Death by sunlight, he hears them scream. Death by sunlight.
To weak to move, punished for defying them.
Death by sunlight.
The sun rises and they leave. His eyes close.
The sun burns him.
Redemption.
But he doesn’t die.
His eyes open.
Rebirth.
He stands.
A new kind of vampire.
Vaggelis Sarantopoulos is a Greek writer. In 2012 he received the Larry Niven award and he has published several short stories since then. He currently lives in Wales.
