EMPIRE

Prologue

THIS CHAPTER HAS BEEN REWRITTEN 

( A/N) Bear with me please, it's just the starter. Skip if you like.

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The sun has long since retreated from the sky, taking its illuminating, golden rays to shine upon a distant place and over different people. Once the sun has retired from bringing light to our land, our skies drip in the slow descent towards darkness and the sense of sight is stolen from us. My grandfather used to fill my mind with stories about the sun, how it was the sole guardian of the human race during ancient times. It's bright light would act as the ward against any evil creature that lurked in the shadows; creatures that had thirsted for the blood and flesh of humanity.

The sun never betrayed us and stood loyal, refusing to leave it's post in the sky; that was what my grandfather had said. Unfortunately, a point in time was reached in which mankind had begun to take what they had for granted. The human race turned upon each other, becoming as foul as the creatures the sun had protected them from.

So, the sun left; leaving mankind to fend for themselves against the beasts that were born from the darkness. Humanity suffered the wrath of the night, unable to defend against horrors they had never known existed. In their angst, the humans cried out with such desperation for their savior and, although the sun had been betrayed, it remained faithful and came to their rescue once more. It's shining rays only staying as long as twelve hours before it moved along each day as a punishment for their traitorous behavior.

From the dark creatures of the night and the foolish humans of daylight came three species that wreaked chaos upon the world: vampires, werewolves, and hybrids. All three creatures bound to the night and slave to the moon.

This story has always been known to be old folklore, but my grandfather claimed that this legend is how our kind came to be. Of course, the earth had finally found balance after many years and the world had forgotten about the chaos. Now, the humans live in ignorance; oblivious to the fact that they are not alone.

I am no evil creature, despite my kind being born from darkness so long ago. I could never be a foolish human, nor am I the creation of a vampire's bite. I am no hybrid but rather a shape-shifter. I have another soul within me that shares my body and remains my friend as all of my kind has their own inner companion.

I am a werewolf, and now an unwilling Luna.