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The Dailies — Wed, Jan 19th

The muse strikes at 3 am

Ravyne Hawke
Promptly Written
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5 min readJan 19, 2022

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I arise at sunset, along with Darius. My luxurious sleep schedule has ended. Too much carnage has taken place in Blacksworth because of our hide and cover strategy.

Darius pours two glasses of bloodwine, turns on VNN, and then hands me one of the glasses. We sit upon the red velvet sofa and watch as our favorite anchor, Lucrécia, gives the news.

The police are still investigating the car explosion on the outskirts of Blacksworth. La Dottoressa Julia was at the scene today. We tried to get an interview, but we couldn’t get close enough. We will keep you informed as more developments occur. In other news, two young vampires are missing. They were last spotted at the Promptly Written Pub earlier last night. They failed to return to their sire’s home this morning. A baby goth witnessed dark figures in the distance shortly after the two vampires left the pub. She heard screams and then deathly silence. We’ve sent a team there to investigate. More news on this later. Stay tuned.

Darius sighs. “I hold their sire responsible,” he begins. After downing his bloodwine, he shifts his position on the sofa and looks deeply into my green eyes. “How can we keep our kind safe when rogue sires are letting their younglings out on…

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Ravyne Hawke
Promptly Written

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