Prologue: 1476
I'm sure you know Dracula, king of the vampires, he's the reason our family even exists. My father, Lazarus, told me the story of how Dracula gave him the power of immortality. He was desperate to rule a home that had a sad excuse for a king.
Before he went to Dracula, he explained to his friends how they could rule the kingdom and live for eternity. "Brothers and sisters, imagine, the fear in our so-called king's eyes when he sees he is outmatched? and how we will become like gods." my father said. "How we will rule this kingdom our way once and for all." His friends cheered as they believed in his words, so, my father left for Dracula's castle.
After arriving in the castle, he spoke to Dracula and explained his situation. "You've peaked my interest." Dracula said as he stood there thinking of the situation. " Very well, I shall give you and your friends the gift and you shall have an unstoppable army at your command."
After the deed was done, my father raced back home with incredible speed and told everyone what had transpired and that Dracula himself would give them the gift. Later, when my father returned to our house, my brother Kane and I were on our chairs outside with our mother.
We looked at him and saw what he had become. His eyes were golden and his face was pale. "Why couldn't you have just let it go?" my mother asked, standing from her chair. Tears began running down her cheeks as she gazed upon my father, she was furious with him that he actually went through his plan of becoming a vampire.
She told him, when he first explained his plan, that if he did this she'd kill him. "Don't you see Maggie? We have the power to take down the king and make things right." my father said, grabbing her shoulders. Meanwhile, I could hear the screams from those who disagreed with my father and his friends and didn't want the change. I could hear the roars and the slashing from the men and women who did agree to the change.
My mother stabbed my father with a knife, of course, no one knew how to kill a vampire at the time. My father stared down at my mother with anger, he picked her up by the throat and squeezed till her bones broke. He dropped her on the ground and switched his gaze to Kane and I. Till this day, I wish she to accept the change, but she chose her fate, as did they all.
All the vampires, including us, later charged toward the castle. After the guards were slain, my father raced to the king and punched him so hard, the punch made a hole through the king's chest. "No more, false king". my father whispered as he smiled. That my friends, is how our kingdom, was born.
