Blood Protocol: Dhampir Down (Patreon)

Veronika Blackthorne was no ordinary spy—she was a dhampir, born of vampire and human blood, blessed with heightened strength, senses, and near-immortality. For over a century, she served the secretive organization known only as the Obsidian Directive, dismantling threats that defied logic and law.

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Strikingly confident, Veronika scoffs at the idea of failure.
“Hah! The best spy alive, that’s me. None can defeat a dhampir!”
She had taken down werewolf cartels, shadow syndicates, and entire vampire clans—tonight's mission seemed routine: eliminate a rogue necromancer siphoning energy from an ancient blood relic.

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But the trap was perfect. Enchanted silver knives, blessed by ancient clerics and laced with venom from a dying god, pierce her near-invulnerable flesh. Shock and disbelief twist across her face.
“No way… I… I can’t be beaten… guh…”
The dhampir's blood flows, and for the first time in her long, violent life—Veronika feels the chill of true mortality.

What she doesn't know is that her "death" is only the beginning. Deep beneath the world of shadows, something darker stirs—something that wanted her removed. And when Veronika awakens in the underworld, torn between revenge and resurrection, the real war begins.