TW: Abuse, Guns, Death

"The government now owns this property. You, illegal settlers, must leave or face consequences," a guard explained slowly to the stranded family, as he was not fluent in Chinese. Drunk soldiers piled up in front of the main house, laughing like maniacs. Based on their uniforms, these insane soldiers were from another country.

From behind, one soldier yelled for the other to pay attention. Y/n looked at them; she knew she could take them down, but she was afraid that the entire family would discover the truth about her. Particularly Xiaoting.

The soldier returned and stood in front of the family's eldest daughter. "Come with me," he said, untying her. The father kept shaking his head nervously. "Please, Xioajia, don't leave. Stay there! " Her father pleaded, but the soldier dragged her away.

They saw their father cry for the first time in their lives. Seeing him cry broke their hearts.

A moment of silence was placed to the family. They prayed silently that Xiaojia would not be hurt, but they knew she would. The youngest was crying uncontrollably, which irritated some soldier. One inebriated soldier even pointed his gun with a spear at the young boy.

"Please do not hurt him!" pleaded the mother, but the soldier only laughed. That soldier approached the mother and untied her, yanking her away. "No! " All the father could do was scream.

Inside the house, a loud shriek could be heard. It had to be Xiaojia. She yelled for help, but no one could help her. Because the father was crying so loudly, a soldier charged at him and slashed the spear across his face. The children sobbed as their father drop down to the ground, lifeless. Xiaoting clutching the youngest member. When the soldier turned to look at her, Y/n shot him a glare.

"Can I have this one?" The soldier spoke up, but they couldn't understand him. The drunken crowd began chanting behind them, prompting the soldier to smirk and go to untie Xiaoting's hands.

"Don't touch her," said Y/n in English. The sound caused the soldier to freeze. He assumed it was an American. He abruptly stood up and yelled to his group, "AMERICAN! "

The drunk men stopped talking and raised their guns. They looked around cautiously, fearful that the enemy would find them. "THAT GIRL!" The soldier indicated Y/n. The group then burst out laughing at him, who appeared terrified.

"She's a girl, she's powerless!" said one man.

The soldier bought it and then proceeded to take Xiaoting. "I told you not to touch her! " Y/n yelled, drawing everyone's attention to her. Everyone was taken aback by her bright red eyes. Her hands began to rip the ropes that had been tied around them. The soldier stood terrified as he let go of Xiaoting and ran back to his group to retrieve his gun.

"Stay back!" They yelled at her. Her hands were wrapped around Xiaoting's waist, while the other clutched the youngest sister. Xiaoting's free hands carried the child on her arms.

A gunshot was heard coming from the house. Everyone turned to look at the house, which revealed a crying mother holding a gun. "RUN! " she said as she fired at the soldiers. The four fled for their lives, Xiaoting looking back to the scene of her mother being shot repeatedly. She stumbled, bringing everyone to a halt. The soldiers eventually chased them down and fired. The youngest sister was shot first, but Y/n pushed everyone behind a tree to protect them.

"Stay here," she instructed the two. Y/n went to get the body of the youngest and then drew it to them. She checked for pulse and felt nothing. Y/n sighed and then stood up in front of the crying people, gathering her strength.

"If something happens, remember that I love you," she said as she bent down to kiss Xiaoting on the cheek. Xiaoting gripped her hands tightly to Y/n's, refusing to let her go. "No, please. I don't want you to die too " she begged, but Y/n chuckled lightly. "I won't. But promise me you'll stay safe in here. Do not look in my direction. I'll be back soon," she said as she kissed her head again before facing the soldiers.

Without saying anything else, she dashed up to the soldiers, killing them one by one by taking their heads off by her bare hands. They've taken many lives, and they deserve this. As she approached the last soldier, she wiped the blood stains from her face and smiled. She smiled at him before twisting his neck, throwing him on the ground lifeless.

"You can come out now, Xiao-" she was cut off as she was met by Xiaoting, a soldier holding a knife to her neck.

"Monster!" the soldier yelled in his native tongue.

As she approached them, Y/n said, "Put the knife down." She was speaking in English because she hoped the soldier could understand her. "Stay away or I'll kill her!" " he yelled once more. The soldier noticed Y/n's eyes reddening once more. The sunrise rays began to shine on her skin, and no matter how much pain it caused her, seeing Xiaoting held hostage was more painful.

"Kyuketski," the man murmured as he lowered the knife. Y/n attempted to manipulate his mind, but she was too young to be trained in this skill. She messed up halfway through her manipulation, causing the man to realise what she was doing. He went to get a knife from the ground and slit the hostage's throat.

"NO!"

She snatched the man's arms and snapped them, tossing him to the side. "Shen Xiaoting, get up!" She tapped the bleeding girl on the cheeks. Xiaoting was still breathing, but hardly. "It's okay," she said, her voice broken. "No, it isn't! Please don't leave yet," she begged, a tear dripping from her eyes after a long time. She never imagined she'd cry again like she did when her mother died.

"What are you?"

Xiaoting asked, a smile on her face. Her hands moved weakly to Y/n's face, fascinated by the way her skin shone. "You look lovely in the light," Xiaoting struggled to say as blood poured from her mouth. "I love you forever and always," she said quietly, her voice and breathing becoming more laboured. Her last tear rolled down her rosy cheeks as she finally closed her eyes. Y/n's sobs grew louder and louder until the brightest idea occurred to her.

She knelt down next to Xiaoting and placed her mouth on the younger's neck. She felt her fangs emerge and pierce her love's skin. Her blood flowed through her veins and met Xiaoting's. She can only do this once, and she gave up this opportunity to save the love of her life.

Unknown to Y/n was the soldier behind her, limping his way to stab her.