Fire erupted from the vampire's skin, consuming him in a blaze.

He had no time to reach for his ring, a scream rippling from his throat as the fire engulfed him alive.

He tried to stop himself from burning by turning around and around, thrashing as if that would help him in any way, but all it did was nothing, his screams faltering and suddenly being replaced by the crackle of his burning flesh.

In an instant, the vampire's body fell to the ground, but the fire didn't stop. It went on, burning and burning until what was left was a pile of ash and charred bone, the smell of...