- Ethan scoffed. “Do you think vampires die
- that easily?”
- “You’ll suffer, you’ll burn, but you won’t die.”
- “Just like Chloe, she endured countless times, yet couldn’t escape.”
- He opened the lab’s blackout shutters, a ray
- of sunlight striking Jessica’s arm.
- The pain of smoking skin and peeling flesh.
- was all too familiar.
- Jessica’s scream tore through the air, she
- struggled wildly, unable to break free.
- “See, this is what Chloe endured every day.”
- Ethan said coldly “And you dared to say to
- く
- me–Ethan, you’re hurting her, and it makes
- my heart ache a little.”
- He mimicked Jessica’s voice, sarcastically
- repeating the words.
- “False sympathy is more vicious than outright
- cruelty, Jessica.”
- “You knew I was torturing her, yet you
- pretended to care, actually gloating.”
- Jessica gasped in pain, the sunlight already
- burning her skin. “I’m sorry…please…”
- “Too late.”
- Ethan closed the shutters. “Next, let’s try a
- silver injection.”
- Jessica’s scream rang out again, the pain of
- the silver liquid unbearable.
- Ethan watched impassively, no mercy in his
- eyes.
- “Remember the pleasure you felt injecting
- silver into Chloe’s veins?”
- “Now, how does it feel?”
- く
- “Everything Chloe suffered, you will
- experience.”
- Jessica couldn’t answer, only convulsing in
- pain.
- Jessica struggled under the torment of the
- silver liquid; her nails fell off, her blood
- blackened by the corrosive liquid.
- These days, Ethan’s revenge never ceased.
- Jessica no longer had the strength to scream;
- her eyes were vacant, her lips cracked and
- bleeding.
- “You know?”
- Ethan took a silver scalpel, holding it against
- Jessica’s chest.
- “I once slowly cut open Chloe’s chest,
- studying how her heart beat, how it endured
- silver without dying.”
- I could see Jessica tremble; she was afraid
- because the heart was a vampire’s weakness.
- If that knife truly pierced her heart, she would
- く
- die.
- She didn’t want to die.
- Jessica struggled violently. “Don’t do this to
- me! I’ll tell you a secret, about Chloe.”
- “What secret?” Ethan immediately asked.
- Jessica said with difficulty, “A vampire’s soul
- that breaks the blood pact, without outside
- interference, will dissipate completely on the
- fortieth day, never returning.”
- Ethan’s face changed. “What do you mean?
- What is outside interference?”
- “It means Chloe’s soul is still wandering, but
- will soon disappear forever.”
- Jessica’s voice grew weaker. “Today is the
- thirty–ninth day.”
- My soul trembled.
- That’s why I felt increasingly weak,
- increasingly unable to maintain clear
- consciousness.
- “Why are you telling me now!”
- <
- Ethan violently grabbed Jessica’s collar,
- nearly lifting her.
- “Because I hate her. I want her to vanish
- forever.”
- Jessica laughed hysterically.
- Ethan grabbed her throat. “How? Tell me!”
- “I’ll spare your life.”
- Having received the promise, Jessica finally
- spoke.
- Jessica said softly, “There’s only one way:
- sacrifice the blood pact’s other party’s heart
- to temporarily connect the living and the
- dead.”
- “In other words, use your heart to prevent her
- soul from dissipating.”
- She looked at Ethan’s chest. “I suddenly want
- to know what you’ll do.”
- “Can your so–called love for Chloe make you
- sacrifice everything?”
- Ethan’s hands clenched into fists. “Why
- <
- should I believe you?”
- “Because you have no choice.”
- Jessica closed her eyes. “Time is running
- out.”
- I watched Ethan struggle internally.
- Finally, he cleanly opened his chest.
- Ethan took out his still–beating heart, blood
- staining his hands.
- Holding his heart, he softly called my name,
- his voice filled with an unprecedented
- tenderness.
- “Chloe, if you can hear me, please answer
- me.”
- My soul drifted towards him, trying to touch
- him, but still unable to break the barrier
- between life and death.
- Ethan called my name repeatedly.
- “Chloe…Chloe…Chloe…”
- A ripple finally appeared in the air. I felt my
- soul drawn by an unseen force towards
- <
- Ethan.
- A miracle happened.
- My figure gradually solidified in the moonlight,
- transparent like smoke, but visible.
- The moment Ethan saw me, tears welled in
- his eyes. “Chloe, it’s really you…”
- I looked at him, not knowing what to say.
- “I’m sorry.”
- Ethan’s voice choked. “I’m so sorry…”
- I shook my head.
- “I know you may never forgive me.”
- Ethan continued, tears flowing uncontrollably.
- “But I have to tell you, I love you, I’ve always
- loved you.”
- “I don’t expect your forgiveness.
- He reached out to touch me, but his hand
- passed through my figure.
- “I just want you to know, I love you.”
- “This time, let it be my atonement.”
- Time seemed to be running out; I felt myself
- く
- becoming more transparent.
- I realized I was about to disappear again.
- Ethan seemed to sense this too; his
- expression turned resolute.
- “Chloe, wait for me.”
- Before I understood his meaning, I saw him.
- take the silver knife, stabbing himself without
- hesitation.
- Blood gushed out, he fell to his knees, yet still
- maintained a smile.
- “No!”
- I finally spoke, my voice weak as a breeze,
- but undeniably mine.
- “Forgive me.
- His voice grew weaker. “If I can, please wait
- for me…”
- His eyes slowly closed.
- Ethan died, before my eyes, ending this
- nightmare in his own way.
- I softly spoke my final words. “Ethan,
- softly spoke my final words. “Ethan,
- goodbye.”
- No forgiveness, no curse, only farewell.
Deadly Rhythm Chapter 6
Deadly Rhythm Chapter 6
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Deadly Rhythm English Novel
Status: Completed Native Language: English
