Guilt

~Previously on top of the Skyscraper~

"You are saying… The Pandora Project succeeded?" Trailed the man wrapped in a large dark cloak. He strolled back and forth in front of the cage that held Won Shik captive. 

"Y-- yes, Sire! Believe me, I saw it with my own eyes!" Won Shik stuttered, his bounded hands wrapped around the metal bars, clinging onto them. 

The room they were in used to be the largest conference room in the building. It was surrounded by large floor to ceiling windows, allowing those inside to enjoy the stunning scenery from high up. It had a charming original fireplace, a conference table in the center of the room, and plush seats surrounding it. 

On the left side of the room, there was a huge flat-screen monitor, usually available for presentations or brainstorming, however, this time, the screen was showing every single thing that was caught on the surveillance cameras that were discreetly installed in the walls. 

There, on the screen, displayed a young woman running slamming the red metal door, and ended up crushing a corpse skull, but she didn't stop and continued rushing. Won Shik had blanched at the gruesome image. 

"That?" The man inquired. 

"Who would have thought," Lucifer barked out a laugh. He was currently leaning against the door with his arms crossed. 

The man merely hummed and whisked out a small USB drive. "The king will be pleased. Congratulations, Lucifer. You must be delight."

His tone was full of taunt, making Lucifer snarl in resentment. 

"And this…" The man trailed, moving directly in front of Won Shik and crouched down. He gently took Won Shik's bounded hand and placed the USB drive on his palm. "Make sure you deliver this to the King, in person." 

"Why, you…!" Lucifer hissed, offended. "What are you implying?"

"Oh my, you are overthinking it, I just want both packages to arrive safely and snugly to the King," The man said lightly, sneering under the hood that covered his whole face. 

"Bastard—!" 

Lucifer lunged at him, claws outstretched. The man turned, easily grabbing Lucifer's wrist with one hand and reached for Lucifer's throat with the other. Lucifer slid out the small blade hidden under his sleeve and pointed it at the man's throat. 

Won Shik let out a startled yelp. For a moment, no one said a word, no harsh breathing, no heaving. Both stayed in this position with both lives on each other's hands. 

Two dangerous vampires, equally in power but different positions. One as a King's trusted man, while the other was a mere ruler. 

"Have you forgotten what you had done? Why you were banished here?" The man warned. His hand that gripped Lucifer's wrist clenched tighter until an audible crack was heard. Lucifer growled in response. 

"Because of your carelessness, we had lost almost all of our food supply," The man accused Lucifer. "Then again, if you wanted the King's attention so much, have you thought about switching methods?" 

Hearing that, Lucifer howled, his eyes glowed brightly in golden. But before he could do anything, an alarm blared, indicating someone had reached the highest tower. Both of them glanced towards the monitor and showed the same young woman had entered through the emergency door. 

"Persistent," The man chuckled. 

"Change of plan, I want it a day, if I don't see both packages at the main branch, you know the consequences."

Taking the millisecond chance, the man released his grip on Lucifer's throat, flinging him backward, and he crashed into the entrance door, smashing into the wood and knocking it on his way down. 

The wooden door collapsed under the pressure and fell off its hinges. 

"Akh…!" How unfortunate for the one standing guard in front of it. He collapsed amid a splinter of woods and the sweet scent of blood arose. 

Lucifer groaned and shook his head, trying to clear his head from the waves of dizziness that had overlapped him. 

"Know your place, Lucifer," The man advised. 

"Fucking hell…" Lucifer cursed under his breath. 

The man took his leave. He stepped around Lucifer and walked through the hallway, his boots hit the marbled tiles loudly, only stopping briefly when he saw the circular receptionist desk in the center. He had stood there, waiting and wondering, before leaving completely. 

"Oh, and one day, as promised," He reminded. 

After that, he was gone. 

"Fucking dog! One day… I am going to rip you apart with my bare hands!" Lucifer snarled. "Just you wait!"

He groaned in pain and shrugged his shoulders, plucking the wooden chips that had embedded in his body. The wounds had closed in mere seconds, leaving blood splotch on his clothes. He patted his lab coat as if trying to dust off the dirt and straightened his clothes and headed back inside. 

He took out the keys from his inner pocket and crouched down in front of Won Shik, opening the metal cages. Won Shik had leaned back to the corner of the cage, trembling in fear. 

"Do me a favor, would cha?" 

"What? No… no… Don't kill me," Won Shik cried out. "I… I have the USB!" 

He pulled Won Shik out, releasing him from his bonds. 

"Oh, even a cornered rat learned to bite, I guess it does exist," Lucifer mocked. "Of course I wouldn't kill you… yet."

He pushed Won Shik out of the crushed door. 

"A little birdie had just flown in here, curious as ever," He whispered. "Catch it for me?" 

Won Shik gulped nervously, he wasn't stupid enough to not know what Lucifer wanted. He was going to kill them both either way. He couldn't pinpoint where Luo Yi was, but he knew she was here. 

He looked down at his palm, the USB drive sitting snugly on his palm. Clenching his fingers around it, he made his decision. He would give this to Luo Yi and asked her to destroy it, and this time… This time, he would sacrifice his life just to get her out of here. 

And when he died, he could finally ask Joo Won and A-Reum to forgive him after what he had done to his family. Joo Won must have hated him, right? He was such a terrible human, as a father and grandfather.  

He took a deep breath and called out. 

"Luo Yi?" 

He paused, staggering a few steps forwards, and waited. 

"Are you there? P— Please save me."

He gulped, he wasn't sure if she would help him, hell, he wouldn't be surprised if she ignored him for he had left such a horrible impression on her before. Lucifer had scoffed behind him. 

"Luo Yi, please." He walked further until he stood under the blinking sign. 

He tried for the last time. 

"Fuck it."