Chapter 1

She was discovered under a blooming cherry tree. Inside the spherical object where she was found, she was being held in the bloodstained hands of a female adult, whom was most likely dead even before arriving here. She was merely an infant, wailing innocently as Mr. Jacques Rose, who just happen to be taking a midnight stroll, heard her crying and followed his way here.

With steady hands, Mr. Rose cradled the crying child and reassured her to ease her uneasiness in a totally foreign place. Poor thing, she was only hitting her first year and she had already lost her mother. Just like her deceased mother, this child had a rather peculiar color for her hair, it was in between black and white, is it grey? No, it was much more illustrious than that dull color, it appears to be radiating faintly the moonlight. Yes, it is a very beautiful shade of silver that composed of her hair color.

A surge of feelings rushed into Mr. Rose's head as he made the decision to raise the child. Mrs. Rose had always been fond with children yet they were unable to conceive one themselves, and it was no longer possible as both Mr. and Mrs. Rose had entered their fifties. After all, the little girl was such a lovely being, and it would be a pity if nobody would wanted to care for her after being orphaned in a cold night such as this.

For the next 5 years, it was all joy and bliss for the Rose family. Mr. Rose would make a small income by selling fruits he harvested from his small orchard, while Miranda, the girl whom had grown up ever since, was raised by Mrs. Rose and developed into a very obedient child. Their lives were not one filled with luxury and riches, with the few gold coins earned by Mr. Rose's harvest just enough to go by with a modest life. They were not asking for more, however, as they already had enough to feed everyone. That was all that matters.

This happiness was awfully short-lived, as tragedy struck soon after.

The little town of Lidoris soon found itself under the attack of a swarm of bloodthirsty vampires. Everyone was caught in surprise. Often times, vampires would just appear sporadically and only alone, at most two, and were quickly taken care by the skilled vampire hunters scattered around many towns to maintain peace.

But a swarm of vampires? This sort of event was totally unprecedented, and the measly small group of 3 vampire hunters stationed in Lidoris could hardly put up any resistance before being devoured. The mad horde of fifty vampires infiltrated house after house in search for humanoid delicacies, as if being extremely starved, their supreme urge and desire to satiate their hunger was elevated beyond levels. Along with their superhuman strength and agility, no human could stand up against them.

Cries for help echoed throughout the entire town but gradually died down as more and more fell victim to the vampiric horde.

"Take Miranda and run!" Mr. Rose was trembling wildly but as the man of the family, it was his responsibility to protect his only wife and daughter. He could hear clearly from the door, the disturbing sound outside his house intermingled with helpless cries and the devilish growls of the vampires. Most terrifying was the instant where the sound of teeth burying into flesh quickly followed by a deafening shriek from the unfortunate victim.

Mr. Rose could felt his knees gradually begin to give themselves, but straightened them up and kicked the nearest chair to pull them together, startling the two ladies. "There's no more time! Hurry!" Seizing this brief window of opportunity, Mr. Rose cried out again.

Extremely reluctant, but totally run out of ideas, Mrs. Rose pulled Miranda's right arm by force and dragged her down the basement. "Papa! Papa is still…!" Mrs. Rose made no attempt to answer Miranda's woes, tears rapidly flowing from her eyes as she could easily envision what would eventually be of her husband's fate. Miranda kept turning her head backwards in hopes that her adoptive father's shadow would catch up to them, but Mrs. Rose had her eyes focused only forward, but it was her that was most hurt during this entire ordeal.

The underground tunnel was merely a short one constructed on a whim back then by Mr. Rose, ending at the west end of the town. As Mrs. Rose pushed open the small wooden door leading outside, her hand was instantly grabbed and her entire body pulled out of the tunnel.

"Nooooooo!" Mrs. Rose cried out as loud as she could. Miranda tried to step out, but was quickly stopped by her mother, "don't come out! DON'T COME OUT!" The little girl immediately halted out of confusion, but it was soon as clear as day why her mother so desperately not allowing her to step out.

It was a vampire that grabbed her arm, and without a second's delay she was consumed, starting from the four limbs, by those bloodthirsty vermin.

Miranda's eyes were opened so wide as if they were about to gouge out of her orbits, she almost screamed but quickly shut her mouth with her two hands, an electrifying sensation felt all over her as she was overwhelmed with fear, she could no longer move an inch of her body.

As her mother's cries had finally died down, it had dawned to her that her mother was no longer alive, and that the never satisfied vampires would be coming for her next.

She was absolutely correct, as the menacing red eyes of a vampire peered through the tunnel, and it exhaled disgustingly as if it was saying "I found you" to the hapless little girl inside. "NOOOOOOOOOOOO!" Miranda unable to hold down her voice any longer, yelled as hard as she could. Instinctively, she closed her ears with her hands this time and shut her eyes tight, bracing herself for the inevitable. Before long, she fainted due to the sensation of fear overcoming her.

"UWAAAAAAA-!" the vampire which reached his lifeless arm towards Miranda found itself stabbed by a dagger in his brainless head. Just as it was about to fell limberly onto the immovable Miranda inside the tunnel, what little strands of white and dry hair left on top of the vampire's head was pulled, and the vampire was yanked aside so the girl inside would not have to deal with a toppled body on top of her.

The mysterious man who was the one who threw the dagger and saved Miranda, proceeded and dealt with the remaining vampires. None of these were witnessed by the unconscious Miranda.

If Miranda could vaguely remember anything during the entire time she fainted, it was the feeling of being carried on a shoulder.