Forward:
This story is definitely a cross over, but in more ways than are obvious at first glance.
We thought it best, as authors, to explain to the reader what they are about in the form of a forward, rather than have the reader scratch his/her head in confusion.
Thinking it would be a neat concept, we have decided to combine the Shi'ar and the world of Vampire: The Masquerade together. EI: The houses of Shi'ar nobility are all representative of the Vampire Clans. For those of you who know White Wolf, we hope you enjoy, and remember that we have taken many liberties, as it is our fic. For those of you unfamiliar with White Wolf, we hope that we will do a good job as authors to explain the nuances through storytelling. There are many resources online, though, and we will be open to emails, should there be any questions that need answering should they come up for the reader.
So, anything you find in the story that can be associate to White Wolf obviously is not our own. Yes, they own the Copyright.
Same goes for anything Marvel.
And…of course, the universe of Trek is not our own, and we take no credit for it. We just hope we can do the characters some justice in our writing of them.
We hope you enjoy.