It is not yet late at night, and the hour hand has just crossed the number "10". Even for the people of Avalon, this is far from the time to sleep... But for the people of Iris, it is the right moment.
It's the time when good people sleep in peace.
As night falls, the Children of the Moon will come out to bask in the moonlight. The assassins walking in the dark night have also begun to take action. Anyone who appears outside at this moment may die.
Because of this, "nightlife" in Iris means rebellion and popularity - precisely because this kind of behavior itself means danger, so it means a minority, means challenging survival itself... So this is
A very "cool" behavior.
The Iris people always move forward deliberately knowing the danger.
And many of them also dream of becoming children of the moon.
According to the knowledge spread in Iris, if you are bitten by a Moon Child, you may become a Moon Child - although the ceremony to truly become a Moon Child is actually a secret circulated within the Moon Child, this does not prevent people from dreaming.
.
In the eyes of Iris people, this is actually what happens: they will be accosted by a handsome man or beauty they have never met at night - usually the opposite sex, but it does not rule out that they have special preferences. Then they will have a pleasant meeting
After the game, blood is sucked... According to street legend, this process is usually accompanied by strong pleasure.
Then, they will become the new Children of the Moon. They will join a secret social circle, which is full of big shots. From then on, they will be completely cut off from the ordinary life in the past, and they can easily gain wealth and power without any effort.
, you can gain extraordinary power, and even live forever...
——But in fact, people who are a little calmer can realize that this is just a cultural offensive deliberately promoted by the Moon Children. They use this to enjoy hunting at night and undermine the vigilance of others, just like nobles who must always protect themselves
The same hunting ground.
If becoming a child of the moon is so easy and has such benefits, then why are there so few children of the moon? Why does Hawkeye target the children of the moon? Why do the children of the moon become monsters and need to be feared and vigilant?
Although logically speaking, the rumors are full of flaws... but most people will not explore the truth behind the rumors.
Even though there were about half doubts at the beginning, as more and more people around me believed that they would have to be dragged into it even in order to maintain their social circle. After all, no one really got into trouble. Even
There may be people who know of real-life cases of "a class jump after becoming a child of the moon".
As an admirer of the Son of the Moon, Zula is such a person who "would rather believe it". She fanatically pursues the power of the Son of the Moon and longs to gain immortality by becoming a Son of the Moon.
According to Zula's past habit, she would wander outside every night when she had nothing to do. This was actually a deliberate attempt to see if there was a chance of becoming a child of the moon.
There happened to be no classes today, and so far three waves of friends had come to invite her to go out for night outings. But no matter who invited her, Zula was determined not to go out every time - there were even a few curious girls who thought
She was on a date with her lover and wanted to come in to see what was going on, but was rejected by Zula.
——Although she is indeed very playful and doesn't care much about her own life.
But since he promised to protect Mia, Zula would not sneak out.
"But, it's really boring..."
The blonde girl sighed.
The summer night in Iris was too hot, so she didn't wear clothes. Anyway, her roommate also fell into a deep sleep, and she didn't plan to go out, so she just lay on the sofa in the living room.
But at this moment, there was a sudden knocking sound at the living room window.
Zula woke up suddenly, a trace of panic flashed in his eyes.
...is there anyone?
She suddenly fell into hesitation - should she run away immediately, or should she get dressed first?
Just when her brain was shutting down, Zula instinctively pulled a blanket and tried to cover her body. It was as if she wanted to hide herself.
But that's simply impossible -
The next moment, a dense swarm of bats rushed in like a tsunami, forcing Zula's overflowing screams directly back into the room!
Those bats gathered together and turned into a group of children of the moon with scarlet eyes and sharp fangs. There were six men and three women among them. They were all wearing luxurious clothes, and just by looking at their appearance, you could tell that they were all big shots.
"That's... the Son of the Dragon?"
After Zula panicked, she quickly realized the identities of those people.
She felt pleasantly surprised for a moment - after all, no matter how hard she searched for those vampire nobles, she could never find them, but now they all appeared before her eyes.
But soon, she realized something was wrong again.
Because those children of the moon had wisps of white smoke rising from their exposed skin.
They were like smoldering fires, with smoke rising from all their orifices - even looking at them, one could feel the pain. And the bored and painful look of those Moon Children made Zula realize that it was not an illusion.
...As the seminary of the Legal University, they still have something to offer. At least it is not that easy for the Son of the Moon to enter.
Even if you have to get in through this painful method... I'm afraid this is not for tourism.
There was a burly red-haired male vampire with the most white smoke coming out of his body, and he showed great pain.
After seeing Zula on the sofa, he was stunned for a moment, and then a look of surprise and greed suddenly burst out in his eyes.
"Someone! I can't stand it anymore. I want to take a breath first... I want to take a breath, sir!"
His voice was trembling, almost crazy. The muscles on his face were all squeezed into a ball, and his extremely aggressive gaze made Zula feel no excitement at all, only fear.
——Pfft.
Following the dull sound, the thin and tall Moon Child casually crushed the head of the strong Moon Child.
"Calm down, Charlie. This guy is still useful."
A cold and hoarse voice sounded.
The strong Moonchild known as Charlie stood swaying on the spot, his body not dead even if it lost its head.
But the blood condensed and turned into a new head.
"Even if I want to eat, it won't be your turn. Do you have any rules? Next time, everyone will eat you first."
A sharp, sarcastic female voice came: "Everyone here is of a higher generation than you. I can bring you to be gilded only because of the order of the earl. But don't regard the earl's favor as something unique...
…The newborn goes aside and stands.”
It was a female Moonchild with a tattoo of thorns on her neck.
She seemed to be only two or three years older than Zula.
However, her appearance is not beautiful, it can only be regarded as relatively attractive. At least there is a very obvious gap with Zula, who is a beauty at a glance... Therefore, when she saw Zula, there was obvious cruelty and jealousy in her eyes.
"It's so cute, little girl..."
Her voice was sweet: "Do you have a boyfriend?"
"...yes, yes..."
Zula responded tremblingly.
——Actually, there is no such thing. Of course, if lovers are also included, then there is.
She responded like this just because she instinctively hoped that these words would scare these people away... although Zula herself knew that it was impossible.
"Oh~"
The female Moon Child drawled in a long voice and said in a weird voice: "Do you mind... a few more tonight? It's so hot, I'll swallow you up..."
"Woo...Woo..."
Zula was so frightened that her teeth were chattering. Her eyes were filled with tears. There was no admiration and admiration for the Moon Child in her mind, only the desire for survival and despair.
"...It's really good, I feel pity for it."
A cold voice came. It was a female Moon Child who was obviously much prettier than the other one.
She had long, satin-like black hair. She looked at Zula with squinted eyes and said in a light voice: "She can cry at every turn... She is so soft and frail, so lovable.
"——Lord Zeller, I want her face afterwards, is that okay?"
She turned to the "sir" and asked: "This face is quite cute. Maybe the earl will like it if it is made into a mask."
"It doesn't matter, it's up to you."
Moonchild, who is thin and tall, with high cheekbones and sunken cheeks, responded coldly: "But you have to stay alive - ask all the questions you need to ask first, Miss Hawkins. And, over there - don't be lazy,
Have the ceremony arrangements been completed?”
"Ah, make it right now."
"The isolation process is completed... Now the outside is isolated."
The two Moon Sons, who were blocking the window and the door respectively, responded one after another.
Following their voices, a scarlet light curtain spread from under their feet, and the entire room turned dark red. It was like changing a filter. Being shrouded in the light curtain, the children of the moon were
There was no more white smoke floating around, and even the strongest but weakest "Charlie" breathed a sigh of relief, and his eyes obviously calmed down a lot.
But Zula, who was also sealed in the barrier, was choking violently.
She felt a strong smell of blood pouring into her mouth and nose.
It was like her gums were bleeding, or she was having a tooth pulled out - the sweet and fishy smell of blood made her instinctively want to vomit, but she lost her breath and could only cough non-stop.
In her desperate eyes, the coldest and most beautiful child of the moon, "Miss Hawkins", walked over and lifted her chin.
Then, Miss Hawkins showed her fangs and planned to lower her head and kiss Zula's neck.
The curse of the Moon Child can easily take away the consciousness of others. The enchanting kiss is irresistible to mortals.
——But at this moment.
The crimson floor in front of her suddenly turned back to its original clarity of moonlight.
Miss Hawkins stared hard, suddenly let go of Zula and jumped back!
Just now, a strong premonition of death came to my mind along with inexplicable fear——