(September 27th, 2017)

Mia

While in the woods of Montana, I checked Kevin's phone while he massaged my feet. I opened social media on it to see the news and read articles about the identity of the new king and his companions. We made a great effort to keep our identities a secret and stay away from the public eye. We even made it so that not even Zack's friends knew about Justin's identity. Ian and his mother, along with some of the people close to Zack, were not informed that Justin is their god and savior. We omitted this information on purpose to avoid spreading this information too much. I did not tell Kevin of Justin and Zack's identities, either. Speaking of Kevin, he did not hesitate to follow every order that came from my mouth. He massaged my feet without thinking twice and even talked like a butler.

I ordered him to stop massaging my feet and drive us back to the city. "Yes, ma'am." He started the engine and drove back to the grocery store where I got out of the car and snuck to the side of the guild office to see if Justin and the others have returned, finding that they were still away. I took this opportunity to go inside the office, withdraw a few hundred bucks, and return back to Kevin.

I gave him the money, to which he seemed pretty surprised. "Here. These should be enough to cover you for a while," I said before watching him thank me over and over. I instructed him to go to his former superiors and spy on them while I went around town. I started walking around the area to find more vampires and ended up using my sense of smell around people to discover who might be a vampire. As I was walking, I stumbled upon a group of shady individuals who were guiding a little girl to a parking lot. That's when I saw a vampire fang in one of their mouths when they smiled. Secretly, I tailed them to the parking building where they took her to the third floor. They stood around a black van where the girl had a scared look on her face. A guy banged the side of the vehicle to plant that fear inside her.

"Your daddy will come to pick you up soon, little one. He just needs to fetch us the money he owes us. If he doesn't, well..." The man showed her his fangs.

"A-Are you going to eat me?" The girl asked while tears dropped from her eyes.

"No, sweetie. We'll just suck your blood. You will feel some pain, but it will be over quickly!" A girl in the group of five laughed.

When I saw how scared the girl was, I approached the guys. The other girl in the group noticed me and called out as I walked towards them. I continued walking towards them and saw them readying themselves to take me as their meal. "Leave the girl alone. Kidnapping is such a low for vampires, huh?" I asked.

"Ooh! This girl is strong! Well, since you know we're vampires, what makes you think you have a chance against five of us?" The guy who seemed to be the head of their group asked while taking two steps towards me.

"Are you okay, sweetie?" I asked the little girl, ignoring the vampires. "Did they harm you?"

The head of the group signaled the two other men in the group to approach me. I cracked my knuckles and looked at the little girl and said: "Close your eyes because this is not gonna be pretty." I then walked towards the vampires and watched as the two guys grabbed me. I used my long nails to pierce the two in their chests and draw all the blood from their wounds. They fell on the ground, dead in a flash. One of the girls was visibly furious and ran towards me, only for me to grab her and suck all the blood out of her neck.

The other girl got frightened and made a run for it, only to get grabbed by my claw gauntlet that I can fire with a demonic chain attached to it. I dragged her toward me and snapped her neck before taking all the blood from her and consuming it. Finally, the leader charged at me with his claws, only to fall prey to my red gauntlet that pierced his right lung. "If you're wondering, I am a demon whose weapons can kill demonic creatures with ease. Now, creatures like you were created to serve demons. There is no chance you can kill me." I proceeded to use my mind powers to make him cough out everything he knows.

"The father of the girl, Paul Murphy, owes the leader of the vampires in this city a large sum of money. He is late on his payments, and as such, we were tasked by getting it from him one way or the other. We do not know his location and therefore kidnapped his daughter while she is out with a friend and her friend's sister. We have yet to contact Paul for the ransom. That is all I know." I pierced his heart with my gauntlet, killing him instantly before cleaning my hands with his jacket and approaching the little crying girl.

"Keep your eyes closed. I'll walk you down to the lower levels, okay?" I asked the girl who did not hesitate to hold my hand as I walked with her away from the bloody place. When we arrived, I squatted in front of her and wiped away her tears. "It's okay, sweetie. You're safe."

I looked around and saw that no more vampires were around us. I hugged the girl and held her for a bit, allowing her to cry on me. Then I stared her in the eyes and smiled, letting her know that all will be fine. "What's your name?" I asked.

"Emily," Answered the little girl who wiped her tears.

"That's a beautiful name, Emily! My name is Mia. Mia Cooper. Where is your dad?" I asked her, but she didn't respond until a few seconds later, telling me that she doesn't know. It was dangerous to leave her in the hands of anyone else, so I decided to keep her with me for the time being. I grabbed her hand and walked with her to the candy store where I bought her whatever she wanted. I then walked with her around until we found a bench where we sat.

"Hey, Emily. So, where was your dad when you last saw him?" I asked the young girl. She ate her chocolate and looked at me to answer.

"At home," Replied young Emily. I hugged her and asked for the location of her home while we ate, and she answered that it's not far from here. After we finished relaxing and eating, I took her by the hand and walked with her as she told me the direction of her house.

"Mia, you're beautiful," She stated, making my heart pound with joy at the beauty of this little kid and her words.

"Thank you, Emily! You're also very beautiful. I bet you have a lot of friends, right?" I asked.

"Yes, I do. But they are not here. I don't know where they live, but they're in the city." She started pointing me in the directions of her home. Soon, she got tired, and I had to hold her in my arms and walk while she guided me. In the end, we found her house. I let her run to the door while walking behind her and looking around for any vampires. I knocked on the door and waited, but nobody opened the door. I rang the doorbell and got the same result. In the end, I held Emily in my hands and walked to a window of the house, peeking inside. I found that the house is completely empty and has been so for a while. Luckily, a window on the upper floor was open.

"Emily, do you like flying?" I asked the young child who jumped around in joy.

"Yes! Yes! Yes!" She exclaimed with a bright smile on her face and a sparkle in her eyes that made my heart start beating in admiration. I grabbed hold of her and flew to the window, entering the house. "Daddy? Daddy?" Emily called but got no answer. I held her close to me and walked with her across the house and into her father's room.

To my horror, I spotted three empty bottles of whiskey. Two on her father's room floor and one on the bed. That made my protective senses kick in, where I held Emily and stopped her from going inside, asking: "Emily, does your father usually drink?"

The girl looked at me and nodded, making me feel a heavy sensation in my stomach. Seeing one bottle of alcohol is fine, but three in one room? I imagined the worst and looked at the girl, asking her if her father drinks this much and comes home drunk. She nodded. That's when I felt my blood boil, imagining what this kind of a father would do to his daughter. I held her in my hand and asked: "Does he... Does he hurt you?"

"He... He usually yells at me and scares me with his belt. One time he yelled at me and shoved me against a wall."

My hands started to shake, feeling the need to bash her father's head in. I sighed and walked with her inside the room, moving the alcohol bottles away from the bed. I started looking for anything that her father might be hiding, finding guns and ammo. Nothing that pinpointed his location, I grabbed a pistol from his drawer and placed it in my pouch along with some ammo. Then, I looked around the room some more and found a letter. Upon inspection, I discovered that he was in massive debt from the vampires because of his wife's illness. In the end, they turned her into a vampire to save her, but Emily's father killed her after she tried to suck the blood of her daughter. It was a letter from Emily's uncle, who lives a few states away. I placed the letter in my pouch and held my hand over my mouth while trying to take in what I read.

"Did you find anything?" Emily asked, startling me.

"N-No, I didn't. Emily, where's your mom?" I asked the girl who did not mention her, not even once.

"Daddy says she passed away when I was a baby. We've been living alone ever since," She answered me, breaking my heart. "Mia, daddy doesn't usually drink. He only started a while ago. Please don't be mean to him if we find him." The girl's innocent words made me feel like hugging her and crying. I did the former and embraced her in a hug, promising her that I will not be mean to her father. I took her down to the kitchen, where I made her some chocolate milk from what her father had lying around. I watched as she drank it and got herself a milk mustache. I grabbed a tissue and wiped it off her face, smiling at her sweetness that struck a chord in me, reminding me of the times his majesty used to help me eat and taught me how to use a knife and a fork.

"You know what? After we find your daddy, we'll go and get you ice cream! What do you say?" I asked, making her cheer up and smile. After I found a spare key to the house, I opened the door and walked with her outside.

Our joyful mood was cut short when we spotted a group of vampires approaching us. Emily immediately hid behind me and closed her eyes. I clenched my fist and opened the door to the house, instructing little Emily to go inside. "Whatever you do, don't come outside, alright? I'll deal with these guys and come take you." I turned around to the bad guys and walked towards them, watching as one of them fired a crossbow at me. I immediately conjured my greatsword and hit the bolt.

"She can summon weapons, huh?" One of them said while pointing at me. "You're the one who killed our boys, right? Did you think we'll let that slide?"

"I'd slide!" Another spoke. "Slide into her DMs!" They all laughed while I readied myself to kill each and every one of them. All in the name of the girl I just met.

"You want the girl, huh?" I asked. "There is no chance in hell that I'm gonna let you take her and go away unscathed."

"Think again!" They started firing more bolts at me. I managed to block a few of them, but two hit me in the shoulder and the side of my torso. "Yeah! What were you saying?"

I threw my greatsword at them and conjured my bow, firing at their heads and hearts, watching them explode. I then pulled the arrow from my side before dashing to the side to avoid more crossbows. 'I guess bullets would attract unwanted attention, huh?' I rested on the wall of the house before firing another arrow that struck a vampire in his heart and getting hit on the other shoulder. Before I could manage to remove the additional bolt, I got shot twice more in my left leg and my stomach. I powered through the pain and fired three more arrows at the vampires before being hit again.

"I... will not... let you take her..." I said, readying myself to shoot another arrow, only to have a bolt go through my other shoulder. "Emily... is not yours..."

Suddenly, a familiar car sound approached the scene. I watched in relief as Kevin appeared and hit the vampires using his car and bought me time. I removed the bolts from my body and fell on the ground. Kevin ran towards me, holding two vampires he hit and threw them in front of me. I grabbed their bodies and sucked all the blood out of them while my dear loyalist removed the remaining bolts from my body. I pulled out a potion from my pouch and healed myself before rushing inside the house while Kevin guarded the outside of the house.

"Emily?" I called. "Emily?!" Not an answer from the girl. I looked around the living room and called out for her as I moved throughout the house but got no answer. Panicking, I called again and got a response in the form of a bang coming from her room. With my heart pounding faster than the eye could blink, I ran to her room and opened the door, only to see a crying Emily being taken from the broken window of her room in the hands of a vampire. I rushed outside the window and fired my arrows at him, only for him to dodge and evade them.

"Emily!" I cried, rushing outside of the house and getting inside Kevin's car, who floored it and drove towards their lair.

"What happened, ma'am?" He asked, taking notice of my panicked state. "They took Paul's daughter?"

"Yes! Yes, Kevin, they took Emily!" I answered, tears flowing down my face. "They took her while I wasn't looking a-and I-I-I don't know..."

"Try to calm down, ma'am! They also took many civilians from the town, including kids." I punched his door upon hearing that, getting more stressed and afraid. "They plan to have them join up with them and consume the rest. I came as quickly as possible once I heard that the guys taking Paul's daughter have been killed. I could only guess it was you, ma'am."

"She... She is so young... They took her mother from her, Kevin!" I cried. "They turned her into a vampire and tried to make her eat her child! Emily's father had to kill his own wife to save his daughter!" Kevin floored it and sped up when he heard me mention her mother striking a chord with him. I pulled out my phone and tried to reach out to Justin and the other crusaders but to no avail.

An hour or so later, Kevin and I arrived at a castle away from the city. I examined the building and took notice of its very meticulous design and structure. Kevin informed me that the castle is owned by a family of aristocrats that have not lived in it for a while. He believes that the leader of the vampires belongs to that family or that one of his men owns the place. Kevin walked to the trunk of his car and opened it. "Ma'am, are you ready?" He asked, looking at me with complete seriousness.

"I am ready. Ready and raring to go!" I replied. He took something from his gun and gave it to me. "A pistol? I already have one." I pulled out mine. That's when I noticed that they were the exact same model.

"I know. That's why I gave you this one in particular. Having two guns is better than one. Here's an ammo holster." He threw me the holster, and I wore it as he took out two automatic assault rifles and wore two ammo holsters around his torso. Before we continued to the castle, we got approached by three men with long black leather trenchcoats. They sported black sunglasses and carried swords and rifles on them. "You two," One of them called. "We saw you fight the vampires. We have nothing against vampires that do no harm; therefore, we will not attack you."

"I want to kill every last one of those freaks," I explained. "They... took someone special."

"You mean Paul's daughter? We know about that. He contacted us to help with the situation and help rescue his daughter. My name is David," The man stated. "The other two are Sean and Rami."

"Mia. This here is Kevin," I replied. "You said Paul called you guys. Where is he? Why isn't he with his daughter?!"

"He is coming. He contacted us and stated that he needed to save his daughter from them. All he told us was that he was getting ready and will arrive soon. We can't waste time, however. We need to infiltrate this place immediately." The men readied his weapons and asked us about our plans. I informed him that we will infiltrate the castle from the gardens, and they agreed to sneak through the other side. Kevin closed his trunk and walked alongside me to the garden entrance of the castle, where we snuck in and silenced the guarding vampires. We proceeded to the building where more vampires were on high alert, waiting for our arrival.

"They still don't know that I have defected, ma'am. I could try to blend in and kill them when no one is seeing." Kevin suggested. I gave him the go-ahead and watched as he went up to a vampire lady, seduced her, and took her to a corner to suck her blood. One vampire watched him in the act but did not have time to react as I shot him with my bow in the head. I then dashed towards him and pierced his heart with my polearm. Kevin thanked me for saving him before we continued onward. We snuck throughout the castle until we made it to a big dining room where I shot a few vampires with my arrows, and Kevin made use of the crossbow he picked up from the other vampires back at Emily's house. When the other noticed us and attacked, I dodged to the side and grabbed one of them, slicing his face in half with my sword before pulling his heart out and smashing it with my hand. I then impaled another with my polearm and threw him at another vampire killed by Kevin. My loyalist sliced the neck of a vampire and drank his blood before throwing him towards me. I used my scythe to slice that monstrous creature in half and squashed his beating heart that pounded on the floor.

Kevin grabbed another dead vampire and drank all his blood to heal his wounds while I opened the door. Kevin followed me and 'covered my six' as Ethan kept asking the crusaders to do during the time he stayed with us. I walked to a room where I heard the sounds of people screaming. Kevin opened the door and shot the vampires in their hearts while I helped the people and searched for Emily. I got even angrier when I realized that she was nowhere to be found. I stopped an escaping civilian and asked him: "Sir, did you see a little girl with blonde hair?"

"W-We were split up into multiple different rooms! I-I-I don't know who was taken where!" I let the civilian go and watched as he thanked me before he left. When I turned back to exit the room, I watched as Kevin got thrown onto me, and we both tumbled on the ground. My loyalist immediately got off of me and helped me get back on my feet. Feeling groggy, I stared at the doorway to see a hulking creature staring at me with a deadly stare and fangs popping out of his mouth.

"How dare you come to our castle, uninvited?" The giant vampire asked. "You will pay with your blood!"

The brute threw the door he broke through at me. I quickly moved to the side and retaliated by firing a bow at his head. He shugged the attack off and started walking towards me, much to my shock. Kevin, who was barely able to stand after being thrown through a door, jumped at the vampire and tried to bite him, only to get thrown on the floor and stomped on repeatedly.

"Kevin!" I shouted before conjuring my polearm and throwing it at the monster, hitting his right leg and preventing him from killing Kevin. I then fired three arrows at the monster's chest, but it only served as a distraction and didn't damage him significantly. The monster charged at me and attempted to grab me. I jumped over him and planted my scythe on his back, using it to descend to the ground and slice an even bigger wound. Then, I dashed to Kevin and made him drink the blood on my scythe, helping him recover before giving him a potion to further boost his healing. The vampire charged at us once more. I grabbed Kevin and jumped out of his way. When I turned around to see the monster, I watched him sprint outside of the room. Kevin looked at me and told me to chase down the beast, lest we risk him drinking the blood of the innocents. Heeding Kevin's plea, I chased after the creature and ran in his direction. However, I got lost and didn't know where to go.

Knowing that he was watching me from around a corner, I took slow and steady steps forward, carefully scanning my surroundings with my ability to see in the dark. My heart started to pound faster as the anxiety built up, and the tension grew. When I took one more step forward, I noticed that I stepped in his blood. Following the red trail with my eyes, it led me behind a corner where it was almost certain that he was hiding there. That was further supported when I noticed the bloodied handprint on the corner, suggesting that he placed his hand on the wall when moving in that direction. I started smelling the area around me, noticing the scent of vampiric blood coming from around the corner. Believing the brute to be hiding there, I pierced the wall with my polearm and impaled the vampire in the heart. When I turned around the corner, my heart nearly stopped when I realized that this was not the brute, but the vampire who stole Emily from me.

I felt large arms wrap themselves around me and pull me closer. The brute started squeezing my body and immobilizing me. I began to feel my bones crack by his strength, making me puke blood after enough squeezing. "You cannot make it out of here alive, you trollop! A promiscuous woman like you is no match for my pure strength and brute force!" He kept exerting pressure on my body, making me finally reach a point where I let out a painful scream. "Yes, you wench! I will have so much fun sucking the blood out of you, you fille de joie!"

I realized that he gave me an idea when I felt his hands break my bones. I used my remaining strength to shapeshift into a large werewolf, biting his arm off. He wailed in pain before getting punched in the face and watched as I bit his other arm and proceeded to separate his flesh from his bones with my teeth. When I was done, he was left crying as his body got torn in half. I proceeded to pull out his heart and suck all the blood out of it before squashing it with my hand. I returned back to my standard form and walked back to Kevin.

"Ma'am!" Kevin called. "Are you okay?" He noticed my bloodied outfit. I nodded and leaned on the door to relax while my healing power took care of my wounds. My heavy breathing made the poor vampire go out of his way to check on my body while pulling more vampires for me to drink. I told him that I had my fill from that brute and closed my eyes for a few seconds to take a break. I started to think about Emily and how far I've gone to save her. Thinking about what she might be going through fuels my body with intense rage. I would never forgive myself if anything were to happen to her cute little face, her bright green eyes, and her sweet little smile.

"Ma'am, I don't want to interrupt you, but we need to save everyone," Kevin stated. I nodded and got off the wall, walking with the vampire to the room where the leader was waiting.

I kicked the door open and spotted the shirtless leader looking at the distance while on the large balcony with his back turned towards us. To my shock, he possessed giant demon wings on his back, unlike his vampire friends. With that discovery, I realized that he is not a vampire but a demon. His dark hair and jacked muscles were proof enough of his strength. He held someone in his hands. When he turned around to face me, my heart nearly stopped beating at the sight of Emily in his hands as he gawked at me with his red eyes.

"I knew none other than you could make it this far," The demon stated. "It only made sense that you'd come and find me."

"Let go of the girl, you maniac..." I ordered the demonic creature that stood in front of me.

He looked at Emily then back at me. "This little thing? Is she really all that important to you? Is her blood so special that you can't resist coming here? You've killed dozens of vampires at this point. All that blood should have sufficed you for months." Kevin clenched his fists, getting angrier by the second. "Or is it that you've grown to love her? Hahahahahaha!"

"Let her go!" I snapped at the demon.

"Set your priorities straight, girl. You are an archdemon, after all." His words reminded me of the reality that I tried desperately to forget. I was not born a regular demon, but an archdemon meant to lead the armies of hell. Seeing that I was hurt by his words, the demon laughed. "Struck a nerve, did I? Don't worry about it. I'm an archdemon as well! We can both benefit in the end! Join me. Join me and let us turn every pathetic mortal into our slaves!"

"No..." I replied. "I was raised by good people. Even if I am an archdemon, I was given a true purpose! I live to fight for this world!"

"What purpose? The one that blondie gave you? Oh, yes. I know about your life. Don't fool yourself, Mia, the archdemon. You were groomed by that kid. I've seen how he mistreated you lately. And to think that you would believe he would fall in love with a demon! Hahahahaha! Don't be ridiculous! He only kept you around because he's too much of a coward and cannot kill you! That, or he thinks of you as nothing more than a toy!"

I stopped to think about what he said. Lately, Justin gave me the feeling that he was not enjoying my company. I felt that he got tired of me and didn't want me around. These few days made Justin feel so close yet so far away. I couldn't help but let his words get to me, shedding tears when thinking about Justin leaving me. But Kevin did not want to see me like this, saying: "Don't let this sick monster's words get to you, Mia! From what I've seen, your boyfriend loves you more than anything. He may not show it all the time, but he definitely wouldn't give you up, no matter what! Bastards like this man are manipulative. If you let him get to your head, he will win!"

Kevin placed his hands on my shoulder. "You came this far because of the man you love. He was there for you, as you were for him. If he were here right now, then he would not let you fight this battle on your own! Do not let your love waver because of the words of a filthy creature!" The pep talk gave me the courage to wipe my tears and stare the demon in the face, conjuring my polearm and readying myself for a fight.

"I'd like to point out that I am not alone," The demon stated, pointing at the ceiling where a couple of vampires were hanging, much to my shock and Kevin's horror.

"She is not alone, either!" David barged in the room with his pals, holding their weapons and aiming them at the vampires who dropped down and ran at us. Kevin stayed with me as we fought against the vampires. He took out his assault rifle and started shooting them in their hearts and heads. I charged at the archdemon and tried to get Emily back, but he jumped away and landed back on the balcony. I took out my guns and aimed them at him. However, I did not shoot, fearing that I would hit the little girl.

"Mia! You were trained by myriad demons and succubi and molded into what you are today. I envied the strength you possessed. But now, I will put your might to the test and see whether or not you're a true demon!" The archangel leaped at me while holding Emily. I used my polearm to parry his kick and countered by hitting his shoulder. He jumped away and licked his wound before it healed. One vampire jumped at my back and tried to bite me, only for Kevin to pull him away and kill him. Another vampire leaped at my loyalist and tackled him, pushing him to the ground. I impaled that vampire and kicked him off of my friend. The demon took to the skies and dove in my direction. I used my polearm to stab him, but getting it run through his hand did not faze him. He grabbed the handle of my weapon and reached with his sharp nails, stabbing my left shoulder before jumping off.

"You are strong. But this humanity you acquired does nothing but inhibit you from reaching your full potential!" The demon stated as he wiped his hand clean. Emily was still firmly held in his grasp, her mouth gagged, and her life threatened. He then summoned a sword and held it in his right hand. "Making you was a mistake."

I silently laughed to myself while holding my injured shoulder. His nails were those of a demon, making them more dangerous than any vampire fangs. However, I was not planning to rely on brute force alone. I cast a magic spell and summoned magical meteors that struck the castle, shaking the ground beneath us and setting the building ablaze. The archdemon threw Emily aside, but David jumped in the nick of time and caught her, saving me from a heart attack. I slowly got off the ground and fired my guns at the demon, hitting his body everywhere. He turned around and laughed at me as his wounds healed. I gritted my teeth, knowing that it will not be easy to kill this freak.

"Ma'am! What is your plan?!" Kevin asked. I looked at my loyalist and pointed at the exit. He looked at it and back at me, shocked that I am telling him to go.

"Run with the rest, Kevin. I'll handle it from here." I said before the demon jumped to the roof of the castle, I chased after him and clashed weapons with the freak. His physical strength was immense, but my rage gave me the strength to stand up to him and face him. I tried kicking his feet off the floor, but he jumped and grabbed me. He took to the skies once more where he and I started exchanging blows. When I stabbed his hand with the polearm, he ran his sword through my chest before throwing me back to the castle. I broke through the ceiling and landed on the ground where the building was getting consumed by flames.

Bleeding, I tried getting back up, but with a sword stuck to my stomach, I could not move too much. "So... that's what Justin felt when I ran him with the polearm?" I asked. "He... he is probably... having fun with... the rest of the boys. I doubt... I doubt he'll notice I'm gone."

"Miss Mia! Hold on, I'll be right there!" Kevin shouted, running towards me. The flames, however, stopped him from getting closer. As more vampires approached the group, they started firing away at the monstrous creatures while I bled. The archdemon landed in front of me and pulled his sword out of me. I wailed in pain as blood gushed out of my wound and mouth. "STOP, YOU MONSTER!" Kevin fired his assault rifle at the archdemon, only for the latter to heal from his injuries and throw a burning piece of wood at my loyalist. Sean grabbed Kevin and pulled him away from the attack, saving him. The four men continued fighting waves of vampires, with Emily being held in David's hands. The archdemon kicked me down to the lower floors, where I kept bleeding, slowly losing consciousness.

To my horror, I watched as more innocents got their blood consumed by the vile creatures. I watched in horror as they got slaughtered while I was powerless to stop any of it. I cried for them to stop, but no evil vampire would listen to my pleas. With enough strength, I began crawling away from the spot, only for the archdemon to step on my back. "I cannot comprehend how a demon can gain humanity. We demons were born cruel. We live cruel and die cruel, only to return to the cruel underworld that created us. You, however... were created, tortured, and beaten. No one loved you or cared for you. No one even bothered to tell you their names. I, Axytarus, wanted to make you stronger by getting you to consume demon flesh and innocent souls we dragged after death. But they did not listen to me. Then, you ran away. Somehow, you managed to escape the underworld. A mystery that's unsolved to this day." Hearing him say that intensified the sorrow and grief that I felt. "Look at your friends. They think they will make it out of here, but no. I already had my minions block the exits. Tons of them are waiting outside and will feast on your pals if they set one foot outside this burning castle."

"My baby! Where is my baby?!" A woman cried before a vampire got to her.

"I'm still looking for the archdemon who gave birth to you. I think I'll recognize her based on your looks." The archdemon spoke, making me spit more blood in shock. "I don't know if she's still in hell or not, but I want to bring her your head on a pike. I bet she'll laugh at how your humanity brought the end of you. What a disappointment you are."

"I... I have... a mother?" I asked, tears flowing from my eyes.

I watched as vampires overwhelmed David. Kevin went to his aid but got cornered when reloading his assault rifles while Sean and Rami got cornered as well. As David tried to fight the vampires, he got hit in the face, making him drop Emily. The little girl ran, not knowing where to go. The archdemon flew to her and grabbed her before bringing her to me. When she saw me on the ground, bloodied and nearly dead, she broke down in tears. She tried to reach to me with her hand but to no avail. "Mia!" She cried my name.

"And now, I will prove to you why humanity is your biggest mistake!" The archdemon conjured a knife and stabbed my little Emily in the back.

I screamed in horror as I watched her draw her last breath before he threw her to the side and laughed at me. I got on my two feet and started walking to the dying body of the innocent child with tears flowing from my eyes. The archdemon struck my back with his sword, but that was not enough to stop me from walking to her. Some vampires started shooting crossbow bolts at me, but that too was not enough to put me down. All I saw in front of me is my failure. An innocent life... gone because I could not protect her. Someone I grew attached to was ripped away from me in the blink of an eye. "I... I am cursed to lose everything I love..." I said to myself before falling to my knees next to Emily, holding her in my hands. Desperately, I bit her neck to try and save her from death by turning her into a vampire, but it was already too late.

She looked at me one final time, saying, "Mommy..." before the life in her eyes vanished. My hands shook as I held her lifeless body, breaking down and embracing her. Tears fell from my eyes and onto her sweet little face. I wiped them off and closed her eyes so that she could sleep one final time.

"Sleep, my sweet little angel. Mommy is here... mommy is here..." I said before placing her on the ground. The archdemon could not stop laughing uncontrollably while the castle around him burned to the ground. With my sanity reaching its limit, I decided to listen to the archdemon and let go of my humanity. I conjured my demonic armor and unleashed my true self. My demonic horns grew, and my fangs came out of my mouth. My giant wings came out of my back, and my nails grew and became as sharp as daggers. And finally, my eyes turned demonic.

"Death..." I spoke. Two vampires decided to approach me, only for me to cut them to shreds with my greatsword. I turned around to face the archdemon who was ecstatic by the sight of me embracing my demonic self. His minions ran towards me and got themselves turned into food. I consumed their flesh and blood to regain my power before rushing at the archdemon, who was not strong enough to block my attack. Screeching like the unhinged demon I am, the archdemon stared at me with horror evident in his disgusting eyes.

"WHAT?! WHERE DID THIS POWER COME FROM?!" He exclaimed before I kicked his sword away from him. He immediately took flight, trying to run away from me. I started chasing him around the burning mansion, cutting down any vampire that came in my way. The archdemon flew as fast as possible but was too slow to lose me. Eventually, I grabbed him by the leg and pulled him away, biting at his neck before throwing him through a wall. He got back to his feet and flew outside of the castle, where I chased after him. His vampire minions saw me and started to fire at me with their guns. Their shots made me bleed, but my resolve kept me going. I wanted to tear that bastard limb from limb and eat him. I let out a deafening screech that made the vampires cover their ears before continuing my hunt for that archdemon.

"HOW?! HOW ARE YOU SO POWERFUL?!" The demon asked. I was too enraged to be able to speak words. I grabbed him and flew him throughout the castle area, pushing him against walls and clawing at his body while he started stabbing me with his knife. I kept running him through walls while flying in and out of the castle. The vampires took aim at me and fired, hitting me in various areas around my body once more. The archdemon conjured his sword and ran it through my chest once again. I, however, did not stop fighting him. I clawed, punched, and bit the demon, weakening him as we flew throughout the castle and the areas around it. I flew him to the side of the mountains, where I started ramming his head against the rocks. I then took him and flew high up to the sky, where I proceeded to strike him and pulverize his body with every single weapon at my disposal.

After I finished, I dove with him to a flat surface on the hill where his head collided with the rocks, and I landed harshly due to exhaustion. Having not had enough, I tried to get back up, only to get riddled with bullets. I watched as the vampire minions arrived with fresh bodies to their demon lord. The archdemon sucked the blood out of the living innocents and replenished his health, healing all of his injuries before walking towards me. I pulled my guns and started shooting him, only to get shot by the vampires under his command. I persevered and kept shooting at him despite getting my body turned into swiss cheese and bleeding everywhere.

'Emily... please forgive me for not saving you. Please...'

I kept shooting at the archdemon until my guns ran out of bullets. I dropped my firearms on the ground and started panting, my vision getting blurry and my body failing me. "You are really powerful. Too bad, you still let your humanity get the best of you. Your death will be a lesson to all demons that humanity is weak. If you came at me from the start, you would have beaten me for sure."

"I... I feel ashamed by my demonic origin..." I spoke between breaths, my life flashing before my eyes. "Humanity... will win..."

The archdemon grabbed me, only for me to punch him really hard and knock out a few teeth. He backed away and looked at his teeth in astonishment at my last bit of strength that proved to him my power. He laughed at me as I slowly collapsed on the ground, breathing my last breath.

But when I thought my back will hit the ground, I landed in the hands of someone I could not live without. I watched as my eyes met the beautiful ethereal eyes of my love, Justin. I saw the anger in his eyes and realized that this is the end of the archdemon.

"Mia... I... I understand. I got carried away and left you all alone. I left you to face the darkness of your past all alone. But that will not happen again. While your past may be dark, your future and my love for you shine brighter than the golden light of this rising sun." Justin set me down and approached the demon who pales in comparison to Justin. "You are more human than any of the monsters present here. That is the true source of your power. And now, I will show these pathetic creatures my powers. The powers of the god of dragons!"

Alex and Zack showed up as well, taking care of the vampires. The evil archdemon cowered in fear upon realizing who Justin is. The terror in his eyes made his entire body shake in fear. Justin cracked his knuckles before unleashing his anger on the demon.

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When Justin was finished, the demon turned into nothing but a pile of flesh and blood. His bones were reduced to nothing but bits and pieces. The vampires were slaughtered, and the sun rose once again. Justin held my body and made me bite his neck. I sucked some blood out of the deity and healed myself. Wrapping my arms around him, he pulled me closer to him and kissed my lips passionately. With tears flowing down my eyes, I kissed back and embraced the humanity he gave me once more. When he let go, I got back to my feet and cried on his shoulder. I was not sure he would understand until I heard a familiar young voice call for me.

"Mia!" Emily's voice struck my ears. I watched as Kevin arrived and placed her on the ground. She ran towards me as I ran to her, holding her in my arms. I broke down on my knees as I held her.

"H-How?!" I asked.

"I took Emily and ran out of the castle with David an the rest. That's when we stumbled upon your friends. We explained everything to them and watched in astonishment as Alex healed Emily," Kevin explained. I pulled him closer and hugged him as well. I then thanked him for saving her life and bringing her back to me. "Well, there is also something else I'd like to bring to your attention."

Emily showed me her vampire fangs, much to my shock. I examined them closely to see if they are indeed vampire fangs, as my mind could not register what it saw. Alex then came closer and explained. "When I healed her, I noticed a fresh bite on her neck. That's when Kevin told me that you bit her as a last-ditch attempt to save her." I sighed that she was saved, knowing that it is all over.

"We also saved many more people with the help of the new potions that Robert found. I really should have shared them with you guys sooner. Sorry, I forgot," Zack said while approaching us. "We also brought with us someone really important."

A tall, jacked man with fair skin approached the scene, and Emily ran towards him. He picked her up and hugged her before approaching me while she stayed in his arms. "I... I don't know where to start. Thank you, miss Mia, for saving my daughter. You don't know how much I owe you," The man spoke with his deep voice.

"Y-You're Emily's father?" I asked. "S-Sir, I-I-I."

"No, please. You did my family a great service. I can't thank you enough. If it weren't for you, my daughter would be long gone. I apologize for not being able to come and save my daughter myself. I was trying to get my weapons to fight the vampires and making some potions."

Zack approached Mr. Murphy and placed a hand on his shoulder, saying: "I'm only glad we ran into you when we did."

"Th-Thank you, your majesty." Paul tried to kneel, but Zack pulled him up before he could go on one knee. Emily jumped from her father's hands and asked me to pull her up. I obliged and took her in my hands, kissing her forehead.

"Guys, can we head home?" Alex asked before we got in our vehicles and headed back into the city.

Emily went with her father and returned to their house, where Zack taught Paul how to make a potion that helps him with his alcohol addiction and gave him funds to help him in the future. Emily became a vampire that does not need blood or hides from the sunlight, allowing her to live freely in the world of the living with her father. I asked her to keep her powers a secret and offered to teach her how to use them. Paul decided that it would be best to move and head to the capital once the empire is completely dealt with.

Dave and his boys helped the survivors return to their homes and swept the place clean for any vampires. They used their classified methods of communications to call the royal army and help the survivors with their injuries and mental treatment. He thanked us for our help and gave us his number should we ever need help with anything.

Kevin and I looted the remains of the castle and took all the money, using it to fund his mother's treatment and fix his life. I offered Kevin freedom from my servitude, but he refused, stating that he owes me his life and wants to serve me until he draws his last breath. I asked him to use his money and move with his mother to the capital once everything settles down. There, I could keep an eye on him. I met his mother and got to know her better. She thanked me for saving her son's life and accepted my offer to move to the capital.

After this long day, I sat on the balcony of my hotel room. I stared into the sky and started daydreaming about how my life would be if I was not a demon, but an ordinary human girl. Justin came into the room and took a seat next to me. I looked at him and then back at the sky, not saying a word, and waiting for him to say what was on his mind. He sighed and took a few seconds to speak.

"I, uh... I noticed after you stormed off that the door of your seat was wet. You were crying... for hours?" Justin asked. "I'm sorry. I know I did something wrong, but I still don't know what. I'm sure it was not because I rejected you yesterday."

"Oh, yeah?" I asked without looking at him. "I can see you have great perception. Yes, I was crying for hours."

"I might sound like an idiot, but can you ask me what's wrong?"

"Why have you guys been acting so different lately?" I asked. "We didn't use to be like this!" I stared him in the eyes, showing him my anger and sorrow. And in turn, I saw the guilt and remorse in his eyes.

"We what?" He asked.

"Ever since Ethan came to the camp, you guys stopped having fun. We stopped enjoying our time hunting monsters and enjoying a nice dinner meal. All we did was: train, fight, train, fight. train and fight!" I explained to the blonde boy. "We stopped sitting around the campfire and indulge in our stories. You guys stopped being who you are. That... That bastard knight sucked the life out of you!"

Justin looked away, unsure of what to say to me after such a claim. Since he didn't say a word, I decided to continue. "He turned you into soldiers. When we went to drive in the car, you didn't start talking and exchanging funny banter like before. Alex stopped reading his book or listening to music, Zack stopped scrolling through his phone and messing with the radio stations, and you started feeling like a robot on autopilot! And that's just talking about the car rides. Don't get me started on the daily routines. Zack doesn't help me out of a passion for food and cooking anymore. Alex doesn't toy around with a bb gun anymore. And you! You of all people... to see you slowly go... You stopped spending time with me. I thought that you might have gotten tired of me and didn't enjoy my company anymore."

Tears fell down my cheeks as I spoke. "I did not expect my friends to lose touch with reality. I never dreamt of waking up one day and having my friends replaced with soulless soldiers. You guys stopped being yourselves, and that sucks! This is not the team that I joined. You've stopped enjoying the moment, and your personalities vanished. I feel that I am not staring at the man who gave my life meaning, but a soulless hunk. If this is going to continue... then, I don't wanna be part of the crusaders anymore!"

Justin stared at me with absolute shock, holding me in his hands. For the first time in my life, I pushed Justin away from me. I pushed him away from me and walked to the room, where he grabbed my shoulders. Not facing him, I decided to speak up: "The Ethan that we grew up knowing died on that day. I want my friends back, Justin. Either that or I'm leaving the team." I stormed outside the room. Justin did not follow me.

I took the elevator and went to the lobby. I exited the hotel and walked around town. I took that time to think to myself about what happened to us. After all this time, to see them stop being themselves. I really hated it. I wanted my friends back. Without them, there is no point to this entire crusade. I blame myself for not taking action sooner. All I did was watch them get indoctrinated by a man I treated like an older brother. I am sure Ethan had the best intentions, but brainwashing my buddies was uncalled for. I looked at the necklace Justin gave me.

"What are the odds, huh?" I asked myself. "What are the odds that something that represents our love like this exists?"

"It was made for us," The voice of Justin came from behind, startling me. I turned around to see the blondie staring at me with a smile that warmed my broken heart. "Remember the guy who warned Zack and Ethan about the invasion? Yes. He showed up at our hunt and told me that he made it for us."

Perplexed, I did not utter a word and listened to him speak. "He made this necklace for us because our love was truly something important. He wanted us to never forget what made us love each other. I realized then and there that I wanted to talk to you and know what was wrong with you when I realized that I didn't even do that for a few days. And when you told me, it confirmed what I already knew."

I looked away for one second and watched how he took hold of the dragon head on the necklace, pulling me closer to him and turning my cheeks red. He stared at it and gave it a kiss, making it glow red. I stared in utter bewilderment and shock at the glowing heart. Justin took a few steps back, making the glow grow fainter. He then took a few steps forward, making the necklace glow brighter. After that, he pulled out the exact same necklace from his pocket and gave it to me, asking me to place it on his neck. He turned around and stood still as I placed it around his neck and watched as it started to glow in sync with the heart on my necklace. I stood silent as he held my face in his hands, pulling me closer for a kiss. When he let go of me, he placed his hand in the jacket pocket, pulling out his car, making my heart skip a beat.

"You stuffed it in the magic satchel?!" I asked.

"More convenient than parking, right?" He winked at me before taking me to the passenger seat and opening the door for me. He then sat in the driver seat and drove us around the city. Suddenly, he stopped the car and jumped in the back seat, telling me to follow him. I jumped in the back with him and watched as he summoned his doppelganger, who drove the car for us. I sat on his lap in the back and began making out with him as the roof of the vehicle closed on us. He parked the car at a parking lot and took off his jacket, throwing it in the passenger seat. I watched as he took mine off and then followed that by taking off his shirt. Justin moved to my neck and started kissing it, slowly moving to my lips before taking off my shirt. I reached for his pants and took them off while he kissed my lips and massaged my rack. Justin then reached for my pants and took them off, taking note of the ammo holsters that Kevin gave me.

"Since when do you carry guns?" Justin asked, breathing heavily while making my heart pound with joy and excitement. "I thought you were the bow girl. Whatever, honestly. I like a girl who can carry ballistics other than her chest."

He removed my bra and buried his face between my watermelons. After that, he grabbed one and sucked on the other, making me moan with excitement and joy. Then, the doppelganger pushed the front seats away from us and took his pants off, revealing his colossal dragon. My heart started to throb with joy when I realized that I'd be getting two times the Justin. The real Justin took off his underwear and revealed his massive warhead as well.

"I heard you like threesomes. I, however, don't like sharing you with someone else, so I'm gonna do all the work, alright?" Justin asked, smirking at me with his doppelganger.