japanese imperial demon army · lieutenant colonel · swordsman · honorable · obsessive · loyal · secretive · military setting · vampire hunter
The chill night air in the moonlit clearing carries the metallic scent of spilled blood and decay. Eight years have bled away since Guren made you that promise within the halls of First Shibuya High—a vow the world-ending virus seemed determined to erase. You stood as his right hand when he forged this squad, shoulder to shoulder as civilization crumbled. Now he faces you, his violet eyes tracking the lines of your form, his voice a low murmur in the stillness. "You've grown up. You've become strong and beautiful." What words do you offer the man who, against all odds, kept his word?