Free Web NovelChapter 1: Chapter 1: The Last Squeak
A figure darted through the storm.
His breathing was ragged. Blood dripped from the corner of his lips as he sprinted across the broken ground with desperate speed.
He was Qhuin, a lord-rank vampire.
One of the last survivors of the Noctis Clan. From above, cold rain poured from the black sky.
The forest trembled under the pressure of battle as explosions of crimson energy ripped through the darkness. Trees collapsed one after another while creatures fled in terror from the mountain valley.
His black coat was torn apart, exposing deep wounds across his chest. Silver burns spread along his skin where holy weapons had struck him earlier.
Behind him—
BOOM!
A golden spear of light crashed into the earth, and the impact sent rocks flying.
Qhuin rolled across the muddy ground before forcing himself back up. His crimson eyes trembled slightly as he looked toward the cliff above him.
A man stood there silently with white hair and silver armor, his golden eyes were glowing through the storm.
Valerius.
The strongest hunter in the eastern continent. Qhuin cursed under his breath, blood mixing with the rain running down his chin.
"You just don’t know when to stop..."
Valerius slowly stepped forward. Every step he took carried an invisible pressure that made the air itself heavier.
"You killed thirteen hunters," Valerius said calmly.
Qhuin laughed weakly, exhaustion visible on his pale face.
"They attacked me first."
"You fed on civilians."
"I fed to survive."
Lightning flashed across the sky, and for a moment the entire valley turned white.
Valerius raised his sword. A divine symbol burned across the blade as holy energy spread into the surroundings.
Qhuin’s instincts screamed at him to run, but he was already cornered behind him was a cliff that dropped into darkness.
And in front of him stood death itself.
"Tch..."Qhuin spat blood onto the ground, his breathing uneven."You hunters always act righteous..."
His nails slowly sharpened into claws as crimson energy leaked from his body. "If the world hates monsters so much..."
A grin appeared on his pale face despite the blood covering it. "Then maybe humans should stop creating them."
BOOM!
Qhuin shot forward first. His body exploded with speed as crimson energy wrapped around his claws.
The ground shattered beneath his feet, but Valerius didn’t move.
CLANG!
Their attacks collided, as a shockwave erupted through the valley, blowing apart nearby trees.
Qhuin’s eyes widened instantly as the holy energy burning from the sword instantly spread across his arm like fire, and pain tore through his own body.
Valerius twisted the blade slightly. Qhuin suddenly coughed up blood.
Then—
SLASH!
His body was blasted backwards as he crashed through several trees before skidding across the soaked ground violently.
The smell of burned flesh filled the air.
Qhuin struggled to breathe, and his regeneration was slowing; upon closer observation, it was stopping.
The holy energy from the sword was destroying his core. Valerius walked toward him silently, and rain slowly slid down the hunter’s armor.
"You lost."
Qhuin laughed but this time it was softer. "Yeah..."
He stared up at the dark sky."So this is how it ends..."
His vision blurred, and slowly memories surfaced in fragments.
His mother smiling. freeωebnovēl.c૦m
His burning clan.
The endless hunger.
The loneliness.
The killing.
The surviving.
All for this ending.
Valerius stopped in front of him.
"Any final words?"
Qhuin stared at him for several seconds before smiling faintly.
"...You know what annoys me most?"
Valerius remained silent. Qhuin’s crimson eyes flickered with hatred.
"You humans call us monsters..."
His voice grew weaker."But if you were born with our hunger..."
He coughed up blood.
"...you would become worse."
Valerius raised his sword, as golden light illuminated the valley. Qhuin slowly closed his eyes."...What a terrible world."
The sword fell, and everywhere went dark.
——-
Qhuin frowned.
"...Hm?"
His eyes slowly opened.
The first thing he saw was pink, pink walls, pink curtains, and pink pillows, his brain stopped functioning for several seconds.
"What..."
He blinked slowly as a strange softness pressed against his body.
He looked down, instead of a pale hand he saw White fur, tiny paws, and long ears, making he froze.
"...What?"
His voice came out as: "Squeak?"
"..."
Qhuin stared at himself, then at the room again, then back at himself.
"...Squeak?"
Panic instantly exploded inside him, he jumped off the bed, or at least tried to but instead, his tiny body rolled off the lace-covered pillow and smacked directly onto the floor.
THUMP.
"...!"
Qhuin quickly stood up but his balance failed and he crashed sideways into a mirror. The mirror tilted dangerously before settling back into place.
Qhuin slowly looked up.
A rabbit stared back at him, with snow-white fur, red eyes, and a tiny body.
A pink ribbon tied around one ear.
Silence filled the room.
"...No."
The rabbit in the mirror squeaked.
"No no no no—"
"SQUEAK!"
Qhuin jumped backward in horror, his breathing quickened.
"This has to be a nightmare..."
He rushed toward the mirror again, still a rabbit, still fluffy, and still wearing a ribbon.
"...I died and became prey."
He slowly collapsed onto the floor. His eyes looked empty, a legendary vampire feared across kingdoms reduced to a decorative rabbit.
Qhuin just wanted to die again.
Suddenly—
Ding.
A blue screen appeared before his eyes.
[Soul Synchronization: 100%]
Qhuin froze.
The screen flickered slightly
[Status: Reincarnated]
[Welcome, Host. The Vampire System is now online.]
Qhuin stared at the floating screen for several long seconds, as slowly...a dangerous smile appeared on the rabbit’s tiny face."...Oh?"
The expression looked deeply sinister.
Unfortunately, with his tiny cheeks and twitching nose, it also looked ridiculously cute.
