The Hounds Of God:
Those that men call Werewolves or Lycanthropes call themselves the Hounds Of God, as they claim their transformation is a gift from their creator, and they repay the gift with their tenacity, for they will pursue an evildoer to the very gates of Hell.
Transforming by moonlight is only a story by mortals, they can transform any time they want to, and are in compleat control. Young Hounds Of God, who have just started to change, are the exception. They have to focus in order to transform, but stressful situations where their emotions are running high will make them turn, such as when they're scared or angry, or if they perceive a threat.
The Hounds Of God are a genetic mutation that first showed up during the war between vampires and humans, alongside of vampire hunters.
When the war was over, and the Hunter Association was formed, they made them into adversaries, as a more evolved vampire hunter, and therefore, more powerful. All Hounds Of God today are vampire hunters.
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Cassidy Perkins sat in the taxi stoically, clutching the book in her lap tightly. It was the last link to her parents she had besides what they decided to bestow upon her, and the letter.
The long flight from London had left her irritated. She gritted her teeth, and looked out the window at the small town they were passing through. A stray tear rolled down her cheek, and she quickly brushed it away. She wasn't angry at her parents, she knew it wasn't their fault they had died.
She was angry at the circumstances she found herself in, and The Secret. That's what she had come to think of it as. Her own private shame she would have to live with for the rest of her life.
She pulled the wrinkled letter out of the pocket of her sweatshirt, and started reading again her parent's last written words:
'Our dear sweet Cassidy,
Happy 15th birthday. You're growing up so fast, and we think it's time for you to know something about one of our family's secrets. There is a recessive gene in both the Perkins and Cross families, passed down through generations.
Sometimes many, many years pass by before someone is born with it. Your father and I both have it, and we are very certain you received it as welll. Now that you're 15, you'll be going through rapid changes, and strange things will start to happen. Let me get straight to the point: your father and I are Hounds Of God, and the only ones living in our families.
The human terminology would be 'werewolves'. Mainly, we use this gift to hunt vampires. When you fully change, you'll be sent on missions by the Association. To be a Hound Of God is a great honour, but with great honour comes great responsibility. We hope you aren't too upset that we didn't tell you, but the Association requires waiting until 15 for this knowledge.
The book that this letter came with is bestowed to young Hounds Of God on their 15th birthday. It's a training manual of sorts, it also tells our history. Bear the knowledge well.
We remain,
Your loving parents'
Cassidy folded up the letter, as the taxi pulled up to the gates of Cross Academy. She had known her parents were Hunters, she didn't know they were Hounds Of God.
She had heard of werewolf tales, but she thought it was mere mortal nonsense. She didn't like being different, already in her life she was constantly made fun of for being albino.
Now she would be in a new school, a foreigner, mocked for her deadly white, nearly translucent skin, and ruby red eyes. And now she had being a werewolf to contend with. Why couldn't she just be normal?
She saw a girl around her age open the gate, and she stepped out of the taxi, dragging her luggage with her. "Cassidy! It's so good to see you again!" Yuki said, hugging her warmly.
She returned her embrace with a small smile. Cassidy hadn't seen her uncle and cousin in 6 years. "Yuki! I've missed you." The brown eyed girl beamed at her. "Father is so happy that you've come to stay with us." she said, as the girls made their way through the gates.
Cassidy saw several of the students staring at her openly, and whispering about her. She just rolled her eyes, and followed Yuki into her uncle's office.
He was spinning around in his desk chair, but stopped abruptly when they entered. Tears streamed from his eyes, and he jumped over his desk to hug Cassidy. "I haven't seen you in forever, Cassidy! You're my only niece!" he sobbed, crushing her.
"Un-cle...Ka-ien...I..can't breath!" she burst out, gasping. He let her out of his bone-crushing hug, and wiped his glasses on the green blanket he wore like a poncho. "I'm sorry, Cassidy. I got carried away." he said, sitting back down.
"Now then, you're all enrolled already. I have the school manual here, your ID, keys to your dorm room, school books, and 2 uniforms." he said, stacking things up in a huge pile.
"You'll be attending the Night Class to protect your identity." he said like it was an afterthought, and Cassidy's jaw dropped open.
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A/N: THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH MOTHERF*CKING TWILIGHT! There, I said it. I know the whole "vampires and werewolves" is a super cringy and really overdone concept. What happened was this: I came across the cover photo. It was a girl wearing a muzzle. Everything just fell into place after that. Originally, this was supposed to be a Black Butler fic, but I couldn't make it work. Staring at the picture, werewolf didn't come to mind, The Hounds Of God did, which comes from Neil Gaiman's The Graveyard Book. And this isn't a romance. And it won't really follow the anime or manga. So let me know what you think of my OC and concept.