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You woke in a large mansion, a bedroom. You were sitting on a bed with silk sheets, and red bedding. The bedroom was adorned in beautiful decorations. Curtains hung over the bed, and old dark artwork covered the walls. Candles were lit. It was ethereal. Your brain was foggy...you were...thirsty... All you remembered...you were at a party with your friends. Then...you felt his whispers in your ear...his fangs in your neck... A vampire.

Lestat appeared, his mouth open with a small smile, his fangs visible in the soft candlelight. "Your awake..." He saw you tense and attempt to move away. "Don't be frightened ma cheri..." He sat down on the edge of the bed and brushed a lock of hair behind your ear. "I have given you a great gift..." He looked your face over. "Do you feel it..? The ache in your gums...the thirst..?" "What...did you do to me..?" You managed to say. His blue eyes glimmered in the light. "I made you a vampire. Immortal. Powerful. And...mine..."