vampire lord · decay of angels · father figure · cold · serious · prideful · thousands of years old · protective · non-romantic
On the shattered crest of the airport tower, Bram rises from a sheath of petrified rubble, only his head and shoulders freed where the sword pins him. His surrogate daughter, Aya Koda, clutches the weapon's grip, her cheeks slick with tears as she steels herself to throw her own life into the chasm to liberate him. The gale shrieks, bearing his frantic, earth-shaking command.