Thursday 7:30pm, in Racolo’s office at Magick School ...

RACOLO:

Es? What are you doing here?

ESMODONTI:

…Roc, I think I killed Zyfan.

Meanwhile, in Zyfan and Karanthir’s room…

ZYFAN:

Karanthir ...

KARANTHIR:

I'm here my prince. How are you feeling?

ZYFAN:

Tired, and I have the feeling that something bad 

happened, but it is only on the fringes of my mind ...

KARANTHIR:

I won’t lie to you. Something bad did happen.

ZYFAN:

Tell me.

KARANTHIR:

This morning, Cammeo found you on the kitchen floor. 

You had been attacked by a vampire.

ZYFAN:
A vampire?

ZYFAN:

…Yes, I remember now. Karanthir, it was Es. Es attacked me!

RACOLO:

That was you!

ESMODONTI:

I didn't mean to kill him!

RACOLO:

You didn't, but you came damn close.

ESMODONTI:

He's alive? Is he gonna be OK?

RACOLO:

Think so. Syrrah's been using her powers to heal him. 

ESMODONTI:

Oh Roc, what am I gonna do? I don’t know what came over me. What if it happens again? I’ve been freaking out about it. And I’m afraid to go home.

RACOLO:

Don't come any closer.

ESMODONTI:

Huh? Oh chill Roc, I'm not gonna feed off ya.

RACOLO:

Stay right there. And keep in mind that I can drop you in an instant

with a spell. Just tell me what happened.

KARANTHIR:

Es! My Es?

ZYFAN:
Yes …. and no.

KARANTHIR:

You need to be clear on this Zyfan. Was it Es or not?

ZYFAN:

It was Es, but she was not herself. 

It was as if she were possessed by another...

ESMODONTI:

… I was out of control and out of my mind … like I was someone else.

ROCOLO:

Or under a spell. Start at the beginning. What did you do last night?

ESMODONTI:

I worked. After my shift, I hung out for a bit and then ... things get hazy. Next thing I know – there's Zyfan. His scent was like a drug.

I had to have him. I think I jumped him.

ZYFAN:

I had just finished making tea when I heard a sound at the back door. 

It was Es. I thought she had locked herself out. I opened the door

and I knew right away something was wrong .

ZYFAN:

… Her eyes were gone …it was horrifying, like something out of a nightmare.

ZYFAN:

… She lunged at me as if she were an animal. At first, I did not fight 

back – she took me so off-guard, and she is Es. Our Es 

- but she was so powerful. She had the strength of many.

ZYFAN:

…I turned to run but she grabbed my foot and pulled me down, hard.

ZYFAN:

…Then she was on top of me. I could not get out from under her.

ZYFAN:

… She sunk her fangs into my flesh. It was if two daggers were 

ripping into me. I felt paralyzed. She was drinking …

ZYFAN:

…And then, it was like I was on a wave and I no longer wanted her to stop.

ZYFAN:

…I knew she was killing me and I did not care.

ESMODONTI

He fought me but that just made me stronger, and after that first taste - I was so …. so high I had to have more and more. It was like … like ….

RACOLO:

Like when you were first brought over. You first … meal?

ESMODONTI:

Yeah. How’d you know that?

RACOLO:

Something Usagi told me. It's called First Blood - I'll explain later. Go on.

ESMODONTI:

Next thing I remember is pain, searing pain burning through me.

The sun - it got my leg. I guess I split. Must've gone through your

portal, cause this is where I woke up. I feel so hungover.

ESMODONTI:

… APoor Zyfan, and Blondie – what do ya think he’ll do?

RACOLO:

Can’t worry about that now. There’s more to this Es so let's backup. 

You're at work. Anything unusual goin' on?

ESMODONTI:

Nothing that I - oh wait, Jesse came in with Herita. Weird huh?

RACOLO:

Yeah. Have they ever shown up before?

ESMODONTI:

Jes has, he likes to hang when I'm at the bar. But this was a first 

for Herita. And ya know – that chic kept staring at me. I got this funky

vibe like she was stalking me. Maybe I sent her the wrong signal earlier?

RACOLO:
Earlier? When?

ESMODONTI:

When I was feeding my little elf-kin, our elf-kin. She made iced tea.

Man it was so good. I think I had like three glasses.

RACOLO:

You drank her tea? Was there any left?

ESMODONTI:

I don't know. I guess - it'd be in the 'fridge, in a fancy silver pitcher.

ESMODONTI:

… Who you calling?

RACOLO:

Aless, he's got to get that tea for me so I can analyze it. 

I'm gonna need a few drops of your blood too.

ESMODONTI:
What for?

RACOLO:

To compare it to Karanthir's from when he was sick. 

RACOLO:

Herita – she wants to be a vampire again. And her plan just backfired.