She had been running for so long night and day meant little the horse simply kept walking when she would lose consciousness resting only when she was awake. As if it understood she needed protecting it avoided people as much as it could till he crossed it's path. Instinct guided it to accept the young man's help.
She barely registered that someone was on the horses back with her. Just that she felt comfort and not anger. Loosing consciousness as they traveled however far to him home.
The various galaxies had become... "Civilized" with no need for assassins nor soldiers... Most of the Galaxy centers didn't even require police or as they were called as everyone was becoming more tame and civilized constables. She like the rest of her people were left to fend for themselves and figure out other talents for survival. That was the problem...
Many became bored enough to travel the edges seeking anything to hunt or kill or fight. She in time did the same. Managing to find an old luxury cruiser that had been created from an ancient Darryen War destroyer. Far too big of a ship for her but it afforded her lots of things to train with and destroy or sell for credits when she needed money for food repairs or gambling.
That's when she found it... A strange being... Looked like the laughable humans of old... At least how the old silver data chips portrayed them. There had been no single blood being in centuries... So what or who was this being and why did she find him interesting?
There was no bounty to collect and she was in no way charitable of a being but now here she was with this... Single blood she found as she scavenged the closed off areas of the Lost Souls space port created by her own kind on the forgotten edge of known space....
She apparently was not the only one who knew about it... Something was coming from outside the border lands... Following her kind and the strange single blood creature... Finally... Battle... Suddenly this strange yet interesting single blood was of value after all.
Alone... Better than cutting deals with that vermin or those goons
In the beginning it was great... Before the crew showed up. Then it was deals and empty promises... money more than she could ever use but not what she wanted. Arabella West had more money than she could ever spend simply on her family name alone and the Legacy it brought. She wanted the freedom... The adventure and intoxicating passion that came with that free wild life. Her father's family affording her the legacy of ancestry of the secret service and U S Marshalls and Ambassadors. Her mother's family the legacy of scientists and inventors and even the theater.
She didn't want that she wanted wild freedom and the real passion of love that her parents had failed to keep.
Lexa Celeste
A tattoo artist
One of the best in the business she was nearly a master in the ancient forms as well as her mastery at modern tattoo methods. A dive of a shop from the outside the inside shocking the health inspector every time immaculate clean but still held to the dive appearance. She had only one partner working there with her.
He was more than just a shop partner as he enjoyed that at her whim he was a plaything as well.
She had owned and run this shop for longer than anyone realized as it blended into surrounding area and was easily left to obscurity. Then he walked in... A "lost lamb" in a sea of wolves.
Once they were able to help him and he was on his way she turned to her partner with shimmering eyes and purred through a fanged grin...
Needed male cowriter willing to write three or four or more characters in the beginning and see how slowly she will weed it down to one or two permanent lovers.
Each one needs to be unique and individual. Might be willing to make this a group thread
It was time for her awakening. Sleeping the sacred rest for nearly 4 centuries to the day. Lorelei was the result and the warning against I'll prepared vampires embracing if even out of dire necessity the more rare beings. She was fire. Humans viewed her as a myth a dream a nightmare. Many the last time she walked the earth leaned towards elemental demon or goddess. Her embrace brought about by vampire who refused to see the Homeland that "killed" him face extinction... Nor the creature of his dreams dead. He loved yet could not love her and she... Love was not truly a part of her dna... At least not to love exclusive to one lover.
Now in this modern age such fire is needed no matter to consequences of her other side. The brethren assembled. The same council who led her into the sacred sleep now merely spirits guiding the vampires that held no idea they may well be a sacrifice. Finding the body and having it brought to America they placed her in the lavish yet ancient looking Villa hidden near a layline covered mountain dormant but burning deep within. The council guiding each unsuspecting vampire to drip their life's blood against her lips sealed in the candle lit bedroom chamber. Between the pull of the flames warming the air around her and in turn her own fiery soul and the blood feeding the physical body she leaped up fangs bared as she drank from each young vamp in turn till one was left and she realized that he was not like the others but the one leading their actions... A ghost... Annoying little things but this one she suspected served a purpose as it pointed out on it's "clothing" the mark of her family's domain.
Speak deliver your message and be gone!
She hissed.
Not so sealed to haste elemental goddess... I must help you choose arrangements. Such as your proper business and your extra business to offer feeding ground. Your choices however really are what most of the others would have viewed as side businesses for feeding purposes.
He smiled with a bow
Elaborate...
She spoke carefully studying her surroundings.
Well now... You love to sing and dance as I recall so a very nice five star hotel with two amazing restaurants and a piano bar nightclub built in would be an excellent choice for your proper business and your feeding ground business a... club as well however this club catering to those who enjoy watching more unique dancers called strippers mostly or male review shows.
He stood watching her as he continued.
The house is a replica of the villa you long called home. However it's location is different. Instead of a villa at the base of a mountain overlooking the ocean this one overlooks a river and lake.
She thought about his businesses suggestions and nodded.
That is fine about the house I can feel the primal fires resting within the mountain and I agree with the business suggestions. Anything else spirit?
Merely a transfer of my knowledge of these modern times to you and my passing this realm at last.
He spoke approaching her. With a grip to her skull that brought a fiery growl from her she was almost instantly brought up to date about this new world around her. Before he faded completely he pointed to a file on the rough hewn stone coffee table.
One being in each business will know who and what you are. They are your aides to be bonded to you but not feeding stock unless there is no other alternative. Welcome back... Goddess.
With that he was gone.
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The dancers at her male strip club being little more to her than a willing harem. She normally is adverse to the idea of monogamy but over time in this new world maybe the idea could grow on her.