Albuquerque, NM 5:00pm Winter had fully set on the city of Albuquerque People were busy going to and froe during this "Happiest time of the year" buying more things to exchange with one another. "Man is silly" Eald would say to himself. He had witnessed this behavior over the eons and still not fully understood it. It had been a few weeks since Eald had visited the priest, Father Salinas, for information regarding a certain vampire, Hypatia. (the Vatican kept the best records

Second Sun Liverpool, England. The pub was deceptively large for a dock yard tavern. It had a low ceiling, mocking the interior of an airship with gaslit corners and a central bar area. There was the scent of food, spilled drink and smoke from various origins filled the air along with the din of conversation. Through the low light, Alexander made his way to the bar and ordered himself a stout and then walked through the maze of patrons to find a secluded booth in a corner So

Prologue Liverpool, England. Not the Liverpool, we know. The year is 1921. Not our 1921. This is Earth, but not our Earth. A parallel earth. Orbiting around a sun, but not the sun we know. How do I, the chronicler of this tale know this? Dear reader, this will sound too fantastic to be real. But my experiences are as real. I assure you. Just as real as if I was sitting across from you right now, recounting this to you over a cup of coffee. In this earth's timeline, hist