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The Vampire

this is vampire inspired. to be specific, the inspiration came from the character Catherine in the Vampire Diaries.

 

Part of the Archetype Series.

 

THE VAMPIRE

 

"The image of the vampire is dark. Like an insatiable void, vampires consume another person and suck away their life energy. The vampire story has been a prime carrier of horror, but a remarkable aspect of this horror is the vampire's lack of violence, and commonly a lack of overt sex. James Twitchell, in his book on incest writes of the vampire, "I cannot think of any other monster-molester in our culture who does such terrible things to young victims in such a gentlemanly manner. He is always polite and deferential, and his victim is almost always passive in return."

 

The vampire does not rip bodies apart or hack people to pieces, or stake them through the heart. He has to be invited in, and often has to persuade his victim to remove her cross before he makes a small, neat bite - a love bite, or the kiss of death, on her neck, so that he can get the blood he needs to live. He leaves her swooning, but returns night after night while she visibly weakens and seems to die. She is being transformed into a demon herself, who then will seek her own victims."

 

 

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Uploaded on April 4, 2010
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