AN: Well, here is part two of this installment, and before you all ask me, yes they will get older. Confused? Read the story you wont be for long. I am just setting the foundation for later on have no fear.
Disclaimer: I do not own SM. How I wish I did though.
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They were the hunters; they were the hunted. They were the Prince's of darkness; rulers of the night. No man dared deny them; no women tried. It was a curse that should have killed them, only to make them even stronger…
As they thirsted for blood, for innocence, and what they could never have…
Chapter 1
Closing his eyes, Endymion, King of the Night, High Ruler of the, well whatever the hell they were, fought back the urge to hunt. He had eaten well the night before a healthy young man would soon waste away to nothing thanks to the cancer in his stomach, and did not wish to run the night this night. It was bad enough on the nights where there was no moon, but tonight was different. Tonight was the night of the full moon, and it always served as a good reason not to go outside. Even if he was one of the feared, it wasn't the light that bothered him it was what would be prowling.
Of course the humans would be no problem, but the werewolves were another matter. It wasn't that he feared them, but he did have a healthy respect for them as they were created the same way he and his were. A gift, by a mysterious woman, that turned them into something more, something dangerous. Something that made you do more than look over your shoulder on a dark night.
Out of respect his kind stayed out the way of them during the full moon, the only night that they were truly the most dangerous people on this meager planet and its stupid humans. Of course he had been human once before as well, that he been before he had been changed. Before he had become what he was now, a destroyer of life.
Before the darkness had crept into his soul making him what he was and knowing that he could never go back. That was enough to drive all of them to the point of insanity, and anything that could remind them of what they lost, or make them feel whole again, was kept and fought for with a passion.
Closing his eyes he allowed himself a grin, it wasn't pretty he knew. He was a predator a hunter, and now some human had decided to make him the hunted. The poor stupid group would die the way the rest of them had.
Humans were no match for him and his kind, especially he and the other high vampires. Of course they were not true vampires for they would walk in the day, and they did not have to eat all the time like the lower ones did. They also had power, what was left of there humanity came from that, a power that had only increased with the changing.
With that type of advantage it was no wonder that the week, and helpless human race could do no more against them than a babe. Of course, they would never kill them all, they were their source of food, and that had to be preserved at all costs.
"Endy." Kunz's voice rang out, calmly and coldly, not a trace of emotion written in it.
Looking up at his first General he nods slowly, while meeting the lifeless eyes that belong to one of his most trusted friends. It was slightly un-nerving unless one new him extremely well, then one could almost pick up the traces of emotion that hovered on the edges of his vision, almost.
"Yes, Kunzite," Came his equally calm reply, even though his mind was struggling to catch back up from the rest of his thoughts.
"The human's managed to catch and kill three last night."
"Anyone high enough to make a threat?"
"Yes, Lord Costace's youngest son. The family is quiet grieved and they are demanding that we let them find and put down these humans." Now almost amusement was seeping into the man's voice.
"How was he killed?"
"They say it was fire my king, and light. I sent Zach to check it out, he says that the man was burned before it seems to him, that the light from the sky came from the dead of night, and killed him."
"That is impossible." Endymion says flatly rolling his eyes. "The sun does not rise at midnight."
"That is what they said, and Zach is rarely wrong. So either they have found a new weapon that we do not know of or someone with the gift of light has been born."
"Impossible as well, even in our young days was anyone born with the gift of light. That was impossible, elements can not be controlled, even Zach agrees with us on that."
"I never said that the man made mistakes."
"I want you to find whoever is doing this and I want them killed we can not afford for word of this to get out."
Nodding his head, Kunzite bows once before heading out the door.
Shaking his head Endymion fingers the golden crystal in his hand and glares at the night sky.
"Now, what?"
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"Nothing at all" Kunzite murmurs looking around the area where the battle had taken place earlier. Nothing in the way of magic, or if there had been none of them could sense it.
"Damn it all the hell, how do you keep something like this a secret?" The tall man with shoulder length, curly hair, and green eyes, snarls, he had been rudely awaken from his sleep like state was very angry, he also had not eaten in a few days, which was prone to make a very angry Zachary.
Shrugging Kunzite looks to the tall, blond headed, blue eyed man behind him who was currently examining the ground with a look of boredom though, Kunz knew, that those sharp eyes were taking in every detail. It was one of Justin's better traits, no matter how casual his glance seemed he never missed a thing.
"Finding anything Justin?"
"Nothing but a couple of footprints, some of them are our mans and the other belong to a young girl, or boy, I cant really tell the impressions are to light. There was some male footprints back there but I found their bodies a moment ago."
"Children?" Nathan questions walking over, curiosity playing in his brown eyes, he had been questioning the stars but they had chosen to give him no information today. Stating only that, what had happened had happened and they would say no more.
"Children are not capable of this, this type of massacre." Zach murmurs softly, shaking his head.
"Not the ones we know, true."
"Human children are a lot weaker than our own, and if they can not do this then I think we must find our enemies else where." Justin says, a thoughtful look on his face.
"I will try the stars once more." Nathan offers.
"You do that otherwise I am going to find something to eat." Zach snaps before stomping off into the night.
"I pity whatever poor soul comes across his path." Justin says rolling his eyes.
"You are no better when you are hungry." Endymion says stepping out of the night.
"Endy, at least I don't blow things up like someone I know."
Grinning, his slow grin, Endymion nods. "As for the children, I think we should go more with that link." Looking at him in surprise Justin shakes his head.
"Why?"
"Because do you remember about eight years ago when the planet's suddenly flared? It could be linked, it might not, but I was exactly eight years ago tonight."
Looking at his friends, Kunzite looked grim. "If what you say is true we must track this menace down and kill it."
Nodding his head Endymion turns his head towards the sky, "I agree."
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"You just had to find that flower didn't you." Rei spits at Serena her dark hair flowing freely down her back.
"But it is supposed to be so pretty." The blond haired girl wails her blue eyes feeling with tears. "How was I supposed to know that vampires were gonna come out?"
"Stop fighting you two." Minako orders while tossing her blond braid behind her. "We have to get out of here fast."
"No kidding," Makoto says, "The trees say that the enemy is coming."
"Trees?" The soft voice of Ami questions confused. "When did you start listing to trees."
"The moment that Rei threw a fire ball big enough to engulf a town."
"Oh."
Looking around at her friends Serena fight back the confusion that threatened to engulf her small frame. She was confused, dirty and her head hurt from getting hit by the freak with the long teeth. Now her best friend was throwing fire, and her other best friend had lit up a clearing for miles and she had no answers. So she Serena resorted to the only thing that she knew to do. She cried, long and loud.
Whipping around the four girls gave each other worried looks before as one running to their friend to comfort her.
"I am sorry Serena, I should not have yelled at you." Rei says getting there first and hugging her tightly.
"It will be alright Serena you will see." Minako says.
"Ya, if anything happens Rei will just through another one of those fireballs of hers." Makoto assures her with a smile.
"I will figure this out as well, I promise." Ami says with her child like logic.
Brightening under her friends attention, Serena sniffles and nods her head.
"There is my girl," Minako says smiling. "But now we have to get a move on, we can not stay here and there has to be somewhere safe we can stay?"
"The mountains." Ami declares calmly.
"But those are miles and miles and miles away." Serena wails horror in her voice.
"Not just about 20, but I hear that Vampires can not go there so we should be safe there, if we can keep the werewolves from finding us first." Ami replies.
"Werewolves!" The girls yell as one.
"Yes, it is a full moon you know, and if vampires are real then why not them?"
"Good point little girl," Came a cold voice.
Whipping around Ami felt the breath being drawn from her lungs, standing before her was the most beautiful man that she had ever seen in her life. He was tall, with curly blond hair and the most amazing blue eyes. Her eyes though were drawn to his mouth were two fangs protruded, fangs that would sink deep into her neck to pull her life's blood from her, and she knew in that heartbeat that he would do just that.
"RUN!" Makoto yelps grabbing Ami's arm and yanking out of her trance, and snapping her back to reality.
Whipping around Ami wills her legs to pump, while desperately praying that he was not expecting that move from them. Somehow she didn't think she was going to get that lucky.
Feeling something wrap around her arm a few moments later, she screamed. Causing Makoto to come to a dead halt.
Stumbling slightly Ami turned around only to meet the leaf green eyes of the man that they had been running from.
"Why are you running?" He questions coldly.
Something cold was building itself into Ami's stomach, something that she could not understand, but for some reason Ami was not afraid, somehow she knew that was going to get away.
"None of your buisness." She whispers almost as if she was another person.
"Children like you should not be out after dark." He says smoothly.
"I know."
"Really?"
"Ami, run." Serena's hysterical voice wails from the trees where Minako was holding them back while trying to figure out a plan without hurting Ami.
Holding up her hand Ami shook her head at the man in front of her.
"I will be leaving now." Waving her hand she felt the coldness leave her and enter the air, she had once glimpse of his startled face before she was grabbed by Makoto and hauled off again.
It was time to run, and run hard.
Blinking the ice and snow from his face Zach looked around for the girl that he had caught and scowled darkly when he could not find her.
'Endymion,' He snarls darkly, anger starting to build in him like a dark cloud, as the darkness that was a part of all of them slowly started emerging.
'What?" Came his friend's weary mental reply.
'It is definitely the children.'