Bloody Mary, Vol. 3

Format read: digitalReading time: 1h Tags: vampires, shonen, adventure, mysteryOwn a copy: noReread likelihood: 6/10You might also like: [b:Seraph of the End: Vampire Reign, Vol. 1 18774919 Seraph of the End Vampire Reign, Vol. 1 Takaya Kagami https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1448681178l/18774919.SY75.jpg 26679990], [b:Vampire Knight, Vol. 1 263145 Vampire Knight, Vol. 1 (Vampire Knight, #1) Matsuri Hino https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1329232329l/263145.SY75.jpg 255083]Ok, now I'm really invested. Vol. 3 goes into a lot of the backstory, which is really essential at this point. We see that Bloody and an unknown person briefly met Yzak 400 years ago when he was still a young priest starting out in his exorcism business. Turns out that Yzak needs Bloody to kill him since he is the only vampire who has that ability. The di Maria blood is incredibly strong, and vampires typically can't hurt them. Yzak has been immortal for far too long, and since the death of his wife, he has been looking for ways to die, too. Yzak attempts to torture Bloody to force him into killing him, but what it does instead is to draw out another personality, that of Mary. Mary, unlike Bloody, is mean-spirited and hell-bent on killing humans. In fact, it's said that he killed Ichiro's father, Yuusei (although the how and why is all very nebulous for now).So to recap, 1. Bloody is immortal and wants to die, but only Ichiro has the power to kill him.2. Ichiro can't kill him until he gets his exorcism power back.3. Yzak is also immortal and also wants to die. Mary is the only who can kill him.4. To get to Mary, you have to supress Bloody, but that can't be done so easily because of his bond with Ichiro and his promise to protect him.5. Mary can't kill Yzak because Bloody won't let him. This is because Yzak is the only one who can awaken Ichiro's powers.In a nutshell, we've reached an impasse. Something obviously has to give, but for now, the three characters are locked in a stalemate.Meanwhile, a new character appears at the end of the last chapter. He seems to know Ichiro, but we don't know yet in what capacity or if he's one of the good guys or a new antagonist.The plot thickens!