Even rogue vampires must follow The Rules of Darkness when curtains close on Interview with the Vampire.
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Law One, Santiago recites.
After Claudia affirms, he continues.
No vampire must commit to writing the history of vampires.
No vampire shall ever reveal his true nature to a mortal, and let that mortal live.
It is his obligation to finally seek the destruction of all who have broken these laws.
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Nevertheless, the American vampires become well versed in the legal breaches of the European theater.
It is to kill your own kind.
And to honor forever the power of God, the crucifix about the neck, the sacraments.
Even Armand, inInterview with the Vampire, admonishes Louis by mocking the very concept: Children of Satan!
How could you believe in these old fantastical lies, these myths, these emblems of the supernatural?
But Armand was always a smart, devil-tongued little imp, according to his maker.
Marius lives as an artist in Venice who goes by the title The Master.
Always here, and always a few, and always warring.
The ancient edicts evolve during the books.
That all vagabond vampires, belonging to no coven, must be destroyed by that leader on sight.
No vampire must ever write any words that reveal these secrets.
We are the Children of Darkness, Santino tells the younger vampire Armand.
We vampires are made to be the scourge of man, as is pestilence.
The Children of Darkness indulge the same sacramental indulgences as the religions they subvert.
There were rituals, there were incantations, there was a folklore of sorts, declares Santino.
We do not enter churches, for God should strike us dead if we do.
We turn our eyes and fingers from the medals of the Virgin.
We cower before the images of the saints.
While these may appear overly oppressive on the surface, the order boasts alluring perks.
We are a curse of the shadows; we are a secret.
Thats a sales pitch a vampire can really sink a tooth into.
Santino sees in Armand the pure love of our Savior.
Armand becomes the new leader and saint.
Armand claims Lestat was the wind to scatter the failure of his 239-year rule as Satans Fool.
Lestat breaks the rules with impunity upon arrival at the theater.
Even Daniel (Eric Bogosian) cant help but want to meet him.
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