Endless people are telling about their suffering, and I am bothered, clinging to a piece of bones, and wandering through all kinds of misery in the world. The thought of this last piece of skeleton consumed me.

In front of me stood me, a me, dressed in a priest's robe. I realized that I was not me, but Anatoly, and this was Anatoly's memory.

So I'm looking at Longinus.

At the time of this incident, it had been a long time since Longinus assassinated the Son of God. I could tell from the subtle signs on Longinus' face that he was a Blood, but how could Anatoly tell that?

I walked over to a mirror, where the Madness Net Senator was a teenager, blonde, slender, and pale-skinned like Poe's character.

Longinus asked, "Son, what's the matter with you?" ”

Anatoly said, "I want to repent. ”

"Of course, God treats all people equally, and it will be good for you to speak out your sins," Longinus said. ”

Anatoly said, "Will I be saved?" ”

Longinus smiled, "At least you'll be in a better mood." ”

Anatoly: "Will you keep it a secret?" ”

Longinus said, "I never divulge anyone's secrets. ”

"I'm wandering here, I'm a stranger to this place, but I don't think you're a priest, why isn't there anyone in this chapel?"

Longinus replied, "Because it's a chapel with no people." ”

Anatoly asked, "You won't hurt me, I've met a lot of people who want to hurt me along the way." ”

Longinus said, "Do you think this is appropriate for a priest? If you don't believe me, you can go without repentance. ”

Undoubtedly, Anatoly was as weak as a beautiful and powerless maiden, and in this ferocious ancient Europe, whether it was a commoner, a robber, a nobleman, or an army, would want such a plaything.

But Longinus was not a savior, he himself was still in atonement, so he didn't ask Anatoly what had happened to him. It's just that Longinus was a priest at that time, and he would not refuse the confession of a penitent.

They entered the confessional, and Anatoly sat down across from the compartment and said, "You've seen my face, is this compartment still necessary?" ”

"Expressions are unfair, they are weaknesses of human nature, and by expressions I can tell if you are lying, if you are hesitating, if you are angry, if you are sad," Longinus said. In that case, you won't be able to speak your mind. ”

Anatoly: "Fair, can I start talking?" ”

"Yes."

Anatoly sighed and said, "I killed someone. ”

"Go on."

"You don't seem too surprised."

Longinus said: "In this era of war and chaos, if you don't do evil, you can't save yourself." ”

Anatoly: "I seem to have killed a child, a little girl, no more than eight years old. ”

Longinus was interested and said, "You tell me more about it. ”

"I'm not saying that to excuse myself or anything, but my neighbor's nasty uncle adopted the girl," Anatoly said. That uncle was very bad, he used to come to my house, pinch my face with dirty hands, and tell my mother those dirty jokes. ”

Longinus said, "And then? ”

Anatoly: "So, I'm worried that the uncle will do something very bad to that girl. That night, I couldn't sleep, so I slipped out of the house and ran outside my uncle's house to see what was going on inside. However, what I saw surprised me.

In the moonlight, I saw my uncle's son, Piro, lying on his back, his complexion blue, blood running from his neck to the ground. The uncle's other son, Piro, sat against the wall, and the flies fell on him, and he did not move.

I pushed open the door and saw my uncle's wife lying on the bed, her eyes wide and lifeless. I heard a noise in the cellar and climbed down the stairs. ”

Longinus sighed: "Sometimes, it's not a good habit to get to the bottom of it. ”

Anatoly: "I saw her, she was dressed in a bright red shirt, it was red with blood, and in the light of the fire, she buried her head and teeth in Uncle Lieno's neck, and blood was splattered everywhere. I was so frightened that I couldn't catch my breath, and I tiptoed up the ladder and slipped outside. ”

Longinus said, "What happened later? ”

Anatoly: "I don't dare go back because she might have noticed me." I wandered until morning, and when I got home, my parents were lying cold, unhurt and bleeding, but dead. ”

Longinus did not reply.

Anatoly: "I tracked her down by my own means, it was a cemetery, she buried herself in the dirt and slept in it, it was a mass grave, I dug her up, and when she got into the sun, she was gone immediately, and her face became older than the old grandmother, and then completely disappeared. ”

Longinus said, "God." ”

Anatoly: "The world is very chaotic, that's what you said, if I was found by the people in the village, they would suspect that I killed my parents and tied me up and burned me. So, I fled the village and ran to the big town, where I noticed that something was more wrong. ”

"Oh?"

Anatoly: "There are many such people, people who are nocturnal, blood-sucking monsters. No one else can see the difference, but I can see that the difference is very big, because they don't look at people the right way. For example, I once saw an owl at home, and the owl stared at my chicken, ready to go, and that was the kind of look in his eyes. At night, before the night market closes, I can see such people haunting me in the shadow of the corner. ”

"I suspect you're making up stories, and if it's not making up stories, it's dangerous for you to do that," Longinus said. ”

"It doesn't matter, I'm careful, these guys have to sleep during the day and they're afraid of the sun," Anatoly said. I followed these people and climbed into their houses during the day, they were all sleeping in coffins, and I remembered a legend that when the coffins were opened and their hearts were pierced with a wooden cone, they could not move. After that, I cut their brains with a knife, and they too will die. ”

Longinus asked, "Did you ever think you might be mistaken?" ”

Anatoly laughed: "Do ordinary people sleep in coffins during the day?" ”

"Maybe it's just their hobby."

Anatoly said, "Do ordinary people suddenly turn a hundred years old when they die, and then turn to dust?" ”

Longinus couldn't answer.

Anatoly said, "When I kill them, I will take their money and flee the way I came." These fellows have servants, and they are faithful to them, and they keep watch over them during the day while they sleep, and I cannot do anything when they are well guarded. ”

Longinus said, "How many times have you done it?" ”

Anatoly: "Ten times, ten kills, the first one doesn't count, because I didn't get the money that time." ”

Longinus said, "You're doing it for money? ”

"No, it's for the people, it's for the revenge of my parents, the world around us is so dark because of these vampires. As far as I know, the ones I killed were all high officials, and at one point, I recognized the family emblem, which was the famous Count of Dumar. ”

Longinus sighed from the bottom of his heart: "It's a miracle that you've come all the way. ”

Anatoly said, "Gradually, I became more and more comfortable. I became more and more nimble and more powerful, and sometimes I could smell these guys from afar, and I could see how many sins they had committed—that is, how much blood they had sucked. I'm no longer confined to doing things during the day, for example, now. ”

Longinus asked, "Now?" ”

Anatoly's eyes were like two torches, more like a fire burning demons, and he said, "You killed everyone in this little church, thinking I didn't know?" You're not here at all, you've been marked, Father. ”

A fire caught Longinus, and Anatoly jumped out of the confessional chamber to prevent the vampire from fighting back, holding a torch in his hand and constantly driving the flames on the torch to burn his prey.

But in an instant, the flames solidified around Longinus into a small golden sword, and then the small sword shattered and disappeared with the wind.

Anatoly took several steps back in horror, and he continued to urge the flames, which rushed forward fiercely, but Longinus appeared behind Anatoly in an instant.

He sighed: "You don't know at all, the wild road won't last long, and you will meet a guy like me." If you want to become a real hunter, you need to be trained a lot. ”

Anatoly drew his dagger and reflexively stabbed at Longinus, a swift blow. Longinus sighed, "Nefarem. He clamped Anatoly with two fingers, preventing him from moving.

Longinus said, "Have you ever thought that among the vampires, there may be good people? ”

Anatoly asked, "Good guys?" ”

Longinus said, "No, not a good person, but an enemy of the vampires." Come on, I'll take you to see something. ”

Anatoly couldn't resist, and they entered the secret door in the chapel, and Anatoly was shocked and said, "This is..."

Longinus said, "They are in this little church, and they take children like you, and sacrifice them to the devil." ”

Anatoly said, "It's but... The Church, the priests and nuns of the Church .... Are you really a priest? ”

Longinus laughed: "There is no more devout priest than me, really, there is no room for sand in my eyes." Therefore, whoever sees the evil doers will die by my sword. ”

Anatoly said, "But you're a... Vampire monsters. ”

Longinus said, "As a human, I'm worse than a vampire. But as a vampire, I'm much better than a human. ”

Anatoly said, "But you killed all the clergy here. ”

"It's not fair to say that, I, like you, came to this church, and after careful investigation, I discovered their secrets. They worship the demons of hell and use innocent lives to satisfy their own selfish desires. I confirmed it many times, and the hand I finally made before I made it is very different from the one you came up to and set me on fire indiscriminately. ”

Anatoly said, "Why should I trust you? ”

"I can control your spirit at any time, even if you are Nepharem. There are not many vampires in the world who are stronger than me, and of course, the older ones are not known to me. It just so happens that I'm the enemy of these demons, and if you really want to do this, I can teach you that it's better than if you met a strong enemy in a daze and cost you your life. ”