This wasn't in his parents plans. His parents wanted him to be a brave general, live a long life, marry well, eventually make it to the palace to educate and serve the emperor. Not lying here in the blood and dirt with the rest of soldiers. He didn't know where the arrow came from or who it came from. But he knew one thing, he had to stand up. When he finally opened his eyes, the bright sun that had shown on the battlefield was gone. The only light coming from the slim moon and the stars in the night sky. With what little strength he had left, he pushed a fellow soldier off of him, a poor soul whose death probably let him live this long. Reaching out, he a sword, slamming it into the ground. His muscle screamed at him as he pulled himself up. Dirt and blood fell from, his armour doing nothing to stop the blood from flowing out. He knew it the moment he stood up. There was no way he was going to make it off this battlefield alive, but he knew he had to try. Holding the end of the arrow, he saw the colors of his own men. The realization hit him harder than he could have imaged. One of his own had killed him. The flash of a face entered in his mind, knowing if he had his chance, he would have taken it. Gripping the end, he went to pull it back out, but before he could move an inch, a hand was covering his.

"Your dying, what's the point of causing yourself even more pain?" Looking up, he found himself staring at a beautiful man. His skin glowed under the moonlight, his teeth dripping with blood. Two sharp fangs were staring at him. "Your life is over in a matter of minutes. What makes you think you will leave this field alive?" His tone wasn't mocking like most people he dealt with, it was more curious.

"I know that." He choked out, taking in a ragged breath, he felt only one lung working, the other side was in extreme pain. "But I have to try or I won't be able to die in peace." His eyes hot and red, tears coming out and blurring his vision.

"What's your name Soldier?"

"General...General Xiao. Xiao Nai." His knees began to buckle, but the man held him tight, no letting him fall.

"Do you want to make it off this battlefield? Stronger, better than when you came to it?" Xiao Nai looked at him wide eyed. Was something like that even possible?

To this day he still isn't sure if he actually agreed to it. He doesn't remember much after the question, only waking up the next morning hungry for blood. Xiao Nai's eyes glanced over at his Maker, Feng Teng. The elder vampire was feeding from a long legged wanna-be model. Her blood smelled sour to him even from across the table. Alcohol left an odd taste in the blood, one he could never get used to or enjoy. Feng Teng seemed to enjoy the slight dizziness he gets from it. But it passes within a few minutes after consumption, never stays long enough to enjoy it. Finally realizing he had spent enough time here, he stood up to leave, catching the attention of Feng Teng.

"Leaving so soon? Don't you want a drink some?" The elder vampire held the girl's neck out for him. The woman, didn't seem to mind being treated like a rag doll. Reaching down, he jingled the empty bottle of True Blood in the air. Feng Teng leaned back, resting his head against another woman. The one he had been offering, quickly made work of cuddling up close to him, her hand sliding into his shirt. Feng Teng raised an eyebrow to his progeny.

"I have business in my district." Xiao Nai did a mock bow. "My King." Feng Teng, motioned for him to leave. If he truly wanted him to stay, he would.

"You know if you were any other vampire, I would have you punished for your arrogance."

"Yes, well, I've been punished by you enough times that my arrogance seems warranted." Heading out, he heard Feng Teng's laugh echo, before asking for another girl. When he finally got to the door, he was hit with the smell of Shanghai at night. The center of the city had become known as the Vampire District, only those seeking the living dead came to his area of town. His underling and friend Yu Banshan quickly came up handing him his jacket.

"Why does he insist on asking you to come to this blood bar, why not his nest? He knows you only drink True blood now right?" Walking towards the car waiting for them, Xiao Nai, put on his jacket. His eyes drifting to his friend.

"Feng Teng no longer keeps a nest, not since the last one killed off nearly an entire city. I believe his plan is to try and make me revort to his good old days. Drink, women, Drink, Women, the same old thing over and over again. I grew tired of it fast, but it seems like he just drowns himself in it." Xiao Nai was about to step in the car, when two girls ran down the street opposite of him.

"Shan Shan, wait up!" Her voice rang in his ears like bells. Her smell hit him, the moment she turned the corner. It was sweet.

"Humans." Banshan said, his voice scuffing at the word But before he could say anything else, Xiao Nai had already left his side. He found himself staring down the alleyway, where the two girls had run into some vampires. He leaned against the wall, staring at the scene. The humans were backing uptowards his direction, the two hungry beasts about to attack their prey. But before they did, one of them caught sight of him. From the way he reacted to him, he knew who he was. Xiao nai shook his head, indicating they were not avaibale for them. With a hiss, he grabbed his friend, running away. When he noticed the one with long black hair, the sweet one, was turning he quickly hide behind the wall.

"Weiwei, what is it?"

"Nothing, I thought I saw someone."

"Look a cab!" the other girl quickly made her way to the street, flagging down a taxi.

"This is the last time I let you talk me into coming here. I told you they weren't going to give up any information."

"Look, it was a good lead, the necklace was from the 1910's. They were from Shanghai in the 1910's, who else could have given me the information."

"Shan Shan! Get in the car." the girl named Weiwei pushed her friend. Before she got in, Weiwei glanced around once more, trying to see if she could find him, but couldn't. Xiao Nai, took in her scent once more, it was intoxicating to him. When the driver complained she got in. Xiao Nai emereged from his hiding spot, watching the taxi drive off. Banshan had finally found him, looking at the cab as well. Turning to see his friend, slowly begin to smile, he began to shake his head.

"I don't like that look. I know that look, that is the look that you have when you are thinking of something that usually causes me to have a head for days. Sometimes weeks." Xiao Nai began to walk back to their car. "One time it was for entire year! Remember? Remember 1937? I don't because it was one giant headache!" Before Banshan could complain again, Xiao Nai placed a hand on his shoulder. His smile still there.

"Find me that girl." Banshan shook his head.

"That's not difficult at all." His voice was dripping in sarcasm. Putting a hand to his temple, he could feel the headache forming. "Do you at least have a name this time? The last time, you only gave me the clue that he had Black hair."

"Weiwei."

"Did you catch a last name?"

"Weiwei."

"Xiao Nai, this is Shanghai...do you know how many Weiwei's are probably in this city?" Xiao Nai, got into the car, leaving the door open for his friend to join him. The driver was waiting patiently.

"The girl she was with, her name was Shans Shan, they speaking about a necklace from 1910's." Banshan began to slowly hid his head against the roof of the car.

"Headache forming. It's throbbing already."

"Are you going to get in the car or would you like to act a little more dramatic." Banshan gave a fake laugh before joining Xiao Nai. Pulling out his phone he began calling some people that could help.

"What are you planning on doing when you find her? Invite her over for dinner?" Xiao Nai shot his friend a smirk.

"That my friend, is something I will come to when you find her." Banshan shook his head, staring at his phone.

"Scary. You my friend are scary."