Chapter 1.4 - Raizel Harrison de Haltz

[Flashback]

"Are you crying or screaming? Why are you so loud?" asked little Rai who was thirteen years old.

Albert was surprised to find a small vampire figure in front of him. "W-who are you?" His crying immediately stopped.

"How dare you not answer and instead ask me! You don't know who I am?!?" he shouted and Al just shook his head guiltily.

"I'm Raizel Harrison de Haltz! I'm the leader of a vampire clan called Haltz! You're presumptuous of asking without my permission!!" Rai explained arrogantly.

"Sorry—" he said dryly, "—I don't know anything about the Haltz Clan is because I live in the human world. My name is Albert... Albert Valentino. I'm also a vampire, to be precise—"

"—a hybrid vampire, huh?" cut Rai.

"How do you know?" asked Al confused.

Rai raised his index finger and pointed it at Al, "Your skin… is too red."

"Too... red...?" and Al immediately saw the color of his skin. "Is he color blind? My skin is obviously olive," he thought. However, a scream immediately stopped Al's thoughts.

"Hey! It's Albert! Albert who got dumped! HAHAHAHAHA!" shouted one of the five vampires who suddenly came. They looked older than Albert or Rai.

"Hey, Albert, long time no see," said another vampire.

"W-what do you want?" asked Albert surprised that he took a step back and Rai saw his strange behavior.

"Ah… I only heard the sound of crying earlier, I thought if I looked for it I would find delicious prey. But instead, I got a disgusting vampire."

"You are a disgrace to the vampire world, your hybrid vampire status is disgusting!" continued another vampire.

The atmosphere suddenly turned tense. It was unexpected by Al that he had to meet a vampire who didn't like his existence, right on the day his mother died. Especially with Rai around him.

"What if I end your life here? I think this will be fun," explained another vampire.

Al immediately looked at Rai worriedly. "You! Get out of here! It's dangerous in here!" he ordered, ignoring the words of the vampires.

"Tch! Look at that! An Albert dared to ignore us!" exclaimed this vampire to his friends.

"How dare you! But, wait a minute—"this vampire is looking at Rai,"—who's that little vampire over there, huh!? He is friends with Al? How dare he befriends a hybrid vampire! He tarnished the vampire world by befriending this disgusting creature! We'll kill him all!"

Things got hotter and hotter, and Rai just stood there, not moving a single step. His face didn't show any fear at all. He even stood still.

"Hurry up and get out of here if you want to survive. I'll block them! Hurry up...! Quickly, go!" shouted Al.

"You talk a lot!" said a vampire and immediately attacked him.

But Albert managed to dodge. "Quick! Get out of here! I can't protect you!" he shouted desperately, asking Rai to leave immediately.

"Hmm... looks like we'll kill this little vampire first. This will be much more fun! HAHAHAHA," laughed another vampire who immediately shot towards Rai to attack him.

"STOP!!!" shouted Albert, "DON'T ATTACK HIM! HE'S NOT MY FRIEND! LET HIM GO!" Al turned to Rai, "YOU GET OUT OF HERE, LITTLE VAMPIRE!" he was frustrated by still repelling all attacks directed to Rai.

Rai remains silent and enjoys the show as Albert tries his best to protect him. Meanwhile, Al moves erratically. He tried his best to protect Rai.

"Feel this little vampire!" said another vampire who suddenly attacked Rai from his left, an attack that escaped Al's sight.

"DAMN!" annoyed Al while holding his arm that was injured from the previous attack.

#to be continued in Chapter 2.1 - Albert's Past