Vampire's Kiss

Ooh boi, it seems that Mina brings another dark chapter...again!~ So, as for this one, the poor vampire Kyo surely gonna regret his decision to let 'Nagi lend him a hand of help and hope to have another chance.
Anyway,
As always, enjoy!
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Update: revisited and updated at 2025/11/09

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An unknown amount of time has passed. It is a fine evening accompanied by the dancing stars and the crescent moon that shines above the lake.

Meanwhile, deep in the bottom of the lake, Kyo is still drowned, and only fishes swim through him.

As time moved forward, the water plants started to grow around him, and some touched the brunette’s body.

At first, that coldness and slipperiness disgust him. But within time, Kyo is already used to that and doesn’t mind it.

More importantly, the calm rhythm of the water movement is so relaxing that it might be enough to put him into a deep sleep.

It even helps Kyo forget about the illusion he saw or making a promise to that dark entity, like it was only a strange dream.

However, the sudden sound of splashing water above him disturbs the peaceful ambiance.

The brunette has no idea what it could be. On the other hand, that adds some variety to his new daily routine.

Soon, he notices a ray of the light penetrating the deep waters that is getting closer to him.

A few moments later, he can see a silhouette of a scuba diver who might be exploring the lake.

However, Kyo doesn’t set any hopes or expect this fellow to find him.

After swimming around, the diver points with the flashlight at the floating vertical object.

Is this some kind of ballast or a thrown-away sandbag? This man wonders and cautiously gets closer to his discovery.

Surely, the tied-up drowned young man shocks him so much that the diver nearly drops his only source of light into the bottom of the lake.

The diver’s scared eyes are even seen through the thick goggles.

No matter how terrified he is of the brunette’s corpse, he shakily extends his arm and pokes it with the flashlight.

Unfortunately, no matter how desperately he hopes, there’s no response from the dead body.

“Shit…. This is bad!” The diver shivers as he stares at Kyo’s tied-up body.

Lastly, while fearing the serial killer, who might responsible for the brunette’s death and still being on the loose, he rapidly swims to the surface of the water to warn his friends.

After the scuba diver finally reaches the surface of the water and swims to the large motorboat.

But now, he holds onto the edge of the boat’s wall until he regains his breath.

Soon, he removes the scuba snorkels and goggles and tosses them into the boat.

Meanwhile, his behavior is not unnoticed by the couple of other people. One of them is a middle-aged bleached-blonde woman with long, curly hair, wearing wine-colored lipstick. Then another person is a man in his thirties with short, spiky black hair.

Of course, they help their friend to climb into the boat and notice his pale and tense face.

Now, the dark-haired man asks without hiding his concern in his voice. “Whoa, what just happened? You look awful!”

When the diver shakes his head, he nervously answers. “Shit… You won’t believe what I just found! The… There is a corpse of a young man in the bottom of the lake! So, does anyone have a knife? We need to pull him up! He… his feet are tied to something. Fuck… Why does this have to happen?! What if we are next?”

Meanwhile, the bleached blonde has a clear mind and frowns at her friend’s hysteric reaction.

Now, she strictly orders. “Then what are you waiting for? Let’s take him out and call the cops. Why are you two still here? Move! We need to be quick.”

Surely, the couple of male divers don’t dare to object to this woman. Thus, everyone puts on snorkels and goggles, and they dive into the action.

An hour passes by. The trio of divers reach the land while dragging the picked-up corpse, which has pale skin, blue spots around his hands, and his wet hair sticking to his frozen face. Moreover, from staying for too long in the water, Kyo’s skin became wrinkled around his hands, neck, and probably under his soaked clothes. Even his sharp fangs are gone, and his gaze is already empty and dull.

After a couple of men rest the brunette’s body on the grass, one of them shakes his head and comments. “Poor little guy… These criminal scums are cowards for picking fights with the vulnerable and children. Why do they have to be left unpunished and continue taking more innocent lives? Parents will be heartbroken when they learn what happened to their son while these sick bastards live carefree.”

Now, he kneels and brushes his palm to close Kyo’s eyes and let him rest in peace.

When this man stands up, he feels how his friend pats his shoulder.

After this trio removes the air tanks from behind their backs and puts them down, the bleached blonde addresses them. “Can you two stay here for a bit? I need to change my clothes, and then I’ll get the phone. So, I’ll return in a moment.”

Meanwhile, a couple of these men only nod and watch her leaving.

After several minutes, the blonde returns wearing an open white jacket, a black tank top, a frilly white skirt, and high heels.

When she rests her palm on her waist, she explains. “I called the police, and they should arrive in a few minutes. So, now, all we need to do is wait for them. Anyway, are you going to stay here or what? Because I don’t want to stay anywhere close to that corpse. It gives me bad shivers.”

A minute later, they start casually chatting while ignoring Kyo’s dead body without realizing the rising threat.

Suddenly, Kyo’s palm twitches, and his skin slowly becomes smooth and regains the former tone.

When he opens his glowing red eyes, his face still shows no emotions.

Now, the brunette’s upper body immediately raises as if he is pulled by the invisible strings.

However, the nocturnal creature briefly freezes in the sitting position like a doll.

Finally, Kyo’s consciousness and his senses return, but he feels that something is wrong.

Apparently, when he attempts to move any part of his body, it doesn’t respond.

When he involuntarily clenches his palm into a fist and relaxes it, he panics. Why the hell did I do that?

At the moment, he feels like even if he can see, hear, sense, or taste, his body does not belong to him but is rather being lent to him to reside in.

More so, he can sense that his body is manipulated by some kind of force or spirit.

However, the brunette remembers about thepromise that he made while being sealed in the bottom of the lake.

Thus, it doesn’t take even a second to realize who is controlling him. So, Kusanagi was not a mere hallucination, nor has he forgotten about the pact he and Kyo made.

Surely, it doesn’t reassure the brunette at all, and knowing what Kusanagi may do scares him.

When Kyo is forced to stand up, his upper body is bent.

Soon, the dark entity figures out how to use Kyo’s body, and he aggressively arches his back.

After fixing the brunette’s posture, Kusanagi makes Kyo move his fingers and stretch his palm.

Even if the dark entity is unable to control Kyo’s mimic muscles, that is the least of his concern, and he is fine with the brunette keeping an indifferent face.

But for now, while trying to keep the balance, Kusanagi starts sluggishly walking toward his new victims.

Lastly, the sweet yet menacing, familiar voice echoes in Kyo’s head. These unsuspecting fools don’t realize their doom~ So, how about we surprise them?

While one of the men is joking with his friend, Kyo stands behind his back and reveals his extended razor-sharp nails.

One sudden move, and the brunette slashes his target’s back.

As the man screams in terror and the blood splashes on Kyo, this diver collapses on the ground.

Meanwhile, the fallen man’s friends only widen their eyes in terror and start running for their lives.

Unfortunately for the dark-haired diver, Kyo catches up with him in no time.

Just before this man manages to open his mouth, the brunette unleashes another slashing strike and beheads his prey.

As the dead body hits the ground, the blood splashes like a fountain, and the bleached blonde screams.

Fortunately, Kyo catches the man’s head, and after lifting it above himself, he opens his mouth and greedily swallows the dark crimson liquid.

Even as a good part of the blood lands on his face and clothes, the brunette’s thrilled crimson eyes glow.

Surely, it feels like water for the thirsty person who was abandoned in the desert. Despite that and him drinking the blood, Kyo’s face is emotionless.

As soon as the final drops fall on the brunette’s face, he tosses the dead man’s head and wipes his mouth with his jacket sleeve.

Now, he turns his head and watches the blonde sprint into the forest.

As the last survivor runs as fast as her legs can carry her without looking back, desperately hoping to escape the grim fate of her friends.

Even through her panting and tears running down her cheeks, she cries for any help.

A few minutes later, she painfully trips over a sticking tree root and gasps.

After harshly collapsing, she shakily pushes herself up and lifts her head.

While she starts crawling, the blonde’s lips are trembling, and she silently begs for mercy.

In the end, the nocturnal creature is faster, and now the blonde bawls and sobs at Kyo standing in front of her.

But no matter how hard Kyo tries to regain control over his body, Kusanagi ignores his attempt.

Not yet. So, don’t be impatient. The dark entity’s voice rings inside Kyo’s head, and he forces the brunette to observe this woman’s further fate.

After the vampire kneels and grabs the blonde’s throat, he stands up despite her trying to scratch his arm.

When their eyes meet, the poor woman understands it’s nothing more than a futile effort.

While she is scared to move a single muscle, Kyo grips her shoulder and opens his mouth.

After revealing his bloody fangs, the vampire sinks them into the woman’s neck, making her scream.

A couple more seconds, and her thread of life is cut by the merciless killer, who feasts on her.

Meanwhile, Kyo can only helplessly watch how Kusanagi taints his own hands with innocent people’s blood and feel how the life force and warmth run through his body.

While draining his lifeless prey, the dark entity’s voice chuckles and whispers to him. It’s sweet, isn’t it? I can feel how deep inside you are enjoying this. Don’t try to deny it because your body is more honest than your mind.

Soon, Kyo tosses away the dead woman and wipes his mouth.

After lowering his hand, Kusanagi adds. But it wasn’t enough, and it was just an appetizer. We need more.

However, Kusanagi ignores the brunette’s pleas to give his body back and stop.

After all, it’s been a while since he was so thrilled by crushing countless lives by his hands or seeing how desperate his prey were.

In the end, Kusanagi decides to find more innocent souls to play with.

After a while of wandering, Kyo and Kusanagi spot a small town, which the brunette knows will become the target of the great massacre done by his own hands.

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Dear, will this never ending torment will end for this nocturnal creature? Who gonna stop him and whenever it is possible to return to his senses? *sigh* Well, I'll leave that for the last part of this backstory arc. But for now, that's for all.
Btw, on next chapter I'm going to introduce a new character. So, let's see whenever it gonna be a good decision or not. More so, after writing this character for a first time, I've never expected to feel so attached or even call my spiritual animal at some point - -'
Dear, who is she? You'll see. So, I hope that you would be kind and warmly greet this character ^^
And as always - See you next time!~