Man at War – Excerpt No. 323

“Precisely,” Marc said. “I’ve trained soldiers to take on threats such as ghouls. While they are quite successful at clearing out nests, vampires are more of a… challenge.”

He suspected that would get their attention and it worked. Sawyer realised that Marc was not referring to failures, but measurable success in humans facing off against vampires.

“They… They successfully took on a vampire?” Franko asked.

Black and white dramatic photograph of a tense nighttime encounter in a muddy field. A soldier in a peaked cap kneels and aims a submachine gun at a pale, screaming man in a long military greatcoat who is charging forward aggressively with arms outstretched. Other soldiers stand in the background under a moonlit sky. The image is styled as a vintage photograph with torn-edge borders.

Disclaimer: This novel is an work in progress and readers may encounter grammatical errors and inconsistencies. Please view this a draft and not a published work.



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