Chapter 14 – The Blood That Dreams
The night was quiet, but Min's eyes shot open. The stillness of the room clashed with the storm brewing in his chest. Sweat rolled down his temple. He sat up in bed, heart pounding like a war drum. He hadn't dreamed in years.
And yet—
A pressure dragged him back. Darkness swallowed the room. In an instant, the floor beneath him cracked like broken glass, and Min found himself in the middle of a blood-soaked battlefield, moonlight spilling red from the sky.
Opposite him stood an army of twisted figures, their bodies malformed, blood pulsing visibly through their pale skin, mouths stretched too wide, eyes glowing white. They were failed experiments—abandoned Blood Moon creations.
Min's fists clenched, blood swirling around his arms like a serpent.
"So… I dream of my sins."
The creatures lunged.
With a snap of his fingers, Blood Needles rained from the air, impaling the first wave. But they didn't stop. One clawed his shoulder, another struck his jaw, and Min staggered back, his mouth dripping crimson.
His eyes flared deep red.
He unleashed a scream, and the blood from the dead pooled into the air, forming a massive blade—Crimson Fang. In one sweeping slash, he cleaved through twenty at once.
"YOU DARE to face the Blood Vampire?" His voice echoed with ancient fury.
Suddenly, everything shifted.
The monsters melted, and a single figure stood ahead. Clad in shadows, crowned with horns of bone, its chest marked with a glowing red sigil. Min's own sigil.
"What… are you?" Min growled.
The figure raised its head. It wore his face, only twisted, darker, primal.
"You forgot what you are," the thing said, stepping forward, dragging a blade made of black flame. "You fear your past. You hide behind that boy… Patrick."
The two clashed.
Blade met blade, blood met flame, sky roared open. Every strike from the dark Min felt like memory, shame, and power combined. He was losing ground. He grunted as he was slammed into the ground, bones rattling.
Then the thing leaned in close.
"When the blood stirs… I shall awaken."
Min screamed.
And woke up.
Back in his chamber. Gasping. The moonlight still red.
He looked down—his hand was bleeding, even though nothing had touched him.
A mark glowed faintly on his palm.
And in his mind… the voice lingered.