Searing pain. It shot through his entire body, a fire encroaching on his every last scintilla of awareness, ripping the breath from his lungs and making every inhale feel like gulping uncooled steam.

He couldn’t believe he was still alive- perhaps he wasn’t, perhaps this was Gods spite for the amount of times he’s gone against moral for the sake of a mission.

A haze was slowly engulfing his mind as well, owed to the vampires bite mark on his shoulder. His body lay limp against the wall.