Not Human
Alucard led the way to the dining room, where a massive crimson red table stood at the very center. Around it were ostentatious-looking chairs, that looked to be made of silver bones, with skulls acting as the arms rests. One of the maids pulled a chair at the head of the table, before Alucard took a seat on it, gesturing for Tesse and Gray to join him.
Please take a seat, he smiled before snapping his fingers at one of the maids.
Gray carefully took a seat directly opposite his host, with Tesse taking the seat directly next to him. The cub remained on the floor, putting its head on its paws as it rested underneath Tesses chair. A few monts later the maids ca back with two won dressed in white garnts and two platters covered with silver bowls.
The maid presented one of the platters to Tesse, before removing the silver bowl. It looked to be so sort of vegetable al, with green and orange cuttings sprinkled elegantly atop a purple lettucey-mass.
The other platter was presented to the cub. The maid removed the silver bowl revealing chunks of flesh neatly placed on the platter. The blood was still warm from whatever creature it had been dismbered from, and the aroma it exuded seed to excite Gray quite a bit.
Once he slled the blood, Gray realized that he was indeed actually hungry, however, he saw no other platter of food. Did they perhaps forget about him he wondered, before one of the won dressed in white garnts began approaching him. She was a young elf, perhaps in her later adolescent stage. Her skin was fair -not a mark on her- and her garnts were see-through, hanging loosely on her curves.
{Whats going on?} wondered Gray and the girl sat on his lap. If not for the fact that the other woman had done the sa with Alucard, Gray wouldve pushed her right off.
I wasnt sure what kind of demon you were exactly, and Im not so rude to ask you when we just t. But since it seed like the sll of blood was quite thick around you, I guessed that you might enjoy so blood, said Alucard, playing with the hair of the woman who sat on his lap.
The royal family gave them to as a present. They are imbued with regeneration artifacts, so drink to your heart's content, he said, before puncturing his fangs into the womans neck. The woman let out a soft moan as her blood spilled, but remained still as Alucard fed on her.
{Blood?} Gray was accustod to spilling blood, in fact, he found the warmth it gave him as he slaughtered those on his path quite comforting. But to drink blood directly was sothing he had never thought of doing, had he been asked to do it at the start of all this perhaps he would have imdiately rejected the offer. However ever since he made the deal with Amaymon, he could feel his being slowly changing. Normal food didnt taste as good, and on the rare occasions that blood from his victims found its way into his mouth, he found himself savoring its salty taste.
After a bit of thought, Gray used his own fangs to puncture two holes into the young elf's neck. Perhaps he had done it a little too roughly as he could feel the girl tense up, however, he couldnt have cared less. The second his fangs bit into her jugular it felt as if the blood was being fed directly into him. It felt akin to his first murder, the rush was exhilarating. His blood pumped faster, and his eyes shone a crimson color. It felt as if all along he had been suffocating, and only now was he truly breathing. He gripped onto her tighter, digging his teeth deeper into her neck.
With every ounce of blood that rushed into him, he could feel himself slowly slipping, his urge to kill spilling out bit by bit. He was using too much strength, he could feel himself slowly crushing the girl, but her soft cries excited him even more.
[Bloodlust Mode activated. Blood lust has reached critical level. Warning, excessive use of this mode exponentially increases the blood price toll. A sacrifice must be offered before the blood lust expires or the full toll will be paid by the user.]
Perhaps you should slow down, lest you go into a frenzy, warned Alucard, interrupting Grays al. At this point all the maids had weapons in their hands, pointing them directly at Gray -though they still kept their distance. Tesse was looking at him with confused eyes, though by the way she was holding her fork it was clear she was ready to defend him.
You see, my maids are easily frightened. And turning into that form of yours might make them do sothing I didnt order them to. Although Alucard was annoyed by the way his maids were pointing their weapons at Gray, it was clear that he still felt sowhat threatened.
{What?} Gray looked at his reflection off the silver bowl that had been used to cover Tesses food, and for the first ti, he saw himself in his bloodlust mode. One of his eyes was glowing crimson red, while the other had a pitch-black gleam that made his pupil look like an abyssal pit. His hair was glowing white, and his fangs were longer than before.
As blood dripped from his mouth onto the young elfs garnts, Gray let go of her. She tumbled to the ground in a weakened state, before stumbling toward Alucard. Her skin had begun to dry out, and her once young-looking face now seed ancient.
{Do not reply to , or he will be able to tell we are communicating. It seems you are now aware that your humanity is completely gone, even though you required a little nudge,} whispered a voice that sounded exactly like Laylas, but now that he listened to it properly sothing about it seed off.
{Now progenitor, you have to regain that vampires trust. It is essential for our plans,} it continued.
Gray had no idea what the voice was talking about, but he held in the urge to reply.
{Now, first things first, return to your normal form. Calm down, forget about the blood, forget about slaughter. We will pay the toll this ti,} it instructed.
After a few monts he returned to normal, and the maids reluctantly put their weapons away. Alucard gestured for the maid closest to him to take the elven girls away, before staring at Gray.
I apologize f- Gray tried saying, before Alucard interrupted.
I dont bla you. I too wouldve lost myself if I hadnt had a al in a long ti. After a bit of rest, shell be back to normal. But now that all the pleasantries are out of the way, I think its ti we talked.
Tell , who do you serve? Although I dont hold any power within Elden, I think as an ambassador to this nation I cant simply overlook a demon running rampant on their territory, said Alucard.
{Tell him the truth.}
Gray wanted so much to slaughter whoever was talking to him. The demon had been annoying enough, but this voice was beginning to beco a little too talkative. However, Gray didnt intend to lie to the vampire in front of him anyway. As long as his blood ability was sealed, and his weapons taken away, he would be at his host's rcy.
If youre asking which demon Im under, its Amaymon, replied Gray.
Alucards face tensed up for a split second before returning to normal.
Amaymon, huh. And what business does he hav- never mind. Asking what business an Archdemon has here would be overstepping my bounds. Very well then, I won't question you further on that front. However, theres sothing else I want to know. How co you can manipulate blood? From what Ive deduced, you dont have a trace of vampire royalty in you. As Alucard asked this his eyes shone crimson, and try as he may, he couldnt hide the scowl he had on his face.
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[System Information]
[Artifacts]
Artifacts are powerful items found within towers, ruins, and dungeons that grant their users special abilities. They are quite rare and can only be found in higher difficulty areas. Based on current information they are 5 rarities.
Rare
Ultra Rare
Unique
Mythical
Immortal
There is a countless number of different types of artifacts. To see more information on the different types, see Scroll of Artifacts
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