Laurence trusted very few within the ranks of the healing church. Though there was one that he trusted with his life: The holy blade, Ludwig. A noble soul, who like Laurence, had one goal in life: to save as many lives as he could. He was the first of the church hunters, and helped build trust between the people of Yharnam and the church. But on the night of the paleblood moon, Ludwig, and most of his best hunters disappeared . When he was finally found again, just like his former friend Laurence, he was transformed into a beast, and trapped within the nightmare. But he was different. When he was thought to be defeated, his eyes landed upon a shimmer: his blade. The holy moonlight greatsword, blessed by the gods, and whose guidance kept him human. Using the blade, He managed to regain his humanity, then fought and died with his honor intact. However, something noticed, and decided to give another soul a second chance at life, just as he did for a certain other soul..