~Prologue~
A Night Like All Others

Another night, another kill. In this life you cannot think of your prey as humans; sympathy is not an option. You kill or you die. Those are your only choices.

As a vampire, there is no choice on to kill or not to kill. You kill to live and you live to kill. You are a creature forced to hunt under the dark ultraviolet sky so that you are not seen.

It’s a lonely life--in the beginning anyway. But as the centuries go by you find the company of others less and less enjoyable. It became such a trivial matter after all that time; at least I think of it that way.

Eternity also seems promising in the beginning, almost romantic. But that is yet another misconception. Eternity is rather dull. Day after day things remain the same. Like I said, you kill to live and you live to kill. There is no romanticism in it, it’s just tedious.

I walked out from the shadows of the alley, leaving my most recent prey dead behind me, walking back into the crowd, immediately blending in with the night.

Being a vampire these days is absurdly simple. You can go out in the sun, a feat unthinkable for the first vampires. We also have no problem with garlic, crosses, or anything like that. That was all a myth to begin with.

It is amazing to think of how much we’ve evolved over the years… But like I said, none of those ailments trouble our generation anymore. We live almost completely normal human lives--other than the blood thing, of course.

As I turned the corner, another prostitute, not too different from the one I had just disposed of, spotted me.

“Hey mister,” she cried running over to me, pressing her unusually large breasts into my side. “Are you busy tonight, sweetheart?”

I smirked, looking at her, trying to dazzle her with my looks. And it worked.

“No, actually, I’m not,” I said shooting her a wide toothy grin. “Why don’t we go find a hotel, is that a good idea sweetie?” She was breathless for a second, and then soon regained her composure.

“Of course,” She grinned, attaching herself to my side.

I smirked as we walked down the street. It looked like I would be quenching my extra thirsts tonight. Not to mention a quick after dinner snack.

As we walked down the street I decided that yes, I would have to say that tonight would be night like all others.