{Note:- Violent content towards the end of the update. Readers discretion advised.}

Past

"Jun, Jun." A woman's voice reaches Wangji's ears; he tries to open his eyes, but he finds it impossible to do so. 

'Too bright.'

"Zhau, sweetie, help me." The woman asserts again, and he feels another set of arms wrap around him.

'A child.' Wangji realizes, and second later, he is being dragged.

"Not safe." Wangji murmurs.

"I know, Jun." the woman replies, panting.

"They will return, your blood, it attracts them." Wangji continues to murmur.

"Don't talk. Stay still." The woman orders, and Wangji falls silent immediately.

"Zhau, how is your father?" the woman enquires, her voice calm but full of concern.

"Father is sleeping." The young child informs.

"Damn it." The woman swears and lets go of Wangji.

"Mother, what should I do with this weird man?" The child asks; the woman doesn't respond. 

"No! Bohai, please don't leave me like this, I need you." The woman's voice is desperate. 

"Bohai....please." She begs; there is no response.

"Mother, what happened to father?" The child asks.

"He was tired, sweetheart. He is taking a little nap." the woman lies.

A few seconds pass, and Wangji hears someone sob. 'I failed to save him.' Wangji realizes just before getting dragged again. 

"Xian, your Jun is heavy, son." The woman mutters between sobs, and Wangji wonders if he had heard right. Had the woman mentioned Xian?  

"Jun, come find him sooner this time." He hears the woman request. 

Wangji knows these words. He tries to move with all the strength he can muster, but he fails. His whole body feels like it's being crushed, and he loses conciseness. 

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When Wangji opens his eyes, he finds himself in his room with Xian next to him as usual.

He sits up, feeling completely fine.

"YiJun, how are you feeling?" Shen, who is sitting next to the bed, asks in a concerned tone.

"Uncle, how did I get here?" He asks, looking at his surroundings.

"The receptionist at our office informed me that a heavily pregnant woman dropped you off at our office." Shen pauses and looks at his nephew's pained expression, "She told the receptionist that you had been in an accident and the culprit ran away."

When Shen doesn't continue, Wangji asks, "What happened to the woman?"

Shen takes a deep breath, "The receptionist thought that the woman was lying and wanted to detain her, so she called security. But somehow, the woman escaped."

Even before Shen finishes, YiJun gets off the bed.

"YiJun," Shen stops his nephew, "What's wrong?"

"She saved me, uncle. I think she lost her husband too. She has Bai blood. That night, the night creatures were attacking her and her family. She is not safe. She called me Jun. I need to protect her." He answers, walking out the door.

"You may need my help," Shen suggests, following YiJun.

When they reach the woman's home, there is nothing left but ashes.

"Who could have done this?" Wangji mutters.

YiJun and Shen decide to enquire about the family in the neighborhood. But it turns out that no one can recall the family; it's like the family never existed. 

"YiJun, are you sure that this is the place?"

YiJun nods. He knows he has not made a mistake. That leads him to believe that the neighbors were probably made to forget about the family. He suddenly feels sick to the stomach and sways.

Shen supports him, "There is nothing you can do now, YiJun. Let's leave."

The men drive back home with heavy hearts;

YiJun goes to his room and sits on the bed.

"Xian, I am sorry that I wasn't here with you at dawn." He whispers, before carrying Xian to the bathroom room.

He disrobes Xian and frowns. He touches Xian's chest, "It's gone." he observes; the lotus mark on Xian's chest had disappeared completely. He cups Xian's face, "Why did it leave your body after so many centuries?" he asks. 

Of course, he doesn't get an answer.

Present

*Ever Night Club*

Shin starts screaming. Her scream is the longest and loudest, just before dawn. After this, she falls silent.

It worries Gayo, for instead of her situation becoming better, it looked like it was becoming worse. He dismisses the guards and goes to check on her; he doesn't want to let them see her in this condition.

He enters inside and finds his beloved sister on the floor. She is sobbing while muttering something under her breath. 

Gayo crouches next to her and holds her in his arms. Then he hears the words that Shin is repeating, "I am going to die, he will kill me."

Gayo holds her closer, trying to soothe her, "My princess, I will never let anything happen to you."

Shin's eyes clear up a little, "Brother?" she asks, trying to confirm if it was her brother: The oldest and the most powerful night creature to ever walk the mortal realm. 

"What is it, love? What has you so scared?" Gayo asks, stroking her forehead.

"Xian." She whispers as if someone would hear her. She shivers before adding, "He had said he would return. He had said he will punish me for what I had stolen from him."

She ducks suddenly, "Look, he is almost at our doors." She adds, her lips quivering. 

"Shin, you are safe. There is no one at the door. Don't you know how powerful I am?"

Shin nods.

Gayo lifts her chin, "I have a gift for you." He whispers in her ear; her eyes widen, and she smiles innocently, "A gift?"

"Yes." Gayo nods, "Would you like to see it?"

She purrs, "Yes. I want it now. What is it?"

"A beautiful plaything for my favorite girl."

Her smile widens. She stands up with a jerk, almost making Gayo lose his balance. "Take me to my gift. Take me. Take me." she gushes, jumping up and down, clapping her hands like a child.

"Alright, but you have to promise that you will behave. I need him to survive. You can't harm him, ok?" Gayo speaks like he is explaining something to a five-year-old child. Shin nods excitedly.

He holds her hand and takes her to the room next to hers.

It's dark. Night creatures don't need light; most slept during the day, but Gayo and Shin, who was his first, were different. Unlike others that he had turned, Shin did not need to sleep during the day. However, her powers of persuasion, and her strength, got greatly reduced during the time between dawn and dusk.

Shin tries to run towards Wangji, who is bound by chains; his head hanging low, but Gayo doesn't let her. She hisses at him and fangs out.

Gayo pets her head, "Remember, don't hurt him. I need him. Ok?"

Shin blinks and tilts her head.

"Master, I don't think she is ready yet," XiChen observes, slowly walking next to Gayo.

"My boy, it's a fair concern. What do you suggest?"

"Either wait for her to regain her sanity completely, or feed him your blood so he can protect himself. That way, you will also be able to persuade him to... " XiChen trails off.

"Ah, yes, I can persuade him to satisfy her," Gayo adds, looking at XiChen. Longing and lust for the man in front of him clear in Gayo's eyes.

"Hold her," Gayo orders, handing Shin over to XiChen. Shin hisses once again, and XiChen hugs her. She immediately stops and purrs, burying her face in XiChen's neck.

Gayo feeds Wangji his blood, and almost immediately, Wangji's eyes open. He looks at Gayo with a confused look on his face, before realizing who it is. His eyes turn red, and he fangs out. He launches himself at Gayo but fails. He looks at his hands and legs that are bound in chains. He growls, "I will kill you!"

Gayo smiles and pets his head, "No, you won't."

Wangji struggles against his bonds, trying to free himself; Gayo chuckles, "How sweet." He whispers, before stepping closer and lifting Wangji's face. Their eyes meet, "Now, look into my eyes... "

*Lan Mansion*

"Accept me. Let us finish what we started." 

As soon as these words are out of Xian's mouth, the body on the bed starts glowing brighter; it gets lifted into the air.

Zhau gasps, but keeps a tight grip on Shen's hand. He didn't have to, though, for Shen had stopped trying to approach Xian as soon as Xian's mark had started glowing.

A few moments pass, the floating body starts disappearing till the human form is completely gone; only the glow remains.

Xian touches the glow, and it starts entering Xian through his fingertips; Xian smiles.

Within a minute, the glow completely disappears into Xian, and Xian's body starts glowing. He closes his eyes and falls to the floor. His body starts shuddering. He shuts his mouth and eyes tightly and wraps his arms around his shoulders.

Xian feels like he is being dragged out of his body. He feels like he is floating. All the while, he feels like barbed wires are crushing his heart. He tries to speak, but words refuse to leave his mouth. He gets flashes of a dark room. He sees YiJun tied up. He watches as his YiJun struggles against the chains tied around his wrists and ankles. 

'What are they doing to you?' Xian wonders as pain washes over him in waves. He watches as Gayo steps close to YiJun and slits his wrist, feeding his blood to YiJun.

"YiJun......Nooooo!" Xian screams.

Blood starts oozing out of Xian's nose, and his body starts to tremble violently. His eyes roll back into his head, and he stops moving.

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