Monster

Chapter one

Yoongi suddenly woke up, his whole body drenched in sweat. He was still breathing heavily from the nightmare he just had.

He wiped his tears and got up from his bed, only to fall on the floor right away. His legs were weak and he was shaking, his face becoming paler as the seconds went by.

Yoongi shook his head,  trying to forget his dream, but he groaned. He had a horrible headache. He could feel the back of his eyes stinging horribly and he started seeing small dots of light dancing around his room.

He crawled to his bathroom, knowing that if he didn't take his medicine now, he would have a huge migraine and he couldn't afford missing work.

He pulled his body up, holding on the sink, and saw his face in the mirror. He saw his perfectly white skin. It was as white as snow, which made him get the nickname of "the dead one" when he was younger.

He had pitch black messy hair, which contrasted with his skin. His irises were also pitch black. It was such a deep shade of black that it made his pupils look gray.

He also had a black stain covering the top of his back, going up to the back of his neck. He had it ever since he was young, yet he had no idea what it was. He tried to always wear turtle neck shirts, so it would go unnoticed.

He shakily took a few pills and swallowed them, waiting for the pain to stop. He was grabbing the sink so tight that his knuckles became even whiter than they already were.

After long, painful minutes, the pain became less strong and Yoongi managed to keep his balance without holding on to anything.

He took in a deep breath and shut his eyes tight, trying to block the salty tears that were coming out.

He now tried to remember his dream. He usually never cries, so he wanted to know what was so horrible about that nightmare.

But he couldn't remember it. Just a few things came back to his mind, a woman screaming for him to run, and blood. Blood was everywhere.

Tears kept on rolling down his face and he was unable to stop them. He checked the time: 4:38 am.

He sprayed water on his face, trying to cool down. He took a quick shower and walked down the stairs, trying not to wake his roommate up.

He drank a cup of coffee and looked outside the window.

The world he was living in was made of 4 types of people. The highest rank was made of the pure Nymphs. There were only a few left, and they were considered to be the royal family. They lived in the kingdom called Acardia, along with the humans.

They controlled everything,  ranging from what a shop will sell to which school should a specific person go to. They were said to be above everything and they found lower ranks to be disgusting. They also had some very powerful magic, but no one except for them knew what it was.

There was once a female Nymph called Kitsune who became the Queen thanks to her magic that was much more powerful than the other Nymphs. She disappeared after a few months of ruling the kingdom. The other Nymphs seem to have known what happened to her, but since the 19 year of her disappearing they haven't told anyone about it. Since then, no Nymph was strong enough to be accepted on the throne.

The rank lower were the Hybrids: half Nymph half human. Those were now extinct, since the few Nymphs that were left did not want to mix their pure blood with the disgusting human blood. But before they all suddenly disappeared, they were much more powerful and caring than the Nymphs. They had the powers of a Nymph but had the emotions of a human, which made most of them amazing people who were always willing to help.

But some of them got the bad traits of humans. They became destructive and thirsty for blood. They killed many people before the royal family managed to stop them.

The third rank is the humans. That's what Yoongi and most of the people now were. They were simple humans and were considered useless.

The last rank were the ghouls. Those are the Hybrids that had become rebellious and had to be stopped by the Nymphs. They were exiled in the kindom of Diyu and were controlled by a powerful entity called the Aswang. No humans knew what the ghouls or Aswang looked like, since it was forbidden for them to enter Acardia.

Humans also didn't know what Nymphs looked like, except for their servants, who were human. They lived in a small village called Nysa on top of a hill, overlooking Filias, the city of humans.

Ever since the Queen Kitsune's disappearance,  the ghouls were constantly ordered to attack Acardia for an unknown reason. The magic of the Nymphs was protecting their kingdom, but no one knew how long they would last.

Yoongi finished drinking his coffee and he decided to go back to sleep. He went back in his bed and closed his eyes,  only to open them a few moments later. He had just noticed his mistake.

He just drank coffee, so he obviously wouldn't be able to fall asleep. He sighed in annoyance and check the time a second time. It was now 7 am.

How long did he spend looking out the window?! He quickly got up and started getting dressed,  scared he might be late for his job.

His roommate Jimin entered his room, yawning and rubbing his eyes. Luckily, Yoongi had just finished putting his clothes on. Jimin suddenly opened his eyes wide as he saw Yoongi.

"Yoongi? Why... are you crying?"
"Huh?"
Yoongi, surprised, noticed tears were once again rolling down his cheeks.