Chapter one: The Cathedral of Light

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My name is Calder Bane from 10th centuries, and I'm an Aswang. Half-witch, half-vampire, I live with my mother, father, and three brothers, Kane, Dracul, and Johnny on Castle Transylvania. My father was a madman and never loved me, he tried to kill me three times, but I survived. I never know why he hated me, everyone on the Westland were afraid of him and obey his laws.

          He killed his brothers to become the Lord of the Aswang and took their powers to become the great and the most powerful of our species.

               In his kingdom he crucified anyone that dare spoke about God or preach his words, in Trisylvania, the Northland of humans; he murders those that steal and crucified priests on the cross.

            In secret, I help the people of the Trisylvania, but my brothers would spy on me and report my doing to my father. He would punish me by locking me in a tower full by nine three-headed wolves and ravens to feed on me, my mother Aurora Snow would save me from being eaten. Sometimes she doesn't have a choice and let the wolves fed on me in the tower, I can't die. I can regenerate and use magic, my race has wings, but I did not. I was born with a power that rivals even that of my mad father, when someone stares at my eyes, something will happen to them, they will suffer a horrible death. I can't control this ability, and so I wear a mystical helmet all the time to control it.

              My mother is pure and kindhearted, and she is the only one who cares for me and treats me will. She believes I will bring freedom on my land, and unite nations. She believes I was the chosen one, and so as the people of Trisylvania. Legend said that I will take down my father and his evil Aswangs, he is very large and bulky. His size frightens me, and so as his yellow eyes. He never smiles or laughs, he looks angry all the time.

           Tomorrow I was traveling with him to the Northland, I ride a black horse and he fly up into the sky. When we arrive on the Northland, all the people of Trisylvania came out their houses to pay taxes. Their children were inside frightened, my father would take them and drink their blood if their parents didn't pay enough coins. I stand next to him, the ninth person did not pay enough coins to my father. He looks at him and asks him where is the rest of the money, the man was shaking. And soon my father grab him and yell at him to pay the rest, he was about to kill him and couldn't let that happen. I use my magic and blast light wave in his face, I grab the human and take him to safety. My father stands up pissed, he said as I stand before him." YOU DARE BOY . . . .YOU BETRAY YOU OWN FATHER TO SAVE A MORTAL. . . .good. Now you will suffer my wrath with them," I said." I had enough, these humans are not weak. And they are not your slaves, I stand on your side look enough father. I watch you kill billions and do nothing, but not on this day. The Gods stand with me, you never care for me. I don't know why, but I don't care anymore. I'm leaving, I can't handle this anymore, goodbye father. I hope you change someday," I walkway and ride my horse east. My father watches as leave and sent his loyal soldiers the Aswang to track me down and assault me. I ride my horse east as fast I can, my horse wasn't fast enough and the Aswangs were close. I stop my horse and get off, and use my vampire speed and flee east.

                 I could hear the leader of the Aswangs yelling " get him and kill him", his name is Darth Magnus, a blonde like me with red eyes and gray skin. He is both evil and good, he trains me how to fight and use swords. He is known as the greatest warrior Aswang in our land, he's invincible. He wears an armor made of pure shadows, this armor gives him the ability to manipulate shadows and darkness. And he can create shadow monsters and more. When he was chasing me, he used his dark magic to block out the light of the sun. I can see in the dark, and so I was able to escape. While running my mother was speaking to me telepathically and tell me where to go, I end up into this weird mystical forest called the Forest of Eruwen. It was scary, with ghost flowing around. No evil could enter into the forest,  a magical barrier was stopping them from entering when stood toward it entrance. Darth Magnus and his soldiers return back to the Westland and report that they lost track of me, my father sitting on his throne use his powers and choke few of the soldiers to death. Darth Magnus kneeled and ask for a second chance, my father gave him another chance to track me down" Last chance Magnus, go and don't fail me again"

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