others. But only over those who are weaker minded than
they are.”
“Yes, and it isn’t the medallion itself that gives the
holder power, but the blood ruby at its center.” I looked at
Pandim and continued. “So you see, if a vampire like
Damascus possesses the Obyri Pendent, then he can
control a great many others. He is a powerful vampire
after all, I cannot deny him that much. But worse than
that, he would see the human race enslaved as mere cattle -
amusement for vampires.”
Pandim stopped to think, then asked, “But how
did the medallion first come into existence? Someone had
to create it, right?”
“Unfortunately, all that is known about its creation
is that one of the original purebloods created it as a way to
control lesser, more savage, vampires. It was a means to
keep the humans from discovering that vampires lived
among them.”
I closed my eyes, recalling the ancient text I had
read. It came from the only book I could find on the
history of the medallion, and began to recite:
“The Obyri Pendent was necessary, in order to keep in line
those vampires of lesser morals, so as to keep the secret of the
vampires’ existence from humans. It gave its possessor the power to
control the minds of those who were weaker than they, and in so
doing, the wielder could merely command a vampire’s actions or
control any part of them they wished. In this, they could kill a person
under their control if that was their desire.”
“So you see, Pandim, Shizuka fights because there
are those who would use the medallion for evil, wanting to
control the world. I guess you can say, she’s trying to save
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