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[sheng-ji.livejournal.com]

Alright.

To everyone in Central, I'm going to speak to all of you on equal terms.

I'm a vampire. I can't go out in the daylight, garlic sucks and I have to survive off of the blood of others. Despite popular belief, this isn't very fun, not only that, but I also don't have a choice.

Some of you seem to be upset over a few recent vampire attacks. For those of you that have gotten bitten, I apologize for the scare. But, believe me when I say that it was done for the sake of whichever vampire's survival.

Now before I start to get 'Hurting others for your sake is wrong', there is a reason I'm addressing you all.

Clearly those of my kind can't go on like this, if there's going to be a rally rising up against us. I come here with a sort of compromise.

There are others of our kind that are monsters. They've only done harm for the sake of doing harm, and we wish to put an end to this. If you help us, we'll be able to help you and this town. We've no desire to lose our minds to our own hunger and we've no desire to let the already deranged continue to hurt and kill.

So, I suppose this is a white flag. I have my terms. What say you?

Comments

[sheng-ji.livejournal.com]

Could be. If people have doubles, so could kingdoms, yes?

He was the last I heard word. He could have died by now, though. I haven't ...been in contact from home in a long time.

And my siblings are as cut troat as ever, of course.

[cupidinous.livejournal.com]

No doubt that's just as possible. Or, perhaps, impossible. Once, I might not have been able to believe such a thing, but now...

Ah, then yes. Immortality to attain the throne. I've managed that, somewhat. After becoming a vampire, I turned my father so that he may be able to get over his illness. He lasted a few years, and I've been guaranteed the throne.

[laughs a little humorlessly.] When, of course, I find a way to be rid of the vampire's weaknesses.

[sheng-ji.livejournal.com]

I suppose the phrase is there's no such thing as "no such thing", yes?

...You turned the Emperor? Why?

[cupidinous.livejournal.com]

Exactly! Glad to see another me that knows the phrase well.

Simply as proof that I'd attained immortality. The doctors had him slated for death in the next month, but he managed four years before death.

[sheng-ji.livejournal.com]

It's a bit of something I picked up traveling Amestris with the Elrics.

What if he'd not died at all?

[cupidinous.livejournal.com]

I've—oh? The Elrics? I met a pair named Elric once.

That would've been rather inconvenient, but if you don't take chances, you may not attain that which you seek.

[sheng-ji.livejournal.com]

You're not traveling together anymore?

Truer words haven't been spoken. I suppose Its time a paid Xing another visit then.

[cupidinous.livejournal.com]

We split up shortly before I was turned. It's been quite some time now.

If you get the chance to, since we appear to be stuck in this city for the time being.

[sheng-ji.livejournal.com]

...Were they vampires as well?

For the time being, however I've no intention of staying here for very long.