THIS IS A VERY DARK PIECE SO PLEASE LOOK AT THIS IN FULLVIEW, THE WAY IT WAS INTENDED TO BE SEEN. THANK YOU

"There is no sight, nor is there any sound. Just a pungent smell of rotting decay, mixed with blood, sweat and earth. He has just come to, regaining some sort of consciousness. He feels such a heavy weight on his chest... he can't breath. He tries to yell but he can't. He tries to move, but his entire body is pinned.

Panic sets in, he begins to push, tear and claw his way to a direction that he can only imagine is upwards. His body begins to convulse, as his lungs struggle for air. He claws through slimy rotting meat, metal and leather. His hand has just broken through the earth and what he can barely make out as a hole above, as a little light trickles in. With every ounce of his being he pushes with his legs as his arms shove hard above his head, shoving through the earth in a last ditch effort not to be burried alive.

He breaks through the surface like a whale lunging up out of the ocean, dirt and soil exploding out of the ground. He gasps for air, not yet realizing that the act of breathing is merely psychological now. Breathing is for the living.

Scavengers circle above the battlefield as he pulls himself from the mass grave of all his former troops. The burning sensation on his face overpowers any odor of death and decay, as the little glimmer of the setting sunlight hits his skin. He looks with his new eyes for the first time as he watches the final moments of his last sunset. He stands alone and greets the coming night, in the last remaing light."

This is the continuation in the story of Lucius Aurelius Constantine
my vampire character for the This was a contest submission for the Graveyards/ The day you died mini contest that had to be in by midnight August 1st. I just barely made it in, thought I missed it

I wanted to go a different direction with this character, and not go the Transylvanian style with the bats, coffins and such. I didn't want to put emphasis on teeth or blood as well, I wanted a different perspective, and focus on the character himself. I am not a writer but I have been making a backstory for the character to flesh him out, give him a history and through that depth. I would like to write little chapters with each piece of him, chronicals of the character. Anyways thanks for looking and reading, hope you liked it. Any feedback is greatly appreciated

P.S. This piece is very dark so please look in full view it the way it was intended to be seen to fully appreciate it, much thanks