19 This Isnst a Dream Anymore. Its Real (1/2)

”What garbage are you talking now, Lombardi?” The old man snarled before slapping his rheumatic hands down the table, the lamp wobbled, the fire flickered and the shadows danced around us. ”We never do time travel! We can travel the world in a blink of an eye but we can never travel from this time to another. That's never happened!”

”Why are you suddenly barking at me? I can sense you're hiding something from me! Spill it out!”

”Ah, using your powers on me already? Remember, you need to practice using it first, hone and master it. Be careful, Lombardi. I'm a better shadow lurker between us.”

”I'm not using...” I frowned and paused.

Yes, I indeed felt something different towards the way he spoke to me. It's just a strong hunch, actually. But I didn't realize that's one of a vampire's prowess.

”You don't know you're using mind control on me?” He slowly asked in suspicion.

”I didn't realize I was until you pointed it out.”

”You don't get to invade my head, anyway. No matter what. I'm way better than you are even though I've already given you all my abilities. I just kind of used to having them that even a little portion only remains in me, I'm still able to ward you off. I'm both a warlock and a shadow lurker, after all.”

”So you're actually hiding something from me?” I pried again. ”Don't you think it's just right to tell me everything now since you're going to leave me by day break anyway? How will I suppose to know what is and what's not of being a vamp if you're holding out on me?”

”Knowing everything is a lot of toil, Lombardi. And dangerous, too.”

”Since I'm already here, there's no turning back anymore. So better tell me everything now.”

”Alright.” He exhaled audibly before clasping his hands in front of him. ”I'm a warlock so I've already been to the dark world a lot of times. I wanted to learn more about my power and how to better use them. I'm more involved of studying about healing but during the times of my travels, stumbling into different dark spirits are inevitable. Along the way, I learned that only by mating with a succubus will a vampire be able to take back his human life. He has to suck her blood dry. It's equivalent to our transfusion, only this one has the opposite effect. To give us life from being undead.”

”Where can I find a succubus? How to trap them? Have you done it yourself? Well, obviously not because you're still here.”

”You're a trouble, don't you know that?” The older man shook his head as he rubbed his suddenly tired eyes with his trembling hands. ”You don't get to catch or trap them as if they're a fish from the water, Lombardi. They're likely to be the one to catch you. Unguarded. Because they only come in your sleep. When you're unaware. They will lure you and get you to fornicate with them. Where vampires draw out blood, they in the other hand, will dry you up of your semen. They will come again and again until your body deteriorates without you knowing it.”