As they ran, jumping from rooftop to rooftop at incredible speeds, the wind playing with the hair on their heads like possessed limbs, memories continued to flash before Matthew's eyes.

He saw things mundane, improbable and impossible. There were men with red eyes that seemed to glow in darkness. Then there were images of these same men fighting massive beasts. It was slightly smaller than a bear, but undeniably a wolf.

It changed and swirled, and then he was seeing a woman. My wife. he thought as his breathe caught in his throat. Wait, I'm not married... It only took him a moment to guess it must be the old man's wife.

"James! Please don't!" the woman begged. There were tears threatening to spill over. "There has to be another way! The hospital is only - " His hand shot out and wrapped itself around her neck. She struggled and tried to yell, but her constricted throat wouldn't allow her. And then his aching fangs found her soft neck, and he gorged himself.

The images mercifully stopped, and once again Matthew was overcome with the urge to puke, but the violent reaction just wouldn't come. He was ready to slam his fist into the tiled roof under him when someone caught his hand. It was the old man. James.

"That would be most unwise." the man said in the voice a parent speaks to their child with.

When Matthew looked up to him, he expected him to see the malice on his face. His hatred. Matthew wanted to see what that would do to him. But the fear, the shock, was not what he was expecting. James dropped his hand, and in the blink of an eye the other 3 vampires had placed themselves between the two, ready to fight.

"You see!" the female yelled. "I told you we should have killed him! I told you!"

As he looks from one vampire to the next, he is left completely bewildered. What on earth is going on!? He grows angrier still, the tingles settling into his fingertips. His fangs burn, and his vision narrows.

His head feels a little light, but he can still fight. He has to fight!

"Bite him!" James yelled. "He's got too much blood! He's going to turn over!"

Matthew's vision grew darker, and his head a little lighter. I feel like I've been drugged. he thinks. But I can't let this... this... this what?

He tried too look around. His body wouldn't respond.

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I have a bit of a plan for this, but let me worry about that. (Of course, more plots/subplots could make it more interesting)


Vampires

* Vampires have enhanced eyesight, hearing, sense of smell and heal extremely fast. They also have a sixth sense akin to instinct.

* By drinking the blood of another vampire, they can acquire some of their memories.

* Their muscles develop beyond what humans can, allowing them to lift several time their body weight, run extremely fast, jump higher, etc.

* They're bodies are very tough. Vampire skin is about as tough as thick plastic. (As far as stabbing/scratching/etc) and fingernail are tough as human bones.

* The more blood a vampire drinks, the stronger they are. The longer they go without drinking, the weaker they are.

* If a vampire drinks too much blood, their irises turn red, and everything that can grow grows. (If they haven't reached full height yet they get taller. Their hair and fingernails will grow, etc.) They will usually go into a blind rage, attacking anything that moves. This process has been nicknamed "turning over".

* If a vampire goes too long without drinking blood, they will become so weak they cannot move. This has been nicknamed "turning out".

* They aren't "undead", meaning they have a heartbeat, have to breathe, and can be killed by any conventional method. (Stabbing, being shot, etc.) However, since they heal very fast, most of those things just don't injure them enough to be fatal.

* A pureblood vampire can only be born. Both parents must also be pureblood vampires. A half-blood is made when a vampire (Half-blood or pureblood) bites a human and turns them.

* Since vampires are not "undead", a human bitten will not turn if all of their blood is drained.

* Sunlight does not harm purebloods. Half-bloods will get, essentially, really bad sunburn.

Werewolves

* Werewolves in their human form posses slightly better eyesight and sense of smell then a regular human. However it is nothing compared to a vampire's. When the human has become the wolf however, the tables turn. The wolf possess unnatural sense of sight and unparalleled sense of smell.

* The muscles of a werewolf grow at a faster rate than a humans. Once the wolf has undergone transformation, its strength increases dramatically. The wolf has enough strength to lift cars and small buses. It can achieve leaps of about 40 ft when they jump using all their strength in their four legs.

* The werewolf heals at an alarmingly fast rate, the human being able to heal most wounds in short time(with the exception of some critical injuries) while the wolf is impervious to everything except silver. And if it can survive after being injured with silver, no matter how grievous the wound it will heal perfectly in a day or two.

* The easiest way to kill a werewolf is to attack it while it is still in human form. Once it transforms, the only way to kill it is to use silver.

* Lycanthocrapy (the disease contracted by werewolf saliva) has a different affect, contrasting popular belief. The infected does not turn into a pure werewolf. Pure werewolf is a bloodline trait. Lycanthocrapy causes the infected to transform into a werewolf with the exception that the transformation takes place only during a full moon or lunar and solar eclipse. They become a werewolf but they cannot control the wolf's actions. A pure werewolf can act as a subconscious to the wolf form, allowing it to guide the werewolf in making the right decisions(that being said, the wolf doesn't always listen) An infected werewolf however cannot control its actions. It will also retain no memory of any actions it may have committed as a wolf. They are usually more savage and blood thirsty then pureblood werewolves.

There will probably be more, but that's all for now.

updated Aug 4 '09 by chaosbeing