"You're awake now huh?" Ben asked, as I struggled to remember what had happened before I blacked out.
"What happened?" I asked unable to remember what happened. I tried to ignore the demon who seemed to be smirking at me, and focus on Ben.
"I have no idea. Kang-Chul asked me to take care of you, but didn't tell me why. Care to explain?" He asked in a soft-spoken manner, that made me want to trust him. But then again, he could be lying.
"I need some time alone. Can you please excuse me?" I asked trying to be polite.
He nodded curtly, and stood up. At the door, he paused, and sighed. "You'll be okay." He said, like he was trying to reassure himself, more than he was talking to me.
Once alone, I looked angrily at the demon.
Up until now, I was scared of him. But now, I felt more anger than fear.
"Who are you?" I asked and tried steadying my breath.
He looked like he just heaved a sigh, and moved to sit on my bed. I shrank further away, and my whole body tensed up.
"My name is Marcello. And I'm not a demon." He said in a voice that was mine. Was I just being delusional, or was this real?
"And for the records, yes. I have your voice. And before you say anything, I can hear you telepathically." He said, and my head started to swim.
I had a..... 'If you're not a demon, then what are you?'
He laughed, but not in a mocking manner. "I'm a telepath. A parallel version of yourself, living inside you."
'You're shitting with me right? You look nothing like me.' I said in my head.
"Do you want to see what I actually look like." He asked, and I nodded dumbly.
He smiled, and a shade of thick smoke surrounded him, obscuring him from view. When the smoke cleared up, there he was. Or rather there I was, staring at me.
"Don't look like that. You'll scare the hell out of me." He said in mock fright.
Oh okay. What harm could he do.
'Okay. So I need to know what is happening.'
"Okay. Well let's start from the middle. The whole school is going to cease to exist soon." He said, and chuckled.
Okay that's weird.'Gee thanks.'
"Ah... The expression. Well let's try again. You are a vampire, and the people trying to kill you, are vampires also. How's that sound?"
'WHAT!!! I'm a what?'
"Let's not freak out now. What happened back there at the pavilion, was us using joint shadow magic." He said, but I still felt mega confused.
'wait. Let's slow down. I'm a vampire? 'We' were using joint shadow magic?'
"I don't have all the info you need, and that's why Kang-Chul was sent here."he said, inching closer.
'You're not making any sense. How am I a vampire? I don't drink blood or anything!'
"You're a pure blood vampire. One of the thirteen king class vampires. And I was chosen to guide you" he said and the door burst open, to reveal a visibly shaken and anxious Kang-Chul.....
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