I hadn't found any good or interesting vampire fanfic. Specially, not even finding Naraku as a vampire at all. So, I decide to make a vampire challenge for anyone who might be craving to write one.

Lol zan.

I wrote a vampire Kagome one shot for last Halloween (Precious Blood). The sequel I started to write to it is currently on hiatus and only has a single, very short chapter to it at the moment . . . if I take it off hiatus and continue it would it be acceptable for participation in this or do you only want stories penned specifically for this challenge?

(For anyone that might be interested to read the one-shot: Precious Blood Weary of her existence as a Vampire, Kagome seeks the truth to a legend that says she can live again if she drinks the blood of a Daiyoukai. If only misunderstandings didn't happen. *Rated MA*)

Edit: And I don't know how my response is up here when I replied after zandrellia :/ (OH- that reminds me, The Sacrifice is going to be updated next week- I had the most awful head cold this week and I just couldn't get my brain to focus on the writing for more than a handful of sentences at a time)

I'm taking this challenge!!! -scurries away-

So...so interesting. Let me see if my muse cooperates... perhaps she will since she likes Vampires a lot =]

I've been refraining myself from writing a Vampire SessKag story... but now it looks like I'll have to pull that out of my dusty box of plunnies and write it!

In the meantime... Ever read MissTeak's Blood Rose Mirror? (Rated M) It's a fabulously angsty romance with a vampire Sesshoumaru. Very nice read and it's the one that immediately came to mind when I read this challenge.

No one ever writes vampire stories.

Like you Zandy? -Coughs and points over to Hallowed Ground-
Its a great Vamp fic, by the by, I would suggest reading it. It's even MA

Um, okay, this has been bothering me a little- I grew up learning the mythos behind some supernatural creatures (we won't go into why) and this 'silver definitely hurts vampires'? That's not always the case, consider it more of a 'subjective myth'. The reason it's not seen in a lot of vampire novels & movies is because not a lot of vampire enthusiasts put much stock into that particular idea. The differing opinions on this point might be because silver is thought to hurt 'supernatural' creatures, like werewolves, and vampires are always lumped in with other supernatural creatures when they are actually 'unnatural' creatures, so while some of the same weaknesses certainly can apply (after all, it's all about personal preference and author's discretion) it doesn't always.

If you do some research, you find a lot of interesting things about the background of the long standing myths (for example: a stake through the heart? Was never originally intended as 'death' to the suspected vampire, it was meant to pin the body into the earth to keep it from getting up out of it's grave; garlic? Well, it was thought that vampires would smell bad because they were dead, and therefore should be starting to give off the smell of decomp [I know, I know, someone is thinking 'Zombies' as they read this, but vampires are also, technically, the 'living dead'] and so something that smelled just as bad would repel them . . . don't ask me, we're talking old world villager logic, here XD). When we rely on only what we read in novels or see in movies for things that are as 'pick and choose' as vampire myths it can be hard to tell what's the author's own idea, what's a pop-culture belief and what is coming from actual myth.

Hence why we have an entire generation of tween-girls thinking vampires hide from the sun because they 'sparkle'. *grumbles and shudders*

Interesting, Freya.

Just wanted to toss it out there that the Vampire myths originated as a very very early explanation for rabies, so when you look at it that way, a lot of the aspects of the myth (photo sensitivity, transferred through biting, being sensitive to strong smells, erratic behavior, attacking people, ect.) all make perfect sense.

Also, the idea that being/becoming a vampire was sometimes used to explain stomach tumors or other kinds of cancer that make you very pale and unable to eat. There is a tale of a Germanic princess from waaay back in the day who was believed to have had a vampire lover who was slowly turning her into one of his kind because her health was progressively worsening, she was coughing up blood, her skin was paling and she was unable to eat "human food". Now we know it was probably stomach cancer, but they didn't know that then, and they staked her, cut off her head and buried her with it between her knees.

Sp@ceMonkey wrote:
Interesting, Freya.

Just wanted to toss it out there that the Vampire myths originated as a very very early explanation for rabies, so when you look at it that way, a lot of the aspects of the myth (photo sensitivity, transferred through biting, being sensitive to strong smells, erratic behavior, attacking people, ect.) all make perfect sense.

Also, the idea that being/becoming a vampire was sometimes used to explain stomach tumors or other kinds of cancer that make you very pale and unable to eat. There is a tale of a Germanic princess from waaay back in the day who was believed to have had a vampire lover who was slowly turning her into one of his kind because her health was progressively worsening, she was coughing up blood, her skin was paling and she was unable to eat "human food". Now we know it was probably stomach cancer, but they didn't know that then, and they staked her, cut off her head and buried her with it between her knees.

Wow, that is just a horrific story . Vampirism also was the explanation for porpheria (I don't think I'm spelling that correctly) and more severe cases of anemia.

Oh, another interesting tidbit (I do apologize, I know we're side-tracking, but I just wanted to put this out there for anyone that might want a 'traditional-base' twist on their story submissions for this challenge) When Vlad Tepes (the real Dracula) died on the battle field, it was because he charged in expecting troops from a king he was allied with to back him up. Vlad had imparted the message about needing these troops to the king's son, Stephen Bathory, to pass along to the king. The king never received the message, so the troops Vlad was waiting for never came. A few centuries later, the world learns of Elizabeth Bathory- called the Blood Countess for her belief and practice of bathing in virgin blood to keep herself looking youthful. When her crime was discovered, she was walled up in a room in her estate and given meals through a small opening that was left in the wall.

The thing that interested me about this was that the name is right there, but we never hear about this sort of thing, I had to go digging through historical accounts of Vlad Tepes' life and death to learn of this (very intriguing, from a paranormal-romance author's point of view XD) connection. Also- Dracula was beheaded on the battle field and the only true identifier that it was him were the armor and adornments found on the body (it's my understanding the head was not found). There were two cases where they 'thought' they'd found his remains, but in one case, it turned out to be animal bones and in the other . . . the witness never actually 'saw' the body, so much as saw a form under a cloth, which crumbled when exposed to the air- but it was long enough of a viewing to see, distinctly that the head was there, seemingly atop the neck, where it should be.

Make of that what you will

Freya Ishtar wrote:


Wow, that is just a horrific story . Vampirism also was the explanation for porpheria (I don't think I'm spelling that correctly) and more severe cases of anemia.

Oh, another interesting tidbit (I do apologize, I know we're side-tracking, but I just wanted to put this out there for anyone that might want a 'traditional-base' twist on their story submissions for this challenge) When Vlad Tepes (the real Dracula) died on the battle field, it was because he charged in expecting troops from a king he was allied with to back him up. Vlad had imparted the message about needing these troops to the king's son, Stephen Bathory, to pass along to the king. The king never received the message, so the troops Vlad was waiting for never came. A few centuries later, the world learns of Elizabeth Bathory- called the Blood Countess for her belief and practice of bathing in virgin blood to keep herself looking youthful. When her crime was discovered, she was walled up in a room in her estate and given meals through a small opening that was left in the wall.

The thing that interested me about this was that the name is right there, but we never hear about this sort of thing, I had to go digging through historical accounts of Vlad Tepes' life and death to learn of this (very intriguing, from a paranormal-romance author's point of view XD) connection. Also- Dracula was beheaded on the battle field and the only true identifier that it was him were the armor and adornments found on the body (it's my understanding the head was not found). There were two cases where they 'thought' they'd found his remains, but in one case, it turned out to be animal bones and in the other . . . the witness never actually 'saw' the body, so much as saw a form under a cloth, which crumbled when exposed to the air- but it was long enough of a viewing to see, distinctly that the head was there, seemingly atop the neck, where it should be.

Make of that what you will

Where did you find that information, Freya? Because our history books (Romanian history books) say he died of typhoid fever. It was on the battle field, during a siege, I think (high school was a long time ago ), but he died in his own camp. There are several legends regarding his cruelty, including one about how he nailed the hats of some Turkish emissaries on their heads because they refused to take them off when talking to him.
As far as I have researched this matter (which is very little) the Dracula myth started from two historical facts: his family name was Dragulea and his father was a member of the Order of the Dragon and Vlad Tepes would sign documents with his name, which was Vlad Dracul.

I don't remember the website unfortunately, it was a few years ago that I'd read this. I'm not claiming to know what's the truth, I just found it to be really interesting as a story . Though . . . dying of typhoid fever 'during' a seige on the battlefield does seem like awfully coincidental timing . Heck, to be totally honest most Americans don't even trust our history books 'cause we're brought up knowing that good portions of it are BS, history being written by the victor and all that (or parts were deliberately embellished or left out to make for a better story- just check out Robert Wuhl's Assume the Position some time ). Though the thing about the animal bones in the grave that was supposed to be his- and the other about the body disintegrating due to exposure- I caught on history channel documentaries.

Yeah, I heard that story about nailing the hats to the heads, but then I heard it from my dad as a child. I came across some really disturbing tales on the internet, but it was stated openly that it was unclear what was true and what was fabricated, or embellished, to add to his notoriety. And these stories were things that made the nailed hats thing seem like a friendly gesture :/

As for his name, I'd . . . kinda been raised with that sort of info known, so it's not like I 'expect' everyone to know it, but it's a bit odd to me when people 'don't know it . . . if that makes any sense.

Ok it's not quite M or MA material, but I did write a oneshot a while back that did have Naraku as a vampire. Don't know if you have read it or not but my fic Searching for Love in a World Full of Blood link fits several of your parameters. Your welcome to give it a try

Freya Ishtar wrote:
Lol zan.

I wrote a vampire Kagome one shot for last Halloween (Precious Blood). The sequel I started to write to it is currently on hiatus and only has a single, very short chapter to it at the moment . . . if I take it off hiatus and continue it would it be acceptable for participation in this or do you only want stories penned specifically for this challenge?

(For anyone that might be interested to read the one-shot: Precious Blood Weary of her existence as a Vampire, Kagome seeks the truth to a legend that says she can live again if she drinks the blood of a Daiyoukai. If only misunderstandings didn't happen. *Rated MA*)

Edit: And I don't know how my response is up here when I replied after zandrellia :/ (OH- that reminds me, The Sacrifice is going to be updated next week- I had the most awful head cold this week and I just couldn't get my brain to focus on the writing for more than a handful of sentences at a time)

Sorry, that I didn't reply to you back so soon. I've been trying to finish my first fanfic, which I really do need to get it finish, and get a hold of my beta. Anyway, as for the question for the stories for this challenge it really doesn't matter. It can be from your story that your still continuing working on or can be a new story. I do remembering reading one of those fanfic. Specially, 'Precious Blood' that I enjoyed. Also, sorry for the banner I think the person is very busy at the moment and hope that it will be posted soon. If anyone has questions please do ask me.

Okay so I saw this challenge and it got my lazy excuse of a muse to start working. I love vampires, and I love Inuyasha, so combining the two seemed like a good idea. I sat and plotted for weeks, and I've come up with something I hope you'll like.

Straying Into the Night
Rating: MA
dokuga.com/fanfiction/story/6449/1

Hmm, perhaps I'll give this a try. I'll squeaze it in between the other challenges I'm working on But I wanted to find a muse that would put me back into writing chapter stories, and I think this just might be it!

Sangria is also a vampire fic already out there with a vampire Naraku & Sesshomaru, though I don't remember who it is by...