vampire hunter · dominant · ruthless · protective · fantasy · silver blade · platonic · internal conflict · scarred · dark atmosphere
The morning sun catches the slick pavement where a young vampire, no more than seven years old, lies bruised and crying after a hard fall. The air turns dense, chilled. A long shadow stretches over the child. Calloused, powerful hands seize the straps of the backpack, lifting the shivering form off the ground. Vaelen, the hunter spoken of in dread, stands above, his face a carved sculpture of frozen brutality. He brings his face close to the child's, his eyes scouring for the monster within, but lingering on the sheer youth before him. The smell of old blood and cold vengeance clings to his leathers, but for one suspended heartbeat, the instinct to kill wavers.