164 I wonder if she would be safe here (1/2)

After hearing everything, Shannon doesn't raise a brow or ask a question. Her sapphire blue eyes turn dark as she crosses her arms.

The vampires might be gone. However, their world still doesn't belong to them.

”Please bring your people out.” The angels assure her, ”The converted vampires are completely gone.”

Shannon can already feel it. Though they are angels, she can't let herself believe them. She has never believed in religions. anyway. If there was a god, this apocalypse wouldn't happen. The gods are nothing but another breed. ”I want to see the person who is in charge of humans.”

The angels share a look. The blue-haired angel smiles at her. ”We will take you to her.”

She gives them a nod and walks back into the bunk. After quickly informing Brandon and giving him a few commands, she returns to the angels who are waiting for her.

”You aren't going to carry me, are you?” Shannon frowns at them when one of the angels gives his hand to her.

”There's no other way.” The blue-haired angel chuckles. ”She lives far from here.”

Another country? Shannon holds the angel's hand. He pulls her in his embrace, carrying her in his arms before he takes a flight toward K Country where the headquarters of the Council is.

Being in the arms of an angel might have made someone else nervous. But Shanno is anything but nervous. Her sharp gaze lingers on the ground.

Empty.

The cities are in ruins. Cars are abandoned on the roads. The schools, universities, and hospitals are filled with harrowing silence. There's nothing much left of them.

The world is in a devastating state. It might have started with one or two converted vampires. No, it was a lot of them that appeared out of nowhere. They bit and they converted others until there are barely any humans left. Neither fire, water, or any nuclear weapon could finish them. In the end, humans ended up hurting each other, destroying nearly half of the world.

The cold wind smashes against her face. She squeezes her eyes before she opens them again. The angel says nothing when she turns her head slightly, brushing her face against the angel's chest. Shannon uses this opportunity to brush away her tears.

***

In a brightly illuminated room, Fu Sheng leans back in the chair with a calm look in his eyes. Rays of sunlight pour through the opened window, on his shoulder, melting into his crimson eyes as he sighs again.

”Your majesty, is this a good idea to leave her under the moon guardian?” Aiken leans forward on the couch. The bed is small and empty. The walls of the room are painted dull grey. There's a small flower picture on the left wall in the name of interior decoration. How could his king live in a place like this?