AO3 fic ideaaaa :333

a cool vampire au I had on my Tumblr that go no traction :((

The world is just as it is.The world is normal.Although, there are some very crucial differences, one being the shadow stalkers.Shadow stalkers are vampire-like humanoid creatures that enjoy the act of killing humans for food and sustenance.Shadow stalkers can consume other alive beings, yet prefer human over any other type of animal.The have the ability to blend into the shadows of humans and follow them into a secluded area to kill them and eat their souls.Why do they need the humans souls, you may ask?Well, the answer is just as follows:Power.The souls of human people make shadow stalker more powerful.Examples of this may be being able to blend into human shadows better, increased strength to make murdering the humans easier or being able to look more and more “human” so they don't have to use their powers to lure them.

Although, some humans are born with an ability call “silverskin”.Silverskin is a thin coat just on top of the subjects skin that would make shadow stalkers unable to take their soul or blend in with their shadow, making it increasingly harder for shadow stalkers to kill and eat the silverskins soul.Silverskin is only something you would find in humans aged 0-25.Over time, the silverskins coat falls away and eventually fall off completely.Silverskin souls are very powerful and if consumed, could even give the shadow stalkers other abilities (Such as hemokinesis or blood manipulation) and a heightened increase in every other ability.This means silverskin souls are very desirable, and if a child is born silverskin, it would be a target for shadow stalkers.Although, Shadow stalkers are unaware that a person is a silverskin until they consume their soul.When silverskins are born, their are medical ways a doctor can determine whether a child is born a silverskin, the most prominent being the child being born pale, hence the name silverskin, but the pale skin would fade from about 6-8 weeks after birth.

Silverskins are very dangerous to families, especially families that live in villages or more woodland areas (most shadow stalkers live in the woods in small patches of land) as if shadow stalkers find out about silverskin children, they will not hesitate to wipe out full families to get them.They are more desirable young, as they are more powerful the younger they are.Many families have been wiped out due to them housing a small child with silverskin.This is why most children born silverskin are rather abandoned, killed by their parents, hidden from the world or are neglected.Rarely, parents would attempt to keep their child being silverskin secret but it's highly illegal and frowned upon in society and if your government found out about this, you are punished harshly.This is because of a history of shadow stalkers infiltrating government (due to their human look) and setting this law.In the present, the humans are to scared to change it for the sake of their lives.This is because of shadow stalkers infiltrating the government in the past (due to their human look) be making the law.The humans are now to scared to change it because of how scared they are of the shadow stalkers.

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