Dr. Holmes
A quick item of interest that follows from the last entry. I thought I would sneak it in here.
This one is intriguing as it involves Omen.
As I mentioned earlier, I would chat for hours with Omen, prying him for those rare nuggets of History that any true historian would most likely give their right arm for.
Before Omen became the silent movie actress, he said he remembered another life. Or thought he did. That of one of the most infamous serial killers: H.H. Holmes.
Omen was fascinated with dead bodies. He also needed fresh blood to keep the bond between him and the body healthy. Otherwise, he would become sick, weakened, and incapacitated. Omen hated humans and looked upon them as mostly food, killing them was never an issue of conscience for him.
Fae Addiction
He also had a very unusual addiction to Fae energy. It literally made him high. (Fae being a generic term for nature spirits and fairies.) Omen would regularly manage to get his hands on some, eat them, and end up acting like he was drunk or high on drugs.
I actually made him a Fae substitute that gave him the same high (but not the same thrill of the chase) in an attempt to stop him from killing more of them. And yes, Fae are real.
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