellion.The Archmage of the Earth Academy and the Executive Tori Senator. Both were on the balcony speaking of their plans. With a crossbow bolt to the head, the Archmage then fell off the balcony. Quickly she flipped over the rebel leader,proceeding to slit his throat with the Blade of Woe, an ebony dagger. (Ebony is made from a rare volcanic glass, it is found under the surface of old lava flows, and it gets it's name from its glossy black surface.)
But that was in the glorious past,before the Morag Tong was destroyed in the War of Might and Magic.
...
She shook out of it and said to herself that was enough nostalgia.
"Long time no see Katrina." The familiar voice echoed. It was David, the war general and Son of Big Boss. His nickname was Snake, known as the man who makes the impossible possible.
Snake: Where have you been? You dissapeared after the destruction of the Morag Tong. I couldnt find you anywhere, Seth only told me recently that you were alive and well. I was worried.
Katrina: I know you were,but I would rather not discuss that.
Snake: Why are you here then? Your not here for the...
Katrina: Yes...
Snake: Is there a way I can stop you? I dont want to lose you again.
Katrina: No, I have to go through with it, its my duty. But I promise you, it will still be me...
So a moment of intimacy was shared, she left the entrance hall heading for the stairs.Snake continued to stand there for a quite some time, his thoughts and feelings in a maelstorm.
...
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Seth was sitting on the Skull Throne in the Ceremonial Room. Five people stood around an altar in a circle, clothed in dark robes. One of the them was Katrina.
Malkav, a powerful mage but demented and incurably insane. His powers manifest that way too as he can use magic to drive people insane. Very often the 'voices in his head' tell him secrets,the future and other things. Speculation about his oracular powers are numerous.
Tremere, a powerful Death Knight. He is capable of raising anything that has died. 'If it's dead,take it to Tremere.'
Ilyes, a warrior-philosopher. His knowledge of the dark arts granted him superhuman speed and strength.
Ganger, a lone wolf. A rugged individualist, his mastery of demonology allows him to assume forms of many kinds of powerful demonic beings.
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Finally Caine entered the room,the most powerful adept of death in the Academy who specialized in Blood Magic. He carried a gold chalice adorned with spine-chilling artwork and filled with cursed blood. Caine walked to the Skull Throne and knelt while offering the chalice to Seth.
Caine: King, all we now require is some of your divine blood.
Seth: Asked you have and ye shall recieve. From God, to Seth, to Caine.
Seth slit his wrist and plenty of blood flowed into the sacred chalice. Not long after, his wound healed and closed up. Caine was in awe.
Seth: No, I'm not God. But I'm a close second. It's time you saw the future, while you still have human eyes. Go now,start the Embrace.
Caine: The Ritual has begun. Satan's work is done.
Caine put the chalice on the altar and stood in the center of the five. The Five started to chant with their hands held high to the sky. They got louder and louder chanting the magic words. Then Caine drank from the chalice. Unholy energies consumed him and he started to raise up in the air. He was levitating above the five who were still chanting, a tornado of blood enveloped him. In the apex of the ritual, a bright light shined and a maelstrom of blood was released on the Five.
...
The ritual was complete. They were changed, they have become something more then human. They have become Vampyr.
Caine: I am Caine, the Dread Father of all Vampyr. Your Embrace is complete, a new age has begun. You have all been chosen, partly because of your specializations. Each one of you now carries a bloodline, and every childe you Sire shall posses the unique magic power of your blood. Go forth and multiply, embrace the worthy and curse the weak!
Katrina after the Embrace...
