Cordelia Chase is accustomed to being rocked by visions of horror courtesy of the Powers That Be. But she is particularly disturbed to be visited with the image of someone she knows: Faith, the rogue Slayer who is being stalked in prison by the supernatural. The picture becomes clearer when Chaz Escobar, a onetime game hunter, arrives at Angel Investigations. He explains that he is searching for his wife, Marianna, a vampire. He had been working on the cure for her vampirism on a small, distant island -- but she escaped. He suspects her for being the monster harassing Faith.

When Faith is magickally sprung from jail -- straight into Marianna's clutches -- Angel's team and Chaz are off to the island preserve to save her. If Chaz's goal is to rid the world of vampires -- even those with a soul -- would this be Angel's chance to right all his past wrongs? Can the cosmic scales be balanced if Angel allows Chaz to continue his research, even it means Angel's death?

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The Virus

What happens when you manipulate the measles vaccine into a retrovirus, then apply it to cancer patients in a clinical trial?

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Chapter 07: Something in the Air

*She held him in her eyes, every word drifting into her mind like a song. A tragic lonely song.* His voice, "You know, I've told you the truth, you know his intentions, yet you seem paralyzed to break free from his hold on you. *holding her face in his rough but gentle hand and wiping a cheek with his finger* I have to let you go, it kills me to see you sacrifice yourself to that monster, but it's out of my hands...."

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Vampires from the deep

Are there vampires who dwell beneath the waters of the world, and if so, what myth, legends, and folk tales surround them? Are they normal vampires who just prefer water to the land? Are they blood-drinking mermaids? Are there any such vampires in fictional books or movies? To fully answer such questions, a whole book would be required. But let me give some telling examples.

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Chapter 29

The next morning's mail brought a letter from Ethel, a few lines of encouragement and affection. Yes, she was right; it would not do for him to stay under one roof with Reginald any longer. He must only obtain the manuscript and, if possible, surprise him in the attempt to exercise his mysterious and criminal power.

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Bells Ringing

The moments come and go, painfully slow
A stillness in the air, as time decides to stop
Thoughts slipping through a passage of the mind
Quivering as they wish to explode across the void
It is these days that I detest; patience wears thin
Teetering on the edge of love and life
Yet the phone does not ring and the mail is late
How long should I give and never receive
Coming so close only to pull away once more
Awkwardness riddling two paths becoming one
Wicked are the clouds that swirl with abandonment

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