This story started out as part experiment in writing in the first person and part just to see how it would develop.  I suppose I should have written a proper outline before starting this story, but like I said, it's an experiment. Back when I was younger, Role Playing Games or RPGs always started out with your freshly created character in some town somewhere, often with little or no funds and little or no armor and maybe only your fists for weapons.  If you were lucky, you had a club.  There was no pseudo-history for the characters back then like many of today's games are often set to generate after answering a few questions.  So I got to thinking, what if I start a story with a character who just wakes up in an alley somewhere, he doesn't know how he got there and he can't remember much of anything? So, this story started crawling out of my head.  Arif is a name I used for an RPG character I once played.  I don't remember the name of the game, it was quite a while ago now. I do know some history for this version of the character, but I'm not just going to tell you, the reader, any of that. You will have to read this tale to find out as Arif does. (Well, it's either that, or ask someone who's read the story to tell you.) This is a first draft of the story. Do let me know what you think, but be polite. You can leave any feedback at my forum. If you want, you can even register. It's free, after all. - = - = - Search the Forgotten Chapter One   Chapter Two   Chapter Three   Chapter Four   Chapter Five   Chapter Six   Chapter Seven   Chapter Eight   Chapter Nine   Chapter Ten Chapter Eleven   Chapter Twelve - = - = - Okay.  So I was bored one day at work a few years back.  I'd recently, (at that time), purchased the book about Vampire The Masquerade.  I in fact, purchased several such books to use as reference material for some writing I was doing.  Those books are packed away somewhere right now, but back then I perused them almost nightly.  So, while being bored at work, and having some little time, I decided to write a vampire story.  This is it.  Now, don't get excited that I'm doing a second story!  I may never continue this one. Then again . . . . Well, ya never know, really. So, here's that vampire story thingy. Such as it is. That Vampire Story Thingy - = - = - Return to top of page.     I...uhm...don't think I'm ready for email yet.  (Or, am I?)   ;-) Copyright © 2002 B. J. Miller Jr. All Rights Reserved