You need to rest a little and comprehend the new circumstances.

So, you have found a reliable shelter for yourself, inside which you can wait while the surface of the earth is illuminated by the scorching rays of the sun. Moreover, you could find such a refuge in the center of the crowded city of Onteria. It is a major port city, which is a commercial center and is of great importance for the food market in the region. Another well-known fact: the city of Onteria is characterized by huge slums that surround rich quarters, fortified by walls.

You want to relax and reflect on recent events. You are going to be here for the rest of this night and the next day.

You remember what happened to you after touching the marble figurine. You then felt some inexplicable surge of mysterious energy. The small purple lines that covered the marble of this figurine seemed to glow after your touch. This strange glow engulfed your hand... Then your whole body... Mysterious energy seemed to flow from the marble figurine into your body. You then experienced a panic attack. You tried to throw the figurine away, throw the figurine on the stone floor. But you didn't succeed. A strange thing seemed to stick to your hand.

Ten seconds later it was all over. The glow disappeared. The small purple lines on the marble of this figurine have disappeared.

You felt your body become much stronger. You felt that you could now use magical spells that you previously did not even know existed. You can bend certain persons to your will. You can turn into a bat.

And one more thing: you felt that the remorse of your conscience that tormented your consciousness became weaker. Much weaker.

You have left the crypt. Then you turned into a bat. You left the ruins of the fortress and began to fly across the night sky towards the crowded city of Onteria. Your flight was interrupted only once. You noticed a lone traveler walking along the road towards the city gates. He had about a kilometer to go to the city. There were no guards around, this traveler was alone. And you saw that this male half-elf was dressed in quite rich clothes.

So you quickly caught up with him. You have transformed back into your anthropomorphic form. And you did something that is extremely condemned by ordinary human morality.

But you needed good clothes. And you ate with pleasure.

The half-elf's bloodless corpse is probably still lying in the bushes near the road.

You think about the essence of the energy that was contained in the figurine: “The figurine depicts a satyr... This merchant mentioned the name of an ancient deity... What did this name sound like? Painal!"

You remember the instructions given to recruits by the Order of Implacable Justice. The knight commanders talked about the enemies they had to fight: heretics, robbers, orcs and other monsters, rebellious peasants, forest rebels who worship the ancient wicked deities of the forest expanses. You assume that Painal is one of the half-forgotten forest deities. But how does it relate to enhancing your vampire abilities? After all, judging by what you remember from the stories of the knight commanders, the ancient forest deities are villainous mystical entities who hate civilized life, love to create chaos, enjoy wild **** and debauchery, love to openly and demonstratively destroy the established order of life and moral standards. But you do not remember any information that any of these forest deities were associated with secret murders in the night, necromancy, the creation of vampires, or blood magic.

Therefore, you are overcome by doubts.

You think: “Perhaps this marble figurine of a forgotten forest deity was simply a vessel in which hidden magical energy was stored, which is the product of some other powerful forces...”

One way or another, you need to rest.

You fall asleep inside an ancient sarcophagus.