The Goddess and the Vampire

The Goddess and the Vampire

Mistaken Identity

By: H.L. Perkins

Everything has changed since the year 2020 and the Coronavirus. It was a thousand years ago and since then the world has flipped upside down. Three vaccines were administered around the world in 2021. Three different manufacturers, three different results. As well as the result from the people who didn’t take a vaccine, well the ones who survived. The conspiracy theorists were right. The vaccines mutated our d.n.a. and began a series of changes. We will call the vaccines Vaccine A, B and C; since there is no point in mentioning the names because those companies had “hostile takeovers”. It started with the fetuses. Children born after the vaccines were born different. Most had a lot of health conditions and abnormalities. A lot didn’t survive. It wasn’t until the d.n.a. mutations in the parents were stable that the babies were able to start thriving. Waiting for the stabilization was not a pretty sight and the hospitals were overloaded once again. It was like being a part of an X-Men movie. People turned on each other thinking that their friends and family were turning into zombies. The conspiracy theorists got that one wrong. It was years of chaos before things calmed down. Eventually scientists were able to conclude that we were evolving once again.

Vaccine A turned people into these beautiful creatures. They look like the Elfin people from the Lord of the Rings movie. Their beauty is otherworldly. Only they aren’t Elfin, they are darker and scarier. They are tall, their ears are a little pointed , they have fangs, and unbelievable strength and speed. They are the closest thing to vampires that there could be. They walk in the sunlight, eat human food, holy water and crosses do absolutely nothing to them, they eat garlic and some go to church. The only thing is, they need blood to survive. They are mesmerizing but incredibly terrifying. They are the ones who instructed the hostile takeovers of the pharmaceutical companies who created the vaccines. They now rule the world. They are the royals of the world and are actually better politicians than any we have had in the past. We now have free education and a school system that helps us find our strengths and which career paths we will actually benefit from. Healthcare is free as the vampires need humans to be in the best health they can be in for when they feed off of them. There’s also affordable living. But just because some things changed for the better ,not everything was great for regular humans.

Vaccine B created a whole different type of creature. These creatures could shift into animals. In North America the majority of the animals were bears and wolves. In Africa the majority were lions and hippos. In China the majority were tigers and black bears. The animal that the person could shift into was correlated with where they were from. They could only shift into native animals and nothing from the fantasy world. There were no unicorns or dragons or things of that nature. These creatures became the military. They were at the beck and call of the vampires and helped assist in the hostile takeover of not just the pharmaceutical companies but of political power too. The animals they shifted into were gorgeous creatures but also extremely deadly. Shifters were feared throughout the world and only the vampires could stand in the creatures' presence without any fear at all. They were abnormally huge and had incredible supernatural strength. They helped keep the peace throughout the lands. Humans feared them so much that they had holidays to honor them in hopes they wouldn’t be eaten by them even though it was highly forbidden to eat a human. But incidents do happen.

Vaccine C created people who could use their whole brain consciously. An average person only consciously uses less than half while the rest of their brain runs on auto pilot in the background subconsciously. These people can tap into their pineal glands and use their “third eye”, they can do telekinesis, telepathy and many other things that were once only thought of in books and movies. They are considered witches. They know the secrets of sacred geometry and of using the earth for potions and elixirs. They help the vampires keep the towns and cities in check. They help with construction and agricultural needs as well as the judicial system and healthcare. Think of Harry Potter and that’s how the witches are. They have their own Hogwarts style schools all over the place. They aren’t as intricate as Hogwarts though, they just teach the basics of magick and how to harness their powers. The witches have bars and clubs that humans are not allowed in. Out of all the creatures they are the “nicest”, probably because they kept most of their humanity. But they are still vicious and think they are better than humans. There are incidents of them using their magick against the humans for fun. If the human they were playing with died then to them it was nothing more than a learning experience to strengthen their magick. They aren’t evil like Voldemort but they definitely aren’t Mrs. Weasley.

The people who didn’t take the vaccine benefited from herd immunity when the vaccines did help eventually eradicate the virus. However in the beginning they were almost eradicated themselves ,while the creatures were figuring themselves out. The shifters were constantly eating them and other animals. The vampires couldn’t control their blood lust and would snatch up any unsuspecting human and tear into their throats with no regards to if they lived or not. The number of humans decreased immensely. The fact that the population dropped so much helped reduce pollution and global warming. Soil degradation is almost non-existent now. Deforestation has reversed and nature has taken over again. Many species have recovered and there is rarely an animal on the endangered species list now, and if they are it is due to natural selection and not human interference. It turns out humans were the parasites of the world. Now they are truly viewed as such. They are looked down upon as disgusting creatures. To be human was the worst thing you could be in this world. Your life did not matter and if you died no one would care. Humans are used as food banks for the vampires and do the menial jobs that help keep this world going. The humans are still separated by class. The ones who had money were allowed to live in the towns and have jobs and pretty much live a free life. The middle class were replaced with the upper class and the lower class became slaves, servants and pets to the vampires. Anyone who tried to fight back was exterminated. They were drained of all their blood, which would be stored at the blood banks and their bodies became chew toys to the shifters. They did not receive burials and were never thought of again. To a lot of the creatures, humans got exactly what they deserved.

The world was different, strange, and mostly only better for the creatures. There were still advancements to technology and we didn’t lose simple things like toilets. It wasn’t a complete apocalypse, it was just a change. There were still movies, concerts and festivals but only for the creatures. Humans had t.v. and whatever festivals they had honoring the creatures. Humans were not permitted to have cell phones or computers or anything else that would be considered a luxury. They could not wear jewelry or makeup. Their clothes were very basic and dull.

In every city there’s a huge estate or manor where hundreds of vampires reside. The owners of the manors were the political leaders, kind of like mayors and governors. The only difference is they were more like royalty than just political leaders. On the outskirts of the manor’s property begins the creatures’ town which held the witches’ and shifters’ neighborhoods. After that in the slum parts of town held the humans. The creatures’ towns were absolutely amazing. They were like the capital from The Hunger Games, in every sense. The witches made sure their towns were exquisitely built. There are no fast food restaurants anymore but there are still a few nicer restaurants left. There are less processed foods and more fresh foods now. And the witches can whip up anything they want to eat so there is literally no need for mass production of food. World hunger does not exist anymore. As well as there is no more wasted food by the pounds. Even the humans ate pretty good.The creatures did an amazing job running the world, something humans could never and would never accomplish.

Dade City, Florida, 3021

“Vita! Vita? Where are you? Please come out, I’m tired of looking for you!,” said a tall, lengthy brunette with olive skin and honey colored eyes. The woman ran up to a huge, broad tree, looking up into the branches. “I knew you would be up there! You’re too old for this shit, get down! Get your ass down now or I am going to zap your ass down!” The beautiful woman shielded her eyes as she continued to look up impatiently. “Fine Agatha, you win! I’m coming down,” Vita called out before she floated down. She wanted one day away from everyone to be by herself and ponder why in the hell her magick seemed off lately. “What do you want? I was busy.” “Busy doing what? Ignoring your job, your duties, yet again? You’re thirty-seven for shits sake! You aren’t a child anymore; you have got to stop doing these things and act like a fucking adult!” Agatha laid into Vita without blinking. She was livid at her friend for leaving her to do all the work and not even warning her before disappearing. She was giving her the stink eye trying to wear her down with her dirty looks before Vita just couldn’t take it anymore. “Fine! Fuck! You want to know what’s going on so bad, huh? I’m fucking sorry I ditched out on you again, I’m sorry I’ve been flaking! But I’m going through some shit….. mentally,” she trailed off. She was scared to tell her friend what’s been going on with her magick, scared she wouldn’t believe her or worse, turn her in. “You’re not telling me everything. Spill it now or I’ll put a truth spell on you.” Vita stared at her feet as she debated with herself on whether she should be honest or not. She couldn’t think of any story that was remotely believable and decided she needed to let someone know what is going on. She needed to get it off of her chest. “Uuuuugggghhhhhh. Ok, ok, ok. The closer I get to thirty-eight, the more powers I lose. My magick just isn’t the same. I feel like I’m losing my magick ability.” Vita looked down in shame. She couldn’t look her friend in the face as she was suddenly filled with embarrassment. It wasn’t until she heard laughter that she looked up at her friend, confused as to why the hell she was laughing. “Oh come on V, quit bullshitting me. There is no way in hell that is possible. What do you think is happening? You’re turning back into a human after a thousand years of our d.n.a. being scrambled? Get the fuck outta here.” Vita blinked blankly at her and figured she wouldn’t believe her. What was the point in telling anyone since this has never happened before. “Maybe you just need to get laid. You know, do some orgasm magick and get those juices flowing down your legs again!” Agatha said through bouts of laughter. This was the exact reason Vita wanted to be alone to figure this out. She knew that no matter what she said people wouldn’t believe her. Plus, she was scared that she really was turning into a human and that was the absolute last thing she wanted to happen to her. ‘Why can’t I have normal friends,’ she thought before flicking Agatha in the nose. “Bitch! What was that for?!” “Hmm, I dunno maybe because you’re laughing at me!” Vita retorted. She stormed off before her friend could say anything else to her. She had a million thoughts running rampant in her head and couldn’t figure out where to start with this whole matter. ‘Why the fuck me?’, is all she kept thinking as she walked towards her home. She glanced over to a building window and for the first time that day smiled. ‘Fuck it, why not!’ she thought, smiling as she opened the door to a local club. Witch clubs were open twenty-four/seven with the ability to make it appear as if it was always eleven o’clock at night. It was extremely easy to get trapped in one if you had no self control as everything about the clubs were made to entice and satisfy your every fantasy. Out of nowhere a huge furry paw slammed into Vita’s chest. Dazed, she looked up and noticed a huge bear shifter in front of her. “You’re still in your work clothes. Change or leave.” ‘Shit, I hope my magick works’ she thought as she thought of the spell to change her clothes. Thankfully, it did work and she looked sexy! Vita was about five foot three, Shirley Temple curls of raven black hair that came just below her mid back, exquisite hazel-green eyes, full lips, sun kissed skin with a smile that could make ice melt. She wasn’t skinny though, and that bothered her. She wasn’t fat either. She was somewhere in between at that pleasant thick spot that gave her curves and a little bit of a fupa. She blamed her age and even though she knew she could use magick to make her as skinny as Agatha, she just didn’t feel right doing it. Her magick worked perfectly at that moment though. She had a cute updo with just the right amount of minimal makeup and a cute, short black dress with heels that had a ribbon going up her calf. ‘Bad decisions here I come!’ She did a quick twirl for the shifter to get his approval before he allowed her to step inside the beaded doorway. The music was loud and there were plenty of people dancing on the dance floor. The creatures did have some remarkable resemblance to the movies as far as their lifestyle went. This club was straight out of a movie scene in your favorite witch or vampire old-school, early to mid 2000’s movie. The bar had alcoholic drinks but it also served potions, some of which served the same purpose as drugs. It was dark in the club with u.v. and strobe lighting causing anyone with epilepsy to surely go into an episode immediately upon entering. There were sparks of magick happening by the bar and VIP areas. The DJ booth was guarded by shifters as the vampire DJ mixed songs and got the crowd pumped. Beautiful witches and vampires of both genders were in the cages dancing provocatively, barely in any clothing, on the outer corners of the dance floor and near the DJ booth. It wasn’t uncommon for witches to turn insects and animals into the help, kind of like in Cinderella but not as cute. This club was filled with insect help and they were creepier than the insect form they originally were. Vita shimmied her way to the bar, half-heartedly dancing as she pranced along. “I want a very large serving of Forget-Me-Nots please and don’t forget the cherries!!!,” Vita yelled towards the bartender. ‘Only way to get this off my mind for a while is to forget it completely,’ she thought as she watched the crowd while waiting on her drink. When it arrived she paid and thanked the bartender as well as left a decent sized tip for the very large serving she was not expecting. “This should do the trick,” she said to her drink as she sized it up, wondering how many gulps it would take to finish. It took her eight gulps and then she ate her potion infused cherries. By the time she finished her drink she couldn’t remember why she decided to come to the club but she was definitely intoxicated and ready to mingle in with the crowd. She spotted a sexy shifter who was half shifted into his beast and decided she felt like being Belle this late afternoon. “Care to dance Handsome,” she said without waiting for an answer before she started dragging him closer to her. She wasn’t the best dancer but when intoxicated there was nothing stopping her. Tall, dark and furry traced his claws around her body as he enjoyed her attention. Most creatures didn’t indulge each other as since they were not allowed to reproduce with one another they just felt it better to not mix romantically at all. But not Vita. Since witches decided when they reproduced she had decided a long time ago that she did not want kids and didn’t care what type of creature she slept with as long as it wasn’t a human. He lightly groped her as they danced for quite a few songs. She definitely enjoyed the attention and while intoxicated every touch of his claws felt even better. They carried on like this until she was bored and in need of another drink. She let him know she was headed to the bar and as she turned to walk away he gave her ass a rough grab in hopes it would entice her to come back to him. It turned her on a little but she was done dancing with him. She flashed him a seductive smile and blew him a kiss as she walked away, swinging her ass as she walked. She decided on one more potion before she would head home. “Hey bartender!” “Hey big tipper! What can I get you this time? We have some fresh Lustberry shots if you’d like to try a few? Or we also have some Wind-down in case you are almost ready to head out?”, the cute girl with the pixie cut behind the bar said. ‘I would like to wind you down.’ Vita thought before deciding that would be her next drink. She was getting tired and since she had forgotten whatever it was that brought her in here along with getting her ego boost from Mr. Touchy Feely, she was about ready to head out. She slowly sipped her Wind-down and got back in the right headspace to walk home. She turned to the bartender, tipping her good again and thanking her as she started to walk toward the exit. “See ya next time, Tiny,” she called out to the bear shifter /bouncer as she walked out into the evening breeze. Halfway down the street she prayed her magick would work again and she could change her clothes to something more comfortable to walk in. Surprisingly it did, but a little too well. She was now in some boxer shorts, a tank top and some house shoes. ‘Fuck it’ she thought as she shrugged and continued to walk. ‘I’m still cuter than the humans. At least I don’t look like that.’ She stumbled down the street, not focused on much of anything. She had just reached her house that she shared with her pitbull when her phone dinged. She jumped a little as she wasn’t expecting a text. Her phone was normally dry and she didn’t have many friends. It was just Agatha. ‘Let me know ahead of time if you plan on being m.i.a. tomorrow.’ Vita rolled her eyes dryly thinking ‘fuck you’. She walked in and was greeted by her furbaby. She gave her pooch some love before doing her usual nightly routine and then plopped into bed wondering why her life sucked. She quickly fell asleep as the potions from the club were starting to wear off.

The next day was pretty uneventful. She got up, took a shower, put her scrubs on, loved on Brutus her furbaby and headed out to work. She had a moped but rarely rode it as her job was pretty close by and she enjoyed walking. Being outside always made her feel recharged and refreshed. When she walked in through the back door to the clinic she worked in, she heard Agatha tsk-ing at her. “Look what decided to grace us with their presence today. Actually gonna do some work today or are you going to ditch and go clubbing again?” Vita rolled her eyes and wondered why she was friends with Agatha. She was a good friend but could definitely grate your nerves. “I’m here and I don’t plan on taking a lunch break today. Let’s just get this over with.” She waved her hand, “Bring in the humans.” she called over to Agatha. The day went on like usual, long and boring. Every once in a while a human would have the audacity to get snippy with her for having to wait and she would zap them with a static spell to remind them of who they were and that they were still beneath her. She loved helping people but then again people got on her nerves. Plus she loved blood bank day. Which was tomorrow. She would always wear her cutest scrubs that hugged her curves and made her ass look amazing. The scrub top would be the one with a v-neck just low enough to show a little cleavage. She never forgot to wear her badge those days as she would clip it on the v-neck closest to the cleavage to catch attention towards her breasts. She would wear seductive smokey eye makeup and do a cute updo that let a few curls frame her face. She played up the whole sexy nurse gig big time on blood bank day. She did all this because of the delicious, eye-candy vampires that would come monitor the day and transport the blood. She was fantasizing about tomorrow and her snagging a vampire when Agatha started laughing at her. “I know what you’re thinking about. I think everyone is thinking about tomorrow. What color scrubs are you wearing? I’m thinking, the light pink ones that really play good on my skin tone. What do you think?” “Oh! Yeah I like those! They look really cute on you, I like those a lot actually. You get a lot of stares in them,” Vita elbowed her friend while they giggled. The day continued on like this and it went by quicker than Vita anticipated. It was close to the end of the day and they were closing up the clinic when a vampire walked in. “Ladies.” The voice sounded so seductive and immediately hit both womens’ cores. They looked up and stared for a minute. Vita was the first to respond. “Uh, oh, yes sir. How can we help you?” The vampire was dressed in a very elegant suit which looked like it was a designer brand and very expensive. “I’m here to remind you that tomorrow is blood bank day,” he said while adjusting his cuff-links. “How could we forget,” snickered Agatha as Vita elbowed her immediately in the ribs and smiled towards the vampire in a way to suggest to continue. “Anyways, tomorrow is blood bank day and we will need every humans’ file prepared and ready so our collectors can update their lists. We also need to know of any new, of-age humans. All new, of-age humans need to be in a separate line this year. We are trying to track how fast the humans populate as we are getting word that they are not following the laws of reproduction. We are considering doing an extra blood bank run this year to try to catch any human breaking the law. We appreciate your help in this matter as we do not need to remind you of the risks extra humans cause to the witch community as well.” He looked a little more serious as he stated, “We have gotten word that some humans have been learning magick in the hopes of joining our communities. If there are any suspicions of this happening in this town you are to report to us immediately. That is a crime punishable by death as you know.” He stared the girls down to intimidate them but it had the opposite effect and turned them both on. ‘That’s right, that’s why we are friends…. She’s a horn-ball like myself.’ As soon as that thought crossed her mind, Agatha pinched her butt as if she heard her. “Yes sir. We will have everything ready for tomorrow. Is there anything else you need this evening?” “That is all.” And just like that he was gone. Agatha started fanning herself, “If that wasn’t intense! I wonder what he’s like in bed!” Vita rolled her eyes as she giggled at the thought of him sprawled out in bed. They prepared everything for the following day and wrapped up for the night. She couldn’t wait for tomorrow.

Vita started pulling out her sexy scrubs, thong, and lacy bra for tomorrow. She sprayed a few perfumes to see which one would be most tantalizing and decided she would wear a cute pair of earrings to add a little sparkle near her face. She danced around Brutus as she pulled different objects out of drawers, smushing his face for kisses every few minutes. “I love you, my beautiful big baby!” She said a quick chant and there was a big meaty bone in Brutus’s bowl. “Just for you handsome!” She imagined bringing home one of the vampires and having her way with them. Tomorrow was going to be a good day, she just knew it. She completely forgot about her recent worries as she thought of all the eye-candy that would be around tomorrow. She wondered if any of the shifters would be good looking too. She wrapped up and headed for bed, excited about the new day.