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Next, the man cast a spell with the use of a black materia. All said and done, the man left his coffin to place the boy in it. Night passed into day and day passed into night, till finally, Cloud awoke to find himself in an open coffin with the creepy guy watching him from across the room.

"Hey...What's going on?"

"...Vincent..."

"...What?"

"The name is Vincent, and you have a lot to learn."

Nibelheim Mansion

Vincent stared down at the child observing any and all reactions. At first, the child appeared catatonic, only staring straight ahead. However once his mouth opened, Vincent felt his responsibility double. Never one to chit chat, Vincent spoke only about the essentials. His name was the first word he directed at the boy. After introducing himself, the cavernous room filled with silence. After what felt like centuries of staring, the boy's mouth opened again.

"...I'm...Cloud... Are you a...vampire?"

"It's a long story, Cloud."

The way in which his words were spoken told Cloud that the subject was closed for discussion. Slowly, Cloud reached up and lifted himself out of the coffin. Once out, Cloud took notice of himself and his surroundings. He felt refreshed and extremely thirsty. In addition, it happened that the room appeared brighter. Deciding that he had nothing to lose, Cloud stepped up to Vincent.

"What happened? Last thing I remember is that you were in the coffin."

"Cloud...you have died."

Cloud took a step back. What did this guy mean he died? He was standing right in front of the man.

"That's not funny."

"Do I look like I'm laughing?"

"How can I be dead?...Unless..."

"Yes, I changed you. The human, Cloud, is dead."

Not one to be emotional, the boy took a deep breathe and sighed.

"Well...What do we do now?"

"...What?"

"You turned me into whatever you are, and you said I needed to learn, so where do you want to start?"

A rumble startled the two. Cloud blushed in realization as to where it came from. Meanwhile, Vincent let out a small chuckle.

"I guess we should start with hunting."

After hours of hunting wild animals in the Nibelheim mountains, Vincent and Cloud stood outside the front entrance to the Nibelheim Mansion. Slowly, the two entered the dusty wreck and looked around. They discovered a dusty couch and sat on it.

"Alright questions and answers time."

"What are we?"

"We are stage three vampires which means that we were turned by other vampires. Out of the varying types of vampires we are the weakest. Other types include type stage one: the purebred vampires, and stage two: the mixedbred vampires."

"What else should I know?"

"The vampire world is a secret. We kill or change any humans who know about us. There is a hierarchy of rule that places type one vampires above everyone. The agency that monitors our behavior is called Shinra. And, if you are caught doing anything deemed suspicious, a vampire group called the Turks will hunt you down and deliver you to a scientist, Hojo, who will experiment on you until he gets bored of you."

"...Okay..."

"Also, as a turned vampire, you will need to drink blood at least once everyday."

"Doesn't seem to bad."

"Did I I forget to mention that you must find your soulmate(s) within a century or you will turn to dust?"

"...What?!"

"Oh yeah, and you are illegally created so you have to hide else you'll be kidnapped by the Turks."

"You have got to be kidding."

"No. You'll find that I never joke around."

"This sucks."

"Welcome to the club."