Victim of the Night (Night Trilogy Book 1) by E.R. Willis

last attack, we have been wearing our vampire armor. We have to be ready in case anything happens. “We did excellent yesterday. Some of us got injured, but none of us died. I have terrible news though. We are going to have to fight off all the nation’s military, plus more. The other nations are sending some help to aid Paradisus. We are in deep trouble. We have to come up with a strategy so that we may overcome them. Any suggestions?” Lord Erebus said, looking out into the faces of all the vampires.
    “What! You mean we are expecting a huge attack? We might be able to do a lot damage, but in the end, we are going to be outnumbered,” a vampire said.
    “This is all crazy! We are going die!” another vampire said.
    Everyone started to get out of control. The room filled with panic and anger. I sighed. This is not fair. “What’s wrong?” Blaze asked me, who’s sitting by me.
    “I feel responsible for the war. If it hadn’t been for me, none of this would be happening. It all started with Ravine Katz’s daughter, and then it just went awry after that. I’m sorry,” I said, feeling glum.
    “Don’t do that to yourself. If it wasn’t for you, Lord Erebus wouldn’t have been cured,” Blaze said.
    “Yes, but the outcome wouldn’t be this dangerous,” I replied.
    “No. It’s not your fault. It’s Ravine Katz’ s. You think that this war started with an injury to his daughter? No, it’s us. When they realize that we are vampires, they got scared. They spread the news to everyone, and now we are feared. They think we are killers, and that soon we will take over the planet, but no. The people want us dead. They tried killing us, but we defended ourselves well in every situation. Now, it’s an actual war. All the nations are going to be here, attempting to eradicate us,” Blaze said. “So stop saying it’s your fault. It’s Ravine Katz’s accusation towards us, and the people living in the world believing him that we are trouble.”
    Blaze is right . That made me feel better about myself, but I still don’t know what to do though? If the military of every nation is going for us, then we might be wiped out? It’s just too many people. We are only 701 vampires, and 500 of us need to stay out of the sun. If only all of us were lord vampires. We could have a chance, right? The lord vampires can stay up three days and three nights. We could do a schedule of who’s sleeping when, so either way, we’ll still have a huge number out in the field.
    I turned to Blaze and told him about what I was just thinking, and if it would work? “That’s interesting. It would. You want to know why? Not only can lord vampires stay up that long, but we only need about eight or nine hours of sleep. After that, we are ready to go for another three days and three nights. Not to mention the dark magic that everyone else can be wielding. They could heal themselves too! We could have a huge advantage, but I don’t think we can do that,” Blaze said, sighing.
    “So, how can a full-fledged vampire turn into a lord vampire?” I asked, wondering why some haven’t turned into that.
    “It can take years. It depends on how you live too. It was easy for me. I fought for Lord Erebus, and I have killed many people. So many that I lost count. I also have a burning revenge for taking out the warlock that killed my father. It took me 20 years to become a lord vampire. There are full-fledged vampires here that have been that for over 100 years, and still not a lord yet? I don’t know? I think everyone here deserves to be a lord vampire. They have been faithful and loyal, and they have been in the same fights as I have. The most recent vampire here, besides you, is my sister’s husband, Dar. We got him in the 80’s, so even he deserves to be one. He’s a guard, he trains hard, and he’s been with us for a decent amount of years,” Blaze said, trying to explain.
    “So it’s unknown? Wait, Nyx is married?” I asked,