My memories take me to the Imperial Palace in Constantinople, where I was a mortal slave girl. A teenager, just like the ones all around the city, but with a difference, I had to work if I wanted to eat. The huge walls of the Imperial Palace enclosed lots of evil situations and injustice, but I, Zenobia, had to do what my Lords demanded me to do, and nothing else. My voice was not heard, my opnions were not useful to anybody in there. I used to walk through the streets of the city of Constantinople wishing to be free. My wish for freedom was relatively granted when Eudoxia stole me from the Palace. A woman of extraordinary beauty, she was also a powerful blood drinker, an authentic Immortal. Young as I was when she abducted me, her powers were beyond my imagination. She asked Asphar, one of her children and slaves, to give me the gift of Immortality, turning me into what I am now, drowning me into a new slavery... a slave of the blood. In the beginning, I feared her, I hated her for making of me what I am, but with the passing of time, I learned to love her, and she made of me her companion, her lover, she made of me the Princess I always desired to be. She loved me for my beauty and intelligence, as same as for my wit. I used to read out loud and sing for her, as Asphar and Rashid carried out any kind of plans she could have in mind. She always kept me safe, and when the threat of another blood drinker fell over the city, she took me to another place and locked me to prevent this Immortal to take me away from her. And once she had destroyed him, or her, she called for me for me to come back home. I was her prize, her treasure. No one could touch me. Eudoxia was particularly, deeply fond of Marius de Romanus. She used to tell me tales about his beauty, his strength and godly essence, the power of his presence and the way he used to walk through the city wearing his spectacular red robes, a beautiful marble God, with his blond hair and blue eyes. A night, she sent me away to the place she used to ask me to hide, and a terrible Battle happened between Eudoxia and Marius de Romanus, battle she lost, and the price she had to pay for daring to fight him was high. She payed with her life. Marius destroyed her and all her slaves, save for me. I went back to Eudoxia's house just to find destruction and more destruction. Ashes, death and darkness. I went down to the chamber where Eudoxia had both of our sarcophagi and I found Marius in there. I thought I had to try and avenge my Maker's murder, and in a desperate moment filled with pain and confusion, I attempted to stab Marius with a dagger. I could not do it... I was very weak due to the sorrow filling my heart, and because I had already fallen for the beautiful, powerful Marius de Romanus. I saw my Savior in Marius. I saw someone that could have loved me, protected me. But my heart was hit again by pain when he told me I could not stay by his side, that he would have to be alone, that I would have to stay and let him go. Marius called for his companions, Avicus and Mael. I loved Avicus immediately, his dark eyes and hair captivated me in the very moment I saw him going into the room Marius had me in. The touch of his hands on my face made me feel safe, Avicus was everything I needed to survive. Unfortunately, Mael was not so happy with the idea of having me with them. He refused to take me with them and take care of me. No matter how hard I tried to go closer to him, Mael always let me know he hated me and that he could abandon me in any moment if it was not for Marius and Avicus. Marius granted me with the strength of his blood, he made me stronger for me to have the capacity of using my Vampiric Powers to the fullest, making me discover the truth of being an Immortal. A thousand years passed while I was living with the three of them. Marius taught me all the things I would need to know in order to survive and find nourishment, and I became his companion. Marius left Constantinople to keep with his task of being the Guardian of Those That Must Be Kept, not without giving me his blood again and leaving me with Avicus and Mael. Painful separation, tears and suffering. But I knew we would meet again, no matter what. Though I could not understand why I could not go with him and I felt terribly hurt for having to let Marius go, Avicus helped me to understand, comforted me and became my lover. Avicus and I used to devour books just as we did with Marius as Mael disappeared nights and nights just to come back and leave again. We decided it was time to leave, and then Avicus and I started our journey through the World, leaving Mael and his hatred behind. A new life was starting for me, alongside Avicus, my beautiful Avicus, my Guardian and Eternal Love.