A Tale of Vampires: RETURN

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"I made you see everything so find your own way out!" The vampire said before leaving him in the room.

Yuseung stayed seated on the chair with a very confused expression. He felt worried and very very confused at the same time.

Heeseung and everyone he met that night are all monsters to his eyes. And he had seen only so little of what they are capable of.

But he is just letting him go just like that? And did not even do anything at all but kill his men he had used to save himself.

Or was that just it? Did his men pay the price for his greed? Were his men getting killed by these monsters enough to save his life? That they just left him to leave like nothing happened after what he knows? And is that some kind of law to them?

Yuseung could care less of the reasons why. Heeseung and K just left. And even those who followed them to the dungeon are no longer outside the room.

He immediately stood up and peered in the dark and cold hallway. The only source of light in there is the small lamp that was hanging on the wall in front of the room he's in. The hallway is so quiet that any sound can be heard echoing all over the place.

The man took a deep breath before he grabbed the lamp and bravely walked out of the room. He ran to the same direction where they passed earlier. And he's never been grateful to have a photographic memory that he remembers everything he sees. 

He was only pretending to be unconscious when they brought him to the dungeon earlier. It was so he could remember his way out.

Before he could fully leave the dungeon. He felt something very cold and eery when he walked past a heavily secured door.

He scoffed and walked forth to the door. Scanning and eventually snickering at how many chains and locks were there. The door and its locks are also coated with frost. He also noticed that the very keys for those chains and locks are just hanging by the side of the door. He knew right away because the locks have peculiar key holes that match the keys.

"Whoever you are inside. They'd never lock you up if you're not gonna cause trouble." He mumbled and picked up the keys.

It made a clunking sound that echoed everywhere in the hallway. He used it to open the locks but the moment he touched them, he flinched. Because the locks were very hot despite the very cold atmosphere.

He stopped a bit trying to think how it doesn't make sense. Why would the lock feel so hot when it's very cold in that dark and creepy hallway?

What's more weird is that the door is coated with frost but it never melted.

He shook his head and tried to ignore that fact. He put the lamp on the floor and then pulled down his sleeves enough for it to cover his left hand so that he could touch the locks. He started opening them one by one and ignored the sounds it made that continued to echo in the hallway.

Eventually, the door is completely unsealed. Yuseung picked up the lamp and looked at the door for the last time.

"I let you out. So you better give them a huge da*n mess." He said with a devilish smile plastered on his face.

Yuseung continued on his way out and found himself in a luxurious hallway. He left the lamp on the floor and continued his way to the other end and eventually got to the main lobby.

But the moment he scanned the place. His heart stopped and his eyes went completely wide as if his eyeballs were gonna bulge out.

There were monsters everywhere. Some look half human. And some look entirely like aliens and horrid creatures. They were walking and talking everywhere in the lobby. Socializing like humans.

"Oh! Speak of the devil." Yuseung quickly turned to his left after someone spoke.

It was Sunghoon in his hotel uniform. His eyes are presented as red and his fangs were also showing. It is easy to say that he is a vampire although he has no idea who he is. All he could think was that the moment this man appeared, it became very cold. Colder than the hallway.

"Do you want to stay longer? We have a room here only for human guests." Sunghoon stated and beckons him to another hallway while flashing his killer smile.

Yuseung stared at him for a minute before fixing his stance and crossing his arms at the vampire.

"Are you taking me somewhere so you can kill me?" He asked directly and Sunghoon's brows furrowed before he suddenly laughed.

"I would but it will be a hassle. I'm already busy as it is. Besides, I've already fed." He said quite proudly and observed the man's response to him.

"Did those tall assed men send you to me? He said he'll let me stay because I am a guest. You look like you work here. So does that mean you will do everything I tell you?" Yuseung asked with a wild grin.

Sunghoon's expression fades into blank. But he immediately smiled which only looked very fake.

"Might as well. You're a guest here." He said as if he was humming.

Yuseung scoffed and pulled a military knife from one of his pockets. He then hands it to Sunghoon.

"Then go ahead and kill yourself." He said.

Sunghoon stared at the knife for a few seconds. He took it from the man's hand and slowly put it to his neck.

"Don't blink." He said and slowly started to slit his throat open.

Yuseung watched and felt his heart suddenly racing.

Sunghoon looked at him with nothing in his eyes. His own blood sipped through the wound but he looked as if he didn't feel anything. 

Once he was done cutting his neck open. He grabbed Yuseung's hand and returned the knife. Making sure to smear his blood on him.

The man quickly retracted his hand and dropped the knife. Staining the blood on the floor. It also captured some guests' attention.

But what scared Yuseung was when he saw very clearly with his own eyes when Sunghoon's wound healed on its own.

"I can't kill myself. I'm already dead." He said bluntly before smiling wickedly.

"You've made me create a scene here and it disturbs our other guests. I'd highly suggest going somewhere else. You can either go to your room, or you can also visit our wine bar." He suggested and crouched to pick up the bloody knife from the floor.

He stepped forward to Yuseung and forced the knife on his hand.

"I'm afraid I cannot accompany you there looking like this. You'll need this to keep yourself safe." He whispered before walking past him.

Yuseung growls and quickly turned around to call him but Sunghoon is already gone. He felt more worried now especially after noticing that some of the guests are still watching him.

And the worst part is…

Sunghoon didn't tell him where the wine bar was.

So he must go and find it himself.

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