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Chapter 1
NiteFall
"What is history, but myth retold?"
-Napoleon
All right, here's the first thing about vampires is that we hate being called just that. Vampire is so positively medieval. The official name is a GrayNite, or collectively, the Nite. Never call a GrayNite vampire to the face, unless you really enjoy pain as a hobby.
Secondly, we do exist, we are real. Very much so. Just not in the way you think.
I supposed at this point, a little Nite History might be useful. I'll try to lessen the boredom as much as I can.
See, centuries ago, vampires existed in every sense of the word as you know it. They lived in scary castles, had hideously long incisors and periodically preyed upon the blood of sweet little maidens, or in the case of a vampiress, sweet little boys. However, I seriously doubt they had the powers of metamorphosis, so the entire bat thingy is just another figment of the romantic human imagination.
During the Dark Ages, the pinnacle of their reign, they did posses the extraordinary talent of Shadowmelt. Which might have been useful in the whole preying on humans thing.
That period was called dark ages for a reason. For humans, it was a 50 year long nightmare, during which they were hunted mercilessly by the Nite, either for sustenance or for sport. With their super human strength, intelligence and dark powers, the Nite practically became the dominant species. Alas, for it was short, sweet, and fleeting, just like a good dream.
For all things that prosper must decay, even if they are undead.
The human's might have only one strength, but it was enough. Their sheer numbers, along with their tendency to lash out as a mob when cornered, was what destroyed the Nite rule. .
It started suddenly, like all revolts do, and before you could blink, in a matter of a few years, the Nite were defeated.
For among the hordes that gathered to attack, there were a few that truly posed threat. They were nature's deceit, the Nullifiers.
Humans, born with special powers seemingly designed for the very purpose of defeating the Nite. Immune to hypnosis, with the power to nullify even the Shadowmelt, they matched the Nite in strength and cunning.
Now, please don't go all dramatic on me. No, they did NOT use stakes to kill us. Seriously, where do humans get such ideas? Driving a stake through a heart is sick, even for a GrayNite. And believe me, though the Nite might not have been inclined to personal hygiene back then, but holy water had no effect on them. And the only way garlic was fatal was is it was on your breath.
Crossing water bodies without a coffin is only a problem because Nite derived their powers from the Earth, opponent of Water. This is why they also had to have some of their native soil in their coffin.
And sure, crosses might turn the Nite paler than they already were, but that was only because it was their symbol.
The nullifiers had one card in their hand which manages to make the Nite shudder even today. The Unbecoming.
Their ultimate weapon, the power to reverse the BloodMagic running through a GrayNite's veins. The power to turn them mortal, and consequently make them age the many years they had existed in a few seconds. To feel pain again. A nightmare for the true nightmares of the Dark.
So the Nite were defeated, but destroyed? Certainly not. It takes a lot to terminate an entire species.
The few Nite who managed to survive did what vampires do best and sunk into the shadows. Hidden, forgotten, but never forgiving, they led seemingly normal human lives, mingled with humans and thus produced an entire generation of half-bloods.
This is when the official terms GrayNite and Nite were coined. They had lost their ability of Shadowmelt, their superhuman strenght, their evil laugh and awful Transylvanian accent. Though I must say, the last two were extremely fortunate occurrences.
However, their thirst for vengeance remained unquenched, so to speak. For their nemesis had disappeared, having tortured the Nite to their heart's content.
So the Nite formed a council, spread throughout the world, and tried to resign themselves to the fact that they had to survive in a human dominated world. They have lived, degraded from their former glory...until now.
One GrayNite was born, and seemed to have transcended time. He had the power the Nite of the old possessed.
Before I continue praising myself in third narration, that he is me. I'm forced to narrate this tale as your ignorance is Very irritating. Not to mention, stupidity is contagious, so I should try to eradicate it as much as possible.
My name is Natsume Hyuuga . And as a creature of the dark I have only one thing to tell you-
True hell goes by the name of High School.
A/N:Ah, now the story has officialy started. This is basically an intro chapter, but definitely my favourite. oh, and unless there are any unforseen delays, I should update in a week.
Comments, criticisms, corrections are all welcome.
