Chapter 2: The Land of Bloodsuckers (Pt. 1)

AS soon as Ambrogio woke up from his long night’s sleep, there was a pounding in his chest that was intense and loud that jarred him from his sleep. As he felt the sudden rush of blood coursing through every inch of his cold body, he could feel a sensation of warmth that tingled throughout his entire body. A memory from the past played in his mind as he recalled what had happened.

“Hahaha...”

In the midst of a cold and windy night, Ambrogio was searching for a place in the forest to rest for tomorrow’s another journey when he heard a sweet and joyful laughter that caught his attention. Taking a closer look around, he started following where the laughter was coming from, and after a few minutes of walking, he came across a beautiful lady laughing with her friends. Despite the beauty of all the ladies Ambrogio found himself swept off his feet by the lady who has the sweetest, most joyful, and most beautiful laugh out of all of them.

“What a beauty…” As he stared at the goddess in front of him, he uttered very softly this phrase in a low voice.

He kept on going back to the place where she found the beautiful lady, whose name was Selena, the Goddess of the Moon, from that day forward. In the dark, under the moonlight shining in her garden throughout the night, Selena wore the sweetest smile on her face as she looked at and smelled each flower that was growing in her garden. He can’t stop staring at Selena from afar; to him, Selena is a woman he wishes to possess.

Ambrogio’s affection for Selena grew stronger with each passing day, his lust and desire ate him, and he kept wanting Selena to be by his side, so he made a move and revealed himself to Selena.

“Selena...” he was finally able to say louder the name of the girl he’d been staring at for a long time.

“Finally, you have the courage to talk to me,” Selena said as she turned around and looked in the direction where the voice was coming from.

Ambrogio started to get nervous after hearing Selena’s words and her beauty at the same time.

“Did you know I’ve been here all along?”

Selena remained silent and only smiled at Ambrogio.

Ambrogio cracked a smile awkwardly. “How? When did you become aware of my presence?” He sought out, puzzled. “You never show any signs that you were aware I was watching you. You never looked at me.”

Selena took a step forward, reaching Ambrogio’s face and gently caressing it. “I’m a goddess, Ambrogio; how could I not be aware of the presence of living things around me?”

Ambrogio can’t believe Selena is aware of his presence and knows his name. She is a goddess.

“So, Ambrogio, what can I do for you?”

Ambrogio never failed to come to Selena day and night to bring food and accompany the goddess in everything she did or went. He never stops expressing his feelings and how much the goddess means to him.

“Selena...” Ambrogio addressed the goddess with affection as he reached out and gently caressed her hand.

Selena smiled as she looked at Ambrogio.

“Selena, I need to tell you something,” Ambrogio said, gathering his courage to tell what he needed to tell.

Selena looked into Ambrogio’s eyes, as if she could tell what he was going to say. She finally smiled after a few seconds.

“What is it, Ambrogio? Say it,” she said softly.

Even though Ambrogio knew Selena already knew what he was going to say, he still wanted to say it.

He lightly touched the back of Selena’s hand once more. “I know you already know what I’m going to say, but I still want to say it. I want you to hear it from me,” he said, looking Selena in the eyes with affection. “Selena, I knew you had my heart from the moment I heard your laughter and saw your beauty. I know it was too fast, so I want to be sure about my feelings and reveal myself to learn more about you.” He reached Selena’s face and gently caressed it. “As the days and nights pass, my love for you grows stronger. My desire for you is out of control. I don’t want to see you with anyone other than me. Selena, I want you. I want you so badly that I can’t stop myself from owning you.” He brushed his thumb across Selena’s lips. “I’d like to kiss you. I’d like to taste you. I’m craving for your body. I’d like to be your man. I want you so badly, Selena, and it’s driving me insane.”

“Ambrogio...” Selena said his name.

He looked Selena in the eyes. “Be mine, Selena. For the rest of our lives, be my lover and wife.”

“Ambrogio…”

“Selena…”

“Selena...” he muttered but couldn’t say out loud because his mouth couldn’t open.

He attempted to move his body but failed once more. He attempted to move his finger but was unable to do so. To calm himself, he took a deep breath.

“Selena...” he thought of his lover’s name once.

His heart pounding wildly once more as he smells the strong sweet scent that is so familiar to him.

She’s close by.

In his mind, Ambrogio drew a smile. He was thinking about his lover. A lovely, beautiful lady with a lovely smile on her face. The mere thought of Selena made him more delighted and excited for the time when they would meet again.

“After many years, I will see you again, my love.”

His entire body ached for Selena’s warm touch as joy, desire, and lust engulfed him. He desperately wanted to feel her, which drove him insanely to want to touch, own, and feel her again after a hundred years.

“Selena, my love, you finally came,” he said. “I will wait for you, my love. I’ll stay here until you find me.”