“W-Who are they?” Sofia was a little confused by their sudden, casual entrance of two slutty-looking women. They were walking as if they owned the place. Her instincts told her that they weren’t some random strangers who were visiting this place for the first time. Were they perhaps hookers that Charles hired the previous night? Did they come here to collect the money?All kinds of crazy thoughts flooded through Sofia’s mind in an instant.And the same could be said for Charles.No, he was feeling it at a greater level, though for a very different reason. He recognized Two by her scent, and then guessed the identity of One.He guessed they would come at him, but he didn’t think it would be so soon. And they just had to show up when he was with Sofia of all times.Before they got within ten feet distance, Charles' hand struck the back of Sofia’s neck, making her faint. He didn’t even have the time to properly put her down on the sofa. He pushed her down and attacked Samatha with a vici
“Spinning Dragon Kick!” Leslie’s powerful kick came at Charles. He had faced this overpowering attack before. He was confident of blocking it this time, but then he also had Samantha to face, so he dodged her kick and jumped toward Samantha.Blood violently twisted around Charles’ arms as he rained punches on Samantha. “Bloody Cannon Course!”Each of his punches were stronger than a cannon, and Samantha was forced to back away while blocking them. Her arms trembled from taking his punches.“Bloody Vortex Knock!” Leslie came up from behind and struck him with a blood vortex the size of a human. Charles’ shirt was torn, and the flesh on his back was cut from the attack.He was forced to stop punching the opponent before him. He swiveled and kicked Leslie.“Dragon Instinct!” Leslie managed to efficiently bend her body to dodge the kick with her feet still touching the floor.Charles’ back was momentarily facing Samantha. “Five Finger Arts…” She used this chance to concentrate flaming ene
Sofia woke up and found herself in the Bones’ hospital.The nurse told her that she was found next to a collapsed villa, and that a guard found her lying unconsciously in the backyard and called for an ambulance.She couldn’t believe that the villa had collapsed. She asked about Charles, but the nurse told her that only she was found, and that Charles was not found under the rubble, so he was not at home when the building collapsed.What caused the villa to collapse? Sofia doubted the mafia and thought back on the two women that entered the villa just before she lost consciousness.“Did they use some kind of explosives to make the building fall?“Are they somehow related to Raven?“Did they come to take revenge on me by taking Charles away from me?”She wanted to cry as well as scream, for there was little to nothing she could do against the mafia.“Charles… Did I drag you into my mess? Where are you right now?”As far as she knew, Charles was able to fight off the thugs, but how coul
“Alright.” Butcher leaned forward from his seat. “Let’s see what kind of face is hiding behind that handsome face-mask, shall we?”Two brought her claws out before coming to the front and swiping her arm in quick movements, tearing Charles’ mask in the process.This exposed a completely different person to them. A person who was also handsome but with sharper edges to his face, and the scar on his eyebrow also made him appear a bit intimidating.“Who the fuck is this motherfucker?” Butcher asked after seeing Carlos’ face. He kept staring at Carlos but couldn’t recognize him. “Have I seen him before? I don’t remember seeing this punk anywhere in the past.”Samantha took a good look and shook her head. “Nope. I haven’t seen him before, Boss.” She then mumbled, “But he’s definitely my type.”Leslie, however, somewhat remembered his face. “I think I saw a bounty on this face not long ago.” She took his picture and searched through the database and found a match. “Carlos Wallace. The husba
“Tell me how you’ve awakened your blood,” Samantha dug a screwdriver in Carlos’ thigh, but he didn’t scream. “If you tell me, I’ll let you go.”“Do you see the word ‘fool’ on my forehead?” he growled.Samantha pulled the screwdriver out and stabbed him in the thigh a few more times, making him grind his teeth and bear the pain.“Leslie has already gone to your villa,” Samantha said, smirking, “to see if she could find any clue on how you’ve awakened. So, it’s only a matter of time before we crack the code. And once we do, we’re going to make you the most miserable man on earth.”“Nothing you can do will make me more miserable than what I’ve already experienced all my life,” Carlos blurted, “When I was in the orphanage, the people there made us beg in the streets after dark. Some of us would get sold. Some would get kidnapped. I lived every night in terror, as I did my best to survive, no, not just to survive but to keep looking forward to living a better life. I’ve seen able men beg o
“Dragon Crashing the Ocean!”“Phoenix Burning the Forest!”Leslie and Samantha used wide-scale blood attacks that they believed would counter Akira’s speed. And it worked. Akira was struck by both of the attacks and was pushed back. However, it was only part of her sleeve that was destroyed.Leslie’s eyes widened. “What the hell? How’s she this strong? Is she also an Awakened? What bad luck we have!”“Shut your mouth and focus on the fight,” Samantha growled.Both of them fearlessly and furiously attacked her.Just then, Carlos broke free from his binding and jumped into the fight and madly attacked both of them like a crazy beast. All the torture they had done to him was still very fresh in his mind. His thighs still had holes in them. His head also had a hole in it, and the living pain in those body parts only added to his wrath.Each of his punches were like thunder and bombarded in their faces, utterly battering their bodies both outside and inside. They found their vitality leavi
“Don’t be foolish,” Akira harrumphed. “You think you can fight a hundred vampires by yourself? And there’s also Butcher who’s a Life Leecher. He’s probably awakened his body as well. Even though you’ve awakened your blood, it still doesn’t guarantee your victory.”“That’s why I’m asking you to train me,” Carlos insisted passionately.“How can I train you when I myself haven’t awakened my blood?” she responded. “To be honest, I didn’t think awakening one’s blood was possible. I thought it was just a myth because I could already do so much with my blood, but…” she looked at the red sword in Carlos’ hand, “clearly, there’s more to blood I thought. I can sense life and sentience from that sword. Perhaps, it’s imbued with the energy of your soul that’s lying dormant in the blood. The hairs on her arm stood from being in the presence of that sword. “That spiritual energy feels similar to the power of the one that turned me.”“Who turned you?” Carlos ended up asking.“Trust me, you don’t wan
“V-Vampires can’t give birth to children?” Carlos’ heart sank into his stomach. “What do you mean by that? It’s a joke, right? You’re joking, right?”“I thought I told you before, but I guess I didn’t?” Akira, however, looked rather casual about it all of a sudden, though her hands were still clenched. If there was anything she still regretted to this day, it was turning Carlos into a vampire without his permission, but she never expressed her opinion about it for whatever reason.“No, you didn’t,” Carlos put his brain to work, but he didn’t remember her telling about this before. “So you weren’t joking?”“No.” She shook her head slowly.Carlos clutched his head. “I can’t have kids? I don’t believe it.” He looked in absolute shock. “Wait…” his eyes again met with hers. “Does that mean, you also…”“I can’t get pregnant, either,” Akira didn’t hesitate to respond. “This is one of the curses that come with being a vampire.”Carlos felt bad for her, and also bad for him, but as he thought