• Note: Name pronounciations at the bottom.

    Prolouge


    The council of the 13 shuffled to their seats swiftly and indifferently for the urgent meeting. They sat where they usually did: Karvina and Hraxren next to one another;opposite from the king's side, Metza and Gryntoh on either side of the king, Atareau and Jravston next to Karvina and Hraxren, Dredrick and Narzatina in the centers, Fimilta and Prarodrox in the other 2 seats next to Karvina and Hraxren, and the Urubaexian-the king-in his high purple velvet throne embedded with black diamonds and the metal was gold, silver, and platinum smelted together. They murmured amongst themselves until Urubaexian held up a hand to silence them.

    Hraxren: What did you you call us here for now, hardhead?

    Jravston: Real mature. Yes, I'm a skeleton. Laugh all you want, but you have to suck blood to live. Anyway, I found the perfect vessel to be our minion.

    Hraxren: Yeah, that's what you said last time, and they didn't even make past stage 1.

    Karvina: Now, honey, behave yourself.

    Hraxren: Rrrrrgh......

    Prarodrox: Well, let's hear it. Who will be your lab rat now?

    Jravston: It's the Bouletard street boy.

    Dredrick: That's not acceptable.

    Narzatina: We will not endanger him.

    Jravston: Why so defensive, hairy dog?

    Dredrick: And you call him immature, you hypocrite.

    Gryntoh: All right, all right! We're all creatures believed to be dead, right? Now let's get past this! The lunar eclipse is coming. We need to decide if we should use him.

    Fimilta: Hmm. I call for a vote! Yes or no.


    Metza: Yes.

    Dredrick: No.

    Narzatina: No.

    Atareyu: Yes.

    Gryntoh: I don't care as long as we get one.

    Jravston: I second that.

    Praradrox: I say no.

    Fimilta: I am siding with my husband. No.

    Karvina: Hmm. What do you think, darling?

    Hraxren: He's perfect.

    Jravston: Can we experiment on him?

    Praradrox: Why not just kill him? I've not had a good murder since we made the black death.

    Karvina: That was you? Thanks, you killed my inlaws, you cretan!

    Urubaexian: Stop. Enough bickering, all of you. We will try your vessel, Jravston. The dawn is coming where the night is waiting, council. We need everything we can get.

    And so they set their eyes Jarred Conners.


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    Name pronounciation
    Karvina(Car-v-na)
    Hraxren(Her-ax-ren)
    Metza(met-za)
    Gryntoh(grin-toe)
    Atareau(at-re-yu)
    Jravston(Jrav-z-ton)
    Dredrick(dread-rick)
    Narzatina(Nar-za-tina)
    Fimilta(fi-mill-ta)
    Prarodrox(Prayer-o-dr-ox)
    Urubaexian(U-roo-bay-x-ian)