Tomorrow's Shadow - 9. Enter A New Chylde

Gerik lay on the grass on his back, slowly rocking his head side to side. He groaned as his eyes fluttered open. Shadows swirled in his dark pupils and he strained to focus on the figure standing over him.

“Am …. Am I dead?”

“No, my chylde. You have walked a path through death, now to stand with the night and learn how to master your present and release your past.”

"Will you help me learn?”

“If you have something you wish to learn, I will do my best to give thorough instruction.”

“I do not understand.”

“Give it time; we have all you need.”

“Thank you …”

Gerik slipped back into unconsciousness; his face a mask of perfect peace. Above him, his new sire sighed in deep sadness.

Sleep for now. There is time tomorrow-eve to learn what it is to be one with shadow.