What Lies Beyond

Late one night, Zagan, a vampire, searches a cemetery for his sister's grave while grieving. He doesn't expect to find a spirit resting atop a gravestone nearby — a spirit no one but the dead should see.

The spirit's identity is vague, and his touch brings emotional turmoil. He's equally distressed with Zagan's need to befriend him, and he isn't meant to have a name or leave the cemetery, but after being kissed by the persuasive vampire in a mausoleum, anything might be possible.

"What kind of chaos would happen if I kissed Death itself, I wonder?"

This is an 8,000-word Achillean (MxM) gothic short story.

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