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Book 1: birth and death pg 2

Book 2: Revenge and change pg24
Book 3: Pack mentality pg43
Book 4: Humanity pg 73
Epilogue pg
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BOOK 1:
BIRTH AND DEATH

Sense the moment that life surfaced the has always been
predators that feed on others
But in this day and age one species has far exceeded its place
as a creature of prey
But now another has surfaced to hunt upon that which has
risen above natural order
Soon humans the top predators shall be nothing but cattle to a
breed ready to surface












Chapter 1: Fates collide
"New York, god what shit hole." A young man sat
on the balcony of is 3
rd
floor apartment as the began to set sun
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set and the street lights flickered on. " I don't even know why a
look out anymore all I ever see is the garbage filling the
streets." He had just moved to New York from the Midwest
and this small apartment in the slums was all he could afford.
New York, New York if you can make it there you can make it
anywhere. He thought to himself. But what if I can't make it
there does that mean I'm doomed to fail. He stood near the
edge of the balcony as if ready to jump. He did this every night
always prepared to end what little existence he had, but
something always stopped him. A feeling as though his destiny
was waiting for him to write it. He looked up to the sky, a
silver cross shimmering in the glow of the setting sun. "Is
tonight the night?" He yelled to the heavens " Will you finally
give me meaning?" He lowered his head into his hand fed up
with everything and his faith lost to an un-ending darkness.
His hands slowly slid up through his hair and he found himself
once again staring down to the darkening street. A loud crash
caused him to snap his neck to the left to see a young women
collapsing into a trash can. "Holy hell." He bolted out his door,
down the three flights of stairs, and the front door with all the
speed he could. He arrived at the woman's side as she breathed
heavily fading in and out of consciousness. "Miss, Can you
hear me?"
Her eyes rolled in her head.
"I must feed." She exhaled. Her body began to
convulse. He tried to restrain her as her limbs began to flail
about
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"Stay with me." He held her tightly as the
convulsions began to slow. Suddenly her head lunged forward,
and her teeth sunk into the young mans neck. "Son of a bitch."
He wailed letting go of her and clinging to his own neck. He
ignored his pain for long enough to carry the woman to his
apartment. Laying her on the couch he looked at her,
completely still and breathing normally as if she had been fine.
"She really is quit beautiful." He looked her up and down, a
long dark haired woman, in a surprisingly tasteful dress
compared to the normal women who walked this
neighborhood. "What are you doing here?" He asked himself
as he felt blood from her bite begin to stream down his neck
and shoulders. His head began to feel light and dizzy.
Suddenly his sight faded to black
*******
The man awoke to the woman staring at him.
"You're lucky to be alive boy." She finished taping a bandage
to the bite wounds on his neck.
"I could say the same for you." He sat up on the
floor where he had passed out "And don't call me boy, you
can't be much if any older than I am. So if your going to
address me its either going to be kind sir or Valin. And, who
may I ask are you doll?"
"Okay Valin, don't call me doll, my name is
Isabella." She sneered at him. "Sense I've bandaged you I'd say
we're even for what you did to help me and what I did to help
you."
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"Funny thing, you did this to my neck." He rolled his
eyes " For such a beautiful woman, my god you are a bitch."
"I bit you, didn't I?" Her eyes, changed from a angry
gaze to a somber almost pout. "I am truly sorry, but you must
know that bite will do more to you than just cause you to
bleed."
"Like what, you got some kind of disease?" Valin
went from aggravated at the woman's better than thou attitude
to worried. Isabella remained silent for a long time. Valin
couldn't stand her silence. "Answer me you fucking witch what
did you give me."
" I have given you the gift and curse of my family."
Tears welled in her eyes as she began to explain. "The bite will
not only make you bleed but it will also make you feed."
"Feed?" Valin had a look of disbelief on his face.
"Feed on what?"
"The blood of others." Isabella took a seat on the
couch and began to tell her story. "Over four centuries ago
there was a joining of two noble families one of the English
and another of a Spanish house. To cement peace between the
family, the Spanish family promised their daughter to the son
of the English. Even though the daughter loved another she
was bound by her duty to her family to go as a bride. On the
eve of her departure, she was visited one last time by her
love."
"My love come, run away with me." A Middle
nobility young man beseeched his love.
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"Though I shall eternally love you, I must do this for
my family." The woman began to crying "These shall be our
last moments together."
"Do not say this my dear, May it take me a life time,
I will find us together again." The two lovers embraced for one
last time. As the man left the last words he spoke to her were "
My love is eternal."
"Forgive me for interrupting your story, but what the
fuck does this have to do with the fact that I'm going to start
sucking blood like some fairy tale vampire?"
"Because that is what you are becoming, now silence
yourself and learn what soon will become your history."
Isabella was outraged by the disrespect to her tale. " The
young woman soon founde herself growing old with her new
husband and loving him."
"My dearest." An aged man showed up at the door of
a wealthy English family. The door was answered by a woman
who's eyes widened once she saw the visitor.
"You can not be here." the woman shunned the man
"My love I have searched for 3 years to find you."
He looked at her in confusion "Why do you shun me now."
"I have come to love the man which is my husband."
When she said this you could feel his heart shatter in his chest.
"So be it, My love is eternal, and so shall your
punishment for your betrayal be." He raised his hands to the
heavens. " Dear lord curse this foul wench who has drained all
feelings of happiness from my soul, make her suffer for all that
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she has done." The man left the grounds of the noble house
never to be heard from.
So your saying god cursed your family?" He
scoffed "And let me guess you're the young woman that left
her lover."
" No I'm the daughter which she bore in her womb
when the curse was cast." Isabella glared at him. "That night
when the curse was cast my mother drained all the life from
my father killing him in his sleep. She had no idea why she did
it."
"So if her bite killed your father, why am I not going
to die."
"Your not because you were bitten by one of the
children she had once the curse was placed." She shook her
head in disgust. "She was cursed to suck the life out of all that
she loved and live for ever. Sense we were inside her and we
were loved by her we're cursed to have our life slowly sucked
from us and need to feed to replenish it."
"Wait so can you die if you don't feed? Am I just
going to randomly jump people for blood? Can I get killed?"
Valin turned hysterical " and what do you mean by we?"
"You ask a lot of questions." She took a deep breath
and calmed down. "So in order, Yes you can die if you don't
feed but its going to be a long ordeal and painful, trust me.
Secondly you'll know when the hunger comes and you can go
without for days."
Valin's breathing slowed back to normal and he was
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finally calm once more. "What about other ways do die?"
"Well first I should say the only reason your
changing is because I bit you and only have half my mothers
blood and for some reason when I bite people my blood
transfers to them." She paused for a moment "And with that
said there should be a lot more but there isn't , because yes you
can and will be killed,"
"I won't let you kill me without a fight." Valin
clenched his fists.
"I'm not going to." She reached over and lowered his
fists "Either your going to do it yourself before the change sets
in or my brother will."
"your brother?"
"Yes, my twin brother, who believes that this is a
gift granted to our family as a show of superiority." Her face
looked disgusted " He kills anyone who is changed because of
my feeding and anyone he bites he sucks dry. Some where
along the line he decided that only he and a child he fathers
with a chosen woman deserve to be what he calls a higher
being."
"So why hasn't he killed you?" Valin wasn't sure
what to make of all of this. "And how is he going to kill me if I
change?"
"I haven't because I'm from the blood line." After
she said this she sat in silence for a long time before Valin
began to motion with his hands to continue. "To kill you he'll
either stab you through the heart or cut off your head. So do
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yourself a favor and kill yourself in the way you wish to die."
"I need to be alone for a while." Valin stood up and
walked to the balcony leaving Isabella in the living room
alone.
*******
Valin found himself for the second time tonight
standing on the balcony prepared to jump. "I have believed in
you." He grasped tightly to his cross and climbed to the ledge
of the balcony, Took one final look around the now dark street
with the flickering street lights. Down on the street he saw
Isabella standing looking at him. He closed his eyes as tightly
as he could, leaned forward and just let everything go. *snap*
He ripped the cross from his neck and threw it out into the
night. Then went down to where Isabella stood.
"I want to learn about this more and if your brother wants to
kill me, than I'll kill him if he comes for me."
"And what will you do to feed, boy? Can you handle
taking the life of another so you don't pass on this curse?"
"If I can get to your brother soon enough I won't
have to." He slide on a leather coat and began to walk down
the street. "And if I get hungry I'll just bite you, besides I owe
you one. One last thing if you call me boy again, I don't care
how much older than me you are I will straighten you out."




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Chapter 2: The change
The sun soon began to rise on their journey. Valin
looked at the sun with a melancholy feeling in his heart. "So
this is to be the last time I see the sun." He could feel a tear
pooling in his eye.
"Don't be so dramatic you'll see it again." Isabella
walked passed him rolling her eyes, as he slowed to have his
sentimental moment. "You seriously need to stop believing
every little thing you read. Honestly did you not notice the fact
that I'm standing her next to you within the sunshine." Valin
looked at her dumbfounded.
"I wasn't really thinking about it."
"That's your problem you don't think."
"Any reason your being so bitchy this morning?"
Valin looked at her not sure what to make of her behavior.
"Well I just randomly got a traveling partner, who
my brother is going to try to kill as soon as he finds out that
someone else has changed." She quickened her stride
"Aww is all you see me as a traveling partner." He
pretended to pout " I figured with you changing me and all we
were more than tha.." before he could finish his sentence she
turned around and slapped him.
"Don't start with me today, I should kill you myself ,
to save some trouble." she turned away and started to walk
again. " but for some reason I actually don't want to see you
die."
"Isn't that sweet." he said in a sweet tone " but all
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joking aside, when and how do I actually become one of you?"
" I already told you it would be tonight at sunset. As
far as how you'll see soon enough."
*******
The day past slowly with the two heading north east
for hours towards mount Vernon. "We'll get you to my safe
haven before the night sets in." She found a larger rock on the
side of the road and sat. The day had been truly long, hiking
for hours, with only a few times they were able to hitch rides
from a few kind travelers. She wiped some sweat from her
brow and looked at her traveling partner. He leaned against a
tree, staring into space. Wondering how his life went from
nothing of value to the events of the last 20 odd hours. His
mind then began to wonder what awaited him when the sun
sets in two hours. As he sat in contemplation the bite on his
neck began to throb. He fell to his knees screaming in pain
clutching his neck. " Calm down just take the pain, its only a
passing pulse of my blood fusing with yours to start the
change." Isabella tried to sooth him "Its going to be a lot worse
soon." She sat there watching him wrench in pain for another
five minutes before the pain finally subsided.
"Thanks for the kind words." Valin looked up from
the ground, fire burning in his eyes after the fit had passed. As
he spoke his own blood began to drip from his mouth " How
far to you safe house?" He spit the blood at her feet after
asking.
"We have about ten miles."
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"Then lets move." he grabbed his coat which he had
dropped during the pain and began to walk down the road in
silence.
*******
Ten miles passed. Ninety minutes, with neither of
the two making a sound till they reached Isabella's home. "
You have a half an hour before you change are you sure you
want to do this?"
"Yes."
"Than, follow the hall to the backroom and stay
there." Isabella pointed towards a hallway on the east side of
the large house they had arrived at. It was a single story but it
was larger than some three story houses. " I'm locking you in
and I'll let you out in the morning."
"Fine." Valin walked to the back room. It was a
small room with a twin bed in it with on sheet and nothing else
in the room. There was a small barred window on the far wall.
He sat down on the bed and even having thrown away his
cross and his faith with it he began to pray. "Lord help me
through this agony." He spent the next twenty minutes starring
out the window watching the sun slowly drop to the west. It
was after this time when the pain in his neck began to
resurface. It was stronger this time. He closed his body tightly
into the fetal position. He began to feel numb, as if the life was
leaving his body. His muscles all simultaneously tensed. He
screamed with all the power in his voice, till even his voice
failed him and left. He began to flail around when his jaw
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began to stiffen. He could feel his k9 teeth being pushed out
the roots ripping out. With two spear like fangs replacing
them. His body finally began to relax and he could move
freely at his own will. Even so all his muscles felt as if they
were in a constant state of flex. He stood up and walked to the
window and looked at his reflection. " At least I still look like
me." His physical appearance was all he felt was his at this
point. His mind was flooded with a dark desire to take the life
of another. " No, No I can't I won't" he yelled as the drive to
kill rose in his head. He flung himself and slammed both fists
against the door which flew open. " She forgot to lock it." He
looked down the hall way to the living room at the end where
he had entered. There was a small light on so he walked
towards it. In the living room he found Isabella sitting silently
in a chair, with her eyes closed. This is all that bitches fault.
He thought to himself creeping up behind her. He reached out
for her neck, ready to choke her but he stopped himself. I can't
do this to her, she's helped me. He was thinking rationally, but
at the same time the other voice still told him to kill her. He sat
poised ready to kill her.
"If your going to kill me just do it." Isabella spoke
not even opening her eyes. "But I don't think you can bring
yourself to kill me."
"I should after what has all happened just because I
wanted to help you on the street." He lowered his hands
" You won't though. You may be able to kill, but not
me." She smiled " You feel somewhere that I've freed you
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from your constant thoughts of killing yourself."
"How do you know that?" His eyes widened to her
"Because my blood is linked to you, and I know all
your thoughts." Her smile changed a little "And I do mean all
of them that includes the ones of lust for me your hiding."
"Keep out of my head." He glared at her. "I've been
up for almost twenty four hours I'm going to go sleep."
"Do you feel tired?" She looked at him
"No, but I may just be running on adrenaline from
the constant muscle convulsions."
"Your not tired because you never will be again."
She finally opened her eyes and stood up to look at him "The
only thing you'll feel from now are happiness, sadness, anger,
lust and the hunger. That is what your life consists of."
"There must be more." He was lost at the prospect of
this being all there was " What about love?:
"Love is a useless emotion and the people who feel it
know nothing but suffering from it." Her eyes lowered.
"How can you say that if you've never been in love."
Valin felt a distaste for her in his mouth. " Whatever you know
I'm going to go and think. I'll see you in the morning."
"Fine." Isabella sat back down closing her eyes
going back to thought. When she was seated Valin headed
back down the dark hallway.



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Chapter 3: Reunion in darkness
"So sister you have turned another." A dark figure of
a man stood in the shadows of the forest surrounding the safe
house. "Guess I'll have to pay a visit soon.
*******
Valin sat at a table starring out the window when
Isabella entered the kitchen the next morning. " Its raining"
Valin tried to make small talk after their argument the previous
evening.
"I know what your thinking, remember. Stop tip
toeing around what you want to say."
"If you know what I'm thinking why do I have to say
it?" he barked back
"Because sometimes it just right to say things."
"Fine, I'll say it." He inhaled " I'm sorry."
"You don't get it that wasn't all I was looking for."
She turned around and headed out the door.
"What else do you want from me?" He screamed at
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her after she left. He sat tugging on his hair infuriated by the
woman's lack of answers. "I shouldn't be going through this
with a woman I have no real emotional connection to." No
emotional connect, who am I kidding? He though to himself.
He stood up and walked out to the living room. The whole
time thinking. what am I doing here and what is it about this
woman. I have no place with her, but I can't bring myself to
step away from her. When he reached the living room he
found her sitting in the same chair as the night before. " Look
you want to go for a walk and talk."
"I'd like that and its not just me reading your mind
you wear your emotions right out in the open." She somewhat
smiled and they walked out into the woods.
*******
"Look I'm going to be straight with you." Valin
turned to Isabella in the woods after they walked for a while. "
I want to be beside you through all of this, I want to learn from
you, help you with what you are." He stopped trying to word
the next part. " but more than that for some reason I don't want
to be away from you."
Isabella looked surprised " I can't believe your
saying all this." she didn't know what to say so she just started
walking again.
"That's all you have to say to me?" He couldn't
believe he opened himself up to this woman and she just
shrugged it off. No matter what I do I'm never going to get
anywhere with this chick. If your reading my mind again stop
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it. He couldn't feel anything but anger about the whole thing is
the worst part. He knew he should feel confused or something
but nothing but anger seemed to show in him. He stood for a
few moments longer thinking before he hurried to catch up to
her. When he finally reached her she was standing in front of a
small cave entrance.
"This is where I was born." She answered before
Valin could even ask what this place was. " My mother when
she fled after killing my father found this cave as her only
sanctuary from the hate of the nobles that blamed her for the
death of my father. They were right though it was her fault."
This time Valin was the one who was speechless. "You asked
if you could feel love? Well I'm not sure. I think I loved my
mother even after all that has happened. Its the love I felt for
her that brought me to the conclusion that love is a worthless
emotion."
"I'm sorry. I...." Valin stumbled trying to find words
to comfort her. "May I ask what happened to her?"
" My mother died from the hunger." Isabella slowly
started to venture into the cave. " It took her ten years without
feeding to finally pass away. She didn't deserve that. None of
my family did because someone couldn't let go of the love they
felt." She rolled her eyes.
"Isabella, just because sometimes love goes wrong
doesn't mean every love will." Valin walked up behind her and
placed his hands on her shoulders.
"Valin, I..." She inhaled and turned to look into his
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eyes. " Even if I wanted it to, nothing can happen between us."
"Why not?" He looked her in the eyes " We truly do
have enough time together."
"Well isn't that sweet." A strange deep voice called
from the back of the cave
"Vincent, how did you get here already?" Isabella's
eyes widened and she spun towards the cave wall.
"I was here to visit our poor mother's grave." A tall
dark haired man emerged from the shadows "I wasn't
expecting to find my darling sister her with her new lover.
Shame I'll have to kill him."
"He's not my lover." She glared at him with pure
hatred.
"Well than you won't mind when I kill the little
roach." Vincent grinned and pulled a knife from his pocket.
"So boy did you learn that a long enough knife works the same
as a steak for killing you."
"I am seriously sick of people calling me fucking
boy." Valin's anger grew and with that his fangs seemed to
lengthen in his mouth. "I don't care physically how much older
than me you are. Guess what, as far as appearance and by what
I've seen of your personality we're about even."
"What do you mean by that?" Vincent snarled
revealing his fangs.
"I mean you have such a huge opinion of yourself in
all this time you have yet to realize that you are no different
from any other person with a disease yours is just prolonging
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an existence that does nothing but hurt those around you, at
least your sister will try to help those she encounters." Valin
calmed himself "And even though I'm younger than you, I can
adapt to be what's asked of me, no matter how much time
passes your just another scary nightmare hiding in the
shadows."
"Valin don't anger him." Isabella protested "You
couldn't beat him if you wanted to."
"There are worse things that dieing doing something
that you feel is right." Valin stood strong. " I would rather die
here facing him like a man, than run."
"Well, I can at the very least respect that you'll fight
me honorably." Vincent took a few steps toward Valin. "For
this I shall make your death quick and semi painless." Valin
stood in fighting stance ready to take on anything that came at
him.
"Valin why?"
"You told me that you weren't sure if I could love."
A tear swelled in his eye "Well any life especially an immortal
one with out love isn't worth anything." Once Valin had
finished his speech Vincent lunged at him, knife ready to
impale his heart. Valin clenched his body tight ready to die,
and closed is eyes ready for the worst. He only opened after he
heard the sound of flesh ripping. He opened them expecting to
see a knife through his heart instead he saw Isabella standing
in front of him with the blade in herself.
"Sister you would die for this boy?" Vincent scoffed
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and backed away letting go of the knife which hung from her
chest.
"He is not a boy, he has more honor than you ever
will." She smiled " And don't be to happy even though I'm
going so are you brother."
"What?" Vincent began to cough up blood, it was
then that he finally looked down to see a small knife handle
imbedded in his chest. " But why?" Where is final words as he
finally faded into death
Isabella turned to look at Valin. "I was wrong, you can love."
She smiled faintly as she began to cough up blood. " I know,
because I love you." She leaned in and they had their first and
last kiss. " Don't worry its an immortal life you'll find love
again. Just know that my love is eternal." It was that day that
Valin lost his first love and gained life un-ending. Once he had
buried her and Vincent next their mother he ran back to the
house and got his coat and headed down the high way towards
New York. I'm not sure if you can still read my thoughts in
death, but know
I will love you no matter what and we will be together again.
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BOOK 2:
Revenge and Change
Its amazing how in just a few short hours your life can go from
not great
to a complete travesty
In not forty eight hours life can go off the end, we can lose
someone we care about
Have our entire life thrown into question.
Why can life just never stay happy and simple?















Chapter 1: Beginning Anew
Its been two days sense Isabella was taken from me.
Valin found himself back and at his 3
rd
floor apartment again,
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sitting on his fire escape looking out over the city. What could
I have done to keep her with me? If only I was better. I don't
know. He reached over and pitched the beer bottle he was
drinking. Not like it matters its only for the taste now and even
that's not great. He looked down from the fire escape and
watched a young lady pass and could only think how good he
blood must taste. The blood hunger had continually been
growing with in him. Two days and I've put nothing into my
system, I can't go on like this. I shouldn't even be allowed to go
on. "Fuck!" He bellowed finally letting his anger release from
with in his heart. "Im fucking hungry"
"So eat something." The woman he was thinking
about eating yelled up to him. She stood about 5'3" with dark
hair and a neck where you could just pick out the veins that
would bleed particularly well.
"What a bitch" He whispered to himself. Staring
down at her neck, his fangs began to grow and his body
trembled ready to bite into her. "No self control." He stood up
and climbed in through the window away from the any sight of
the woman.
"What a weird guy" The woman shook her head.
Then continued walking and flipping through the paper.
That was just what I needed to add to my life, along
with a hunger I can't do anything about and missing Isabella,
now some random chick needs to get snotty with me. I should
have bit her. He shook his head. No I shouldn't have. He
walked over to the fridge and grabbed a steak out of it. Well
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really rare generally bleeds maybe it'll be a enough to shut my
stomach up for a moment. He forced his fangs out and bit into
the raw meat. "Yuck" The bitter taste of the blood caused him
to shiver. "Apparently cheap cow blood isn't good enough. I
wonder if the blood bank takes withdrawals." I bet no one
would care if I took out a couple of homeless people. What am
I saying that's either going to kill someone or create a bunch
of homeless blood suckers. Not much different, but not the
point. "Wow I've started talking and thinking to myself a lot
lately." He cut his hand and quickly licked up the blood before
the wound could heal. "Man, that tastes good."
*******
"Vincent I will avenge you." A tall blond stepped off
a private jet, "Some one shall pay for your death. I will make
your not finishing me off after changing me worth while." She
thought back to the day Vincent, converted her.
"Thanks for the meal my dear but its time for you to
pass on." Vincent hovered over the girl licking her blood from
his lips as she cried out.
"Please spare me and I will be at your aid as long as
I exist and even after my death." She bartered.
"Your nothing but cattle to my kind what makes you
think your worth sparing?"
"If I am nothing but cattle then let me be your beast
of burden, My existence is all I have left don't take that from
me."
She ran her fingers over the puncture scars. "Though you made
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me a monster and only kept me around as your puppet, I had
come to love you and even in your death I will serve you."
*******
As the sun came up Valin's alarm began to sound.
"Damn morning already" Taking pills to force sleep had
become his only refuge from the hunger and his only way to
be with Isabella once more. "Time to get to work." He got up,
showered, then walked into the kitchen grabbing a knife and
cutting his hand, just to taste the blood again. "It may not help
with the hunger, but at least the taste makes me feel like I need
it less." Once his hand had healed he headed to work.
"Valin." His boss, an older man who always seemed
to be in a bad mood yelled as he came into work. Valin looked
up form his computer where he was working on his first piece
for a series of novels he was hired to right for the small firm.
"I'm trying to get the story done by the deadline." He
had been working on the story for 3 months and made little
progress that he was happy with on it. "Its just not coming
together right." Not that I'd be happy with it either way right
now.
"Well get it done, but that's not what I want. Get
over here." He stood up and walked over to his boss. " Ms.
Kincaid, this is Valin he'll be showing you around helping you
get acclimated to your new surroundings." She nodded
politely. Valin walked up to the pair from behind
She's kind of short but she's got a great figure and a nice neck.
He shook his head. "Knock it off man."
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She turned around and looked at him "What was
that?"
"Nothing."
"Liar." She smirked at him. Valin gave her a funny
look and suddenly placed the young girl. It was the chick from
last night. Apparently she didn't recognize him, the thought of
her attitude made his fangs flare up ready to bite into her. "So
you ready to show me around?"
"Of course I'm always ready for about anything." He
thought for a minute after he spoke. Is that really what I
wanted to say. "Lets get on with it, basic cubicles, bosses
office is over there, mines the smaller one over on the left, and
you'll be working.. Actually who are you taking over for?"
"I'm working in the editing department on some
short story that isn't done." She answered "Apparently the
writers has horrible grammar. Not that his stories near done
from what I've heard."
"Yeah I'm working on it," Valin knew just form this
that these to were going to be at odds with each other. "Its not
exactly coming out well, and if it wasn't for the story that's
taking so long to write you wouldn't have a job, Ms. Kincaid"
"I'm sorry." She shied away for a moment "But you
should get to work, so I have something to work on. Mr. Valin
is it?" She lipped back
"Just Valin, and don't get snotty with me please I'm
not in the mood for it." His urge to bite her just began to grow
and grow. "Well sense your editing your office would be the
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tiny one on the right, if you have any more questions feel free
to ask someone other than me, good day, Ms. Kincaid." He
headed back to his office to work before he sucked the life out
of her in front of his entire office building.
"Thank you, Valin and the name is just Caitlyn" She
grinned and headed to her office
Back in his off Valin grabbed a letter opener and gave another
small cut on his hand just to get the taste to relax him.
"Wow, I know Isabella said the hunger would be
difficult but I bet she didn't see someone driving me to the
point of wanting to bite into them." He tried to just let it go and
get back to his writing, but was constantly being bombarded
with angry thoughts of that woman. "Damn it, She pushes
everyone of by buttons but I can't get her out of my head." He
slammed his head into his hands. "Focus, your just hungry and
thinking about her big juicy veins." Big juicy veins yeah that's
all I'm thinking about. His mind went to the first thing Isabella
explained to him, happiness, sadness, anger, lust and the
hunger, that's all you'll feel . "And love. But you never said the
others would be amplified." He thought about his temper be
short fused lately, and the tremendous sadness in his heart, and
him losing his thoughts to picturing that blasted woman. "
Great just what I need combining lust and the hunger. How the
fuck do I have lustful thoughts about another woman, only
three days after losing you." He smashed his hands down onto
the keyboard.
"That's probably not good for the keyboard."
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"How long have you been there and didn't I tell you
if you have any questions to ask someone else?"
"Well yes you did me that and only long enough to
see you try to kill your keyboard." She grinned "Look I feel
like we got off on the wrong foot. We're going to be working
together for a long time, we should be able to get along."
"Your right, How about we get to know each other
over coffee or something?" As he spoke he struggled to look
away from her delicious neck.
"Maybe,. I don't really know many people sense I've
moved here. So we'll have to see." She smiled and headed
back to her office.
"What the fuck did I just get myself into?" He stared
into space for a while " I can't do this. I shouldn't do this" He
sat mumbling to himself trying to figure out if it was okay for
him to go out with a coworker, even if it was just to get to
know her over coffee. "Its just coffee that's all it comes down
to," He finally went back to work.
*******
When the day came to an end there was Caitlyn
Standing at his office door. "So you ready to go?"
"So I take it this is what maybe meant." Valin looked
up from his computer.
"Yep, so you ready." she smiled
"Alright well, you and me can go shortly." He
finished saving what he had completed for the day.
"You and I" Caitlyn corrected him.
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"O great you're a grammar Nazi." Valin rolled his
eyes and threw on his jacket. " So where would you like to
go."
"I'm okay with whatever." She answered as they
headed towards the door.
"I didn't ask what you were okay with I asked where
you wanted to go." He concentrated on controlling his temper.
"It really doesn't matter to me." She smiled "I'm not
a big decision maker."
"Well there's a nice book store across the street that
has good coffee lets just go that route." He pointed the store
out as they walked out into the evening air.
"Sounds good to me." They hurried across the street.
Ordered their drinks then sat down to chat. " So what's this
story that's taking so long about?"
"You really are straight forward about what you
want." He looked her up and down once more. "it's a vampire
story, but its not coming together as well as it should."
"O, a vampire story, kinky." Caitlyn got a big grin
on her face. " So what's not coming together about it?"
"Just minor things its not flowing the way I want it
to and I'm just not feeling as good about the story as much as I
usually do." He couldn't help but lick his lips "I'm not exactly
sure how kinky the whole vampire thing really is."
"Come on they're always smooth and romantic." She
got a strange happy face. "And there's just something hot about
biting into someone's neck to exchange bodily fluids."
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Valin looked at her in surprise "You're a perverted
little thing."
"No I'm an angel, just with a little bit of devil in
me." She smiled and went back to her coffee. "So why did you
choose a vampire story."
"Originally it was just a horror novel, but I went
back to stage one about 2 days ago and focused it onto a
vampire novel." He looked out the window they were sat by
towards the sky. " I chose the vampire story because I recently
lost someone I truly cared about who to say the least had a
thing for vampires." He took a quick gulp of his coffee, "Plus I
am one." He put and devilish smile on his face and showed his
teeth as if to bare his fangs. He started to laugh I like getting
into the role.
"Nice, So how long till I get to see your fangs in
action?"
"I have no idea, you serious or you just being a
tease?" He played along, wondering if it was even somewhat
right for him to be doing something like this.
"Yes." she giggled
"What the hell does that mean?" Just then Valin's
head began to pound, as a blonde walked by the shop. "Look
as much as I'd love to sit around and toy with you I have to go
tend to some things."
"Okay, but I'm not really done toying with you."
"You know that's great, how about you get a hold of
me some time when you feel like being complete it and not
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just toying." Valin stood up and left the table. That should at
the very least give me some time to before I have to worry
about anything happening with this chick. As his head ache
worsened he hurried his pace out the door to a near by ally.
Once he was in the back of the ally he dropped to his knees
clutching his head. " What's doing this to me?"
"Between you and me your not much of a vampire."
The face a blue eyed blonde were the last things Valin saw
before he finally passed out from the pain.












Chapter 2: Trapped in ones own darkness
When Valin came to he was chained to a wall. Of
what looked like an old time castle. "Where am I?"
"Your chained in the basement of Saint Patrick's
cathedral." The face of the blond girl that he saw before
passing out was directly in front of him. "I'm sorry allow me to
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introduce myself, I'm Annabel, I'm , well was Vincent's
companion."
"Companion, what, ?" Valin tried to shake off his
daze. " Whatever you are what the hell do you want with me?"
He tugged on the chains which held him to the wall.
"You won't break those chains they were designed to
hold Vincent himself, till his family all betrayed him." She
walked up to Valin and ran her hand across his face. " Hard to
believe my beloved was killed by such a sad excuse for a
vampire and where is the one who changed you hiding? That
bitch shall pay as well."
"I didn't kill Vincent, he killed himself along with
slaying Isabelle and if you ever refer to her as a bitch again I'll
tear your heart out of your chest." I tear rolled down Valin's
cheek as he lounged forward fangs fully exposed, struggling to
get even somewhat close the Annabel.
"You've got a little fight in you don't you." She
smiled as she pushed on his for head with the nail of her index
finger. "So she's dead no matter I can take out my revenge on
you."
"Even if I die, it'll be quick and I'll be reunited with
Isabelle. You can't draw out my suffering anymore than I
already suffer." Valin laughed " Besides when I'm gone all that
will be left if you by yourself to sit and boil over knowing that
your precious Vincent is dead and there was nothing you could
do about it."
"How dare you say such a thing?" She Snapped at
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him she had lost her cool for the first time sense they had
talked.
"I can say such a thing cause I have lived this pain
sense I lost her." His eye grew calm.
"Well maybe I should make you lose a little more,
you seemed okay with that little toy you were with before I
entered your head." She broke into a cackle. "You clamed that
you loved that girl but you moved on rather quickly, did you
not?"
"I have know that woman for a day and don't know
what I feel about her, but if I am lucky enough to find another
woman that I can care about like I did Isabelle than I am truly
blessed." Valin looked up at her after his speech and spit at
her.
"Cute" She wiped the spit off her and walked over to
him, looked him dead in the eye. Then drove a nail through his
hand and into the wall. Valin wailed in pain. "I'm going to let
you sit there and bleed for a while, let the blood drain from
you. While your bleeding there I'm going to go out and find
that little friend of yours and when your just about to lose
consciousness from the loss for blood I'm going to cut the
bitch and put her right next to you. I'll truly enjoy watching
you suck the blood out of what may have been your last
chance about caring for someone before your death." She
walked out the old cathedral basement laughing the whole
way.
"What I wouldn't give for that blood." Valin
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struggled to reach the blood from his hand, striving to calm his
hunger. "FUCK!!" His word echoed through the halls of the
old church as his need for hunger took over his mind.
*******
"She's such a cute sleeper. Guess its time to kill her
dreams ." Annabel loomed out side of Caitlyn's window. "
Should I toy with her first that maybe kind of fun. I'm not here
for fun I'm here for revenge." After setting herself straight she
smashed through the window. "Its time for you life to end my
little sheep." Annabel cackled as she busted in grabbing
Caitlyn By her hair and dragging her out the window to a car
she had sitting outside waiting for them.
"What do you want from me?" Caitlyn Cried being
abducted by the dark woman
"It's simple my dear, I'm going to have you killed."
She answered with a sadistic smile. " I'm going to enjoy ever
moment of watching you get your blood sucked out of your
body."
"blood sucked out of my body?" Caitlyn's body
began to tremble "What kind of sick freak would suck the
blood from someone?"
"You can't call him a freak it's a vampire's nature to
feed on blood." She opened her mouth and grew her fangs out.
"Funny how in a night you can finally come to the conclusion
your not the top of the food chain just a food supply for a
higher being. The best part is your going to be the meal of
someone you already know"
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"Huh I know a vampire?" Caitlyn was completely
surprised. "Who?"
"You'll see soon enough.
*******
I can't even move my arm to kill myself before she
gets back. Valin's body began to go limp, the feeling in his
hands and feet had almost completely left him. All that
remained was his thoughts and the overwhelming hunger that
continued to grow inside of him. "I would kill for this to end."
After he said it he realized he may have too. "What do I do?"
"Pull through my love." Isabelle's voice rang in his
head. "You must survive this."
"But how? I can't kill another to live myself." he
knew he was just losing his mind but hearing her voice
somehow put him at ease.
"If not killing is that important to you than don't."
Her voice was calm and rational. "You know sooner or later
you'll have to let me go and find a new happiness?"
"I know, but it will never be the same." Valin
struggled to hold his head up. "Goodbye my dearest." His head
finally dropped and Annabel walked in with Caitlyn.
" Hey no losing consciousness just yet." Annabel
walked over and slapped Valin lightly on the cheek. "You can
give up completely after my fun." She pulled a knife from her
pocket and grabbed Caitlyn's arm and cut it. Then ran her
figure through the blood and tasted it. " She's got a very sweet
tasting blood." She grabbed Caitlyn's arm and waved it in front
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of Valin's nose.
Valin raised his head eyes fully focused on Annabel
"You'll pay for this bitch." Valin forced all the strength in his
body towards a lounge forward towards Annabel. The hinges
which connected the chains to the wall snapped and the spike
driven through his hand popped out of the wall still imbedded
in his hand. "I am getting completely sick of some vampires
with a holier than thou attitude fucking with my life and
anyone associated with it." Valin huffed as he twisted the nail
out of his hand, grabbing it ready to finish Annabel off.
Annabel threw Caitlyn To the ground and clutched
her knife tightly in her hand "Than lets go fool." Both
vampires stared each other down fangs fully exposed , like a
wolf growling before a kill. "I'll kill you then eat her."
"If you kill me its going to end like your sad excuse for a love
did, with you dieing as well." Valin's eyes showed no
hesitation, he for the first time sense he lost Isabelle , truly
wanted to live at all costs. He swung on of the chains still
cuffed to his wrist at Annabel. She leaned back and dodged
most of it but a small nail from where it joined the wall caught
her face slicing her cheek.
"How dare you scratch my beautiful face?" Anger
burned in her eyes.
"Control your temper, anger leads to poor
judgment." Valin was somehow remaining calm through out
this fight. He swing his chain once more this time completely
missing Annabel. She ducked under the chain and charged him
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ready to thrust the knife through Valin's heart. She was met
however by Valin's spike directly inline with her eyes
"Your kind of slow, maybe I'm not the one whose a
sad excuse for a vampire." Valin scoffed thrusting the nail
through one of her eyes. She backed up quickly clutching her
eye and dropping the knife. Valin gave his chain one more
quick whip knocking the knife across the floor.
Annabel moved on hand away from her eye, while
blood ran down the other. "I can beat you unarmed." She ran at
him full speed preparing to plunger her hand through Valin's
heart. Valin stood ready for the two to collide. Once they had
smashed into one another their bodies sat propped up to one
another. "You know its funny this is how Vincent died as
well." He whispered in her ear. As he twisted the nail in her
heart, then pushed her off watching her fall. " The difference I
will not die at the hand of someone like you." He walked over
towards Caitlyn Who was crying in corner watching the blood
shed. "Let's get you home." He helped her stand and walked
her to Annabel's car and drove her home. Once they reached
her door, they both went silent for a while.
"So your really a vampire?" She smiled towards him "At least
this should help your story."
"Yeah." He half heartedly smiled back. " I'm sorry,
that you had to be put through this."
"Its okay, I kind of figured I'd meet freaks in New
York." Caitlyn giggled "Good night."
"Night." Valin grabbed her hand and kissed it good
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night, but before letting go licked the last bit of blood from her
cut off her. "You really do taste sweet."
*******
Life can fall apart for anyone in a matter of 48 hours
But the strong can always find a way to rebuild
Where the road shall lead after that is up to designer
But no matter what happiness may find all those who seek it.
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BOOK 3:
Pack Mentality

Pack mentality

In the natural world every creature exists with a rival species
A creature that craves it,
One that is craved by it
And one that craves the same thing as it.















Chapter 1: The past revived
For a eighteen months now Valin had lived the half
existence of a vampire. Thriving on the blood of the few wild
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animals he could find in the area surrounding New York and
on few occasions the blood of humans. Human blood, the true
natural food source of his species, the taste that has not
escaped his thoughts sense the heart breaking night he killed
the one human companion he had.
October 31
st
, 2008, Halloween a night that had
sense his change allowed Valin to feel normal. He was able
to act as himself as everyone else acted different. There was no
hiding his fangs avoiding be around groups, just him
pretending to be a dressed as a vampire for the holiday. He
made one of his first appearances in months. The cravings for
human had become so bad he took on the role of the secluded
author and made a small future on his bloodlust vampire
series, the series was loved for the realism in the stories, and
all he could do was laugh. Either way it had been a year sense
the last chapter was released and the Annabel was brought to
life. Caitlyn looked up at him, Its your first time out in
almost a year stop zoning.
Sorry, I was just thinking how good you looked
tonight He grinned showing his fangs
yeah, yeah, she smirked You still need to write a
new story soon.
Bite me!
She slowly leaned into his ear teeth exposed
completely, with fake fangs an all for the evening Isnt that
your job, Dracula he scent floated through his mind peaking
his cravings.
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The year around her had enabled him to control his
cravings when she was around. Dont do that He brushed
her aside for the moment and approached his boss trying to
come up with a new excuse for not having anything to turn in
for a new novel as of yet. So the best I got is , nothing His
boss burst into laughter.
At least your honest this time He smiled from ear
to ear and grabbed what would have been his sixth jack and
coke from a passing waiter. Im still making a fortune from
your last two books so I can accept a wait on the next besides I
just sold the movie rights anyway. Valin looked at him blank
eyed. Well both be making a lot of that so just shoot for the
third book in time for the first movie and life will be all good.
Valin blank eyed still grabbed a red wine from a passing
waiter and smelled it enjoying the fragrance, his taste for
drinks may have subsided but the aromas were all the more
powerful. He raised the glass to cheer the news, and returned
to his companion for the evening.
Im going to be a movie he looked at her still
confused
I know she grinned Its all over the net, what do
you do all day.
Hunt animals, sleep, write a little then delete it
all. He shrugged and smelled his drink again, drowning out
the smell of Caitlyns blood that filled the area around him.
The scent of a womans blood so different to him than any
other creature, it always felt to be the most pure to him. The
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night went on in a similar pattern, meet and greet, talk about
the book and now thoughts on the film, then move on. Final the
party came to an end and he and Caitlyn departed the office.
You know your walking in the dark with the most deadly
thing in the city, right?
Im shacking in my boots, She pretended to
shutter your about as deadly as a stray dog.
Hey, stray dogs can cause a lot of trouble. he
painted to a loose dog as he continued to walk. She looked at
the dog that he pointed to.
Ill show you She stopped and walked over to the dog to pet
it. As she got closer to the beast she was shocked at its massive
size, must be a mix of big breads As she spoke the dog
turn and bit her and unleashing a pouring of blood from the
wound Valin rushed to he side, as he approached the beasts
hair began to stand on hen sending the dog in to a angry
frenzy. Valin hissed at the beast trying to force it to back
down. The dog however would not, until the howl of another
caused it to run off.
must have been part wol.. Valin stopped mid word
as the scent of Caitlyns blood finally hit his nose. He turned to
her, the taste of her blood that he licked off her hand filled his
mind engulfing all senses. He began to hiss again. This time
not struggling with another beast but with himself.
Valin awoke from his medically educed sleep,
enough tranquilizer for six elephants and it cant give me an
hour of peaceful sleep with out the cravings filling my mind.
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His terrifying dream as released as a story previews for his
third book along with preorders of the movie of the first. Even
having modified to no sound like Caitlyns death he was still
ashamed to have wrote it ,but it was his way to admit what he
had done. Her actual death was officially released as loss of
blood from an animal attack. He looked out his window to
see a stray dog and his mind flashed again to that night. As
terrible as what he did was he couldnt help but to think on that
overly large dog from that night and wonder why it bit her and
why it wouldnt back down, when even bears had. He
climbed to the fire escape when night set in , to inhale the
evening air, but something smelled wrong and familiar.
Vampires, but why? Though the scents of new vampires
bothered him what bothered him more was the smell of a
familiar vampire. Isabella?!

Chapter 2: The first encounter

Her smell was unmistakable to him, the vampire that
changed him, saved him, and died doing so. He climbed back
into his loft to escaped the smell and so he would not be
detected just yet. He walked to his closet and began to change
cloths into the what he could find with the most range of
motion. I dont like this, I must figure out whats going on.
For the first time sense he took Caitlyns life, he found his
mind wandering to a different night and face, the night Isabella
gave her life to save his. Is mind froze on he smiling face as
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they shared their first kiss before she passed. I will make
whoever is toying with her scent pay for what they have
done. He threw a coat then left on not a hunt for food but a
hunt for vengeance. The scents near central park, thats
where Ill start.
As Valin approached central park he viewed four
cloaked entities surrounding what he could only make out as
the shadow of so creature. The four bodies lunged at
whatever they were surrounding with a fury unlike anything
Valin had ever seen before. Shredding the creature to bits with
a mix of several close combat bladed weapons and their own
bare hands. When the four being had finally finished they
turned to look at Valin who in is lost for words had stopped
moving and just stared at the activity. Another of our kind
thin this city, This changes things. The heads of the four
quickly turned to a fifth being watching from atop a tree
branch. What do we do with him my lady?
The cloak woman in the tree turned to towards
Valin, We for the time being will not concern ourselves with
him. She had a sweet angelic sounding voice that pierced
Valins soul. His mind began to dizzy and before he could say
anything more the five cloaked vampires were gone. He darted
quickly towards the tree where the female lead was perched to
see if they left any remnants. The closer got the scent of
something salty filled his brain.
tears? Once he reached the perch his mind filled
with a partial image of a womans face cloaked with a tear
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running down it. He turned towards the sky and screamed.
What is going on? After his fit of confusion, he turned
downward to examine what remained the their prey. What he
saw was a massive mound of flesh shredded to the point of
little recognition. Leaping from the tree he landed near the
remains to get a closer look. Upon the further inspection is was
able to make out several characteristics of paws and a snout
similar to that of a wolf or large dog. As he tried to find any
other specific traits of the beast the remaining flesh petrified as
if turned to ash then blew off into the wind. He stood more
confused than ever, trying to find the scent of the five cloaked
assailants, but is efforts seemed in vane they left no lasting
scent traces as if they had vanished into thin air.
******
Four of the hooded entities began to hang up their
weapons and cloaks in a dark basement as the sun began to
rise. One of which was a thin build red headed young girl after
her cloak was secure she looked to the final entity still
shrouded in her cloak. My lady, Why did we not ask that
stranger to join us in our hunt? His life is at stake as well with
these beasts on the loose.
Enough Kathryn, we will not force others into the
hunt unnecessarily. The leaned back into a chair.
but My lady A bulkier short haired man stood up.
Any help would be useful most of us have never been here
and a local may prove helpful. I believe we should request his
aid.
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Eric you shall not question my orders. She raised
here hand to him. I will approach this vampire once this hunt
is over and the time is write. First me must deal with these
wolves. The four others bowed to her and took their leave.
He will be with us soon enough She whispered to herself as
they left.
Maria, Eric, What were you thinking questioning
her orders. A tall blonde woman questioned the two after they
had left the room. Shes older, wiser, and more powerful than
any of us we need to trust her judgment.
I know Maria, but given the situation I fear for the
safety of us all. Eric stopped in his stride. these creatures can
not only eat our food source but they also have enough power
to kill out kind. Six have died before us.
I am perfectly aware of how many of our kind have
died facing these beasts, I dont need that information. She
shook her head thinking of the lost brethren That was before
we were joined by your leader, I know of her past and have
full faith in her. The fourth member of the group stood
towering over Maria, nodding behind her. His through was
scared across it, a wound from his first encounter with one of
the beasts that had never healed and taken his voice.





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Chapter 3: Informed Consequences
Back at his apartment Valin did not try to sleep
through the day with medications, instead spent the day
searching the with his computer trying to find anything about
his species that he could, or any mythology that related to the
petrifaction of the dead beast from the prior night. Upon
viewing several sites, his search lead him to a message board
with a title that peaked his attention. A blinking screen with
the words, local vampire, the cloaked hold the answers you
seek. He immediately clicked the message brining up an
instant messaging program. Are you one of the five from last
night. He frantically typed, then stared at the computer
awaiting a response.
Yes, young vampire. I am Kathryn and I seek an
audience with you. It must however be without the knowledge
of my peers. Her typed words rang in his head as if spoken
face to face.
When and where? He eagerly responded.
How about central park, where we first came in
contact?
Fine, Ill be there in ten minutes. Valin typed his
final message, slammed closed his laptop, and took off. He
arrived at his destination in just under 3 minutes. Guess I
should have said five instead of ten He began to pace back and
forth, frustrated about what he did not know and would soon
find out.
You need to be more patient A voice called
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Jumping down from a near by tree. I know I said it online but
either way I am Kathryn and am here to help.
Well see how much you can help Valin looked
over the petite red head. Lets start with a simple one, Who
are you five?
We are what remains of the guardians of our
species. She took a seat on a near by fountain. We are tasked
with the job of making sure our kind remains hidden,
eliminating threats to the breed, and eliminating any vampire
that risks the status quo.
You know, you guys suck at your jobs. Valin
chuckled sitting beside her. Vampires that threaten the
status quo, feel like explaining where you were with Vincent?
Were doing are best working on it. She objected
Working on it? Hes already dead , killed by
Isa.bella A somber tone enveloped Valins voice, thinking
of his lost love.
Well, Kathryn prepared her words carefully, Hes
not exactly dead. She spoke hesitantly as she watched his
eyes spread wide. Thats partially why I brought you here
She inhaled deeply and continued. Vincents unique blood
caused an issue because of the location he was buried
The place he was buried shouldnt matter, he died
either way. His eyes flamed in a fury of anger and frustration.
It wasnt the place so much as the inhabitants. She
struggled to convey her thoughts into words. After his burial,
due to some scarcity of prey, a wolf dug up his remains to feed
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on them. Some how, and were still working on figuring out
the exact details, his blood caused a mutation in the wolf
which resulted in a half wolf, half humanoid from.
So he went from vampire to werewolf. Valin
began to become over taken by the frustration of the situation
and more confused than he had been in months.
No werewolves are folklore, that can change shape
and dont exist. Hes a humanesque wolf that can change
people by bite. Kathryn suddenly stopped for a moment.
Okay, so hes the first werewolf.
Hold on a moment. He held her story for a
moment. By change people you mean, what?
Yes, well he feeds un blood as vampires do. She
paused again trying to come up with the right words. I should
have prepared a speech. Anyway, his victims dont become
like him though, they become creatures like you saw the other
evening. Giant wolves only obedient to their pack leader, only
desiring blood, human or ours.
Let me sum this up so I know I have a grasp on the
situation. He in haled. Vincent is back from the dead as a
werewolf, that can eat humans and vampires, and is filling the
city with big fucking wolves. Valin slammed his forehead
into his palms. So the smell of Isabella in the city is she one
as well. Or did she just die for nothing?
First, she is not one of them. Second, How do you
actually know Isabella? It was Kathryns turn to have a
confused question for a change.
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She was the one who changed me and I was there
when she killed Vincent the first time. He attempted to hold
back his sadness of reliving that day. She also died in my
arms.
Kathryn sat stunned for a moment. I must take my
leave now, but if you saw Vincents first death you may be a
target. She turned to leave. Invest in a strong weapon Those
were her last words before taking off into the rising sun.







Chapter 4: Preparation for battle

Kathryn, you missed patrol last night. The leader
of the guardians stared down at her as she returned to their
hideout.
Im sorry my lady. I was distracted by the past.
She hung her cloak up. I saw someone who reminded me of
another time. You ever have that? See someone from a past
life that reminds you of say an old love? Kathryns tone
became snide
What are you getting at? Her leaders voice
boomed, drawing the attention of the others.
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Im getting at how do we know we can trust you?
She protested. Youve hidden so much of your past from us.
Kathryn control yourself. Eric stepped between
them Its not our place to question her. Shes been around the
longest and is the strongest among us.
Would you follow her to her and your death,
again. Kathryns eyes pierced through the their leader. Ive
learned a lot during my journey through the past tonight
You disobeyed me. The leader reprimanded.
He deserved to know and be safe. Kathryns
protest continued, He only knows about Vincent causing
them and what they are, but I shouldnt have had to be the one
to tell him. The three other guardians looked to here with
questioning eyes.
So you did learn a lot. Know that a scarred heart
can heal in time, but a fully pierced can not. She warned and
taught in the same sentence. All else will be dealt with in
time.
He knows more than you think. Kathryn turned
and stormed out of the room. Mumbling under her breath
Hes stronger thank you as well. She was soon followed out
the door by the others
I know he is, but I cant deal with him yet. The
leader fell back into her chair.

Once they had escaped the ear shot of their leader
Maria looked to Kathryn. What did you learn tonight?
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More than I probably should have know that our
lady is who we believe her to be.
Of course she is you of all people should know
that, youve seen her face. Eric contested.
Then I should tell you everything that transpired
last night.

Can I help you sir? An old clerk asked as Valin
entered another antiquities shop
Possibly, yours is the fourth store today. Valin
grabbed a stack of research from a messenger bag he held.
Im looking for a hand forged, extensively sharp sword or ax.
I may have something, but what you seek is not a
cheap item.: The clerk dug through a near by shelf.
I can afford it. Valin watched him puzzled. That
shelf seems a bit small to hold what I need.
Silence boy, Im looking for the key to my safe.
The elderly clerk announced pulling a small key from the
shelf. Before I get the item, its fifteen thousand dollars. As
the old man spoke Valin pulled a large stack of hundred dollar
bills from his bag. Im sorry I did not believe you sir, but this
item is worth much more than that amount and youre the
first to seek a similar item in over fifty years. The old clerk
unlocked the safe and pulled out a long thin cloth bag. This
blade shall never dull for you. He handed the bag over to
Valin. Who proceeded to remove the sword from the bag. It
was a long sleek Japanese style sword. He examined the white
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leather Ito of the handle, leading to a dragon decorated tsuba.
The years had been good to the sword even the scabbard was
in impeccable condition. He drew the blade and checked its
sharpness against his own tough skin. It went through with
ease his blood pouring into the blades grooved back. The clerk
turned his eyes has Valin held the blade up the light and it
began to sparkle. It is the only diamond edged sword to exist,
forged for an emperor thought to be immortal by his people.
If its diamond bladed why so cheap? He asked
hesitant of the clerks statement.
Because lack of blood is finally taking my life.
The old clerk walked to the back of the shop. and our kind
that have found the same truth must stick together. Valin
smiled as the clerk vanished from site. Returning the sword to
its bag he left the shop.
Tonight I join the hunt. He clutched his new sword
For those beasts and the truth of her scent.










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Chapter 5: Into battle

As night set in Valin sat dressed in all black from head to toe.
Tucking his sword into a trench coat he threw on, he set out to
hunt. Ill start by finding those five vampires. He perched on
his roof, eyes closed searching for their scents. Kathryns was
the first that he found, it was faint but definitely hers. Five
miles north. He leapt from the roof and charged on toward her
and the others. As hard as he pushed his speed he could not
seem to gain ground on their scents. I was hoping to be a little
faster than this without having to waste my energy. The scents
he chased finally stopped moving, but a different scent filled
and burned his nostrils now. What is that, Ive smelled it
before somewhere, that must be one of them. He grabbed hold
of his sword tucked in his coat. He arrived at the scene to see
Kathryn flung to the ground and the others breathing heavily.
He then glanced to the enemy, 3 wolf shaped creatures
huddled in a pack with one almost twice the size of the others.
You guys alright? He didnt give them time to answer either
way. The big ones been around at least a year. The scent of
the beast that had burned his nostrils final made itself known
what it was. The dog that got away the last time he had fed a
human blood was now in front of him.
How do you know that? Kathryn struggled to her
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feet.
I came across it, last Halloween. Valin joined her
and the others, sword drawn ready to take on the creatures.
We can talk about that latter, now we just need to kill it. The
others were hesitant for a moment to accept his help.
It will be our privilege to have your aid. Eric
nodded to him. But we must have a long discussion once this
battle has concluded. Four of the cloaked guardians took
fighting posture, with the leader still in range of scent but
nowhere to be seen. While the prepared the wolves took an
initial charge, the smaller two attacking the guardians while
the leader set his sights directly on Valin. The wolf quickly
closed the space between itself and him, But before they
could make contact Erics massive body slammed into the
approaching wolf with full force. Thank you, but your friends
need you more. Valin hinted to the others struggling with the
wolves. The mammoth vampire shook his head. Fine, suit
yourself. A smirk filled Valins face as he sheeted his sword.
He removed his coat and taking a guarded, dashing stance.
Within a blink of an eye he flew towards the wolf. Once mere
inches from the beast he drew his sword, splitting the beast in
two with ease. He relaxed the blade against his shoulder as the
wolfs blood and the blade changed to ash and blew away in the
wind. Told ya. The large vampire just blinked in
astonishment. Your friends have finished as well, you didnt
get to have any fun big guy. He smiled as the others
approached. I guess she got away, o well. He discarded his
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own thoughts for a while So probably time for that long talk.
Well you know something about me how about we start with
you.
I am Eric third ranked guardian He stepped
forward to begin the introductions. The large gentleman is
Ingolf, he lost his ability to speak in our first fight with the
beasts and is also a third ranked. Shes. He was interrupted
quickly
I am Maria and its a pleasure to meet you. The
blonde approached him. Im a second ranked, but feel free to
be my superior cutie. Kathryn cut in front of her and backed
her away from Valin.
Thatll be enough of that She shook her head.
You didnt even want us talking to him because of orders, your
not allowed to try to play with him now.
Your so mean. Marie pouted
Enough ladies. We have other things to deal with,
like what happened to leader. Eric stopped the quarrel. And
Valin, where did you learn to fight?
Guess I should start from the beginning. Valin sat
and inhaled, then went into an abridged version of all that had
transpired sense becoming a vampire. So that about sums it
up. The four looked at one another trying to form a thought
about everything. For a more detailed version buy the
Bloodlust, book series. He jokingly plugged his books. now
moving on, If your leaders looking for Vincent the cave he
died in is about forty miles north, so shes probably going
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there. He pointed up the road. Shall we go, Its about twenty
minutes and shes already got a good ten on us Id guess.
Valin, we have something we should probably tell
you. Maria shyly interrupted
Well deal with that in about an hour when this is
all said and done. He took off toward the cave, while the
others just shrugged and followed.

The dark figure of the guardian leader looked on a
cliff over looking a the small cave where Vincent had died.
Time to finally end this. She stood high, drawing a pair of
jewel encrusted daggers. As she stood the wind blew her cloak
drifting her scent towards the cave. As it reached the entrance
of the gave the wolves began to flood the entrance. Here we
go. She jumped from the cliff and charged the cave blades
ready to slice through any wolf between her and their creator,
Vincent.

Keep up you guys, Were almost there. Valin lead
the way to the cave with the guardians trailing behind
Some of us are trying to conserve energy, darling.
Maria rebutted, with Ingolf nodding behind her.
If my speed now is going to exhaust you, youre a
sad lot of vampires. He turned, running backward at the same
pace. Tisk, Tisk, and Im supposed to be the weakening one
without human blood in my system. Valins statement made
Eric abruptly stop and begin shuffling through a small bag on
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his hip. After a moment of riffling he pulled out two small red
pouches.
Your going to need these. Eric handed Valin the
pouches. We may drink blood, but not directly from people.
We own a few blood banks. He tucked his bag away. Drink
one now for strength and do what you want with the other.
Valin nodded in thanks, as he bit into the bag. Eric smiled
You know at full speed well be there in about two minutes
tops. Eric watched Valin has he finished the pouch of blood
and every muscle in his body tensed and released. Shall we.
They all nodded and took off dead sprint for their final fight.

The vampire leader stood, breathing heavily in front
of an unnatural door way in the bowels of the cave, surrounded
by the bodies of several dozen wolves turning to ash. She
opened the door and was greeted by a wolfs face at eye level.
She hacked up quickly as the head rose another two feet.
Vincent towered as a wolf standing on hind legs, long furred
human like arms leading to fully possible razor sharp clawed
hands. Wow, Vincent youve gotten bigger and she paused a
moment uglier. Have you been eating Russians again?
Dont you think your funny The beast growled at
her. He scrutinized her with both eye and nose. The cloak
doesnt suit you, but in death this time it wont matter. He
batted her across the cave with one tremendous swipe of his
arm. At least youll make a good dinner. he lowered himself
to all four, still standing as tall as and average man. He began
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to circle his prey. She quickly began to search for her dropped
weapons to try to defend at least with some distance from him.
They wont help you. The beast lunged at her. Fear finally
took her over as she clenched her eyes closed preparing for
death. After a moment passed she opened her eyes confused to
still be living. She searched to trying to lay eyes on the
creature. She was shocked to find the shape of a man holding a
glistening sword under Vincents massive teeth bearing down
on him.
Stand up and get out of the way this isnt easy.
Valins strained voice commanded echoing in the chamber.
Only glancing over his shoulder watching for her to be out of
the way. Finally Ingolf swept in and scooped her up. When
they were finally cleared Valin pushed up off the ground with
his legs, leaping onto the back of Vincents head driving him
face first into the ground where she had laid. Damn, youre a
clumsy critter. Valin laughed as the final three guardians
surrounded their leader.
My lady, Kathryn eyed her. Your hoods
missing. She looked at the ripped fabric from the back of the
cloak. The other guardians just gazed at her, aside from
Kathryn this was the first time any had laid eyes on their
leaders face.
Well thats a shame. Maria gawked. Shes
prettier than me. Kathryn stepped in front of their leader
blocking the wondering eyes.
Can we please have the touchy feely moments after
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the giant werewolf is dead. Valin barked, hiding a small tear
in his eye after glancing at the groups leader. Vincent rose
from the ground, shaking of several smashed bits of earth that
had tangled in his fur.
The world is just full of surprises, I get a second
chance to kill you as well. Vincents mind brought back his
last encounter with Valin.
Yeah, guess so. Valin sheathed his sword. Im
pretty sure Im not the abomination to the species this time,
though He shifted to a guarding stance and was soon joined
by Kathryn, Eric, and Maria. Ingolf chose however to stay
back restraining their leader from joining the fight. Keep and
eye on her big guy. Valin yelled to him. I dont want to lose
her. His thought was interrupted by a suddenly upright
Vincent howling. Theres nothing left in fifty miles to level
the playing field.
Im not calling help, Im praying for your souls
when I kill you. He scanned over the four vampires choosing
his first target. He settled on Maria and rushed her. Tucking
his head down under her, he lifted it up slamming it first into
her torso then her into the roof of the cave. He then turned to
the others and licked one of his claws. Thats one down. He
swiped the claw downward through the air.
You know, I remember you being more classy than
that. Valin shook his head in shame and motioned for
Kathryn to go check on Maria. She was alive but complete
unconscious. Eric you have any thoughts right now?
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Fornication under consent of the king. Erics
response was shaky.
What? Valin angrily questioned his statement.
Fuck. Eric nodded. We are fucked.
Valin shook his head. Glad you have confidence at
all. He inhaled deeply. Guess Im on my own. He drew his
sword switching form his defensive stance to an offensive. His
body lowered, drawing his sword back with his right hand in a
thrusting position. His left hand slid down the back of the
blade to act as an aiming guide. He dashed forward ready to
drive the blade through Vincents heart. Unfortunately Vincent
shifted at the last moment to Valins right causing the blade to
miss entirely. Before he could lay a counter attack however he
was slammed hard in the stomach by Valins forearm and
elbow, dropping him to his knees. Valins body smoothly
rotated to the side, raising his blade to strike the beast dead.
The blade swung down with incredible force but was ripped
from his hands half way through the cut, as the wolfs body
lunged forward from the pain.
You will pay for that you miserable whelp.
Vincent flew toward Valin. Before he knew what was
happening, He found himself on the ground. Vincent stood
above him reaching around to his back and pulling out the half
ensnared sword. Its a very nice sword maybe its time for it to
taste your blood. He plunged the sword into Valins hand and
deep into the ground, pinning Valin down. Now you sit there
and watch your partners die. He turned away, licking his lips.
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Valin tossed around from the pain of his hand, struggling to try
to pull the blade out of his hand, but to no avail. His ears
pierced by the sudden scream of Kathryn trying to protect
Marias unconscious body. He slammed his fist against the
earth striking something metal. One of the leaders daggers lay
on the ground near him, in clung to the weapon. With his good
hand and ripped his other hand from the sword, splitting his
hand from the point of impalement up between his middle and
ring figure. He struggled to his feet and with all his remaining
energy he dove towards Vincents back attempting to impale
his heart before drifting into unconsciousness.















Chapter 6: Peaceful end
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Valin awoke in a haze, the crying face of Isabella
hovering over him. Great, I lost and died. He half smiled
accepting the peaceful eternity of death.
Your not dead. A scratchy voice he had not heard
before called to him. He rotated his head toward the direction
of the voice to see Ingolf sitting atop the petrified body of
Vincent, smiling.
Sense when can you talk? Valin looked puzzled
scanning the room of all the laughing faces of the guardians.
He forced himself to sit up every muscle aching. He took a
moment to process everything. So Vincents dead, Ingolf can
talk, and theres a ghost staring at me. He nodded to himself
Well Im losing my mind but at least I have my second bag of
. Damn. he reached for his pocket and pulled out a broken
blood donation pouch. He dropped his head bummed.
Aww, poor baby, let me comfort you. Maria
started to run toward him, but was cut off by Kathryn. But
Katie
First dont call me Katie. She shook her head.
Second your not acting becoming of your job, even if the
battle is over.
But Maria tried to argue and was stopped.
Besides thats her job. Kathryn whispered point to
the figure of Isabella, who was slowly walking towards Valin
with a new blood pouch.
A girl just cant get a break. Maria dropped her
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head.
Guess I owe you more than a pouch of blood. She
spoke softly as she approached. Guess Ill explain while you
drink. She leaned down to hand him the pouch, but when she
extended her hand with the bag, he grabbed her and swept her
into his arms. He just held her not saying a word with teach
rolling down his face.
I dont care why or how. He smiled I have you
with me and thats all that matters.
Yeah, Yeah, touching end and all. Eric interrupted
the moment. You two can go off into the sunrise latter, but
what do we do about the giant wolf statue that hasnt blown
into ash yet? He waited impatiently for a response. Valin
finally released Isabella and cleared his emotions again.
We cause a cave in and just leave it her to get
smashed. he organized his person and found his sword in the
cave. Then headed for the door. Come on or Ill cave in in
with you all in here. The looked to each other and quickly
followed behind.
Valin, you wouldnt really bury us in her right?
Maria whimpered. He didnt respond. Right? Right?
Maybe not you Maria, but scarifies and what not.
He grinned as they exited the cave into the sunlight.
Will you two behave. Isabella reprimanded them
like children.
Punish me latter. Valin kissed her softly Besides
right now Im just glad to be kind of alive.
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Its been said that in life history repeats itself.
This rings more and more true with every passing day
Creatures are born, live, and die
Only with the hope to one day live again
But if given a second chance at the life will they let it slip away
again
Or let their happiness finally take root Knowing
I will love you no matter what and we will be together again