"Are you saying there is a possibility that the dhampirs around us could be the artificially transformed vampires?"
Devi placed her question acknowledging that probably Hecate was implying something. She knew a few things about the vampires but never knew that dhampirs could be transitioned that way.
It left a lot of theories regarding the vampiric venom which could be used by humans. No doubt after the vampiric apocalypse the thirst to get stronger emerged within the humans. They soon became accustomed to the slavery in exchange of power. The certain vision gave rise to a lot of dhampirs.
Although dhampirs were treated differently all over the human world. In the vampiric community they were treated as trash since they were not real vampires. Whereas among humans they held respect because dhampirs were stronger than ordinary humans. It created a gateway for the dhampirs to ventilate their rage over helpless humans.
Now that Devi raised the question about the origin of them and the possibilities, Hecate had to tell them more about the matter. It appeared that she possessed a lot of knowledge on the issue because of her late husband.
Zoravec had a vague idea about the elite vampires, since most people only knew that the 'higher ups' consisted of 5 members. The pentagon was based on the core vampires known as nobles who were extremely powerful beings. Technically they were the only rulers while the rest of the vampires were appointed in different sectors.
"No, I don't think that is the case. Because the artificially created dhampirs were hunted down by the vampires. As soon as my husband succeeded in transforming himself, he prepared his team for the mission."
Hecate wanted to tell Zoravec how his kind ruined the human world and killed a lot of innocent humans. Only if she could tear her chest and show him the pain she had suffered ever since that day. Whereas Zoravec was unaware about that history, the vampires did not teach the young human brains about the conquering.
They cleverly made the humans believe that they had been enslaved to the vampires since the beginning. It created a powerful impact on them regarding the notion and prevented humans from rebelling. There was no way they could even stand a chance against supernatural creatures.
The dhampirs refused to help the humans, if they joined hands with them the vampires would effortlessly kill them. It would also deprive them of the perks they had achieved. Thus, refraining from any kind of rebelling was their only option. The certain act of cowardice plunged the human world under the endless slavery of the vampires.
Things were different before the vampiric apocalypse, and Hecate was someone who had witnessed everything with her own eyes. She was a victim of injustice, cruelty and unnecessary sacrifice. Her suffering justified her hatred and resentment towards the vampires.
"Our government tried to contact the vampires and establish a peace treaty. Humans even offered to supply the blood freshly drained on a weekly basis for the vampires. Apparently the vampires agreed to the terms and a new age was about to begin where the humans and vampires could trade."
Devi heard everything carefully and somewhat tried to comprehend why Hecate would have stolen a vampiric baby. But it still left a big question mark on Zoravec's identity which was also troubling the boy himself. He knew that he was a mixed blood, half human and half vampire.
However for some reason he did not classify as a dhampir, which made the things even more confusing. Hecate was also not sure about Zoravec's power origin because he began to show the signs of a noble vampire. It was impossible since one of his parents was certainly a human. Or was it not the case?
Hecate was the only person who knew about him since she was the one who stole Zoravec. But she was gradually coming to that point with all her speech which began from the start of the apocalypse. Although it was still unknown to everyone how the gateway between the two realms appeared in the first place.
Zoravec did not speak anything but by that time he had already seated himself on the table behind him. He wanted to know more about his parents and what even happened that day. Hecate was now finally speaking and everything seemed to be making sense now. Devi could not find any loopholes in her story which forced her to believe that she was not lying.
Hecate paused for a moment and looked at Zoravec, there was a bitter smile over her face. However he felt guilty for shouting over her, even though Hecate was a victim too and Zoravec could not help but sympathise with her. But nothing could change the fact that she separated him from his parents.
"You might still find me guilty Zoravec and might even hate me now. But I still remember that day vividly when the sky turned black and the ground reeked of blood. Dismembered corpses were everywhere as far as the eyes could see. The vampires were still reigning mercilessly. Hah! Why wouldn't they? They were the powerful ones."
She scoffed and then chuckled mockingly, Zoravec knew that she was right about their strength. The vampires were indeed undefeated but they were not immortals as the mythology informed about them. Devi exchanged a glance with Zoravec to comprehend his emotions and to guess his thoughts.
"I was also there fighting together with my husband when a vampire slashed him in front of my eyes. I was devastated, torn, disheartened and angry over the vampires. The tragedy lasted for a week before the vampires decided to destroy the portals. Somehow I managed to find the gateway but how could I leave without avenging my husband? I remembered the monster who killed my husband, he was a reputable count."
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