Great Britain, late 1500s.
Marcus Corvinus stood in the darkness, looking at Castle Corvinus. The magnificent castle sat atop the hill, dominating the valley. He stood there, looking at the world that was once his. Once, he was a prince of the Magnus region of England. He was the son of wealthy lord Alexander Corvinus. He had power and prestige.
Now, he found himself alone in the world. He found himself pondering how his situation had changed. How much he had changed. For the young man who gazed longingly at the castle was no mere mortal. He was the First of the Bloods, Father of all Vampires, Master of all Creatures of the Night. But he wasn't always that way...
Not long ago, something happened that changed the young man's life. He was walking around in the darkness when he was attacked by a strange creature. A large, bat-like thing that bit him. It attacked him and left him near-dead. Marcus didn't die. The bat-like thing's bite had changed him. It changed him profoundly. He became stronger and faster. Unfortunately, that wasn't the end of it. He learned that his new powers came at a steep price.
Marcus Corvinus could never walk in the light of day again. He had become something other than human. He discovered that he needed to drink blood to survive. Also, it made him immortal. So, Marcus Corvinus found himself alone in the world. He looked like a human being, but he was far from human. He discovered that he could transform himself into a huge, bat-like creature with immense wings. A deadly monster that prowled the night endlessly looking for victims. Marcus Corvinus had become the first vampire.
He removed himself from the world of the humans. He hid from his beloved father, Alexander Corvinus. He missed his family, especially his twin brother William Corvinus. William Corvinus went into the wilderness looking for his missing brother. He was bitten by a wolf during a wild night. The wolf's bite changed William Corvinus. Like his brother before him, he mutated, eventually turning into a gigantic, wolf-like beast. William Corvinus had become the first werewolf, father of the race of the Lycanthropes. At first, William Corvinus could not control himself. He roamed the countryside in bestial form, attacking men and women whenever he encountered them. The humans who survived William's attacks yet sustained his bite became wolf-like monstrosities just like him. Thus, the race of the Lycanthropes grew. Ordinary men and women bitten by William Corvinus became werewolves. William and his growing following of werewolves stalked the woods, increasing their numbers by attacking humans. Soon, the threat of the werewolves became overwhelming. Something had to be done about these superhuman monsters who roamed the countryside. Someone had to stop them.
For this reason, Marcus Corvinus contacted a wealthy man named Viktor. Viktor was sixty years old. Once, a tall and proud British aristocrat. Now, he was dying of illness. Marcus Corvinus promised him eternal life in exchange for his help against the growing menace of the werewolves. Viktor agreed. Marcus turned him into a vampire. He also turned Amelia, a beautiful young woman who was also Viktor's niece. Viktor, Amelia and Marcus became known as the Triad, the most powerful vampires of all time. Viktor and Amelia went around recruiting men and women and turning them into vampires. They needed an army to fight the werewolves. Once they had reached a sufficient number, they began to hunt the werewolves. All werewolves were ordinary people transformed by William's bite. By night, under the full moon, their bestial side emerged and their human side vanished.
They became super-strong, fast-healing, deadly monsters. Monsters that craved human flesh. Unlike the werewolves he created, William Corvinus could never return to human form. He had lost that ability the day he became a werewolf. The day he became the First of the Lycans and Father of all Werewolves. The vampires, led by Viktor and Marcus fought against the vampires. It was a dangerous war fought at night. Eventually, the vampires captured William Corvinus. The Patriarch of the Lycan Race had been taken by his eternal enemies. The vampires decided to imprison William Corvinus for all eternity. They locked him away in an indestructible metallic coffin and buried it deep below the earth. Like his vampire brother Marcus, William the Lycan was immortal. He would not die, even after many centuries spent buried below the earth. Vampires and werewolves were creatures that lived forever unless they were slain.
Marcus Corvinus stood there, looking at the place he once called home, and shook his head. A voice startled him. "What troubles you, my lord?"
Marcus turned, and saw that it was Amelia. The female vampire. He smiled at her. "Nothing, my lady," he said.
