The city of Tannis. From what Silva could tell from the locals, it was a place of covert conflict. Nobody he talked to knew much, but they were all frightened. Killings were reported regularly, evidence of battle was present in the area. It all reeked of classic vampire occupation. The thought forced a frown to his face.<br/><br/><em>Vampires…</em><br/><br/>Silva looked out over the cityscape from a building on the outskirts of the city. The darkness of night had fallen before he arrived, and a moon shrouded by black clouds hid, as if cowering, in the heavens. Autumn was approaching, and a chilly gust of wind whistled around him. It was a refreshing breeze, and Silva inhaled deeply, eyes closed peacefully. He let his mind stretch out, probing his surroundings.<br/><br/>Suddenly, a heavy feeling descended over his heart. There was something nearby! Something dark and dreadful. The sheer weight of this sensation indicated the presence of a powerful energy, and it did not feel friendly.<br/><br/>Silva raced to the other side of the building, leaping right onto the very edge and peered down. There was a man in a jacket in the shadows of the street, and he was being confronted by a an unnaturally attractive woman in black leather. His eyes narrowed. She was a vampire, no doubt about it. So… they were here after all.<br/><br/>Her eerie calm was in stark contrast to her apparent soon-to-be victim, who gave off a strange sense of weakness. He gritted his teeth. Dammit, what was that fool doing out here? She would kill him for sure if something wasn’t done. Silva wasn’t sure if he could take her. If only his old master was here, he’d know what to do. What would he say now?<br/><br/><em>Wait</em>, probably.<em>There must be more going on here than meets the eye.</em><br/><br/>But Silva couldn’t wait, not if it might cost this man his life. He dived from the roof of the building, descending to earth as if haven fallen from the sky. Just before impact, he leaned forward and let his weight flip him to his feet. Inches from a gruesome splat, he gathered magical energy to his feet. When they hit the hard ground, shockwaves of shimmering white energy rippled outwards from his boots with a sound like an electric crackle, cushioning the entirety of the shock. It felt like he merely jumped off a bus.<br/><br/>He landed in a half crouch, a mysterious hooded figure between the two others, with his back to the woman.<br/><br/>“Wait!” Silva exclaimed to the man, rising slowly. “Get away! This woman is not human…”<br/><br/>He looked back at her over his shoulder, eyes under his hood glaring out from benhind long white bangs. “…Are you, vampire!”<br/>