SPECIAL INTEREST SYMBOLS:

The Amulet - The angel amulet is a symbol of goodness. Each Dark Lord is given one by their mother to remind them that they have both good in their veins as well as demonblood. Vincent’s amulet is gold and contains a red stone in the center. The bloodstone symbolizes self-preservation and courage, instincts born to Vincent and ones he will need to win the war against evil.

The Black Rock - According to Greek mythology, the black rock was used to build Satan’s palace.

BloodCore - The doctors at this research hospital are conducting tests to pinpoint genetic markers to predict aggressive and violent tendencies, as well as abhorrent behavior in hopes of finding a cure.

Eerie, Tennessee - A small fictional town carved out of the deepest part of the Smoky Mountains.

Hell’s Hollow - A canyon amidst the ridges where an entire neighborhood burned to the ground. Locals claim that when you walk past, you can hear the screams of the dying and still smell the burned wood, charred bodies and decay.

Since it burned down, other developers have tried to build on the land but the spirits drive them away.

Hell’s Kitchen - A local diner in Eerie named after Hell’s Hollow -- the decor is fashioned after the devil’s lair. They serve great fried green tomatoes, country fried steak and a spicy rattlesnake stew that will set your mouth on fire.

The Devil’s Tree - A brittle, leafless tree where several people have been found hanged over the years. Locals gossip that the devil planted it when he came to Eerie a century ago, and no grass will grow around it. In winter, when it snows, the snow melts the moment it touches the bare branches.

Mines of the Lost Souls - A mine in the mountains which collapsed, killing nearly a hundred miners. Ghosts cry and scream their terror from the mine walls.

Black Forest – Enter at your own risk

Black Forest, a wooded area buried deep in the mountains where it’s said that no light exists, only darkness. Inhuman creatures, venous plants with clawing tentacles, snakes, shapeshifters, floating eyes, and other monsters roam in search of prey. Legend also claims that lost souls, ones who have turned evil and are banished from favor of the leader of the underworld, are sent there for punishment and eternal torture.

Satan’s Palace – cave of black rock.

The cave of Black rock was built as Satan’s palace on Earth.

It is also the cave where Vincent witnesses his mother’s brutal murder at his father’s hands.

The Underworld - Where Satan lives and thrives, bringing counsel to his minions, demons and Soul Collectors.

The Sacred Places - Sacred places are areas where no evil can reach such as the pool in the mine and also churches.

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JOURNALS:

Diary letters from the Angel of Light; the mother of the Valtrez brothers:

Forbidden Marriage:

I knew the moment I looked into Zion’s mesmerizing, dark eyes that our love was forbidden.
That he was a demon who possessed the power of great evil. That if he ever lost himself to the pull of the darkness within him, that he might kill me.
Still I plunged headfirst into the tumultuous waters and his arms and became his lover.
His touch was electric. His voice sultry and enticing. His hunger for me so intense that I couldn’t deny him.
He told me he craved me constantly. He wanted to make me happy. To share a life free of evil.
The day we married, he vowed to love me forever. To fight the bad blood in his veins and protect me from the demons.
And when our first son Vincent was born, and then the twins Quinton and Dante, he cried and held each of them in his arms, refuting his destiny and defying his own evil father.
Then he held me and promised that he was strong enough to overcome the darkness, that nothing would ever tear us apart.
That his sons would never walk with Satan and become his soldiers.
Still, fear creeps in constantly, and I pray desperately that our love can save him from his destiny.

The Demon Attacks:

The demon attacks have heightened. Helzebar, the leader of the underworld has sent his minions to punish Zion for his defection. To force him to bring his sons into the underworld with him.
He’s been fighting them bravely.
But last night they captured him, tortured him, fed on his flesh so viciously his blood is now infected. He claims he can overcome the sting of the poison.
But I fear that I will lose him to the evil.

Zion’s Downfall:

My husband is no longer the man I married. The poison has consumed him. I see the difference in his eyes, the dark cravings, the violence, the craving for blood and destruction. He welcomes pain, enjoys inflicting it upon others.
He hungers for the battle.
Though I still pray that my love can save him, he has grown dangerous to me. And to the boys.
He’s disappeared with Vincent several times lately. I do not know what he does, but Vincent is quiet and withdrawn, angry, now, and I see his own temper emerging.
Last night I tried to talk to Zion, but he threw me against the wall and declared that he will one day become the leader of the underworld. That his sons will rule the underworld with him.
I have to do something to stop him...

Saving My Sons:

All I can think about now is that I have to save my sons.
Tonight I found Vincent marked by the demons.
He tried to hide the teethmarks from me, but I saw that his body was bruised and beaten. The bite and claw marks on his back held poison that had already invaded his young body. And whatever torture and punishment Zion had inflicted upon him has begun to eat at his soul.
I cannot let it continue.
Quinton and Dante are too young to understand, to remember, to know what is happening. I must get them away from their father. They will survive without me.
But Vincent – he would know if I abandoned him.
But how can I leave even one of my sons and let them believe that I did not want them?

The Monks:

I spoke with the Monks today and they agreed to take the twins and separate them. It is too dangerous for the boys to be together.
Zion will be furious when he discovers my subterfuge. But he is long past saving.
And I will not allow my sons to be his soldiers or succumb to Satan.
I gathered the amulets for the boys’ protection and drove them to the secret meeting place deep in the woods near the Monastery. There I kissed each one of them goodbye, and left their protective amulet with them.
Leaving Quinton and Dante was the hardest thing I’ve ever done. My heart literally felt as if it was being ripped in two, as if it was bleeding. My tears flowed freely and will continue until the day we are reunited.
How can a mother abandon her sons, you wonder?
How could I not? A mother’s love means protecting her children at all costs, even if it means protecting them from their own father and heritage.
It means letting them go even if it kills me...

Death:

Last night I found Vincent bloody and bruised again. I must send him away to save him.
But I fear nothing can save me. Zion has threatened my life more than once, has tried to beat the truth out of me, to force me to lead him to Quinton and Dante.
My body is weak, my spirit is low, but my faith is strong. I will take their whereabouts to my grave with me.
I only pray that my sons survive, that Zion never finds them.
And that one day they will find a woman’s love to save their souls so they do not become monsters like their father...

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