The moonlight had a sickly, pearlescent glow. that kissed the leaves of the palm trees and caressed the surface of the ocean—much like how his long spindly fingers touched the line of her jaw, gently pointing the tip of her succulent neck. She shivered, naked inthe cold waters, her neck beating from her heart. The air hung heavy and low as he stood like a shroud. His fingernails traced from her stomach, through the middle of her bosoms, and grazed the pink of her lips. His hand felt warm to her then, so reassuring. As the wind rustled the palm leaves, she whispered his name for the first time, "Sibal." He the clutched the faded ribbon at her throat with one hand. The crickets and birds all stopped chirping in this moment. The wind stopped and the air turned suffocatingly hot. Sweat pooled to the surface of her skin. Sibal groaned, her blood had bloomed so brilliantly in his prescence. He reveled in it. Her veins had unfurled like the velvety petals of a red rose. His teeth sunk into her neck, creating streams of rubies down the length of her neck. A low moan escaped his lips and hers. Her heart ached as life is forced out from her neck. Suddenly, her body went cold, her hands refused to move. Dread coiled in her stomach, but the tight grip of his long skeletal fingers beckoned her closer. She felt compelled to accept the invitation. Pulling her closer he began to groan like a wild beast, her head began to tingle, and her bosom touched his ice cold chest. Icy fear gripped her heart, but a more foolish, desperate part of her felt immeasurable pleasure. "Sibal, Stop," She cried, but he did not listen to the human girl. He was a demon first and foremost. It was in his nature to prey upon the flesh. With his teeth sunk into the warmth of her neck, it was all too impossible to stop, even if he wanted to. The more he drank, the hungrier he felt. More, it cried, more. Soon her eyes rolled to the back of her head and her eyelids closed. Her arms and legs went limp as he struggled to keep his meal from falling into the water. Then she was gone and so was he, in search of his next victim.