Twilight Hunters: GW Style
Prologue
FalconIce
Vampires. A myth, a legend, a mystery?
They prowl the subconscious more often than they do, the night. They seem to flit around corners, dark, an undistinguishable shadow, just beyond the touch of our human senses…
They are feared for their power, their potential, and most of all, their ability to feed upon which is most sacred, ourselves.
Some say, they feed on our souls, our minds, our youth…yet all this are merely facets of ourselves. For what they seek nourishment from is humanity's blood, the very life essence which some say is our soul, this red liquid so thick which keeps us alive.
Feared, venerated, and cherished, all this can be said about life's precious nectar and that what makes the tale of the vampire so frightening.
These soulless and horrifyingly humanlike creatures, feeding on something which we find sinister yet most precious; this fountain of life inside each and every one of us desecrated by these…beings that dwell in the very realms of the impossibility.
But in the out world of Paria, these beings of myth exist just like every normal citizen in Earth. They walk, they talk, and they raise families…No different from any human being except for one thing. They feed on blood instead of the proteins of meat or the celluloid of vegetables.
Vampires, white in skin and immortal in nature, walking just like another human being; the thought sends chills down the spine. Yet, just like every other society either animal or man, there must be limitations and boundaries.
Like a herd of wild antelope the lion keeps a watchful eye and takes down the weakest for food, thus effectively culling the feeble and maintaining the population healthy. So do the vampires, for their strength and their seeming invincibility; these stalkers of the night too have their own beast behind the senses or the lion of the herd…and these few are called the Society of the Twilight Hunters.
Having evolved side by side the Hunter Clans and the vampires look out for each other yet hate each other through the very core of their beings. They depend on each other for reproduction, for life and for protection against the elements. Two deadly foes locked together in an embrace neither one can escape.
Vampires, needing to bear young, take willing hunter females and turn them into their own while Hunters need to beg for vampire blood to sire their young. Such a complex dance neither one can stand.
Humans, not a recent addition in the equation, have lived on the out world of Paria in a more or less peace-able treaty with both. Vampires feed on human victims, willing or otherwise, but find themselves frustrated that their blood renders them poisoned as a result; they die if ever a vampire wants them to turn to one of their own. The Hunters, need human beings as a source of fodder for their young. Siring a Hunter is a job even vampires can't stand and often find barbaric.
The Hunter young, born inside the body of a human female paralyzed and wasted by vampire blood, take nourishment from the flesh around it and as they grow they unwittingly melt the female's flesh around them. Being paralyzed, the female has no choice and continues to live until she is fully consumed by the life growing inside.
Hunters, amazing products of co-evolution with vampires are born live from the flesh casing of their host with the physical age of ten and the mental age of eighteen. They learn fast and can kill a three hundred year vampire within a year of existence.
They have also evolved certain biological advantages to be able to hunt their blood sucking prey. They have inborn vampire radar which makes them extremely aware if a vampire were near. The also have elemental magic at their disposal. Living in different clans, the Hunters have evolved into six separate groups, each with a different ability.
The first and weakest come from the clan of Rehywa or the water healers. Mainly drawing the power of water these hunters are extremely agile and fast but most often stay at the capital serving as doctors and care givers.
The second clan, holding power over earth, is called Ythrea; swarthy and heavily muscled they serve mostly as the protectors of the innocent and are magically weak. Highly aggressive, this clan takes down the most number of vampires.
The third, known as the lightning clan, are the Autumn people. Their speed is not impressive as is their strength, what makes them unique however is their ability to control their assigned element to the minutest detail is. However, this clan is fairly grudge ridden and is often prone to civil wars against each other and their neighboring vampires.
The fourth is the Windavyn Clan and just like their name, they have control over the wind element. Frail and often weak bodied, this clan is mostly known for their kindness, caring and calm demeanor. Having such a physical handicap however has given those of the Windavyn clan mind gifts such as telepathy and more.
The fifth are the Erif or the Fire clans; these Hunters are mainly warriors and are mostly short of stature yet lean. They are the most stubborn and often possess fiery tempers but are deadly in combat. Their magic ability is at equal strength with their physical. They are extremely dexterous and often use throwing weapons as their main offensive arms.
The last and sixth Clan is the Gamishin, known for their haunting beauty and complex personalities. The Gamishin clan holds the power of shadows and the strongest of these can even kill at a glance much like a basilisk's deadly glare. Having speed, deadly grace and stealth like no other. These hunters can move through the shadows with sound not even a vampire can hear. But due to their fearsome nature, they were almost wiped out earlier in History by the Vampire movement commonly called 'The Purge' where enormous numbers of Hunters were killed. Now, only a few members are left…
In present-day Paria, Humans, Hunters, and Vampires live in a world broadened by the space age. Yet, this does not stop them from practicing their ancient customs the custom both feared and revered. This is Twilight Hunters…Gundam Wing Style…
Prologue
FalconIce
Vampires. A myth, a legend, a mystery?
They prowl the subconscious more often than they do, the night. They seem to flit around corners, dark, an undistinguishable shadow, just beyond the touch of our human senses…
They are feared for their power, their potential, and most of all, their ability to feed upon which is most sacred, ourselves.
Some say, they feed on our souls, our minds, our youth…yet all this are merely facets of ourselves. For what they seek nourishment from is humanity's blood, the very life essence which some say is our soul, this red liquid so thick which keeps us alive.
Feared, venerated, and cherished, all this can be said about life's precious nectar and that what makes the tale of the vampire so frightening.
These soulless and horrifyingly humanlike creatures, feeding on something which we find sinister yet most precious; this fountain of life inside each and every one of us desecrated by these…beings that dwell in the very realms of the impossibility.
But in the out world of Paria, these beings of myth exist just like every normal citizen in Earth. They walk, they talk, and they raise families…No different from any human being except for one thing. They feed on blood instead of the proteins of meat or the celluloid of vegetables.
Vampires, white in skin and immortal in nature, walking just like another human being; the thought sends chills down the spine. Yet, just like every other society either animal or man, there must be limitations and boundaries.
Like a herd of wild antelope the lion keeps a watchful eye and takes down the weakest for food, thus effectively culling the feeble and maintaining the population healthy. So do the vampires, for their strength and their seeming invincibility; these stalkers of the night too have their own beast behind the senses or the lion of the herd…and these few are called the Society of the Twilight Hunters.
Having evolved side by side the Hunter Clans and the vampires look out for each other yet hate each other through the very core of their beings. They depend on each other for reproduction, for life and for protection against the elements. Two deadly foes locked together in an embrace neither one can escape.
Vampires, needing to bear young, take willing hunter females and turn them into their own while Hunters need to beg for vampire blood to sire their young. Such a complex dance neither one can stand.
Humans, not a recent addition in the equation, have lived on the out world of Paria in a more or less peace-able treaty with both. Vampires feed on human victims, willing or otherwise, but find themselves frustrated that their blood renders them poisoned as a result; they die if ever a vampire wants them to turn to one of their own. The Hunters, need human beings as a source of fodder for their young. Siring a Hunter is a job even vampires can't stand and often find barbaric.
The Hunter young, born inside the body of a human female paralyzed and wasted by vampire blood, take nourishment from the flesh around it and as they grow they unwittingly melt the female's flesh around them. Being paralyzed, the female has no choice and continues to live until she is fully consumed by the life growing inside.
Hunters, amazing products of co-evolution with vampires are born live from the flesh casing of their host with the physical age of ten and the mental age of eighteen. They learn fast and can kill a three hundred year vampire within a year of existence.
They have also evolved certain biological advantages to be able to hunt their blood sucking prey. They have inborn vampire radar which makes them extremely aware if a vampire were near. The also have elemental magic at their disposal. Living in different clans, the Hunters have evolved into six separate groups, each with a different ability.
The first and weakest come from the clan of Rehywa or the water healers. Mainly drawing the power of water these hunters are extremely agile and fast but most often stay at the capital serving as doctors and care givers.
The second clan, holding power over earth, is called Ythrea; swarthy and heavily muscled they serve mostly as the protectors of the innocent and are magically weak. Highly aggressive, this clan takes down the most number of vampires.
The third, known as the lightning clan, are the Autumn people. Their speed is not impressive as is their strength, what makes them unique however is their ability to control their assigned element to the minutest detail is. However, this clan is fairly grudge ridden and is often prone to civil wars against each other and their neighboring vampires.
The fourth is the Windavyn Clan and just like their name, they have control over the wind element. Frail and often weak bodied, this clan is mostly known for their kindness, caring and calm demeanor. Having such a physical handicap however has given those of the Windavyn clan mind gifts such as telepathy and more.
The fifth are the Erif or the Fire clans; these Hunters are mainly warriors and are mostly short of stature yet lean. They are the most stubborn and often possess fiery tempers but are deadly in combat. Their magic ability is at equal strength with their physical. They are extremely dexterous and often use throwing weapons as their main offensive arms.
The last and sixth Clan is the Gamishin, known for their haunting beauty and complex personalities. The Gamishin clan holds the power of shadows and the strongest of these can even kill at a glance much like a basilisk's deadly glare. Having speed, deadly grace and stealth like no other. These hunters can move through the shadows with sound not even a vampire can hear. But due to their fearsome nature, they were almost wiped out earlier in History by the Vampire movement commonly called 'The Purge' where enormous numbers of Hunters were killed. Now, only a few members are left…
In present-day Paria, Humans, Hunters, and Vampires live in a world broadened by the space age. Yet, this does not stop them from practicing their ancient customs the custom both feared and revered. This is Twilight Hunters…Gundam Wing Style…