The Book of Voltaire 5 VOLUMED BUNDLE

Book I - Chapter 14

PART V: Hermit Vampire the Lone Wolf

Chapter 14 - March 7th of 2021

Last night... before this very day.

"HE'S NOT HUMAN!!! HE'S NOT HUMAN!!!"

"KEEP SHOOTING!!!"

"BOSS HE'S NOT EVEN FLINCHING WHEN WE SHOOT HIM!"

"AIM FOR THE HEAD!!!"

"YES, BOSS!!!"

Then, I got shot in the head... I fell down. Dead.

"Looks like our nightmares are over... want to celebrate Shi-san's death? Legends are supposed to die in the end."

"He'll just be a myth from now on. No one will know he exists now."

"Yeah... for sure... "

"We should bury him in the sea."

"Yeah, let's do it."

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"Boss...?"

"What's that worried look on your face? That devil is gone."

"The coffin is empty..."

"WHAT?!"

"AHH!!!"

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"So that's what happened in your field report Shi-san?"

"Yes Mr. S." I replied

"You really know how to copy how they actually sounded like it's almost convincing."

"I wasn't even exaggerating."

"You always do, why so serious?"

"These people, haunt me."

"You're the one's haunting them."

"This Japanese underworld is like a goddamned jungle!"

"And you're the lion. You used to be excited and had a lot of fun before Shi-san, what happened?"

"Because there is prey, predator, the hunter, the hunted, and each of us belongs to a food chain. Depending on our ranks, our wits, our skills, and other feats. But here, we hunt each other here. You can't even trust your own underlings. I learned that since I first became 2nd in command. The false respect pretending to like you. All that shit. I had enough."

"So, you're quitting the Gokudo again Shi-san?"

"No... I need to be part of this game. Just to let out the mad dog once in a while..."

"The same good old story happens each time you come back to the Gokudo and eventually quit when you have too much stress on your shoulders. You come back, you have fun, you kill people, you eat them alive, they threaten to kill you over the internet, ask Yen-oyabun to do it for you because you're his favorite, you quit if he doesn't, then you come back after being obsessed with vampires which you are one actually just because YouTube so happened to recommend you knew Gokudo game memes, you get inspired you join back, Yen-san gives you permission because he spoils you. And all that same cycle over and over again. Next time you quit and join back, we will not take you lightly anymore, no matter what Yen-san says."

"He's the boss."

"Not anymore."

"Then who is?"

"Someone much stricter. He doesn't like you... nor will you be his favorite. We Elites of the Gokudo, chairman voted to kick him out for all one single reason, it's you. So... you either cut your pinky finger or quit the Gokudo right here and now."

I got upset...

"You'll never see me again. If you do, it's your last view..."

I exited the building.

on the 7th March of 2021, I woke up remembering what happened last night in my dream walk. Gokudo kicked me out of the gang. I am a lone wolf now. But that's a lot better. And the Underworld Government? Fuck 'em. I am not even joining the Anarchs either. Although I have... well, no one. I am a lone wolf. No wonder why Yen-san isn't replying anymore... he probably hates me now...

I spent the time in grief over what happened last night, but I'm happy it's over. But hey, be sad because it's over, be happy because it's happened, it's the other way around actually now to think of it.

I don't need them anyway.

I got up from my bed and my father told me about the vaccination. Oh yeah, I remember now, last night they told the viewers of 24 Hour News on GMA Channel 7 that the vaccine is now authorized to the citizens of the Philippines, all of them, all across the entire country. Finally.

Wait, it's not the 7th today, it's the 6th, last night was the 5th of March where the news just announced there will be vaccines for every citizen. But the production of vaccines is scarce, so we hurried without even eating and we just ate at McDonald's. I was wearing my shades that time. Cristian told me he will be using these sunglasses for work because he is going welding for work, unfortunately for him, I took them when we left early after they came in.

We headed to the vaccination facility of the hospital and every branch of the Philippine news was there, GMA, ABS-CBN, CNN PHILIPPINES, and the rest of the Philippine news.

I got vaccinated but however, I felt some extremely terrifying side effects and I passed out. I woke up in the bed in an unknown place. My father was there.

"Where am I?"

"Are you okay? I'll call the nurse to wait here."

"What happened...?"

He left to get the nurse and she checked on me. She said I was okay. Father felt different side effects, however, such as high blood pressure but both of us are fine now.

By the next few months, I'll get my second dose of the vaccine to be fully protected.

I asked dad if he could lend me money, sadly he did not. I asked him if I can come back home by dawn, he said he was just joking about going back home by dawn I'm not allowed he said he only said that so I can just shut up, and there is a curfew, so I have up until 8 PM. Sadly, I wanted to be outside at night.