From Out Of Nowhere, Chapter 1: A Dying Ember, A Raging Fire

Some of the vampire's blood splashed onto his face and ran down across his lips, causing him to instinctively lick them. After washing his face in a river, he took shelter in a nearby cave that he had made his home, and went to sleep. The next day he awoke and went outside to hunt for food, but became paralyzed with pain when he stepped into the sunlight. With great effort, he managed to crawl back into the cave and pass out. He awoke later that night, with a dawning realization that he was becoming a vampire. He saw and heard things more clearly now, but it was more than simple heightened senses. He saw in an instant all of the things he had the potential to achieve. All of his anger and hatred became focused ambition, and as a dark voice spoke in the back of his mind, a plan for revenge began to form.