Characters from twilight do not belong to me. Neither does Lilith. There is a lot of vampire lore in this story. And Bella won't show up for a while. So bare with me here peeps. Thanks.

Prologue

It began thousands of years ago. Back when humans first started roaming the earth. At first they always believed they were the only intelligent species on the planet. So they stole, killed, and polluted this once great planet. One day, not long after humans all but destroyed each other with over population, murder and other unforgivable ways, God saw that humans for their sins against the earth, he created the vampires.

The first vampire, Lilith was the queen of all vampires. She was the most gorgeous of all creatures; with tan flawless skin, long dark hair, and eyes the color of rubies. She mated with a human far into her immortal existence and they had two children. Two twin boys, Aro and Stefan. As the boys grew, they hunted the human race to control their growing population.

Humans were becoming scarce, whether to be eaten or turned by the vampires. As another source of food, they turned to the animals that were taking over the planet. The humans were free to grow and populate once more.

They soon discovered, after they began feeding on animal blood, that their eyes had changed color. Gone as the blood red of their human prey, then came the golden honey color. Signifying their change in diet.

This lasted for the better part of a millennia. One thousand years without a problem with their change in diet, but one of the boys always believed there was something missing. Stefan-the younger of the two-always craved the taste of human blood over animal. In the night he would go and feast on them to his hearts' content. Kidnapping and bleeding many victims. Some he would torture and kill slowly (this sated his more sadistic nature), others he would end quickly with just a snap of the neck.

Aro, knew of his brothers' sins and went to his mother to tell her of his misdeeds. Lilith, although she was a vampire, superior in every way did not want to see the people slaughtered by her own son.

One night after Stefan came back from his hunt, his mother, father and brother stood before him. Aro's most trusted friends, Caius and Markus grabbed Stefan and held him to be judged. By his own mother no less.

"What is the meaning of this?!" He cried.

"Stefan, my son." Lilith stepped forward and held her sons face as she spoke. "I know that vampires once fed from human beings but that time has passed." Stefan was furious with the queen and shook her hands free from his face.

"But we are the superior race, Mother. We don't grow old and shrivel up like these pests. We don't contract any kind of human disease. Vampires are smarter, stronger, and faster than any human could ever dream of. They should be begging us to be able to serve. To give us their life's blood. We are Gods of the earth Mother. Even you turned your own husband into one of us!"

Lilith shook her head and looked to her son with bloody tears in her golden eyes. It was true what he said, once she knew that she could not live without her mate, she bit him and let the venom run through his body, turning him into a vampire, but that was not the point of this discussion.

"No Stefan. Although we do not age, or die the way that humans do, we still must follow the will of God. We've tried so hard to make peace with these humans. Humans of all the world. We are not savages that cannot find other suitable means of nourishment. We must look to our God for forgiveness of our sins."

Stefan growled and laughed loudly.

"Forgiveness?! From God! Never! I am God. I take life but I also give it as I see fit!"

"You will know your place brother. Do not speak to our mother in such a tone." Aro spoke for his mother. Seeing the pain and torment in her eyes would break the man but he knew something had to be done with his brother. This could not go on for much longer or the humans would surely rise up against them.

Lilith had amassed a huge army of vampires in the past years. She and her son Aro had save so many people from disease, death, and the pain of mortality. Many of these people pledged their allegiance to their queen and her prince, but others saw the point the Stefan was making and joined him in hunting innocents.

"Oh Aro, my brother. You've always been under our mothers' heel. Always ready to do her bidding." He paused for a moment trying to find his next words. "Almost like a dog." He laughed loudly at the look on his brothers' face. Aro scowled and slapped Stefan hard across the face. It was so hard that he split his lip.

Lilith immediately went to her son's side. Taking his hand in her own. "Aro stop! That is no way to treat your brother. Even though he's done such wrong to so many people."

"I won't let him speak to you like that mother." Aro and his bleach blonde brother hardly ever saw eye to eye, even when they were young. But this was a whole other matter. Stefan's disrespect for their mother, their queen was just too hard to bare. Aro loved his mother. When he held her tight, he would hear her thoughts with the power of his gift. Even though she hardly said it, Aro always knew from her thoughts that Lilith loved her family deeply.

Lilith held her son close then and that calmed him down severely.

"Ah the prodigal son, always the favorite of our mother, the queen." Stefan broke the connection mother and son had. Aro made a move to strike him again but his mother held him tight.

"I loved both of my sons Stefan. I tried to raise you right and I tried to teach you to respect all life. It seems that I had failed. It also seems that you also forget our treaty with the Slayers of this land." A lone blood red tear moved down her cheek.

Since there had been so many vampires created to suit Lilith's needs, the human race had created the ultimate warriors. A strong and fast group of heroines able to kill a vampire with ease. Once Lilith and her sons had taken to drinking animal blood, she and the Watcher's council had created a treaty. They would not harm a single hair on a human or turn any in their jurisdiction.

"Bah! These little girls trying to play hero. They wouldn't dare touch me. Those old men that lead them know absolutely nothing about the world or its treasures. They would rather sit in their nice comfy chairs and wonder what is wrong with the world." There was a look of resentment in Stefan's eyes then and made a move to free himself. But Caius and Markus both held him firmly.

"So what is it you are to do with me, mother? Do you plan to kill me? Put a stake through my heart or tie me to a wooden post to bake in the sun?" He laughed knowing that Lilith would do no such thing. He was her son, albeit a dishonorable and disrespectful one. The queen could never harm a member of her coven, especially one of her own flesh and blood. Hell even thinking of sending him into exile was something she shivered about. But she knew she had to do something. There was only one thing to do.

"No Stefan, I'm not going to kill you." She nodded her head to the two men holding her son. They moved to take him down to the dungeon of their keep while she, Aro, and her husband all followed closely behind.

Once Stefan realized where they were taking him, his efforts to escape intensified, for he knew that what they were about to do to him, would be a fate worse than death.

In the dungeon, Caius and Markus changed Stefan to a wall. The manacles were made out of the strongest metal known to both man and beast. The blonde vampire growled and pulled harshly at his chains but he could not break them. Fear entered his gaze as Aro, his own brother reached for the pliers that would certainly be the ultimate punishment.

This was meant for all vampires that had betrayed either their queen or her sons. When someone committed a crime against the kingdom, they would be taken underground to the dungeon and chained. There either Aro, Caius or Markus would deliver the punishment.

"Mother, please. Please don't do this. We were meant to rule this world. Not share it with them." At the end of every sentence, Stefan would pull at the chains; hoping he would be able to break free. It proved fruitless.

Bloody tears ran down Lilith's cheeks as her son carried out the punishment to his brother. Aro tried to look impassive, but there were also tears running down his face as well. Her brunette tried to hide his pain but it was to no avail.

"Open his mouth." Aro spoke quietly.

Caius took his hand and squeezed the bottom of Stefan's face to get his mouth to open wide enough. Stefan tried to keep his mouth tightly shut but nothing seemed to work. Caius had a firmer grip than he had anticipated.

"I'm sorry brother." Aro spoke solemnly. He put the rusty pliers to the large sharp fangs of his brother and tugged hard. Stefan screamed in pain as one, then the other fang was stripped from him. His tears made bloody streaks down his face and he made no move to hold them back. The symbol of his power was stripped from him. Taken by his own mother and brother.

Once it was done, Aro released Stefan from the shackles. His brother was in such pain that he had no strength to fight back. Lilith and the others present followed the two brothers to the front gate of the keep. Tears flowed down her face effortlessly. She feared that they wouldn't stop.

When they got to the front gate, Aro opened the door and took his brother out into the cold dark night.

He laid Stefan down onto the snow and spoke quietly in his ear.

"I am truly sorry brother. There is still hope for you. Come back to us. Forsake this lust and we will help you."

That's when Stefan regained some amount of strength left and his eyes widened. A murderous gaze came over him and he moved to strike Aro. As fast as his brother was, Stefan still was able to claw Aro in his face. His nails dug into his brother's skin and blood spewed from his cheek.

The brunette screamed in pain as he covered his face to stop the bleeding.

Stefan stood then and spit down at his brother before looking up at the gate to the keep. He could see his mother standing there tears streaming down her face. Internally he swore that he would get his revenge. He would take back the honor they stole from him. Stephan spit on the ground again, blood littering the snow, before he turned his back on his family and ran into the night. Already formulating his revenge.

Caius and Markus ran to their friend. Picking him up and trying to stop the bleeding in his face. Three long gashes covered his cheek. They walked him back to their queen where she took a cloth to cover his wound.

"He will be back, mother." Aro spoke with sadness and fear.

"I know my son. We must be ready for when he does return. Whether it be tomorrow or a century from now. We must be ready." Lilith looked into the distance where her son ran into the night, wishing that she had the strength and will to keep him by her side.

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It was the year 1692 when news of Aro and his allies came reached the new world. Their presence had been detected by a few individuals during the time of the Salem Witch Trials. Many of the people in Salem Massachusetts were being accused of witchcraft. Whether it was true or not is still a mystery to this day.

It was late at night when Aro and his colleagues stood to bear witness to one of these 'executions'. The elder vampire stood dead center of the group. Once the prisoner was brought out to the courtyard, he saw what they were going to do.

"They're going to burn her at the stake." He spoke softly knowing the others could hear him. Two of the individuals beside him growled loudly in protest. Aro put his hand on the shorter of the two. "It's alright Jane." A young girl poked her head through the hood on her cloak to look up at her master. She had a childlike innocence to her face and smiled sadly.

The figure next to Jane put an arm around her waist and held her tightly. Another innocent face could be seen under the hood and it was the face of a young boy. It looked remarkably like her, only his soft hair was the color of night. Twins, much like Aro and Stefan themselves. At times, these children often reminded Aro of the brother he lost long ago.

When he found them, they were alone. No parents or any relative to speak of. They were dying of the legendary Bubonic Plague. The sickness spread by rats. Jane was so scared and she held her brother Alec close to her as they were nearing death. He knew they were on their last moments when he turned them. Jane begged Aro to change her; make her and Alec into vampires.

Of course Aro explained the things they would miss out on as their lives went on. But the only thing Jane said was that she wanted to live. Whether it was just a few more hours or an eternity. She wanted to be by her brother's side forever.

The elder vampire could relate to her plea. Seeing as how he lost Stephan so long ago. So he turned the two children and made them a part of his coven.

Aro was brought out of his memory by the screaming pleas of what sounded like a young girl. He looked up to see pale skin, short spikey brown hair, and green eyes. She was dressed in nothing but simple rags, being all but dragged out to the stake by two burly gentlemen. She tried to fight their hold, to break free but it was to no avail. Aro saw tears streaming down her wet cheeks and he began to walk forward.

Caius grabbed his arm and looked at him strangely.

"Listen Aro."

He spoke plainly. The brunette waited for the people of the village to give their final verdict. He waited for the people to give the girl one last chance at redemption.

"Mary Alice Brandon!" The portly mayor of the town spoke. "You have been accused of witchcraft by means of so called 'visions' of the future. How do you plead?"

Witchcraft? No; this girl was no witch. Aro had dealt with many in his youth. Ones that practiced dark magic had a rot set into their skin and teeth. Once Aro had used his enhanced vision, he could see that Mary Alice Brandon was no witch. These people were imbeciles.

"I'm innocent!" The girl screamed at the top of her lungs as her captors tied her to the post. "My visions have brought nothing but prosperity and my salves and potions have brought nothing but health and long life to these people."

"Visions are work of the devil!" A random villager cried out.

"Burn the witch!" Another voice echoed.

"You have no cross or bible in your home. Do you forsake God?" The mayor spoke again.

"No!" Mary cried. "I worship God in my own way. The bible is a book written by man. No one can prove that what was written is true, and I celebrate his son's life by his teachings and the commandments, not having a cross above my door. Jesus may have died for man's sins but we should not have a constant reminder of how he was murdered!" She tried to reason with the townsfolk but nothing seemed to sway their decision.

Aro widened his eyes at what she said. Murdered; God's son. Lilith told him about the time she had seen him be born. It was a close one, both the mother and child could have died that night, but by some miracle, both had survived. Lilith from the time she was created always kept a close council with God.

The mother always believed that he spoke directly to her. He told her everything she needed to know. How to survive, her mission when she was first created, and when she needed to find a new source of food He guided her to the animals. It was God who led her to the birth of his son. As Jesus grew, she made sure to keep a close watch over the boy. He thrived and he spread the word of his father.

Once the Romans heard of this so called heresy, they had him killed.

Lilith was there the day he died. The young man knew he was going to die for the sins of man and begged the elder vampire not to interfere. It was under the cover of night when she took the man down and cried over his lifeless body. Jesus' blood rained down from the thorn crown on his head but most of the blood was not his own.

The tears of blood from that night were many. Lilith felt that she had failed, her only charge, her only job was to watch over the boy. He was killed, murdered by people that didn't understand or didn't want to understand him. Aro could remember her face as she told the story. Bloody streaks marred her face.

The elder vampire clenched his hands into tight fists, thinking about this blasted scene.

The mayor looked to the judge standing witness to her pleas but gave his head a slight shake, not believing her sentiment.

"Mary Alice Brandon, you have been found guilty and will be put to death by fire." A couple of the townspeople had torches and as they lit the hay and random accelerant aflame, they snickered and whispered how they love to see witches burn.

Once Aro heard the fact that Mary Alice had visions, he thought to himself 'That would be a very powerful gift in our coven.'

And once he heard her reasoning for not having a bible or cross in her home, signifying the worship of their God, he saw the point she was trying to make. She celebrated Jesus's life and his teachings, not the works of man and his death.

He pushed the robe off of his head and walked forward to the group of people.

"You will release that poor girl now." He spoke directly to the portly mayor and his lackeys of the court. Of course they were so mesmerized by the flames that it seemed like they couldn't hear him the first time. Aro grabbed the shoulder of one man and turned him around roughly and spoke again.

"You will release her now. I will not say it again." Aro grit his teeth as he heard screaming and coughing coming from the seer. With the flames so huge, the man could barely see the eyes and the family crest of their so called assailant, but he still knew. Golden eyes and the crest was a shadow of a dragon on a bed of crimson.

"Y-You're Aro Voltori." One of the villagers whispered in fear. Humans everywhere knew of his legend, but to see him in person was a whole other story. Apparently some of them still didn't know that he didn't feed from humans.

"It's too late. The fire is too large so the witch will burn." The mayor spoke.

"She is no witch you moron! If one were to practice the dark arts, a rot would set in to their skin and teeth. From what I have seen, this girl has neither."

Aro tried to speak calmly as his eyes widened when he saw Mary Alice lose consciousness. He could hear her heartbeat slow to a crawl. He nodded to Jane to see if she could free the girl without catching herself on fire. The small blonde removed the whole cloak in one fell swoop and broke into a fast run. It was almost like a blur. She jumped over the flames and grabbed the whole post to bring it down.

The townspeople gasped at the display and many of them began to cower.

Once Jane had the girl unbound, in her arms and safely on the ground, the young blonde listened for a heartbeat. It was very faint.

"My lord, I still hear a heartbeat but it's barely there." Jane voiced her concern to her prince.

'Smoke inhalation.' Aro thought to himself. He turned his gaze to the mayor and his people. "This girl is under the protection of the Voltori coven." He all but growled out the words. "You imbeciles are so afraid of what you can't comprehend so you either hang it, burn it or stone it to death. Well I say to you this in the words of our lord Jesus, let he who has never sinned cast the first stone."

The townspeople were too scared or too stupid to say anything in response to the man, so they stayed silent. Aro turned his back on the people there and went over to Jane.

"Her lungs will be forever damaged my lord. Even if she wakes up, she will die soon after." The blonde said. Alec and the others of the group had now made their way over to the three. One other woman removed her hood and looked over at Aro.

"My love, what do you wish to do?" Aro's mate Sulpicia asked timidly. She knew that this was a sore subject to her husband but she knew they had to discuss it. The brunette seemed to be in deep thought for a while. His eyes widened with an idea.

"We will wait until she wakes. Then we will see." He looked down at Mary Alice and the thoughts running through him were ones that he hadn't had in so long. He felt the need to protect and nurture. Thoughts that a father might have about his child. The only other time he felt this way was when Stephan was still at his side. That was a long time ago.

'Mary Alice, the Seer. This could be to our advantage.'

So I want everyone to know that I made Stefan of the Romania coven Aro's brother and I also gave him Vladimir's appearance.