From: ...sage
Newsgroups: alt.pub.dragons-inn
Subject: [kq] Silken : (A.P.D-inn Blues)
Keywords: Silken
Date: 2 Oct 92 01:10:35 GMT
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						...sage
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   Night fell in Generica,and Silken walked the streets in a state of
tenseness.He was feeling on edge,and scared.He had been in the library
a good few hours ago reading that he had become a Vampire of sorts. He
was trying to pluck up the courage all day to feed again withoout
getting out of control.Also he was experimenting all day with some new
found powers,according to the book's descriptions.
  He found out many things in just a few short hours.He discovered that
he could make himself temporarily stronger,faster,or increase his
ability to withstand hurt.This only lasted for a few minutes however
,and generally left him feeling hungry in the process.And no normal
hunger either.He found that wounds healed very quickly,though this too
wasted his blood supply.
  His powers would not work in direct sunlight at all,was another thing
mentioned in the book.He could perceive more sharply just by
concentrating,and could make himself dissappear at will.
  The newfound power was wondrous,and he felt very alive indeed,except
for his hunger.
  He turned down a side alley,looking for prey.Then he spotted a young
man,about nineteen,dressed in ragged clothes.
  The lad stood up and looked Silken up and down.

 "Nice evening for a walk,mister", said the man with a sort of strange
leer on his face,as if to indicate that this was a great secret.
  "Yes ",replied Silken distractedly.
 "You have a few spare coppers,would you sir?",asked the man.
  "Of course ",said Silken.The elf was not on his guard,what with the
day's events and such.Normally he would have heard the thugs coming up
from behind,but he didn't,and the crack of a club across his neck clean
broke it.
   He heard the voice of the boy saying to  search him and drop him 
in the river with lead weights.
  Silken felt the rough hands pick him up.He was angry.He'd had nothin
but trouble since he got back from his travels.His neck healed very
quickly,and he sprang up and twirled on one foot catching one of the
thugs in the stomach.He crumpled,while the other thug and the lad drew
knives.
  Silken eyed them carefully,and concentrated on becoming stronger than
his normal,and faster too.He ccould feel himself getting hungrier all
the time,but ignored it.The thug sprang,and Silken casually dodged aside
while his sword,already in hand,mortally wounded his assailant through
the chest.Before the lad had any chance to attack or run,the elf sprang
on him,or at least tried to.Silken found himself hanging in mid-air.
 Surprised,he flew at the boy and aimed a savage kick at his head.
The boy fell over,his head hanging at an odd angle.
   Silken descended and carefully watched the bodies for a few seconds
before feeding off them.He felt better about it.Killing in self defense
never caused him any qualms.
  Refreshed,the elf stowed the bodies in the river,the normal place for
runners up in the gang warfare of Generica,and continued on his way.
 He paused for a moment to concentrate on the whereabouts of Kron.
Still nothing.He wondered what it was that was protecting the
ex-sergeant's mind from location.
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