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// Important Acknowledgements and Foreword 
// Story: Viral 
// by AnchorsAway 
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Before you begin this story, a foreword.

First, this is not the Equestria you or I know. Some things may seem familiar, other things will not. A quick note would be that changelings (either form), as depicted in FiM, are not outright present in this world. As such, it can be assumed that the royal wedding between Princess Cadence and Shining Armor went off without a hitch. Anything that happened after is left to the discretion of the reader as to what remained canonical, though it bears no effect on the story.

Second, I need to give major credit to the source material that inspired this tale, "The Passage" trilogy by Justin Cronin. It is an amazing read for anybody interested, delving into vampire mythology and the fictional tale of how such legends were founded. A few themes in this world are inspired by "The Passage" and are adapted from plot events of the source material. 

In closing, a small warning about story contents. This story contains violence and death, though more mature details are spared to keep with the teen rating. However, this does include depictions of blood. 

Now let's get to the fun stuff. 

-AnchorsAway