Comedor De Memória

Chapter. 7. Harpyie

I was surprised that the girl who suddenly appeared in front of me knew my name. The sharp gaze from the golden iris eyes made a feeling of discomfort. I feel that the girl in the navy blue lolita dress doesn't seem like a human. 

“That's right, I'm not human, Lord Vampire or Memória call you Senhor Vampiro,” the girl said coldly. 

I gasped, she was able to read my mind just like Memória. 

"Surely we creatures sent by the Creator to regulate everything that happens on earth can know the contents of the minds and hearts of humans. That is our innate ability!" cried the girl, her voice rising. 

I swallowed. Unfortunately I feel daunted by creatures like Memória. "Who are you? What do you want?" I tried to suppress my anxiety. 

Because it seems that the creature in front of me is emitting an unusual aura. The air is very oppressive and intimidating. The white-haired girl smirked. Two fangs were seen sticking out at the corners of her lips. Vampire? Impossible. 

"Fanged creatures aren't just vampires!" Suddenly the boy was inside. At close range. 

She was about to attack me with her palm that resembled an eagle's claw. I managed to dodge even though the sharp, scythe-like fingernails scratched my cheek a little. After dodging the girl's attack. I slid onto the support of the tall building's pillars. If she attacks using her claws again then it hits my body. Looks like I'll be seriously injured. I'd better avoid it. I slashed from one post to another. Escape from the girl in the lolita dress.

Until I can get out of the building and keep running until I don't think the girl is following me. But it seems I was wrong. The girl was after me. Even he chased in a fast-paced manner, as if she was flying at high speed.

"You can't run from me, Claude de Alucard!" She shouted. 

Oh shit! I put all my strength into running on the streets of Saint Petersburg's City on a snowy night. I was reminded of Memória, she once said she would appear if I needed her. 

“Memória, Memória. Please appear right now!” I shouted as I ran down the sidewalk. 

Sometimes my feet slip because the road becomes slippery because it is full of snow. Luckily I was able to control myself so it didn't cause me to fall even though my leg slipped. Memória does not appear even though I repeatedly call his name. That jerk seems to be lying to me! Where is the proof that he will appear if I call. You bastard! 

“Memória won't appear here,” said the white-haired girl who suddenly appeared blocking my path. 

How could that be? Even though I just looked behind her, she was still chasing. Now she is in front of me. I stopped in my tracks suddenly. My breath hitched. Steam emerged from my exhalation. 

The girl hovered, still glaring coldly at me. "What do I want? What's the matter that you chase after me. I need an explanation!" I said annoyed. 

The girl just kept silent. Then slowly her form changed. The figure of the little girl became the figure of a Harpyie. His body is a mixture of human and bird. Her two hands turned into a pair of wings with eagle claws at the ends.

Likewise, her legs are shaped like eagle claws. Only the body and head are human-like. 

"Harpies?" 

Yes, my goodness the Harpyie figure actually wants to harm me. What exactly is this? The harpyie attacked again by waving its claws at me. I was a bit overwhelmed to dodge his fast attacks. What's more, the snow is blocking the view.

"You die, Vampire!" shouted the Harpyie through the falling snow. 

The wind started to blow hard. Looks like tonight there will be a snowstorm in Saint Petersburg's City. I kept trying to dodge all of the Harpyie's attacks with great difficulty. The harpyie was so ferocious that it tried to pierce the claws of its hands and feet. Every now and then she flapped the wing feathers that grew from the base of his arms to cover her claws. 

Even if I try to dodge the Harpyie's attacks. But it seems luck is not on my side. Harpyie's claws gripped my shoulder. Until I stumbled. I landed back first on the snow. Black blood oozed from the stab wound of Harpyie's leg on the shoulder. 

I winced, between the pain of the Harpyie's claws and the weight of the Harpyie's body standing on top of me. 

"Finally I can kill you! You incompetent vampire!" Harpyie cursing made me wonder. 

"Wait a minute! What did I do to make you want to finish me off so badly?" I shouted through the howling of the blizzard wind. 

The harpyie seemed to be thinking. Then, he roughly carried me flying through the blizzard in Saint Petersburg's City. 

About fifteen minutes she carried me with her paws in the sky. We arrived at an apartment. We entered through the window. The harpyie let go of the claws of his paw. My body landed on a sofa with a sitting position. The harpyie landed on the table in front of the sofa. He sat there cross-legged looking at me with golden eyes like an eagle.

I winced at the throbbing pain of the Harpyie's claw wound. "It's true what you said earlier. Was it your fault that I chased you, huh? Oh yeah, this is the fault of the old five-winged old man," said Harpyie, showing an innocent face. 

"You mean Memória?" I said. 

"Well, yes!" shrieked Harpyie. 

"And now may I finish you, Claude?" The harpyie raised its right wing claw, I rushed to interrupt because the reason wasn't clear. 

"Wait a minute, Harpyie! I understand that you're a snatching creature like me too. Explain why you really want to finish me off? What's the matter?" 

The harpyie folded its wings. She put one hand on his chin. One of his paws tapped his chin while she was thinking. 

"True, I'm also one of those snatching creatures. But I'm also a changer of memories into hope…," Harpyie's words suddenly stopped, as if she had just learned something. 

Suddenly the Harpyie hit me with its paws. My body pressed against the sofa. I screamed a little in pain. Damn it! 

"Because of you. Yes, everything, because of you, Claude. Erased the memories so that some of the hopes that I wanted to instill in the human heart were messed up." Harpyie is furious. 

But I still do not understand the meaning of hope that makes the human heart chaotic. 

"Let go of me first. Look at your couch now stained with my blood." I tried to persuade the Harpyie to let go of her claws. 

"I don't care. This isn't where I live anyway," Harpyie said casually. 

"At least explain further what you mean by accusing me of something I don't understand," I said. 

Harpyie was stunned for a moment. I don't know why I feel this creature in front of me is stupid? Oh shit. I forgot that Harpies could read my mind. 

"I'm not stupid! You annoying vampire. Ah, not only vampires. That five-wing, black tooth wearing a blindfold is also a jerk!" cursed Harpyie. "All right. I'll heal your wounds. And show you what you failed to do!"

There was a snap of the Harpyie's fingers. Hey, he doesn't have fingers but claws. 

"For a long-lived creature, think you're talkative Claude." Harpyie changed her form back into the form of a little girl in a sky blue lolita dress. 

In addition, the wound on my shoulder has healed. Only left a torn mark from the claws on the shirt I was wearing. Miraculously the black blood disappeared instantly. Great! 

"I'm great," said Harpyie, tossing her wavy white hair in jest. 

"Well, now back to the main issue of your failure with the task of erasing the memories belonging to the humans that you want to erase." 

I silently listened. 

"Actually I was sent to always follow you after the curse was given. However, somehow it seems like you never realized or knew that there were rules for erasing human memories? For hundreds of years, only dozens of times have you succeeded in making bad memories disappear and the humans you helped were able to continue their lives. Out of hundreds of humans you can only succeed in a few tens. That's disappointing, Claude!" 

“Wait a minute! I never knew you were following me all this time Harpyie. Memória never mentioned you were involved in my duties as part of the curse. I was only told to erase memories by Memória, nothing more,” I defended. Because I didn't know that while doing the task due to the curse it turned out that there was still interference from a creature of the same kind with Memória.

"Damn you old bastard!" Harpyie shouted, looking up as she clenched her fists. 

"He's always playing with the Creator's duties. No wonder he's cursed not to see the world." I rolled my eyes. 

So even creatures like Memória were cursed as well. That's why he wore a blindfold because it was a form of punishment from the Creator for him. What was the thing that made the five-winged creature cursed like me?

"He's playing with his duty as the custodian of human memories. That's why he's called Memória. However, his mischievous nature of always playing with human memories made him punished by the Creator," explained Harpyie, reading my mind. 

"You must be held accountable for your mistakes in your duties, Claude." 

Yes, pardon what mistakes will I face? My heart beats fast. Obviously I wasn't prepared to face the punishment of a curse if I did something wrong.