Ornara will explain

"This would be so much easier if you were a virgin, but still, it can be done," Ornara said as she circled him. "You really do care for her?"

"More than anything," Troy said without hesitation.

"Troy, please, don't," Darcy begged, taking his hand.

"I love you Darcy, and if this is what it takes to be with you, then I'd do it a hundred times over," he said as she still had tears in her eyes while he wiped them away and kissed her.

Ornara stood there, watching this, feeling something she hadn't felt in centuries. "Okay, that's enough you two," she said with playful annoyance in her voice. "You're gonna make me ill. Now, to become one of us, it takes a little more effort. It will not be as easy, or fun as it is for a woman."

"I don't care."

"If you were a virgin, all it would take is a night of passionate lovemaking with either one of us. But you horny men just can't wait like you used to. So we'll have to do this the other way," Ornara said before she sliced her hand open, letting blood flow. "Drink of my blood."

"Wait!" Darcy said stopping them for the moment. "Can it be my blood?"

"Interesting," Ornara said with a smirk. "It would make your union stronger, but because she is not as powerful as me, it would be more of a painful transition."

"I don't care about the pain. If it will bind us together, then I'll drink hers," Troy said, taking her in his arms.

Ornara stood there, stunned by what she was hearing. She had sworn off love long ago, but seeing these two made her feel things she hadn't felt in centuries. A tear even began to fall down her cheek as she watched Troy and Darcy stare into each other's eyes. This was true love, and even with all her power, she could not break it.

"You two........" Ornara said, pausing as she squeezed her hand shut, trying to stop the bleeding from her palm.

"What is it, my Queen?" Darcy asked, seeing the emotion in Ornara's face.

"Nothing, it's nothing, my child," she said with a smile. She walked over, took Darcy's hand, and used her claw to slice it open. "Now, drink, taste of your lover's blood," she said, raising Darcy's hand towards Troy's lips. "Let the bonding begin."

Troy took Darcy's hand, looking at her one more time before saying: "I love you," and then tasting her blood.

Troy felt a rush come over him, making him dizzy as he backed away, trying to keep his balance. He felt strange and felt a pain in his stomach as he collapsed to the floor, holding his abdomen.

"Troy?" Darcy called out, rushing to help him. "Is he alright?"

"It will be a long and painful process. Stay with him, for when he is ready, you will complete his turn," Ornara said before turning to leave.

"How do I do that?" Darcy asked.

"You'll know my child. Take care of him. And you take care of her, Troy," she said with fire in her eyes before she disappeared in a flash.