Vampire Guardians
This is the first in a set of installments to be written on the guardian nature of vampires, I will witting in accordance with several members of the community.
This first installment is a personal look at what my life has shown me to be truth. Which is all I present it as, many it illumine and inspire.
During the passage of my life I have been asked many times “why do you do it?” with regards to helping people. My answer is simple, I am born to it. As vampires we rely on others for our well being and quality of life. It is fitting that we provide the same in return.
I was granted at birth abilities some what extended from the norm. and I’ve wondered why. I was also given an abiding hunger at birth. What design would the synthesis of these lend it’s self to? The answer arrived at was like most riddles simple once discovered.
I am a guardian. Born as one charged with keeping harmony. Driven to seek peace through preparing for conflict. The truly happy moments of my life have been born of service to others. As most of my wretched are of turning a cold should or blind eye. The dangers to watch are two fold and both stem form taking our nature as warders too far. First is becoming too defensive and shutting others out, trying to control every variable, so as to preempt every threat, isolated from all support we eventually breakdown. At best leading to burn out at worst exposing our wards to harm or worse. The other is almost the mirrored twin of the first, and that is becoming to aggressive, letting the need to protect twist into a consuming need to destroy. Anything may eventually be perceived as a threat in these mind sets, destroying our intent and eventually costing us our intended noble purpose.
Many have suggested that this is either arrogance or to grave a burden, in reality it is neither. It is a symbiosis between warder and ward, both providing something the other needs and each benefiting from the interchange. I have been admired for my strength and determination. The simple truth is this; my resolve and power are rotted in the inspiration and faith of those I serve. If I stand for my self alone I am nothing, if I stand for a stranger or principle I am steadfast, if for someone I love I am unwavering. Where the sprit goes the body follows, and the wings of my spirit ride on the winds of trust. On the belief others they have in me, I am only as strong as the people I care for need me to be, help me to be. Any parent who’s pulled their child of out danger knows what I mean. There comes a point in problem or battle where the only question is ‘why get up?’ or to phrase it another way ‘why keep going’ when the answer lays in the eyes of someone it makes all the difference in the world. This is the birth right of all vampires, this honor and duty, but even a birth right must be chosen or it is a hallow and empty burden.
Before I close the book on this first taste of vampire guardians I wish to offer one more thing, a blessing for this road we travel;
Walk with peace and honor my friends as we were meant to, born to,
In faith, Gray Angel
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