Crux (StanXeno)

Vampires feed on human blood. Humans scorn vampires for their indiscrimination for violence. Thus, humans and vampires have waged an endless war, each convinced the other is a monster.

To safeguard humanity, The Hunter's Crux was founded on one sacred doctrine: to kill all vampires in sight. The Crux's word is law. The Crux is the symbol for salvation. Its faithful believes: "The Crux is the fulcrum upon which humanity survives."

Officer Stanley Snyder is the perfect servant-disciplined, devout, unquestioning. He obeys every command. His faith defines his purpose, his morality, and his identity.

However, faith can become brittle when challenged-by a Pureblood vampire of the name Xeno Houston Wingfield.

Logic rules Xeno's world. Xeno does not tempt Stanley with promises of power or mercy. He offers something far more dangerous: truth.

As Stanley uncovers The Crux's hidden experiments, political manipulations, and sanctioned atrocities, he is forced to confront a horrifying possibility-that the institution he worships may be no different from the monsters he hunts.

Stanley's faith erodes into doubt. Doubt breeds defiance. And defiance manifests into something neither human nor vampire.

Is humanity worth saving if its protector has already lost its soul?

If faith can be dissected, what remains of the faithful?

*Viewer discretion: this story contains depictions of physical harm, explicit injury, experimentation and drug usage, and systemic abuse. Please read Author's Notes before proceeding with the story.

**I do not own the characters (Stanley and Xeno) in this story. All character rights belong to the authors of Dr Stone, Inagaki Riichiro and Boichi.