A Tale of Vampires: RETURN

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"You didn't kill them yet?" Another voice spoke from behind Jungwon and Ej suddenly walked in. 

"Sorry. It seems that your message was not sent." The wolf chuckled and beckoned the mortals to the screen which now shows the words 'sending failed'.

One of them frantically started tapping on a keyboard to try and resend it. But this time, the screen changed and showed no signal before it went completely static. They tried to call to their headquarters but it's also static.

"You're all monsters! You're all going to die!!!" The man with the gun yelled and started shooting carelessly.

Jungwon was quick to move and shoved Ej out of the room before locking himself inside with the humans.

Ej is a wolf but he does not heal as quick as the vampires. He can still get hurt from the bullets which already happened to many from their pack at the shore.

He could hear the gunshots from inside which soon ceased and was followed by terrified screams.

"Hey! You alright?" It was Jake who saw him. Winter is also behind him.

They helped the wolf stand up and he suddenly winced. He was grazed on his shoulder and got shot below his collarbone. Thanks to the careless human.

"I'm fine. Where's your other mortal friend? She needs to be here to delete everything once your friend is done inside." He said when he noticed that Karina and Heeseung are not with them.

"I can handle it on my own. Karina went down with Heeseung to the lower decks to kill everyone down there." She said to him with her arms crossed.

"Okay. Then I should leave you guys here." He said and was about to follow the others but Jake stopped him by grabbing his arm.

"Stay here. You're already injured as it is. In case you didn't notice. You don't just have two gunshots. You have five. There's one more on your back and the bullet is still in your body. You have a gunshot on your left leg too and another one on your lower abdomen. You're losing too much blood as it is. You just can't feel it because wolves tend to have a high pain tolerance. And you are a high official too." Jake stated in a serious tone.

Ej frowns at him but eventually began to feel the pain. He didn't bother arguing with the vampire and just watched as he walk away and left his wife with him.

"Why don't you sit down? Don't overuse yourself." She says and then turned her head to the door. 

It had become eerily quiet for her. But for Ej. He could hear the weird sounds of blood gurgling and skins getting ripped off. It sounds quite horrid.

A few minutes more and the door opened. Jungwon looks a bit dazed. And it made Ej immediately alert. He had seen vampires grow very dangerous due to so much blood. The more they have, the less content they become. And it drives them to a tremendous bloodlust that no less compare them to a brain dead zombies. Which is one of the reasons why wolves are disgusted of them.

"Stay behind me." Ej whispered and gently put Winter behind him.

"What's wrong? Jungwon, are you alright?" She asks calmly and Jungwon's neck snapped to look at her. It looked eery.

His lips suddenly formed into a wicked smile. Showing his teeth covered with chunky flesh. Blood continue to drip down to his chest.

"Hey! Get your head together! She's your friend!" Ej exclaimed when he senses that Jungwon urges for more blood.

"But you're not." The vampire hums and started walking towards them.

It made Ej frown more as he steps back while protectively covering Winter.
It's been a while since Winter felt nervous around vampires. Ever since she realized their existence. It didn't take her longer before she became comfortable around them. To her, they are still living beings that tries to survive from getting wiped out from the face of the earth.

"Don't you people ever shower. You stink like shit." The vampire insults as he continues to step forward.

"But nevertheless… I cannot deny the fact that your blood smells better than your skin… I just have to put up with it…" he said as he stops walking. His red eyes are now glued to Ej's worst injury which is his lower abdomen.

"You're insane! Jungwon! Get it together! Don't let your bloodlust cloud your mind!" Ej yells again and desperately hopes that the others hears them and come in time.

He had been desperately calling for Heeseung but he was on the very bottom part of the ship. Jake on the other hand who was supposed to be close was tackled by a group of armed and prepared humans to keep him from running away.

"Bloodlust? Ah! That's what you call monsters who wants to drink blood! But not me! I just…."

"W-want blood." 

"What is happening to him? Is he gonna be okay?" Winter asks the wolf while observing Jungwon.

"He's turned. He's craving for blood and he won't stop until he gets it. I'll try to hold him here for as long as I can. You must go and call the others for help." Ej whispers and then turned his attention back to the vampire.

Jungwon had completely stopped moving. His eyes remained staring at the blood that was coming from Ej.

"It's okay. I swear it wouldn't hurt… When I'm done with you… I'll make sure to turn her to. Jake hyung is too scared to take away her soul and Heeseung hyung said she always wanted to become like us. I'm just gonna make it simpler for her now so she will never feel pain ever again."

"And turn her into a bloodsucker like you?!" Ej yells and Jungwon suddenly let out an unexplainable screech before suddenly lunging himself to Ej.

The impact also pushed Winter back and she frozed as she watch Jungwon tackle Ej to the floor. His fangs had grown longer and sharper as he desperately tries to bite him.

Ej wanted to shift but his injuries was preventing him from doing so. And he could feel his own strength draining at the speed of light.

"Go!!! Find them!!!" Ej yelled at her and it terrifed Winter even more. 

She's scared. She had never seen a vampire in this kind of bloodthirst before. Ej's yells snapped her out of her trance again and she finally decided to stand up and run.

But before she could, she stopped again and looked at the two on the floor with a very terrified expression.

Ej couldn't stop him anymore and let out the loudest scream while the vampire starts to feed from his blood. Both his wrists were pinned to the floor and his legs suddenly became numb.

Winter could not move. He already witnessed them feed. But not like this. Not how Jungwon is glaring at her while feeding from the wolf.

"Winter!!!"

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