As the cold night wind whispers through the empty streets, a lifeless man stands in the middle of a silent road, his eyes fixed on the void. The only sound that breaks the silent is the chirping of crickets. To any passerby, it would seem as though a murder had just taken place.

Slowly, the man raises his trembling arm, reaching for the moon, which hangs in the sky like a silent witness, weeping tears of blood.

A low, eerie laugh escapes his lips, but soon, his laughter turns to sobs, as tears flood his hollow eyes, spilling down his cheeks in quiet despair.

"I just wanna die! Just kill me already, I'm tired. . ." the man's voice echoed through the whole place, filling the empty space until it was abruptly interrupted by the screeching of tires, followed by a scream.

The lifeless man flinched, shock rippling through his body at the sudden sound. In an instant, he stood up, his heart racing as he frantically searched for the source of the noise.

It took him several minutes before his eyes landed on a white sedan, halted in the darkest part of the road where he stood. By the dim flicker of a dying streetlight and the pale glow of the moon, he saw it clearly—a young girl, barely clinging to life, sprawled out in front of the car.

Agad siyang nagtago nang makita ang isang lalaki na bumaba mula sa kotse—kasunod ang isa pang batang babae na sa tingin niya ay halos kaedad ng duguang bata sa kalsada. Tahimik na pinanood ng binata ang eksena—hindi gumagalaw—hindi humihinga.

Bago iwan ang naga-agaw buhay na bata ay nag-iwan pa ng ilang pagsipa ang lalaki bago inalalayan ang kasama nitong batang babae sa sasakyan.  Mabilis na umalis ang sasakyan palayo, naglaho na para bang walang nangyari.

Nang makumpirma niyang nakaalis na ang mga ito, walang pag-aatubiling lumapit ang binata sa duguang bata. Sa unang tingin pa lang, nabighani siya sa taglay na kagandahan ng bata, kahit sugatan at duguan.

Pinulsuhan niya ito, at napabuntong-hininga ng bahagya nang maramdaman ang mahina—ngunit buhay na pintig ng kanyang pulso.

"You deserve to live more than I do," he whispered, his voice hoarse with emotion, before gently sinking his fangs into her lips.

As his fangs pierced deeper, his eyes glowed a vivid crimson, and black marks spread like wildfire across his face. At the same time, the girl’s paled complexion began to return to life.

"I will see you soon, la mia vita," he murmured, as their fates intertwined beneath the moonlit sky.