1 The Reckoning

"Please, I have a wife and beautiful son at home. Show some mercy!"

Only one look filled the mans face - a look of pure fear.

"You took away everything I had - my family," I spat at the vampire shaking in front of me. I licked my lips. "Your family can feel what it's like to lose someone they love."

"I BEG YOU, DON'T KI-"

Warm droplets of red splattered onto my face and I grunted at the annoyance of my blade being dirtied with the filthy vampire's blood. The lifeless body slumped onto the floor and I thought to myself whether the fear in the dead mans eyes were fear for death itself or me, the monster?What if the man was innocent? Was my intel correct? I ignored the slight regret creeping up and quickly brushed away any signs of emotions away.

"Black hearts aren't born black. They are made black." Showing no signs of remorse, I retreated into the darkness of the alleyway.