Game of Hell: Prolouge, May the truth be told
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André was sitting on his chair reading a book.
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He smirks, awaiting the teacher.
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The door to the classroom opens.
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André begins laughing hysterical. Upon looking to the door he freezes.
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„André Eternal!" Too bad for André who intended to prank his teacher. The one who stands in the door with a bucket of water dropped on him is none other Soma Cruz.
Lessons are over and André sighs to himself. He really wanted to his teacher being pranked by him but Soma just had to come before the teacher. Andrés head still hurts from the bucket Soma threw back at him.
„...Haahh" he sighs as he goes home where his great- grandmother problaby waits for him. „It's always so boring when pranks go wrong. I hate boredom". He arrives home where his great- grandmother is waiting before the door, an old letter in her hands. „What's wrong granny? You never wait before the door for me" André states. „...André. Your mother told me to give you this should I feel like I don't have to much time left. She said there is something important written inside which you need to know" the old woman hands himthe letter. „What do you mean...? Not much time left? Your not going to do on me so soon... right, Granny?" André asks uncertain, a great deal of pain in his voice.
„I am. I'm sorry André but I was already your mothers grandmother. Many would call it a miracle that I still live" she smiles slightly „Open the letter when I am truely gone". „Don't! You are all I have left of family! Don't die!" André cries.
Just as his great- grandmother said, she didn't have much time left. Three days later, her heart stopped working in her sleep. André skipped school even after her burial. It was a lonely one, not many came beside himself. The priest was there as well as three to four persons his granny knew. The odd thing was this red haired ghost he saw. The ghost was also there when his mother died when he was five. Back then the ghost cried... but now it didn't. When his mother died, the ghost came up to him and hugged the boy as if they knew each other. He didn't see the ghost after his mothers burial neither after grannys.
After five days of skipping school, André opens the old letter and reads it. He doesn't want to believe what stands in it and denys what he reads. That it is all nothing but a stupid, made up story... but he the odd feeling it isn't. He decides to clear his head and goes to school the next day. He takes the letter with him. He pranks a few persons here and there but neither can he laugh about it nor can he forget the letters contents. He walks home after lessons not noticing that he loses the letter on his way out of school.
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Soma walks out of the building to see a letter flying out of Andrés bag and calls out to him but the latter doesn't hear him anymore. Soma goes to a park and opens the letter:
My dear son André,
there is something I didn't tell you or your granmother. I originally intended to entrust this to my sister to give you but Innozenzia has already passed on. What I tell you now I never found the courage to say. Your father André... do you remember the story I always told you as a child? The one of the girl from the future and the Vampire of the Past. You know: Dreadful Fate. The tale I made up for you. It is no mere tale my son. It is a real story, my story and your fathers. Your father is the Vampire King before Dracula. His name is Walter Bernhard, I suspect he is already dead in our time for Dracula has his title. Your father was a full Vampire which means you're a Dhampire, a half- vampire and half- human. You will age slower than normal humans one day. I am sorry that you have to live like that. I can't even explain your powers that I am sure you have. When my homevillage was destroyed 1999 a young man saved us from the creatures of darkness. His name was Julius Belmont if I am correct. He didn't seem like a bad person so please ask him if he knows how to control your powers. Forgive me for never telling you about anything. Live, André. Live a happy life and find friends who accept you.
In love, you mother, Rosette Eternal.
Soma stares at the letter and pulles out his phone. „Hello?" the stoic voice of Genya Arikado asks from the other line. „It's me, Soma. Does the name Walter Bernhard ring a bell? I think I heard it before somewhere but can't place it" Soma tells him. „Walter? He's the former Vampire King. Why?" „A classmate dropped a letter. You should come read it. Oh! And bring Julius, too. Bye!" Soma hangs up without waiting for a reply.