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Chapter 1 - The Prologue

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Such sounds would ring throughout the bed room of a boy named Damian, his eyes completely fixated on his screen. As his hands would seemingly be moving on command almost as if it was second nature to the boy which in all reality it was. As the boy named Damian or as most know him, DarkHxart277 would have been someone on the pinnacle of the pro gaming scene winning many different types of tournaments for which has allowed him to seemingly rot away in his room

Ding dong

Damian would then snap out of his trance like state and would pause the tutorial as he would then stand up and would slowly walk towards the door as his unkept black hair would fall into his face obscuring his view of his long hallway but he would just as quickly use his hand to swipe it to the side as he would then arrive at the door and would open it just a sliver so he could stick his hand out which would have had a wad of cash in it. As then the small weight of the cash would be lifted from his hand which would have gave Damian the go ahead to claim his prize which would have been his food for the day. Which would have just been some chicken katsu and even though Damian had no real history with the dish he still felt connected to it in a way

"Ahhhhh this reminds me of home"

Damian would then walk back into his room where he would then resume the tutorial for his favorite game, HLA or as it was usually called, Hunters Legacy: Ascension which would have been the most popular RPG game in the whole world. And it would have just happened that Damian was the best player in such a game but unlike most who do missions and use good gear all the time Damian would have done the opposite as he would have always replayed the tutorial of the game at least 10 times a day which always seemingly kept Damian's skills sharp. Damian would then go back into a trance like state completely forgetting his food and the world around him and just becoming completely immersed into his current objective at hand which was finding a way to cut down the range of a basic starter combo by a pixel. But little did Damian know the world around his was starting to crumble

"Ahhhh I'm done for the day I guess it's time for me to go on my afternoon jog"

Damian would then stand up and would put on some black clothes as it would have been the closest thing he could find in his room. He would then walk over towards his door and would open it as then he would be met by a terrifying sight. As the hallway of his apartment would have been covered in blood but it wouldn't have been fresh as it would have been almost like a crimson color but even though It wasn't fresh it still made Damien sick to his stomach as he would then drop down in disgust and would begin to vomit at the gorey sight he's seen

"What the hell is happening no this can't be real, this gotta be some Halloween thing I mean it is only 3 days away"

Damian would have still been nervous but would have simply chalked it up to some Halloween shenanigans as he would then get inside the elevator which would have been untouched in the inside at least compared to the hallways. Once Damian got to the ground floor he would step out and would see even more blood but also nobody almost as if the place has gotten abandoned by everyone

"What the hell is happening"

Damian would have been confused to his core but but he would continue his regular routine even though he was a bit shaken up but once he walked outside it wouldn't have gotten any better as he would then see buildings on fire, bodies and blood everywhere, and such a sight would have been too much for Damian as his vision would start getting blurry and he would lose his balance

Thud

Damian's body would have hit the ground with a sickening thud as then the body of the boy would be picked up and taken into an alleyway. Where after 4 hours the boy would have woke up in a very strange place that seemed almost like a inhabited sewer system as then someone would walk over to the boy and would shout

"HE'S UP!"

As then a middle aged man would run up to Damian's makeshift bed and would start to feel Damian's head with the back of his hand seemingly checking for a fever but unlike most who would have quickly sprung out of the bed and would have wandered off Damian instead would have been truly too shocked to do anything except say a couple of words

"What's happening and why am I here"

The man would then look at Damian with a concerned look as he would then clear his throat and would start to speak

"The world is in chaos and it's cause of vampires, now yes before you try to run away and see for yourself just please listen to what I have to say."

Damian who truly didn't know what was going on would have stayed in his makeshift bed and would have listened to what the man had to say as in the mind of Damian it was always best to have a bit of information then no information as then the middle aged man would begin to speak once again

"These vampires aren't regular vampires it's almost like they're all enhanced in some way as they can walk in the sun with barley any pain and can even come into anyone's house without being let in. These vampires are almost something we've never truly seen in our media at least not usually"

Damian's face would then contort into a face of clear distrust but also fear especially once he heard the main weaknesses of the vampires are essentially gone but the middle aged man would then resume

"These vampires are also stunning in looks and could barely be told apart from the average human"

The middle aged man would then take a deep breath and would stop talking as he would then look Damian in the eyes with a sad expression hoping that Damian would believe him. Damian would then look down and would think about everything he's seen today and would have then gave his response

"I believe you sir but how do you know all this and still what is this place?"

The middle aged man would then give a quick response but his voice would be a little more high pitched almost as if he was holding back something

"I know cause I seen it first hand as one came into my house and killed my wife right before my eyes but me and my daughter here had just enough time to escape. Also this place is the sewers but it's a very clean part of the sewers at least compared to other places"

Damian would then look back at the person who yelled when he first got up as she would then wave back at him once she saw his gaze clash with her own, and in a sense of habit Damian would smile and would wave back at the girl. But then the middle aged man clear his throat clearly telling Damian to not get any ideas as then the middle aged man would get up and walk away with daughter following behind him but as he was walking he would scream something towards Damian

"IT'S UP TO YOU IF YOU WANNA STAY HERE OR GO BACK OUTSIDE!"

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