Book 2: Seven Demon's Hearts

Episode 1: Awakening

Episode 1: A w a k e n i n g

7 months later...

"DJ BRING THE MUSIC BACK!!!"

The intensity of the beat dropped down on to the dancefloor. Yet it barely phased the raving youth, screaming and jumping, drunkenly dancing and having fun in the flashy underground rave. A crowd of girls hollered and shook their hips around, drowning down cups of beer into their systems as they reached out for more. No one could escape the mood of the blaring dark synth music vibrating through their souls.

Everyone was lost to the darkness of this night. Willingly giving up their youth and promising their souls to the devil in order to contribute to the buzzing energy of the space.

Almost like they were all enchanted under a single charming aura.

Right at the center of the cheering and bumping crowd was a young man surrounded by girls, rubbing their bodies around him, littering him with kisses, as he too passionately danced with them. He took one of the girls by the waist, grinding himself against her ass while the crowd cheered loudly. He flashed a smile and a quick wink before he drowned down a drink.

"To think they let this high schooler in here!" A guy laughed over the music, elbowing his friend as they watched him from a far.

"Bro, no way. Look at him go, how the hell is that a high schooler? If you ask me, he's had more experiences than your 30 year old ass. Hah, he's definitely stealing all the ladies tonight."

"Wait..." A guy besides them interjected between them. "You guys really don't know about the Heart Killer?"

"Huh? A what? What's a Heart Killer?"

"No seriously! Listen, recently there's been a few clubs that have suddenly gone popular with their female customers. But the scariest part of it all is that in those clubs many of those girls go missing all at the same time. They say that when the Heart Killer decides to strike a club, he charms all the women at once and BAM! They're gone. Never again are to be found."

The two guys laughed, looking at each other, and rolled their eyes. "Seems like someone's had a few drinks tonight. Cool story dude, here's a shot."

"Yeah, well, you don't have to believe me if you don't want to." The guy shrugged and sipped his drink. "Don't go blaming me if this club's the next target. I'm leaving, I don't wanna have to deal with the police when they come to investigate witnesses."

The music seemed to intensify and the same young man grabbed another girl that was close by, pressing his lips against her's. Both of them drowning in each other's drunken kisses.

"Wow." The girl pulled away, gasping with infatuation. His red lips curled up with a prideful smirk. "Who...who are you?"

"Me?" He changed his dance to the beat of the new song, taking his time to formulate his answer. "Well," he looked around the crowd of women surrounding them, studying each and every pretty face well. They were all captivated, crowding, and struggling to replace the girl dancing with him in the center. "They call me, the Heart Killer." He grinned sheepishly.

The woman looked up at his face with a mocking smile before it slowly began dropping. She blinked, wondering if it was the alcohol in her system or the flashing lights, but she had sworn that for a moment his eyes turned into a deadly bright blue color.