Vexen listened to every word Rufus said, and was shocked by how much he didn't know about the world. He thought that the only race on Nova were humans, due to him living in a forest his whole life. He then started to think, why did my my parents decide to live in the forest instead of the city? Did they know that this was going to happen? If they did, why didn't they tell me. Vexen realized that now he would most likely never know, unless he went back to the cabin in the forest where he used to live. He was woken from his deep thoughts by Rufus asking, "so any questions"?
Vexen did have a question, so he replied "Yes I do. Since there are many elves, what type of elven blood runs through your veins"?
"I guess I can tell you since I'm probably going to be your only friend here, I'm half wood elf. My father was a human and my mother was a wood elf, this means I have the nature affinity, since wood elves always have a nature affinity. I also have an affinity for the spirit element, which helps me see spirits". replied Rufus. "I can also see the color of people's soul, speaking of that did you know that your soul is abnormal? It's a really deep purple color". Rufus decided to ask, since he had never seen such a deep purple soul before.
Vexen didn't know what that meant so he asked, "Ok, what color are souls usually"?
Rufus happily replied, "Souls are usually either a light blue color, or are a dark green color, and monsters souls are a bright red, but your soul is weird, it gives of a faint hue, and is a deep dark purple color. I guess since you have no idea about it, it's not harmful in any way to you". Vexen wondered why a soul would be harmful to someone, so he asked, "How can a soul harm a person's body"?
Rufus then frowned and replied, "Normally it can't, unless your soul is too big or small for your body. In your case though it isn't that your soul is to big or too deep, it's like it's an endless void that would threaten to swallow anything that got too close. Since it doesn't bring you any harm, you shouldn't have to worry about it anytime soon". Vexen then felt better knowing that he wouldn't have to worry about problems with his soul, and replied, "Phew that's a relief, for a second there you had me worried. I'm glad I don't have to worry about problems with my soul. Thanks for letting me know". "No problem". replied Rufus.
"now let's finish what we were talking about earli... "BAAAM". The door to the slave house burst opened, and everything went silent. A lone vampire walked into the slave house, and everyone could feel an invisible pressure pressing on them. This vampire was unlike the ones Vexen saw earlier. He had a noble aura around him, that would make a normal person respect him. He had long Raven black hair, and glowing yellow eyes that pierced into the minds of everyone in the slave house. Everyone shuddered when he told them to stand up, and as if everyone had no control over their bodies, everyone stood up in a line.
that's when the vampire started talking to everyone in the room. "My name is Lord Hugh Loralles the 2nd, and I am the lord of this city, where you slaves will work with little to no rest. You will be fed in the mornings, and in the evenings. If you don't want to work, or get sick, you will become a blood bag for the vampires to feed on, and trust me when I say you will wish you were dead". these words filled everyone with fear, but then he said something else, "However when you are 19, you will be able to leave this place". everyone's eyes filled with hope, that someday they would be free". This made the vampire lord chuckle on the inside, as what he said was just to motivate them to work hard. What really happens after they turn 19, would give them nightmares if they knew. They were then led to a place that looked like it was in ruins, and were given orders to repair and build new buildings, and so a very long 4 years of suffering began for Vexen.