There is nothing quite like the thrill of the hunt, for both men and women. It's an ancient thrill hidden deep inside of us. In ancient times, man fought against magnificent yet terrifying predators like the saber-toothed cats and dire wolves. These days, the world is a bit more civilized. Men and women have gone to space. We built civilization. We have advanced knowledge of medicine and science. There is a darker, more primitive side of our natures which never quite goes away.
In men, the hunting instinct is always present. It will always be there. Look at how men play sports. They're always chasing something. Football. Volleyball. Basketball. Soccer. Hockey. It's all about the chase, the thrill of the hunt and the application of strength and skill. That's how they built society. Women have the hunting instinct too, though it's often a bit more subtle and less pronounced. Watch women's activities, from sports to business. It's all about hunting, and gathering, there are predators and there is prey, though it's hard to tell which is which. A very complex game is what they play.
My name is Lucifer. At least, that's what most people call me. My birth name is Luke Ciphers Brown and I am a lycanthrope. I'm a tall, lean and athletic youth with short black hair and light brown skin. I grew up on a farm in Idaho. My father Louis Brown was an engineer and my mother Anne Blake was a farmer. I have three siblings, James, Leonard and Karen. Early on, I learned to hunt. It was a family hobby. Dad would take all of us into the woods and we would hunt deer. We hunted other animals as well. We are hunters, but not the way you think.
In the eyes of the world, we seemed like an ordinary family. That's where you are wrong. I don't know why or how but my family is different from others. We are very different from other human beings. I don't mean to brag but we are stronger, faster and much better-looking than average humans. Nature designed us to be that way. That's just the way we are. You see, we're not like the rest of you. We have greater physical strength and speed. Also, we have the ability to heal at an accelerated rate. There is a simple explanation for this. We are lycanthropes.
Whenever people think of lycanthropes, they think of guys and gals who are extremely hairy, wear stank clothing and hang out at night in shady locations, looking for victims to prey upon. They often imagine us as large, wolf-like animalistic creatures that seem to come right out of people's nightmares to chase them and murder them in the most savage manner possible. That's just a myth, folks. I lead a pretty normal life. I am currently pursuing a degree in Criminal Justice at Boston College. I want to become a police officer someday. There are others like me out there. Oh, and I wasn't bitten by another lycanthrope. I was born this way. It is as natural for me to be what I am as it is for Europeans to have blue eyes or something. We simply are what we are.
There are quite a few lycanthropes in the world. Unfortunately, there aren't nearly enough if you ask me. If you go to a city the size of New York, where there are millions of human beings, you might find about a thousand lycanthropes. We can always sense each other. It's all about the smell. A lycanthrope's sense of smell is over a hundred times sharper than that of a dog. Our hearing rivals that of birds of prey, like hawks and eagles. In ancient times, we lived openly among humans but they hunted us down because they feared us. We were driven to the brink of extinction.
In the movies, lycanthropes are always portrayed as being evil. A man or woman gets bitten by a wolf-like creature and then goes on a rampage. The human in question starts to turn into a hairy, ravenous monster that howls at the moon and goes hunting in the surrounding area, often preying on humans. True lycanthropes aren't like that.
For starters, we don't turn into animals. When we wish, our nature shows. Our eyes turn yellow, our teeth elongate and sharpen, and our fingernails transform into three-inch long, wicked claws. Oh, and quite a bit of hair covers our bodies when we are changed. A bit more hair than can be found on the average human being but far less than can be found on, say, a mountain gorilla. In this state, we are at full power. When a lycanthrope resumes his or her primal form, this lycanthrope has the strength of ten or fifteen healthy athletic men.
Do lycanthropes live longer than humans? Well, what do you think? Our bodies are impervious to all diseases known to man. It's not uncommon for a lycanthrope to live well over three hundred years. The longest-lived lycanthrope was an ancient patriarch named Lloyd Waltham. The guy was born in England around 1456. He was a wealthy nobleman and one of our best defenders against persecution in those days where to be different was considered a curse. Lloyd Waltham died in Africa in the year 1908. as you can see, he lived quite a long time.
Yes, lycanthropes have a long lifespan. Although we do look like humans, we are a completely different species. A lycanthrope cannot have children with a human and vice versa. It's simply impossible. Also, a lycanthrope's bite cannot turn a human being into one of us. That too is impossible. See what I told you about myths? Don't buy into them. They're often based on a whole lot of lies and very little truth. We are a different species. A different order of being. We aren't supernatural. We simply are what we are. That's all.
Our world is a lot less violent and confusing than that of the humans. Male and female lycanthropes have always been considered equals. Leadership is decided by order of birth. We don't fight each other to decide who gets to lead the pack. The firstborn of each family is the one who receives the glory. The firstborn of each family is sent to meet with the Council of the Magister. The Council of Masters assigns each of them a Master to train them to become leaders. The leader bears the responsibility for all of his or her clan.
I was not the firstborn of my clan. My sister Karen was the firstborn. I was the last of our little line of siblings. The firstborn gets all the glory, so it is in our world. No one can help the order of their birth. Myself, I did something unprecedented. I decided to seek fame and fortune in the world of the humans. I wasn't the only lycanthrope to do so after finding out that he or she would be passed up for a position that they felt they rightfully deserved. The Council of the Magister is not pleased with all of these lycanthropes leaving the fold but most of us don't care.