"Who are you?" Sutr asks with caution. He bends his knees and prepare to move or dodge anything she would do. The person kept walking before she stops approximately 15 steps from Sutr.
*Tap…*Tap…*Tap *Tap *Tap *Tap*Tap*Tap
Rain…really now? Sutr's body tensed up with every raindrop that hit his face. "I'll ask again, who are you?"
"…" She didn't answer. She starts walking forward after waiting for 10 seconds after Sutr's question. Sutr immediately brought his hands in front of his chest and his eyes went as sharp as an eagle, focusing on the person in front of him. "…"
"[Prometheus]" Sutr lights up his left hand and swing it in an attempt to see her face. He immediately regrets it. The first thing he did was run, he immediately turned his body on the other way and bolted. Nope! Sutr didn't even looked back. He just kept running under the rain hoping to outrun her with every step he took.
"!" His instinct rang again. He dives down and roll on the ground. The next thing he knew was a black tendril emerging from the wall and impaled a trashcan. What-! His instinct rang again. He turned his head and saw her, standing behind him. Sutr jumps away, grabs a trashcan and throw it at her.
Before the trashcan can hit her, another black tendril emerges from the back and protect her. The tendril then rocketed at Sutr in which he dodged it. Three tendrils spawn from her back and join in the attack.
Damn it! Sutr could only jump and roll as the tendrils 'played' with him. One of the tendrils tried to grab Sutr's foot but thankfully he could grab the lid of the trashcan and use it as a shield.
Bless me Captain America! Sutr threw the lid like a frisbee and follows behind it. After the woman smacked the lid away, Sutr swings his hand and was ready to feel her face on his hand.
She used one of her tendrils and blocked Sutr's hand. This of course surprise him as the tendrils was thinner than a branch of tree but it was stronger and sturdier than a block of iron. The tendril then wrapped around Sutr's hand and brought him closer to her.
She lifts him up to her face and Sutr could feel her eyes judging him. Sutr swings his leg and kick her in the waist. The person replied by swinging him around and smash him to the ground.
"GAH!" Sutr felt the raw force surging through his body as his body went from very fast to 0 in an instant. She then pulled Sutr again and smash him to the wall. "UGH!" Sutr grabbed the tendril and light it up.
"…" She swings him again and release him while he was still in the air. Sutr flew and land swiftly a couple of feet away.
"Who…are…you?" Sutr tried asking again, this time not out of curiosity but just to stall for time. He hoped that this rain was a short one so that he could use his magic at their full potential.
"…Dolengen." She answered quietly.
Why does she have to say that name? Sutr could feel his sweat pouring even though it was raining. "Can you tell me what do you want?"
"…you. I want you…" She said while pointing his finger at Sutr. "…come."
Alright, Imma head out. Sutr fight the urge. His body was undeniably wanted to move forward but a little light in his mind telling him not to. I guess this is a part of her charm. "Thank you but no."
"…" She was silent. She neither move nor talk which make Sutr wonder, did he does something he's not supposed to.
"…sorry…" Sutr said weakly. The next thing he knew, she launched all of her tendrils at Sutr. Yep, she is angry. Sutr jumped when one of her tendrils aim for his legs. Another tendril grazes his cheek when he moves his head out of instinct. Sutr then guarded his stomach when he saw two tendrils rocketed right at him.
"UUGGGHHH!" Sutr was blown back the moment the tendrils touch his arm. He landed on his back and immediately fixed his position. Can't, not now. Sutr run straight forward.
"…?" Dolegen watched the boy in wonder. Sutr was running straight at her, who have the upper hand on their battle and outlimb him. (WN : Is that even a word since she have more limb than gun? So I use outlimb rather than outgun) She retracted her tendrils and tried to attack him again.
Sutr doesn't do anything else except running and moving his body if the tendrils aim for a vital point. All of the tendrils graze him one by one, Dolegen was trying to scare him but it was useless. Sutr didn't stop and keep running. He then jumps at Dolegen while clenching his hand.
Dolegen then retracted her tendrils again and protect herself. Sutr smiled when he sees Dolegen close her face. He then opens his fist and use Dolegen's tendrils as a jumping block. He jumps over her and immediately ran away after landing behind her back.
"…" Dolegen watched the boy back vanished when he turned on a crossroad. She then followed soon.
Come on now. Sutr was still running when he saw Dolegen's body chasing him. He then focuses forward and saw a building that was still under construction. Perfect. Sutr then ran inside the building and hide behind one of the supporting pillars. "…pant…pant…"
"…" Dolegen entered the building. Her eyes scan the entire construction site, looking for the boy. The building was three stories tall and was made out of wood.
Sutr calm himself down as he saw Dolegen's shadow enters the building. He grabbed a pebble on the ground. Here we go. Sutr jump out of the shadow and throw the pebble at Dolegen's eyes.
"!" Being attack suddenly and out of nowhere, it was a miracle she could saw the incoming attack. She moved her arm to block the pebble and thrust one of her tendrils at Sutr.
Sutr jumps sideway and ran behind the pillars. Dolegen drags her tendril, trying to catch Sutr's leg. Sutr kept running until he eventually found some tools, axes and pickaxes was lying on the ground. Really bad work habits there, but thank you! Sutr picked one of the axes and throw it at Dolegen.
Dolegen stopped the axe and looked at the boy running straight at her. He was carrying another axe and swings it at her. She covered her side with her tendrils, the tendrils were able to hold the axe without breaking. She then pushed the axe away and immediately tries to attack Sutr.
Sutr let the axe fly away from his hand. He dodges the incoming attack while grabbing the axe that Dolegen stopped earlier. He swings the axe upward and leaving a big rip on her clothes in the process. Dolegen then act fast and smack Sutr on his waist with her tendril.
"GAAH!" Sutr collides with the wall and brings a couple of planks down. He pushed them away and looked at Dolegen who was still standing there. Sutr gripped on the axe was slowly loosen as the rain get heavier. Fucking hell. Sutr grabbed one of the planks and throw it at her.
She dodges it swiftly and swings her tendrils at him. He managed to parry two of them with his axe and stomp the others. He then jumped to the second floor and throw his axe at her.
She dodged this one as well and rocketed her tendrils at him. Sutr pick up on of the supporting pillars and use it as a shield. Dolegen's tendrils almost went through the pillar if not for Sutr letting the pillar go on the last second.
Sutr then ran and hid behind another pillar. Dolegen move all of her tendrils like a sword and cut the pillar in half. Did I overdid it? She asked herself. She retracted her tendrils and wait for Sutr to make a move.
"…" Dolegen push one of her tendrils up and circle the pillar. He's not there. She then prepared her tendrils near her body, ready for any kind of attacks Sutr would throw at her.
Well fuck. Not known to Dolegen, Sutr was actually there behind the pillar. He was there laying flat on the floor. The raindrops slowly calm him down as they swept his body. Just a little bit more. Sutr then stand up and sneak to the next supporting pillar.
When he reached it, he hides behind it and lift his head up. "…" After remaining calm for a couple of seconds, Sutr delivered a swift roundhouse kick to the pillar, breaking them.
*Crack…*Crack *CRACK
"!" Dolegen saw the pillar being broke and caught up to what Sutr was doing. She collected all of her tendrils above her head, protecting her from the upcoming falling debris.
Dolegen was right with one things, that Sutr was planning for the building to collapse, but she got one thing wrong, he doesn't intend to hit her with the debris. The only thing Sutr wants was to create a big roof over them, protecting him from the rain.
"Well, it's just the two of us now." Sutr said as he walked under the roof. He then threw a pebble to the only entrance, creating a domino effect that make some debris fall down and block the entrance.
The room was dark, Dolegen couldn't see Sutr as his body was surrounded by darkness while Sutr could make the rough outline of Dolegen's body as he was used to the darkness. Will he use the darkness or-
"[Prometheus]" Sutr lights up both of his arms immediately throwing his advantage away.
…why? Dolegen couldn't find the reason why would Sutr throw it away, the darkness as his only advantage.
The flame that was engulfing Sutr's arms moved down to his hands and spun around like a tornado. The firenado grew taller before Sutr chants. "[HollenFalscher]" The flame immediately went ballistic and grow bigger before vanishing and leaving two black swords. The swords was anything but smooth, it has rough edges, rocky body and there's a vein of red flame coursing through the swords.
Dolegen prepared herself to fight, this time her body tensed up knowing her enemy have weapons. She still couldn't see Sutr's body but she could see the veins on his sword. The next thing she knew was Sutr launching himself at her with his two swords.
Sutr swings his sword like a wild man. It was wild, unrestraint and outright bizarre. His swordsmanship was unlike everything Dolegen have ever seen. His swords move so fast that its veins leave a trail of light.
"Mm!" For the first time Dolegen was losing. She could see Sutr's swords but she couldn't predict it. It was like predicting the movement of a fly moving in the speed of light.
Sutr swings his swords, which Dolegen block with her tendril. Sutr pulled one of the swords and swings the upward. It almost cut Dolegen if only it wasn't for her tendril changing the course. She then tried to attack Sutr with two tendrils which he dodges by jumping back. Sutr then launches himself forward and swings his swords. Dolegen couldn't pull her tendrils fast enough as Sutr swings his swords and cut her tendrils.
"KUH!" Dolegen couldn't hide the struggle she was having. She tried to attack Sutr with one tendril. Sutr throws one of his swords at her while he dodged her attack. Dolegen parry the sword. While it was still floating, Sutr close the distance between them and swing his sword. Dolegen moved herself back to dodge Sutr's incoming attack. Sutr grabbed the still aired sword and swings it using his earlier momentum. For the first time in this fight, Sutr actually manage to deal damage to her.
Dolegen swings her tendril at Sutr in which he jumps backward while doing some flips. I need to separate him from his swords. Dolegen eyes didn't wonder away from where Sutr was standing. Sutr stabbed his sword on the ground and walked away from it, blending with the darkness.
What is he doing? Dolegen couldn't see what was actually happening. What she saw was Sutr's swords standing there, not moving. She then realised that Sutr was missing and immediately pulled her tendrils to surrounds her body. Where? Dolegen's eyes wonder through the place, hoping to glance the person she was fighting.
"…" She scanned the room with caution. Her eyes went left and right as fast as a lightning. She sharpen her ears as much as she could. Her ears catch every time a drop of water dripped from the roof.
*Creak
"!" She turns her head at the source of the sound. She watched one of Sutr's swords slowly raising and moving closer to her. Dolegen didn't want to take any kind of risk and immediately thrust one of her tendrils at Sutr's sword. The tendrils stabbed through the sword. He's not there.
She immediately notice the other sword raise and, as if they are being pulled, move closer to her. It went in a circular line with Dolegen on the other end. Dolegen swings her tendril, trying to attack the sword owner. Her tendril went through and hit something hard.
What? As the sword get closer, Dolegen decides that she can't attack Sutr right now so she pulled all her remaining tendrils and protect her body. As if it was being pulled, the sword's blade turns upward and was aiming for her head.
"!" In the last moment, Dolegen moves her head and manage to dodge the sword with just a little graze on her cheek. Wait…no. When her eyes trace where the sword was going, she saw him. She saw Sutr behind her grabbing the hilt of the sword just as they pass by Dolegen's head.
Got you. Sutr flips the sword and swing it, aiming for Dolegen's neck.
No… Dolegen's mind froze when she watched the red veins coming closer toward her. … As if time was stopped, Dolegen's conscious immediately act out of reflect. She brought her left arm up and let the sword plant it's blade in her arm.
She didn't wait a single moment and immediately grips Sutr's arm. She used all of her strength and threw Sutr through the roof. "…pant…pant…pant…ugh" Heavy breathes escape her mouth unintentionally as the rain wash over her body and her wound. She looked at her wound and pulled the sword. "…kuh…pant…pant"
Fucking hell… Sutr was still raising in altitude when he realise that his feet was not touching the ground. Wet…"Tch…" He felt the rain on his face and spin his body around so that his feet was aiming toward the ground.
What is that? When Sutr spin his body, he notices a bunch of cloak wearing people closing on someone on the other side of the city. What is he doing there…? Sutr ask to himself as his velocity slow down and gravity finally took over. Have to do this fast! Sutr went head first toward the earth, or more precisely, toward Dolegen.
"[Prometheus]" He forced his hand to light on fire even though they are being bombarded by water. Sutr tucked his arms beside his body and position his body like a rocket. As his velocity raise, so does the fire on his arms until they are big enough to vaporize every bit of water that was near them
He's coming. Dolegen focus her eyes on the red flaming thing that was coming at her. She glances to her remaining tendrils and decide that they aren't enough to stop Sutr. More. Dolegen put every last bit of her strength toward her back. She was trying to regenerate her tendrils and possibly add more.
Come on! Sutr put every fiber in his body just to make it heavier. Can't afford to waste more time. His efforts to make his body heavier only add more fuel to the fire, literally. He is now looking more like a meteor rather than a rocket. He spins his body like a drill and fall as fast as he could.
As the distance between both parties shorten, so does their fight. Both of them know that this was the last move, who is the winner will be decided right now. If Sutr managed to land a hit on Dolegen at top speed, it will undoubtedly be the last of her. If Dolegen somehow managed to dodge or even tank the hit, Sutr wouldn't have the time to recover or stamina to even fight back, leaving him vulnerable.
*BBOOOOMMM
The strike causes strong wind that blast all the wood away and make the building collapse entirely. Dust clouds rise for a few moment before the rain shush them away, revealing a still standing Dolegen with an unconscious Sutr on her feet. The fight had been settled and the winner stands while the loser falls.
Dolegen gaze down on her feet, she saw the boy wet face and his battered body sprawling on the ground, not moving. She felt the tranquil atmosphere around her now that she had beaten her opponent. She lifts her head up and let the water run through every inch of her white pale skins.
"…kuh…" Her body finally gave up and she was forced to kneel on the wet ground. The wound on her arm immediately caught her attention when her adrenaline level drop and the pain rush through her mind. She tried her best to contain the pain, but the water rushing past her wound only made it worse. Her blood, that was mixed with rain, drip from her middle finger. Dolegen wraps her hand around the wound which only cause her more pain.
It's time. After deciding that she couldn't deal with the wound here, she made up her mind to pick her prey up. Dolegen grow a tendril from her back, this one was frail and weak looking unlike earlier. The tendril gently wraps itself around Sutr's waist and lifts him up. It lifts him up and brings him closer toward Dolegen. She gave a quick glance on Sutr's face before walking into the darkness with him in tow.
"…" The first thing that came through Sutr's eyes when he woke up was a white roof. His mind was still blank after just waking up from god-know how long he had been sleeping. Hours, days, or even weeks was a possibility considering Sutr's pain and wound was all healed up and there were no sunlight at all, only the brightness of magic stone lamps.
"…where am I?" Sutr asked to the air without hoping for an answer. He pushed the ground beneath him, only to realise that he was sleeping on a big white bed. His sense of place slowly raise from under his mind as he scanned his surroundings.
He is in a big room with the sole thing in it was the bed he was using. There are no windows, only magic stone lamps. The bed was the typical bed use by king or queen with white overhangs that covered all four sides. He pushes his upper body up and tried to crawl his way to the side.
"…how's your sleep?" A sound of a door opening that was followed by an all too familiar voice enters Sutr's ears. It was Dolegen's voice and the sound of her footsteps suggested that she was moving closer to him.
"Good, I guess." Sutr pushes one of the overhangs aside and get out of the bed. He notices the pale woman in a white dress walking closer toward him. "I am surprise you haven't eat me yet." Sutr said plainly while he scanned Dolegen's whole body except for her face.
"…you've notice." Dolegen asked. She walks closer and stopped right in front of Sutr.
"What? Your sexy body or your two nice boobs?" Sutr jokes around. His tone was joking but his eyes were planted on her two racks.
"…please stop joking." Sutr didn't need to see her face but he knows that she was tired of his shit.
"Bold of you to assume that I was joking. What make you think that I don't want to gobble you up right now?"
"…please don't." Dolegen releases one tendril from her back and wrap it around her body. "…I am not here to kill you, I need you."
"Can you cover your face first? Your charms are going to make me your love slave any moment now and I can't guarantee that I will not go crazy over you."
"…thanks for being serious." Dolegen lowers her tendril. She then walks away toward the door and glance at Sutr. "…come."
Sutr didn't ask her where they were going, he just follows closely behind her. They walk out of the room into a long hallway with ten other doors. Each door has their own symbol carved into them. Each door was also made from different materials.
Sutr slows down to look at the other symbols before Dolegen called him. They then walked to the end of the hallway and pass through the last door.
"…woah." Sutr couldn't contain his wonder when he walked inside the room. The room was spacious. There is a chandelier hanging from the ceiling. A long table that was covered by white tablecloth and there are twelve comfy chairs around the table. Five was positioned to face each other while the last two was on the each end of the table. The room was inexplicably colder than the hallway.
"…please take a seat." Dolegen was already sitting in one of the chairs and signalled Sutr to sit next to her. "…we will eat, so please."
"Okay, you just need to say it once." Sutr sits where Dolegen tells him to. He felt the softness of the chairs when it's positioned itself to Sutr's butt. He touched the tablecloth and felt a weird calm feeling rush over him. "…it's so nice."
"...thank you."
"No, not you." Sutr answers harshly. He rubbed his face on the table cloth and glance at Dolegen. "Where did you buy this? I want one."
"…please lift your head up." Dolegen throws her head away, unable to look at her captive. She was feeling embarrassed just from seeing Sutr act as himself. "…sigh."
"What with the long face?" Sutr ask after he lifted his head up. He glances at her body which make him look like a creep but in reality, he just wanted to avoid Dolegen's charm. She didn't answer him as if they were a fighting couple. She just turns her head even when Sutr ask her the same thing again and again.
*Creak
The sound of the door opening caught both of their ears. They turned their heads and saw someone. They saw a woman in a Victorian era maid outfit wearing a mask.
She is the same with Dolegen. Sutr think to himself. His instinct, feeling and mind get the same response as when he first met Dolegen.
The maid bowed deeply to Dolegen before speaking in a very polite tone. "The foods are ready, my lady."
"…bring them in."
"Yes." She said while bowing and leaving the place afterward.
"Who is she?" Sutr whisper after the maid left.
"…why are you asking?"
"Are you jealous that I pay more attention to your maid than I did with you?" Sutr said jokingly. He tried to pull Dolegen out of her state or at least make her turns her head toward him.
Dolegen didn't answer or move her head at first. Sutr thought that his joke didn't work and want to answer her question, but she did something that blew his mind. She turns her head and faces him directly with a little blush on her cheeks and said shyly. "…yes."
Her moved was the bomb for Sutr. His mind going numb from the amount of stimulation his eyes receive. His temperature raise but his body freeze. His breath started to became heavier than usual. Sutr's conscious was starting to fade away as time goes on and his instinct start to kick in. He threw his head down and tried to calm his mind down. Holy fuck! She's fucking cute! It's unfair!
"…joking."
"wha-?" Everyone could hear Sutr's heart break into million pieces. His mind went blank and his heart grows dark. He swears he could see a future where he murders everyone in Orario just because Dolegen rejects him. "Why did you do that? Why did you break my heart like that? How could you?"
"…I—"
"I thought we had a thing together! I have everything plan out! Our wedding! Our honeymoon! The kids! Our family!"
"…No, I—"
"How could you do that after all we had gone through!? I thought we had something special!" Sutr throws his head away and cry. But it was a bad act that Dolegen could see through with ease.
The corner of Dolegen's lips goes up a little. She is genuinely feeling happy and couldn't help herself. She watched Sutr's act for a minute before she decides that she had enough. She then said in a sarcastic tone. "…you're a good actor."
"Thank you." Sutr recovers as fast as he fell down last night. When he raised his head to look at Dolegen, he immediately remembers her charm. Sutr then lower his head before his eyes could even see Dolegen's face. "Just to be clear, I am not doing this out of my own will. Even though your body is astonishingly beautiful and alluring, but your face could make me your slave."
"…I know….but you don't need to emphasize on my body that much."
"Hey, I have to give credit where credit due."
The talk continues for a few seconds before the door opens. Five maids enter the room carrying a lot of food. Each and every one of them is wearing a mask that was different from the others. There are ones that had red paint all over them, a hole on the forehead and much more.
All the maids work quickly and elegantly. They set all the foods on the table and pour drinks for their master and her guest without making any mistakes. They work efficiently as each and one of them have their own job. There is someone who pours the drinks, set the table and etc.
"…thank you." Dolegen said to one of the maids.
"It's our pleasure, my lady." The maid answers politely. "Please enjoy yourself." The maid walks away from the table and soon followed by the others. They open the door and walk out one by one, but before they close the door, all of them give Sutr a glance.
"!" Sutr got goosebump and turns his head to the door. He can feel all of the maids giving him a glance from under the mask before they close the door. What was that for? "Hey Dolegen?"
"…what is it? You don't like the food?"
"No, I'll eat them." Sutr pulled one of the plates to himself and eat them like he usually does.
"…" Dolegen stop moving and watched the boy beside her eat like barbarian compare to her who is eating elegantly like a noblewoman in the middle age. She couldn't help herself to let out a long sigh. "…please don't."
"Hm?" Sutr stops eating and glance sideway. He looks like a kid with his mouth full of food.
"…sigh…close your eyes and bring your head closer."
"..? okay?" Sutr brings his head up and closer to Dolegen. He raises his chin up and closes his eyes.
Dolegen pulls out a handkerchief and wipes Sutr's mouth and chin. She looks like a mother who was taking care of her son. She is not only looks like one, but she also feel like one. She gently cleans Sutr's face with a motherly touch. I can't believe this boy is the key to my existence. "…sigh…can I know your name?"
"Hm? You never knew who I am? So you're saying that you attack me just because I caught your eyes?"
"…I knew who you are, but I just want to reassure myself." Dolegen's hand slows down as she focuses cleaning Sutr's cheeks. She then whisper to herself. "…I need to know."
It's either she want to test me or she just want to know who I am. It's 50-50. Sutr thinks to himself as he felt Dolegen's hand on his left cheek. "First, why did you kidnap me?"
"…I'll tell my story but you'll tell me who you are after this, okay?"
"Why going through so much work just to know who I am? I thought you already knew?" Sutr asked with a clear hint of bewilderment in his tone. His mind couldn't grasp why would someone goes through so much effort just to know who he is.
"…" Dolegen raise Sutr's chin and bring him closer until Sutr could smell her perfume. She whispers with a strong determination in her voice. "…It will determine who I am."
You're a vampire…yeah I hope I can say that right in front of her face. "…okay, talk."