Shadows of the Bloodmoon

Chapter 1: The Weight of Expectations

As the eldest son of the Abernathy family, Ethan Abernathy is sat at the dining room's table,
Surrounded by the comfortable scent of his family's ancestral home. The flickering candlelight cast
dancing shadows on the elegant walls, as his father, Damon Abernathy, and his younger brother
Roman Abernathy, joined him in the dining table for their usual late night dinner at eleven o'clock.
The room itself exuded an air of mystery, with antique paintings of their vampire ancestors adorning
The walls of the Abernathy mansion's dining room and livingroom. As the eldest son, Ethan should
have 'follwed in the footsteps of his vampire lineage. however , as the years passed, it became—-
increasingly apparent that he did not undergo transformation that marked his family's immortality.
His heart ached with the burden of sticking out as the sore thumb of his immortal family, outsider
of within his own bloodline.

Damon, a tall and distinguished vampire, with pale skin, sharp jawline, and midlength
locks of jet-black hair with silver streaked hair. He noticed the sadness etched on Ethan's face,
placing a hand on his son's shoulder, he spoke with a soft, and understanding tone that carried
alot of wisdom through his 400 years of immortality 'Ethan my boy, I know its hard for you.
But rememeber, the vampiric blood still runs within your very veins. In time, your transfor-
mation will come.'

Ethan looked up at his father, eyes filled wih longingness and admiration. 'But father, all my other siblings already completed their transformation. Even Roman here who is younger than me, how
am I the odd one out?' Damon pauses, his gaze filled with fatherly love. 'You are special Ethan, it is rare for a firstborn to not have our gift of immortality. But sometimes fate has something else in store
for us'

The next day, as the sun began its ascent over the supernatural town of moonvile, Ethan
found solace in the company of his friend, Sibyl Mariano. Sibyl a captivating young woman with
Shimmering blue-green scales adorning her legs as she is a siren–an enchanting creature known for
their r mesmerizing voices that could mind-control their victims to do their bidding. Both of them have an unbreakable bond as when they made a pact when they were children to be friends no matter
what. They were now sittin under the shade of an ancient oak tree, Sibyl leaned near Ethan he notices this and thinks his bestfriend might tell him another rumor about their classmates 'Ethan I heard a rumor about a long-lost grimoire hidden deep within the woods. They say it conains the darkest spells
which is one of the most powerful type of witchcraft' Ethan's eyebrows were raised with skeptism.

    The thought of an ancient grimoire filled with forbidden knowledge and incantations no
Normal witch would say intrigued the boy'Alright then Sibyl, lets go look for the rumored grimoite'
with an unspoken understanding, they set out on their adventure, the forest enveloping them with an
enigmatic embrace. The whispering leaves and the distant rustle of of creatures added an air of susp—
pense of their quest.

They venture in the woods and discover an abandoned manor that both of them felt some
sort of dark energy, which they thought that's a good sign because the grimoire might be in there
they were right, as they broke in the manor's door they found the book filled with dark incantations. 'Wow I cant believe i was right it has been in here all along' Sibyl says as she looks
at the cover of the book for awhile then hands it over to Ethan. As they boy grabs the grimoire he
says 'Ok Sibyll we got what we came here for lets scram before it gets dark out' She nods in agree-
ment and they got back to the oak tree, their usual spot to hang out because it's near the Abernathy
mansion.

The next day at Moonsville High Ethan was just walking around then he bumped into someone he says sorry and looks too see Sean Morningstar a bow who is in his history and PE class, he's tan with slanted small eyes, dark brown eyes, straight mid length light brown dyed hair that you could see his black hair's roots coming out if you squint alot.