Introductions

Corvus stood proudly after announcing the name, stroking each end of his silver mustache before gesturing to the whole group "... and these lovely ladies and Gentlemen are my trusted Delegates"

Everybody came to sit in the lounging area, all from the Chamber being present save for the Woman that You had attacked earlier, "I suppose that some proper introductions are in order..." Spoke Corvus happily, "...Shall we start with the Reid Twins?"

The Old Vampire gestured first to the lady beside him, a cute girl who looked in her twenties, looking at You happily with her Storm grey eyes, the same as Huginn's, though Her hair was long, like waves of flowing gold "Muninn here is the Clan Collector, It is Her job to infiltrate and gain knowledge on Human affairs and inform us so that we can adapt with the times, given our Immortality."

"Hey," she said warmly, You grinned back, she was seriously cute "Nice to Meet You."

"You've met," He sighed "And doubtlessly heard our Clan Reader, Huginn." Huginn clutched his chest and made a sad face "Oh Master You wound me!" Muninn punched her brother in the arm, the **** of which rocked him harshly"Ouch, don't hit me in front of the new guy Moonie! gah." You stifled a chuckle as Corvus continued "Huginn specializes in Mind manipulation, He's got a bit of a mouth but he's useful." Huginn crossed his arms, sulking childishly.

"A Bit of a mouth, understatement much." Spoke the Black-haired woman, pushing one of her hairs out of her face, She seemed very extravagant compared to the rest, all dressed up in a tight black bodycon dress, Her lips covered in a dark lip gloss "Ah and there is, of course, the Lovely Cleo, the Clan Aquisitioner," You raised an eyebrow "Aquisitioner?" You asked, "It is her job to procure Blood for those that cannot hunt on their own." Hunt, You didn't like the sound of that "A Pleasure, Mr. Drake." she flashed You a smile, and gave You a quick wink, Okay are all of these Vampire Women going to be this Hot!?

"The Brick shithouse over there is Cleo's Husband, Hey Hawkins, say hi!" Huginn said, gesturing to the Grey-haired man in the corner, Hawkins was a big buy, Iron haired, bored-looking emerald eyes and a patch of hair on his chin, He gave You a nod, going on to silently scowl at Huginn "what's wrong, need something big guy, Snickers, Cup of Coffee, Steroids?" Hawkins growled deeply, "Oh, He defo needs snickers, He gets angry when You don't feed him, and You wouldn't like him when He's Angry!" Muninn punched Huginn again, sending him flying from his chair "Shut. up. Hughie."

Corvus rolled his eyes, standing from his seat and giving You another gracious bow "And Last but now least, I am Mr. Corvus, I am the Clan's Leader."

So You knew who they all were now, most of them... "The Girl, the one that I attacked, where is she?" a tenseness overcame the room as soon as You asked, the Awkward silence being cut broken by Muninn "Ah Boss, That reminds me, She told me to inform You that she would brief him, personally." They all stirred, but Corvus smiled strangely before nodding "Could You Inform Her that I wish to speak with him for a little while first, then I will send Him straight away." Muninn stood from her seat "No problem, Boss."

After Muninn quickly disappeared, the others eventually followed as Corvus dismissed them, Huginn jumped up from the ground, his wide smile still present as he waved "Later new guy!" He rushed off, Corvus sighing with relief as he left "Bloody Jester."
The Old man seemed saddened, He crossed his long thin legs and looked at You with dissatisfaction "I had hoped to have spoken to You at length about Your condition, but it seems that The Lady Inquisitor insists on seeing to You personally."

"The one that Looks like Valerica?" You asked as You watched the old man reach down to the coffee table between You "That's the One." there was a teapot sat there and some mini cups, He filled one and held it out for You. It didn't look like blood when he was pouring it, it looked like normal tea "Go on, Try it." he urged You, and although not without hesitation, you took the Cup, it was warm really warm... You were still cold, it had been a while since You remembered being warm.

You took a couple of whiffs of the tea "It's Mint." Corvus reassured You took a sip... You took another... and another "How many tea bags are in there?" You asked, a little confused "Why do You ask?" he said with a smile, "Well," You said between taking another small sip "I can't taste it." Corvus nodded "10, there are ten teabags in that Teapot. That's of the many cons You see, we can eat normal food, drink normal liquids, but we can't taste either." You set the Cup down with a grim look "That's a little messed up isn't it, I can eat a sandwich but I can't taste it, any of it??"

"I wouldn't even really recommend it, overindulging on Human food will make You sick, three small meals a day, preferably meat as uncooked as You can have it is best for blending in." You couldn't taste food anymore, that was even worse than just not being able to eat it in the first place... shit "You might also be curious as to how You are breathing right now?" You hadn't even noticed, but You were breathing, it felt normal, that was when You really noticed it.

You pressed Your hand against Your chest in a slight panic, then You felt Your pulse, both on Your neck and Your wrist "My heart isn't beating!?" Corvus raised a hand "Settle down, settle down, I know it's strange. Your Organs are dead, Your heart doesn't beat, Your blood doesn't circulate, You don't need to sleep, though You can if You wish and Your breath..." Corvus stood from his chair, walking over to a corner where a lit candle stood, he picked it up and took a deep breath.

He blew and he blew against the flame, but it didn't even flinch "...It's false?" the thought made You shiver, You were dead, You were actually dead "Blinking, breathing, eating sleeping, all are obsolete to us, false properties instilled in us for one purpose." He looked at You like he wanted the answer, You knew it, nothing felt more clear that that one purpose "To hunt, to hunt for blood." He nodded "Correct."

Corvus came and sat back in the lounging area, smiling sadly at You as He spoke in a sincere tone "Vampires are solitary creatures, it is with great difficulty that a Clan remains united. You are a Vampire now, but don't expect the others here to be so welcoming as Us, In this cursed existence You cut out a piece for Yourself or You suffer, it is as simple as that. You are no Gerix, at least not yet, others may judge You harshly for that."

"And the Woman, the red-haired one..." You started, making Corvus frown a little at the mention of Her "...I don't think She is one of Yours, I don't know what she is, but she felt... dangerous, like I was attacking a Bear of something, I knew I couldn't hurt her, let alone kill her." The Old Man shifted uncomfortably "Rose is not one of our clan." He spoke adamantly, that was Her name, Rose? "I think it unwise to speak on Her behalf, She will be waiting for You across the hall in a room I have had cleared out for You." Corvus ushered You to stand, He shook Your hand "I ask that You remain here until tomorrow, there are many things that I intend to teach You before I send You on Your way, A Vampire of Your calibre just walking around without any understanding of what He is could be dangerous for everyone."

A Vampire of Your calibre? what did He mean by that, it had been dwelling on Your mind, back in that Hall, the way they all looked at You, the way that they reacted when You attacked, it was like they were scared of You, afraid to get to close, What are You? Another outcast in another society, You could at least take solace in the fact that You chose this, You drank Valerica's blood... but You weren't upset, You didn't feel defeated, this was all incredible, You ripped steel apart earlier, You could feel everything around You, the people, the bodies, the whispers, You moved so fast that not even the others here could see You coming, You had power.

You found the room with the 66 on its door, just like Corvus had spoken of, using the key that he had given You to let Yourself in.

It was a modest room, mostly empty save for one thing, a large Wooden coffin, sat upright against the wall, shining ominously as You flicked the lights on...