<> page
<Vampire Rising> album page

Serene Delirium

Velnias removes her mask and gazes deep into her bistre eyes,
Her pupils contract in recognition of the man who atop her lies;
Uttering a wordless scream of fear, she casts him off and begins to cry,
Her shocked outburst so surreal that I begin to wonder what went awry.

Mireille’s demeanour changes in a flash,
Her tears stop leaking and she moves so fast,
Towards those that watched the fight so reposed.
She needs her vengeance and they won’t atone.
She gouges out their eyes and rips the heads from their necks...

Her wounds heal at an unheard-of rate,
She looks around, psychotic, in her unclad dirty state;
The sounds of alarm that echo around the room
Cause her to quiver with anticipation in the gloom.

Her body stiffens, catatonia swiftly taking hold over her pale figure. Murmured exclamations of disbelief can be heard from the gathered members of the brood. What had caused this outburst? Had Velnias concussed her? What could possibly result in such a profound and sudden dementia?
Her battered body, still bearing the grime and scars from the earlier battle, plus the blood dripping down her legs from Velnias’ forced encroachments onto her dignity begins to stir, rising unsteadily to her feet, rocking back and forth rhythmically in time to a beat only she can hear. She gazes at a point far in the distance, before her dance begins again.

She grabs one by the breast,
Grips so hard she exposes the chest.
She pulls out one of her victim’s ribs
Then stabs her in the heart with the skeletal shard.
Twisting in a dance of death and blood,
She dispatches her foes in the flood.
Twirling upon her toes she spins ballet,
With her speed, she eliminates her prey.

Outnumbered by the cadre of vampires skulking around the hall,
She forsakes her dance and bolts through the door from which light does now pour;
They shy away from the rays of the sun whilst Mireille escapes their ire,
But Velnias hastens after her fleeing form for the consequences are dire.
The pursuit through the wreckage of the once pristine town moves quicker than a blur,
But Mireille’s exhaustion sets in quickly and Velnias grabs her ere she hits the floor.

close window