Cinderella sniffed a couple of times and said, “Vampires that drink blood often smell like funeral flowers, just the same as those humans who are poisoned and are going to die sooner or later. It is one of the scents that humans in the past used to spot vampires and kill them. We are cursed beings, after all. We smell like a funeral. We smell like death.”Charles didn’t know why Cinderella was suddenly talking about funeral flowers.“But you don’t smell like funeral flowers,” Cinderella added. “It leads me to believe that you probably haven’t consumed blood in at least three nights.”“W-What are you talking about?” Charles feigned ignorance.Theron also looked at Cinderella. “What has gotten into you? Why are you suddenly chatting with that guy? Don’t tell me, you’re interested in him now?”Cinderella looked back at Theron. “If I tell you that I am, what would you do?”Theron grinned angrily. “You are doing this just because I refrained myself from fighting him. I don’t think someone
Cinderella leaped forth and clawed at the blood sphere. It was tougher and thicker than she thought, but after exerting more pressure, she was able to break it.Her claws came right at Charles’ face.Charles caught her wrist and stopped her before her claws touched him. “I don’t want to fight you.”“What are you saying after I started fighting?” Cinderella flicked her fingers, sending a burst of energy that exploded right in Charles’ face and sent him flying away.Charles’ somersaulted and landed safely on his feet, his hand covering his face.“Ho…” Cinderella was slightly surprised. “To think the face mask survived that explosion… whoever made it must be very good at it.”Charles could still feel the pressure given by her. It was so great that he wasn’t able to stand comfortably. (If she can exert this kind of mental and physical pressure on others without even trying hard…) He decided that fighting her wouldn’t guarantee his victory, so he rushed toward the exit.“You think I’ll let
A few minutes earlier. Akira was talking with a senile border guard, one of the guys who would stop the beasts from the outer zone from entering the city. “So you’re saying that the secret escape route has been shut down?” “Yes, Miss. You shouldn’t have come here,” he said pitifully. “Escaping won’t be easy this time. There are many strong vampires in the city right now. If anyone causes ruckus, they will not let that person go. Only one week back, I saw a young vampire get killed for being arrogant.” “Don’t worry. I am strong now, and I also brought another man who’s as good as I am,” she said. “Once we get our job done, we’ll be gone from here without making a sound.” “I don’t know where you’re getting this confidence from, but I hope you will fulfill your goal of coming here and escape safely,” he expressed his wishes. Just then a shipment arrived in a two wheeler. “I gotta go. The children’s blood is here,” the old man hurriedly processed the identity of the deliverer who cam
Akira brought Carlos’ body under a big tree. She put him down and went utterly silent. There was no movement in his face. He looked completely dead. She couldn’t believe he died just like that. Tears escaped her eyes as she sat frozen next to him. Her heart grew heavy as seconds trudged past.She put her hand on her mask and was about to remove it, but then she felt a vibration. She looked at the chest wound on Carlos, and it began to repair all by itself. His heart also regenerated, and then it started beating slowly but surely.“This…” Akira couldn’t believe what she just saw. But Carlos’ heartbeat strengthened right before her eyes. And she remembered something she had learned during her battle at the moonless kingdom.Carlos’ eyes turned normal, and he looked at Akira without saying anything.A few seconds passed. “I’m not dead? Did you save me?”“You saved yourself,” Akira said softly, almost in a weak voice. But her eyes gained more light. “I heard in the past that for blood-awa
Though Carlos wanted Akira to come with him to deal with Butcher as quickly as possible, Akira told him to do something else.Together, they explored the outer zone and looked for children that were let loose to survive on their own.After searching for a long time, they found one kid but he was near death and all that was left of him was skin and bones. Even his eyes were gone.“This is horrible. What sort of beast did this to him?” Carlos’ blood boiled.“It’s not the beast that you think,” Akira said. “This is the work of a life-leecher. This isn't a regular skill, either. The life-leechers have the capability to steal others’ vitality and make it their own virility, or steal others’ virility and make it their own vitality.”“I didn’t quite get it.”“Whether they drink blood, or have sex, they’re going to suck the powers out of others,” Akira explained.“Like with the succubus demons we hear about in stories?”“Yeah, but those demons only suck the spiritual energy away, but these gu
Neither Akira nor Carlos expected the life-leecher to be the one they were looking for. If they said they were disappointed to see Butcher, they’d be lying!Nevertheless, Akira was not as happy to meet Butcher straight away because he was a life leecher with a lot of experience under his belt. Would she and Carlos be able to beat him? She wasn’t sure, but she wasn’t even given time to think.Butcher who was sucking the life out of a kid suddenly threw the kid onto Akira who was in the front. And he also leaped at her.In a battle between powerful vampires, a second of carelessness or disturbance could lead one to lose the fight.Butcher thought that the woman in the black mask would instinctively catch the kid, and she did.“Corrupt Claw!” Butcher clawed at Akira with his ghostly-pale claw.BUDUM~!A sphere of blood appeared from behind Akira and extended just enough to block Butcher’s claws before they could strike her.SUSSS~~!! PSSHH~~!!Pungent vapors released upon impact and fill
“I’m going to cut you into a thousand pieces, you motherfucker!” Butcher had become a pale white ghostlike bat and flew at Carlos with his mouth wide open, trying to bite his face off.Carlos formed the blood sphere just in time and blocked Butcher off. “Don’t you want to know how your sons died? If I die, who’s going to tell you?” His words made Butcher go all the crazier and bite at the blood sphere like a man who lost all reason.However, Butcher’s ghostly fangs were powerful enough to add up the damage over time and managed to destroy the blood sphere before Carlos could repair it.Carlos didn’t sweat. He confidently raised his hand and commanded with his thought. His eyes glowed red, and needles of blood formed all around them as far as the eye could see.Akira was stunned by what she saw, but Butcher still fearlessly and furiously attacked Carlos.All the needles spun as they came shooting down at Butcher and pierced through his bat-like body and also exploded.A disgustingly hu
Akira’s face turned pale. She had only seen Vril’s face once in the past, and she could never forget that which had struck a lot of fear in her heart. “V-Vril Carlyle Zaros… the king of Shambol!”Carlos’ heart shook for a second. (The king of Shambol? That means he’s a pureblood!) Carlos could feel the thick, threatening aura of Vril, and the sheer bloodlust he was leaking out unintentionally. Without anyone telling him, he could tell that Vril was a cold-blooded killer and seemed much more dangerous than Cinderella because he didn’t seem like a person who’d let his intentions appear on his face.“Akira N Mai. You’ve certainly grown stronger from the last time I saw you,” Vril replied in a calm yet cold tone. “But do you really think you are strong enough to be causing a ruckus here?”“I… I apologize for the inconvenience,” Akira lowered her head.“Why are you bowing to him?” Carlos didn’t like it. He leaped forth and attacked Vril with his claw. Before Carlos reached him, Vril flick