Chapter 149 : The Sacrifice

The Blood surged. Sera screamed. Crimson light exploded across the chamber, swallowing the stone floor, the ancient walls, the broken machinery, and every person standing within the ritual circle.Husen's arms tightened around her. "Hold on!"Sera couldn't answer. Something was pulling at her. Not her body. Something deeper. Her heartbeat. Her memories. Her blood. Every pulse inside her veins was being dragged toward the enormous crimson figure descending from the ceiling. The body opened its eyes. One silver. One crimson. Sera stared at it through the blinding light. It looked almost human.Too perfect. Its skin appeared smooth and pale beneath the crimson glow. Long dark hair floated around its shoulders as though submerged in water. It looked like a woman.No. A daughter. Mother's creation. Mother raised both hands. The entire chamber shook."After all these years..." Her voice trembled with something dangerously close to joy. "...my daughter will finally have a body."Elara stared

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Chapter 150 : When the Blood Fell Silent

The chamber was dying. Not collapsing. Dying. The distinction was clear in every sound. Stone groaned beneath their feet. Cracks raced across the walls like veins splitting beneath skin. Crimson light pulsed through them, then flickered, then returned with violent force. The ancient chamber shook again.Sera nearly lost her footing. Husen caught her around the waist before she could fall. "Got you.""I'm fine.""You nearly fell.""I said I'm fine.""You can argue after we're alive."She looked at him. For once, neither of them smiled. Above them, the enormous crimson body Mother had created continued to writhe against the ceiling of the chamber. It was no longer complete.mIts left arm had dissolved into a storm of red particles. Its chest had split open. Crimson light poured through the cracks. Mother stood beneath it. Her silver eye burned. Her crimson eye had become almost completely black. She lifted both hands. The Blood answered. Every vampire in the chamber screamed. Husen's gri

Last Updated : 2026-09-26

Chapter 151 : A kiss

Two months passed. Life did what it always did. It continued. The ruins remained broken, but the people living among them slowly learned how to move through the cracks. Zelios had repaired most of the western gate. The patrol routes had returned to their regular schedules. Hunters complained about food again. Weapons were cleaned. Arguments broke out over shifts. Someone was always late for training. Someone was always stealing someone else's ammunition. The world had not become peaceful. It had simply become familiar again. And sometimes, familiar was enough. Sera stood at the western gate, checking the magazine of her pistol.Jonas approached with his rifle hanging across his shoulder. "Ready?"Sera slid the magazine into place. "Have I ever said no?""Several times.""When?""Every evening.""Then stop asking."Jonas smiled."Good evening to you too."They left Zelios together. The sun had already disappeared behind the distant ruins.Darkness spread slowly across the broken city. T

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Chapter 152 : The search

I searched for Nathan." His next words made her stopped."You what?"Husen then pulled her close. "I searched everywhere.""For Nathan?""Yes."Sera lowered her voice. "Where?""The northern ruins first." He stepped back just enough to give her space. "Then the old subway tunnels."He continued. "Then the abandoned stations beyond the western ridge."Sera listened."Nothing?""Nothing.""Not even a trace?""Not one."She stared at him."Did you find anyone who saw him?""No.""Tracks?""No.""Blood?""No.""Body?""No."Husen reached inside his coat. "I checked every place I could think of."He pulled out several folded maps. Sera took them. She opened the first. Her eyes moved across the markings. The northern ruins. Multiple routes. Several locations crossed out. She opened another. The tunnels. Then another. The western settlements. Everywhere was marked. Searched. Empty."You really went everywhere.""I told you.""When?""After I realized no one else was looking."Sera looked up.

Last Updated : 2026-09-28

Chapter 153 : About Nathan

"Are you alone?""For now."Listener nodded. "Good."Sera studied him. He looked different from the last time she'd seen him. The wound Mother had given him was gone. Mostly. A faint scar remained near his chest."You look alive.""Disappointing, isn't it?"Sera gave him a flat look. "You always talk like that?""Only when I'm alive."She almost smiled. Almost.Listener noticed. "You nearly smiled.""No.""You did.""You're imagining things.""Perhaps."He walked past her and leaned against the remains of a wall. Sera didn't leave. Neither spoke for a while. It was strange. There had been a time when standing this close to Listener would have made every instinct in her body scream. Now he simply looked tired. Not weak.,Just tired."You've been staying away," Sera said."From everyone.""Why?"He looked toward the distant ruins. "Because everyone keeps asking questions.""And?""I don't have answers.""That's never stopped you before."Listener looked at her. "Fair."Sera leaned agains

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Chapter 154 : The First Light

At first, nobody noticed. The change was too small. Too slow. The kind of change that could disappear beneath everything else happening in the world. The nights remained dark. The ruins remained dangerous. The vampires still avoided the approaching dawn. Hunters still returned before sunrise. Doors were still sealed. Curtains were still drawn. And every morning, the survivors waited for darkness to return. For years, that had been the rule. Sunlight meant death. For vampires, it burned through flesh. For humans, prolonged exposure had become dangerous after the world changed. Nobody questioned it anymore. It simply was.Until one morning, a patrol returned late. Very late. Jonas was the first one through the gate. He looked exhausted.Sera was behind him. "Close the gate!"The guards hurried to obey. The eastern horizon was already glowing. Too bright. Too close.Sera looked toward the sky. "How long?"Jonas checked his watch. "Maybe ten minutes.""Then move."They hurried inside. Th

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