History Literature / ImmortalGuardians

* StakingTheLovedOne: Bastien is forced to kill one of his friends when the virus progresses too far for him to have any hope of recovery.

* ImmortalProcreationCause: Once turned Immortal, the Guardians are incapable of conceiving children. The virus that gives them their immortality immediately kills the male sperm as soon as it is ejaculated. They are also concerned that if a woman were to become impregnated, they have no way of knowing if the resulting child would be a Gifted One, a vampire, or an Immortal and whether it would be able to grow once born, given the anti-aging aspect of the virus. When [[spoiler:Ami]] becomes pregnant, everyone is deeply concerned because they have no idea what might happen to the baby. [[spoiler:Adira]] becomes the first baby born to an Immortal in history and Seth notes that with each day, they are learning and hoping for continued health and longevity.

* DidTheEarthMoveForYouToo: Much to the deep amusement of the Immortals, Gifted Ones, and their human assistants, Seth loses control of his weather-manipulation powers any time he has sex. So everyone on the premises knows when he and [[spoiler: Leah]] are having sex because it suddenly starts torrentially raining, the earth starts quaking, and the wind blows hard enough to threaten to take off the roof.

* AlwaysOnDuty: Seth makes himself available as 24/7 emergency backup to the Guardians, no questions asked, no matter where they are or when they need him.

* TeamDad: Seth. He makes sure the Immortals have everything they need, he keeps track of the Gifted Ones and personally aids them if and when they transition to Immortality, and he serves as a [[TheCavalry One Man Cavalry]] if an Immortal gets in over their head.

* ActionGirl: Ami after she is rescued by Seth and David; Sarah, Melanie, and Jenna after they are transformed; Krysta before and after her transformation.

* SupriseIncest: The Immortal Guardians find out that [[spoiler: they're all very distantly related by way of being Seth's descendants.]] With most of them having intermarried within the group, they're initially weirded out, but [[spoiler: Seth assures them that]] their bloodlines are so diluted by time and intermingling with normal humans that they're no more related than any random average couple.

* FrightBesideThem: Using his shapeshifting abilities, [[spoiler: Gershom]] causes havoc by impersonating Seth and other Immortals and committing heinous acts of brutality and betrayal, leaving the recipient either dead or reeling with confusion. The ultimate example is when [[spoiler: Gershom]] as Seth attacks Aidan. The others don't come to his aid because Seth would only attack for a ''really'' good reason. But his anger is so out of character, one of the other guardians ventures to call Seth's cellphone, only to have the real Seth answer, leaving the guardians confused as to who this extremely powerful impostor is.

* MistakenForBetrayal: Many of the Guardians have trust issues, having been portrayed by friends in family during their mortal life or early after their transition. The strongest, however, is Seth whose [[spoiler: wife and children were slaughter by a mob raised by his daughter-in-law]]. When it becomes clear that someone is betraying the Guardians by giving sensitive information to the vampires and humans that make it harder for Guardians to survive clashes with the two groups, Seth first refuses to believe one of his group would do such a thing. Then he sees potential treachery everywhere. At various points he investigates nearly all of his Guardians, but has severe confrontations with Lisette, [[spoiler: Zach, Jared, and Aidan]] as their unrelated personal behavior comes across as very suspicious.

* HeroSecretService: The Seconds and the workers at the Network basically serve as this. Their job is to make sure that the only thing that the Guardians have to worry about is killing vampire. This include protecting the Guardians from humans ranging from ill-intentioned lovers to the US military.

* SuperHearing: Everyone in the general vicinity hearing private moments of each book's main couple becomes a RunningGag. The Immortals and vampires have such sensitive hearing that they can hear a whisper up to two miles away. This, of course, becomes in issue when multiple newly mated couples are attempting to live in the same compound. They eventually have to heavily sound proof bedrooms, although even the sound proof is effective against Seth's super hearing. Thankfully, he shields against the intimate moments of others.

* [[{{Muggles}} Humans]]: Most are blissfully unaware of the existence of the supernatural except for a small subset that work as [[HeroSecretService Seconds]] for the Immortal Guardians

* [[{{Muggles}} humans]]: blissfully unaware of the existence of the supernatural
* [[OurVampiresAreDifferent vampires]]: humans infected with a [[TheVirus symbiotic virus]] that enhances speed and strength, but eventually drives them to a homicidal rage and causes them to prey on the [[InnocentBystander local populace]]
* [[IgnorantOfTheCall gifted ones]]: humans with "advanced DNA" that grants them special abilities. They have not [[WelcomedToTheMasquerade yet been transformed]] and are generally unaware of any hint of supernatural beyond their own seemingly inexplicable abilities

* [[IgnorantOfTheCall gifted ones]]: humans with "advanced DNA" that grants them special abilities). They have not [[WelcomedToTheMasquerade yet been transformed]] and are generally unaware of any hint of supernatural beyond their own seemingly inexplicable abilities

* [[IgnorantOfTheCall gifted ones]] (humans with "advanced DNA" that grants them special abilities). They have not [[WelcomedToTheMasquerade yet been transformed]] and are generally unaware of any hint of supernatural beyond their own seemingly inexplicable abilities
* [[VampireHunter Immortal Guardians]] (Gifted Ones who've been infected with the same virus that turns non-gifted humans into vampires. However, their advanced DNA means they get the speed and strength without the insanity

* [[{{Muggles}} humans]]
* [[OurVampiresAreDifferent vampires]] (humans infected with a [[TheVirus symbiotic virus]] that enhances speed and strength, but eventually drives them to a homicidal rage)
* [[IgnorantOfTheCall gifted ones]] (beings who look like normal humans but have "advanced DNA" that grants them special abilities) who mainly live as normal humans, and
* [[VampireHunter Immortal Guardians]] (''gifted ones'' who've been infected with the same virus that turns humans into vampires--they get the speed and strength without the insanity).
Humans, naturally, are blissfully unaware of the other three species. Meanwhile, [[BandOfBrothers the Immortal Guardians]] safeguard humanity from the vampires and keep an eye out for Gifted Ones who are transformed to immortal status by the virus. The series also features a smattering of sci-fi and a heavy dose of action, with battles between vampires and immortals, [[TeethClenchedTeamwork vampires teaming up with immortals]] against the human industrial military complex, threats from [[TheWatcher nominally neutral god-like beings]], and the occasional [[AlienAmongUs alien from outer space]].

As of August 2022, there 13 books in the Immortal Guardian series, including two novellas, as well as two spinoff series, The Gifted Ones and The Aldebarian Alliance.

''Immortal Guardians'' is a series of ParanormalRomance novels by Dianne Duvall. In this universe, there are four species: [[{{Muggles}} humans]], [[OurVampiresAreDifferent vampires]] (humans infected with a [[TheVirus symbiotic virus]] that enhances speed and strength, but eventually drives them to a homicidal rage), [[IgnorantOfTheCall gifted ones]] (beings who look like normal humans but have "advanced DNA" that grants them special abilities) who mainly live as normal humans, and [[VampireHunter Immortal Guardians]] (''gifted ones'' who've been infected with the same virus that turns humans into vampires--they get the speed and strength without the insanity). Humans, naturally, are blissfully unaware of the other three species. Meanwhile, [[BandOfBrothers the Immortal Guardians]] safeguard humanity from the vampires and keep an eye out for Gifted Ones who are transformed to Immortals by the virus. The series also features a smattering of sci-fi and a heavy dose of action, with battles between vampires and immortals, [[TeethClenchedTeamwork vampires teaming up with immortals]] against the human industrial military complex, threats from [[TheWatcher nominally neutral god-like beings]], and the occasional [[AlienAmongUs alien from outer space]].

''Immortal Guardians'' is a series of ParanormalRomance novels by Dianne Duvall. It features a wide array of characters, including vampires (humans infected with a "symbiotic virus" that enhances speed and strength, but eventually drives them to a homicidal rage), ''gifted ones'' (beings who look like normal humans but have "advanced DNA" that grants them special abilities), and Immortal Guardians (''gifted ones'' who have been hit with the same virus that turns humans into vampires--they get the speed and strength without the insanity). And humans, naturally, who are blissfully unaware of the other three species. The series also features a smattering of sci-fi and a heavy dose of action, with battles between vampires and immortals, and a surprisingly well-rounded cast of characters.

* AlwaysOnDuty: Seth may receive a request for help from anywhere in the world, at any time.

* AlwaysOnDuty: Seth can be called anywhere in the world, at any time.

* DeusExMachina: For eight books, Seth is the most powerful being in existence. When he is featured in his own books, however, there needs to be an introduction of problems even he can't solve. But how to resolve them? Well, now Seth has a father who watches from afar with powers that makes Seth's look like cheap parlor tricks. He only steps in when Seth himself is in mortal danger and is powerful enough that he can act across, so he doesn't have to come on screen for the others to see.