Al Drin Hoshizora: Don't waste your appetite on this. More is on the way.

I am a burglar: Well, next time don't break into a vampire's house.

Semele entered the camp grounds, relieved that she had made it on time. She was a little miffed that the camp seemed slightly more empty than usual, but she brushed it off as no concern, reasoning that the campers were just in their cabins.

Walking to the counselor's cabin, she opened the door, and jumped a bit when she saw the campers were inside the cabin, Janet holding a portrait of one of the camp photos.

"Why my lovely boys and girls, what are you doing here?" Semele asked, putting on a smile to mask her concern.

Janet walked up to her, holding the portrait up to Semele's face. "Is that you?" She asked, pointing at the identical-looking camp counselor on the photo. "Why are you in that photo. It was taken decades ago, before you were born. Why are in a photo taken before you were born?!"

Semele opened her mouth to reply, but Janet cut her off. "Is Semele really your name?" She asked suspiciously. "Are you an imposter. Do you have anything to do with the missing children, including my brothers?!"

Semele's eyes widened in shock, and she looked around at the other campers, who were now staring at her, expecting an answer. Then, she straightened up and assumed a confident glimmer in her eyes.

"That's my mother," Semele said without a moment's hesitation.

"...What?" Janet asked, her eyebrow raising in curiosity.

"Don't I resemble her so much?" Semele asked, swiping the portrait out of Janet's hand. "The person in the other photos is my grandma. I got camp counseling from her, and she got it from grandma. Her mother loved counseling, and she loved counseling, and I aspired to be just like them." She placed the portrait back in Janet's hands.

There was an awkward silence. Janet shifted her eyes, then lowered the photo. "Oh," She said, somewhat embarrassed. She hung her head in remorse.

"Sorry about that," Janet said, hoping for forgiveness. The other campers stared at her, somewhat annoyed at Janet's rash accusations.

Semele ruffled Janet's hair. "It's alright, sweetie," She said, smiling. "Everyone makes mistakes sometimes. You should just learn to not be so impulsive."

"Yes, ma'am," Janet said, feeling Semele's warm hands release its grip of her hair. She looked up, and Semele smiled warmly before turning and leaving. Before doing so, she turned to another counselor and said, "You look after the kids for now. I need to rest up a bit." She then ran off into the forest.

Janet slowly turned to face the other campers, and was met with several disappointed glares.

"How dare you humiliate our counselor like that?" Isabella asked, her hands on her hips. "I expected more from you, Janet."

Janet looked down. "Sorry," She mumbled out, and felt the other campers leave the room. As she did, she noticed that she hadn't seen Crystal among the campers, and wondered where she was.

David had spent nearly an hour unconscious from the blood rushing to his head, but he snapped awake when he heard the door open. He briefly despaired that Semele had returned to torment him further, but upon seeing who it was, he gasped.

It was Crystal. She was holding a bow and arrow.

"Crystal?" He asked as the girl approached him. "What are you doing here? Get out, now, before Semele comes back!"

Crystal didn't speak a word; rather, she aimed the bow and arrow up at David's shackles and fired. The arrow pierced the chains, breaking through them in one hit. David fell from the ceiling, and Crystal caught him and set him down on the ground.

In spite of being free, David was still weakened. "T-Thank you," He groaned out, coughing as he felt the blood drain from his head. "However, we have to free Julie. We have to report Semele."

He then noticed that Crystal was chaining his wrists together. "What are you doing?" He asked. Semele didn't answer, but rather dragged him to a nearby chair and sat him down on it. As she did, David saw Semele appear through the door.

"Crystal?" Semele asked.

"Get out of here, Crystal, now!" David demanded. Crystal, instead, got up and turned to face Semele, who approached her. David looked away, unwilling to watch, but when he heard nothing happen, he opened his eyes.

Semele patted Crystal on the head. "Good work, Crystal," She said with a smile. "You did a great job luring Julie out into the open for me."

David's eyes widened. "What?" He asked, alternating stares at the two. Crystal had a regretful look on her face.

"It's not-"

"You're in cohoots with her?!" David shouted out in disgust. "You're working with a monster like Semele! You sent out those children so Semele could suck them of their life force, is that it?! How could you?"

Semele slapped David across the face hard, causing David to spit out blood.

"Don't talk to her that way!" Semele snapped. "This is a girl who is out to protect her sister. Couldn't you relate?"

David stared at Crystal. "What?" He asked. "What does your sister Amber have to do with this?"

Semele grinned. "Why don't you explain, Crystal?" She asked, shoving Crystal forward. "I need to go feed." With that, she left.

Crystal bit her lip, as if it pained her to have to talk to David, then she took a breath and spoke.

"It happened two years ago," Crystal explained with a sigh. "It was the first time I had taken my sister to camp. I was friends with Semele at the time. She seemed like the nicest woman ever."

"Two years ago," David whispered, noting that was about the same time that Sam and Isabella had fled the orphanage after Mirror Isabella injured Amanda.

"Yes, well one day, my sister wandered into the forest, and she didn't come back," Crystal continued. "So I followed her, and I found myself at Semele's house. She was asleep, and I saw Semele standing over her."

"She was going to kill her?" David asked.

"Semele told me what she was, and what she intended to do, and I pleaded for my sister to be spared," Crystal continued, a tear streaming down her cheek. "Semele made a deal; when I go to camp from the on, I'd send kids off into the forest for Semele. Then, she'd let my sister live. If I don't, she'll take my sister."

"Does Amber know about this?" David inquired.

Crystal shook her head. "She has no idea," She explained. "When she woke up, neither of us said a thing. It's better if she doesn't know, for her safety."

"So you get other children killed for the sake of your sister?" David asked, upset. "What about them?"

"It's not ideal, but I have to protect her," Crystal said. "You have a sister, don't you understand?'

"If I was in that situation, I'd find a way to stop Semele," David sneered at her. "Not help her at everyone else's expense. You're a horrible person, Crystal."

Crystal looked away, upset. David sighed.

"If you won't help stop Semele, I'll find someone who will," David said, getting up. He squeezed out of the chains; Crystal didn't bother stopping him. Once David was free, he used the chair to reach the window leading to outside. He smashed through the window with the skull of one of Semele's victims, then raced through the window and out into the open.

"Crystal?!" David heard Semele shout from upstairs. He ran as fast as he could into the forest towards the stream, and heard the door open, signaling that Semele was chasing him.

David ran as fast as he could to get to the stream, but stopped when he found himself at the edge of a cliff.

"Isn't it rough, escaping from someone smarter than you?" David heard Semele ask from behind him. He was astounded by her speed.

David spun around, and the moment he did so, Semele jabbed her fingers into the chest. David coughed out blood, and felt something bubble in his chest. He began vomiting on the ground.

"This is a special trick only my kind knows," Semele said with a grin. "Once you're stricken with this, you'll die a long, agonizing, painful death. It's a type of misery that people like you deserve."

David, using the last of his strength, shoved himself off the cliff to escape from Semele. He was sure he would die, but he knew staying with her was a death sentence in of itself. Maybe, if he got away from her, he could spend his last few minutes alive to warn others. With that in mind, he splashed into the river below, and was carried off by the stream.

Semele smirked as she watched him get carried away. "What a fool," She sneered, then turned and left.

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