Game Over Again

The portal shimmered with an otherworldly hue, its edges crackling with raw energy. Both John and I stared at it, his anger momentarily replaced with unease. For once, it seemed like he wasn't in control, and I'll admit, that gave me a small amount of satisfaction.

Moments later, the same alien soldier from before stepped out of the portal, and John immediately reverted back to his human form, trying his best to hide his vampire identity. I'm not sure why he bothered hiding it, though, because it didn't matter whether he was a human or a vampire—neither of these two races stood a chance against this alien soldier anyway. After all, the power gap between us and the aliens was simply too massive to begin with.

After stepping out of the portal, the alien soldier glanced around the torture room, feeling a twinge of admiration for what he saw.