My eyes are very charming, aren't they?

This was because he was too carried away by the emotions that were roiling in his heart. So, he is vulnerable to dark forces which easily infiltrate him and take control of him. His eyes flashed red, until they became bright red, like the eyes of a vampire.

Vhaken, turned Leigh's body around as fast as lightning, then pressed her against the wall next to the main door. Leigh's body hit so hard that she winced, her eyes closed tightly in pain. Her heartbeat so fast that it seemed like it wanted to burst out of his ribcage. His chest was so hot that he felt short of breath.

In utter horror, Leigh opened her eyes to look at Vhaken, only to be shocked once again by what was before her. With quivering lips, she muttered "Y-your eyes" her eyes wide open, not knowing what was happening. She felt that what she was experiencing now was like a fantasy film about the world of vampires. But she doubted that, as far as she knew it was just fiction, it didn't exist in the real world. What's more, living side by side with humans. but what was in front of her now, broke all her reasoning. Because Vhaken's eyes are clearly red.

Vhaken's lips curled into a grin with the right side rising slightly, his red eyes flashing with lightning brighter. "Now you just realized, my eyes are very charming, aren't they?" he brought his face so close that his nose was almost touching Leigh's, which were only two millimeters apart. His breathing was heavy, mixed with Leigh's labored breathing.

Leigh stuttered "N-no, red, y-your eyes are red" her voice choked at the end of her sentence which was stuttering with excitement and fear.

The dark mist that enveloped Vhaken, writhed wildly, then spread in all directions, as soon as it touched an object, fire immediately came out and burned the object, slowly but surely. In just a moment, the surroundings of the living room became brightly lit, fire was everywhere, spreading throughout the room, crackling sounds could be heard from various burning objects, in just a matter of seconds the objects only left behind dark ashes. It didn't get there, the fire even started to spread to other rooms.

Within minutes, as seen from the outside, Leigh's house was burning fiercely, the flames looked wild and soaring, making the dark night no longer dark, replaced by the light of a burning fire, as if it was not satisfied with what it had caused.

In the room, Leigh, whose breathing was already short of breath even before the flames broke out, pressed deeper and deeper into her chest, the smoke from the fire that surrounded her and Vhaken, infiltrated through her nasal cavity, until it filled her already congested lungs. She was panicked, horrified and afraid, this was beyond even her wildest imagination. She looked around, her house felt comfortable, peaceful and calm. Now it's burned down. Surprisingly the fire didn't come close to them. The dark mist that shrouded Vhaken had the opposite power, repelling the flames that wanted to approach. As if afraid to come closer.

On the other hand, Vhaken was not at all bothered by his surroundings. His eyes only focused and stared fixedly at Leigh, as if he looked away for a moment, Leigh would disappear before him. The tight embrace of his two arms that were hugging Leigh, tightened even more, making Leigh choke even more, her breathing became very deep, until a sound could be heard coming from her inhalation.

Vhaken didn't care about that, he buried his head in the crook of Leigh's right shoulder and continued to mumble, "Mine."

In the difficulty of taking a breath, her chest burned, very hot. At the corner of her eye's tears flowed out. Her face turned red. She suffered a lot. Until there were no words she could say. Her vision began to blur, her eyelids closed heavily. More tears flowed. In Leigh's mind 'Is this the end of her life? She regretted herself so much, she still wanted to live a little longer. Pursuing the dream of becoming a famous architectural designer, so that her name will be fragrant at all times' Her mind wandered to the time when her father was still alive. Her father told her, he wanted Leigh to become a famous architect, not only in Terrazen but throughout the world. That was her father's greatest hope. And she really wanted that to happen, but with the current situation, that hope was fading at the edge of her eyelids. Her tears felt warm, warm because of the unstoppable emotional turmoil inside her she felt very vulnerable.

Leigh didn't know what happened, what she remembered was, darkness enveloped her vision even though at that time her eyes were closed, but she knew, it was not the darkness because her eyes were closed, but the darkness of falling unconscious. Before she fell completely into darkness, behind her eyelids, there was a very bright light, she thought the light was a burning ember which might now have spread towards her and Vhaken and was ready to burn her and Vhaken down, but what happened? on the contrary, the light felt warm and made her calm, unfortunately the warmth was not enough to make her body which had inhaled too much black smoke recover, but all that was left was for her to submit her consciousness to total darkness. Her body limp in Vhaken's arms, who hugged her tightly and didn't want to let go.

flashback

At Kendric's residence, a calm and peaceful atmosphere can be felt from every corner of the house. The sound of crickets chirping outside has no effect and cannot be heard inside, making the atmosphere in the house even quieter and quieter from various disturbances.

The torch lights were burning on every wall, burning calmly, as calm and still as the river behind the valley, behind the house which looked ancient from the inside but modern from the outside.

Kendric, who usually spends himself lost in the darkness of his study room, tonight he wants to lie down on the bed and close his eyes, he wants to imprint the memories of himself and Leigh into the deepest imprint of his consciousness. He waited patiently, one day he would receive a call and hear a sweet voice, which he could only hear from Leigh. But to this day, he has not received a call or news from her.

To the point that his soul, which had been lonely for centuries, got tired for a moment and wanted to fall down while imagining Leigh's face smiling awkwardly at him. The awkwardness actually made him smile.

With heavy steps, he left his study room, walking down the dimly lit corridor, until he arrived in front of his bedroom door. He pushed open the door, a soft creak breaking the silence of the night in his house. When the door opened enough for his body to squeeze through, he stepped in, then closed the door behind him.

The bedroom is spacious and magnificent. The color decoration itself only combines two colors, namely light gray which is not too light but resembles dark gray but not too dark, combined with dark blue. So it makes the room feel dark and scary.

In the middle lies a large and exclusive bed, which can accommodate up to seven people. The bed linen matches the dark blue color of the walls. On both sides of the bed were nightstands, above them were the lamps that were lit dimly, adding to the increasingly gloomy atmosphere of the room.

In the corner of the room there is a wardrobe with intricately carved decorations on the front of each piece of wood. With a cupboard that big, of course there are a lot of clothes in it, how could he not have lived for centuries, with every change in the century, dressing habits change, so he has to follow the changing times and ways of dressing so as not to invite suspicion from humans out there, who are just has a lifespan of not even half, a quarter of his long and eternal life.

​ In another corner, there is a large table and chairs that look antique, identical to the carved wardrobe. Which can be used as a temporary work desk if he wants to be alone. On the walls themselves there were so many antique and ancient decorations, they almost covered the entire bedroom wall. Apart from the windows that perch on every step of an ordinary human being.

The atmosphere in his bedroom is in stark contrast to his aloof personality.

With unsteady steps he walked across his luxurious bed, until he stood in front of his bathroom door. He was just about to step foot and go inside to clean himself, suddenly his chest tightened and felt hot, his breathing became heavy, his eyes immediately became dark and scary. the same feeling, he felt when Leigh was twice in danger. He clenched his jaw until a crunching sound reached his ears. His body immediately disappeared from there without a trace. Silence returned to his quiet house.