-Choose a game mode-
Easy ==
Medium ==
Hard ==
Expert ==
To the death ==
To the pain ==
You have selected To the pain.
May the force be with you.
The year is 1933. Vampires are now the dominant species. Witches work with them as secretaries and assistants. Zombies and werewolves roam the streets, preying off whatever they can find.
Of course, you are aware of none of this.
I'm not? But... you just said...
Quiet, child. I was merely informing the audience of the universe in which this story takes place. It would do you well to ignore me, unless I am speaking directly to you.
Oh, alright!
What an airhead.
Choose a name, then.
Mario ==
Feliciano ==
Bort ==
Your name is Feliciano Vargas, and you have never met your parents. You know you have a grandfather somewhere in Italy, but you haven't seen him in years. He sent you to America when the vampires in Florence became too much to deal with. You and your brother miss him very much.
I have a brother?
You do now.
You and Lovino have been living in an abandoned theater with some other abandoned boys. The leader of the group is Mathias Kohler, from Denmark, though it sometimes seems that Lukas Bondevik, from Norway, is the true head of the operation.
You and Lovino are both thirteen, and look quite a bit alike. However, his hair is darker and the stray curls of hair you each have point in opposite directions. You are a cheerful, optimistic boy with a heart of gold. Your brother, on the other hand, is grumpy and mean and likes to keep to himself. The one trait the two of you share is cowardice.
Neither of you are aware of the reason why you can never leave the theater. As far as the two of you know, you're merely street urchins trying to avoid the law. The only ones who ever leave are Mathias and a Swedish boy named Berwald. They bring back food and other necessities.
Though he doesn't like to admit it, you can tell that Lukas worries about Mathias whenever he goes out. Before the Dane leaves, the Norwegian teen is always especially harsh to him, and when he gets back Lukas is always just a bit nicer. You don't understand it, but you think it's sweet.
Berwald scares the fuck out of you, but you also think he's kind of lonely. You're sure that, under his intimidating exterior, he's really a sweet guy. Lovino doesn't trust him, but Lovino doesn't trust anybody.
You're pretty happy in the theater. You've got friends, paper and pencils, a stage... the only thing you don't like is eating three-day-old sandwiches and hot dogs. Still, you're grateful for whatever Mathias and Berwald can bring you. One day, Mathias had brought in a kitten! You loved that little kitty, though one day it just disappeared and you were heartbroken for about a week.
Unlike you, Lovino wants nothing more than to get out of there. You, however, want to wait until your parents come looking for you. As your grandfather taught you, "if you get lost, stay put and I'll find you."
Mathias and Lukas both say that you can go out and explore when you turn eighteen. You're perfectly content to wait, but Lovino has other plans.
Today, he comes over to you and says that he's planning to sneak out, and he wants you to come with him.
What do you do?
Come with him ==
Stay here ==
Whoops, it looks like you don't have a choice. He's dragging you along no matter what. You suspect it's because he's scared to be alone, though he firmly denies it. When you're both sure that everybody else is busy or asleep, you gather supplies.
What do you bring?
Choose two:
A. Flashlight
B. Gun
C. Sandwich
D. Mochi
E. Broken Plate
You have selected Flashlight and Mochi. Lovino facepalms at your selections and grabs the Gun and the Sandwich.
It's obvious who's the brains in this duo.
It's-a me, right?
Can it, Mario.
Don't ask me why you underage boys have a gun lying around.
I'd blame parents except you haven't got 'em.
Ha.
Anyway, you two sneak out with little to no difficulty. Emil is still asleep and god knows what Lukas and Mathias are doing.
The first thing you two notice is the lack of excitement. New York might as well be a ghost town.
And then you see the ghosts.
What do you do?
Run ==
Say hi ==
Call Ghostbusters ==
It was a trick question. You boys don't know what ghosts are. Lukas and Mathias sure did a great job of preparing you for the outside world! As far as you know, these ghosts are just really pale people.
"Ever heard of a little thing called sunlight?" Lovino mutters grumpily, though you can see the intrigue in his eyes.
"We don't get much sun, either!" you remind him. The only reason you're distinguishable from the ghosts is because of your natural exotic Italian-ness.
A ghost drifts up to you. Back in its prime, it must have been a very pretty Asian woman, but now it's deader than dead and kinda gross.
What do you say to her?
"Ciao, bella!" ==
"It's a lovely day out, isn't it?" ==
"How the heck are you floating five inches above the ground?" ==
"Ciao, bella!" you say cheerfully. Although Lovino looks like he doesn't trust her, he gives a feeble smile nonetheless. She stares are you, then glides away.
"Rude bitch." Lovino grumbles, pulling you along.
You two are in awe at the place that, in another universe, might have been a bustling metropolis. Over there is a hot dog stand, and that might have been a library. Was that a park? Who knows. You and Lovino have to shield your eyes from the light, as the two of you really don't get out much.
And then it hits you.
You're outside.
Free, essentially.
You exchange a glance with Lovino, and he grins and lets out a whoop. You laugh happily. Why were Lukas, Mathias and Berwald keeping such a wonderful place from you? It's so open and bright and-
What the fuck is that?
As you and your brother have been sheltered all your lives, you have no idea what a zombie is, or why it's scary.
The corpse staggers along the sidewalk, dragging a barely-attached leg behind it. One of its eyes is missing, and its jaw is unhinged and dangling. When the smell of rotting flesh hits you, you and your brother take a wary step back.
"Wh-who the hell are you?" Lovino demands.
The zombie doesn't respond verbally. It prefers instead to fumble closer, sniffing at the scent of warm flesh. It makes a low grunting noise, and you and Lovino feel quite unsettled.
"Er, fratello, let's go back..." you say quietly.
"Fuck no." he tells you. "If we're gonna get in trouble for this, we're gonna make it worthwhile."
You pale. You had no idea that this was something that could get you in trouble! Lukas is scary when mad! Berwald and Mathias are, too, but nowhere near as much as Lukas!
The zombie wanders closer, and by now you can tell that it's quite hungry.
"Uh, we don't have any food, mister!" you tell it. You want to keep the sandwich and mochi for yourself. It keeps coming.
Suddenly, there are more of them.
"Feli, just keep backing up..." Lovino whispers. "It doesn't look like they're that fast. We can outrun them. Keep moving, Feli."
And then the first one lunges.
It's unfortunate that Lovi's never used a gun before, because now it's useless baggage. He tosses it aside as the corpse grabs his arm.
"Lovino!" you yell.
"Run!" he tells you.
What do you do?
Fight the zombie ==
Watch helplessly ==
Run like heck ==
You run like heck.
Coward.
I know!
You left your brother.
I know!
He could be dying.
Shut up!
You're crying now. You don't know where you're going or what to do next. All you know is that you need to be far away from those decaying creatures.
Ooh, a fork in the road. Left or right, Feli?
Left ==
Right ==
You go right. Heh, dumb choice.
Stop criticizing me!
I'm the narrator. I do what I want.
You wind up in an old park. Of course, you can't recognize it as a park, because you don't often go outside, but it's a park whether or not you think it is.
Here you fall in a crumpled heap and continue sobbing. As I said, MAN UP.
What you don't notice is the wolf, prowling in the shadows.
He is a large white wolf, with bright red eyes and an evil grin.
You don't see him because you've been distracted by the adorable little bird sitting on the ground in front of you. Seriously, this thing is too cute for words. You need to hug it.
Go on, hug it.
Hug it ==
The bird narrowly avoids your eager grasp. With a flutter, it lands on the wolf's head.
You notice the wolf.
I'm not even giving you options this time, because I know you're just gonna sit there and panic.
But... it could be a friendly dog, couldn't it?
"Hey, doggy..." you say, trying to keep your voice from trembling. Dogs can sense fear, right? "You're a good dog, right?"
The wolf laughs.
Laughs.
"You're a dumb little kid!" it says. "Silly little sissy boy! I'm not even gonna bother turning you! I think I'll just eat you and spare myself the trouble!"
Do dogs normally talk? You wouldn't know, as you've never seen a dog in real life before.
"P-p-please don't eat me!" you exclaim. "I'm just a scrawny little kid! I don't have much meat on my bones!"
"I'll take whatever food I can get." the wolf growls. You're practically wetting yourself by this point.
"No, don't! I've gotta find my brother!" you say. "I'm just a lowly little street urchin and I have my whole life ahead of me and I'm much too salty and I DON'T WANT TO DIE!"
The wolf's grin grows wider, and it's getting much too close for comfort.
"I'll kill you nice and fast, alright?" it says in a teasing tone. "It'll only hurt for a second! Well, it'll feel like an eternity of pain, but in reality it'll only be a second."
The wolf is pretty much on top of you now.
Accept your fate ==
Fight back ==
Sink to a new level of pathetic ==
Sing ==
Options two and three are pretty much impossible, as you've gone as low as you can go, so you accept your fate. You're still sobbing and shaking, though.
"Italian food, my favorite!" the wolf snarls.
And then, all of a sudden, it's no longer on top of you.
When you sit up, you find that another wolf has pounced the first one, knocking it aside. The new arrival is dark gray, with piercing blue eyes that will haunt your soul for years to come.
"Bruder!" the albino wolf exclaims. "What are you doing?"
The darker one does not answer him. Instead, it turns to you.
"Are you alright?" it asks in a deep voice.
You manage to nod.
"Good. Get back to where you came from, human. This world isn't suited for you."
You don't need telling twice.
As you scamper away, you hear the white wolf whining about the other ruining his dinner.
You are totally lost. Luckily, the boys had noticed your absence. It's Berwald who finds you, and you feel a lot safer now that he's around.
"C'me on, 'm takin' y' home." he says, in a voice that tells you that you are in a whole mess of trouble.
"But my brother's still out here!" you cry. "We've gotta find him! He could be in danger!"
Berwald remains silent as he pulls you back to the theater.
You yell and cry and moan, but he still won't take you back to find Lovino. Finally, he says something mildly assuring.
"Mathias 's looking f'r him."
You guess that's OK. Mathias is pretty strong, you suppose. Lovino and Berwald don't like him, but he has a good heart.
When you arrive at the theater, Lukas gives you the biggest surprise of the day as he pulls you into a hug.
"I was worried." he says in that plain tone he always has.
"Mathias will be jealous if you give me a hug and not him." you tell the Norwegian.
"Mathias can go and jump in a lake." Lukas tells you. "I'm glad you're alright."
"Why didn't you tell us about those monsters?" you ask. "It's seems pretty important to know!"
Lukas sighs.
"I suppose we wanted to keep you innocent for as long as we could... guess I screwed up there. Don't tell Mathias I said that, though. As far as he knows, I can do no wrong."
You wait for three hours before Mathias comes back without Lovino and you start to worry even more about your brother.
Three hours turns into three days.
Then three weeks.
And then three months.
Eventually, you just have to accept that Lovino is dead. You still cling to the hope that he could be alive, somewhere, but it's highly unlikely.
Lukas tells you all about the world outside. About the vampires and werewolves and witches and zombies and ghosts, and the scattered and few colonies of humans littered across the world. You tell him about the werewolf who saved you. Lukas suggests that you were hallucinating at the time. Still, you are quite grateful for your savior.
Ah, my dear, long-awaited Abyssinia.
Hopefully, each chapter will be titled with a song. Not necessarily whatever song I'm listening to at the moment, but the song that fits the mood/events of the chapter. This first chapter is "N.Y.C" from Annie, mainly because of the Halloween version of Annie I starred in.
For those of you wondering, this won't be anything like the Bitten universe. It's darker with more adventure and plot and the creature rolls are a bit different.
Were creatures in this fanfic are basically animaguses. They can turn into an animal whenever they want.
Some of this might work like Warm Bodies.
