expect me to believe there is such thing as monsters and vampires?”
The moment Robbie’s smile fades so does hers.
“Yes, I do! I expect you to believe everything! It is the only way to keep you safe. A lot has changed since that book was written and there is more that is not written. Not all vampires and other beings are bad, and they are not our biggest concern. Nora, how can you defend yourself against something you don’t believe exists? You and I are the same as the ones you and humans call monsters! How can you not believe in the possibilities of this world with all the gifts I have already shown you I have? You were almost killed by demons, why would you not see that there is more than just us?”
“What? No, we …”
“We are different than humans! Don’t you think that a human would classify me as one of those monsters if they saw me like this?”
Nora gasps and slides a few inches away when Robbie’s eyes turn white and his fangs drop from his gums.
“I’m sorry, but we are all monsters. Each of us with a different purpose in this life,” he says. “Nora, look at me. Don’t just look at me, feel me.”
Robbie softens his appearance. Slowly Nora gets closer to him and stares into his eyes a long moment. Her stomach tightens with overwhelming emotions and tears roll down her cheeks as she slowly comes to terms with what they are.
“We are Vampires?”
Robbie shakes his head.
“I want to take you somewhere. Take my hand,” Robbie says, reaching for her hand.
In the depths of a busy city. People rush about their everyday lives. Robbie and Nora stand in the center of town on the sidewalk. Nora smiles widely.
“I’ve never seen so many people. Look at them, they all seem so happy and—normal,” she says.
Robbie smiles and takes her hand.
“Yes, most of them are happy and others just trying to live the best they can. This is one city that the current chaos has very little effect on. The only time a city of this size is affected by the hidden reality is when Szion fail to do what they were meant to do. Nora, what we see and feel is very different from what a human sees and feels. When a human sees a demon, they simply see a human. We see the demon that they are.” Robbie explains as they slowly walk around.
Nora admires everything from the vendors on street corners to petty thieves stealing food. Everything and everyone are equally intriguing to her.
“I want this,” she whispers.
Robbie pulls her close to him.
“Nora, look at me. Close your eyes. Feel and see with your heart.”
Nora does as she is told. Robbie feels her energy increase and smiles.
“Good. Now open your eyes, do not panic. They won’t hurt you, they can’t even see us,” Robbie says, turning her back toward the bustling people.
Nora gasps and tightens her fist as fear replaces her excitement. Red eyes, horns, gray skin, and many other types of beings rush around the city along the side of humans as if they are human themselves.
“They are real!”
“Yes, this is what hides in the back of every mind, never actually being seen. What you see is some of this world's life. There are beings that not even I have seen. The point is, like any race there are good, bad and then there is worse. It is not always easy to determine the good from the bad, and that is why a Szion has to be careful,” Robbie says.
Nora stops walking and gazes at a family. A mother, father, three young boys, and a small girl. All younger than 10 and the baby no older than three.
The family stands near an ice cream shop. The mother rummages through her purse looking for change to buy ice cream and the father struggles to calm the small girl. The girl squirms and kicks, screaming for ice cream. Finally, the man places her on her feet and hands her a small brown bear. Nora smiles when the girl stops fussing and clings tightly to her bear. But when the girl starts walking toward her, Nora’s smile fades.
“I thought you said
The moment Robbie’s smile fades so does hers.
“Yes, I do! I expect you to believe everything! It is the only way to keep you safe. A lot has changed since that book was written and there is more that is not written. Not all vampires and other beings are bad, and they are not our biggest concern. Nora, how can you defend yourself against something you don’t believe exists? You and I are the same as the ones you and humans call monsters! How can you not believe in the possibilities of this world with all the gifts I have already shown you I have? You were almost killed by demons, why would you not see that there is more than just us?”
“What? No, we …”
“We are different than humans! Don’t you think that a human would classify me as one of those monsters if they saw me like this?”
Nora gasps and slides a few inches away when Robbie’s eyes turn white and his fangs drop from his gums.
“I’m sorry, but we are all monsters. Each of us with a different purpose in this life,” he says. “Nora, look at me. Don’t just look at me, feel me.”
Robbie softens his appearance. Slowly Nora gets closer to him and stares into his eyes a long moment. Her stomach tightens with overwhelming emotions and tears roll down her cheeks as she slowly comes to terms with what they are.
“We are Vampires?”
Robbie shakes his head.
“I want to take you somewhere. Take my hand,” Robbie says, reaching for her hand.
In the depths of a busy city. People rush about their everyday lives. Robbie and Nora stand in the center of town on the sidewalk. Nora smiles widely.
“I’ve never seen so many people. Look at them, they all seem so happy and—normal,” she says.
Robbie smiles and takes her hand.
“Yes, most of them are happy and others just trying to live the best they can. This is one city that the current chaos has very little effect on. The only time a city of this size is affected by the hidden reality is when Szion fail to do what they were meant to do. Nora, what we see and feel is very different from what a human sees and feels. When a human sees a demon, they simply see a human. We see the demon that they are.” Robbie explains as they slowly walk around.
Nora admires everything from the vendors on street corners to petty thieves stealing food. Everything and everyone are equally intriguing to her.
“I want this,” she whispers.
Robbie pulls her close to him.
“Nora, look at me. Close your eyes. Feel and see with your heart.”
Nora does as she is told. Robbie feels her energy increase and smiles.
“Good. Now open your eyes, do not panic. They won’t hurt you, they can’t even see us,” Robbie says, turning her back toward the bustling people.
Nora gasps and tightens her fist as fear replaces her excitement. Red eyes, horns, gray skin, and many other types of beings rush around the city along the side of humans as if they are human themselves.
“They are real!”
“Yes, this is what hides in the back of every mind, never actually being seen. What you see is some of this world's life. There are beings that not even I have seen. The point is, like any race there are good, bad and then there is worse. It is not always easy to determine the good from the bad, and that is why a Szion has to be careful,” Robbie says.
Nora stops walking and gazes at a family. A mother, father, three young boys, and a small girl. All younger than 10 and the baby no older than three.
The family stands near an ice cream shop. The mother rummages through her purse looking for change to buy ice cream and the father struggles to calm the small girl. The girl squirms and kicks, screaming for ice cream. Finally, the man places her on her feet and hands her a small brown bear. Nora smiles when the girl stops fussing and clings tightly to her bear. But when the girl starts walking toward her, Nora’s smile fades.
“I thought you said
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