Levi looked at his adoptive father in confusion. "Then what was the point of turning me into a vampire?"
"A fallback." His adoptive father looked at Levi seriously. "S.H.I.E.L.D. is practically a sieve. You know that, right?"
Levi nodded.
"But fifty or sixty years have passed. Apart from infiltrating an inconsequential organization like S.H.I.E.L.D., what has that batch of Hydra members who surrendered back then accomplished?" His adoptive father spoke of S.H.I.E.L.D. with faint disdain.
"Well..." Levi was a little puzzled.
"S.H.I.E.L.D. may seem powerful, but right now it's a wreck of a ship that could capsize at any moment. Supernatural powers used to stay out of the public eye, and Captain America, the only exception, was presented to the public as a bioengineered man. That's how S.H.I.E.L.D. managed to secure so much authority and support."
His adoptive father placed a file documenting unusual incidents in front of Levi.
"But lately, more and more strange incidents and supernatural forces have appeared in the world. A few days ago, there was even a powerful being capable of reversing time!" Longing and fear showed in his adoptive father's eyes.
"I understand. So we need to shed our Hydra skin and become vampires?" Levi looked thoughtful.
"Levi, you must do everything you can to rise through the Vampire Clan ranks. The Vampire Clan is hiding a tremendous secret!"
"Understood."
Silence fell over the room, and Levi took his leave.
His adoptive father waved Levi away.
Once Levi was far away, his adoptive father rose from the sofa and stretched his body after sitting for so long. The wrinkles on his face began to fade, restoring his youthful appearance.
His real name was Amon. He was a vampire, and a Pureblood Vampire at that.
The distinction between purebloods and mixed-bloods lay not in who