Editing Vampire Hunter D (section)

==Premise==
[[Vampire hunter]] D wanders through a far-future [[Nuclear holocaust|post-nuclear war]] Earth that combines elements of [[pulp magazine|pulp]] genres: western, science fiction, horror and [[Lovecraftian horror]], [[dark fantasy]], [[folklore]], and [[occult]] science. The planet, once terrified by the elegant but cruel [[vampire]]s known as {{nihongo|Nobles|貴族|Kizoku}}, ancient demons, mutants, and their technological creations, is now slowly returning to a semblance of order and human control—thanks in part to the decadence that brought about the downfall of the vampire race, to the continued stubbornness of frontier dwellers, and to the rise of a caste of independent hunters-for-hire who eliminate [[supernatural]] threats.

Some time in 1999, a [[nuclear war]] occurred. The Nobility were vampires that planned for a possible nuclear war and sequestered all that was needed to rebuild civilization in their shelters. They use their science combined with magic to restore the world in their image. Nearly all magical creatures on Earth are [[genetically engineered]] by the Nobility to possess seemingly supernatural abilities, [[Regeneration (biology)|regeneration]], and [[biological immortality]], with a very small number being demons, gods, aliens, and extradimensional beings who survived the holocaust. Despite their technology being advanced enough to create a blood substitute as food, they still prefer to feed on humans. As such, they created a civilization where vampires and humans coexisted, eventually developing the planet into parklands and cities. The society eventually stagnates when vampire technology perfects scientific prophecy, which determines they are at their zenith of existence and doomed to fall, overthrown by humans. The human race was transformed at this time, with fear for the vampires being woven into their genetics, and the inability to remember vampire weaknesses such as garlic and crucifixes.

Unlike vampires from traditional lore, the Nobility can reproduce sexually, although their offspring will permanently cease aging after reaching physical maturity, having inherited their vampire parent's immortality.