Emerald Blood

~Prologue~

Content WARNING: Blood and Vampirism

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Pearly teeth pierced into the side of Sonic's neck, sinking into his flesh with a searing pain. Crimson oozed and trickled down his punctured neck, like juice from a crushed fruit, staining his white silk blouse with a striking red. His neck was throbbing and burning with pain. This beast, this bloodsucking parasite was not done yet. Its hands gripped at Sonic's upper arms with otherworldly strength, holding him still as it drained him of his life force. Sonic's breathing became shallow and ragged through his clenched teeth, as the world around him seemed to blur.

"S-stop you're taking too much!" Sonic managed to choke out, his voice tightening with panic.

The pressure on his neck from the bloodsucker seemed to ease and the grasp it once had on him had been lost. Sonic placed his shaky, gloved hands on the shoulders of this beast to gently push it back. It merely locked eye contact with Sonic's emerald green eyes with a predatory gleam, as blood trickled from the corners of its half opened mouth.

"Shadow..." The blue hedgehog's gaze softened and delicately placed his hand onto the vampire's cheek in attempt to restore its former self, as its whole body was still tense with carnivorous intent. As their eyes met in a piercing gaze, an unspoken battle unfolded between them. Sonic's viridian eyes, glistening with compassion, locked with Shadow's burning, tormented gaze that was void to any thought except blood-thirst. In that moment of connection, Sonic could see the commotion raging within Shadow, the struggle between his humanity and the monstrous hunger.

Like a flicker of a flame, the sparkle in Shadow's eyes returned. The scolding vermillion in his eyes were replaced with a placid garnet, as he blinked away the feral instincts. The two hedgehogs remained still, almost as if they were waiting for either one of them to break the silence. The room around them was flooded with darkness, with only a muted beam of light bridging the gap between the hedgehogs, from the stained glass window positioned high upon the stony wall that stood tall next to them.

Shadow regained his posture, wiping blood from his mouth onto the back of his hand, staining his ivory gloves. He narrowed his eyes to a slit and inclined his head ever so slightly to look down at Sonic.

"Let us go to your sitting room so I can dress your wounds, Lord Sonic."

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