Odayaka

Alvin was just another waiter, trying to make a living in another country where living was a battlefield.

But all of a sudden his life took an unexpected turn when their restaurant had a not usual guest. 

One night, all it took was one night to turn his life upside down. 

Alvin became something he thought was only possible in myths or movies. His life meant a lot, and not just to himself.

Now he must learn to steel himself to prepare for what's to come, to shed his fear of death, and to move on from the loss of his loved ones. 

To live like a VAMPIRE.

...and to feed like one. 

The only relief he had after discarding his identity as a human was that he could still eat his favorite stuffed garlic bread.

As he moved on with his life, day by day, facing challenges upon challenges, Alvin started sensing something amiss about himself, about his life.

Why did it suddenly start to feel like something was watching his every move from the shadow? Why did every action seem to be pushed by someone lurking behind the scenes?

The Eternal Gambit

"My lord." With his right hand above his heart, a hooded man could be seen kneeling on one knee, his head down. The place he was in could be described as a dark, sophisticated-looking throne room.

Stone pillars that looked so tall that you had to tilt your head back fully to even take a good look at them. Thin white curtains that moved with the light shift of the wind in the air. Candles were burning on each pillar, the wax dripping in their holders.

The kneeling figure was facing a throne placed on an uplifted platform, and on the throne sat a man whose appearance appeared to be shrouded in the dark. Pale blue rays of moonlight fell on the man from the wall embedded with mirrors behind him.

"What do you have for me, Concellious?" Even though his face was not visible, the pressure emitting from his eyes, which looked no different from orbs of blood, made the man named Concellious, kneeling on the ground, tremble unconsciously.

Lord Hashwein