《He Who Came From The Abyss》


 Klith ZGarak

    Klith was the most perfect creation that the Lord of the Abyss, Garak, has created. He was also the only creation that Garak has recognised as son. Klith had a pale muscular body frame that towered 1.76m and 20 black retractable razor-like claws. A dark smoke-like substance emanated from his body, giving off an aura of despair. He was a perfect killing machine, the pinnacle of carnage and monstrosity.


    Now this monstrosity was kneeling in front of the Lord Garak, who sat on a plain throne. Lord Garak was like Klith, with the exception that his skin was filled with battle scars and a pair of demonic horns on his head.


    Adorned in a plain grey robe, Lord Garak lazily inspected Klith while supporting his head with his hands.


    ¡°How was your previous mission?¡± Lord Garak casually asked.


    ¡°Reporting to father. My previous mission was a success. 15 Greater Abyssal Stingers and 50 Abyssal Krishs were vanquished by me. I made sure to use Hellfire on their corpses until they turned to ash. I even used Abyssal Fire after that. Nothing was left.¡± Klith replied with confidence.


    Lord Garak frowned when he heard that his son had not only burned ashes, but also using Abyssal Fire. Abyssal Fire was the type of fire that could obliterate everything within a second, and therefore consumed most of its users mana and vitality.


    ¡°Did you, perhaps, feel anything afterwards?¡± Lord Garak asked with concern. Using Abyssal Fire even once would put an imaginable strain on one¡¯s body.Support creative writers by reading their stories on Royal Road, not stolen versions.


    ¡°Afterwards?¡± Klith answered, confused by what his father meant.


    ¡°You know, like did you feel weak or uncomfortable after using Abyssal Fire once?¡± Lord Garak rephrased his question.


    ¡°No father. I felt perfectly fine after casting once, but at my 5th Abyssal Fire, I felt like retching. Other than that, I am perfectly quite alright.¡± Klith answered with all seriousness.


    ¡°...¡±


    ¡°???¡±


    Lord Garak rubbed his temple as he felt a headache coming.


    ¡°Okay, listen up Klith, my son. I have one last mission for you. If you succeed, you shall inherit the throne. If not, then you shall see¡­¡± Lord Garak adjusted himself as he postured himself befitting of a Lord.


    ¡°Yes father,¡± Klith lowered his head in a kneeling position.


    ¡°I will send you to the World, up above. There will be different species such as demons, elves, dragons, humans and so on. I want you to find a lover, preferably a female from any species. But I warn you, do not force her into becoming your lover, it has to be on her own violation. Once you find a lover, bring her back here.¡± Lord Garak mouthed every single word carefully.


    ¡°Your son, Klith Z¡¯Garak, hereby hears and accepts the mission,¡± Klith pay attention to every single word, making sure not to miss any details.


    Lord Garak channeled his mana and opened up a dimensional portal.


    ¡°Now go, make haste and don¡¯t-.¡± Lord Garak urged.


    Klith bowed once more towards Lord Garak before running into the portal.


    ¡°Run,¡± Lord Garak finished. ¡®Oh for goodness sake, by the tarnation of the 7 demon lords, when will that kid ever let me finish speaking. I better lecture him once he returns.¡¯


    Lord Garak sighed as he fished out a scroll out of dimensional pocket. Glancing at its contents, Lord Garak sighed. ¡®Where did it all go so wrong?¡¯


    [Klith]-Greater Modified Abyssal Archfiend


    50% Abyssal Archfiend


    10% Ancestral Vampire


    10% Ancestral Elve


    10% Ancestral Demon


    5% Archmage


    15% Abyssal river


    Note: Total lack of common sense

 Ancestral Vampire

    In a sacred temple on Blood Island.


    Complex runes were etched onto the temple grounds, filled with a kind of red liquid.


    "Elven blood sure is rich in mana, especially the High Elves," Roland Vampfer, a Royal Vampire, bloodline of the Royal breed, cackled to his minions, or that''s what he liked to call them.


    "Yes boss!" Two vampires of noble breed exclaimed in unison. They had done this a thousand times, agreeing with their boss was always the best option.


    Despite of noble breed, the vampires adhered to a strict hierarchy system, starting from the lowest, common vampire, to pure breed, followed by noble and finally, the royal breed.


    Satisfied with the response, Roland dramatically raised his arms in the air as he commanded, " Activate the spell matrix!"


    Immediately, the two pure-breeds channeled their mana into the spell matrix. The elven blood burst into a ghostly green flame, consuming the mana as fuel.


    Roland stared at the green flames in awe as his preached with reverence, "Oh the ancient one, thee tread the path not known to life nor known to death. Once again, the vampire race is near extinction. This servant humbly beseech the ancient one to grace us with thy presence and deliver us from this calamity!"


    Just when he finished his preach, the temple started to vibrate as the mana around the runes fluctuate intensely.


    Amidst the mana spike, a distortion appeared in the middle of the rune as it radiated black light. Slowly, a figure began to take shape and bringing along with it was an aura of immense bloodthirst.


    However, before the figure could even utter a single world or take shape, a distortion appeared once again, instantly annihilating the figure.


    The vampires did not notice this anomaly as they had their heads bowed.


    Eventually, the distortion turned into a portal and a muscular figure stepped out.


    Once the mana spike was gone, the three vampires fearfully raised their lowered heads and uttered, "Your humble servant welcomes the Ancient One!"


    The figure in front of them was Oh, so majestic. His overbearing defined muscle coupled with his pale skin radiated a tyrannical aura, befitting that of an alpha.


    His pitch black eyes stared at the three vampires, as if demanding his unspoken questions to be answered.


    As if he has gotten the cue, Roland bowed as he answered, ¡°In reply to the Ancient One, this lowly one is Roland Vampfer, and it was I who has awoken your greatness from the eternal slumber in hopes of saving your descendents.¡±


    The Alpha parted his lips and slowly uttered, ¡°What eternal slumber? I was in a slumber. But, not an eternal one.¡±


    ¡°Oh, your mightiness! I knew it! Those darn elves could not even restrain your brilliance! I kept telling them that your Majesty was only tired! None of them believed me! NONE!¡± Roland screamed agitatedly.This tale has been unlawfully lifted without the author''s consent. Report any appearances on Amazon.


    The Alpha pay no heed to the lunatic¡¯s ramblings and continued, ¡°But...who is this Ancient One? For I know I am not that.¡±


    ¡®W-what¡­¡¯ Roland¡¯s brain lagged a little.


    ¡°By Ancient One, it is used as an honorary title to address our one and only Ancestral Vampire! The Supreme Leader, The Magnificent, The Emperor of Evernight, The Undying, Th-¡± Roland went into a trance as he became more and more emotional.


    ¡°I am indeed an Ancestral Vampire,¡± The Alpha, also known as our dear Klith, rubbed his chin in contemplation. ¡®But it¡¯s only 10%, so am I or am I not?¡¯


    Roland and the two noble breed glanced at each other in delight for they knew that there was hope for their race to fight against the intruders.


    ¡°The Ancient One, please allow this servant to bring our King to your magnificence,¡± Roland immediately get down to the subject at hand as solving the vampire crisis was of utmost importance. But before that, the vampire king had to pay his respect to the Ancestral Vampire.


    ¡®Meeting the Vampire King? I guess it¡¯s a common custom to greet their king first. After all, I was not given permission to enter their country.¡¯ Misunderstanding Roland¡¯s intentions, Klith insisted, ¡°It¡¯s alright. I will go meet with this Vampire King of yours.¡±


    ¡°A-ah, as expected of Your Benevolence, we shall be forever indebted to your graciousness,¡± Roland¡¯s admiration for Klith has reached new heights.


    -----


    From what Klith could recall, after running into the portal, he tripped and tumbled over in the void. This caused him to veer off course and collided into the walls of the void. Normally, one would be obliterated into smithereens but this was Klith Z¡¯Garak, Son to the Lord of the Abyss, the Invincible Abyssal Archfiend. His body was stronger than the void walls.


    His indestructible body opened up a hole in the void wall, creating a forced portal, which goes against the Laws of Dimensional Travel.


    The next thing he knew, Klith found himself standing in the middle of an altar, facing three kneeling vampires.


    ---


    The eerie moonlight lit up the throne hall, cascading everything in a deep blue color. Five massive pillars were erected on each side, each of them decorated with intricate designs. Hanged at the top of the throne hall was an expensive chandelier decorated with rubies and crystals with no apparent use.


    Five noble breeds stood on each side of the throne hall, with the left side belonging to the external affairs and the right to the internal ones. At the end of the throne hall sat the vampire king, two black vampiric wings were erected on each side of the throne.


    The vampire king was extremely old, his long white hair covered most of his wrinkles and his body appeared weak and fragile. Although the vampire king was almost as weak as a common vampire, his deep insight in magic, especially the [Scared Blood Art], has prevented his subjects from taking over his throne.


    ¡°All shall bow before the presence of theeee ANCIENT ONE!¡± Roland disregarded the formalities before the vampire king. None of that mattered in front of the Ancestral Vampire.


    Chaos ensued as the ten noble breeds immediately readied their attack, blasting those who disrespect their king into ashes. However, they were a tad bit slower than Roland, who rushed to the nearest vampire and crushed his head with his vice-like grip.


    Immediately after, Roland leaped into the air, narrowly avoiding an ice lance. Not giving vampire mage a second to adjust, Roland transformed into a swarm of bats and completely devoured the mage.


    ¡°ENOUGH!¡± The vampire king¡¯s voice echoed throughout the throne hall, his voice commanded obedience and respect. He had just used [Authoritative Control], those that were weaker than him have no choice but to submit.


    Roland and the rest of the vampires immediately knelt onto the floor as a suffocating pressure bore onto them. Even Klith found it hard to breathe, albeit he appeared indifferent. Klith felt slightly threatened for the first time.


    ¡°Oh? You can still remain standing after I used [Authoritative Control]? Interesting,¡± The vampire king smiled as he looked at klith with newfound interest.


    ¡°M-my king, that, that is no way to talk to the, the, Ancient One!¡± Roland protested while enduring the pressure.


    ¡°[Silence]¡± Roland found instantly mute. He could not even make a single sound.


    The vampire king cast another spell without taking his eyes off Klith.


    ¡°Now let''s see if you are the real deal, ¡®Ancient One¡¯, [1st Stage Blood Mist]¡± The vampire king mocked in disbelief as he casually surrounded Klith in a mist of blood.

 Your Majesty

    ¡°[Condense]!¡± The blood mist condensed into a sphere of liquid, drowning Klith within.


    This was the first time klith has encountered a spell from outside the Abyss, it felt weak.


    The vampire lord gave a smirk when he saw the trapped Klith, the prey had taken the bait. Immediately after, the vampire lord softly uttered, ¡°[Implode].¡±


    The blood sphere started condensing violently as an immense pressure befell on Klith from all sides.


    Klith remained impassive about the condensing blood sphere as he dispersed it with a slight wave. It felt very weak.


    The vampire lord immediately recovered from Klith¡¯s show of power as he proceeded with his annoying smirk, ¡°[2nd Stage Blood Lance]!¡±


    Ten crimson blood lances materialised by the vampire king¡¯s side and with a wave of his arm, the blood lances shot towards Klith, targeting his vitals.


    Sensing the increase in threat level, Klith cast his own shield, ¡°[Abyssal Shield].¡± A green shield tainted with black mist formed in front of Klith, absorbing all ten lances.


    Slightly annoyed at his blocked attack, the vampire king immediately announced, ¡°Pesky insect. You are no Ancestral Vampire. If the Ancestral Vampire was here, he would have summoned me to meet him instead. And that shield, we vampires don¡¯t use that kind of shield. YOU. FRAUD.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m not really a pure Ancestral Vampire,¡± Klith replied in a very matter-of-fact tone.


    ¡°It doesn¡¯t matter anymore. [Final Stage Blood Damnation],¡± the vampire king immediately used his trump card. He had an ominous feeling the longer he dragged the battle.


    The light in the throne hall dimmed as chains of blood appeared from the ground and attempted to bound Klith in place. Klith immediately did a backflip, narrowly avoiding the chains.


    As if the chains were alive, it redirected itself towards Klith and shot forward. No matter how fast or how he moved, the chains kept chasing Klith around the throne hall.


    ¡°Tch,¡± Klith expressed his annoyance for the first time.


    ¡°Ha, do you feel the despair? These are cursed blood chains. The chains will not stop unless they bring their target into damnation,¡± the vampire king gloated with confidence.


    No. Klith was far from despair. In fact, he was annoyed. Very annoyed.


    A glint flashed in Klith¡¯s eyes as he sprinted towards the vampire king. The vampire king tried to dodge but he was much slower than Klith, allowing Klith to bypass him.


    The blood chains immediately pierced towards Klith but unfortunately, they pierced their caster first. Upon coming into contact with flesh and blood, the chains immediately dragged the struggling vampire king into the ground.This book was originally published on Royal Road. Check it out there for the real experience.


    Before he was swallowed up, shouts of indignance filled the throne hall.


    Then, the throne hall once again became silent.


    ¡°Um¡­ Since you have killed the previous vampire king, you shall now be our next king. It should be passable with your vampire-like features,¡± Roland changed the way he addressed Klith upon finding out that Klith was actually not the Ancestral vampire.


    Klith glanced at Roland, then at the remaining vampires. The noble breeds immediately nodded in agreement.


    After helping himself onto the throne, Klith asked, ¡°Now, where am I?¡±


    ¡°Sorry?¡± A noble breed reckless spoke out of line. She had a slim figure with smooth raven hair that touched her back. She immediately apologised for her mistake and introduced herself, ¡°I am Clara of the Amelia family. Replying to my king, you are currently on Blood Island, home to the vampires.¡±


    Klith overlook her mistake and asked a doubt of his, ¡°Then...where are the other species, such as demons and humans and so forth?¡±


    The vampires looked at each other with bewilderment, not really understanding why Klith was asking this.


    ¡°My king, they are on other Northern continent, where the majority of the species are located at. Where did you come from, my king?¡± Roland recovered quickly and asked.


    ¡°I came from the Abyss,¡± Klith casually stated.


    Abyss¡­


    The word echoed with their minds as stared at Klith with fear. All of the species knew that anything from the Abyss was dangerous and terrifying, Abyss to them was like a taboo.


    Klith did not notice their unnatural reaction as he was deep in thought, ¡®I am tasked by father to find a lover, but I have slain their king. Father has always taught me to be a responsible Abyssal, so now, carrying out my duties as king takes precedence.¡¯


    ¡°Are there any issues you would like your king to settle?¡± Klith spoke to the vampires after strengthening his resolve.


    ¡°I believe that ¡®Majesty¡¯ would be a more befitting title. Your Majesty, I would like to voice out that our vampire species is on the verge of extinction due to the relentless assault from the elves and the humans.¡±


    ¡°Very well, I shall be known as Your Majesty from this day forth. Those under me shall serve me well and I will not fail them,¡± Klith declared, his majestic aura awed the vampires.


    ¡°Now, let¡¯s solve this vampire crisis.¡± Wasting no time, Klith got down to business.


    ¡°Your Majesty, I am the General of the vampire army, Michael Kel. Blood Island is located in the Reppeigo Sea, the closest kingdom to us is the Reize Kingdom, human territory. Currently, our forces in Reize Kingdom have been decreased to 1,000. With the help of the magic from the elves, the humans are now armed with enchanted silver artifacts, we stand no chance against them,¡± Michael quickly gave a break down of the most urgent matter.


    ¡°Well, I can try my best to save the remaining vampires, but I don¡¯t understand. Why are the elves and humans attacking the vampires?¡± Klith was unaware of the long feud between the species.


    This time round, Roland answered, ¡°Your Majesty, us, vampires have a long grudge against the elves since the beginning of time. The elves believe that what the vampires call magic are actually evil arts an insult to magic, like a stain on their pride. Hence, the grudge. As for the humans, they fear and despise our ability to turn them into common vampires. Since the rise of the Holy Church, its influence spread across the kingdoms, hunting for demons and vampires.¡±


    Klith rubbed his head. ¡®Is this what Father has to deal with everyday¡­¡¯


    ¡°I have a proposition, ¡°Klith sighed. The rest of the vampires listened attentively at what Klith was about to say. ¡°I will go to the demons and form an alliance with them against the Holy Church. Meanwhile, Michael will bring along enough vampires to rescue those stuck in Reize Kingdom. Once done, we will gather back here. Any objections?¡±


    Roland raised his hand, ¡°Your Majesty, let me accompany you on your journey to the Forbidden Territory. The demons are nothing but brutes.¡±


    ¡°I understand your concern Roland, but Blood Island need someone to protect it. I will cast a dome over Blood Island before I leave,¡± Klith rejected Roland¡¯s decision.


    ¡°I understand, Your Majesty. Please take care,¡± Roland yielded.


    ¡°This will be it for now. Roland get me a map of the World. We will leave once all preparations are done,¡± Klith gave the final verdict before dismissing the council.