"Arghhhhh." Razeal didn't stop walking well he couldn't. He moved forward as if something inside him was dragging him by force, both his hands now pressed hard to his forehead. His fingers dug into his scalp. His palms were hot. His breath was uneven. His eyes.. those deep crimson eyes were shaking violently behind his hands.

His emotions weren't just rising anymore.

They were burning.

Spreading.

Growing.

Building inside him like lava pushing against the walls of a cracking volcano.

Every step he took made it worse.

His shoulders trembled chest heaving even his legs shook like his own body couldn't support the weight of everything churning violently inside.

I won't lose… from my own self. He repeated it inside his head like a mantra like the only thin rope left keeping him from spiraling.

But the rope was fraying.

His mind flickered, spinning uncontrollably:

Take it out.

Let it out.

Scream.

Destroy something.

Destroy EVERYTHING.

Laugh.

Cry.

Break.

Tear it all apart.

Kill.

Rip the sea in half.

Show them.

Show the world he wasn't wrong.

Show EVERYONE what they did to him.

Unfiltered.

Uncontrolled.

Unshaped.

His emotions were no longer whispers they were roaring inside his skull, pounding against his temples, demanding he give in.

His thoughts spiraled harder, faster:

Go back to the empire.

Go back and face them.

Face Selena.

Face Celestia.

Face Nova.

Face his mother.

Face everyone who betrayed him.

Why did they do it?

Did they not love him?

Did they hate him that much?

How could they NOT trust him?

Scream at them.

Demand answers.

Beat them.

Destroy the empire that wronged him.

Punish them.

Prove to everyone he wasn't wrong.

Prove HE WAS RIGHT.

TaKE Revenge.

The emotions rage, grief, longing, hunger, fury, heartbreak kept slamming into him from every direction, like someone had taken every suppressed feeling he ever swallowed in his entire life and dragged them to the surface all at once.

It was suffocating.

Suffocating enough to destroy sanity.

His hand on his forehead trembled harder. Veins appeared across his arms, neck, even his temple plump and bulging from the intensity coursing through his bloodstream.

His expression shifted every few seconds anger, pain, sadness, confusion, something close to madness. His face couldn't settle on one emotion because he wasn't feeling one he was feeling everything.

"Find… pl…ace… to rest…" His voice cracked, strained, barely human for a second as he turned his head slightly toward Neptunia.

He couldn't even speak properly. His throat felt tight. The words felt dragged out by force.

Neptunia's expression dropped instantly.

"Are you alright?" she asked, voice small for the first time. But when Razeal didn't answer just looked at her with those trembling, burning crimson eyes she swallowed and quickly stepped forward.

"Come here with me. This way... Come on." She motioned with both hands, guiding him in front of her like someone trying to move a wounded beast without provoking it.

Razeal followed silently. His steps literally staggering but he forced his spine straight, forced his breath slow, forced his head up. It was all instinct.. he didn't want to look weak in front of anyone, even if he felt like his entire soul was cracking apart.

But his body gave him away.

His arms were trembling breath hitching.. his fingers dug into his hairs .. Holding them roughly which he never would do so.. so hard it was almost painful.

Everyone nearby stared.

Of course they did.. three incredibly attractive strangers rushing through a public street with one of them visibly shaking like a collapsing star was not a sight anyone could ignore.

Maria walked beside him, stealing glances from the corner of her eye.

He looked… unstable. she thought silently.

She had seen him angry before.. Cold,Irritated., hostile.. Arrogant and even killing intent towards her..

But this wasn't any of that.

This was something else entirely something raw, violent, suffocating. Something she couldn't place.

What is happening to him? she thought weirdly, brows furrowing.

He was fine a few seconds ago. Completely fine And now… Now he looked like he was on the edge of tearing the world apart.

For a second, she thought of reaching out. She even raised her hand halfway. She wanted to ask.. Are you okay? Do you need help? Should I do something?

But she let the hand fall.

He wouldn't accept help anyways. Not from her or anyone. So she just walked in silence.

It wasn't until Neptunia pulled them down a quieter path that a voice whispered into Razeal's head.

[Host… drink some blood] Villey's tone was serious.. sharper than usual. [The more and the better the quality, the better your emotions will stabilize. Blood helps calm a vampire's emotional instability. Whether the issue is mental or physical, it stabilizes you. It's not optional. If you suppress this, you'll only get worse.]

".…nn… no need." Razeal exhaled through his teeth. His voice sounded rough strained, cracked from holding back too much at once.

"I'm not weak enough to depend on drugs or meds… or on something outside myself… to solve my problems." His jaw clenched. "I can handle this. It's just... first time."

He tore his trembling hand away from his forehead. Slowly. Painfully. Then dropped it to his side.

His veins bulged harder across his arms. His body shook but he straightened fully, forcing himself to walk properly. his back stiffened.

Even if he looked like he was barely holding on.

[Host, don't be stubborn. This is recklessness. The emotions of a vampire aren't something that can be controlled by will alone. Even vampires who lived for millions of years.. who trained endlessly can't fully control it. This isn't a personality issue, host. It's the CORE of what a vampire is. You can't ignore it just because you want to. Just like humans can't live without oxygen or food. Saying you'll deal with it alone is meaningless. Stabilize it first. Drink blood. It will calm your system and your emotions. Please, don't be foolish.]

Razeal gritted his teeth, the pressure inside his chest almost cracking his ribs from the inside.

His breathing was shallow, unstable each inhale sharp, like dragging cold glass shards into his lungs.

I lived without eating for 11 days… Razeal grit out in his head, his hand pressed against his forehead as if he could crush the sensation away. Even if something is necessary… doesn't mean I can't resist it for a minute. I can handle this. I a-arghhh…

His thought broke in half as another wave of emotion slammed into him like a tidal wave.

Anger.

Confusion.

Something like sorrow.

Something like rage.

Something like suffocation.

All of them mixing, crashing, and multiplying inside him until he felt like he might explode.

His steps faltered. His vision wavered. His fingers trembled.

Neptunia, noticing him struggling, quickly pointed ahead. "H-here, come here.. this way! I found a tavern!" Her voice rose a little in panic as she pointed to a building made of bright yellow and orange coral, glowing faintly through the water.

People were entering and exiting normal, casual but to Razeal everything around him looked tilted, like reality was swaying left and right.

He tried to walk forward.

But suddenly his steps suddenly halted.

Razeal froze mid-step, his crimson pupils shrinking sharply as he stared into a certain direction..

His hand suddenly moved up, gripping his forehead like he was trying to hold his skull together.

"W-What happened?" Maria asked, stopping beside him. Her brows furrowed as she stared at him.. he looked like he was suffering, and she couldn't understand from what.

"Why you stopping?" Neptunia asked, turning to look in the same direction he stared at. "What are you looking at?"

Both girls followed Razeal's line of sight.

And saw nothing.

But Razeal's eyes definitely did his pupils shaking from his own chaos inside though still he pointed his finger.

"That woman…" he said slowly, his voice low and strained. "She's following us. Take care of her… that woman with… snakes… instead of her hair…"

Maria and Neptunia both turned sharply again.

Still nothing.

Nothing but the faint sway of underwater light.

Maria's brows knitted tighter. "…There's nothing."

She said it gently..

But Razeal didn't look like he was joking.

He didn't look like he was lying. he looked like someone who genuinely saw something.. Not to say.. Trying to remind them even in this condition of his.

Razeal pressed his palm harder into his forehead, teeth grinding. "But.. she's there. White… Invisible looking body… her hair turning into snakes tch, whatever…"

The pressure inside his head surged again, striking like lightning.

He hissed sharply under his breath and turned away, staggering slightly toward the tavern entrance.

"Fuck it…"

Neptunia blinked, then looked between Maria and the space Razeal pointed at one more time. She didn't see anything, but the words made her hesitate.. As a figure apeared in her head..

Maria frowned deeper, watching his shaking back. His entire body looked like a compressed storm waiting to burst.

"…Is he hallucinating?" she whispered under her breath. Or was it something else?

Neptunia lingered for a second longer, staring at the empty direction as if expecting something to manifest but nothing did.

Her expression grew uneasy.

Still, she followed them in.

As they entered the tavern, the murmuring of people inside reached their ears.

"Have you heard?" a man whispered in panic. "Our protector was killed today? By a wild purple haired woman. She hit the Second Sea at dawn. Do you think this could be true?"

"That's total nonsense."

"No, someone said.. she took down the Sea Lord of the Second Sea. In ONE strike!"

"Shh. What are you talking about? Keep your voice down, idiot. It is clearly just a rumor."

"Yeah!! Shut up! Do you think anyone can do something like that?! Killing a Sea Lord in a single attack? And our Sea Lord, of all people?! Idiot, keep your voice low!"

"And I haven't heard of any purple-haired woman before. Not one. If someone like that existed.. someone THAT strong she'd be famous."

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