Chapter 9: The vampire in the city

“We did it!” Cyrus shouted with laughter.

Blang was also happy while Alarick was far away looking at their joyful moment.

Suddenly, Alarick started perceiving the smell of vampires, and he knew that they were approaching, he sped up like wind and took the throne away from Cyrus and Blang when their child was still on it.

Cyrus and Blang were shocked, Blang started panicking and asked Cyrus to look for their child. Both of them can't say who took the child, but with the smell, they perceived and how fast the person was, Cyrus and Blang knew it was a vampire.

[Breathing breaking] “Alaaaarick!!!!!” Cyrus shouted into the air with all his power.

The three vampires that wanted to attack Cyrus and Blang arrived at their hut. Their eyes were red with long nails. Blang rushed inside to place the baby she was holding and came outside in the form of a wolf.

Cyrus asked the vampires to tell him where Alarick but none of them answered Cyrus, Blang attacked one of the vampires and killed him from behind. This got the remaining two vampires pissed, as one of them used his hand to pull out Blang's heart.

Blang turned back into a human, lying dead on the ground. Cyrus drew his lower lip between his teeth, his jaw tightened, and Cyrus felt like the world was pulling out his heart. It was the biggest heartbreak to see his wife lying dead on the ground.

Before Cyrus could look up, one of the vampires went inside to take the child Blang kept inside. The other one asked him to drop the child! But the one that took the child won't listen, instead he said maybe the child will lead him to where that throne is, and he speeds off the area.

The last vampires saw how Cyrus was holding Blang and crying, then he bites Cyrus suddenly from the back and vanishes into the air. Cyrus cried in pain, his veins all turning green because of the vampire's poisoning.

Cyrus couldn't stand the pain he was going through, so he used his hand to kill himself by piercing his fingers into his heart.

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Alarick meets himself in the city in a silent area. Everywhere was silent because it was late already, Alarick was spectacular seeing streetlights and houses.

Luningning was still on the throne, but he was already asleep. A woman was walking on the street, she stopped immediately she saw Alarick and a throne beside him.

The woman got scared because of the way Alarick dressed by using leaves to wrap his body. The woman wanted to run off, but Alarick saw her, and he stopped the woman by appearing in front of her.

[Stuttering Breathing] From the woman, she wanted to scream immediately Alarick appeared in front of her.

“Isssh” Alarick stopped her from screaming.

The woman asked Alarick what he wanted? Alarick told her that he needed a house far from the city.

“Far from the city? I'm so sorry I can't help you.” The woman wanted to walk away, but Alarick stopped her and took the woman to where that throne was.

“Look at this baby, he's mine, some people attacked us and killed the mother, so I ran off with him, please help us.”

The woman felt pity for Alarick, and she promised to help him, she took Alarick and the child to one abandoned apartment, they're houses around that place, and it was very close to the riverside.

She asked Alarick to stay in that house, Alarick asked her who owned the house? The woman said one of her family friends, but the person is dead now so nobody owned the house any more except her.

“I'm grateful for this, I am sure my child will feel comfortable now, please don't tell anybody about us,” Alarick said to the woman.

“You don't have to thank me, I'm doing this for the child, and one more thing, you can't be walking around with leaves. I will get clothes for you and your child because he might catch a cold. One more thing, TV is there, you can switch it on and watch the news. Can you operate it, or have you not seen it before?” The woman asked Alarick.

“I haven't seen it before, but I do hear stories about it, and what did you mean by clot?” Alarick seems confused.

“I mean clothes, not clots like the one I am wearing right now, and it will prevent a cold from entering your baby's body so that he won't get sick.”

“Ooh thanks, thank you. I'm Alarick and you are?”

“Ma'am Argata, that's what everyone calls me, wait here let me go and get you some things I will bring it tomorrow morning.”

“Okay, thanks.”

Ma'am Argata leaves while Alarick looks around the whole house, and he makes sure that the windows are well closed and also everywhere is secure.

Alarick took Luningning and placed him on the bed so that the baby would have a good, sound rest. Alarick went back into the living room and tried switching on the television.

It amazed him that he switched it on so easily. The first thing Alarick saw showing on TV was the news.

“Another lady's body was found beside the main road, and she was beaten on the neck just like others, though nobody can identify who she is yet. The government has found out the hideout of some animals in the human body called vampires, and orders have been given to get rid of them all.”

Alarick switched off the television, and he was scared and said to himself that now that the government has given an order to kill all the vampires, most of them will rush to the city.

Alarick doesn't know, maybe he should still trust Ma'am Argata, then smell the spot Ma'am Argata was standing just to perceive her scent, and he left the house and traced Ma'am Argenta.

On Alarick's way, he saw two vampires speed up and paused beside him, Alarick was surprised that why did those vampires pass beside him without waiting to see who he is.

This got Alarick scared and he went back home. When he gets home, Ma'am Argata is cleaning Luningning's body up. She brought so many foods and clothes for Alarick and baby Luningning.

Alarick asked when did she come back? And besides, it was still late, the woman told Alarick that she couldn't stop thinking about Luningning, the child with no clothes on except leaves.

Alarick got confused and didn't know whether he should trust Ma'am Argata or not. Ma'am Argata has already put on clothes for Luningning, she asked Alarick to also wear some clothes instead of using leaves to wrap himself.

Ma'am Argata wanted to touch the throne, she said the throne looked so beautiful with the crown, Alarick shouted and asked her not to lay a finger on it. Ma'am Argata apologized and promised never to go near it again.

While Alarick was putting on his clothes, he heard Ma'am Argata saying things in her mind that she will tell her men to come to steal the throne as it seems it will be expensive as an old treasure.

Alarick got pissed and said to himself that no wonder they always tell them in the cave that humans cannot be trusted, they are always betrayed, and their favor normally comes with considerable sacrifice.

After Alarick got dressed, he slowly went into the room Ma'am Argata was in and bit her on the neck, she knew before Alarick and asked what she could do for him, with so much pain in her eyes.

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(Chapter 1)

A handsome guy from chapter one was driving on the road with music so loud in his car and he was singing the song playing.

“Oh yeah, oh yeah, woo ooh! Common baby! Yeh!” He was speeding on the highway and also hitting the car steering.

While driving, he nearly hit a boy sixteen years old that wanted to cross the road. He quickly steps onto the break, his head hitting the steering.

“Aishhh! Are you blind? Can't you focus on where you're going?!” He stepped out of his car and the first checked maybe his car got damaged at the front or not, then yelled at the boy.

People were just looking at him like he should have apologized to the boy instead of shouting at him. He got embarrassed by the way everyone was looking.

“Hey, you get up! I didn't hit you or did I get your ass up, boy.”

The boy got up thanks to some woman, asking if maybe he was injured Or not, they took the boy out of the road.

“Hey everyone, motherfuckers! The show is over, so you all should get your fucking eyes off me!” He gets into the car and drives off.

*Inside The Market*

“Hello, world! Hello, Market seller, your one and only Ligaya, the beautiful princess, the miss world is here with her beautiful dresses, come and pick the one you want with just a cheap price, who knows I might increase the price tomorrow.”

A lady wearing a short pink skirt with a blue round neck top, and a long black boot, with different colors of makeup on her face. She stocks her clothes in a wheelbarrow and stands in the center of a market.

Many ladies and women are buying from her because she's so cheerful and believes she's the most beautiful lady in the whole world.

“Hey, make sure you pay me after buying, okay? I can see everyone, don't dare to steal my clothes, Ligaya has multiple eyes. Hey Ma'am, come and check it out. My clothes are beautiful. I'm sure your husband will love them after putting them on. I will not come tomorrow, you should buy today.”

Ligaya keeps marketing her business with a loud voice until two women bring the boy who almost got hit by a car to her.

“Ligaya, look, your brother almost got hit by a car.” One of the women said.

“What! Hey, all of you I'm looking, don't steal my clothes, can you hear me? I'm coming, Joseph comes here! How did it happen?” Ligaya rushed and hugged her brother Joseph.

“The person wasn't looking at where he was going, and the funny part is, he blamed me and refused to apologize,” Joseph replied to his sister.

“Ooh, common Joseph, does he ride a nice car?” Ligaya smiled at Joseph.

“What! Aishhh! I can't believe this! So, you care about the car more than me?” Joseph got pissed.

“No Joseph, I was only trying to know maybe he's a rich guy, you know”

“You know what, I shouldn't have allowed them to bring me to you because you always act crazy, guess I'm leaving!” Joseph said and left angrily.

“Joseph! Joseph! Where are you going now? Don't go and get hit by a car again, too because I don't have money for treatment. Hey miss, I saw you, the dress you took, you haven't paid for it.” Ligaya, go back to her business.

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“Ahh! She's just unbelievable! I hate her.” Joseph was talking to himself and walking to their neighborhood, very close to the ocean.

“Hey Joseph, what happened to you?” Someone older than him stopped Joseph and asked.

“It's nothing Luningning,” Joseph replied with a squeezed face.

“Common Joseph, tell me what is it? You're talking to yourself, or is it Ligaya again?” Luningning asked him.

“Who else? I can't believe I have a crazy sister like her. I hate myself, you won't believe I almost got hit by a car and all she could ask me is, does the person look rich?”

“Ha, ha, ha, ha,”

“What's funny Luningning?”

“I'm sorry Joseph, but you know your sister, she loves money so much but trusts me she also loves you”

Mmm, Joseph looked into Luningning's eyes and said there's no difference between him and his sister. Joseph walked out of Luningning even though Luningning was calling him and asking if maybe he was heading home, but Joseph did not answer.