Bloody Shadow : Book Two (a Captain Kaizo x OC Fanfiction)

XVI - Matty?

"You don't remember me? I used to be your childhood playmate." The man states.

Nerissa is losing words, flabbergasted at what this unknown stranger just spat. At first, she laughed hard at him, leaving him confused. He does not know if there is something funny at this moment. Her laugh gradually eases, then returns her attention to the man.

"Look, forgive me for saying this to you. But you sure had the guts to stalk me all the way from Kingston to this area. If you want to snap pictures for your stupid gossip tabloids, I will kindly ask you to scram." She demanded.

"W-Wha..." Matty, still confused, "Stalk? Tabloids? What are you talking about?"

She still chuckles about it, "Oh, come on. Don't fool me now. Please leave this instant. I might inform your company about your unconsented picture. Go before I change my mind."

"W-Wait a minute, Nerry!" The man starts to use her name, "I-I'm not a stalker, swear! I-It's me, Matty! You don't remember me at all?"

Nerissa frowned, "You have no authority to use that name! Only my family and those I've trusted can call me that!"

Suddenly, his palm glows red. It is the same kind of glow that Nerissa see whenever she uses her magic. But that glow seems very convincing in her eyes.

She begins to think, "Blood magic? How the fuck is that possible?!"

"You're thinking about how I have this magic, right?" He questions.

Nerissa was startled, "How did he know?!"

"How did I know your thoughts?" He teases her.

"S-Stop that!"

The man chuckles, "See? I'm not the stalker you think I am. I'm just your old friend Matty."

"Sure." Nerissa shrugs, "You don't look like you're from Kingston, however. Not even Marbenia. The way you dressed is just...odd."

"You could say that."

Then she questions, "Why did you say you were my childhood "friend"? I don't recall meeting you ever."

"Early childhood memories are hard to remember, so I'll let that slide. But truly, it's a shame that you don't recall our good times together. You looked so cute and innocent when you were younger. And now look at you, a full-grown person."

"Creep."

He suddenly caught her thoughts, "Come on, don't think of me like that."

"Stop reading my mind!"

"Can't help it. It's one of my abilities." Matty smiles.

Nerissa still could not but think about the red glow she witnessed earlier and questioned, "S-So, that red glow, what was that?"

Matty replies, "Exactly what you thought it was. Blood manipulation."

She gasped, knowing that her thoughts were true, "So, you're.... Mathias Dezastaria?"

He smirks, "Yes, Nerissa. Your old friend Matty is indeed Mathias." Then he sighs, "Finally, you've realized it."

"Prove it."

"What?"

"That you really are Mathias. The ruler of blood." She demanded.

Mathias replies, "But I just showed you the blood light."

"Not convincing enough. Show me your blood control and the blood weapon." Nerissa crosses her arms.

Fazed by her demands, Mathias sighs in defeat and makes her wishes come true. He looked up at the afternoon sky and saw a bird flying freely. He stretches his arm with curled fingers as if trying to control something. Suddenly, the bird halted its muscles and got dragged towards them. When the animal arrived, its body violently smashed to the ground. The blood splatters on the floor, and the flesh is revealed. It startled Nerissa for it to happen that fast.