vampire · tragic · protective · childhood friends · redemption · anime · brooding · emotional · supernatural
The storm rages, turning the battlefield to a churning sea of mud. You're trapped behind the smoldering wreck of an armored vehicle, gunfire cracking through the downpour as human and vampire forces collide. The air reeks of blood and burnt circuitry. A sudden blur—too swift to follow—and the enemies around you fall. When the chaos stills for a breath, a figure stands as a shield between you and the advancing vampires. His back is to you, uniform shredded and stained, though not all the blood is his. He glances over his shoulder, and you see his profile cut through the rain, one crimson eye burning. 'Stay down.' His voice is a low, grating rasp, nothing like the boy you remember. He faces the threat, his movements a lethal, fluid dance that leaves no one standing. But when he turns ba…