History from Ryuu11:26 Sep 26 2013
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"There's many things to explain, much to cover and so much to learn. It's a rather long and arduous story, if you care to listen. Are you prepared?
"Before I named myself Ryuu Izanagi-Ryuu meaning dragon, Izanagi as in 'man who invites', which will become a... rather suiting name in the future-I was born Cain. Born once more years later as Caine... The bloodsucker. The cursed. Wretched. A vampire. I am the son of the parents who were created by God himself; Adam and Eve. My brother, whom I murdered long ago, was Abel. I wasn't powerful then; a mere human after our parents were banished from Eden, a worker that tended the soil, and Abel the Shepherd. I'm sure most of you have heard the basic story.
"We both brought our offerings. The best of Abel's flock was brought, whereas I set out an offering of average, mediocre quality. I did not see the need to present my finest seasonal offering from my crops. And so, mine was not accepted along with Abel's. I was only selfish and...jealous, even if the fault was my own. As you know, jealousy turns to anger, and anger into hate. My hate...murdered my righteous brother.
"From there sprung lies, flowing past my lips in the face of God, who in turn cursed me. No longer was I allowed to see the Lord or harvest crops. I was a completely torn man then; cursed with something I was unable to control, like a newborn vampire. I knew nothing of what I had become, but I knew, definitely, there was something inside of me. Something dangerous, ominous, dark...bloodthirsty, and everything synonymous. But there was nothing I could do, nowhere I could run, no one I could turn to, until...Lilith. Ah, but before you start-no, she was not the first wife of Adam as some say. She was simply known as a powerful witch who guided me through my fate, helped me, taught me the different ways in which blood could be used. Once again, as many legends, no...myths suggest, Lilith was not the first vampire. Merely a witch. Nothing more.
"Now, after so many years of wandering, there would always be that chance I would meet a man or woman to be my companion. Not a lover, by far, no. Simply one I could embrace to become a child of my own. One I could sire and stand beside. That human came in the form of a man by the name of Enoch. A respectable, strong man that I came to admire, and I, as said before, embraced him as one of my own. You couldn't imagine the pair we made. We gathered rogue mortals; children of Adam and Eve, Seth, and children of their children who were spread far and wide. The Land of Nod was where we gathered most of them, abundant as it was with harvest. Finally, our rather large family of roughly 150-most of which were men for the upcoming hard labor-we settled around the outskirts of the Land of Nod, just inside the border, and there we built the First City. After a few years, I named it The First City of Enoch in dedication to my first child. I was a ruler.
"At first, I had been resolute to my words, 'No vampires shall be made, for goodness shan't live an everlasting life.' Ah, I should have stuck to my words, and to this day, I still regret my decision. I was naive, and the choice to create others of our kind...was my downfall.
"Three were created, or, 'embraced' as we called it then. The Second generation of vampires. Though, even when I held steadfast and decreed they make no others, thirteen more were embraced beneath them. I was at a loss when the Third generation began to wreak havoc; turning mortals and using them as puppets in their sibling rivalry. The city was nearing destruction, in near tatters and crumbling at my very feet. So, there was only one option, or, my last resort, per se... I banned the creation of vampires again, and for once, after taking care of the few rogue vampires not of the Second or Third generations, there was peace. A coexistence between vampires and mortals.
"Of course, as humans say these days, 'rules are meant to be broken' and broken they were. My first and foremost rule that banned the embrace of more vampires was completely ignored, disregarded, all in the period of 200 years since the rule took root the final time. My city was being abolished by those vampires, those filthy things I am disgusted to be associated with, let alone share the same race. Not even my faithful, powerful companion could help me control them and win back what was being lost.
"It was as if the Lord himself witnessed our devastation and punished us, for soon everything was annihilated by a storm. Another slap in the face, it seemed, and seeing my home before me as nothing more than ruins burnt to the ground sent me into a frenzy. There was no one left, not that I could see. Not even my dearest companion. Nothing. (Sighs) What more could I do? I wanted nothing else, I had no desire to continue, start anew, or rebuild what I lost. So...I settled myself on the banks of a lake, dug myself a grave, and slept; waiting for the earth to consume me and everything that I was.
"Three millennia must have passed, and even then I wondered why I could still feel my limbs beneath the heavy weight of the dirt and move my eyes beneath their lids. Had I not been consumed as I prayed? Three thousand years beneath ground and I awoke then? But it wasn't a coincidence, no. While laying in my grave, I could sense something...intriguing. New. Something called to me and I could not ignore it. It was simply too...beautiful.
(to be continued)
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