Blood Bound

Year 1227, the Heaian Palace burned down and was never rebuilt. That was what the media said. No facts were ever exposed how great palace had burnt down into ashes and who could possibly have done it. The people who are under the control of the media ate up the shallow explanation without further questioning. Their reasons were because the palace had dealt with so many fires and other disasters to think further of the mere circumstance going on at the present. Year 1869, the palace's location changed and was named as Meiji Palace. The palace also experienced fire and then restored as well. Year 1877, the palace is now in the north-eastern of the old Heian Palace and is formally known as Kyoto Gosho which is open for the public's eye. If people are to look to different search engines, it is an open yet secretive topic immediately shut off. The media will tell all the same news, 'it burnt down.' And that is all there is to it. No further explanation was there to be studied on. The government had also remained silent to the topic. Year 2228, history will be repeating itself. None of the humans know about their existence, the government make it so, so havoc won't play into action. Human's does get scared of the unknown. But the lack of knowledge keeps them from sinking into the consequence of their ignorance. Not only in Japan, it is happening worldwide, but the root had a certain attachment to this land, making this year the possible beginning of human extinction, to be started with the most technological advanced country, Japan. |March 22 of year 2228; 12:00am| Heian Palace| The Empress' Room| Inside a thick enclosure I would still hear voices and sounds I hoped I could stray upon slumber. Yet even in my deep sleep, I would hear them. The most I could be thankful for is, how it would be faint and tolerable through my sleep. The distance and the thick barrier that shields me away from everything must be the core reason why I have rested fine - not until this hour. Inside the pitch darkness I heard a vibration of voice, introducing a new language. I can't help but actually have a slight curiosity. This voice had always cried its burden for quite some time. I have witnessed the change of the voice's notation but I am aware of the similarity of the location - it came from the same person. This time, the person is alone. I could hear his teardrops rolling down his cheeks. I could hear his sobs and the movements of his shoulders during the process of inhaling and exhaling. I could hear his heart whispering his grief. I could hear him. I was enclosed by this darkness but I could see him through my keen hearing. I had built his physique through the vibrations coming from his body. Those tiny noises that I consider loud and deafening had managed to be really useful in this kind of situation. For the last couple of years I have been resting in this place. Just like always, I had kept quiet and listened. His cries are odd. Almost like he's chased and is cornered. It has been so long to have my ability be in this certain level to identify a situation much clearer, maybe I am getting better now. "I - the-they were-" The young man's voice wasn't steady. He was out of breath, which means he either run or held his breath for a long period of time. "They're coming." And then, his emotion were null. I can hear him steadied his eyeballs, looking at particularly nothing, spacing. "What do I do?" Then I heard a series of swift movements in the air. There is certainly something going on. I closed my eyes and tried to concentrate more. These sharp noises are familiar. I have heard it before. My head ached when something flashed on my vision - a memory. I grinned my teeth, that was short but is too painful, I almost lost my breath. There were things thrown everywhere and then finally I heard someone speak. "If I were you, I would just follow her order. Everything will be just fine with the setup proposed. Besides your father had agreed to it together with your ancestors. This is for the better." "Killing my people to satisfy your craving isn't for the better." It was a brave come back but I can hear how fabricated that line was. It took him a lot of strength to deliver that in most believable manner. But someone like me wouldn't be of any fool to take it so seriously. I remained observant while contemplating how I could be of any help. My head ached some more - vision twisting. 14 years. I told myself. Why couldn't this thing happened 14 years from now? I questioned. Despite having those distracting thoughts circling in my head, I still decided to finally wake up. I closed my eyes once more, disregarding the painful spin concentration gives me. I licked my teeth, urging them to be at display. I can hear my eyes shifting colors, gone with the misty ice blue making way to the black. Soon, my wide awake eyes turned weary and hungry. I started to kick through the thick concrete dividing me from the event. The first kick made some cracks. The second one made it burst into pieces. The dim light appeared too bright for my long rested eyes. I had to close it for some time. Going out from my bed makes my head hurt more. I stretched my head upward which made my bones making some cracking sound. My fangs are finally at full show. I saw the kid that was now hiding behind my resting place. I was right on point, standing in front of the creatures that had me wake up in the day I still shouldn't have. I stared at them with my closed mouth - fangs peaking through, I waited for their next words. I crossed my arms and stared at them more intently. "Master?" I got more curious. Why are they calling me master? These creatures might be out of their minds. Their tones carry the most tensed puzzlement upon seeing me. There are six of them. If I'm not mistaken, which more likely a rare case, these creatures are ghouls. I have battled with them before. The ghouls have different physiques. Some had animal features mixed with humans', the girls had more human-liked features than the guys. One girl had green hair with white bandages as her clothing. Her other eye has pink hue on it while the other had green. She has the most malicious look on her face. The other girl had that brown long hair, almost naked. She is in her birth suit but had her genitals, missing, somehow, no n*****s, no pubic hairs were exposed.She has that long red cloak hanging on her arms, covering nothing. Her feet have long beast-like sharp claws that would definitely leave a wound when used as a weapon. The four guys had animal heads, one had wolf, one had bore, one had snake, and one had frog. Three of them had fur and tails while the frog has that slimy look on its skin. They all stood like human with slouched back. "I am not your master." I answered plainly. These creatures are mistaking me on someone I am going to search about later. I smiled at the thought of meal. Who could have imagined that the food will come to my plate voluntarily? I heard my stomach growl as I sniffed the air with their scents mixed to it. Their souls are ripe and ready to be harvest. "Heard that? It means its meal time." I smiled showing my growing fangs be at display. I lifted my body by kicking lightly on the floor. I floated mid-air and had my eyes fixed at my food. Breakfast on bed. I mentally chuckled. I had my claws growing as attacked to one of the ghouls. I was going to start off with the wolf when both females jumped to cover the boys. The green haired girl waved her bandage which had me floating back to my position. She was giving me a mocking smile. Those bandages had some sort of force field on it. I could hear the electronic vibration running through the fabric. I remained silent and void of any emotions. The brown haired girl was suddenly at my back ready to kick me on the neck. I dodged and stayed floated on top of my ruined bed. The kid is still watching behind it with worry. "Please be careful." The kid whispered. I smiled at his silent support. I looked at the ghouls inside the vicinity with my weary eyes. I started attacking the males again but the females is always blocking and attacking in a synchronized manner. I snorted which made them laugh. "The boys seem to have the guts to face a girl." I said in a monotone manner before sitting on top of my bed. I crossed my arms and my legs while looking at them. I just woke up and I'm not the kind of creature to play games immediately at her wake. I'm not a morning person. I will just let them tire themselves and had my turn to attack. I heard the moods of the females shifted. Their cool finally started to wither. I looked at hte kid hiding at the back of my bed. "Do you have food? Uhm- chocolate, maybe?" I asked him with monotone voice. He blinked multiple times. He had his eyes on me and on the ghouls in front of me, back and forth. He gulped a lump of saliva in his throat before fishing out the chocolate in his pocket. I mentally smiled when I heard the familiar cracking sound coming from the chocolate. He handled me the chocolate which I immediately take, ripping the plastic wrapper that kept the chocolate inside. Everyone is so quiet that the tearing of the plastic echoed in the room. It was their signal to move. Their movements, though, are slow with my sharp hearing. I can access their movements through sound. This is just the perfect bait to lure them to move. I gave out a sinister smirk, folding the chocolate wrapper and eating the chocolate in one bite. The males attacked first. Assuming I could be taken down because I was distracted with the chocolate. That confirmed my intuition that the females were protecting the guys because they are newly turned into ghouls. That makes them vulnerable to enemies and their tactics. I used the wrapper as my weapon. I slit the male's throats, heads flying off the body, one male ghoul at a time. Everything happened so fast that the female failed to protect their underlings. The male ghouls' bodies turned into ashes, leaving black flame floating from where their remains took off. I motioned the flames with my fingers, they speedily made their way on top of my palm, fighting for space. I motioned one in my mouth. I licked my lips and bit them in satisfaction. It's been a long time since I ate. Another soul after another, the females watched me consumed their project with gusto. The females finally showed their fangs and changed their stance. They gave out their battle cries before attacking. The scenario made me want to test something. If I'm still able to do it is the question dangling from the thought. "Stop." The female ghouls stopped mid-air. They were still on the verge of attacking yet their bodies appeared to be frozen. "Kneel." The impact of their fall is amazing. The floor cracked with their knees. I smiled, disregarding the thought of the dizziness kicking in with this mental control. I decided to finish it already. My body is sending signal to my brain, telling me how much it could only take this time. "Die." With that one word, the females cried their pain. Their bodies exposed cracked on it, lights peaking through the slits before disappearing into ashes. Their souls were left to be my dinner. Just like wit hthe males, I devoured the souls with gusto. My head, once again, ached like before. I had to clasp my head with my hands. I kneeled on the cold floor, silently cursing out of the pain. My head feels like it's being sawed into half, stitched back together, just to be sawed into half again. It was not an enjoyable experience. After a few minutes, the pain disappeared like it didm't even make me suffer, like it never even happened. "Are you okay?" The kid spoke with worry. He doesn't know whether it's time to come near me or not. He had witnessed me kill and eat souls. I get where he is coming from. I looked at him and smiled. This kid makes my heart flutter. I never had someone be so worried for my sake. He had that adorable innocence in his eyes that touches my heart. I am glad I chose to actually wake up and save him. He is a beautiful child. I can't believe he was almost killed. I started walking to his direction when I heard a faint click. It's gun readied to fire. I can hear the gun's movement, which only means the rim of the gun is pointed at my head. It is loaded. "I'm sorry for being late, Eiji." The guy's voice said without much emotions exposing. "It's time to finish off tonight's intruders." I heard how his lips moved into a smile. He pulled the trigger.