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[vivalamorte]

Prequelverse here.

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The retreat was exactly the situation he needed.

A night of hunting gone awry, none helped by still-furious Ran. It was like he thought the feeding on his sister had been something personal. The anger-fueled recklessness had cost him, however. Now injured, their hunt was over and their focus on getting back before they became the hunted. They were too late.

Mamoru was hungry. Past due for a meal and the girl smelled delicious... a little sweet but with a definitive punch to the flavor. She wasn't his target, however; her brother was. And not for food, although Mamoru didn't think there was any sense in being inefficient.

With Ran injured, the rest was simple. Mamoru appeared seemingly out of nowhere as he removed the cloak of his power, which kept him invisible to the human eye. He stood poised and proud, and fully alert to any attacks like one of those silver-tipped arrows.

"What a coincidence to meet you here. How is your sister, Ran?"