TW// mentions of, injuries, blood, and death

1587, A small village near Cologne, Germany

Four years ago, a war swept upon Germany. There was constant conflict between the Bavarians, and Spanish who fought against Germany and it's allies Palatinate and Netherlands. Taking place in Cologne this war led to the small villages in and near the city to be in danger. The war distracted the people and let monsters into the villages.

"You're dying, you need help!" A little girl yells sitting down next to Remington. She must have been nine or ten at most.

"My brothers have gone for the same reason I shall go. I'm content with going down as a soldier, I've fought for my people, and that has made it worthwhile," Remington chokes, the pain of his wounds were nearly unbearable.

"I can save you, you should be allowed a second chance, the same chance I gave your brothers," she says.

"No, I cannot be alive after this, that's impossible," Remington says reaching for the girls hand, "now child, tell me your name."

She holds onto his hand seeing the tears in his eyes, "I'm Charity."

"Now Charity, please go home, tell the elder I passed, tell him I went painlessly, it'll be easier on my mother that way," Remington says his voice starting to fade. He was only a few short minutes away from death, and it would take longer than that for anyone to even find him.

"I know a way out of dying, I can let you see your brothers, you can live with them. Please just let me help."

"Even if I want to see them, I can't, they're already gone." Remington says.

"Stop talking it'll make it worse. Close your eyes, think about something that calms you. This will all only last for a minute."

Remington nods and closes his eyes. He was already beginning to slip in and out of consciousness, as the minutes passed being awake was a struggle. He was thinking about his mother, his life back at home before the war. The life he had with his two brothers and his girlfriend. He planned to marry her once the war ended, that thought seemed impossible now.

Charity bites her wrist feeding Remington her blood. No matter how many times she saved people this way, she wondered if it was really the right way, if their lives were meant to be spared by becoming a vampire.

"I'm sorry, but I need to feed." She says. She tucks her curly blonde hair behind her ear, her fangs showing.

Remington didn't even respond, he didn't even move. She was just talking to an unconscious body now. She felt bad feeding so she always waited until they were unconscious or maybe even dead if she couldn't save them just so they wouldn't feel it. Her teeth sink into his neck, they tear his skin so she can feed off of him. She never took all of someone's blood, she felt bad doing so. Yet no matter what she felt bad. Even if she never killed an innocent person, she only saved the ones who deserved to be spared.

"You can see your brothers soon," She says softly, and after that she felt his heart stop.

"Sir, there has been another animal attack." John says.

"This is the third one tonight."

"Do you think one of the enemies sent it?" He asks.

"This was no tame animal, it must have been wild, it seemed to have bitten the neck of one of the soldiers." The Elder says.

"Was he identified?"

"His name was Remington Kropp," The Elder announces.

"His brothers, weren't they the last victims?" He asks.

"Unfortunately so."

"I don't think the village would be pleased to hear of another attack," John sighs.

"Nobody is pleased to hear of the attacks, they were one of the best people we had." The Elder sighs.

"Father! The bodies disappeared!" The Elders daughter yells running into the room.

"How is that possible?"

"How is this possible?" Remington asks looking up at Emerson.

"They seemed to have spared our lives brother." Emerson says.

"I'm starving, more than I have before." Remington comments.

"So am I, is there any food around?" Emerson asks.

"Not that I know of, we've fled the village, it wouldn't be smart to return, they ought to be looking for our bodies by now."

"Where did Sebastian go?" Remington asks.

"He's long gone Rem," Emerson says looking around.

"Do you think he could have went back to the village?"

"We can see if he's near home, I hope he hasn't gone too awful far, but he could be anywhere," Emerson sighs walking through the woods with Remington.

Screaming erupted from the village, Remington and Emerson ran to help. They didn't know what they were, the only thing they knew was that this was a second chance, they only knew that they were alive and any pain from their battle wounds were gone. They were healed.

"It's Sebastian!" Emerson yells running towards him.

"What is he doing?" Remington asks trailing behind.

"I-I can't see what's going on."

When they got a better look they saw what Sebastian had done. They now knew their circumstances and a wave of guilt washed over them as they realized what the rest of their lives would be like. Their brother was hunched over a dead girl, he had blood on his lips and she had bite marks on her neck. It was heartbreaking when Sebastian realized what he had done. Seeing all of the regret in his eyes and seeing him cry over the young woman's limp body. It was quite honestly the worst day of their new life. This was the beginning of best and worst thing ever.

"Sebastian..."

"What's wrong with me?" Sebastian asks.

"Nothing's wrong with you brother, this is the way we are supposed to live," Remington says sitting on the ground next to Sebastian.

"I killed her Rem, I killed this innocent girl, I killed the elder. I'm a monster!" His hands were in his hair, he was gripping it tightly almost as if he'd pull it out any moment.

"You're no monster Sebastian, you can control this, you can get through this, ju-just listen to me, please." Remington says looking at Sebastian's face, tears illuminating his cold blue eyes.

"I don't want to live this way. Rem, I don't want to be here if I have to kill people to get by," Sebastian cries, he released his hair using his hands to dry any tears that's had fallen.

"I- I know it's hard, but Sebastian, I can't lose you, I've already lost everything else."

Remington stands up helping Sebastian up in the process. He pulls Sebastian into a tight embrace. In that moment he forgot they were in danger, he forgot their village would soon be against them. It was the most comfort he's felt since waking.

"Guys? We have a problem," Emerson says hurriedly.

The villagers had found them, the body of the elder, the girl. The blood covering Sebastian. They saw the three boys still alive and they knew something had happened. Something they never thought was possible.

Some people ran to their homes in fear, some carried their young children away fearing they would be attacked, some of them stayed. Those who stayed had intentions of fighting them off.

"You're a monster!"

"Burn him!"

"Hang him!"

Death wishes, slurs, chants were thrown around as the daring villagers grew closer. The only thing the three of them knew was that they had to either fight or flee. Remington looks at the villagers many were once his friend.

It angered him how quick they could turn on him. When he saw there was an open wound on one of the men, the blood lust got the better of him, he charged at the man. His teeth sunk into the mans neck and before anyone could react he was dead.

Feeding on him was the best feeling ever. For the first time since he woke everything was clear.

Emerson tried holding back on his urges but he too charged at a villager. He tore open the mans throat and sucked the blood out of him, it only took seconds for them to do it. All of them had enough time to run before ever being caught or even injured by any of them

They were much quicker than the men. Within minutes they were long gone. Soon they would be a long ways away from Germany

What they didn't know was that after the war ended in 1588, Cologne started a secret society of Vampires hunters. They would stop at absolutely nothing to fight the vampires off. That started with the Hunting Curse, a curse known to only be set on very few people in the world.