Nightmare Overture Pt. 2

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"Thank you come again!"

I spent my time smoking in the back of the church, and a priest has found me tobacco in his garden.

"My child this is no place to smoke in the house of god…."

"I am outside of its father. A pleasure to meet you I am Vlad the 6th Dracula Tepes."

"I heard about you and your… huge incident back at the underground party house you owned… just today. Is that why you are outside here?"

"There's a vampire pastor that wants to be a priest named Fritz Chad Peter Pring. Any ideas?"

"Of course, he is here praying."

"That hypocrite… always casting illusions with his silver tongue. That man is a monster that raped me and wanted to drink my blood."

"We know he's a vampire, but I heard you were one of his acquaintances that broke his dear heart and learned his lessons. He asked for redemption wanting to be a priest again."

"Is that so? Did he also quit smoking?"

"Even drinking. But we give him blood donors to keep him sane."

"That's not fair to me. I have to hunt myself. Without having to kill anybody."

"That smell of your pipe... it's nothing like a cigarette, rather it's something I used to take back as a young lad like you."

"It's just the finest tobacco in Pampanga. It's healthy too, and plus it does not have any chemicals."

"Why are you here outside the church? Why won't you come inside?"

"It feels like I'm not welcome even though it is true that God welcomes all people even vampires."

"A vampire cannot be cured. Or exorcised which we almost killed our top pastor Chad Pring for that…."

"It's all science and in his head. But if I can smoke one of your church scents that you use for rituals, I could use some of those herbs to smoke inside if that is okay with you."

"Why of course? Come inside my child."

I went inside smoking the church scent that I never knew what it was called.

"The pastor Fritz is sleeping at the moment. But he will awaken soon enough. He might be glad to see you and apologise. He knows all of his mistakes now. Ever since many years ago."

"Fritz and I used to come here a lot and he force me to be cured of vampirism and he does not want to be cured himself…."

"He is rather psychotic it seems. Vlad Tepes…"

"Call me The Count."

"Of course, whatever you wish child."

I went inside the underground of the church.

"His diary entries are right here and he was obsessed with you until now he still is."

"I already have a wife. He might take her away from me again. Just like how he did to Angel just to have me himself."

"Yes Angel... you two were very close until he ruined your love life."

"He is evil incarnate. I however have an angel's blood even though I am a vampire myself."

"How did you know that?"

"Did your prophets tell you about Me?"

"So, it must be really you… the hybrid."

"Indeed so, now. I want to leave this place before Fritz does something worse than raping me. Even if he is forgiven the scar remains, remember that your old geezer."

I went to sleep under a casket at dawn.

The next night…

I kicked the casket box out of me and got up.

"Good grief… what time is it?"

They're praying… it must be Sunday.

I went outside of the underground passageway to the back of the church garden again. The priest told me about this secret hole even Fritz does not know about.

I left a donation of 1k Pesos of cash from the casket, by the way… for thanking the priest for taking care of me.

I went to the church's temple, where the Church Tower is, and it was high. So I took off my shoes and kneeled to pray.

"I need some blood for today in order to survive my madness. Amen."

I looked behind me, and it was Fritz after doing the sign of the cross.

He was crying.

As I showed no mercy, I slapped him and headed outside.

I went to the outskirts of Guagua and headed to my abandoned Cabaret bar as my hideout.

I drank some of the finest blood wine there is and got drunk over it at day rise.

At nightfall, I went back up sober.

"The modern days is sure interesting…."

I went outside of the Danse Macabre Cabaret bar, chained up everything, and closed each passage.

"Alpha!"

"Yes underling?"

"What are you still doing in here?"

"I wanted to get something to drink. You hold the second spare of keys if you want some blood wine or tablets for the thirst. See yah."

I left with some spare keys with him.

I smoked at the parking lot, and I saw heard Ambulance sirens.

"Good grief… I thought the plague has been already eradicated. Perhaps an accident."

I went out of the parking lot after smoking a pipe of tobacco.

I went to venture out to look around in the city of San Fernando.