Prologue

What would happen if the Volturi disappeared? If humans discovered the existence of vampires? Here are two questions that arose in the minds of vampires in the 21st century. And one of them decided to get an answer. His name: Slythe. As a 1000 years old Icelandic vampire, he is strong, cunning and ruthless. However, little known in the world of vampires, he remained in the shadows throughout his existence. It would have been doubtful that he was preparing an army, but he was.

An army to overthrow the Volturi. Slythe knew that if he wanted to defeat the Italian kings, he should forget about brute force and beat them at their own game: gifts. Secretly he slowly accumulated his own army of vampires with special gifts. And after 1000 years of waiting, he had at hand an army of 50 powerful and trained vampires.

The fateful date was July 10, 2057. Slythe launched the assault against Volterra and the Volturi were defeated with ease. Slythe took control of the world and kept only a few Volturi alive, considering them useful. But Aro, Marcus and Caius were all killed. Slythe did not care for laws, and so, from that moment, the world was plunged into chaos.

No more standing laws. Armies of newborns were formed and fought against every corner of the world. Immortal children were abandoned in the streets. Clans sought to take power and defeat Slythe without ever succeeding. For 800 years, the world was plunged into the most total chaos. Humans soon learned of the existence of vampires and the state fell. Riots and wars took place, destroying the Earth. Humans were being killed off one by one, the world had no limits.

Slythe watched the devastation with an enjoyable eye.

But humans were extinguished quickly. Most of them were killed by vampires and a small part became vampires themselves, to save their lives. Very quickly, the food began to run out for vampires as humans disappeared gradually. A Russian vampire named Katerina decided to report the issue to Slythe and loving the fiery Russian, he listened and established new laws with her. The armies of newborns were all destroyed and the immortal children. They also destroyed the hybrids, which they judged totally they built small villages where humans could reproduce with the security of vampires. Earth was again sparsely populated, but humans did not exceed 2000 worldwide. These villages existed only in America. Most other countries had become infested desert and overcrowded with vampires, deadly territory for any human who dares to venture.

The operation is of particular villages. Humans have a lot of freedom, but they had to respect and show obedience to vampires. What if they were killed? They had the rights to go once they were eighteen years, leaving in nature. Some managed to survive, but most were murdered. Those who remained in the village had no more chances. The lucky ones were made into vampires and unfortunately killed after awhile.

Humans were treated like cattle, in the end. This is why many of them formed families and ran away before the legal age. These fugitives were found and killed; always. Slythe had set up a Brigade for it. Cruel and ruthless vampires who hunted relentlessly. But some people were able to escape and survive. Most take refuge in deserted countered by vampires, but few existing.

Life had become a veritable field of ruin. And in this chaos was a young girl named Cassie Jones. Just older than eighteen, she was well on the way to one of the lucky who is transformed into a vampire. Until the day she made an irreparable mistake. The day she fled her village with her younger sister who is only 14 years old, Lizzy. One would have thought that it was a simple escape. But no. Because Lizzy was a hybrid, half human and half vampire. It was a pure miracle that Cassie and her aunt who took care of them after the death of their mother, have managed to hide for 14 years. But it had finally come out. The aunt was killed. But Cassie had time to escape with Lizzy.

Cassie had no idea how important Lizzy was...

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