Midnight Shadows...

Are the shadows as really as calm and peaceful as everyone thinks they are? Or is there something deep within those shadows, waiting to be released. For centuries the clans of vampire, lycan, and shaodw have waged war against one another. In the Ancient City of Lumanesta the fued that has been going on for centuries has not yet ended. This battle between the three races have left many heartbroken. Vampires are still the most populated of all the people They rule through most of the Gothic Metropolis area. On guard at all times, protecting their leader Akira. He is the first known vampire of his clan and has ruled over the land of Lumanesta for over 5,000 years. He has a young son named Kenshin and he raises his son to be a trained warrior. He was taught never to show fear or any other emotion, and to kill anyone who got in his way. But secretly, Kenshin hated what he was doing to others. He hated the violence, but what could he do? His father was the leader of his kind.

On the opposite side of the Gothic Metropolis is the run down ruined sector of the city. This is where the Lycans live. They are a small group. Even though they are the strongest of the three clans, they have been killed and outwited by weapons that the Vampires have created to kill them. But even though their numbers are small, they continue to fight onward. Their group is lead by two, Bane and Elain. They lead their dwindling family to war. Gathering as many supplies as possible. And they too have created a weopon that will help kill the Vampires.

Towards the east lyes the Shadows. They are the weekest of the three, but they are smart. They live in the graveyard sector of Lumanesta. They are lead by one. Queen Aura. She is the last known of her kind, a pureblood as they like to call her. She is said to be born right from the shadows. Even though the war has affected all of the clans, she is nutural. Not wanting to fight, but finding a way to help. She as created a secret society that is formed with all members weather it be Lycan, Vampire, Or shadow. Bane and Elaine have joined as well as Kenshin. The Elders of the other clans though do not know about this pact and continue to wage war on the other clans. Kenshin and Aura become very close with one another through out this time period. But what will happen if the Elders find out about their pact? Will the war continue on? Or will a truce be made? And remember to always watch out for those Midnight Shadows....

Queen Aura sat poised atop the large mosaleum in the graveyard of lost souls. Yes. That is the name she had given it. The poor lost souls that were trapped inside of their graves, not knowing how to escape from their pain. It was a horrible thing to have to hear their haunting voices whisper across the ground. Never being able find release from what they had gone through. Vampire, Lycan, and Shadow alike were burried here. Even though the three clans were at war with one another. They made a pact long ago that they would not fight while burrying their dead. It was an ancient tradition, that not even Akira could break. He was one of the three elders who understood that if you broke an ancient pact, you would suffer dearly from it.

Aura's body was shaking from the cold. Her milky white skin shone almost lumanesant in the light of the moon. This was the only time it was ever bright in this horrible city. Even though Lumanesta ment light, it did not show in this city. There had been no sunlight in this god forsaken land in over 6,000 years. Long before Akira was turned into a vampire. Long before she rose from the shadows and took form. She knew what it had been like to grow up without light. She hadn't seen the sun rise for a long, long time. She let out a small sigh and closed her eyes, soaking in the raise of light from the moon above. She didn't know when she would get another chance to do this.

(This is Aura)

Bane had chosen the spot that he and the rest of his faltering clan were now resting for a reason. It was because of the moon that came in through the broken ceiling of the old rusted iron warehouse at the long abandoned wharf at the edge of the city. This whole city seemed to be dying, infested with vampires. His Lycans once had been proud, great, and many, now they were like dogs, the worst of his kind searched for scraps on the streets and hid in places unknown. All of it was Akira’s doing, every bit of suffering. Bane wanted peace, he was growing more mature, his younger self had wanted to bask in the blood of vampires he had ripped apart, but now, he was finding that this war might never end, and he was being driven into a corner, soon, soon all the Lycans and himself would be dead. So a truce had to be settled. In order for Bane to move his race forward to prosper once again he would have to find some way to live with the vampires.
Bane felt the moonlight engulfing him where he lie, he let the thoughts of the future that were harboring inside him fade away and simply enjoyed the feeling of being immersed.

Kenshin walked briskly down a silent hallway, his footsteps falling without a sound. His medium frame of 180 pounds, and standing at six foot even, made him appear to be a completely normal human. If not for his paled, ice cold skin, he could actually pass for one too. Passing a room, he smelled the iron sting of fresh human blood, and held back a shudder. He despised this hall, as it was where the Coven kept all their meals, but it was the only way to get to his father, and he could never disobey a summons. He saw a pair of heavy, silver clad doors ahead of him, and with a swift extension opened and closed them in one movement, leaving just enough time for him to speed through. Inside was the chamber of his father, the Master Vampire for the entire city. It was lavish, to say the least, and he could see his father atop the throne set at the back. With a glance, Kenshin found they were apparently alone, and stepped forward until they were mere yards apart, "You bid for me, father?"

This is what Kenshin looks like