The Moon Cries at the Final Wish Vol. 1

When his peaceful island is brutally attacked by a vicious winged killer, one young man must embrace his destiny to eliminate the vampiric threat against humanity! An action-fantasy manga about saving the world before more blood is shed. From the creator of Plunderer and Gou-dere Sora Nagihara!

Childhood friends Shingetsu and Asahi are attending a festival when an angel appears. The angel smiles, unfurls her bloodstained wings, then rips into the throats of onlookers. As the friends’ peaceful island home becomes a slaughterhouse, they realize the angel’s true identity—she's a vampire! Shingetsu soon learns that he’s one of the Seven Luminaries who seek to eliminate the vampiric threat. Can he wield his newfound power to save humanity from a bitter, bloody end?

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