Chapter 19 - player

Rank among Vampires:

1. Noble Blood vampire

2. Noble-hybrid vampire

3. Hybrid vampire

4. Human Hybrid vampires

Noble Vampires are naturally born with Noble parents while others are made. Those turned by Noble becomes Noble-hybrid. Likewise, those turned by Noble-hybrid becomes hybrid and go on. The stronger they are, the easier it becomes to control the weaker one and even hypnotize/compell.

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BANG!!! BANG!!! BANG!!!

"KILL HIM"

"COME ON"

"ON LEFT... LEFT"

"BEHIND THAT WALL"

"SMASH HIS HEAD"

[YOU LOSE]

~music~

"Aghh....., I taught you bro...o, for sixteenth time already" ,August whined anxiously both of his arms tied around his head, making huge of a deal forgetting on the heat that he was raising his voice at the True Blood.

They sat at the very last station of huge room breaming with many computers in tidy rows. They played shooting games almost for over three hours. Mostly, August tutoring Ariel who didn't move from his chair.

"If he wasn't paying, I wouldn't have stayed patient", August pursed his lips time to time consoling himself in thoughts after his turn never came.

The game cafe was filled with dozens of young mens and womens in the oversized armchairs, illuminated by glowing screens as they wage war in games. Some adults were sustaining themselves on junkfood and catnaps. Most of the computers were occupied. The glass wall had its signage glowing with LED light. The ceilings with geometric designs having blue and white low lighting followed by door that took to next room with cafe and food area filled by premium chairs, having three vending machines placed at the wall. Even the faint music surrounded the area, one could hear other talk.

The place was quiet except for the times August would turn to an speaker teaching Ariel who never learned from all those defeats despite receiving tips even for a beginner. Every stranger's attention would turn at them time to time and some would even curse for causing disturbance.

BANG!!! BANG!!! BANG!!!

[YOU LOSE]

~music~

Ariel finally stood up from his black gaming arm chair having small wheels, face and ear turned red from embarrassment. He stood firm then buttoned his navy suit "Let's go".

August stopped tapping his finger, loosening his crossed arm who couldn't help but sign at Ariel. He felt bad all of a sudden while Ariel was extremely nice to him and tried his best.

~phew~

He stood up from his own chair gaze directing downwards. Ariel waited standing straight beside him without any complain.

"I am sorry, it must be because it's your first time".

Ariel turned resting minimal eye contact and giving a quick dab at his shoulder, he left with small forgiven smile. At that moment, August's deep black orbs became moist remembering his first encounter with Ariel and how much that small kindness meant for him. Ariel had same expression back then. He gathered his overflowing emotions and followed behind, nodding with a sad relieved smile.

"Finally, those mothersfu****s gonna leave huh ?", a voice reached their sensative ears filled with disgust and temptation somewhere from the middle row inside the area. Others would pop their head, again sulking back quietly.

August walked behind Ariel both ignoring whoever that was, for the way out. He ran his right hand through his messy white hair giving a quick stare at those guys & walked past them from a narrow path separated by gaming desks and other gamers playing quietly.

"That kid got balls, look at his boyfriend in front" the man tilted his head back and stretched on the chair, giving a glare at August then at Ariel, at their backs.

He was a white man with tattoos all over his neck wearing metal shirt with his evil grin, raising voice enough to be heard like a siren that could be heard throughout the city when evacuating from global threat.

Both of them heard clearly but Ariel wasn't paying much attention. He wasn't the type to meddle with humans whose lives were like swarm of ants that moved busily past his feet and he would rather ignore one or two poking at sole of his shoe.

Ariel had the rule he strictly followed and it was "not going against the law of nature". He didn't want to dig grave for himself when he knew death wasn't easy for him. Friendship with humans wouldn't turn well when he knew they would leave dying early. It was hard and painful when one spent time creating memories and it would hunt after that other person leaves forever. He couldn't promise to give a blissful eternal life to other for his despair knowing what's the meaning of giving an endless torture and never expecting peace as he had experienced and been searching it for centuries.

It was like a curse, in return for an endless life one had to exchange all the emotions and feelings h/she ever wished for.

Ariel payed with cash to a girl with pair of big round eyes and light dark skin toned preety girl leaning on the counter as she did her best to flirt. The same tattoo guy far away stared with not so happy look seeing his crush, being lovely- dovely with another man.

August's blood was boiling up from before. He was still doing back and forth look at the guy, standing near the counter while Ariel was busy "Receiving unwanted attention" . A moment later, they were almost out of the place when he heard the same guy adding

"SON OF A BIT***" , with disgust, accompanied by his friend.

~step-step-step~

August couldn't help but confront them. He frowned grinding his teeth with clenched fists and walked back. The tatoo guy and other one with tanned complexion having stretched earlobes, stood up together right after. They were as tall as August when one with tattoo on his neck thrusted his jaw forward frowning his eyebrows and other one rubbed his plams together with creepy smirk. They were like a woft and two hyenas snarling and growling at each other.

"WHAT'S UP?"

One, flaring his nostrils, tightening his broad bulked up shoulders with scar around his right eye pressed forward at August.

August gritted his teeth wanting to pierce right through that tatoos on his neck. His pupil flared and turned red as his beast took over. He never wanted to kill someone so bad after he turned to being a blood thirsty animal.

He didn't wanted the violence over such a childish play. He was always the one who would go being funny all the time and forgiving. Making everyone around him laugh and happy at his presence. He could hear humiliation of himself, not like he hadn't got dumped by his toxic and fake friends. He would have taken thousand punches but he never wanted his mother to be called in such way from such a filty mouth. It might have been slangs to others for cursing but it wasn't for him. Those were the words he hated the most growing up.

He could have squeezed the brain out of that guy's head until his skull scattered. He could have taken their hearts out with his bare hand. He could have compelled and ordered to kill themselves but he didn't. His mother who already passed away wouldn't have wanted that. His eyes clouded with tears of kindness from someone couples of minute ago, now turned with anger and vengeance.

Two of them stood there almost being ready to fight. Everyone turned their attention at them. The preety lady at counter turned pale while Ariel stood silently and watched from the entrance. Couple of minutes passed before thunder striked but August choose to stop the lighting.

~phew~

His clenged fists started to loosen. His cocked head came back to normal. His eyes returned being black and calm as before. He slowly started to look normal and peace overtook him. The corners of his thin lips curled little then he nodded and apologized to the guy and to his colleague who stood little far behind saying "Sorry". He gave a big fake smile and dabbed the wide shoulder of tattooed guy and turned around to leave.

The tattoo guy had surprised eyes as soon as August removed his death glare and returned the other way. While his friend behind him out of clue flew at August with his big hard fist.

"WHERE YOU GOIN MOTHERF***KER?" he yelled.

The tattoo guy quickly reacted trying to grab his friend with both of his arms but couldn't. August turned around to see punch flying at his way like a bullet.

PUNCH!!!