This is the start of a story that should have been rearing it's ugly end. Vladislaus Straud has been alive for too long--far too long--and was hoping for a future where he would get a stake in the chest. Luckily enough, the world's deities have proven time and time again that they hate him on a deeply personal level. There is no rest for the wicked.

Cue a light rapping on his door one evening, and the faces of two rather unamused and apathetic teenagers staring at him as if he was a wad of chewed-up gum that got stuck to their shoes.

"Hello, father," the girl drawls, not even bothering to glance his way.

"Hi," is all the boy grunts out.

Vlad is struck with shock, a feeling he thought he would never meet again, and he regards the children with hostility, "I don't have children."

But the resemblance is uncanny, and the two children stop disregarding him long enough to look at him in a mix of shock and disgust.

"Why would I ever joke about that. Have you looked at yourself?"

- Meet the Straud Family -

Vladislaus Straud - Evil, Loner, Music Lover - The most despised villain in all the lands, and apparent illegitimate father. Now tasked with the well-being of two teenagers, can our favorite ne'er-do-well survive the burden of adolesence?

Violeta Straud - High Maintenance, Materialistic - The older twin (by 38 minutes) and the self-proclaimed "personality" of the two. Violeta rejects the part of herself that is a vampire and longs only to live the life of a normal teenage girl. She sates her need for blood by chewing on anyone who tries to pick fights with her brother.