For 17 years of living, jumping in that goddamn hole was the worst decision I ever had!
I feel like I rode the roller coaster heading straight towards my death for the 3rd time!
After 5 good minutes of a breathtaking ride, everything finally calmed down. It feels refreshing.
I slowly opened my eyes and almost jumped off seeing such a dazzling place and―
'IT'S MORNING! I'm not covered with anything!'
"ITAI! ITAI! ITAI―!"
Wait, get a hold of yourself, Haven.
'It's not hot... I'm not burning…?'
'But when I first came out of Mrs. Tasha's house I almost became a poor floating ash!'
I looked around just to see myself comfortably sitting in a beautiful forest.
My eyes lit up, it was as if I came back to being a child, seeing such a magical sight. I strolled around and played with the butterflies that looked nothing to Earth's―
Shimatta! I almost forgot where I am right now… Wait, is this even the right place I'm looking for?
I continued walking and I finally got out of the forest revealing right in front of me a town full of― humans?
No… that's not right.
They might look like normal human beings having a normal eye color with no fangs… genuinely smiling, talking, laughing, and playing… but, they're no human beings.
I started to slowly step back.
"This isn't right… t-this isn't what I imagined would be…" I mumbled, confused about what to feel.
'There's no way these people killed my parents!'
'And yet those pale skin… those soulless bodies… and that unique smell of blood… they're―'
"Watch out!"
I continued to walk backward but my foot slipped out and I just found myself about to fall…
My body felt numb. I couldn't move immediately but two people suddenly appeared in front of me, grabbing both my hands, preventing me from falling.
They both pulled me back and we ended up falling to the ground.
"That scared me!" the young boy burst out gasping for breath.
The girl that seemed to be around my age was just silently calming herself by slowly exhaling in and out.
I was just looking at them with a dazed look. 'Is that the fourth or fifth time I almost died? And where the hell did that goddamn waterfall come from?!'
'Why do I feel like the world wants me dead but fate kept on saving me..? I mean, each and every danger I face would literally send me straight to heaven but I always get saved.'
When the two calmed down they both looked at me, the boy was scanning my appearance with a frowning face while the girl beside him gave a serious-calm look⎯ just like Mrs. Tasha once she start to get mad and is about to scold me.
"What are you thinking, zoning out beside that deep waterfalls? You'd be dea- oh my god!" I was surprised when she suddenly hugged me. Again, I couldn't react quickly.
"Sis, her clothing looks wei⎯"
"Hold on to me, Zello! Hurry!" she shouted to the boy that he quickly followed despite being confused.
In a flash, we're now in a different place. It's dark but I can clearly see where we are, good thing vampires have a special night vision, we're in a storage room.
"What's happening, sis?" the Zello boy asked the girl who 'teleported' us in here. So it's true that vampires can teleport. I've read a lot about their abilities and such but aside from erasing memories, fast movements, and strong physical body,⎯ I have nothing else.
If that two unknown creatures that came to our world were vampires, that means vampires can use magic. And if all the vampires in this town can use magic, even if it's just this two⎯ I'd be dead instantly. Everything I've learned and done until now would all go to waste.
I have to be patient.
The girl ignored him and continued searching for something. As for me, I was just silently sitting on the floor. I still couldn't process what I'd just seen earlier. The people in that town… are they really the ones who attacked us 6 years ago?
The girl came back to where we are and lighted a candle― 'a candle?!' I almost jumped off for the second time but I noticed its color⎯ black. Just like the lights in that forest, it wasn't burning my eyes at all.
She placed the candle in front of me and I saw how the boy reacted as if he were seeing a ghost.
'Come on! We're all as pale as snow!'
"R-r-r-royal blo―!!" the girl grabbed him close and covered his mouth.
'What was he saying? Royal? Royal what?'
"Lower your voice," he told the boy before looking back at me. "Who are you? Where did you come from?" the girl asked giving a completely serious look.
"I…"
I'm what? I… I…
"I don't know," I answered. I should have learned from Mrs. Tasha how to make up stories! Urgh! Such a big mistake.
They both looked surprised.
"You don't… remember anything?" she confirmed.
I just nodded. Amnesia can be a good cover-up for now, but it'll be dangerous if they suddenly suggest helping me regain my memories―
"It's easy to help you regain your memories, but if we're not mistaken, you could have been a fallen royal…" she said.
Good thin― Fallen Royal? I never heard anything about that nor read anything close to it.
"What… do you mean?" I skeptically asked. No matter how nice they look, they're still vampires and I don't want to get attached to them as much as possible. But, I'm curious and I have to at least learn one or two things about this place for me to be able to survive.
I should have learned survival first rather than just focusing on them! uRGH! Another dumb mistake…
I can't risk myself dying right off the bat. I have to do something.
I secretly glanced at the two in front of me. They're looking at each other as if they're having a silent conversation through eye contact… 'Don't tell me they can read minds?!'
They're ignoring me though, if they do read my mind I'm probably lifelessly lying on the ground right at this very moment.
'Ah mou!'
'I might as well just use them… and try being a little nice, I guess?'
I just stared at them. They looked like they were having an argument. The reaction of the girl remained calm while the boy's reaction is a mixture of annoyance and displeasing.
A few moments more and they finally settled down. The girl took a deep breath first before facing me again.
"Alright, I'll tell you everything I know about fallen royals, but if you ever remembered something and try to make any violent action or do something that I think will do harm to the palace, I will definitely erase your memory again."
I just nodded as a response.
She seemed to fully honor and respect that palace or probably the ones living inside it.
She moved the candle a little so she can sit closer in front of me. "You're probably confused as to why I teleported us here when you, obviously, don't know us, particularly you, yourself. So let me introduce the two of us first before I explain to you everything… Zello." he called the boy's name and they both stood up.
I never expected what they did next. They both gracefully bowed down in front of me, like I'm some sort of royalty from a palace. "I'm Zeinelle Voxcille, and this is my younger brother, Zello Voxcille."
She stayed in her position while the boy came close to me and took my hand. He kneeled down in front of me with his other hand on his back. "We commoners, bow upon you. Whatever status you have, whatever action you've done…"
"Lady from the purest blood, welcome to Nirvana," they said in unison.
'Purest blood?! Where did that come from?! I'm 100% certain I'm a HUMAN with the WICKED BLOOD of these LUNATIC VAMTARDS!'
"WHAT?!"
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