Damon cracked up instead of getting worried when I slightly exposed his body to the rays of the sun. Though the sunlight was not that sharp yet, getting exposed to the brightness could still be enough to crack a vampire's skin. "Is that how you supposed to greet someone more powerful and important than you, huh, Gaius?" Damon uttered. "Put me down. You're just wasting your time. We are here to talk." So, it happens that I notice Damon wears a daylight ring as well. And I assume all members of my team are wearing the same thing. They were supposed to be sleeping by now, yet the three of them managed to head out and reached my place without worries or fears. "Then we'll talk here." I dropped his body away from me by force. Monbert and Lucifer followed while Rust is busy talking to Maverick. Maverick was already aware that anyone from the vampires should not know about Cecelia sleeping in my room. It is not just our eyes that can be linked with each other, but o
Before I pull the door close, I studied the hallways heading to my unit first to check if someone was watching. I have to make sure no one sees Cecelia leaving my place, especially team New Orleans. While observing the hallways, something came up to my mind. Considering the world is already dominated by high-tech equipment, I decided to install CCTV cameras in the hallways. In that way, my eyes could see everyone coming in and out of the unit ahead while lying in the room or even while reading books. Two or three CCTVs are somehow enough. And I still have enough cash left in my briefcase to buy them. After confirming no one hides behind the walls, I went back to my unit and found Cecilia in the kitchen with Maverick discussing something. I was pretty convinced they were talking about me when they were stunned and dumbfounded upon seeing my face. "What are you two doing?" I asked Maverick as I tried to ignore Cecelia's glance. Maverick let go of the knife a
Something from what I said struck Mr. Cedrick's nerves when the size of his body got enlarged which started tearing off his clothes and then turned into the werewolf he certainly is - an alpha wolf. Those glimmering reddish-brown eyes, undeniably, also stuck in my nerves when it was the first time I see his terrifying werewolf form. I saw his eyes already back in his mansion but he remained in his human form. So, I was not that terrified at that time, especially when he was controlling his actions for Cecelia not notice anything. It also makes me wonder how Cecelia copes with the truth after knowing his dad is also a monster. Mr. Cesrick then opens his mouth wider and growls at me. "Let's end this here, shall we?" he uttered before he flashed into my spot and released a few strikes of his sharp claws and elongated fangs. Before his claws and fangs could sink into any parts of my body, I divided myself into tiny bats and appeared behind his wolf which surprises
"Let go of your hands from him, Gaius," she added. "The two of you cannot end this war as long as I am still alive. So, I'm ending this now once and for all." Cecelia's solemn words melted my anger and hatred toward her dad. But letting go of my hands does not mean I will forgive and forget what he did. Aside from causing vast destruction of my property, he let me save his daughter for his own agenda. I am only letting him off the hook because Cecelia wants me to and I believe she has a lot of things to say not just to me but to her dad as well. So, I let go of my hands. "Dad, let me ask you a question," Cecelia said. "what did you do when I fell out off the rooftop?" Whatever comes to Cecelia's mind at the moment, it seems that I make most of the benefits from it. And I love to see her despising her dad to the deepest part of her bones. Mr. Cedrick doesn't care about me getting exposed to the humans but it goes the other way around with his relationship with
Later in the evening, Maverick and I started our uncertain journey to search for Lalaine, his fiancee whom I am aren't aware of her monster kind. The last time I remember is when she has large black wings and a long and pointed tail which he used to kill the man in the parking lot in front of a club. We haven't had enough rest when it took us long enough to clean the mess Cecelia's dad caused in my unit. Cecelia, on the other hand, remains to assist the contractors in repairing my unit and the installation of the CCTV cameras. "Dude, can we talk man-to-man?" Maverick asked while we are floating in the sky heading to his brother's house. He is in his raven form while I am in my bats. "Aren't we talking already, Maverick?" I chirp back. "you've been asking me a few questions while cleaning those broken windows and on our way here. What else do you want to know?" Indeed Maverick and I talked about a lot of things while floating in the air. One to mention is wh
While tailing off Lalaine, I suddenly ask myself what am I doing. Maverick's statement earlier seems to get into my head to allow me to ask my thought about why am I doing all these; helping people. Let alone I am fighting against another beast that might kill me or I kill her. Whatever the outcome is, it cost me the same - my lifeline. Since the day I voluntarily cut off ties with the team, I promised myself that it was not supposed to be part of the plan to get involved with these kinds of critical missions. Monsters. The Council of Vampires developed a four-man team that intends to address these kinds of problems in the city they were enlisted to protect, to keep an eye on, and to maintain peace and order. I was supposed to ignore this kind of scenario and focus on easier missions. It is the only way my vampire could survive without someone to depend on. But what am I doing? Where is the team in charge of New Orleans? What are they up to th
Instead of proceeding to heaven or hell, I was completely surprised when my body stayed floating in the air. I suddenly hear a beat. At first, I simply ignore the sound when it was a one-time sound until I heard another sound. This time, the beat was a bit louder compared to earlier. And it was followed by another beat until I realized the sound comes from inside me. So I could not help but reach out to my chest where, the last time I remember, Lalaine's tail pierced through from the chest to the back. However, this time I could no longer feel and touch the fist-sized hole in my chest. The wounds healed. And I could feel the vibrations coming from the beats of my heart. "What the hell is going on?" I uttered to myself before I reached out to my wrist where my lifeline was marked. The horizontal lines in it turned red. It was fully packed with red lines. Does this mean I am still alive? But how? I see it with my own eyes their colors turned black before I l
Human mindset sometimes confused me the most. I only tried to save Lucas from getting killed by a monster. That's what I do being stuck by a Cursed System. But in Cecelia's case, she believes that I did the wrong choice to defend one. Maverick, on the other hand, asks me to choose the right one which I believe is the right thing to do. Needless to say, it is my lifeline that was in the line of the situation. Either Lalaine or Lucas getting killed, whatever the answer gives me the same outcome. A deduction to my lifeline. Victim? She is a victim in the past but possesses an extreme threat, not just to Lucas but to humankind as well. Criminal? Lucas may have molested Lalaine in the past but he is now the victim. That is what I understand from the situation. The two once experienced both; being a criminal and a victim. It so happened that I choose where my life was supposed to get a lifeline increase but in the end, an hour increase was nothing to an entire day's deduction. So, i