Legacy of the Sword - Part 2 - Chapter Eight

[kalinara]

Fantasy and science fiction can contain a lot of acts that really have no real world equivalent. Back when I reviewed Lifeblood, the second book in the Vampire Files series, I ended up reviewing a chapter that contained a scene where the main character is forced to turn another into a vampire. This was portrayed as a terrible violation, using language and imagery that was very reminiscent, to me, of a sexual assault. Even though obviously, no literal rape took place.

Because of the disturbing nature of the scene, I devised a special warning tag: "content warning: rape (symbolic)". This tag is primarily meant for the kind of magical or supernatural or otherwise impossible in the real world acts that evoke similar feelings as a rape scene would.

I bring this up, because for the second time ever in this blog, I am using that tag. Brace yourself.

( This will not be fun )