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Henry walked up to Brett and crossed the wards without a problem. “I should have expected this.”
“Brett came in before,” Nick said.
“He was touching me,” Henry said. “I had my arm around him. As a resident, the spell lets me pass, and I brought Brett with me.”
Brett raised an eyebrow. “So I can’t even get into my own house now?”
Henry held out his hand, but Nick spoke before Brett could take it.
“Wait. You should try to do it yourself.”
Brett frowned. “What do you mean?”
“You’re part void, right? Maybe if you focus, you can get past them.”
Henry looked at Nick. “Is this the right time to try new things?”
“No, I want to try,” Brett said quickly.
“Alright,” Henry said, stepping back. “Just remember, we don’t know how this works. Vampirism might impact your void abilities in unexpected ways.”
“This is insane,” Brett smirked. “Do you ever wonder if we’ve all gone crazy, and this is just a shared delusion?”
“It’s crossed my mind,” Nick said.
Henry sighed. “Just be careful. Being a vampire could negate the void. Most supernatural beings can’t coexist.”
“We’re talking about supernatural creatures,” Brett said. “We’ve definitely gone crazy.”
“At least we’re crazy together,” Nick said.
Brett nodded. “True. Alright, how does this work?”
Nick didn’t have a plan, but he spoke the words as they came to him. “Sunlight doesn’t harm you like normal vampires. That’s survival, self-preservation, so it happened automatically. Like me and magic. If someone attacked me, it wouldn’t work, and I wouldn’t have to do anything. But if I want to actually use the void, I have to focus.”
“So you think I can control it.”
“Maybe. Think about the feeling you get when sunlight hits you.”
“I mean... I guess it doesn’t feel good. Is that what you mean?”
“Yeah. That’s probably the void,” Nick said, and he could feel Henry watching him. “It doesn’t feel good for me, either.”
“Or it could be the sun,” Brett said. “Vampires and sunlight don’t mix, remember?”
“Just try it.”
Brett hesitated, and he reached out, extending his arm until he reached the perimeter of the wards. They glowed and he hissed in pain, but he didn’t pull back. His head tilted, and after a few seconds, the wards went dark again.
Brett stepped closer, but the wards flared up again and he hissed and stumbled backwards.
“It’s okay,” Nick said. “Do you want to try again?”
Brett hesitated. “Yeah. Just give me a minute.”
Nick nodded, and he filled the silence while Brett caught his breath.
“I didn’t know you were going hunting. Did it go well?”
