Man at War – Excerpt No. 182

11 March 2026

The next series of questions were obvious but he knew this had to play out. Marc might have hoped to make this quick, but it was hard to explain away the two additional vampires… or that werewolf.

“Why were you there?” Murphy asked.

“I wanted to see if the first encounter with a vampire was purely by chance.”

“That would have been too easy,” Murphy stated.

“How true.”

a surreal and vibrant cinematic photo of a Singing ceremony for the Armistice, set in a dimly lit room with hints of dawn breaking outside, where dignitaries in formal attire typical of 1915 are gathered, and right beside the historic document being signed on a ornate wooden table, there is a big, bright red button with the word EASY embossed in bold, golden letters, the scene is captured in a photorealistic style with a hint of film grain, and the overall mood is one of eerie juxtaposition between the solemnity of the occasion and the incongruity of the modern button, with the subjects' faces filled with a mix of curiosity and caution, their skin tones ranging from pale to rosy, and their clothing adorned with intricate details and textures, all under the soft, warm glow of early morning light.

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