He was woken up by the thick scent of human blood. Falling asleep was merely an act of pleasure and wasn’t really needed by his body. However, it was a very human thing to do. And so he gave his body a rest. He closes his eyes and surrenders to the darkness. It was never like sleeping, which humans do, at least from what his body barely remembers from when he was still a human, but he does it anyway.Elijah’s senses started sharpening. He hasn’t fed for days, and the blood just wafting dangerously in the air is making his mouth water. He hissed, and even though he didn’t want to, his whole body did the opposite. Elijah's hands trembled, not from fear but from the thrill that his body naturally feels whenever it wants to hunt for blood.He went out and saw dead bodies right outside his house. There was no screaming or people asking for help. There were just vampires running around the place and killing everyone in plain sight."Lady Ethel ordered us to kill each one of the humans here
Alice rarely feels exhausted. At least, it was rare that she admitted to herself that she was exhausted. She dropped her things on the bedside table and collapsed on the bed."Will I really die?" She asked the dumbest question she could ask while staring at the ceiling of her room. When she was younger, her mother placed glowing stars and a crescent moon in the ceilings of her room, hoping that it would help her not have any nightmares again, but it wasn’t really as simple as that.It’s not like she wanted to die. Alice refuses to believe that anyone truly wanted to. Life just simply sucks most of the time, but that doesn’t mean that they wouldn’t have any regrets about dying in vain.She was starting to lose hope. Alice thought she was prepared to face the vampire, that she was ready to fight, and that whether she lived or died was up to fate.But it was way different when death was already knocking at her door. Alice wanted to be courageous, but she doesn’t know how or if it was ev
He was an aspiring writer, a man who was slowly making a name for himself when everyone chose not to believe in him. His work doesn’t seem to fit the norm. When everyone was seeking love through poems and novels, he was writing about fantastical worlds of the unknown. Most people around him that had read his work believes that it fits as tales told to children.Van doesn’t really mind, but he begged to disagree that it was only for children. A world different from theirs doesn’t mean that it was for children. As so he still believes that there is much more to the world.. A whole new world that humans don’t know about, creatures that may or may not look like normal humans but surely interact with humans.After all, such tales should have come from somewhere? Right?"Greetings." Van beamed as the person opened the door. He took out two of the books he was selling, one of his work and the other one he had been commissioned to sell."I was hoping I could interest you with the books I’m s
"Why are you carrying a luggage... Do you agree to go with going with Johan?" Clarisse's question made Alice frown even more. She was here earlier than intended, and she wasn't expecting that Black Lotus would be here this early too. She was on her way to the quarters when she happened to pass by Clarisse, who was holding a cup of coffee and looked stressed as hell."Do you live here?" Alice exclaimed instead of answering her question.Clarisse heaved an exhausted sigh, "I've been busy. Shall I call Johan? He'll need to go back in a week too."She rolled her eyes. Clarisse would never give up, isn’t she?"I'm not going anywhere. I'm going to stay in the quarters for the meantime." The organization has ready quarters for trainees and hunters who wish to stay or who are far from home or do not have one. Whatever the reason, as long as they were part of the organization, they were allowed to stay. Most of the people occupying the quarters were trainees, while most hunters stay in their o
"He bit me, and I really thought that it was my end. But then I awoke with no wounds on my neck, and he even took the time to clean up, Oh, and I believe he stole a book from me. The one I used to hit his head while he tried to bite me. And that's the reason why I’m staying here." Clarisse couldn’t answer or properly react. The pureblood’s actions kept on surprising her.He is so unpredictable!Alice’s sarcastic expression turned into a defeated look."I was really thinking of running away, just like what you planned. Maybe it would give me more time to stay alive and to find a way to stop this unending cycle of rebirth and death." She paused and smiled, "But I know his pattern. Once he found me, he could already know where I am, no matter where I go. He easily caught up to me in the past, and it he is now a flight away from me. If I ran, I’d have to run forever. I can’t, I just can’t do that again." She was starting to remember more lives that she had had in the past, but it was all
"Now, do you still want to help me?" Alice asked the question, knowing that his answer would change.She smiled. She doesn’t feel bad or anything. Leaving wasn’t really her first option anyway. Using anyone to protect herself wasn’t part of her plan either. By the time she finishes her last mission, she will also leave the quarters, and whatever happens next will be her problem.Johan couldn’t answer. With Alice’s situation, there was nothing much they could do to help her. He doesn’t even know if anyone else would be willing to help her after the incident with their group. Clarisse became famous for being the only survivor in that massacre, but she wasn’t really proud of it, while Johan still regrets that he wasn’t there for his comrades."Don’t worry. I didn’t tell you my deepest secret to drag you into my mess. I simply told you so you wouldn’t bother me anymore, although it was on goodwill and I appreciate that still." She went out after thanking both of them and went back to the
"Fine. I will gather some men to search the forest. But still think it was a wolf that tried attacking you. You’re lucky you managed to survive."Van’s eyes widened. He remembered that man saying that he was lucky because it wasn’t his time yet.True to the hunter’s word, he gathered men, and they quickly searched in the whole forest while Van stayed in one of the hunter’s houses."Here, eat some soup to warm your body up. You’re pale as a ghost." It was the wife of the hunter who found him. She put down a tray containing a bowl of soup and a slice of bread and two eggs. He gladly accepted the food as he could already hear his stomach rumbling since earlier.Van gave her a warm smile, "Thank you so much." he said before devouring his food.The woman’s eyes widened, "Slow down, it’s hot."Van felt the heat in his mouth but still smiled and swallowed the food, "It’s very delicious. Thank you for the food." He forced to speak and maintain his smile. He was really grateful for the hospita
"Where is that woman?" Karina exclaimed. She knows that Alice clearly told her that she wanted a change in leadership for unknown reasons, but Alice said it would be after this mission. Alice is almost never late either. Something bad definitely happened to her. Arianne looked at Karina, "Sorry, I still can’t reach her." "Let’s ask the other department to track her. Something bad might have happened to her." Carl suggested as they perfectly knew that Alice wouldn’t just abandon her work without solid reasons. They’ve been waiting for half an hour already. Art, who was out for a while, finally came back. He was heaving, but he was trying to get everyone's attention. He learned something while he was walking back to the office. "I heard trainees talking earlier about Alice. I asked them, and they said they saw her at the quarters. Of course I was confused, so I asked around, and she really moved into the quarters early in the morning." They looked at each other with confused faces.
"Why are we called here?" Klaver asked as he arrived late and had no idea why they were called by Black Lotus again. Karina shrugged, "Not sure. Maybe we’ll get a new mission?" They all went inside Clarisse’s office with anticipation. None of them did anything wrong lately, so they were confident that they were not here to be scolded by their head. Clarisse took a moment to look at each of them. They even held a birthday party for Alice and Carl the other day. She saw how happy they were. It’s just a shame that Alice couldn’t live as a human, even if their circumstances had already changed. "Did we mess up again? Please don’t tell me we’d have to attend trainee classes again." Art spoke up after he couldn’t take the silence anymore. She smiled, "No. Unless you did something else I wasn’t aware of." "We haven’t broken any rules… lately." Carl promptly answered as he was tired of being reprimanded. She pointed at the envelope Alice left for her group, "I called you guys to give yo
"You need to feed." Elijah kept looking at Alice. She was pale as she refused to drink any human blood. Louise continued to alternately look at Alice and Elijah. Alice was his enemy one moment, and now she appears in their house as a vampire. She demanded to join Elijah in fighting off the purebloods, which Louise still thinks is a suicide mission, but he has no abilities to stop his master or Alice. "I’m still Alice, and my hunter pride is still intact. I’ve been alive longer than you think. I could handle this." She simply refuses to drink human blood, even if everything in her is screaming to feed. Unfortunately, even a human soul couldn’t maintain her body as a human. Her body naturally went back to its natural form right after her mind fully awakened. Her abilities came back to her almost immediately. "Why are you insisting on coming anyway?" Elijah doesn’t know how he would treat Alice now. He remembers everything, along with all the feelings that he shared with Alathea. They
"Alice, Alice, wake up." Elijah had already gotten the location from Black Lotus and also received the blood flowers he requested. He was on his way to the given location when he felt a very ominous feeling. Instead, he rushed his way towards Alice’s house and found her unconscious with the charm he had gifted her on the ground. He checked if she was still breathing before lifting her towards the bed. Elijah has been trying to wake him up for five minutes straight, but to no avail. By experience, she looked like she was remembering her memories again. He doubts that the doctors would find anything wrong if he brought her to the hospital. "Alice!" He exclaimed and finally opened her eyes, and Elijah saw her eyes turn red, as of a vampire. She gasped and lifted herself from the bed. Elijah was staring at her with complete shock in his eyes. "Who the hell turned you into a vampire?!" There was fear in his eyes. He had killed all of her past lives, but now that he didn’t have to kill h
Humans either worshiped or feared them. They called them gods, not knowing that their belief was the one that strengthened them. At the same time, losing belief in creatures like her greatly weakens them. The more people forget about them, the sooner they cease to exist. She has existed for thousands of years. Time was fleeting, and so many things have changed over time. Her existence was fueled, not by belief but by fear. No one knows what she truly was, unlike other "gods" that humans have encountered. Instead, she was born out of fear of the unknown. It morphed in her over time until she developed a taste for human blood. Despite her efforts, she couldn’t stop what she had become, like all the monsters they had imagined. Before she knew it, she became a creature that survived on human blood and fear, and yet she still fights for her own instincts whenever she can. Alathea, or at least that is what she calls herself at the present time, quickly walked on a shade to protect herself
"Why am I called at such an ungodly hour?" She complained as she entered Clarisse’s office. Black Lotus didn’t tell her the reason why she was hailed, but she hoped that it was for a great purpose. "Alice, why are you here early?" Carl asked with curious eyes. "I was called by Black Lotus. Why are you here too?" She threw back the question. Carl pointed at Clarisse’s office, "She called me too. What is up? She didn’t tell me what this was about." Alice didn’t answer and walked ahead. She was now certain that it wasn’t about Elijah. Carl wouldn’t be called if it was. "Wait for me!" He exclaimed and caught up. They both entered the office and were welcomed by on of Clarisse’s secretary. She pointed at the door, "She’s been expecting you. Feel free to head inside." Alice immediately figured out that something was happening. Still, she went ahead and opened the door. "Happy birthday!" She heard party poppers and confetti flying over her and Carl. Alice looked at them with utter co
Alice went home with a heavy heart. She had had a bad feeling since earlier. It has been a bit peaceful after the incident of them being ambushed by the old gang members of their old enemy, but deep inside her, she knew that something bad would happen. She dismissed the worry, wishing that it was just her being paranoid. Elijah already killed the newborns but the pureblood who turned the humans was still alive. "Two of them were thrown in a dumpster, and the other one was just left on the streets." She recalled the report she heard earlier. Three of their hunters were killed relentlessly by different vampires, whom she assumes were pureblood vampires. The hunters that were disposed of in the dumpster like trash were killed by a woman, while the other one was killed by another vampire. None of them were the purebloods she saw last time, but they all thought the same after seeing the footage of how the hunters were killed. It was impossible that it had been done by a newborn vampire.
Allen let out an annoyed groan after he had just pulled Louise out of the scene when he saw hunters hovering near them. Louise was still out of it because of the high of the bloodlust still rushing to every fiber of his being. "What was happening?" Louise asked. His voice is deeper than usual, but he is slowly gaining consciousness about what is happening. He clicked his tongue, "Idiot. You almost got killed. Wipe that blood off your mouth." Louise’s eyes widened, and he felt more sober after what he heard. He touched his face and realized that Allen was right about the blood on his lips. There was something about blood that the vampire’s body was constantly craving; no matter how much they consumed, it would never be enough. That is why he doesn’t even realize that he is covered in blood as his body casually hangs on for that connection. He promptly wiped his mouth clean and used all the concentration he had to calm himself. They couldn’t walk around with his eyes glowing, and he
"Why are you all here?" Alice complained after seeing the rest of her old team. Art laughed awkwardly. "You didn’t check the notice again, didn’t you?" "What was it about?" She didn’t deny it at all. It was true that she didn’t bother reading it. Carl shakes his head. He was starting to wonder how Alice hadn’t gotten herself into any danger because of her carelessness. "We were set out as a group again. Because of what happened yesterday, we were advised to be careful just in case they were planning any group attacks." Kate was the one who explained the situation. Alice frowned and was about to leave, but Karina quickly managed to stop her. "Anyone is expected to follow the notice, and was told that anyone who would abandon their group will be suspended indefinitely. I think Black Lotus added that part just for you." Alice’s smile was oozing with sarcasm, but she had no choice but to follow them around. It took them an hour to find a vampire, and it wasn’t even a newborn. Elijah
She practiced her aim and poured her heart out while running. This time, she got the rest she wanted, and no one randomly appeared to bother her training. There were trainees who saw her, but no one dared approach her. She realized that they were put into self-training because there were no availability of trainers. It has never happened before when she was still training. If one of their trainers wasn’t around, there would always be someone who would step up to help. They never got to idle like that, and it somehow worried her. She shook her head. "What would be our future with these kids?" Alice couldn’t help but sigh after watching them from a short distance. She wasn’t expecting everyone to have perfect aim, but they were just bad. Alice couldn’t take it anymore and finally stepped up to help them. They all tensed up when Alice suddenly approached them, but she quickly told them that she simply couldn’t take watching them. "Skills are useless if your stance sucks. You’ll always