20/9/2018, 10:30 am. Max's home.

Max's POV

I cried for hours the other night since my grandfather passed away. I didn't talk to my girlfriend, Anissa, a lot about it, as she really does not give a damn crap. It was Scarlet who comforted me that night.

It's been a while that I've wanted to break up with my girlfriend, Anissa.

Not only is her super clingy, but also very selfish, inconsiderate and extravagant.

That night, I originally was going to have dinner with her at one of the classy and grandiose restaurants which she's super obsessed with. But in the late afternoon, my mom called to tell me that my grandfather who's spending months lying in the hospital was going to pass away. He'd been having pneumonia, and no single potion from the wizard world or medical technology could save him. And so I rushed to the hospital to see him. He eventually left peacefully in the evening with a smile on his face.

I was devastated. A strong sense of remorse flooded into my mind like a tsunami, and I deeply regret not spending enough time with my grandfather when he was alive. It really just didn't feel good and I was not in the mood to do anything except cry. Oh, Max.

Because of this, I was late to the dinner date with Anissa. I'd told her in advance already about my grandfather, but she didn't seem to care.

When I showed up, she immediately scowled at me for being late, not expressing a single drop of care or sorry for my grandfather's death or my loss. It just added to me revulsion towards her behaviour and my desire to break up with her.

"It's 8! You were supposed to be here by 7!" She scowled.

"Well, my grandfather passed away. I'm not late on purpose," I replied weakly. Really wasn't in the mood for this.

"And does that affect me? Does that make your behaviour justifiable?" She enlarged her eyes and snapped.

What happened afterwards, I don't remember. All I remember was that she dragged me to a steakhouse and I had the worst dinner in my life. Man, she's really inconsiderate and spending time with her is merely painful.

I felt really gloomy. And I still am, actually.  I really needed someone to talk to that night, so I called Scarlet and poured all my feelings out to her, about how Anissa was pissing the living shit out of me, how devastated I was about my grandfather's death, and how I was so sick of hiding from SEO all the time...

"I just felt so... regretful and sorry. It's like... when Matt died..." I teared up when I was on the phone.

"Oh, Max, I'm so sorry that you've to go through this,"  she let out a great sigh. "I hope both your grandfather and Matt rest in peace."

"I'd actually been seeing Matt's ghost for a while after he died..." I cried and blurted out, but instantly regretted it.

I wasn't lying. Matt was in university back then, and he was just 19. It was his second year and he had to take his final exams soon. We live in a house on the outskirts of town, unlike the skyscrapers which Scarlet lives in. So we had no security guards whatsoever. And you know, my family uses magic. There's no ceiling of my 3-storey house, and when we look up, it's just an endless sky. But my dad has cast an illusion spell on it, and the non- wizard humans will just see it as an ordinary house. Even supernaturals like vampires, ghouls and werewolves will see it just the way humans do. That's the special part of magic.

Anyway, back to Matt... he was doing revision for his final exams one night when the rest of the family were out to a family gathering with my cousins, who were studying in Nokwerth, a wizard school which specialises in magic defence. So Matt was alone that night, and a sniper from the SEO shot him in the head from afar. He died instantly.

See, the thing about us sorcerers is that we are physically just like humans. We're not as speedy as werewolves, nor as strong as ghouls.

"What?" Scarlet asked in a really surprised tone, which pulled me back from my thoughts to the reality.

"Yea... I'd been seeing his ghost for a while back then..." I started explaining everything, in sorrow.

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20/9/2018, 10:30 am. SEO cells.

Violet's POV

What a coincidence. Ha ha ha, I say to myself sarcastically.

As mentioned, I lost track of time so I really don't know how long it's been. Nonetheless, some time ago, I heard the gate to this prison open at the end of the corridor.

"Are they gonna bring in a vampire or ghoul this time?" I thought to myself, but I didn't care much.

"Right... doesn't matter," I sighed. I started fantasising what it'd be like, what I'd do if I ever get to escape. If only I got the chance...

Maybe I'd go somewhere else to start a new life. Japan, perhaps. They say that there are a lot of ghouls in Japan, maybe I'd get to meet some new friends there. Or Romania. Legends have it there are a lot of vampires in the Romanian castles, which sounds really cool... maybe they'd think I'm special...

"Here you go," a man's gruff voice interrupted my thoughts. I looked up to see a girl be thrown into the cell across mine, and metal balls were tied to her legs. Then they locked her up. As my gaze moved to her face, I seriously could not believe my eyes.

I hadn't seen her in months. But I know it's her, I recognise her. There's no way I can be wrong.

She's Scarlet, my older sister, now in the cell across me.

"Vio! I haven't seen you in a long time, I missed you! How've you been...?" She was shocked when she saw me, her eyes widened.

"Mhm," I replied coldly. "What a coincidence."

"Look, I'm so sorry that I left that day..." she looked down and started her bullshit.

"Cut it out," I interrupted rudely. It seriously pissed me the fuck off how she's being all pathetic now. She has the audacity to say this? After dumping me at the life- threatening situation and not even try to come and save me.

"Vio!" She started tearing up.

"Just stop it," I rolled my eyes and moved to the corner of my cell and drank the cup of chicken blood.

She started weeping, I could hear it. Just like how I cried when I was first caught here.

And now, at this very moment, Scarlet is lying down on the floor. She either passed out or is asleep, but once again, I don't give a fuck.

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