“Mistress, can you grant a na?” the newly minted vampire asked, looking at with crimson eyes that seed to sparkle in the dim gloom of the cellar. Hopefully, that was the only part of her that would ever sparkle, otherwise, I would be the eternal sinner who brought sparkling vampires into the world. In that case, the only solution would be to make her not only the first but also the last of her kind, which sounded a little sad to . Creating a race of my own, only to doom that race to extinction because I didn’t quite get it right? No, not unless I had to.
“Isn’t Chantalle your na?” I asked in response, not sure how she conceptualised her life before the change in connection to her existence now. She rembered the before, claid to not rember anything between then and now, and had her present. And so thirty minutes of past, in her current state.
“It used to be,” she gave a sad pout, before continuing, “I used to be Chantalle, daughter of Kira. I used to be human. Now, I’m no longer either of those, I’m your creation. Your daughter and the first of my kind. I would like to have a na that matches this.”
For a mont, I didn’t reply and considered her words. I could empathise, easily so, given that I used to be Samantha until I had taken on the Legacy of Morgana, a Legacy of my own making. Now, I didn’t feel like I was Samantha but I also didn’t consider myself to be Morgana. More than once, I had considered taking on a new na, to separate my existence before the change from my current existence. Even now, as the changes from human to Firn Elf were taking effect, I was considering whether or not I was Samantha.
As of now, only the na Samantha and the contact with Mrs Wu remained of my identity as Samantha. Much more of who I was now, ca from the Legacy of Morgana, which felt separate from the identity of Samantha. The two were linked, but they were not identical.
“I think I see what you an,” I admitted, studying her. Even now, she was in the cage, trapped like an animal. She hadn’t complained, but I didn’t think she was comfortable. Looking around, I noticed a set of keys hanging on a nail, one of them looking like it would fit the padlock keeping the cage close.
Making a decision, I retrieved the key and stood before her closed cage. If I wanted to give her a new na, she wasn’t the only one who would change. I, too, needed to acknowledge that I wasn’t who I used to be. That Samantha Jade Jacobs was gone but that I also wasn’t Morgana. I was turning into an amalgamation of both and I felt that my na should reflect that.
Jade Morgana, a na uniting both parts that made up my current existence and fitting. Speaking out, I tried to make the world listen to . Not with my magic, simply with my conviction. I was who I decided to be. “I am Jade Morgana,” I intoned and for a mont, nothing happened. Nothing overt, no earthquakes, nothing. But when I looked into my status screen, I could see that I had a new na.
From her cage, the vampire was watching , looking a little confused at my sudden declaration but I wasn’t sure if she had even known my old na. Not that it mattered. Standing before her cage, I continued to speak.
“In a mont, I will open your cage. You can step out of it and into your new life. You will have a new na, one bestowed by myself,” I told her, getting a wide-eyed and hopeful look in return. A happy, hopeful vampire with sparkling eyes. That needed a na. Hopefully, the na I had chosen would suit her.
“Step out of your cage, step out of your old life. From now on, you will be known as Carnelia Morgana,” I intoned, feeling the formal ceremony necessary to signify the new start. She did as I told her to and while there wasn’t any physical change, I could feel sothing. I wasn’t sure what, it didn’t feel like any magic I had ever experienced, neither arcane nor divine, but there was sothing. Just like before, no overt change, but sothing subtle.
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“It’s a nice na, Carnelia. Thank you,” she gave a smile as she crawled out of her cage. I reached out, offering her a hand to stand and when she did, I was feeling a flash of jealousy. She was almost a head taller than , even if her body looked a little starved right now. She would need so sustenance and I doubted blood would be enough, even a Vampire’s body needed the basic building blocks to make new flesh, blood and muscle. Protein, carbs, all the good stuff a body needed in order to be strong. Sadly, I didn’t have any at the mont and didn’t think I should leave just yet, not without setting down a few ground rules and assumptions.
“First of all, on the topic of nas. Would you like a nickna, to go with your new na? Or would you like to be addressed by your full na, at least outside of this compound? Here, you will have to answer to the na Chantalle, just like I will continue to answer to Samantha. Otherwise, there will be questions I’m not yet willing to answer,” I asked, as I realised I also had to do sothing about Observe. If she was Observe’d and it ca back as Vampire… I had no idea what would happen but I doubted it would be good. Kira had asked to help her child, to heal her. Sohow, I didn’t think she had this in mind.
“If it is just the two of us, could you call Lia?” she asked, looking quite excited at the prospect.
“Lia, yes, that works. Now, Lia, I need to try sothing. This will most likely feel unpleasant but it has to be done,” I told her and used Observe, not even trying to conceal my action. She imdiately let out a hiss of displeasure, while a blue box appeared before , telling that she was a Vampire, just like I had feared.
“Well, it worked. And you’ll have to learn sothing, real quick. How to block Observe, that’s the ability I used on you just now. Almost everyone has it, at least as far as I know, and if soone Observe’s you and learns you’re a vampire, things will get troubleso. So, you’ll learn how to block it and nobody needs to know about your new race. The na has far too many troubleso connotations,” I sighed. Luckily, Lia had inherited my affinities, though not the Natural Mage Trait. Hopefully, she would be able to learn how to block Observe without it, and learn to do so fast. Otherwise, I’d have to co up with so external way to block it, sothing like the cloak of twilight I had used on Mundus, only woven into an item.
“Now, Darkness Magic…” I began, after having her sit down next to in one of the dark corners. She needed to learn, even if my body was slowly shutting down, exhaustion and blood loss taking their toll on , to the point that my speech beca slurred.
“Honey, you’re alright?!” an excited voice ripped from the comfortable darkness of unconscious, forcing my mind back into wakefulness. I must have fallen asleep, or maybe I simply passed out at so point and now, Kira was checking on her daughter and .
Blinking my eyes open, I realised that Lia, Chantalle, had turned my cloak into a makeshift pillow and guarded my sleep. Currently, she was facing Kira in a half-defensive stance, while Kira had wrapped her arms around Chantalle, sobbing into her shoulder.
“Mother,” she began, speaking quietly, “please, calm down. You’ll wake… Samantha up,” there was a small pause, making think that Lia wasn’t sure how to address . Curious how their interaction would play out, I stayed still, letting the newborn vampire do the talking.
To my surprise, Lia managed to hold the conversation quite well, at least once she managed to talk Kira down to speak in barely more than a whisper. I could still hear them just fine, but they were making an effort. Listening to them was incredibly interesting and it made realise that Lia wasn’t truly a newborn, she had taken in her mories and was using them to almost frightening effect.
The tale she spun was well-crafted, appealing to emotions far more than to logic. She spoke about being trapped in darkness and how I had pulled her out. That she was, at least for now, sane and lucid but it wouldn’t last, that she needed to remain this way. She carefully laid the foundation to remain by my side, to the point that nobody, not even Kira, would question if Lia followed after .
Listening to them made realise just how easy manipulation ca to a Vampire.
I would have to make sure that skill wouldn’t get directed at , or I’d be in trouble.
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