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The pain was unbearable and cruel. If you asked him why he done this, he would have just shrugged.
Once again he was hidden within his cabin filing down his fangs, he didn't want people to see them. What would they say? Would they call him a monster? Maybe even worse.
Looking at himself in the bathroom mirror he took in his looks, his hair was scruffy and ragged, his shaky and exhausted build. He looked pathetic and weak, his eye bags and his pale completion making him looked frail and lifeless.
It didn't help the crippling hunger he felt, the thirst for sweet, nectary blood.God he was so hungry, even for a small drop of blood to quench his never ending thirst.
He looked at his hands slightly scarred from years of tending to works of all types, before letting out a sigh and a slight incoherent grumble before turning on the sink.
Water cascaded down the sink before he began to wash his face, yet the exhaustion never faded. He just wants to see his son yet not even the god of this realm provides him with that.
Finally drying his face he exited the bathroom to rest on his bed.
Even the bed was exhausted and worn down, the mattress was rough yet soft causing an uncomfortable aftermath. But seven didn't care, he just wanted to lay down and never get back up, he closed his eyes and slowly began to drift off into sleep.
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Seven opened his eyes and scanned his surroundings, his heart ached as he recalled his old home. Memories of days of joy with his son made his smile;it was a gentle and calming smile which showed his contentment in his house.
But it was odd... The silence in the house was unusual, his son was never leaving room for quiet to creap in.This was eerie and uncomfortable for seven.
Where was his son... his pride and joy. Was all that flashed through his mind.
His heart pounded in his chest and the air seemed to thicken to an unbearable mist. Sprinting to his sons room his legs began to burn... An aroma of rot and decay made him gag, memories hit him fast. He slowly opened the door till he saw himself on the floor and a silver bullet below his feet... Unable to move as he felt stuck in quicksand he forcefully stepped back before he heard his name being called in the distance.Yet the voice was gentle and slightly rushed, finally it was getting nearer, causing him to swiftly exit his nightmare.
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"007-rise and shine,
We've got to hurry, time's not fine.The others are waiting, don't you see!We gotta move, it's time to be!"
Looking to his left he felt dreary, his eyes like heavy weights as he forced them open. He locked on to a familiar sight, dusekkars flame flickered when he realised seven was awake.
Seven let out a large yawn before rubbing his eyes and hooking his arms around his chest in an attempt to warm himself up.
"Morning dusekkar, is everything alright? Usually... Uhm... I just get a knock at my door." seven scratched the back of his neck before looking at the floor.
Seven felt uneasy and slightly jumped when he felt dusekarr rest his hand atop sevens shoulder, seven looked up but felt safe as he noticed a warmth within dusekarrs gentle gaze.Dusekkar cleared his throat before beginning to quickly inform seven about his reason for being here.
"A new round's here, with Noli in the lead. We need your aid, to help the team!
You're the one who can read him like a book,So come on, lend a hand, no time to hook!"
Seven sat there for a while before he reluctantly stood up and began heading to his closet, grasping the handle he gently pulled it open. He decided to put on a warm black cloak, turning around and gently locking gazes with dusekkar who held out his hand expectantly.
Seven entwined hands and walked out of the cabin with dusekkar.
"007n7, you as if on a wire,Something's got you stressed, and it's building like a fire." sensing tension he gripped sevens wrist securely before gently massaging it in hopes of providing comfort.
"If you wanna vent, I'm here to lend,No need to mask it, don't let it in the blend,With me, you can let it all out true,No judgments here, that's what I'm supposed to do."
Seven looked up for once with a soft almost fearful gaze, he felt scared and afraid. Dusekkar was his friend yet he was worried if he knew about his secret he would hate him. Slightly opening before closing just as quickly his jaw clamped shut.Dusekkar stopped walking to the cabin and froze in his steps,sevens heart began to race with the possibilities of what's happening.
He felt his hand being guided through the chilly air before being placed upon dusekkar face in a trusting embrace.
"I am here, and I hear you say,No pressure, got it, we'll take it slow today,Your pace is mine, no need to hide,We'll walk this road, side by side." seven looked at dusekkar his face slightly flushed, before he let out a few chuckles.
Warmth spread across dusekkars face yet he would never admit it.
" Why the grin, what's got you in a twist?Something funny, wanna share the gist?"dusekkar tilted his head slightly upon saying the question. And deflecting his recent warmth.
" sorry, sorry it just... You sounded quite silly trying to be serious when rhyming. I just couldn't help but chuckle."Seven looked at dusekkar for a second trying to not smile infront of dusekkar, after all he didn't finish sanding down his awful fangs.so he decided to begin walking forwards and pulling him along.
Dusekkar couldn't help but have his thoughts swirl around sevens heavenly voice and his even more mesmerising laugh, god if only shedlesky found out about his little 'crush' he would never hear the end of it from gluttonys incarnate. Yet he didn't seem to notice the way seven seemed a bit fearful a moment ago.
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Standing outside the cabin he felt a pang of hunger nearly causing him to flinch, he knew dusekkar was quite the observer so he didn't want to make it obvious. The effects of his lack of blood consumption was beginning to arrive, and they were not being gentle.
God... He wishes he was never a vampire. But he knew he could do nothing, he never had the power to do anything. He was weak and pathetic.
Clenching his fist in silent distraught he tried to fight back tears, he face began to heat up at the oncoming breakdown before he was startled by dusekarr opening the cabin door which emitted a shark creak.
Seven looked up to see dusekarr staring right at him, his flame wavering softly when he noticed seven was watching him.
"shall we commence, or wait a while. I sensed your unease for quite a while?"
"w-what?Sorry I was... Distracted, I'm fine no need to worry. Let's just go inside, before the rounds start!" Dusekarr entered first holding the door open for seven as he nervously entered.
A burning sensation hit seven as eyes were locked onto him, yet his gaze stayed towards the floor. It's not that the floor was particularly interesting, he just couldn't bare to see their gazes.He saw dusekarr float towards the others before informing them on something, seven was too in his head to understand anything.
"seven yer' ok? Ya seem rather in yer' head?" builderman was quick to ask, he knew the exploiter was quite the thinker due to how often he zoned out. But usually he was rather attentive when around others.
Seven throat felt parched and he was worried to speak so he merely just nodded nervously. Walking over to the room where the others where he stood at a distance as if trying to to intrude. Two time stared at seven as if trying to decode him, the cultist was friendly with everyone other than dusekarr due to his clear distain towards the spawn yet two time never spoke harshly towards him.
But with seven, Two time was always seperating himself from the man, being disrespectful, calling him things that seven didn't understand the reasoning for.
[authors note:two time does this because he knows seven is a vampire, I hc that in this au TT is like this because otherworldly creatures like vampires are seen as like against his religion. Kinda like the enemies of the spawn or smth 😭 long ahh note sorry also ima do past noli lore bcus I'm lazy]
"Seven we needed you here since we kinda don't know anything about this noli guy and you seem to know him, you get the point!"
Seven still looking at the floor only nodded slightly he didn't even bother to check who had said that but it was most likely shedlesky or chance due to the overwhelming pitch of their voice,he was about to speak before he was briefly cut off.
"As much as i understand that we do require thy assistance I would rather suffer. The spawn does not take lightly to those who disobey and disrespect the spawn, 007n7!"
Seven merely tensed up at two times rambling, he was used to it. The cultist seemed to have a rather unusual disliking to him, yet was fine with the others. He had tried to ask many times about how he 'disrespected' the spawn etc. But he often came to no result as the cultist always avoided him.
"Two time stop yer' rambling and leave the man alone. He didn't do anything to disrespect that false god of yers'!"
"How dear thee disrespect the spawn I must decree that is most untelligent of thee! Thou are lucky that thee aren't like that beast otherwise the spawn would hate thee aswell!"
Two time complained at the two before storming off muttering about the spawns wishes.
" For talemons sake, what did ya' do to get them to hate yer' that much. He has the patience of a monk seven! "
Seven just mumbled about not understanding either.
[sorry if there is lots of talking 🙏😔]