"I see... only darkness... before me."
— Arthas, The Lich King, World of Warcraft
"This...is your world now."
— Auron, Final Fantasy X
"...I've had enough. You guys have been really great friends... But, you're getting older, and I never will. I think it's time for me to move on."
At the absolute limits of Kindred longevity, the eldest of vampires all carry a secret urge — one they dare not speak of, and one that they cannot bring themselves to indulge. The so-called millennial vampires, those who approach or exceed 1,000 years of waking, all have a secret hope that they will soon be called to final death.
— Vampire: The Requiem: The Blood