That noon Daniel sat in the sitting room, his eyes glued on the television. There was a news currently showing and the headlines read: School Principal and Ten Students vanish Without Trace."...they were on an excursion to a haunted house and ten were captured by Miss Pinmaker who has been confirmed to be a human trafficker. Only five students managed to escape and were rescued by the cops," the female newscaster said."Interesting," Daniel said as he patted Caroline. "The Police sure knows how to handle things, adjusting the details. So this is how they've been doing for decades now."Caroline raised her head to look at Daniel before purring in complaint. Daniel had to stop patting her and allow her to watch the news in peace."The parents of the students are so aggrieved and demand that the 'wicked' school be shut down. The teachers and students are placed in a vulnerable state as the best school in the city is about to be shut down," the female newscaster continued as she brushed
The next day was Wednesday and Daniel was up very early in the morning to log in facebook around 5:30am. The last time he connected with his friends on Curious Mythologists group chat was on Monday when he was going for the excursion.The day was still dark and the atmosphere cold and damp. Cold wind slapped gently against the glass window from the outside, causing the surface to be wetted."Meow," Caroline complained as she sank deep into the bedspread, leaving Daniel who was seated on the bed. A large bulge appeared in the bedspread, causing Daniel to shiver involuntarily."Why is she so big?" Daniel thought as he sent the first message. Only Crimson Moon and Crying God were active."Hi, big guy!" Crying God typed. "You survived!🐈"Daniel had told them about the strangeness of the excursion earlier and had asked for their advices on how to tackle the matter. He would have updated them with everything that happened but there had been no reception at the haunted house."It's a miracl
Again the whole place became silent as if nobody apart from Daniel existed there. He could even hear his own heartbeat echo across the whole place before being drowned in the chasm before him, brought to surceasance.Daniel counted his heartbeat as he waited for Abyss to reveal everything he needed to know. While waiting he was also very vigilant, his entire senses working seriously to look out for any portentous threat.One thousand, Daniel almost frowned after counting up to this number. What was Abyss waiting for? Or was he trying to use him as a vessel?Having that thought he couldn't help but feel alarmed as he moved further from the chasm again. He couldn't be too careful with someone who proclaimed that he existed solely for absorbing the cosmos."Hahahaha!" a deep laughter echoed through the surrounding, causing the bloody sky to thicken. The bloody fogs around seemed to condense the bloods became coagulated. The smell of decay permeated the whole place, causing it to be fille
The sun peeked through the clouds which spread like draperies in the sky, smiling down at the earth vigorously. Birds could be heard chirping as they flew around, preparing for a new day—another busy day.Daniel wouldn't have woken up but he had to. Getting up lazily from his bed he yawned loudly before stretching himself like a cat."I don't know why but I feel I'm becoming lazy these days," Daniel muttered to himself as he stared at the cat which was sound asleep on his bed, "and quite chatty too."The incident earlier was imprinted deeply in his mind. He had seen Caroline devour the rat and had also sensed her malicious intent. He didn't know why but he felt he was in danger anytime he was around Caroline since they left the haunted house. It had never been so.Evil Buddha should reply to the question so I can get a lot of information from him, Daniel thought. I don't know why but I think he should be suited for a Wizard instead of a Doppelganger. He's got a whole lotta information
"Never thought Daniel would be a Lycanthrope," Orpheus shared his thoughts with Felicia who was seated beside him at the back of his car. This was her first day visiting his house and he took it upon himself to look after her safety. Of course her private bodyguard Owen had argued vehemently against it. Even when Felicia asked the other bodyguards not to follow them, Owen had stood his ground. Finally he had been allowed to follow them and he sat at the front near the driver who had a very pale expression."I never knew too," Felicia replied. "I mean we've known each other for over a month now and he's successfully hidden that identity away from me. I mean, he didn't trust me?""Well, I dunno," Orpheus said as he turned to look at Felicia. "There are some secrets that shouldn't be told even to the most trusted person you have."Felicia's blue eyes lingered on Orpheus for some moments before she opened her mouth to ask, "You can keep a secret from me?"You don't expect me to tell you t
The silence lingered on for several minutes, both refusing to talk. Felicia and Owen were both pondering about what Orpheus had just said while Orpheus was allowing them to assimilate the information."I didn't tell you because I was protecting my family," Orpheus said without any emotion. "I was doing what my dad asked me to do.""So all this while I've bee dating a Crimsone?" Felicia was very much shocked. "So you Rodolfos have always been Crimsones?"Orpheus didn't reply as he took another sip of blood from the mug. He stood up gently as he asked, "If you were born as a Crimsone, what would you have done?"Felicia thought about the matter but she couldn't come up with a reasonable answer. If she had been in Orpheus' shoes she would have done exactly what he did—hiding the truth about her existence."Not only are we hunter by Crimsone Slayers, we are also hunted by other Crimsones who are not part of the Rodolfos," Orpheus said. "So tell me, what would you have done in such a situat
"I don't know what you're thinking in there but I love you very much," Selene said, her red eyes staring into Daniel's eyes while her slender and beautiful fingers caressed his chest. She was laying on his chest, counting the number of times heart beat.Daniel took a deep breathe as he said, "It's not what you're thinking.""Then explain to me so I can understand," Selene said with watery eyes. Seeing her this way accentuated her cuteness and softness. It made the heart of anyone who beheld her to bleed with guilt. "Please tell me why you can't love me.""It's not that I can't love you," Daniel said, not willing to tell Selene the whole truth. If he did he was very sure he would provoke Bloody Mary. And when that happened both of them would be as good as dead."It's a big secret, right?" Selene smiled. "A secret greater than your existence as a Wolfman?""Yes, it is," Daniel sighed. "In a way I'm protecting you.""From something terrifying?" for someone who was a Cursed and had gone t
Dracula still maintained his smile as he said, "Normally I can just control your bloods, tweaking you to whatever I want you to be. But it wouldn't be fun, right?"The bats were still flying within Dracula's palm, screeching loudly with their bloodshot eyes. It was evident they would feast upon the quartet the instance they were released by him.Daniel looked at the private bodyguard who was guarding Selene, his eyes flickering several times. He was passing a message to the private bodyguard that he wanted to distract Dracula and buy time for all of them to escape. The private bodyguard nodded calmly, showing that he understood Daniel's signal."Alright, now's not the time for petty talks," Dracula said. "Now it's time for all of you to die."Instantly all of them felt their bloods boil. It was as if a pair of hands were moving rapidly through their bloods, trying to rearrange them.Now this should be the time...Daniel had not completed his thoughts much less his action when he saw th