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* FoodChainOfEvil: [[spoiler:Mikael, the hunter whose mere name sends Klaus running, is an original vampire who feeds off of vampires.]]

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* FoodChainOfEvil: [[spoiler:Mikael, the hunter whose mere name sends Klaus running, is an original vampire who feeds off of vampires. He also happens to be Klaus' father.]]

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* VagueAge: All of the Originals ages are unknown. Rebekah and Kol are teenagers where in their teens they fall is anyone's guess and Klaus, Elijah, and Finn are total mystery. It's also unknown at what age Katherine was turned

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* VagueAge: All of the Originals ages are unknown. Rebekah and Kol are teenagers where in their teens they fall is anyone's guess and Klaus, Elijah, and Finn are total mystery. It's also unknown at what age Katherine was turnedturned.
* VampiricWerewolf:
** Klaus Mikaelson is the first vampire/werewolf hybrid in existence. For a time, his goal was to create other vampire/werewolf hybrids like himself as he felt like an outcast in his own family.
** In the ''Series/{{Legacies}}'' spinoff: Klaus and Hayley's daughter Hope is not only a vampire/werewolf hybrid, but has also inherited magic from her grandmother.
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It is the first entry in Franchise/TheVampireDiariesUniverse. In 2013, the series spawned a spin-off, ''Series/TheOriginals'', which revolves around Klaus and his family, the titular Originals. It lasted five seasons and is followed by a spin-off of its own, ''Series/{{Legacies}}'', which focuses on Klaus' daughter, Hope (Creator/DanielleRoseRussell). It premiered the same year ''The Originals'' ended and is ongoing, with three seasons aired to date.

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It is the first entry in Franchise/TheVampireDiariesUniverse. In 2013, the series spawned a spin-off, ''Series/TheOriginals'', which revolves around Klaus and his family, the titular Originals. It lasted five seasons and is followed by a spin-off of its own, ''Series/{{Legacies}}'', which focuses on Klaus' daughter, Hope (Creator/DanielleRoseRussell). It premiered the same year ''The Originals'' ended and is ongoing, with three ended, running for four seasons aired to date.with ''Legacies'' ending in 2022.
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It is the first entry in Series/TheVampireDiariesUniverse. In 2013, the series spawned a spin-off, ''Series/TheOriginals'', which revolves around Klaus and his family, the titular Originals. It lasted five seasons and is followed by a spin-off of its own, ''Series/{{Legacies}}'', which focuses on Klaus' daughter, Hope (Creator/DanielleRoseRussell). It premiered the same year ''The Originals'' ended and is ongoing, with three seasons aired to date.

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It is the first entry in Series/TheVampireDiariesUniverse.Franchise/TheVampireDiariesUniverse. In 2013, the series spawned a spin-off, ''Series/TheOriginals'', which revolves around Klaus and his family, the titular Originals. It lasted five seasons and is followed by a spin-off of its own, ''Series/{{Legacies}}'', which focuses on Klaus' daughter, Hope (Creator/DanielleRoseRussell). It premiered the same year ''The Originals'' ended and is ongoing, with three seasons aired to date.
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* HybridizationPlot: Klaus Mikaelson, the BigBad of season 2, is both an Original Vampire (one of the progenitors of the Vampire species) and a Werewolf, making him the first example of a Hybrid in the franchise. His main goal in the season is the creation of more Hybrids like himself, though it is implied that this is due to his own loneliness from his status as the only Hybrid.
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* TwinsAreSpecial: The aptly named Gemini Coven is one of the most powerful witch covens in the series. In this coven, twins are always first in line to become the leader and those chosen undergo a ritual called The Merge, during which the twins merge their consciousness and magical ability. The weaker of the twin's consciousness fades and they [[OneTwinMustDie die]], leaving the remaining twin doubly empowered. Though it is possible for non-twins to do The Merge, as shown through Luke and Kai's experience, the lack of a true twin bond despite them being blood siblings weakens the effectiveness of the ritual and the remaining twin will slowly die over time.

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* TwinsAreSpecial: The aptly named Gemini Coven is one of the most powerful witch covens in the series. In this coven, twins are always first in line to become the leader and those chosen undergo a ritual called The Merge, during which the twins merge their consciousness and magical ability. The weaker of the twin's consciousness fades and they [[OneTwinMustDie die]], leaving the remaining twin doubly empowered. Though it is possible for non-twins to do The Merge, as shown through Luke and Kai's experience, the lack of a true twin bond despite them being blood siblings merging between non-twins weakens the effectiveness of the ritual and the remaining twin will slowly die over time.
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''The Vampire Diaries'' is a supernatural drama television series loosely based on [[Literature/TheVampireDiaries the book series of the same name]] by L.J Smith. It ran on Creator/TheCW from 2009 to 2017 for eight seasons.

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''The Vampire Diaries'' is a supernatural drama television series loosely based on [[Literature/TheVampireDiaries the book series of the same name]] by L.J J. Smith. It ran on Creator/TheCW from 2009 to 2017 for eight seasons.

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** Sylas was sealed inside the cave in Nova Scotia with the cure 2,000 years ago
** Markos is trapped on the other side and the Travelers goal in the fifth season is to release him
** Kai Parker is trapped in the Prison World in the sixth season and part of his villainous plan is to break out
** The Armory Monster at the end of Season 7.
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* TheCheerleader: Elena, Bonnie, and Caroline all start the show as cheerleaders and all quit for various reasons.
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* BreakfastInBed: After Elena and Damon break up, Elena's friends wake her up and bring her breakfast in bed, saying it's her "breakup breakfast."
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* OneTwinMustDie: The Gemini Coven's leader selection ritual The Merge requires that twin members join their consciousness and powers. The weaker twin will have their consciousness fade and die once the ritual has been completed.
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* TwinsAreSpecial: The aptly named Gemini Coven is one of the most powerful witch covens in the series. In this coven, twins are always first in line to become the leader and those chosen undergo a ritual called The Merge, during which the twins merge their consciousness and magical ability. The weaker of the twin's consciousness fades and they [[OneTwinMustDie die]], leaving the remaining twin doubly empowered. Though it is possible for non-twins to do The Merge, as shown through Luke and Kai's experience, the lack of a true twin bond despite them being blood siblings makes the weakens the effectiveness of the ritual and the remaining twin will slowly die over time.

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* TwinsAreSpecial: The aptly named Gemini Coven is one of the most powerful witch covens in the series. In this coven, twins are always first in line to become the leader and those chosen undergo a ritual called The Merge, during which the twins merge their consciousness and magical ability. The weaker of the twin's consciousness fades and they [[OneTwinMustDie die]], leaving the remaining twin doubly empowered. Though it is possible for non-twins to do The Merge, as shown through Luke and Kai's experience, the lack of a true twin bond despite them being blood siblings makes the weakens the effectiveness of the ritual and the remaining twin will slowly die over time.
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* TwinsAreSpecial: The aptly named Gemini Coven is one of the most powerful witch covens in the series. In this coven, twins are always first in line to become the leader and those chosen undergo a ritual called The Merge, during which the twins merge their consciousness and magical ability. The weaker of the twin's consciousness fades and they [[OneTwinMustDie die]], leaving the remaining twin doubly empowered. Though it is possible for non-twins to do The Merge, as shown through Luke and Kai's experience, the lack of a true twin bond despite them being blood siblings makes the weakens the effectiveness of the ritual and the remaining twin will slowly die over time.
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* WitchSpecies: The witches run in families.
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* StuffedIntoTheFridge: Creator of the series, Julie Plec, [[WordOfGod outright states]] that EnsembleDarkhorse character, [[spoiler:Anna]] was created killed for the sole purpose of causing [[spoiler:Damon and Jeremy]] angst. As if [[spoiler:they]] didn't have enough. [[spoiler:Damon]] didn't even seem affected past the season finale.

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* EnthrallingSiren: Seline and Cybil in season 8. They have MindControl powers that dwarf the ones of a vampires and can enslave them through the sound of their voice. Unlike most depictions, sirens are neither bird-like or [[SirensAreMermaids mermaids]]. They are also the only two sirens in existence and were human before they made a DealWithTheDevil.


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* OurSirensAreDifferent: Seline and Cybil in season 8. They have MindControl powers that dwarf the ones of a vampires and can enslave them through the sound of their voice. Unlike most depictions, sirens are neither bird-like or [[SirensAreMermaids mermaids]]. They are also the only two sirens in existence and were human before they made a DealWithTheDevil.
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* EyeScream: Pearl's method of showing Damon who's in charge is to gouge out the his eyes.

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* EyeScream: Pearl's method of showing Damon who's in charge is to gouge out the his eyes.
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* NotSoDifferent:
** When Sybil is telling Stefan her backstory, she states the similarities between what happened between her and her sister to what happened between him and Damon when they first became vampires by asking Stefan "which sister are you". He later answers both as like her sister he was a monster who corrupted their sibling in to becoming like them and like Sybil had to deal with their sibling trying to turn them into a monster and trying to resist it. Through this she is also comparing herself to Damon and of course just like him she resents her sister for turning her into what she is, which is shown when she refuses to escape from her cell when her sister sends Georgie to get her out and has Georgie relay a message to her sister to tell her to "piss off".
** Landon mentions this regarding Lizzie and Hope in the third season episode, "Do All Malivore Monsters Provide This Level of Emotional Insight?":
---> '''Landon''': You guys have to understand that despite your differences, there's a lot you two have in common.
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* SettingUpdate: Justified seeing as both the books and the show are intended to be [[UrbanFantasy contemporary fantasy tales]], so they're set during the time period they were released. The books are set in the early 1990s, while the show is set in late 2000s and 2010s.
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** In the books Elena has a little sister named Margaret who is around five years old, while in the show she instead has a brother named Jeremy; while Jeremy is still younger than Elena the gap between gap between is much smaller as he's also a teenager.

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** In the books Elena has a little sister named Margaret who is around five years old, while in the show she instead has a brother named Jeremy; while Jeremy is still younger than Elena the gap between gap between them is much smaller as he's also a teenager.
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* InNameOnly: The show is ''very'' loosely based on the book series by L.J. Smith; aside from the basic premise of a human teenage girl caught in a dangerous love triangle between two vampire brothers, the plots of the show and books differ greatly. Many of the characters also only superfically resemble their book counterparts beyond sharing the same names, especially as the series goes on.

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* AdaptedOut: Elena's friend Meredith Sulez was a major character in the novels, but doesn't exist in the series. Most of her personality traits were given to Bonnie while Caroline takes up her slot in the main girl trio. An older character named Meredith Fell does appear in the third season, but aside from her name and romantic interest in Alaric the two have nothing in common.

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Elena's friend Meredith Sulez was a major character in the novels, but doesn't exist in the series. [[DecompositeCharacter Most of her personality traits were given to Bonnie while Caroline takes up her slot in the main girl trio. trio]]. An older character named Meredith Fell does appear in the third season, but aside from her name and romantic interest in Alaric the two have nothing in common.common.
** In the books Elena has a little sister named Margaret who is around five years old, while in the show she instead has a brother named Jeremy; while Jeremy is still younger than Elena the gap between gap between is much smaller as he's also a teenager.


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* AdaptationNameChange: In the books the town the story is set in is named Fell's Church, while here it's called Mystic Falls.
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''The Vampire Diaries'' is a supernatural drama television series based on [[Literature/TheVampireDiaries the book series of the same name]] by L.J Smith. It ran on Creator/TheCW from 2009 to 2017 for eight seasons.

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''The Vampire Diaries'' is a supernatural drama television series loosely based on [[Literature/TheVampireDiaries the book series of the same name]] by L.J Smith. It ran on Creator/TheCW from 2009 to 2017 for eight seasons.
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''The Vampire Diaries'' is a supernatural drama television series based on [[Literature/TheVampireDiaries the book series of the same name]] by L.J Smith's. It ran on Creator/TheCW from 2009 to 2017 for eight seasons.

The series is set in the town of Mystic Falls, and focuses on high school student Elena Gilbert (Creator/NinaDobrev), recently recovering from her parents' deaths alongside her younger brother, Jeremy (Creator/StevenRMcQueen), while under the care of their aunt, Jenna Sommers (Creator/SaraCanning). Elena's life changes when she meets Stefan Salvatore (Creator/PaulWesley), a new student who attracts the attention of herself and her friend Caroline Forbes (Creator/CandiceAccola), as well as jealousy from Elena's childhood friend, Matt Donovan (Creator/ZachRoerig). Upon the urging of her best friend, Bonnie Bennett (Creator/KatGraham), Elena pursues Stefan, who is later revealed to be a vampire., Around the same time, Matt's sister, Vicki (Creator/KaylaEwell), gets bitten by what is believed to be an animal. In reality, she was bitten by Stefan's estranged older brother, Damon (Creator/IanSomerhalder), back in town to reunite with a lost loved one -- a vampire that happens to look exactly like Elena.

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''The Vampire Diaries'' is a supernatural drama television series based on [[Literature/TheVampireDiaries the book series of the same name]] by L.J Smith's.Smith. It ran on Creator/TheCW from 2009 to 2017 for eight seasons.

The series is set in the town of Mystic Falls, and focuses on high school student Elena Gilbert (Creator/NinaDobrev), recently recovering from her parents' deaths alongside her younger brother, Jeremy (Creator/StevenRMcQueen), while under the care of their aunt, Jenna Sommers (Creator/SaraCanning). Elena's life changes when she meets Stefan Salvatore (Creator/PaulWesley), a new student who attracts the attention of herself and her friend Caroline Forbes (Creator/CandiceAccola), as well as jealousy from Elena's childhood friend, Matt Donovan (Creator/ZachRoerig). Upon the urging of her best friend, Bonnie Bennett (Creator/KatGraham), Elena pursues Stefan, who is later revealed to be a vampire., Around the same time, Matt's sister, Vicki (Creator/KaylaEwell), gets bitten by what is believed to be an animal. In reality, she was bitten by Stefan's estranged older brother, Damon (Creator/IanSomerhalder), back in town to reunite with a lost loved one -- a vampire that happens to look exactly like Elena.
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The series is set in the town of Mystic Falls, and focuses on high school student Elena Gilbert (Creator/NinaDobrev), recently recovering from her parents' deaths alongside her younger brother, Jeremy (Creator/StevenRMcQueen), while under the care of their aunt, Jenna Sommers (Creator/SaraCanning). Elena's life changes when she meets Stefan Salvatore (Creator/PaulWesley), a new student who attracts the attention of herself and her friend Caroline Forbes (Creator/CandiceAccola), as well as jealousy from Elena's childhood friend, Matt Donovan (Creator/ZachRoerig). Upon the urging of her best friend, Bonnie Bennett (Creator/KatGraham), Elena pursues Stefan and eventually learns that he is actually a vampire, around the same time that Matt's sister, Vicki (Creator/KaylaEwell), gets bitten by what is believed to be an animal. In reality, she was bitten by Stefan's estranged older brother, Damon (Creator/IanSomerhalder), back in town to unearth a lost loved one -- who happens to look exactly like Elena.

Other main characters include Tyler Lockwood (Michael Trevino), son of the mayor and a football jock; Alaric Saltzman (Matt Davis), a history teacher who has a score to settle with Damon; Niklaus "Klaus" Mikaelson (Creator/JosephMorgan), one of the very first vampires, known as the Originals; and Lorenzo "Enzo" St. John (Michael Malarkey), Damon's old vampire acquaintance.

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The series is set in the town of Mystic Falls, and focuses on high school student Elena Gilbert (Creator/NinaDobrev), recently recovering from her parents' deaths alongside her younger brother, Jeremy (Creator/StevenRMcQueen), while under the care of their aunt, Jenna Sommers (Creator/SaraCanning). Elena's life changes when she meets Stefan Salvatore (Creator/PaulWesley), a new student who attracts the attention of herself and her friend Caroline Forbes (Creator/CandiceAccola), as well as jealousy from Elena's childhood friend, Matt Donovan (Creator/ZachRoerig). Upon the urging of her best friend, Bonnie Bennett (Creator/KatGraham), Elena pursues Stefan and eventually learns that he Stefan, who is actually later revealed to be a vampire, around vampire., Around the same time that time, Matt's sister, Vicki (Creator/KaylaEwell), gets bitten by what is believed to be an animal. In reality, she was bitten by Stefan's estranged older brother, Damon (Creator/IanSomerhalder), back in town to unearth reunite with a lost loved one -- who a vampire that happens to look exactly like Elena.

Other main characters include Tyler Lockwood (Michael Trevino), son of the mayor and a football jock; Alaric Saltzman (Matt Davis), a history teacher who has a score to settle with Damon; Niklaus "Klaus" Mikaelson (Creator/JosephMorgan), one of the very first vampires, vampires known as the Originals; and Lorenzo "Enzo" St. John (Michael Malarkey), Damon's old vampire acquaintance.

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A television series based on L.J Smith's ''Literature/TheVampireDiaries'', which premiered on Creator/TheCW in 2009. The premise is pretty much the same: high school student Elena Gilbert gets entangled with her new classmate, Stefan Salvatore and his brother, Damon, eventually discovering that both of them are vampires.

While the premise is the same, the TV series has significant differences. Writer Kevin Williamson has stated he was more interested to narrate the story of the town, Mystic Falls, rather than focus on a high school setting. Great attention is paid to the history of Mystic Falls, while character background, personalities and events were changed or switched around.

Being the first entry in Series/TheVampireDiariesUniverse, the show ended in 2017, after eight seasons. In 2013, the series spawned a spin-off, ''Series/TheOriginals'', which concluded in 2018 after five seasons. ''The Originals'' spawned a spin-off of its own, ''Series/{{Legacies}}'', which premiered the same year it ended and is ongoing.

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A ''The Vampire Diaries'' is a supernatural drama television series based on [[Literature/TheVampireDiaries the book series of the same name]] by L.J Smith's ''Literature/TheVampireDiaries'', which premiered Smith's. It ran on Creator/TheCW in 2009. from 2009 to 2017 for eight seasons.

The premise series is pretty much set in the same: town of Mystic Falls, and focuses on high school student Elena Gilbert gets entangled with (Creator/NinaDobrev), recently recovering from her new classmate, parents' deaths alongside her younger brother, Jeremy (Creator/StevenRMcQueen), while under the care of their aunt, Jenna Sommers (Creator/SaraCanning). Elena's life changes when she meets Stefan Salvatore (Creator/PaulWesley), a new student who attracts the attention of herself and his brother, Damon, her friend Caroline Forbes (Creator/CandiceAccola), as well as jealousy from Elena's childhood friend, Matt Donovan (Creator/ZachRoerig). Upon the urging of her best friend, Bonnie Bennett (Creator/KatGraham), Elena pursues Stefan and eventually discovering learns that both he is actually a vampire, around the same time that Matt's sister, Vicki (Creator/KaylaEwell), gets bitten by what is believed to be an animal. In reality, she was bitten by Stefan's estranged older brother, Damon (Creator/IanSomerhalder), back in town to unearth a lost loved one -- who happens to look exactly like Elena.

Other main characters include Tyler Lockwood (Michael Trevino), son
of them are vampires.

the mayor and a football jock; Alaric Saltzman (Matt Davis), a history teacher who has a score to settle with Damon; Niklaus "Klaus" Mikaelson (Creator/JosephMorgan), one of the very first vampires, known as the Originals; and Lorenzo "Enzo" St. John (Michael Malarkey), Damon's old vampire acquaintance.

While the premise is the same, same as the books, the TV series has significant differences. Writer Kevin Williamson has stated he was more interested to narrate the story of the town, Mystic Falls, rather than focus on a high school setting. Great attention is paid to the history of Mystic Falls, while character background, personalities and events were changed or switched around.

Being It is the first entry in Series/TheVampireDiariesUniverse, the show ended in 2017, after eight seasons. Series/TheVampireDiariesUniverse. In 2013, the series spawned a spin-off, ''Series/TheOriginals'', which concluded in 2018 after revolves around Klaus and his family, the titular Originals. It lasted five seasons. ''The Originals'' spawned seasons and is followed by a spin-off of its own, ''Series/{{Legacies}}'', which focuses on Klaus' daughter, Hope (Creator/DanielleRoseRussell). It premiered the same year it ''The Originals'' ended and is ongoing.
ongoing, with three seasons aired to date.
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The show ended in 2017, after eight seasons. In 2013, the series spawned a spin-off, ''Series/TheOriginals'', which concluded in 2018 after five seasons. ''The Originals'' spawned a spin-off of its own, ''Series/{{Legacies}}'', which premiered the same year it ended and is ongoing.

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The Being the first entry in Series/TheVampireDiariesUniverse, the show ended in 2017, after eight seasons. In 2013, the series spawned a spin-off, ''Series/TheOriginals'', which concluded in 2018 after five seasons. ''The Originals'' spawned a spin-off of its own, ''Series/{{Legacies}}'', which premiered the same year it ended and is ongoing.
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* HealItWithBlood: Vampire blood has very powerful healing properties, capable of healing any injury and many diseases. However, if you die with vampire blood in your system, it will turn you into a vampire

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* ADayInTheLimelight:
** "Brave New World" centers Caroline and her becoming a vampire.
** The appropriately named "Katerina" is about Katherine's backstory.


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* ADayInTheLimelight:
** "Brave New World" centers Caroline and her becoming a vampire.
** The appropriately named "Katerina" is about Katherine's backstory.

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