Chapter 1
Creak… Zero's sharp senses picked up the sound of the dungeon door swing opened. Two vampire guards stepped in, escorting a well built vampire in. Zero felt his hatred towards the person flamed as the teenage purple eyes met his. Despite the fact he loathed the woman vampire who raped his humanity, he despised this guy even more. Being one of the famous vampire lords in the area, Albert de Gaulle was known for his cruelty especially towards ex-humans like him.
Albert advanced towards Zero with a sadistic smile. Zero knew that his master was delighted so see his tormented state, shackled to the cold prison wall. His torso was heavily scared with crisscross whip marks and angry red welts. His master grabbed his chin and pull Zero to face him. The crimson orbs reflected everything that was evil about the man.
De Gaulle trailed his hand across Zero's exposed back, tracing the scars decorating the body. Zero flinched when the vampire clawed opening his almost close wounds, spilling blood on the dungeon floor. The ex-hunter clenched his jaw, only to let a soft grunt to escape. He would not let his weakness to be visible to the psychotic vampire.
"Stubborn, aren't you? It's alright. I have the patience to play with you the whole day.."
His master gave Zero a square kick in the gut, drawing a painful groan from him. He repeated his actions with heavy punches and alternating it with a club. By the end of beatings, Zero was left bleeding from head to toe. His whole body was too numb to feel the floor beneath. Zero fell on his knees, having only the menacles to support his body weight. Albert took Zero's silence as a sign of defeat and stopped the abuse.
When Zero thought his nightmare has about to end, it continued again. He knew Albert would not let his prey to go so easily. Zero has begining experience a deep hunger from the lack of blood due to the torture. Albert has taken notice of this and deliberately slashed his rigth wrist to tempt him even more. Zero's eyes began to dilute red, a sign he was starving of fresh blood. It was a mixture of both pain and hunger as Zero was still new to his half breed state.
"I see that you are hungry. Do you want to feed?"
Albert dropped a drop of blood on Zero's bruised lips. Zero did not hesistate to lick it away. Gods, it tasted like heaven! Zero dragged himself towards the his master, desperate to taste more of the blood from his master's wound. As much as he hated Albert, he could not deny his dependent on him. Without Albert's blood to sustain him, he would have turned into Level E a few years ago after the woman vampire has bitten him.
"Not so fast, my slave. You need to earn your food." Albert said sinisterly, while licking his wound dry.
De Gaulle signalled his prison guards to release him from the wall. Zero, unable to sustain himself with his weakened knees, fell down as soon as his restraints were taken off from him. The vampire advanced nearer to the fallen ex-human never to expect Zero's reaction. Instinctively, Zero pounced on his master, with fangs targeted to de Gaulle's unprotected neck. However, the vampire was fast enough to evade from what was seen as a fatal attack from his desperate slave.
"You caught me by surpise, Zero. Didn't know you are so stupid to decline such a wonderful offer.BIG MISATKE!"
A swing of his arm sent Zero crashing into the wall. Before Zero could react, he felt his master's grip thighten around his neck, threatening to crush it. Zero struggled feeblely against his vice grip, his eyes begging for mercy. Albert locked both Zero's hands against the wall and sunk his fangs across his slender neck. The ex-human howled in pain as his master deepen his bite and mauled his flesh. Zero lost his tolerance towards the immersed pain and let blackness claimed him. The ex-hunter gradually blacked out.
Albert licked off the excess blood of his lips. He had inflict enough damage just to discipline him, but not enough to take his life. Looking at the motionless body sprawled with a pool of crimson on the floor, he smirked. He would do anything to break his slave, even though it would take an eternity...
He order the guards to throw him back into the prison before he exited the dungeon. Albert hasten upstairs to prepare himself as he was expecting a pureblood guest tonight