Vampire Aedes
59. Chris's Death

Room that feels familiar. Transparent gold mosquito net closes the entire bed. Without even opening it, Aster could see the Fifth Prince's figure lying quietly. However, that relief did not affect his heart at all. Precisely seeing the position of the Fifth Prince who slept this calm made Aster nervous.

"Fifth Brother," he called out as he approached the bed in doubtful steps.

Slowly Aster's hand rubbed the mosquito net. Surprisingly there had been no movement from the Fifth Prince. Aster tried to call the man harder, shaking his arm, but nil. The girl held her breath while then touching the Fifth Prince's chest.

Aster's eyes are perfectly rounded. Justright. There is no heartbeat, let alone heavy breathing that is characteristic of a person falling asleep. Aster bit his lower lip. The Fifth Prince's face that was closing his eyes looked so peaceful. "It can't be ...."

"He's dead, Aster." The First Prince stood behind the girl, staring at her fragile-looking back. "I guess you already know and I think your arrival here today is to greet her one last time."

Aster shook his head slowly. "Hasn't Fifth Brother been doing well?"

It's too sudden considering just yesterday the doting man gave her a box of candy. Had known from the beginning, Aster would not have given the box to Vanessa. Aster will definitely eat the Fifth Prince's best-given sweets.

"The body is healthy, but the body is not. The Fifth Prince's body only lasted for fourteen years. Such a death is usually caused by the ignorance of the new owner of the body that his new body has an internal organ disease. You know, right? The soul representative is hard to be sensitive to pain."

Loss of sensitivity to pain, it turns out can cause a person's death. A soul representative thought all the wounds on his body meant nothing because he could not feel them. Quite dangerous. Aster only felt chest pains a few times when it came to the spirit plants he made. Unknowingly Aster touched where his heart was.

The girl lowered her head long enough until she asked the figure behind. "Do representatives of the soul have no heartbeat?"

"Ah, you noticed it this fast? It's stunning! Usually the representatives of the newborn soul will be aware that their heart is not functioning after changing many bodies. You also do not need to breathe to be able to live," explained the Prince followed by a small smile. "Actually we move the body of a corpse."

Aster frowning in. The First Prince's explanation was hard to accept. If it is true that the current body that Aster moves is dead. Where did the blood flow when he was bitten by Prince Aedes?

"First Brother, can you stop bragging to my sister about the death of my body?"

Aster looked up at the source of the voice he had heard for the first time, but clearly his speech tone was familiar. Aster only found the roof of the room decorated with candle lights. The Fifth Prince's voice without any form immediately made his feathers stand on end. Meanwhile, the First Prince was outraged.

"Fifth Brother?" ask the girl, doubt it.

"Yes, Aster. It's me, but not Fifth Brother anymore. I'm Chrysanthemum. Sorry I haven't had time to say goodbye. Yet I have already become a celestial spirit in this pavilion since the body of my chosen young man is dead. It's my fault that I didn't see her age number" replied Kris regretfully.

Aster gulped.  "So, is my brother really dead?" ask Aster doesn't believe it.

Aster glazed over the Fifth Prince's confession. He regretted that he could no longer look back at the Fifth Prince's warm gaze. "I want to see you, Chris. Can't you live again, hicks?"

The First Prince flinched. "Hey, didn't you hear his voice earlier? Not that he's dead!"

"But Fifth Brother is still sleeping there," he said as he pointed to the man lying on the bed. "His heart rate stopped, his breathing didn't exist either! What else if not ...."

The First Prince stroked his chin. "so apparently. You don't want to meet Chrys, but the figure of the young man whose body was taken over. Right, guys? Don't you guys have some kind of relationship before Chrys occupies that body?""

Suddenly the wind blew, throwing the First Prince all the way to the front yard. Then the wind locked the door of the room leaving Aster alone. Ah, no. In the room left Aster and another plant spirit.

"Fucking chyrs!" the First Prince shouted from the outside, as he passed the back that hit the layers of the door.

"Aster," call Kris. "What is the First Prince saying? You just want to meet the kid and not meet me? If I did, I would be very angry. Remember, you never got me angry, did you?"

Aster shook his head quickly. "Sister Fifth, don't be angry! I mispronounced. I actually wanted to meet you, but it's very difficult if it's just the sound. At least I can touch Fifth Brother's hand, then see you smile at me every day."

Cold sweat dripped from the Aster temple. A one-time. In fact, the one time the girl saw the Fifth Prince was angry at a servant. The servant in question instantly disappeared without a trace after being tortured, just like the case of Sari who was killed by the First Prince, Aster wanted to forget about it. Therefore, Aster desperately held back from telling stories and asking questions and dodging as much as possible from the Fifth Prince.

"If Aster wants to, I can live again as you wish."

Of course the word plant spirit is true. That is, he can ask for the human body again, then live quietly as if killing the human spirit and taking the body is something that is nothing.

"How can Fifth Brother hang up an answer to me? I'm feeling overwhelmed, so do as you please. I can't do anything to stop it anyway."

"I asked out of fear that you might hate me taking someone else's body. You don't remember, but I clearly remember your words about the body of the young man you told me about. Wasn't he your old friend in the past? Before going to the Palace, you also cursed me with your other friends every time the Palace gates opened."

"Sa-I don't remember! How could I curse you?" ask Aster surprised.

"I'm the one who can't do something because you don't remember it, but even you still remember that young man and sometimes treat me naturally."

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