Author's notes: This story is a re-write of a story that was started many years ago. It's based around an RPG event that took place with friends and my sister and is the story for those characters.

Disclaimer: I do not own Vampire hunter D (though I would like too) I do on the other hand own Selene (the character in this story and not the one in Underworld.)

Chapter 1: The reality.

The war that was so important to those who survived into the long reign of those from the night did not start the way they were told it did. Nor was it started for the reasons that they were originally presented with. They were told it was nuclear fallout between India and Pakistan...but this was not true. The real reason was much more simple, much closer to home and oh so much more predictable. And for those whom saw it coming and whom knew it was coming it was only that much more devastating when it happened.

A computer failure...this is what caused the war. Or more the fail safe on the computer doing what it was programmed to do when threatened. It killed indiscriminate of race, colour, sex, disabilities or any other difference humans can calculate or think of. It did what the human race had programmed it to do and it did it well, a little too well for many people's liking, and all because they had to have one large master computer to run their special 'science' complex.

The computer that started (and some would say ended) it all was housed deep below the ground in an experimental 'hive', a fully functional fully working city, with houses, commuters and other everyday occurrences that wouldn't seem necessary in a 'science' world, in truth they were necessary for the darker propose of the facility. Genetic engineering subjects where taken from the local populous.

This city was the city of Acura and it belonged to a major company that ran shops in almost every city across the world. There where many good points to this forsaken underground. The scientists there created many wonderful and often important discoveries deep within the bowels of mother earth. The cures for AIDS and cancer where some of the most prominent and notable discoveries that the company claimed to have been working on for years, but other things where also made...with a much darker intent.

War machines, biological weapons, Deadly viruses, anti viruses, genetic modifications and even human tests where some of the atrocities of the lower levels of the city, kept hidden from both the 'upper' tiers and the world above. Test subjects that went wrong or that where irreversibly damaged where either destroyed or 'hired out' to rich people for gladiatorial fights...but some just refused to die...until killed correctly.

Those that could only be killed by weapons through the hearts and sunlight where studied and the world learned of vampires. Their bodies being more resilient than humans they where instantly taken up as test subjects, Dunpeals where a firm favourite with those who studied such beings, a perfect blend of both vampire resilience and human docility. Still they retained a feeling that they where more human than monster and demanded human 'rights'.

Yes they where the best to test on but they where the hardest to catch so of course...a breeding program was set up. Vampires where easy to catch because of their brashness and arrogance, still major predators and believing no human had known of their existence. Many Dunpeals where bred...and many died. Although vampires where strong they where not suitable for the test the scientist wished to do because they where not human enough. And Dunpeals had too many flaws...enough to amaze even the most appraising scientist. So they decided to create their own half-breeds.

The scientists in charge of the project wondered at what they would create if vampires bred with Dunpeals. Would it even work? So in order to find out they set about capturing a set of specimens they believed would be up to the task. One was a Dunpeal daughter of the most powerful vampire in the city at the time. Upon acquiring the perfect mother for their subject they sent a team of hunters to the surface to capture a mate. They brought back a vampire as promised and a child was soon on the way. While the child was still lying warm and protected in its mothers womb it was infected with viruses, mutates and other things to see how it would react. Sadly neither of the parents survived once the child was born.

The child that was born was a girl, and she grew to the age of five never seeing her parents or the sky. She was trained to kill and survive. On her sixth birthday they took her above ground for the first time to see what they had truly created. After days of study they found that she could withstand the dreaded heat syndrome that had driven so many Dunpeals to their deaths. A down side was that she was physically weaker than them by far but their psychic abilities far outweighed this small set back. She was capable, when angered, of hurling a fully grown man across a room without ever having to touch them.

But for all of the powers this new species had they had many terrible and devastating weaknesses. At times when they where wounded or scared their bloodlust became insatiable leading to the deaths of several tamers. Even when not hurt she need to be fed blood once a month or else her body started to destroy itself. Her mental capabilities, although great, meant that her sanity was forever in a deeply questionable state. She would go through stages where killing a person for fun was a hobby and then there where the phases of self harming. The worse side effect by far was the one that no one could really ever control. The DNA of whomever she had fed off would lend itself to her body causing mutations in her form and her behaviour.

Even though to the scientist she was a failure and a considerable threat the company thought of her as an effective (if not efficient) scare and destroy war weapon. In a meeting hall somewhere above ground voices would talk of their newest species. "Consider a creature that even vampires are afraid of. Consider the effect that would have on an enemy army. "

"But there are problems with your specimen, problems that might cause problems in our own armies...such as her bloodlust."

"But also think about that aspect of her nature. You could use that on the enemy...a terror weapon if you will." A voice would say quickly followed by applause and then an eerie silence.

"What type of creature is she?" a frightened feminine voice would ask.

"She is a Dunpeal of course," says the man standing proudly on the stage.

"No she can not be," one of the scientists present overrules. "She is more a vampire than she is human...a completely new sub-species if you will. I believe she is called a Damphir. Yes that is a word more fitting and dignified in nature for such a creature. "

Year followed and more species like this young girl where created. But it became apparent as time went on that only the females of such unions survived especially with their more than added extras. Eventually ten of them existed and more where on the way...but the computer decided to start the war.

When all had settled down the Damphirs where the only ones left alive in Acura, the eldest was now eighteen and she lead her small band of survivors into the land of the living, a land that was dying.

Author's notes: Ok here's the re-write of the first chapter. Yes I know it doesn't have much to do with Vampire hunter D just yet but be patience he comes in soon. Anyway the last part of this story that will be finished before 2007 so enjoy.