The Immortalized Heart (Book 2 Original version)
No More Tears

Kira drank the diluted the water and felt a rush ofcoolness throughout her body. The longing for tearing disappeared and herhunger subsided significantly. After a long while Kira settled enough toexplain all that occurred since waking from the operation. There was no longerthe case for denial--Kira was no longer human, nor was she vampire; she didn'tbelong anywhere. Miss. Triss thought otherwise, she said Kira belonged to bothsides, that she could choose and change to be one or the other anytime shewanted.

"I guess this must be a shock to you--its onething to know us and another to be us." Triss passed a portable pill case to her.

She would help, for the memory of an immortal and fora friend. Kira would not last on her own, not the way she is--an unfortunatelife she must of lived. A kind-hearted person does not belong in a world ofviolence where vampire kills vampire and live by the waters of life. Its nowonder Emily shielded her from the underground, but now all those efforts havebeen in vain, nothing will protect her--she has to learn to protect herself.

Miss.Triss allowed Kira to stay the night and the next morning left a black boxwith the tablets on the table with a note: 'Come back when you're up to it'.Returning to school felt pointless, but Emily would want her to graduate andshe would. The woman Kira loved was gone there would be no changing that, onlyto make those who caused her death to pay.

There are only two ways to kill avampire: Anti-Vampire Weapons or a vampire killing another vampire; normally bytheir heart. Emily would not have been killed by steel beams, someone made themfall, made her protect Kira and then killed her; yet vampires turn to ash whenthey die. Emily must have been weakened; saved Kira then was killed, either waysomeone was responsible. I'm going to kill them. Those responsible would pay, Kira would tear them apart and make them beg for theirlife. Power. With this cursed strength now revenge was in arm's reach, a chancewas all that was necessary.

The king would give her what she wanted and afterthat he could do what he wanted--no, anyone who threatened her life would bekilled. No more tears, no more being helpless to a greater power; obtaining theultimate strength would mean an end to all her suffering. Take control oflife--free from slavery, from those who would take away her happiness. All thatmattered was getting that power by any means necessary.

Kira returned toOctave the next day ready to use this curse. The manager, an older vampirewith spots of grey in his hair and a grumpy look, met Kira at the door andgreeted her welcomingly. A comrade is always welcomed here. She immediately gotdown to what she came for: where he is.

'You do not replace the Pureblood King, if he wants youthen he will replace you.'

Kira's eyes narrowed, 'But you're members aren't you?'

The vampires looked at Kira and shrugged nonchalantly. Clever girl, inher state she was still able to recognize the fact only Syndicate memberswear a mask; she spoke of the king with such familiarity it brought curiosity.They were all in shock upon hearing the king offered a 'human' those things.Not only was it out of character, but the only reason he would is if the humanhad extreme value in some shape or form. Looking at her now, a human andvampire hybrid it seems their questions only grew considering its impossiblefor a hybrid to be born.

'Be grateful we haven't tried to kill you.' Triss's personality changed quiet a bit, 'We've livedthis long without people running to the Association.'

brother would help her, rather they would try to kill her. It seems in herabsence the Hunter's Association has declared all vampires enemies and thateveryone is to be killed on the spot, an outcome the Syndicate tried to warnthe Nation about. Kira herself would not be cosy towards the Syndicate ingeneral--not quite the company she would keep. None of this will be possible ifshe does not first discover the limits of her new prowess.

A month passed sinceEmily's death and a private funeral was held; no open casket for there was nobody; no family seeing as she had none other then Kira, but there were manyfriends, humans came during the day while immortals visited that night. Kiraawaited them, wanting to get to know what kind of vampire Emily was, what shehad done in the part of her life she kept from her lover. Not once did Kiracry, she couldn't any longer--tears will not bring people back, will not saveyour life, they only show weakness. Emily had many friends from her previouslife, many of whom she kept in contact with like a teenager.

Kira said nothingas to what she became, nor what Emily had given her to survive...to them shewas the lover their friend spoke of often. Many were young, few being close toEmily's age, but all knew her to be a bright light in the underground shadows;except Catherine. It seemed Catherine was well-known in the vampire world andill-liked by most. Upon her arrival nearly all said farewell and wished well toKira before vanishing.

"This was for friends." Kiragrowled clenching her fist, "You're not."

Catherine smiled cunningly and gestured, "Ahhh,Kira you're so cold to me~Emily was my acquaintance long before--"

Her shirt was sized and her entire body followedKira's motion to cast her thru a tombstone. An evil aura came closer, theimmense pressure of a vile nature.

"Your point?" Kira said with a new malice.

Catherine jumped, how a human achieved suchstrength--a single red eye shone out of the darkness. Kira flexed her hand, cracking it. This presence was nothing like she feltbefore, bother human nor vampire; something on a scale that could compare tothe Ancestor! Being violent was not like her at all meaning she knows thedoctor's death was no accident.

Its a relief she never told anyone in the Nation, Kira would nevertrust her if she had. The situation can still be salvaged, if Kira believes thePureblood Queen is responsible for her lover's death then she seems willing todo anything to get revenge. Then again the fact she would aim her blade againstthe queen of all people must mean she obviously doesn't care if she lives ordies. Fighting a Pureblood, fighting a descendant of an Ancestor means certain deathno matter who...or what you are.

For starters Purebloods have absolute controlover vampires and can make them completely obedient with a flick of theirwrist. What chance does Kira think she has against the queen? Nonetheless whatis Kira exactly? There has never been a vampire with a single changed eye norcan a human throw her with this superior strength. Of course in skill Catherinecould overwhelm Kira, but at the moment playing a weak card would haveto do.

The high schooler was no fool, she knew very well Catherine had a biteto match her bark. Going on the offensive appeared to be the only way to betaken seriously and adding to that matter if she put her name out there now thegreater the chance of the king replaceing her. Threatening Catherine did come witha bit of personal satisfaction--she's always hated the woman anyway.

Kira spoke again, "Leave, or coming here will be the last mistake you make."

Catherine laughed holding her hands up in a sign of surrender. Kira's intense glare nor body language changed, holding back a very strong desire to tear the vampire apart. That was new. Nonetheless Catherine withdrew offering a last bit of information before her departure.

"I know a great many things. My connections around the world make me a very favorable asset to have dear Kira--you would be wise to understand that."