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For the past several decades, Mingyu the Vampire Hunter spent his day sleeping, recharging his energy. His nights were for hunting a certain vampire who, for unknown reason–probably out of boredom of living an uneventful long life–loved to drag Mingyu into a game of hide and seek. With his day and night reversed, the main culprit of this decades-long habit made a joke, “My attempt turning you into my kind is halfway done.”
Ha ha. “Very funny,” Mingyu drily replied, before dashing off to catch the corner of that long sleeve of his. Their chase that night was not unlike any other day; right before the sky started to brighten, that vampire bid his farewell. He bowed, right hand over his left chest, and left one behind his back. With a simple, “Till we meet again,” he vanished like mist upon a cold morning.
Kim Mingyu spent more than half of his lifetime chasing after that creature--vampire--person’s back. Even after his hair turned gray; even when he saw the grim reaper waving at him like an old friend.
On their last round of hide-and-seek, that vampire, clad in his usual black robe and black veil, stood with his back facing the amaranthine sky. “Are you going to leave me also?” That question of his was whispered into Mingyu’s ears. His tone was as cold as snow on winter day, hiding the regret and sadness underneath.
Mingyu laughed. He grabbed that pale hand, the one that was usually hidden under the long sleeve. “What ‘leaving you’.” Mingyu’s grin was as hearty as ever. Joy radiated from his youthful eyes. “I finally caught you. And I have no intention to let you go.”
As Mingyu breathed his last, the man in black robe kneeled before him. The man’s embrace gave no warmth, as both of their bodies were now equally cold.
(dawn arrived. The warmth of morning sunlight followed not long after. It fell upon the two of them, who had not seen the sun for a rather long time)