Remember, remember

Remember, remember,

the fifth of November,

the gunpowder treason and plot.

I know of no reason,

why the gunpowder treason

should ever

be

forgot

Once upon a time, back in 2008, there was a True Blood fan-fiction writer named Jesiryu that began writing a 98,000 word piece called 'Undecided'. It was the first story of any length that she had written in quite a long while, and was the gateway that lead into the creation of her original character, now also her pen name, Victor Mason.

The mention is relevant only because I still keep tabs on the fan-fic community, albeit from afar and when I have time. But there was a contest held recently (The Unsolved Mysteries Contest) that caught my eye and got the wheels spinning. Admittedly, a large portion of the interest was that it would be an interesting way to promote the book, through our writing, by entering a piece in this, or any contest that peeked our interest. This particular contest (now ended for entries, although I think they'll be doing voting soon) was especially intriguing because it asked for writers to pen an 'alternate history' that dealt specifically with a supernatural explanation of a mysterious event.

Now, we weren't able to enter the contest because, unfortunately, only TB/SVM main characters were allowed. But, it did get Poet and I thinking…

What may have happened in the past that was actually connected to something in our vampire's world? Something that the everyday human wasn't aware of…until now.

We give you, the first installment of the true* events surrounding the infamous Gunpowder Treason. The year, 1605 – just a few months after Victor Mason was first turned, although he makes no appearance in the tale. (His maker, in a rare moment of prudent self-preservation, left England with him in the summer of 1605, before the capture of Guy Fawkes.)

And we also introduce you to Mitchell Livingston, Elliot Taylor, and Nathan Mortimer. An unlikely trio tasked with the impossible – to stop the monarch, King James I, from endorsing the slaughter of every vampire in England.

You know the tale that the humans have in the history books. Now discover what more there was behind…

The Fifth of Novemeber  (Part I)

*true, in our fictional world where Peter, Victor, and the family exist. The piece has been heavily researched and is historically accurate in detail, if a bit exaggerated on the hows and whys and whats of the events that took place.