"Alice?" The twins exclaimed after seeing her and Black Lotus enter.Clarisse pointed on the available bed, "Stay there. I’ll talk to the doctor." Alice simply followed her order while the twins froze on their spots. They have no idea what is happening, but they are sure that Black Lotus is in a bad mood.Kate turned her chair in Alice’s direction after Clarisse left, "What happened? Why is Black Lotus angry at you?" Kate had to ask, as she hasn’t seen Clarisse this pissed off. She could almost see a dark aura radiating from her, if that wasn’t a stretch.Alice crossed her arms, "Why are you even surprised? Isn’t that my special skill?"Kate and Klaver looked at each other knowingly. They knew that something was up, but Alice always pushed them out of the loop."If that’s because of me, I’ll talk to Ms. Clarisse." Klaver volunteered. He doesn’t think a few bruises were a big deal at all. But he had seen it clearly. Alice was afraid earlier. Her eyes were in a different time and place,
Allen couldn’t stop himself from looking around. He had only seen the outside world during mornings in the television or internet. It is indeed very lively compared to going out at night or in the afternoon. He doesn’t know what to expect, but he doesn’t regret going out. Some people are looking at him weirdly as he was wearing a jacket in the middle of a hot day, but he didn’t really care."What do you think?" Elijah asked with fascination in his eyes. He hadn’t seen Allen this excited before. Allen still needs to wear thick clothing to get out, but he will slowly get used to it soon."It’s… a bit overwhelming." He admitted. Everything felt so lively, and he wasn’t really used to that. The world quickly changed, and it wasn’t as peaceful as it was at night, but being out in the morning is still very different.Elijah smiled, "You’ll get used to it soon. It’s better that you always go outside so your body gets used to it. Now, do you have anywhere else that you wanted to be?""Not par
He decided to enter a bookstore instead. There were a variety of supplies sold at the store, like art supplies and several office supplies. Elijah enjoys writing, so they have several stuff in their house. They usually compel some humans to buy and deliver them any goods they require, in exchange for payment, of course. Aside from several supplies needed at home, they didn't need much. His life revolved mostly around the houses they currently live in, as they move every now and then.Elijah had encouraged him to have some hobbies like art and music. He learned piano, violin, and several other instruments introduced to him by Elijah. He wasn't exceptionally good at any of the instruments, but he wasn't bad either. Art was another story he didn’t wish to discuss because of how awful he was at it. He just did everything to pass the time by but but nothing really stuck with him.Allen simply assumed that he wasn’t cut out to be an artist in any form. He went out to the store and continue
She finally got up and smiled widely, "Thank you so much for helping me." She grabbed his hand, making Allen freeze again. He didn't know that humans were very clingy and he isn't appreciating that."What are you doing?" He asked, his gaze fixed on her hand. She would definitely notice that his hands are cold.Her eyes widened, "Wow, your hands are really cold. You must have been nervous about what happened earlier."Allen withdrew his hands. At least the woman hadn’t thought of anything. After all, their identities still remain a fiction in humankind’s minds."It doesn’t matter." He said and walked away but the woman quickly chased after him and blocked his way.He backed away in an instant. Allen couldn't comprehend the situation at all, "You already retrieved your bag. What else do you want?" He could have easily compelled her to leave him alone, but he was panicking because of her odd actions. He wasn't used to people, but he's certain the woman was being overly clingy for someone
Karina frowned at herself for coming up with no information about Alice’s past. The only one in the world that could do this on this scale was the hunter’s organization. Whatever Alice was hiding, it was protected by Black Lotus as well."Damn it. It’s impossible to bypass their system." She complained and put down her laptop. Karina hated to admit it but she couldn't par on the organization's team of IT experts. Arianne looked at Karina with worry, "What do you mean?""I didn’t find anything, which is impossible unless someone purposely erased everything. There’s only one entity that could be in that level." All of them quickly realized who Karina was talking about."Black Lotus is hiding her. But what is the reason?" Carl couldn’t help but ask. Arianne bit her lower lip and was trying to figure out if she should tell them the truth about that pureblood, even though Alice would surely be furious at her if she did.She pressed her lips, contemplated for a moment, and finally decided.
She found herself walking towards her and embracing the older woman, "I’m really sorry, but I don’t understand. Who in the world is that bastard that’s going to take Alice, and why can’t the biggest organization in the world cannot protect her?" She halted and let go of Clarisse as the realization hit her. There is one thing that hunters are wary of, and it was truly ironic. Hunters regard pureblood vampires as distinct from humans who have been turned into vampires. Turned vampires are like a cheap rip-off of purebloods that are still too powerful for humans to fight with.If there’s someone that the organization would be afriad of, that would be purebloods. Karen gritted her teeth, how could she not specifically think of the vampire that suddenly appeared out of nowhere?!"That pureblood who barged into our mission and killed all the vampires as if it were the easiest thing to do. How did he know Alice, and why on earth is he after her? What is their relationship?" Clarisse wiped he
"What was that?" Allen exclaimed right after they had gone away from the restaurant. He didn’t expect that reaction from Elijah, seeing him in that situation. Allen honestly thought that Elijah would be upset about him, but his master looked fascinated as well.Elijah smiled innocently and asked, "What is?""That. Don’t you even find it odd that I was with a human earlier? or find that human odd at least." He had to ask because it was freaking him out. He doesn’t know if there’s something odd with Willow or if he's the one practically malfunctioning. There was more than one reason for him to feel weirded out by that woman. He shook his head, "The girl said she was grateful for your help. Why would I find it odd?" Elijah is somehow regretting that he didn’t expose Allen to more human culture when he had the chance to. He wanted to as well, but Allen’s first years as a vampire were very terrible because of his problems with bloodlust. Allen might not have opened the topic recently, but
"Stop staring at me like I’m going to throw up rainbows." Alice complained. She could feel everyone’s stares even with her eyes closed. Everyone ended up going to Clarisse’s office after hearing that Karina was called, and Alice came after hearing the news. Karina and Alice basically dragged their team away without giving a proper explanation of what was happening and telling everyone to focus on their priorities first. Karina would have complained and stubbornly demanded the same from Alice, but Black Lotus was right. They have to focus on their work, or it will endanger them.Now they were on their way to hunt. There were reports of increased vampire sightings in their area, and that’s the reason why they needed extra manpower from other teams. It was also the reason why Clarisse has been restless, other than trying to find a way to help Alice... which Alice thinks is a total waste of time. She already had all the information she needed, and there's no way out except death. Who woul
"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