After their encounter, the Ruler went back into his chambers where Kyuhyun and Sungmin were instructed to leave him alone.

(break)

Heechul sat exhausted in his chair as he fed on another prisoner.

He filled a vile of the left over bitter blood in a vile as he discarded the carcass again.

Hangeng barged in to see the bloody vampire again.

"Why can't you just use blood tablets? Why must you kill?"

"Oh, someone is being merciful. You are in war, I am currently your ally, this is how I survive,"

Before Hangeng could reply, the door reopened and a random vampire scurried away leaving bottles of soju.

The Ruler smiled as he picked up the bottles.

"In the Abyss I had soju but it was limited, its great to enjoy soju again," He opened a bottle and poured the blood in as he drank the bitter liquid.

Hangeng sat next to him as he reached for the bottle to drink some too.

Instead Heechul smacked his hand away, "Do not drink the same blood I drink at all costs,"

Hangeng looked infuriated at his refusal but Heechul knew how the tainted blood from the criminals would taste.

Cold Blooded.

Like his heart.