Ariana’s stared unseeingly out toward the horizon of the Moon Goddess’ domain, ‘are you ready my child?’ came Selene’s voice. Pulling herself back to the woman behind her, the sorceress hesitated, ‘what would happen if I didn’t go back?’ she asked slowly. If the Moon Goddess was surprised, she didn’t show it, ‘you would move on to the Afterlife’ she replied. ‘Are my parents there?’ The young witch pushed carefully. ‘They are’ Selene replied quietly. 'What about the shield around the vampire clan, what happens to them if I move on?' the sorceress asked. 'My child, the shield is already down, your mind is what created it and now it is here in the in between, it can no longer maintain the protective spell, the vampires are free' the Moon Goddess replied softly. Nodding, Ariana sighed,

