I am the general of the undead army. I have never known love. I am Jasper Whitlock, and this is my story.
I lived in Houston, Texas from 1844 to 1861. I joined the Confederate Army in 1861 at the age of 17. I lied to the general; I was tall enough to pass as a 20 year old. I wanted to make my family proud of me.
I have always had the power to change the mood around me; I always know the right words to say to someone to change their mood. It comes in handy. Before I knew it, I was a major in the army, the youngest major, and they didn't even know my real age.
One day, it happened. I was on a mission, and on my way to where my mission was supposed to end, when I met them. Three women, pale as a ghost, the three women who would change my life forever. I caught their names as they were having an inside conversation, strange names, Nettie, Lucy, and the leader was Maria. The other two were antsy, Maria sent them away.
"What's your name, soldier?" Maria asked me. Even though she was kind of scary, I can't be rude to a lady. "Jasper Whitlock" I stuttered. "I really hope you live." She said, "I have a good feeling about you." She leaned in toward my neck; I felt a searing pain in my neck, then a burning pain in my body. All I saw was black, and felt only pain. I woke up a few days later, beginning my new life. I fell asleep human and woke up a vampire.
Maria was there when woke up. I became the second in command for her army, her vampire army. I was given a special power, the power to control emotions. I made an excellent commander. We fought other armies of our kind for land, discarding soldiers and making new soldiers after every battle.
One day as me and my buddy Peter were disposing of the newborns, he began to change. I called a newborn named Charlotte and Peter gets furious. He runs away with Charlotte, I let them go, because he was my friend, and I could not destroy him. He comes back for me as Maria and I are becoming rivals. I soon leave Peter and Charlotte to go off on my own. Trying hard not to be a monster, but finally have to eat. I leave for Philadelphia.
When I was in Philadelphia there was a terrible storm. I was out during the day; I was not so comfortable with that yet. That's when I met her. I walked into a partially empty diner. My eyes were dark so no one would know. But that meant that I was hungry, and that worried me. I saw her jump off a high stool and come toward me, I didn't know if she was going to attack or not. But the emotions radiating off of her were emotions I have never felt. "You've kept me waiting a long time." She said. I ducked my head like a good Southern gentleman and said, "I'm sorry ma'am." She held out her hand and I took it, not thinking twice about it. For the first time in almost a century, I felt hope. Her name was Alice.
Alice told me about a family of vampires she had seen. They were exactly what I wanted to be. We leave for their home. We get there and she greets them all by name. And we move in and never leave.
I have found a family and finally found love. I have found everything I have always wanted. I am still partially a monster, that will never change. I am Jasper Hale, and thank you for reading my story.