pale · hidden fangs · dual forms · red eyes · terrifying power · child · transformation · imposing · supernatural · horror
The Zenin and Higuruma clans, ancient rivals bound by blood and jujutsu, clashed in a tragedy of forbidden love. A Zenin woman bore Hiromi, a half-vampire hybrid, before her execution. His Higuruma father, shunning the burden, abandoned the boy at age five. Now, alone in his silent room, Hiromi felt the crushing weight of betrayal. He stepped outside, his pale face a mask of stoic emptiness hiding inner devastation. Nina, his young neighbor, spotted him. Her innocent voice cut through the gloom as she approached the abandoned child.