The Accidental Vampire

"Don't mind them. The battles will be over soon. In the meantime, get some food here." Lancaster told the waitress, who was slightly taken aback.

"Yeah. I am starving." Luna also agreed. If there was someone here who knew what Atlas and Lilith were capable of, then it was Luna. She knew the two even better than Lancaster did.

Even in her dreams, she couldn't imagine Castiel being defeated by some Vampires. As for Lilith, she was also in a different league than these people.

She didn't need to worry about them, let alone even think about helping them.

Even though the waitress was shocked out of her core at the sudden change here, she could only agree. She knew that she had underestimated these four a bit too much. Even in this condition, the two who were still sitting were calm. That meant they weren't weaker either.

Maybe these people really were strong enough to handle the situation? She took their orders as Lilith also dragged Ri out of the restaurant, damaging another wall.

The people who were in the restaurant were scared yet they didn't dare to leave the place.

The waitress left after taking the order. She instructed the chefs to prepare everything that was ordered to the best of their abilities.

*****

As soon as the food was prepared, the waitress brought the food to the special room. If what she saw before was surprising, what she saw now was horrifying.

Lilith was back in her seat, waiting for the food. The headless body of Ri was lying near her feet with a hole in Ri's chest.

That wasn't the only body either. Another body was lying nearby, which belonged to Wang! Teeth marks were clearly visible around his neck. These marks were similar to what was left behind when a Vampire feasted on a human.

But how was it possible! Did it mean that someone feasted on these people instead? How could someone feast on a Vampire? And who? She realized that there was one more man... It was the same man who had attacked Wang first. Could it be that it was him who...?

Her eyes roamed around the hall, trying to locate Atlas, but he wasn't here. Atlas was missing. He wasn't alone either. The young children that were locked inside the storage room were missing as well.

She placed the food on the table, still wondering where Atlas was. Did something happen to him as well? Was he also dead?

While the waitress was wondering about the whereabouts of Atlas, Atlas was sitting outside the restaurant, near the street.

All the young children were thanking him for saving them, but for some reason, Atlas didn't feel good. He knew it was only a temporary measure. Just because he saved these kids, it didn't mean they weren't going to get in the same trouble again.

As soon as he left, one day, there was going to be another Vampire in the city, and these children were going to become food again. He couldn't always protect them.

Moreover, it was just one city and one restaurant. Just how many cities like this were there? Just how many such restaurants were there that sold kids? Just how many castles there were that kept young children sealed in a cellar?

There were so many thoughts in his head that he didn't even realize when the children left after thanking him. He was left all alone, trying to understand if there was even a solution to this problem.

Unless all the Vampires were killed in this world, he didn't see a solution to this. But even if he killed all the Vampires, was that really the solution? He couldn't kill a Progenitor. He couldn't kill Ramiel. Even if he wiped every Vampire from existence, more and more Vampires were going to be created. It was just an endless cycle.

And even if he somehow found a way to make sure there were no Vampires ever again, what then? Was that going to make sure that kids like him didn't suffer? Was that going to make sure that kids like him weren't sold in the markets as slaves like he and his sister was?

The Vampires were the end result, but at the crux of this situation, it was always the human greed, and there was no solution to the human greed.

"It's like the world is too far gone. No matter what we do, we can't change anything..." He muttered blankly. "Is that how it's going to be forever? Is that how it's going to be even after I'm gone?"

He couldn't help but feel bad at the thought that there were more Atlas in this world that was dying daily… There were more Misellas who were suffering. He and his sister were just a very small aspect of it... An aspect that was very insignificant in the grand scheme of things.

"It's like no matter what I do, I can't change anything. Is this the world I'll be leaving for Misella?"

Atlas sat in silence, looking down.

"Feeling troubled?" As Atlas was distracted, a voice fell in his ears.

The voice was quite familiar, yet it was something he hadn't heard in a long time.

He raised his head, frowning. "Jason?"

It was the voice of the young boy that he stayed with in the Severis Castle. He was the boy that had talked to him when they were imprisoned, and he was also the one that he helped escape.

"Yeah." Jason smiled. He still looked like he used to look before, just he was a bit more healthy now.

"So you live in this city?" Atlas asked. "What about the Doctor and the others? They are also here?"

"Yeah. He opened an Orphanage here. That's where we all live now." Jason smiled, sitting beside Atlas. "Are you alright? You seem troubled by something

For some reason, Atlas felt slightly strange. Just why was Jason acting so familiar with him? He shouldn't know that he was Atlas. For him, he should be a strange and also a Vampire. Why was he being like he was when they were in a cell.

"That means those children that I helped..."

"Yep, they were from our orphanage. They went missing a few days ago. We tried to find them, only to fail. We thought they were sold outside. We had almost given up until they returned just now. They said you helped them, and I came to check. Who knew it was going to be you again..."

"Want to come to the Orphanage and meet the Doctor?"