LUNA ASTERBELLE'S POVThe bullet that I first shot didn’t head over to the monster’s heart. It was unfortunate, but I still had a lot of chances to bounce back. I knew for sure that it wouldn’t take too long before I grew accustomed to this, so I made up my mind to stay focused."These bullets did a lot of damage to those creatures…" I mumbled to myself as I closely watched how one of them turned back to their human forms. "Is this what it means to be hit with a silver bullet?" I added as a query to the man who served as my tutor.He nodded his head once. "You can also use it to shoot yourself if ever you’re placed in a tight spot someday. It’s the only weapon that can calm the monstrous soul inside you," he answered.I never ran out of ammo, as he kept on supplying me with a new magazine. Half an hour has passed, and I think that I only have to take down about ten of them before I complete my task.I was required to shoot more than once, the bigger my opponent got. "Out to my last tar
LUNA ASTERBELLE'S POVThe awkward aura that surrounded Joseph and me still hasn’t faded, even after a whole day has gone by. Luckily, we were separated once more, as I was required to move on to the second task that I had to finish within the same day. I was kind of expecting to see the same man who assisted me on the previous mission, but somebody else greeted me."Have you been counting on how long it has been since the last time that we encountered each other, Luna?" King Dawn mumbled as he stretched his arms sideways, as if to welcome me with his attempt to embrace me. "Your second task is simple. All that you have to do is to spend a night with me," he said with a grin on his lips.I felt my cheeks heating up for a second, realizing how much men these days keep trying to get closer to me physically. "Then what? You’re going to steal my blood away and do whatever you desire? As much as I want to clear all of these tasks that I’m supposed to do, I’d rather choose to fail all of thos
LUNA ASTERBELLE'S POVThere have been a couple of times where I have been filled with thoughts of wanting to kill this king of the vampires. Even though I wasn't so sure if I would actually have the capability to do so, I still can't shake off the feeling that the day will come when I will be required to do so. Otherwise, the outcome would be the exact opposite—the king might be the one who’d get me executed, and I wouldn’t be able to fight back."Where am I?" I asked the instant that I finally opened my eyes, only to see a ceiling that wasn’t mine. "What am I doing here?" I added, still wondering what had recently happened to me.The only person that came to mind was King Dawn. I don’t exactly know the reason behind it, but he must've had something to do with this place."I see that you’re awake now," said a man who was seated at the edge of the bed. "You’re still in the deepest part of the underground, in case you’re thinking about where I brought you after you fainted."King Dawn di
LUNA ASTERBELLE'S POVThe scar that King Dawn encarved on my forearm wasn’t that visible to the eyes of other people unless they looked up close. It still aches from time to time, but it wasn’t as bad as how it almost killed me before.Just like he said, no one from the Dark Shadow Clan actually recognized me while I was on my way out of the main building. Even Jazpher didn’t bother to greet me when we crossed paths, as he was about to enter the lobby. The guards that were standing by at the gate didn’t bother to interrogate me about my identity or the purpose of my visit.I took one final glance at the building with the king’s face in my mind when, all of a sudden, I caught a glimpse of Yve, who was crouching beside the plants on which she was spraying water. As if we shared the same brain, she randomly looked behind me, where I was located.Our eyes met, but there was no expression on hers, as if she didn’t know who I was.I bit my lower lip in realization that even my dearest friend
DR. JOSEPH'S POVThe daughter of Alpha Asterbelle was certainly entertaining. "Do you want to hold my hand?" I asked her without thinking twice. I find her flustered emotions amusing, and that’s more of a reason why I was motivated to tease her over and over again.If I can get to witness Luna’s red face for a second time, then I wouldn’t mind if I actually died right at this moment.My brain received some sort of static frequency that made it continuously ache, which made me hiss. I know for sure that there was something wrong with me or that there would be a displeasing occurrence moments later on. As much as possible, I would like to accompany Luna until she manages to get out of this endless maze, but it seems like that’s going to be impossible now.There’s also a possibility that she’d end up hating me for leaving her behind, but it’s for the best. I don’t want her to get involved with me any longer.The moon goddess granted me this second life of mine; that’s a fact. However, I s
DR. JOSEPH’S POVEverything inside me was tearing apart. My consciousness was still intact, and yet, my whole body got taken over by my wolf. There was no way for me to stop what he wanted to do to Andrea, no matter how much I desired her safety and security."Away..." I muttered in between my loud gasps while I was pulling my hair as strongly as I could.I didn’t expect that Andrea would suddenly turn her hand to hold my wrist the same way as I did. "What’s the matter? P-please don’t injure yourself like this. It’s hurting me as well to see you suffering…" she said. "Yes, I may have no idea about what you’ve been through lately, but I know for sure that it’s been difficult for you. You’re still only a human after all. You don’t have to shoulder all of your problems on your own; you always have me by your side, so can’t you at least depend on me too?" Her hand reached for my cheeks, which somehow made me flinch.My bones began to crack as I transitioned to a heinous-looking beast. I at
LUNA ASTERBELLE'S POVMy stomach was rumbling as I hadn't eaten anything for almost a whole day. I couldn't even manage to find any source of water around this endless maze. And just as I thought that these would be the last minutes of my life, I sensed a faint aura from the other side of this hedge, which somehow gave me a little bit of hope.I tried to create a hole through it so that I could just see if there really was someone there, but it was too thick. I made up my mind to head over to the location where I kept on sensing the same aura, but I stopped the moment that I saw him."Jerome?""You… Why are you here?" Jerome asked as if he didn’t sense my presence just like I did.I played with some strands of my hair while looking elsewhere. "I-I got lost, I guess..?" I stuttered since I knew that it was far from the truth."So you’re basically telling me that you went here by yourself without knowing that this residence belongs to the Dawsons?" he questioned me with such a cold tone.
LUNA ASTERBELLE'S POVEven with that said, I still couldn't come up with a proper plan regarding how I would be able to tame this man. I'm still left wondering if I should actually enact revenge on him or let him be and just move on with my past experiences."Seems like we still wouldn't get along all that well, unlike what I anticipated. Can I leave now?" I politely asked.Jerome raised a finger, making the person who served my dish leave the dining area. "We still have something left for us to discuss; don’t even think that you can escape from that maze outside. And if you’re thinking that there might be another pathway in and out of this mansion, then I’m sorry to disappoint you, but there isn’t."He really has a way or two to make me furious. No matter what I had in mind, he would immediately shut it off with his cruel principles."What is it that you wanted us to talk about? I’m pretty sure that we’re both holding ourselves back with the urge to strike now, considering how we got