'Agh... what a pain...' Matt tried to get up gently, unable to comprehend what was happening.
Suddenly, memories hit his mind like a torrent of dark waters, which made him feel tremendous pain.
He frowned and opened his eyes, but his vision was blurred, making him unable to see much. In addition, he could hear a roaring sound, as if many waters were falling into his ear.
When he opened his eyes, he noticed that the roar of the many waters was not an illusion. It was pouring rain in this place.
That was also making his eyesight difficult. In addition, the pain in his mind and stomach hindered his thoughts.
Despite that, he discerned very well among the thoughts pounding in his mind.
'...That's right, I was fighting those bastards recently. I remember murdering them.' With difficulty, he tried to get up, but an urge of blood came to him.
That caused him to fall again to the ground, or so he thought.
But as he fell, he noticed that he was on top of a beautiful body and face.
'Alice?'
Now that he noticed, they were in a strange forest.
Alice was underneath him, and by her face, she had fallen exhausted.
'Carried me this far? Where is this forest?' he thought.
Still, after thinking like that, an urge of blood struck his body again.
It was then that he felt that he was almost bloodless.
'What the hell? My blood was partially consumed?'
The blood urge was like a severe pain in his stomach, similar to hunger. But he didn't feel hunger for food, but for blood.
His foggy mind and strange vision, coupled with the fact that he was in an unfamiliar place and Alice was underneath him, led him to look at her neck. Read today at mvl _em _pyr.
'...Blood...' He thought.
At that precise moment, Alice opened her eyes.
She was in a better state than Matt. Seeing that he was awake, she smiled.
"Matt!" Filled with joy, she hugged him tightly.
Alice was surprised, "Really? Is she close?" she asked quickly, and Matt shook his head.
"I don't know... It's kind of weird what I feel." He replied.
His soul pulsed continuously, and he felt Charlotte's soul. He was sure because they had been connected with a soul contract on earth.
But, this time, it was different.
He could only feel existence, but he could not feel where she was or anything similar.
His feeling was totally limited to knowing that she existed.
But where did she exist?
Was she alive? Was she dead? What did this feeling mean? And why did it appear just now? He had been in this world for several months, so why hadn't it appeared earlier?
A countless number of questions popped into his mind because of this.
But he would not let his feelings get the better of him. So, soon after, he calmed down and began to consider things.
The first thing was, why did this appear now?
'Could it be because I came close to dying recently? My transformation almost absorbed all my blood, and although I'm recovering now, I can't deny the fact that I almost died from lack of blood in my body.' He thought.
That was something he had noticed when he was sucking Alice's blood. His body was in a pitiful state due to the transformation consuming too much blood from his body. It could be said that it was thanks to Alice's blood that he could make his body have the strength to produce blood, again.
'That must be it... So Charlotte is dead?' His countenance suddenly darkened. Not that it wasn't a possibility for him.
She was most likely dead, and he knew that. Still, if there was a glimmer of hope, he wanted to hold on to it.
'...That's right, it may be because I became more powerful now. It might be that the transformation uncovered my senses to the fullest again.''
After thinking like that, Matt sighed and stopped thinking about nonsense.
'There's no use worrying about the future. If she's alive, I'll find her sooner or later. If she isn't, I'll still go wherever she is and look for her.' His mind had changed slightly since he had decided to live his way.
If it had been before, he would have despaired to the point of running to look for his beloved wife.
Matt looked at Alice, who seemed a little worried about him but did not know how to express her feelings.
Matt could sense that in her, so he raised his hand to stroke her lightly.
"Don't worry, if she's around, I'll find her." He said and looked at the surroundings.
"Where are we?" he asked.