"Chapter 1: Awakening"

Luvian! Can you hear me?

Sophia is gone, vanished. Shortly after you fell asleep, it wasn't me who killed her, she chose to leave on her own. Maybe she, like you, was tired.You've been asleep for a hundred years, haven't you woken up yet?But don't worry, I'll stay here with you forever. No matter how long you need to sleep, I'll stay with you until you wake up.We... will have a future, because we are eternal beings.

I woke up again, my eyes heavy, as though someone was calling my name. It was Saphrot's voice. So, I used all my strength to wake up.But when I opened my eyes, I didn't know how much time had passed. His voice had already disappeared. I reached out and pushed the cover; it was tightly sealed. I felt weak, unable to summon any strength."Saphrot! Are you outside? Open the cover!" I shouted, but my voice wasn't very loud. However, with a vampire's hearing, he should have heard it clearly.But I waited a long time, and the cover didn't open, nor did I hear his response."Saphrot? Are you there?" I knocked on the cover, growing impatient.But once again, nothing. I lay helplessly inside, my hopes slowly cooling down.Saphrot, the one who changed me, the one I most wanted to see at this moment, was not here. So, what was that voice earlier? Was I dreaming? I didn't know. It was the first time I felt so lost. What would I do without him?My mind was in chaos, unable to sort through anything, so I simply closed my eyes to rest. When I opened them again, I clearly felt my body full of power. Opening the cover was now the simplest of tasks.But I didn't do it.I knew I was afraid. Afraid that if I opened the cover, I wouldn't find him there. He wouldn't be where he should be. So, I waited quietly, even though I knew it would end in disappointment, I still decided to wait, minute by minute, day by night, until I lost track of time. He... still hadn't appeared. I thought, maybe he would never appear again.I raised my hand, and the cover was flung away. Light blazed before me, and blood flooded the area.I stretched out my wings, the silver-white feathers from my back spread wide, falling like snow, scattering in the air. I slowly ascended into the air, gazing down like an angel at the black coffin below, its cover resting in the corner of the wall, perfectly intact.The only thing I could clearly recognize was that this was the Castle of English, and he... was indeed not here!I descended from the air, walking step by step out of the room, searching for his shadow. But my heart gradually began to freeze, though I didn't feel cold. Perhaps I had long since tasted the feeling of losing everything. Maybe I had become accustomed to it. Though it wasn't something to celebrate, it was because of this that I no longer feared the "cold."I walked out of the Castle of English and saw Gina's grave ahead. The tomb had been overrun with weeds. I slowly reached out to pull them away, my heart as calm as ever, as though this was something I was always meant to find."I've been asleep for a long time, haven't I?" I sighed, then asked, "Why wake me up?"I am someone who lacks the courage to choose to leave because there are too many ties, but since I've already left, why was I brought back? Back to a world where the ties have long since disappeared.Everything has turned to dirt. The past, the people I knew, all the ties have become memories, and yet... I woke up at this moment.Does this awakening have any meaning?I felt lost. I stood by the grave for a long time, then slowly returned to the Castle of English. The once-grand hall was now covered in dust and cobwebs, and the chairs were no longer usable. I stood silently in the hall, surveying my surroundings, then wordlessly ascended the stairs.Each step on the staircase creaked with strain, signaling their age and decay.I first arrived at my room. I opened the door and saw that everything, like downstairs, was covered in dust, its original form completely gone. I then opened Saphrot's room door, and the air inside was filled with the musty smell of dust. I frowned, turned around, and left the floor without looking back.There was nothing here to make me want to stay.So, I chose to leave—not leave this place, but leave this world. I returned to the coffin, closing the lid behind me. Let everything pass. I woke up for him. Since he's already gone, I will sleep again, and sleep forever.