These are the stories of the Nightshift Vampires

My name is Destiny_Nightshift. I first entered the tavern as a wereleopard, a unique type of lycanthrope (which I can say now, not being a were-animal any longer). It seems my mother had dormant lycanthrope blood in her veins which was not awakened because she did not take part in the initiation. When I came to the age of maturity, I was shown the true ways of a lycanthrope by a werewolf. He recognized certain traits I possessed and initiated me by blood.

After my initiation, something went wrong in my mind, and it would not accept my new appetites and abilities. I went mad. My brother Damian, had been embraced by a powerful vampiress named Katrinka_Avalon. She conspired with him and trapped me in a cage where I could not wreak havoc on the unsuspecting people of Los Angeles. Within the cage, I began to die, not having the blood which I needed to sustain my new form. Katrinka_Avalon embraced me one night while Damian was away, and when we next met, it was at the tavern, and I was a vampire.

There was a great falling away between us. I was angry with him because he had imprisoned me as a wereleopard. He was angry with Katrinka_Avalon for turning me, and she was caught in the middle, trying to reconcile us while dealing with her own problems which she kept secret from us. Afterward, Damian began to disappear for days sometimes weeks at a time without telling me or Katrinka. Once we were delivered a body, burnt beyond recognition which was believed to be Damian's. It turned out to be a fellow vampires, but Damian was still alive. He would not communicate with me or Katrinka, but one night she found him.

He had been attacked by another vampire, he hasn't said who, but when he does, there will be war whoever you are. He had complete and total loss of memory. After a few nights and lots of blood, he recognized Katrinka and the house, but not me or anything else. I noticed that during this time Katrinka began to act strangely, also disappearing for several nights, returning even more peculiar than before she left. One night, I awoke to fnd Damian gone and Katrinka in a mad fit. I didn't know what to do. I left and took refuge in the tavern.

End my history, begin my present story.

At the tavern I met a Wizard who promised to find Damian for me and restore his memory. The Wizard_of_Dementia placed a spell on me, confining me to his control for half of every night until the end of time. After the spell was in effect, I learned that Damian had purchased a spell from the Wizard and never payed. I was the payment for Damian's theft. I was confined to a certain time restraint every night, and if the Wizard came and found me in the tavern after the time he set, he threatened to kill me. I do not have to worry about him any longer though, some friends disposed of him quickly, and now I am once again free.

While at the tavern, I met several people. Darkwolf_of_Starkstone befriended me and vows to protect me. He is my dearest friend and I would die for him.
Logan_1277, the bartender whips us up some fantastic Lost Souls and keeps us entertained.
xxNeproxinxx vowed to protect me also, and is an insane vampire/demon who did not keep his promise to me. Because of him, I died, and his last words to me were never fulfilled. I returned from the dead, though, having been raised by a Necromancer, and killed him. I ripped out his heart from his chest, that organ vital to all vampires, which, without, we would die for our bodies remain animate only by the blood which the heart pumps throughout the body.
Nix_Enfinity caught my interest one night and we started talking. I embraced him and he is my first dark childe. He is of a special race, and his blood made me invincible.
zx_Vampire_of_darkness_8th_Sage approached me one night and spoke with me. He is a Vampire Angel and Sage and bestowed to me his Angelic blood which gave me wings to protect me.
I also met two guys, one mortal one a vampire, who go by the names Piety7 and Ascendant_of_Darkness. We formed a clique and conspire together to TAKE OVER THE WORLD!

Yet it seems I have caused a problem. I fell in love with someone long ago, and did not tell him until recently. I did not tell anyone, but waited to hear if he felt the same way toward me. I waited too long, and one night while he was away, someone else entered into my life like a whirlwind and swept me off my feet so quickly, I did not realize what I was doing or saying. Now I weep as I think of it, the damage I have done and caused when the knowledge of my thoughtless actions reached those whom I had wronged. I apologize here, publicly to Neproxin for not telling you up front that I was already in love with another man. I apologize here, publicly to Darkwolf for not telling you I was in love with you as soon as I realized it. I apologize to Neproxin for leading you to believe I was in love with you, when I was really in love with Darkwolf and imagined in my heart and soul that it was him I was speaking with and not you. I am deeply sorry for not being strong enough to stop what I knew was going to happen before it did. I am so deeply sorry Neproxin for saying to you what was not meant for your ears to hear. I apologize for not seeing you, but who I wanted to see.

Well, this was somewhat fixed. Darkwolf had me and Neproxin more or less tolerated it because of his lover Flowing_Gown_of_Blue. Of course, nothing is ever perfect. Since I joined the House of Darkness, I have been torn between my duties thereof and my friends who are not a part of the House. I am somewhat obligated to do whatever my leader says, but it is not a written rule (we have not set any up yet). We have managed to recruit other members though, Kai-Jinn Marr and Darkend_Frost. It is slow progress, building the foundation of a House that will last, but we are hard at work. Right now, we are trying to dispell the newness of the whole idea and get used to it ourselves. If you want to join the House, you can submit a request to either myself or Ascendant, who is the Lord of the House. He is linked here on my friend's list.

A few last words before I go . . .

Damian has still not shown up anywhere. Katrinka is not on the brink of insanity any longer, but she is not the same. She seems more apathetic and has a very sarcastic demeanor about her, which is frightening and confusing to say the least. I have been doing rather well, despite all of this. I try to help, but I can do nothing. If anyone knows anything about them, please e-mail me at this address and tell me what you know.

Since I last wrote, Damian has been returned. Katrinka is back to her old self, yet keeps away from us doing some secret business she will not let us know of. Damian, before he left, created a vampire by the name of Luc. I fell in love with him for a while, but we were both too involved in other things that even when we looked at each other, we did not see our lover's face, but blood and passion.