adulation (n.)
adoration. worship.
admiration. devotion.
reverence. favor.「 𝑪𝑯𝑨𝑷𝑻𝑬𝑹 𝑻𝑯𝑹𝑬𝑬 」
𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐋𝐈𝐙𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍꧁꧂
Thankfully, the male vampire and female vampire decided to forego cutting out (Y/N)'s tongue much to her relief, both of them not wanting to risk Krul's wrath. Finally, all three reached the capital of vampiric society, it being an elaborate and large city composed of several bridges and waterways. Many vampires, including humans that (Y/N) could see, were milling about. The male vampire shoved (Y/N) forward since she had faltered when taking in her surroundings, her fear growing upon the other vampires eyeing her hungrily.
Said vampires walked as if they owned the place, which they technically did, while all humans—including her—cowered in fear.
Swallowing down her sympathy for the young children, she took in the rest of the city, the buildings having an 18th-century style along with various churches, cathedrals, and mansions. When looking off the bridge she was crossing, she saw a jumble of smaller living quarters bunched together with large pipes running off the blank walls and dark tiles, all with an eerie green lighting that highlighted some of the humans that she had been seeing.
It disgusted her.
There is so much more detail that I can see now that it's not just through a screen.
And it's a hundred times more real.
Taking a deep, however shaky breath, she turned her eyes forward again, stopping herself time and time again from looking at the pale, thin bodies of the humans, all branded with the white clothes they wore, and the black collars.
This can't be real.
No matter what pain I feel, no matter how realistic it seems, it's just not real.
The thought only comforted her so much.
As the three descended further into the capital, Sanguinem, from what she further recalled, she couldn't stop the chills that continued to trace up and down her spine. Humans looked at her in pity, vampires looked at her in disgust, meek curiosity, and hunger. Then was the shock: they couldn't sense her. This recognition was only short-lived before (Y/N) was shoved into a wooden chair and her wrists bound, another vampire beside her jabbing the sharp end of a needle into her vein before watching as her blood filled up the clear plastic of the blood bag. Feeling a bit faint, having never given that much blood before, she was glad when the needle was removed from her now bruised flesh.
Once again, the two vampires who had captured her tugged her away as the next child soon filled in her spot on the chair.
She swayed, weak.
This is hell.
Dragged down into the dark recesses of the clumped together housing that she had seen from atop the bridge, she was shoved into a building before being scrubbed down, her skin rubbed raw to then be clothed into the same white clothing and collar as the other children. The door to the house she was pushed into then slammed promptly shut behind her.
She inhaled sharply.
Shit.
Now how am I going to escape?
A quiet cough made her whirl around, her defenses raised, only to see a couple young children with their backs pressed tightly against the wall staring at her with wide eyes. (Y/N) closed her own eyes as she pressed a hand to her forehead.
Shit.
"Hi," she started, giving a small wave to the children pressed up against the wall.
They didn't say anything, nor did they return the greeting, instead merely staring at her with those wide eyes that look equivalent to a deer caught in headlights, something that unnerved her greatly. But they were scared, she knew, that much was obvious. She just didn't realize they would be so scared of another human, however.
I guess it's because I'm an adult?
Then... I wonder just what time period I'm in?
If I'm actually at the beginning of the anime's story, then wouldn't the apocalypse or whatever already be a few years old?
Cupping her chin, her brain throbbing from straining to remember the tiny details, she finally gave up, settling on the fact that many of the captured children thought all adults were dead and now seeing one in person after so long made them cautious. She understood, though she knew she never really could, not all the way at least. Letting out a sigh, she then looked around to try and find a washroom, entering the small room and splashing some cool water onto her face in hope of easing her mind before she walked back outside. The kids were in the exact same spot that she left them in.
Not even having the will to strike up another conversation, not even to find food despite the small rumble of her stomach, she climbed the ladder to the small crawl space above she remembered was used as sleeping quarters. There were pillows and ratty blankets thrown all around the room, a few candles lit giving the small space a warm, almost comfortable atmosphere. As soon as her head hit one of the pillows, she fell asleep.
When opening her eyes again, (Y/N) knew she was dreaming since she was in her warm bed back at home, small rays of sunlight streaming in through the cracks of her curtains and the smell of something cooking downstairs drifting through her nose.
She so badly wanted it to be real.
Even crying at the point.
But she knew it wasn't real, and couldn't give herself the false hope that it was.
The next thing she knew, she was ripped from her dream to feel her cold reality settling down on her, soon real tears streaking down her (S/C) cheeks as she tried to muffle the small sounds she made into her pillow. It didn't work as she felt a tiny hand set itself over hers. Picking herself up from the pillow, she found herself staring into the brilliant warm eyes of one of the children. The warmth felt from just the small gentle brush of their hands was comforting, as if the little boy in front of her was trying to tell her that she wasn't alone.
She took in a small, shuddering breath.
Then, she once again fell asleep.
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