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| - Tulcea, Hungary. 10 years before present setting... A few hours before the sun rises, the Tulcea County police that were rounding the area of the Danube Delta found a sack shaped of what appears to be that of a young girl. It was thrown into the water but did not drifted as it was stuck between branches. Examining the contents of the sack, there is indeed a young girl inside. She is no more than six years old...in fact, she just turned six. The medical team took the girl to the infirmary of the nearest hospital to further investigate about what happened to her. When the medical team unraveled the rags that the girl wore, they found nearly a thousand lashes althroughout her young and fragile body. One of the doctors present in the area was driven insane by what she saw. Fortunately...or rather not, the wounded girl is still alive. Barely clinging to the last drops of her young yet cruel life. By the afternoon, the head doctor presented the medical reports to the police department. The police department, however, dismissed the reports of the head doctor. The doctor, unable to take such ignorance, threatened to take matters to the High Court. However, the sheriff taunted him. Head Doctor: I'm pretty sure this is the worst case of child abuse that we had seen so far. Sheriff: Is it? Head Doctor: We will do what we can to save the girl while you should order your men to find out who is behind this monstrosity! Sheriff: Let me ask you this, Doctor. How important is the life of one unknown girl compared to the thousands of other people in this country needing medical attention? Head Doctor: More important than our profession as doctors! Sheriff: Is that so? Head Doctor: As doctors we swore to do what we can to save lives! And you, as police, you had sworn to protect the people! Sheriff: You know that promises are made to be broken, goody-two-shoes. Head Doctor: Not to me! Sheriff: You are wasting our time, doctor. If you want, you can just go save that girl. We have other people to protect. Head Doctor: Sheriff! This is urgent! If you continue this ignorance, I will take matters to the high court! Sheriff: I'd like to see you try, Doctor. The head doctor left the police department with his fists closed tight in anger. At the doorstep of the police department, he was approached by one of the nurse helping to treat the girl. Nurse: Dr. Kamiya, your son has arrived and is looking for you. Dr. Kamiya: ... Nurse: Doctor? Dr. Kamiya: Whoever is behind this monstrosity probably had the nerve to pay the police a huge sum of money for them not to give a single damn about this issue. Nurse: I see, doctor but your son needs you. Dr. Kamiya: Fine then, I will return to the hospital now. The young girl in her small room inside the Intensive Care Unit. The Cardiogram is picking up small and weak heartbeats. A preteen boy dressed in Victorian era outfit was observing her. Yuri: My beauty, I can see that your name is Marie. He walked beside her and placed a hand in her forehead. Yuri: Marie, daughter of the late Albertus Murray, a wealthy novelist who wrote stories about love and passion... After your mother died, Lord Albertus married another woman named Eliza, a well-known diva in Bucharest. Eliza, however, simply could not treat you as gently as how she handles your father's money. Then, the fateful day arrived. Lord Albertus was called by your mother in heaven. Eliza wanted to get rid of you so badly that she just had to feel like Elizabeth Bathory herself. The little girl cracked an eye open. She noticed the enigmatically beautiful young man gently rubbing his fingers across her face and then to her hair. Yuri: Emerald eyes...they are certainly beautiful. Heart as pure as snow covering the branches of sordid memories...truly exquisite. Marie: ... Yuri: You must have been a really beautiful girl... The girl panned her sights and slowly moved her neck towards the pitcher that in the table nearby. Marie: Water...I am...thirsty... The young man grabbed the medicine dropper and filled it with water, giving it to the girl. Yuri: ...but humans do make monsters out of themselves in the name of money. Marie: It is...good... The young man continues to give the girl water while whispering to her. Yuri: The manifestation of their irony regarding vampires as monsters... Marie: Vampires... Yuri: Yes, they killed my beautiful mother and condemned my father for simply loving not his own kind...humans...they condemn true love but not the allure of material things... Marie: Love...True love... Yuri: You suffered the same fate as my mother...she was a vampire...but you are human and you survived the ordeal. Marie: Give... Yuri: From now on, you are my dear Princess... As Dr. Kamiya was entering the girl's room, he noticed his son giving a kiss to the girl's chopped lips. Yuri: I shall give you the love which your own kind had deprived of you. Dr. Kamiya: Yuri, what are you.. Yuri: Father I... Dr. Kamiya: Why did you... Yuri: Please do what you can for her. Dr. Kamiya: Yuri...you had... Yuri: Mother left us enough fortune to give her what she needs to return to normal, right? Dr. Kamiya: Well... Dr. Kamiya notices that the girl has opened her eyes. Her heartrate is slowly getting stronger. It made the dismayed doctor smile to his son. Dr. Kamiya: We could have the damages in her skin and bones constructed using the latest medical technology in Japan. Yuri: Using money...to return people to their normal lives...no wonder mother loved you so much despite the odds. Dr. Kamiya: Mina....I miss her so much. Yuri: I miss her too...but her memories...seem to live on in this girl... Dr. Kamiya: You're right. We should do the best for her. Forget the rotten justice system and perhaps we... Yuri: I never trusted the law of humans... Dr. Kamiya: Good for you then. Marie: Mother... The father and son noticed the girl trying to reach out to them. Marie: Mother...I...want to... Dr. Kamiya: Dear... Yuri: Marie. Dr. Kamiya: Marie...dear, my sincerest apologies. Marie: Why...? Dr. Kamiya: Your reproductive system was severely damaged in your ordeal... you... Marie: Mother? Dr. Kamiya: I'm afraid you cannot become a mother. Yuri: What?! Dr. Kamiya: She cannot possibly conceive or give birth anymore. Yuri: No way...why...why would they take that away from her?! Dr. Kamiya: Let's just do what we can to save her. The girl tried not to cry at the presence of the Father and son. As Dr. Kamiya took out his equipment to perform checkups on her. He noticed that his son walking out of the door. Dr. Kamiya: Yuri? Yuri: Father...before we begin our life anew in Japan...could I perform one last check in this country? Dr. Kamiya: I can't argue with that. Just stay out of trouble, okay? Yuri: I will. I am a good boy. Dr. Kamiya: Okay then. We meet here at the ICU later tonight. Yuri: Yes father. Bucharest It is already midnight and the full moon shines in the eerie night sky. A beautiful woman wearing a black gown is singing to the marvel of the evening...or rather... Eliza: My life is alive and well~ ohhh nothing now stands in my way~ A shadow crept towards her and without warning, it grabbed her by the neck. The shadow's red eyes emerged and a little lower, the shadow splits its mouth to reveal fangs. A demonic voice whispered to the woman. Shadow: You shall pay for your crimes with your body and soul. Eliza: Kyaaaaa~ what are you?! Shadow: Eternal slavery...even in the day you die. The shadow engulfed the woman so deeply that she was unable to scream. The Shadow's claws grasped the woman's eyes and she was blind. A few moments later, the shadow shrank to the size of a marble. A young man's dainty fingers picked up the marble-sized mass from the floor. He fiddles with it and then drops it again, threatening to step on it. Yuri: So...how does it feel to be trampled? Eliza: What...what are you doing?! Yuri: Rather...what happened to you today is not enough to pay for what you had done... Eliza: I can't see! I can't! Yuri: You are too noisy. The young man grabbed the marble, threatening to crush it. Yuri: Oh no... if I crush you to bits that would be too harsh... Shadow: Perhaps taking away her ability to speak would also be in order? Eliza: NO! Don't do it! Not my voice!! noooooo!!! Yuri: Do not worry, nothing can take your singing voice away... Shadow: I am done, master. Yuri: However, you will not be able to sing words discernable to the human ears anymore. The young man panned his sights on the nearby dresser. He opened it and found a folder with what appears to be the last will and testament of Albertus Murray. Yuri: "All of my fortune shall be given to my beloved daughter and greatest treasure..." Yuri walks out of the mansion with the folder in his hands as well as the shadowy marble. He looks at the mansion one last time as his sinister smile is complimented by the full moon. Yuri: Worry not my Lord...everything will now belong to its rightful owner. Tokyo, Japan. 10 years later. Dr. Kamiya arrived to the doorstep of the Gothic Mansion. During the past few years, he went from medical practice to a series of successful businesses in pharmaceutics and real estate. The doctor in his prime, knocked at the ornate white door. It opened and he greeted his loved ones. Dr. Kamiya: Yuri and Marie, I'm home. Yuri: Welcome back, Father. Marie: Welcome... Dr. Kamiya: Gate cards scattered everywhere...you two seem to had fun. Yuri: It was a close call. She is indeed getting better at controlling her minion. Dr. Kamiya: Very good, my dear. Marie: Thank you...but I lost. Dr. Kamiya: What matters is that you did your best. Yuri: You are tired from your trip, father. Dr. Kamiya: Well, I guess I am. Yuri: I will prepare you afternoon tea. Dr. Kamiya: I certainly cannot refuse that. End of Chapter 3
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