[Having no choice but still having free will? Akira wrinkles his nose at that, but hey, he doesn't know jack about the power structure of the world Malice comes from. He can't judge!]

You're a real one. But I figured vampires would be like humans: give them a taste of power and they'll go mad trying to get more of it. You say the people working for vampires have no choice, so isn't that the same as having no freedom?