Daimon (what modern-day humans would call "vampires") cheat the twenty-seven year death sentence by taking human souls into their bodies. Once an Apollite has a foreign soul, it turns them into something other than they were, something evil and uncaring. Any Apollite that takes a human soul into his or her body is instantly classified a Daimon. There’s no real grey area there.
This, goes back to Apollymi, she was the one who adopted Styker, Apollo’s ill-fated son and taught him how to take souls into his body in order to elongate his life. It was a lesson Stryker gladly shared with others of his race, legions of others who became Apollymi’s grateful and willing servants.
As long as they maintain a soul, they live. But the human soul fades, so Daimons must feed every few weeks. The stronger a soul is, the longer it lasts, but even the strongest of souls can only last at most five to six months. The only soul that does not wane is that of an unborn child, it can sustain a body until that body dies.
This, goes back to Apollymi, she was the one who adopted Styker, Apollo’s ill-fated son and taught him how to take souls into his body in order to elongate his life. It was a lesson Stryker gladly shared with others of his race, legions of others who became Apollymi’s grateful and willing servants.
As long as they maintain a soul, they live. But the human soul fades, so Daimons must feed every few weeks. The stronger a soul is, the longer it lasts, but even the strongest of souls can only last at most five to six months. The only soul that does not wane is that of an unborn child, it can sustain a body until that body dies.
