Alice was asking the same thing, but he had already killed all of the vampires in the span of a minute. He managed to kill seven vampires in a minute when they had been fighting those vampires for hours."You should escape." He ordered the hunters, but his eyes were directed at one person. Alice was questioning the entirety of the situation. She initially thought that the vampire was here to kill her.Or maybe he was just preserving his prey.She heard a voice at the back of her head, and it was right. It was impossible that Elijah could save her. All of her previous lives were killed on their 28th birthday. She still doesn’t know why the vampire chose that time, but it must be the sole reason why he spared her."Don’t move." The order came from Carl while pointing a gun at the vampire. Elijah didn’t know what he was doing. He constantly tracked Alice after he learned what she was. He had to make sure that he was the one who would kill her. But still, he marched into this place witho
She didn’t answer and went straight to the elevator, which, fortunately, had no one inside because she wasn’t in the mood for more people asking her. Clarisse’s secretary welcomed her with a surprised face."I know she isn’t here yet. Don’t worry, I could wait. " She answered with a straight face and sat on one side while Black Lotus’ secretary was still wondering how she was able to casually walk around like nothing happened.It didn’t take long before the secretary received a call and was told that Black Lotus was already on her way to her office. The door opened after a few minutes, revealing the stressed head of the organization. Alice smiled widely, obviously to tease her further."Welcome back. How was the trip? " She continued her act. If there was one entertainment she had, that was to annoy Clarisse ever since she learned that her mentor lied to her.Black Lotus glared at her, "I was merely gone for a day and a half and you have already marched into a hell hole? What happened
"Damn it." Alice curses as soon as she opens her eyes. Just the thought of not doing anything already irks her whole being. Black Lotus made sure that she wouldn’t be able to enter even the headquarters by confiscating all of her key cards. It’s the same for her other teammates, making them all completely shunned from the headquarters.It’s been three days, and she’s starting to reach insanity.At first, she said to herself that she could work this suspension out and give her body a rest. But after working her body for years, tirelessly training so she could fight for her life, her body just refuses long periods of rest. She got up, and multiple curses had gone out of her mouth once again that even a demon would get shy around her. Her back still aches from being thrown around like a sack of potatoes.She groaned this time. Alice can’t help but overthink about what happened that day. She saw that vampire’s face, and she was almost certain that he was as confused as she was."How dare
Clarisse didn’t stop gathering information about the vampire Elijah ever since she discovered his existence about a year ago. Elijah was the oldest vampire she had ever encountered, and the mere thought of Alice wanting to go against that vampire on her own terrifies her.She would never let anyone under her care go against a pureblood. That was her promise to herself, and she had no intention of breaking it any time soon."But how would I be able to save her from that monster?" Clarisse asked herself in agony. She has never been attached to anyone like she was attached to Alice. Aside from being one of her first proteges, Alice also had the same fire she had when she was still younger. And just like her, she was condemned by the world for being different.Clarisse never sees herself as a good person despite what she does is considered giving the world of humans a favor even if not everyone deserved it.But ever since she met Alice, her view of herself has changed. For once, she did
She heard a voice that she never thought she would want to hear again. Alice silently turned and saw the woman who gave birth to her."It’s been a while. I thought you wouldn’t be able to recognize me." She wasn’t intending to sound bitter at all, but it came naturally as ever.Her mother shakes her head, " Of course I would recognize you. All these years, I’ve never wanted anything but to find you. I… I’m really sorry."Alice doesn’t know why she’d bother coming here again. And yet, she found herself coming with her mother inside the house to "talk"."Do you want anything? Tea, coffee, anything. Do you still like cakes?" She was obviously panicking in an effort to keep Alice in."I hate anything sweet." She answered with a straight face. It was true, and she hated it for the exact reason that she loved it when she was younger. It reminds her of her mother, and she doesn’t want to."Oh." There was an awkward silence after that. Alice remained seated while roaming the place with her ey
Alice stopped her motorcycle after reaching an alley, knowing that she was being followed.She removed her helmet and pointed a gun on the man that has been following her since earlier. The man also got out of his motorcycle and raised his hands in efforts of making sure that Alice wouldn’t shoot him."I’m not an enemy." He declared after removing his helmet. The man was twice as tall as her body frame, but it didn’t faze Alice. She knew that he was a human, and if she could knock down a vampire, she could certainly do the same with a human.Although she was relieved that her hunch was wrong and it wasn’t a vampire that was following her.Alice didn’t let her guard down, "You’re not exactly a friend either. Identify yourself, or I might shoot." She knows the rules of the organization. They weren’t allowed to kill a human, but if he tried anything funny then she wouldn’t hesitate for even a second. Her life was already threatened by a pureblood vampire out of spite of those roots a hun
Just when Alice thought she could have a peaceful night, she found one of her teammates waiting on her porch like a sad puppy abandoned by its owner. It made sense, as it suddenly rained and it adds to the dramatic ambiance."What the hell is he doing in there?" She mumbled and removed her motorcycle helmet before approaching him, not minding that she was getting wet because of the sudden rain."Carl." She called with obvious irritation, "Why are you here?"He pursed his lips, not appreciating her tone, but let it go as it was her normal tone most of the time."Where have you been?" He couldn’t help but ask while Alice quietly opened the door.She turned to him and arched an eyebrow, "Don't answer my question with another question. I don’t recall you having the right to ask me that question, especially now that we’re both suspended."He firmly closed his eyes and breathed loudly. Carl had been unable to comprehend what he was feeling since earlier. He was upset about Black Lotus not t
Alice went on a hunt, leaving her assigned partner for the nth time. She works on her own, and having someone around would only hinder her style. Alice rarely fails at killing the vampires she meets, and most of those moments are when she tries to work with a partner or a group.It hasn’t been long since she was out and successfully spotted a vampire about to prey on a human that wasn’t even compelled. They usually attack after the vampire has compelled the human, but the vampire looked new and was unaware of what it was doing. She immediately moved before the vampire could kill its victim.And that’s how Carl and Alice met. It was the first time she encountered a human who was not compelled. Carl was scared out of his wits that time. Meanwhile, Alice couldn’t think of anything but to drag him back to headquarters. That is when he learned about the existence of vampires and hunters alike.Clarisse already offered Carl money and a contract for him not to tell anyone what he saw, along