The moment Cain stepped out of the hall together with Faith, Ivira, and Cornelia, the air outside struck them like a wall, thick and suffocating, carrying with it a pressure that had not yet fully faded, and the sight that greeted them was something none of them expected, something that made even Cain pause for a brief moment despite everything he had just experienced.
Several vampires were scattered across the wide stone courtyard, their bodies sprawled across the ground in disarray, some lying flat as if their strength had been completely drained, while others struggled to push themselves up only to collapse again, their limbs trembling, their faces pale, their eyes filled with confusion and fear.
