As the Scarlet Moon shines brightly on the distant planet teeming with otherworldly vampires, everyone is dancing, conversing, and feasting at the huge banquet hosted by one of the world's most powerful vampire factions. The House of Ghal all ca here to witness and celebrate the baptism of new mbers of the nobility.
But three people in particular were the focus of everyone's attention as they walked by, glances of eyes peering at them from every direction. Of course, the earlier prank gave everyone a different perspective on rciless.
Beatrice, on the other hand, was leading the way, her hands linked to rciless's as they proceeded along the trail toward the rear of the woods and away from the crowd. rciless stared forward, perplexed as to why Beatrice was dragging them away from the festivities. He has, however, matured and learned not to question everything. However, because they were far from any third party intruding on their chat, rciless took this ti to talk to Beatrice, as he stated.
"Beatrice, a mont, please."
"Ha, yes, young master?"
"Agh. As I already stated, please refer to as rciless. Anyway, I'd like to apologize."
"Apologize?! For what, young mas... egh, rciless; why do you need to apologize to ?"
Beatrice, apparently perplexed by rciless' recent actions, inquired. She did, however, keep her mouth shut for a minute to allow rciless to speak. And as soon as he understood he had the floor, he told her as such.
"I'm sorry; you see, I didn't an anything I said earlier." I apologize for scaring you. You did, however, inform that this place was populated with so of the worst people around. As a result, when I observed the power of those two, as well as how brutal you can be when enforcing discipline, it demonstrated how much respect these vampires had for you. So I told myself, "Well, everyone seems scared of you when you're mad," and I wanted sothing in return for nearly losing my life. When I realized you were ready to injure Vague, I used my position to bring you to your knees while simultaneously creating a good impression on the majority. It's a simple maneuver, but I wanted to show how much power I have when, in reality, I don't have any. Everyone here is a monster in their own right; therefore, I play on your fear, treating you like a pawn on a chess board, so the others don't think of attacking or taking advantage of so readily. And I apologize once more; I did what I had to do to protect myself and benefit at the expense of your pain."
rciless declared, stunning Beatrice, who was taken aback by rciless' adaptability, despite the fact that it was a low move. But Beatrice was surprised by how easily rciless, with no regard for her reputation or sentints, casually used her na and position to assist two strong individuals who owed him sothing for almost killing him. While simultaneously gaining the respect of the majority of the nobility. rciless, in their opinion, was an unknown behemoth with enough clout to make even the likes of her, to kneel before him, which was a massive feat in the eyes of the public.
She was impressed by this feat because rciless casually duped hundreds of elder vampires. And he even made two people look foolish without anyone noticing how he influenced them. It was a terrifying display of perception and understanding, and Beatrice was taken aback to see what this two-day-old fledgling could do.
'This kid is a natural-born con man; hehehe... what a terrifying ability. If he's already this good, he might not even need Quincy to teach him how to be clever and take advantage of opportunities. Maybe I should tell Quincy about this. That way, his workload would be reduced when teaching him, allowing the others to spend more ti with him, including herself, when his training begins two days from now.'
'Although my pride is a little bruised, even I was fooled by him; no, I was utterly exploited by him, and in the end, no one but him profited from that stunt he pulled earlier.'
Beatrice thought to herself, but she quickly snapped out of it, retaining her expression, and answered to rciless as such.
"Is that so? Hmmm, what a jerk you are for doing that, yet I forgive you. Just rember that you owe one in the future. Even so, the rewards you obtain today for playing mind gas, deceiving everyone, myself included, and Keziah above, you easily tricking two other Overseers as well, will definitely be a million tis more than what I will get in return."
"Sure, sure, I owe you one for this indeed. Either way, where exactly are you taking ?"
rciless responded and inquired simultaneously. Beatrice, on the other hand, simply grinned and murmured as such as she gazed at rciless.
"Well, before your baptism, soone specifically requested your presence; she stated that she wanted to see the one-of-a-kind creature that is you." Unlike Quincy, who caused the Michellian vampires to populate over the centuries, Michelle is still, by definition, the first true Michaellian. But it was Quincy who eventually made it into what it is today. So, in a sense, Quincy is the clan's father, in the sense that his blood has flowed through all vampires before him in so shape or fashion. Giving him reign over the entire clan, save for his creator and master, Michelle, and you."
"However, because you were created by the first and only true Michellien, you have beco a true Michellian by definition as well." As a result, the Michellian clan has formally begun; in other words, you are a Michellian vampire in na only, but far superior. In simple terms, you are a new species of vampire. That would make you the Michellian clan's second progenitor, and everyone else is a subspecies of what a true Michellian is intended to be. When Lord Seventh decides to sire you, you and those you sire will be considered true Michellian vampires, as the cycle has finally begun anew."
rciless' eyes widened in shock when he heard this, but he quickly gathered his composure and questioned Beatrice.
"Wow, that was so heavy and shocking news!" But, in any case, who wants to see ?"
"The founder."
Beatrice replied, and rciless began to inquire even further.
"Egh, the founder!" So, who is the founder, and what are they usually like?"
When Beatrice heard this, she grinned even creepier since the following words she said truly made rciless stop in his tracks because of how shocking the news was.
"The founder is soone most exalted throughout the entire vampire community, because when one is before her, they kneeled in her presence, not out of respect but because their blood willingly submitted. She is the daughter of the vampire king and his worst creation. If the vampire king ever had a fear, it would be his fourth offspring; she is also the reason why vampires are not allowed to mingle with witches and warlocks. The founder is the last of her kind before the practice beca taboo, a half-ancient witch and half-true vampire."
"The only child who willingly left the king's bloodline and na behind, it was said, she despised his blood more than anyone else." So much so that she spit on her father's heritage and remade herself in the image of her yearning. Her true identity has long been lost in the mists of ti, and she has adopted the alias Keziah Maddison. A forr vampire of the Neitherstar clan and the only vampire now known to have gained enlightennt and broken away from her father's rule by becoming sothing more than a vampire by which he can control."
"The fourth princess—wait, you're talking about the big man's own child, right?" Eos, the vampire king; the first progenitor of the vampire race?"
Beatrice's only response was as follows:
"Yes, Keziah is still the fourth princess by right; as such, she continues to be acknowledged as such, despite escaping her father's bloodline." She can still exert so control over the vampire race while still possessing her Ichor. She is essentially a separate kind of creature, unique in every way, but she is also a vampire—just one that is built differently."
"... Is that so? Hehehe... that's quite a character, but why would the vampire king be scared of his own daughter? Isn't he the strongest vampire?"
Asked rciless.
"Well, rciless, it's really simple: the king fell in love with several won during his lifeti before you were born." One of them was an extrely powerful witch, but this witch was unusual; she was a witch, but not a divinely inspired witch; she was a witch from another world outside our universe, or in other words, a worm. That witch was Keziah's mother, and little is known about her except that she was powerful enough to rival Eos in power alone because of her powerful magic. nonetheless, records show that Eos murdered Keziah's mother in cold blood for an unknown cause; nonetheless, before she died, she cursed Eos with a curse that no one can break, a curse that still plagues him to this day."
"For as long as you live, let the moon count down your remaining days, live in fear knowing that a child will be born under the misty coat on the night of the gibbous blood moon." My chosen sucessor will be a child of an ancient witch and a vampire progenitor. The one to pierce your black heart with crimson ice from even which the likes of you cannot thaw, and then, and only then, Eos, will you know what it's like to stare death in the face."
"That night, Keziah witnessed her father brutally murdering her mother, and as if her mother was speaking to her." She aspires to be that person, the one who would pierce his black heart with crimson ice, even going so far as to sign a contract with the demon of the Cosmic sea, Leviathan, in order to acquire and learn how to use the magic nature of the strongest Ice base user in the underworld. Ironically, Eos' own daughter fulfilled the exact description of the curse; she was born on the night of the full-blood moon, which was also a misty night."
"Yet he couldn't bring himself to murder his own daughter; talk about a loving and befuddled father." So, fearful of the curse, he tried everything he could to prevent that child from being born, including prohibiting vampires and witches from procreating at all. Treating such actions as an act of betrayal of the vampire race. Even going so far as to form a pact with all pantheons throughout the Platosphere."
"The God despised the vampire race and its king, and the Vampire king despised the Gods and their worshipers, but this was mutually beneficial for both sides." This way, powerful hybrids that may rival and potentially kill the gods, as well as hybrids with the capacity to murder the King, will never be born into this world. As a result, a contract was ford under the premise that procreation between vampires and witches would be considered as a threat on both sides. And the penalties for both persons who conduct such a prohibited behavior would be severe."
"However, the Gods went one step further, flooding the entire world to eliminate all vampiric hybrids from Hellmora's surface." Killing 99% of humanity, as well as many other races. Only stronger vampires remained, and almost all hybrids vanished, especially the forbidden hybrids. The Gods referred to them as the Nephilim, beings with a chaotic and divine essence, whilst vampires adored the forbidden hybrids as the Anaks. A child of this rare bloodline would be born with a divine magical nature as well as the Ichor of the vampiric race, as well as the combined abilities of both without the weaknesses of either."
"As such, given that Keziah is the last of her kind, and the most unique, given that she is the daughter of a worm that identifies as a witch and the daughter of the vampire king." The vampires see her as the last Anak and the gods regard her as the last Nephilim. The church, on the other hand, refers to her as the last Primigenial, and if such a being exists again, they will likewise refer to them as a Primigenial. Believe it or not, you are going to encounter the enemy of not only the Gods but the entire world. And if this was a novel, she would most likely be the main antagonist of the main character on the side of good."
Beatrice declared this when she told rciless the story of Keziah Maddison. However, he found this mysterious woman's narrative to be pretty interesting, if not heartbreaking, as he recited the words said to him under his breath.
"Crimson ice that will pierce the king's heart, hmm?" I'm not sure how strong one has to be to kill soone like Eos who has absolute immortality, but even killing the other progenitor is already considered as nigh impossible, but ending the life of the monarch himself might as well be a dream, and nothing more."
"n, this dark world we live in is truly terrifying, and I've t monster after monster in the last two days." I know that Eos is powerful, that the Gods are powerful, and that Scáthach is powerful as well, and she can easily slay a large number of them. And Eos himself is thought to be superior to her, and the majority of them, with just his father standing in his way as the only thing cannot surpass no matter how hard he tries."
"And by right, he is infinitely stronger than Scáthach and Quincy, as well as the Progenitor, who is even stronger than the two of them combined, as well as standing at the very top as a boundless powerhouse." I'm curious how strong his pure-blood progeny are. Keziah Maddison, hahahaa... how interesting, I feel like I have nothing to brag about nor to be proud of, my greatest achievent of power thus far has been destroying a supermarket in an instant."
"While their people like Hector, who has enough physical strength to destroy the entire world in a single night in his true form, and hax that can affect boundaries." Then there are the so-called enlightened vampires, all of them are multiple tis stronger than I am, and so are even stronger than Hector. The Overseers that rule over them, are already capable of creating an actual void in space, and Beatrice treats the attack as if it were child's play. She is clearly stronger than these creatures, giving her the role of second Overseer."
"But how strong is the first Overseer, hehehe... just thinking about it is mind-boggling, is she stronger than Scáthach, who is revered as the strongest female vampire in existence?" Then and again, based on her story, Beatrice, herself, has stated, that she does not consider Keziah as a vampire, but rather a creature with vampiric powers."
"n, this is getting dangerous by the second, and powerful people are becoming aware of my existence for so reason." I wonder if I can match these monsters after a hundred, no, a thousand years of nonstop training with a single aim in mind. Doing everything possible to get more power along the way as well. Well, I think when the ti cos to train, I will genuinely devote myself to the cause; I will not begin my vengeance until I have defeated each elder in a one-on-one battle, Scáthach included, even if it takes a million years."
"However, given my Ichor's propensity to evolve under pressure and the cluster of magical natures I got from this arm when I integrated with it. It is certainly conceivable; but, my primary edge in future fights will be when I perfected and mastered my main magical nature. Desire magic, also known as Ichormancy, is the ultimate skill used by the leaders of each clan, with the royal family claiming to be the most powerful users of this practice."
"Yeah, I'll definitely do it, but for now, let's be surprised, and when the ti cos, I'll be the one to leave everyone speechless, I'll just use everyone to my advantage, I need more power because power is what matters in this life." The Overseers, the church, the vampire clans, the royal family, demons, the Garden of Monsters, and even Father Himself. I don't mind who I have to employ to achieve my goal."
rciless murmured to himself, but he ca to a halt as he sensed a repulsive presence in front of him. His heart was rushing, his eyes were closed, and from behind the enormous expanse of alien-like trees, black in hue, with pink grass beneath his feet. He saw a monster, no, it was the aura of a powerful person. Extrely powerful, to the point where their aura isn't an aura at all, but rather a manifestation of their overall power and potential given form.
In front of rciless was a massive dark abyss with no end or beginning. The abyss was like a black hole, and it wasn't real, it was simply soone's aura at the ti. And he felt like if he walked any further, he would be consud, he would be overwheld to the point of insanity. To rciless, this entity was a devourer of all things, soone who would take from him and utilize everything he was for their own profit.
his was the end, this was death, no, this was the epilogue, he would be consud by this abyss if he walked any farther. But the main concern was if he could ever return and if he would die if he faced this abyss. And why he was even here in the first place. His thoughts were racing, so he began to move back instinctively, causing his hands to separate from Beatrice's. Hector, on the other hand, is looking forward, sweat streaming from his brow. However, Beatrice rely grabbed rciless's hands back and said.
"Mhhhh.... what the problem rcilesss?"
Beatrice inquired as she saw rciless begin to shiver uncontrollably, and for the second ti tonight, rciless experienced the full significance of dread. As even the voices of the shagoth's souls, began to speak to him, his heart was beating extrely fast, and his hair was standing.
'Run... run away!'
'Dont go, escape... escape... escape.'
'You are already dead, you just dont know it yet."
'Im cold, extremley cold, agh im being frozen in place.'
'Blood; all I sll is blood, its hollow eyes, there watching, no stay away, stay away!'
The Shagoth's voices were whispering, their voices layering on top of each other, making them appear as non-sensical gibberish, their whispers becoming calls for aid, others expressing their terror, and the majority of them ordering him to flee. rciless, on the other hand, was unable to concentrate at all. He could sense it; there was no way out, and the possibility didn't even exist. An aura of this degree was too much for him, to the point where even the third eyes couldn't properly conceive it were it began, or ended.
"Be-B-Beatrice?"
"Agh. Yes rciless?"
"What, the hell is Keziah really?"
"An eldritch abomination, a being beyond all thoughts of perception, would be the best way to describe her." I can picture how your third eye might have perceived her aura. It is distinct from the rest, I assure you; aura sensors such as cannot fully fathom its form. Just looking at it, let alone being in her presence, can drive a weak-willed person insane with paranoia. However, open your eyes; we are no longer in a crowd."
rciless opened his eyes with those words, and the effects of the third eye were removed. He could no longer perceive auras, and he still had the twisted sensation of being on the point of death. The fear of knowing what lies beyond the veil of the unseen, on the other hand, remains, since it was buried deep within rciless' sense of being.
An entity beyond our comprehension lurks just beyond those trees.
rciless wanted to turn back just thinking about it. And then shoot his brains out with a shotgun to make himself forget what he had just witnessed. But he overca his trepidation and turned to face Beatrice, saying.
"Lets keep going."
Beatrice smiled, and the party continued to move ahead, past the tree, but the atmosphere beca heavier and colder, almost as if so invisible presence was forcing them back. rciless and Hector are upset by it, while Beatrice appears bored if not completely dismissing the presence of the imnse and silent psychological pressure. Until they eventually co to an opening.
And that's when they all noticed it: in this massive opening, there were millions of strange fleshy eggs, the landscape was red and black, and the ground turned rubbery and bouncy, almost as if they were on rubber. In summary, the geotry of the surrounding area spanning thousands of kiloters beca non-euclidean.
rciless couldn't stand correctly because each step seed like soone was forcing him upwards, and when he looked down, the ground was moving up and down as if it were alive and breathing in and out.
The fragrance of blood was very strong here as well, but a voice spoke out softly into the distance, yet all heard it as clear as day, as it echoed with every word spoken, drawing everyone's attention.
"I see~~ So you've finally arrived, Beako; Hmmm... and you've brought the boy with you... good... very good indeed."
rciless began to gaze up into the distance at those words, and what he saw perplexed him greatly. As he felt the silent pressure showering down on him the minute he t eyes with the woman before him. Despite how near she was, he couldn't see her face clearly. It wasn't because she didn't have a face; rather, it was as if the woman herself was a hazy idea or a vague concept, that distorted his perception of what she truly looked like. But one thing was certain: this woman, while being impossible for rciless to fully comprehend for so reason. Was incredibly tall, and her piercing crimson eyes looked down on him as if she had a pair of gigantic horns on her head. But what struck him about the woman before him; was that she was standing much above him, as she was easily over two ters tall. Standing at a towering 10'4" in height.
She was all red, almost as if red itself was the concept that others saw her to be.
The woman's focus was now all on rciless alone, and solely rciless, as she began to speak to him.
"So you are the II Elderblood, fufu... interesting; boy co closer, let get a better look at you, take my hand, I want to truly see you as you, and not the vessel that you are currently occupying... Let see the shape of your potential, and the essence of your concious mind."
Keziah remarked, reaching out her hands to a horrified rciless.
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