*Michael picks off skin from the carcass and chews. he thinks back to when raw meat was the only food he had after the kingdom fell. after he was left alone to the mercy of the wilderness, he used an old art his father taught him called simple alchemy. with the alchemy he transformed wood into a bow, with grass string and arrows of rock. often spending nights outside, he often had to put on the bloody skins of his meal. after many years, he returned to his land only so see dry bones and vultures feasting on corpses of a traveler. looking at the burnt land he once called home, found among charred rock the bones of his father. kneeling down, he picked up the bones and dug a hole for a grave. he lifted the skull to the skies and vowed on his father's bones to destroy the Kakourgos.
after going around burying the dead, he went southward where he found a mountainous area. climbed to the top and found a carved out cave with alchemic symbols and circles drawn around the opening. inside he found a man who was old and had battle scars on his body. his eyes were blind but he not only did he sense Michael's presence but knew what he was wearing and everything he carried on his back. the old man knew Michael. the blind man spoke "i have invited no guests here. who is the vampire who stands at my cave entrance?"*
*for half of an hour Michael had been in a daze. he heard distant voices echoing. his hearing returned to him and the voices were close. the guests have been talking while Michael was dreaming of a distant past.*
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