Betray Me: Chapter 5: Meeting Mercury
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"You mean this child got me here?" The Machine asked.
"Yea, mostly," Scarlet answered.
"What do you mean 'mostly'?" Elias asked.
"Well, he used some of his blood to summon you, but it wasn't all his blood," a new voice cut in.
"Come out! Show yourself!" Briona shouted.
"What do we have here? A mechanical angel? What a fake. No wonder the Blood Emperor (1) was mad," an angel pondered, coming from nowhere.
"Who are you and where the hell are you from?" Jeice asked.
"I am Mercury, and I come from Hell. Are you happy now?" The angel retorted, sounding bored.
"Slightly. That doesn't make up for why you look so like a dragon I used to know." Scarlet mused aloud.
"Scarlet? I haven't seen you since you escorted me down 'Death Row.'" Mercury said.
"Ryuujin? Is that really you?" Scarlet asked.
"Not anymore. I am now Mercury, the messenger from Hell," Mercury retorted.
"Wait, how do you know each other?" Jeice asked.
Scarlet looked to the messenger from Hell and sighed.
"It's a long story…" Scarlet stammered.
"We have time!" Jeice yelled. Scarlet never volunteered to tell of the past.
"No, before Scarlet tells any stories, what did you mean by 'it wasn't all his blood'?" Briona asked Mercury.
"Ask Scarlet, she knows," Mercury said.
Everyone turned to Scarlet.
"This alley is a common feeding ground for vampires. That means lots of people have bled there."
"That's not the only reason. You're hiding something from us," Briona said.
Scarlet sighed. "That exact spot is bloodied from another crime: a murder 3700 years ago."
(1) I think that in this story, the Blood Emperor will be like Jesus…just not…GRR…The Blood Emperor is the main god everyone worships. Well, the supernatural all do anyways…
