《Nefarious Affairs》


 Sneak Peek (the future)

    Boian was not thinking right.


    Sitting comfortably on a white bed with a beautiful girl leaning her head against his shoulder and hugging his right hand with her both fairy-like hands close to her chest, he did not think what a man should.


    ''When is she going to end this? How long is she going to keep me like this?''


    Disregarding the playing movie that seemed to have reached high tension, Boian raced his eyes around the room. It was a small apartment in a deserted city outskirt. The living room seems to be empty, with little to no decorative items. But it was queer to see 55" TV with a high-quality home theater in the tiny bedroom.This story has been stolen from Royal Road. If you read it on Amazon, please report it


    ''She must be fond of watching TV'' he thought as he turned his focus on to the girl. Viette.


    Looking at her dark brown hair, clear smooth skin and beautiful face, she could be considered as one of the beautiful girls he had seen in his long life. But what makes him wonder was that this girl has something that makes people attracts to him. Some strange force. A girl like her, who was beautiful and has no issue with talking friendly with even a stranger like him, has spent most of her time inside this apartment of hers. Is she hiding? Is she a criminal or fugitive. She must be what those Japanese fellows call an ''Otaku.''


    ''What a strange girl,'' he mumbled to himself while a slight smile appeared on his face as he remembered her reaction after he broke in.

 Story and me

    About the story


    This is the first story concept I developed a decade ago. Even though I kept the MC, some characters, and basic setting the same, the story is changed and I am in the process of developing it. I am using this story as a experimentation and I will use interactive mode in moving the story further and improve my writing skills.


    I am currently hoping to make 3 chap a week (But this so time-consuming). Also, I might assign a threshold or goal for the readers after each chapter which will make me release faster upon achievingit.The author''s narrative has been misappropriated; report any instances of this story on Amazon.


    Basic about the story


    The story follows the light and dark faction background and discusses their ''affairs'' in various perspectives. Mainly from someone who is in the dark faction. So most of the story is related to dark faction. I am not comfortable with this but romance is one of the core themes of the story (affairs).

 Characters

    Main Characters


    Boian - A mysterious person who came from a portal in Ronia. He likes to live silently.


    Viette - A girl who Boian targeted but turned out to be trouble.


    Gatherers (All names are fake and created by themselves or others for convenience. Even Lisa is a pseudonym)Stolen content warning: this tale belongs on Royal Road. Report any occurrences elsewhere.


    Lisa - A middle-aged lady with manipulative ability who lives with Viette.


    Lewis - Leader of the ''Gatherers'' of the town. Shape-lifting ability revealed. Feeds on life force from others. Currently in the form of an old resident of an Old age nursing home feeding on old people close to death.


    Margaret - Lewis''s assistant. Currently works at the nursing home Lewis resides. Appears to be the same evil species as Lisa but has a weaker status and birth.


    Nightmare - A annoying lady who feeds on fear.


    Congressman - A member of Legislative (specific unknown). One of the few evil presences in a law making body.


    Cloaked figure - like described, a cloaked person with green eye glow.


    Frank - Member of DBSL and Boian''s guide. He made Boian go to Viette''s house.

 Glossary

    The library for reference.


    Ceremony - held on a dark night every three years to accumulate Evil energy/yin energy from Nefarion so that the evil beings can survive without drastic measures.This novel''s true home is a different platform. Support the author by finding it there.


    Nefarion - The evil world


    Umbra Araneus - Shadow spider. An illusionary spider made and given life using Lisa''s power. Male is weaker than the female one like in real Araneus.


    Devil - You know who


    Vampire - not the proper term but called by humans.\


    Imprinting - making a mark on another person to give him/her attachment to one''s species. Could be used in multiple ways and for various purposes.

 1. Prologue (past) : The Arrival

    [Eight years ago in a small rural town in the mountains of Ronia.]


    "Srrrrrr."


    Out of nowhere, lightning-like ripple spread from the dumpster site as its epicenter. As the thickness and ferocity of the ripples increased, it created a unique attractive force that made a grey colored gaseous substance to separate from the atmosphere and move to the dumpster. The area got darker and darker along with the increased frequency of energy ripples.


    "Why did it get so hot?" A clerk working in his AC office, could not help ask while wiping away the flowing sweat on his forehead.


    Fairly similar questions and complaints arose in various parts of the town.


    People stepped outside to figure out the reason behind this weird phenomenon.


    It was a normal summer day, but the geography of the small town in the mountains made it appear similar to late spring. Neither too hot nor too cold. A perfect weather for spending quality time outside, a golden time for children to play with their friends, a budding time for romantic encounters and a peak time for parties.


    The sudden change in weather startled many of those who were people engaged in their own activities, making them complain and whine. Even a drunk person could tell that the temperature was rising at an alarming rate. Many people felt like their skin was burning. These people who had no proper experience of a hot summer could not cope with this sudden change of weather.


    People soon noticed a cluster of dark grey cloud forming on the West side of the city. Some clever ones even noticed that their surroundings have turned brighter than ever before. The sun is still dim as usual with no change and they could not find any reason for this bright up. As their vision somehow got brighter, some experienced hard-time adjusting their eyes. The discussion intensified as people gathered.


    "Ah. It''s from the dumpster. Maybe someone stupid must have set it on fire. I hope no toxic gas is released." Said someone in the crowd.


    Soon many others agreed with this reasoning. The cloudlike appearance could be a mix of mountain fog and smoke. It then also explains the increase in temperature.


    "But this heat is too much." Said a young lady while fanning herself and her newborn child with a magazine. The weather change had startled awake the sleeping baby and made her cry. It pained and worried the young lady seeing that her precious darling cried suddenly. She could feel a burning sensation in her skin and she could not help worry if her child was crying because of that.


    The temperature had increased suddenly. Grey clouds formed in the cloudless sky seem to be so close to the mountains as if they are embracing them. This phenomenon that attracted common people''s attention had already grabbed the focus of people with power.


    The city authority tried to contact the dumpster management and even requested Police and Fire Department to visit the west area.


    Meanwhile, in a bungalow top of a small mountain.


    "Damn. Damn." Sounds of furniture breaking could be heard. A rich man with a stocky build wearing pajamas was acting like he would go on a rampage.


    "Which bastard is drawing up all the Evil energy. All these energies. All these energies we gathered during the ceremony like is drawn like this? I want to tear that bastard apart with my own bare hands." He paused his rampage and took a deep breath.


    He could get or produce evil energy through other methods, other more gruesome methods. But the laws had made him hand-tied. He couldn''t do anything against the treaty rules and survive later in this land. He might have great power in the city but that did not mean his action will go unnoticed. He will get marked and hunted down the moment he violated the law.


    "We cannot do the ceremony soon. If this little amount Evil energy in my area is used up, we will get weaker. Some weak ones won''t even survive. Did you find the hands behind this?" He turned his head and yelled at his servants who silently stood at the side, ignoring the damage their lord had done.


    "Lord. We used our surveillance power on the west from here. It does not seem like someone is using a cheat technique or machine to gather the energy. In fact, no powerhouses are even remotely close to the town. But.." An old and thin servant who wore a coat and tie moved forward to answer.


    "But what." He thought it was someone playing against him. Most likely someone from a neighboring area who wanted to disgrace him or wanted to robe the evil energy of his land. The rules did not prohibit these kinds of actions against the evil beings as long as it did not affect commoners.


    "My lord, it looks....it looks like, it is highly likely a portal for Arrival." The old butler hesitated but still said what he had in his mind. He had more experience and lived longer than this lord of his. He has seen a portal for Arrival and experienced its process before. Even though that was a properly organized arrival, which was not identical to the unannounced and the sudden one that is happening there in the town, he could instantly identify this phenomenon as Arrival. This kind of energy attraction and control can only be made someone who was extremely powerful. To control the evil energy to this extend from an entirely different plane itself? The butler could not even raise his voice thinking about this possibility.This story is posted elsewhere by the author. Help them out by reading the authentic version.


    "What?" The manor lord suddenly stood with a shivering body. ''Is this true? An arrival.''


    Mumbling to himself, saying nothing to the old butler, he sprang out. He had to go see this himself. He had to receive the arriving person by himself. He had to meet this ''lord'' before anyone else and get into that person''s good grace.


    To come from a direct portal from ''there'' violating the treaty laws, he could not help but wonder how insanely powerful ''the arriving lord'' is.


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    An old man looked towards the direction of the energy gathering from a nearby city. His earring kept ringing making him frown. He then shouted.


    "SON. Request the Lord Apostle''s help. GO NOW."


    "Father. What makes it this urgent? Something happened?" He questioned.


    The father gave an angry stare at his son.


    "Go fucking do as I told. The treaty was violated... And a strong evil being is arriving."


    The young man could not help but open his mouth. ''To think the cowardly evil beings have someone who has the courage to violate the treaty laws in the open. That''s something new.''


    Feeling a deathly stare from his father with killing intent, the young man regained his composure and realized he has not set off. He at once went to communicate and ask for Lord Apostle''s help.


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    Near the landfill, the dumpster filled with all sort of trash materials and discarded things had slight grey color energy clashing in the air. The clashing of energy caused electric like ripples to spread from the area. The flammable garbage caught fire from the rippling energy. Smoke rose from the fire. The burning plastic and other garbage made the grey surroundings even darker, thus making the area dark as if it was in the night.


    The clashing got frequent and more violent as if they were compressing in a small area. After some time of clashing, the energy concentration in the small area had become dense, reverting to a dilute form visible with naked eyes.


    A fierce clash erupted from the middle of the concentrated energy area and a ripple so huge formed from it. A crack seemed to appear in the space of the clashed area. Thick dark energy like two chains appeared from within and grabbed the crack tearing it apart.


    After opening the crack, from the darkness inside, a figure came out with great speed as if it was thrown from inside. The figure crashed into the dumpster making a big crater among the garbage.


    After the figure came out, the crack closed in a blink of an eye and the energy gathered dispersed. The people in the city felt the heat was reducing bit by bit as the dispersed Evil energy spread oblivious to them. But still, they felt it was still hotter than five minutes before.


    The manor lord was sensitive to the energy and thus he could estimate the approximate location of the event. He was already driving his car at high speed giving no care about the consequences to reach there in time. He released a sigh, realizing not all Evil energy from the ceremony was used up. But he was late. He couldn''t help feel bad as the person had already arrived.


    From the crater in the dumpster, the figure slowly stood up. His legs were shaking, and he was struggling hard to stand up steadily. The sounds of his bones crackling could be heard. His body was injured with slashes everywhere. His right arm had disappeared. His left hand was broken and bent in a peculiar way. One of his legs was dislocated, making it hard for him to even stand. Despite having all these horrendous injuries, only a little amount of blood flowed from the wound.


    His face looked crushed as his facial features were indistinguishable. His dress seemed to be torn apart revealing his lean but firm body and muscles.


    He uttered none voice till the crack was completely gone. It was clear that he was waiting for the crack to close. Only after making sure that did he curse with his deformed mouth making a whining noise similar to a hurt dog.


    "FOGE QU, ALTHAMAN." (Fuck you, Old Man)


    Taking a deep breath, he relaxed. He did not know whether he should laugh or cry. He lost everything he gained from working all these days. But he was FREE now. He lost all the people who he thought to be his family. But he gained freedom. He lost everything he thought belonged to him. But now no one can control him anymore. He wanted to laugh out as loud as he can, but soon depression overcame him as an image of a person he spent all these years with came to his mind.


    What did I even have? He questioned himself.


    All the years he spent.


    All the tears he spilled.


    All the pain he suffered.


    All the insults he heard.


    All the orders he obeyed.


    All the adventures he had.


    But what did he achieve? What did he own?


    This area should be where he died. Or did he die at all? Wasn''t it here where he started his second life. He could not remember anymore. It had been too long. Now, he just wanted to believe this was where he will start his life anew again. This time for himself.


    Looking around, all he saw was materials in different shapes and colors accumulated together disgustingly.


    ''What the heck is this?'' he frowned.


    He did not remember something like this here from the time he knows this place. This used to be a beautiful grassy area near the mountains.


    "DIS STHINQUES." (THIS STINKS)


    Hearing his own deformed voice, he could not help but shake with hatred. But at least he could still smell.


    ''That bastard did a heavy job on me.''


    He used his shoulder to push his dislocated jaw back in place. With a small click sound, his jaw was fixed. Then his body healed at an unimaginative rate. His right arm regrew. The bent arm and leg straightened up. His body healed without leaving behind any scars. Not even a bruise could be seen on his body. The fire in the dumpster area had attracted attention as some garbage disposal workers closed in wearing protective gears. He could sense more people approaching and some of them were special people like him with strength. He did not want to expose himself or let others disturb him because he wanted to try living a peaceful life.


    He wanted to move away but thought it will be safer in a transformed state. Looking at the disgusting ground, he felt reluctant to transform into a land animal. He turned himself into a bat and flew away leaving behind a crater that no human could later explain and some words that only the burning trash heard.


    "I, Boian, will be free from today onwards."

 2. Prologue (current): Ceremony of the dark night

    Lisa had waited there for a half hour now. Her tapping legs and fingers showed her restlessness. Lisa was sitting close to the window, but she was barely visible in the well-lit room which made her appear mysterious and abnormal.


    She never left home for this long. And she did not like the idea that she was forced into taking part in the ceremony. ''It is getting tough to live unnoticed.'' she sighed thinking how easy it was for her to live hidden just a decade ago. This was her second ceremony in this town. But both ceremonies were different for her.


    She arrived in the town three years ago before the time of the ceremony and was invited to the first ceremony due to her strength. The others were wary of her, so she wasn''t worried about any action would be taken against her. But this time, she had enemies, she could sense the evil intent directed towards her, and she couldn''t help worry in her heart.


    She raced her eyes through the hall. There were many people sitting in the hall. There was five elder ranked evil beings in the hall including her. If she counted Margaret, a staff in the building and an accomplice of the head elder of the town, then there would be six.


    Some people in the hall were humans who fell under her illusion. They were brought here just to fool the other humans in the building. Her methods were relatively harmless to people compared to many others. She could feel the enmity emitted due to this reason. A woman in the hall along with her, who liked to identify herself as "Nightmare," wanted to harvest their fears. Lisa prevented that as she did not want the normal humans to be abused, especially by a terror being like this woman. Margaret wearing a nurse''s uniform might look peaceful, but Lisa knew for sure she held deep envy and anger towards her. The other three evil beings in the hall were waiting for the head of the ceremony to arrive.


    She knew deep down she couldn''t trust anyone except herself.


    ******


    Suddenly, the door to the hall was opened with two people entered. A human and a strong elder.


    "Here you go. Mr. Lewis."


    A young woman dressed in a uniform like a nurse pushed a wheelchair to the spacious hall on the 4th floor.


    "Thank you for your effort, Ms. Mary."


    An old man with pure white hair and well-groomed beard replied while sitting in the wheelchair. His face had a smile that is filled with a wisdom of an elder and anyone who saw him would want to talk to him respectfully.


    "It''s nothing worth mentioning. But you should not stay awake for long. Staying late at night is not good for your health." Mary replied with a smile.


    "Do not worry about that Mary. I will take care of them. And I will make sure they end the gathering party fast and go to sleep. Don''t you have more residents to take care of?" Margaret came from inside to greet them.


    "Are you in charge, Margaret? Thank goodness. You sure you can handle them alone. Do you need a hand?" Mary asked out of courtesy.


    "No, I can handle this. You don''t have to worry. Go on. Someone may need your assistance down on your floor." Margaret politely rejected Mary and took Mr. Lewis'' wheelchair from her hands.


    "It''s ok. Mary. We will be fine." Mr. Lewis supported Margaret to send Mary back.


    "Ok. I will be going on then. Its past 10 already. So when you make a sound, remember this is a Nursing Home and the residents are going to sleep soon." Mary passed these words and after taking a look in the hall which has about four similar elderly residents seated on chairs, she left for the floor.


    "Yea, yea. You won''t hear a thing" Mr. Lewis nodded with a slight grin.


    "What a nice girl," he added after Mary left for the elevator.


    "Then why did you do that to her. Why is that the people you like will live short lives." Lisa couldn''t help sneer at him.


    "Oh.ho. It isn''t the lovely Lisa. It''s been a long time since we met. Haha, you should not forget about us old fellows and visit us every now and then." Lewis did not seem to mind her rebuke as he talked merrily with her.


    "It''s only been three years since last time. I do not have any intention to be liked by a freak like you and get my lifeforce stolen like that young girl." She said with disdain. She did not hide the disgust from her tone and made it more evident with her expression that she did not like the man called Mr.Lewis. After taking a deep breath she continued.


    "Don''t think your actions will go unnoticed. What you did is a violation of the non-interference law."


    "Haha. I only do it in minuscule amount and stops it before the threshold limit. Their radar will not be able to pick this up. Don''t worry. I have been doing this for decades now." Mr. Lewis was still full of smiles without a tint of worry on his face as he was pushed to the front of the hall.


    Suddenly his smile was gone and his face appeared to have authoritative dignity.


    "Stand aside Margaret." He said.


    "Yes. elder." Margaret an employee in the nursing home took two steps to the side and kneeled.


    Lewis, the man in the wheelchair slowly pushes his leg forward and used it as a support to stand up. "It''s been three years since I stood up without support. Hmm. Looks like I am getting really old."This content has been unlawfully taken from Royal Road; report any instances of this story if found elsewhere.


    A sneering voice came from a fat middle-aged man sitting in the hall.


    "No one asked you to pretend like a cripple, you old leach."


    "Oh, fat tentacle. You are getting more fatter each time I see you. I only came here since I got bored in the Massage center. I am going back after this but it was fun sending the old humans faster to death."Lewis replied.


    "Aren''t you forgetting about us?" Said the other beautiful mature woman in the room.


    "It''s not that I forgot about you. Nightmare girl. But actually, even I had trouble seeing through in Lisa''s illusion. Mary, that nurse got fooled easily but truth be told even I had initially thought no one has come." Lewis said with a grin while shaking his head. He then released a bit of his power as his body starts emitting a slight glow. He could now perfectly able to see everyone including the two who did not speak near Nightmare girl and Lisa. He then turned to look at the grinning four humans in the room.


    "Looks like they are having a blast."


    "What a worthless thing to do. Expending so much power to give them a good illusion. I could have put them in a nightmare and harvest some despair while I am at it. Lisa is too soft on these pests." Nightmare was visibly dissatisfied as she did not like how Lisa denied her from getting her fill. Adding to the frustration of living under strict rules of non-interference she was close to lashing out at even simple things.


    "Let it go Nightmare." said the man referred to as ''fat tentacle''. He had a large build and his body was covered with his loose gown. His extremely long sleeves gave him an eerie appearance.


    "Everyone here?" Lewis interrupted Nightmare who was about to rebuke. He did not want anything to delay today''s ceremony.


    "Not the assemblyman." said the fat tentacle annoyingly.


    "He better be on time or he will face consequences," said Lewis indifferently.


    He did not have to wait long before a shadow came through the open window and landed on the floor without making any noise.


    "Hah. I made it." he sighed. He was dressed formally in a grey suit and red tie. He is lean and looks like to be in the late 30s. "Those bastards stalked me again. They knew I am part of the group and wanted to disrupt the ceremony again. Since you fellas are in the dark, I am being watched on. It was not easy to get rid of them. What a tough life I am having."


    He said while shaking his head fiercely and his expression is full of difficulty. Anyone who sees him wants to sympathize with him for no reason.


    "Don''t worry. Come with me tonight and I will give you an enjoyable night." Nightmare said with concern and her voice was unusually nice from before.


    Instead of being happy or think about the romantic aspect of her invitation, the newly arrived man shivered from head to toe. He looked back at Nightmare and refused instantly. "No. Thank You for your concern. I have an official meeting I need to attend after this."


    "A meeting after this, at midnight?" she was evidently dissatisfied because she knew he was lying.


    ''So you were planning to use me to replenish the spent energy after the ceremony? It is definitely enjoyable for you but it will only give me a nightmare.'' He thought.


    "Even though they cannot directly prevent the ceremony, they will try to disrupt it somehow if they know the location. Hmm. Assemblyman are you sure you get rid of the stalkers?" Lewis asked him with a frown.


    Ever since the non-interference laws came to power, the evil beings are forced to live as low-key as possible. While the humans and holy faction are growing stronger day by day, they are getting weaker. This ceremony every three years is one of the very few methods the evil beings have to improve their strength. Since the entry and exit to the evil land are restricted, this is the only way they have to get the evil energy. The evil beings above elder rank in each county or district in every country will form a council, gathering all strong members in the area to protect themselves. Since they promised the holy faction that they will also enforce the non-interference laws, they gained the approval of the rulers as suppression will only lead to revolt. Since then a democratic version of fief like rule begins to develop on the Earth for the evil faction, who were previously disorderly and hard to manage. Even then not everyone is completely satisfied, be it evil beings or holy beings. So they try to passively obstruct each other.


    "Yes. I did. Those weaklings can only be considered as Humans who ate viagra. They think themselves as part of the holy faction but they are actually puny humans who got some upgrade. By the way, we need more representatives in the governing bodies. I am being heavily suppressed and if we do not have enough power, our demands will be discarded like garbage." The assemblyman is still fuming over the meeting he had before where he was treated like he did not exist.


    "Enough of the chatter. It''s about time. Margaret clear the room." Looking at the dark night covered by heavy clouds without any sign of moonlight or any stars, Lewis started talking with a serious tone.


    Waving her hand without saying a word, all pieces of furniture including the illusion bound old residents were pushed to the corner. Then she released her power and made a hexagonally shaped barrier inside the room covering even the floor and above.


    "Let''s start." Lewis took out a big dark colored pendant with red markings on it. The cravings on the pendant resembled a small window with many golems shaped carving on the sides. On the back of the pendant is a small red circle with the size of a finger, which represented the holder''s status as an elder.


    The six other beings circled him inside the hexagonal barrier. After placing the pendant on the floor and he cut his own finger and used his power to put an imprint on the drop of blood that came out. He then let the blood drop fall on top of the pendant before backing away. Each of the other six beings went forward and did exactly like him, letting a drop of blood fall into the pendant except the last being who has not spoken yet. This hooded being did not drop any blood instead it only let a dark wisp of energy with his imprint into the pendant.


    With Lewis in front of the pendant and other six standing in a circle like position, they kneeled with their heads bent down. Slowly raising one of their hand, each of them started chanting.


    "The one who bears the evil as thy name,


    The one who lords over the land of Nefarion,


    Hear our cry and feel our devotion,


    Save us from suffocation,


    Help us with our needs,


    Open the door of your grace


    to let us breathe.


    We seven elders from far away, humbly request thee


    Our King and Master


    Devil."


    As the chant went on, the window like carving in the pendant nourished by the imprinted blood and continuous torrent of energy from seven elder level Evil beings slowly opened. From inside, a portal like energy wave started emitting and a small sack made of energy layer was formed. From the window inside the pendant, dark energy started pouring out into the sac-like energy layer formed earlier making it inflate slowly like a balloon. Meanwhile, the six who were kneeling stood up and started channeling the power on both the pendant and sack trying to maintain them.


    Due to Margaret''s barrier, no sound or energy wave was leaked outside of the room making the residents of the nursing home ignorant of the ceremony taking place right under their nose.


    As the Ceremony of the Dark Night began, no one knew or noticed an ''untraceable shadow'' looking at a barrier in an isolated house little far away from the nursing home.

 3. Please dont do anything bad to me. Ok?

    "Is this the place?"


    Boian transformed back from a bat on top of a five storied building.


    The building was not the tallest but in that outskirt area of the Orken town, it stood mighty.


    "Yes¡­" Another shadowy figure climbed to the top of the building and replied. Unlike Boian, he couldn''t fly but had to climb the walls against gravity. This made him slower to reach the top. He looked weak and shriveled like a hungry man living in poverty.


    He relaxed his body after reaching beside Boian; keeping up with Boian had a great toll on his body.


    "The girl is in that house." he pointed to a house not so far from where they stood. The two storied house stood a decent distance from clustered housing area.


    "Are you sure she meets my requirements?" Boian asked for confirmation.


    "Sir, you know your conditions are hard to be met. An untouched and pure human girl who lives alone is very rare. I have no previous encounters with this girl, but based on the info I got from the organization she meets everything you asked for. If I may, can you tell me the reason for this preference?"


    "What can I say? It''s just preference. I love the taste of hormones and youthfulness. The young untouched ones have the best taste." Boian said without batting an eye. But he was cursing in his mind. ''Do you think I want to do this? Do you take me as someone who has a fetish for this? If not my crappy heart needs Yin energy from females to sustain it, do you think I will bother mingling with humans risking trouble from the enforcers?''


    Boian sensed his soul body. His heart had become so much weaker. The lack of purity of Yin Energy in this world had made his usual strength to weaken. He had to hunt for lone females who meet his requirements. This way he could continue in this world without finding trouble with the authority.


    "Frank. You will get this if she is like you said." Boian took out a tiny grey colored crystal and displayed it.


    Frank was stunned by what he saw. His stayed like a statue with his widened eyes and open jaws for a dozen seconds looking at the crystal in Boian''s hand.


    "This...how could this be? Is that real?"


    Frank could not believe his eyes. This crystallization of Evil energy was very hard to do. An individual couldn''t do it alone. It could only be produced in this world during the ceremony every 3 years by the Elders. They will keep most of these crystals for themselves and release the minute amount to the Dark treasury for transactions. The rest of the summoned energy was released into the atmosphere so beings weaker than him can sustain their lives.


    "It is real." Boian had a casual look on his face. These kinds of reactions were normal to him.


    "How did you get it?"


    "The elder I worked for before gave it as a parting gift." Boian lied. He could summon a controlled amount of Evil energy with his special pendant and he could even manually crystallize the scattered Evil energy around him. But he would not tell that to anyone here. This world differed from the world he knew and he wanted to understand and follow through the customs of this world to merge in.


    "This is not the first time I had dealings with DBSL. As long as you help me with my needs, I will well take care of you." Boian said while looking at Frank''s eyes.


    Frank lowered his head instantly and shook his head.


    "You know our organization''s reputation; we did our research and we would recommend this girl. If she does not meet your eyes, we can always find many others soon....as long as.... you do not trigger the enforcers. Can you reward me now, please? I never possessed an Evil crystal." Frank said while looking at the home of the girl. His eyes gazed at the street lamp that was not functioning for a second before quickly looking back at the energy crystal in Boian''s hand with desire.If you spot this narrative on Amazon, know that it has been stolen. Report the violation.


    "Reward always comes after the job gets done." Boian refused instantly and made the tiny crystal vanish out of Frank sight with a flip of his palm. "Are you coming along?"


    "No Sir. Two of us together may cause an alarm." Frank immediately refused while shaking his head.


    "I will give the reward when I return," Boian observed the house. It looked safe and his senses didn''t find anything out of ordinary.


    "Unlike your name, you are not frank. I will go now."


    Boian gave a side glance at Frank before jumping from the building and transforming to a bat mid-air. He felt something amiss with Frank and couldn''t help feel wary. His reason for not coming and his words were all utter crap. His instinct was also warning him. He had literally no choice now as his heart needed the supplement soon or he would get in trouble. But could anything in this world truly bring him trouble?


    Frank, who still stood atop the building, watched a small bat fly towards the house while taking multiple peaks at the inoperative street lamp and whispered.


    ''Such a waste. You need to come back to give me the reward. Will you even reward me if you did? Thank you. You are saving my life from this trap.''


    ***********


    Breaking into a home was easy for him. As long as there was an opening to the inside, regardless of how small it is, he can transform and get inside. Nowadays even with all windows, doors, and chimneys closed, he has his ways to get inside as he had done it many times during the past decade. His target''s apartment was on the second floor with window AC and a cooking vent making it even easier to get inside.


    Past 11 PM. After transforming into a small sized bat he went inside the apartment through the kitchen window that was open.


    Without making any noise he transformed back and floated gently above the floor with a just tiny tap on the floor. She was watching something in the bedroom. He was not surprised seeing her awake this late at night. Considering the desolation of the area, his accumulated experience and his skill in preventing any voice leakage, he confidently went in fast yet making no noise.


    Unexpectedly, the girl who was so engrossed in watching the TV abruptly turned around while moving sideways as if someone screamed near her ears. The girl came to see him who was approaching like a shadow and screamed from the top of her lungs.


    "AAAAHHHH....hm..hmmm"


    Within a moment of her abrupt discovery, his speed rose, and he reached behind her like a shadow snake coiling around her with his hand covering her screaming mouth. Bending her head back to his shoulder, clasping her hands with his left hand firmly, covering her mouth with his right hand he slowly moved his head towards her left ear and whispered softly.


    "Girl. Don''t make any sound. Don''t resist. We can make this easier for both of us. If you resist, you will be just wasting your energy for no reason. I will not kill you, I will not rob you and I will not rape you. I am just here to nourish myself. After that''s done, I will be gone without even a hair left behind and you won''t even remember anything. If you cooperate, I can make this comfortable for you."


    The girl was shivering in his hands and when she heard his whispering voice near her ear, she felt ticklish and her fear reduced slowly and she calmed down.


    ''Did she sense me before? That''s difficult to be true.'' As the girl was calming down he contemplated about her abrupt scared reaction even before he appeared before her sight.


    "Alright girl, I will let my hands off. If you disobey me, you will suffer."


    He let his hands loosen gently while observing the girl. Since she was already under his control, he could do his work without even saying all those soothing words to calm the girl down. But how can he be rude to a woman? He was raised to be a gentleman. Perhaps, it''s more accurate to say he was brutally trained instead.


    He would use her without giving her anything in return, which itself was a rude concept in the modern world of coexistence. So how could he even be forceful and rude to his benefactor?


    His victims would try to scream again and resist even if he warned them a hundred times. Even though, this custom was proved useless he still continues to do so. As a precaution whenever he loosens his hand from the mouth he always does it so he can close the mouth faster without delay. After many close calls, he used hypnotic voice on the victims so they obey his words like how did he it with the previous girl.


    She made none noise, but she tried to turn her head slightly and slowly to take a peek at the aggressor at her home. Even though she still has some anxiousness, her response could describe her being more curious rather than scared.


    "Are you really not going to harm me?"


    She asked him in a soothing voice.


    He was startled. How could she ask him a question when she was supposed to be hypnotized? He was confident in his inherent ability as he had practiced it multiple times and experimented with almost all sort of people and beings. He once made a group of Cyclops believe that they were also'' born with two eyes.


    ''She is strange. She could sense me and she was not affected by my words. Does she have unusual senses?''


    He could not help wonder whether she was a normal human. After hearing his hypnotic voice, his victims couldn''t talk on their own without being questioned by him. So the purpose of his words was just to calm them down and hypnotize them rather than make them cooperate willingly. Which human will cooperate with a monster like him? This was the case for the last dozen of young women he targeted before.


    "Who are you, Mister? Please don''t do anything bad to me. Ok?"


    Hearing her cute voice, he really couldn''t help but feel an urge to do something EXTREMELY BAD.

 4: A weird meeting between two weirdos

    "Who are you, Mister? Please don''t do anything bad to me. Ok?"


    She whispered while slowly turning her head to see his face. With her back held against his body, it was a difficult task.


    "No. I will not harm you. I just need some nourishment. I will leave after that."


    He said after snapping back from his thoughts.


    "Oh. Is that so? I have a lot of food in the kitchen. Please help yourself. I have no money in my hand. I can cook for you whatever you want. I had no guest other than Aunt Lisa."


    As she continued to speak, Boian felt like it was his turn to get hypnotized as her voice was attractive and soothing giving him an urge to do whatever she requests of you.


    "Don''t scream... I don''t need any food from you. I want to drink your blood." He said while preparing himself to close her mouth in case she screams. He secretly wants her to resist so he can just drink her blood and go without breaking his self-made rule or waste time on her.


    "Drink blood... hmm.. That is a great joke haha." She had a weird expression when he said he wanted to drink blood. She might have thought it to be a joke and faked a laugh to appease him.


    ''What''s with her fake laugh? Is she thinking I will get angry if she did not laugh?'' Boian thought as she continued her obvious fake laugh.


    Hearing her continue this facade without stop, his brows twitched but still could not get angry as he still found even her fake and weird laugh attractive. He felt something was wrong with him. Why was he finding her attractive? He was not in love. He was sure about that. This was entirely different from that.


    He slowly released his left hand which was holding her body, thus releasing her and allowing her to move.


    "What''s your name?" He asked the first time in his life to his target as curiosity overwhelmed him.


    "Vi... Viette." She replied while cautiously turning her head around and finally taken a peek at the man behind her.


    Clad in black clothes, Boian looked young and anyone who saw him will take him as a youth. Just that he had weird white facial hair that looked well shaped. He had black hair with no white hair on his head which made him stand out. He had short hair with his front spiked a little. She was not sure whether he was old or young based on his looks. He was handsome and has a charm that made her compare him to celebrities without losing out to them at all.


    "Listen, Viette. I am a nice person, but you people might know me as a vampire. I won''t be rough and I will promise it will be painless. Is there something you need to do before we begin?" He said while observing her face waiting to see how she will react when she learns he was a vampire. As expected, her reaction was different.


    "A vampire. Please don''t joke around. It''s not funny anymore" She said while placing her hands on her curvy hips with a scolding pose.


    "I don''t care if you believe it or not. I will drink your blood now." He did not want to waste his time speaking with her. So when he heard her words of not believing he took a step forward intending to close on her.


    But Viette sensing his approach already took two steps back while saying.


    "Yes. I believe you. Even if you say you are the Dracula himself, I will believe you."


    Hearing her words his brows twitched, and he gave a fierce glance towards her.Love this novel? Read it on Royal Road to ensure the author gets credit.


    ''The heck. Why do you have to remind me of the fucking Dracula thing.'' His instinct was telling him to hasten his work and get done with the girl as quickly as possible. But his mind told otherwise. He felt reluctant to use any force against her from the moment he interacted with her.


    Feeling his fierce glance she lowered her head as if she is guilty and mumbled to him.


    "I heard vampires can transform themselves into bats and wolves. That means you will be able to do as well. Right? Can you please show me? I have never seen something like that before. Will you do it for Viette?" As she almost finished talking, she raised her head and looked at him expectantly with her eyes glistening.


    Despite her cute actions and words, he can tell she was asking him to prove whether he was whom he said he was.


    ''Why am I feeling a desire to show off in front of her?''


    "Ok. What do you want me to transform into?" Finally, he blurted out. But a voice was screaming in his ear. ''Fuck, did I just say that.''


    "Really. That''s great. Usually, a vampire can transform into a bat. right? Since you have given me the choice that means you can transform into anything. That''s cool. Can you transform into a cat, no, a lion, no wait, a dragon? A small and cute dragon please." She said with excitement.


    He did not know what to do with this girl. ''Is she for real? What is wrong with her? She wants to make me a living and walking zoo? Is she teasing me because she does not believe I am a vampire?''


    "ehhmm...Believe it or not, I will do it just once. I have never been this lenient with a human. Since you are so cooperative, I will make an exception." With an awkward cough, he made her stop talking and tried to sound serious. But somehow he found it hard to do so.


    Without making a sound his body disappeared and a small bat appeared flying in the air. Boian only transformed for a second before turning back into the human form. He worried that she would run to him and try to pet him or something. He clearly did not know what this girl will do next. But what happened after the transformation stunned him agape.


    "Oh My freaking god. A real vampire. A real goddamn vampire." Viette seemed to jump up and down like a little girl full of excitement and surprise. She slammed her small and fair-skinned fists into the wall while laughing and screaming merrily.


    His eyes contracted and his lips turned upward into a sly grin as her excited laughs and scream like "A real vampire" echoed in the room.


    *********************************


    "The nerve."


    Lisa shouted suddenly. Except for some white streaks of hair, she looked not that old. Her face was elegant and had a charm to it.


    "What is it, Lisa? Don''t make unnecessary noises. Focus on the ceremony. We cannot afford to disrupt the ceremony." Said Lewis with a frown. He was not pleased by how Lisa made a sound while they were focused on the ceremony.


    The others said nothing, but they looked at Lisa weirdly. Why did she suddenly shout out?


    "Someone had the guts to break into my house. I want to leave." The old woman, Lisa said while trembling in anger. Her anger clearly affected the energy she channeled causing the portal like structure in the middle to shake. Seven people are standing in a circle like position with their hands raised channeling their energy to open and maintain this portal.


    "Calm down. If there is nothing valuable in the house, forget it. The ceremony is more important. You know ending the ceremony will affect us badly." Lewis scolded. He was displeased when Lisa said she wants to leave.


    "But.. but" before she could finish, Lisa was interrupted by a woman in the circle.


    "Hehe, are you worried about that human toy you are raising? What so special about that girl. I can gift you a couple. If you dare run away now, I will kill you both." She did not want this ceremony to get interrupted either and seemed to have prior resentment against Lisa.


    "Shut up Nightmare. As for you Lisa, you know we will be badly affected if you stop now. We cannot handle it. Nightmare might have said it in anger, but if you cause trouble I will brand you as a violator and we will hunt you down. Even that girl will be included. You do not want to face my wrath. Do you?" Lewis said seriously and after a moment of silence, he continued.


    "If you are worried about the girl or anything valuable, you can ask Margaret to send supervisors there or go there herself. That would solve the problem and handle the invader."


    Lisa sneered on the inside. ''Sending your underling will only make it worse. Don''t think I do not know you, you old fart. Even without my traps or illusions, she will be fine herself. And it''s only one person who broke in.''


    "Don''t bother. It''s not worth it. Even if the bastard who broke into my house has the ability to wipe out my valuables, I don''t want to give you people a justified chance to rob me. mm." She sneered and focused on the ceremony. But on the inside, she was worried about the girl and could only activate defensive features through her will.


    Margaret who was on the side slightly moved but was frozen by a deathly pressure. She felt a deadly glare only to find Lisa looking at her.


    ''I may not be able to leave but I will neither let anyone leave nor leak the news outside until I can return.'' Lisa sneered as she thought.

 5: An awkward date

    He did not move or say anything at all when Viette was acting like an excited kid slamming her small fists into the wall while yelling ''a real vampire'' here and there.


    ''No wonder,'' he thought. He had a glint in his eyes and a grin on his face.


    After about 20 seconds of the rampage, she calmed down and looked at his face. When she came to contact with his eyes, she lowered her head shyly with a tinge of blush on her cheeks.


    "I am sorry. I thought you are trying to scare me when you said you are a vampire." She said while keeping her head low. But she occasionally stole peeks at him with her eyes.


    "Oh. Aren''t you scared now?" He replied with the same grin on his face.


    "A little. But, since you are so nice and did not harm me, I believe you belong to the Nice Vampire type. And I got excited seeing someone every girl like me would love to see." Her ears have turned light right showing her excitement.


    "Hmm. It''s just you, not every girl." He said while thinking about all the girls who got scared witless when he revealed his identity as a blood feeder. Every reaction he received so far in this world was a scream or a stunned face full of extreme fear. These girls proclaim they love the vampires from media, but when facing a real one not a single one can maintain their calmness and react like how Viette did.


    "Now I have proved who I am, you have no more issue with me getting the drinking done. Right?" He continued with the same grin he had from the beginning while staring at Viette.


    "Yes. There is no problem with that. I am sorry for doubting. Since you said you will fulfill any wish I have, can you do that before...before." Viette said as tears rolled from her pretty face.


    "It''s not like I will kill you. I will only drink 10% of your blood. It will be like a simple blood donation and you will not feel even tired in the morning. You will not even remember me when I am done with you." He said while maintaining his grin.


    She looked at him with her teary face. The wetness in her eyes made her light blue eyes more beautiful. "But you said before you will fulfill something I need before you begin."


    ''Damn, so cute.'' he thought to himself. He found it hard to maintain his previous grin and after contemplating for a few seconds he said. "I believe I said something similar. So what do you want?"


    "Really? You won''t go back on your word, won''t you?" She jumped up and looked at him excitedly with an expression completely different from the tear-stained face she had before.


    "Yes and no" he replied.


    Viette tilted her head to the right with a confused look.


    Releasing a sigh he spoke with a frown, "Yes I said what you want to do and no, I will not go back on my word if it is a reasonable request."


    "That''s great. You are so nice, Mister. Ah, I forgot to ask your name." Viette excitedly got close to him and tried to grab his hand but was unsuccessful as he moved his hand fast and avoided her.


    "What do you want?" He asked her again.


    "Oh. I want you to have a date with me," she replied eagerly.


    "A date? What''s that?" Even though he heard of this term couple of times, as a traveler new in this land, he was ignorant of many things and customs of humans.


    "You don''t know what a date is? A date is something in which a man and woman go to places together and eats together and spends time together. Then..... then..... Sorry, I don''t know exactly either. I was always alone and never been on a date. Since you don''t what a date is, you have never been to one either. So, let''s have our first date together. How about that?" She spoke with a lecturing tone but changed it to a soft and eager voice when she herself realized her knowledge of them was shallow. She only knew about them from TV.


    "We are not going anywhere." He said harshly.


    "We do not have to go anywhere. We can just spend time here eating or watching something. Won''t you spend some time with me?" she asked pitifully.


    "If it is like that then.. ok." He agreed with her suggestion. When she was not looking his lips curled into a smile. ''You have successfully made me curious, girl.''Stolen content alert: this content belongs on Royal Road. Report any occurrences.


    "You can call me Boian and tell me what you want me to do." He continued while looking at her.


    "Boian. His name is Boian. He is more handsome than most celebrities. But, it should be the guy who should ask the girl for a date. Anyway.. what should I do? what should we do?" Viette seemed to be talking to herself as she sank in her own thoughts on what activity they should do for their date.


    He looked at the ''lost in thought'' Viette with curiosity. It''s been eight years since he came to this land and he never felt this excited before. It reminds him of the crazy things he did while growing up. Releasing a sigh, he kept observing Viette.


    "Let''s watch a movie." After thinking for a while Viette suddenly fisted her left palm as if she got a great idea.


    "I will get snacks and popcorn. Do you want anything to drink?" She asked excitedly before going to the kitchen while hopping like a rabbit. Viette halted when she realized what she just said. She turned to Boian and apologized. "I am sorry. I did not think before asking that." She shuddered when she thought of his probable answer to her question. It will be most likely be ''your blood Viette.''


    "Who told you that we cannot drink and eat food. Even though it''s not a great thing to do and can be troublesome sometimes, we have no problem with that," Boian replied.


    "That''s great. I will be back soon." She ran to the kitchen. Sounds of microwave operating and plastic tearing can be heard from the kitchen.


    Boian turned his attention to the bedroom wall with a grin. He then abruptly turned his head towards the open door and whispered ''Aren''t you clever.''


    Soon Viette was back with a big bag of popcorn and snacks. She also held onto 2 bottles of soft drink. She was holding everything in her bosom and was struggling to make sure none of it falls down.


    Seeing her struggling with a painful expression, Boian could not help soften his mind and step forward to take the drinks from her hands, lessening her burden.


    "Thank you," Viette said bashfully. Her ears turned red again.


    After unloading all the snacks on the bed covered with white sheets, she turned towards Boian and asked: "Which movie do you want to watch?"


    Seeing Boian not replying even after a while she stood up with same jovial expression. "I will pick one then."


    She went to the shelf and took out a big cardboard box. When she opened it, a few CDs dropped from within. The entire big box was filled with movie CDs.


    "Which one should I pick?" she thought aloud. After picking one and throwing it away, she picked another and continued to do the same.


    "Oh. This is boring."


    "Ahhh. I saw this one many times already."


    "No. I do not want to watch horror."


    She continued this until she made a mess on the bed.


    Boian coughed lightly as she is taking a lot of time.


    Hearing the cough, Viette stopped her searching and thought for a second. "Got. That''s the right one."


    She packed all the CD on the bed and shoved everything into the same cardboard box and put it back to where she took it from. She then went to TV stand and picked a DVD set.


    "This is the one." she seems excited.


    "Let''s watch these 5 movies."


    "No, I won''t. I don''t watch movies and I am making an exception for you." Brad denied her suggestion.


    "The first one does not have much romance, the second one is not the right one, for now, the third one onwards fits well." She picked the third movie and played it on the TV.


    Soon the movie ''The Twilight Saga: Eclipse'' started playing.


    Seeing the vampire movie, especially a romantic one, Brad was frowning on the inside thinking the motive behind Viette''s choice.


    Viette excitedly grabbed Boian and pulled him to the bed and made him sit there. Opening the snacks and popcorn she held his hands with both her hands and leaned her head on his shoulders.


    Boian''s right hand was firmly hugged by Viette. He could feel her chest as his hand was held in that close. He did not know what she was thinking being this intimate with him.


    Minutes passed by as if they are seconds and the movie seemed to be about to be over. Boian did not pay much attention to the movie but occasionally glanced through it. Viette still held the pose hugging Boian''s hand with her two hands. She once in a while freed one hand to munch on snacks and popcorn. Her other hand kept tapping on the bed without a particular rhythm.


    Boian only picked one or two pieces of chips and popcorn after the persuasion of Viette. ''When is she going to end this? How long is she going to keep me like this?''


    Disregarding the playing movie that seems to have reached high tension, Boian raced his eyes around the room. The living room seemed to be empty, with little to no decorative items. But it is queer to see 55" TV with a high-quality home theater in the tiny bedroom.


    ''She must be fond of watching TV'' he thought as he turned his focus on to the girl.


    Looking at her dark brown hair, clear smooth skin and beautiful face, she could be one of the beautiful girls he had seen in his long life. But what made him wonder was that this girl had something that made people attracted to her. Some strange force. A girl like her, who was beautiful and had no issue with talking friendly with even a stranger like him, had spent most of her time inside this apartment of hers. She told him that she either orders delivery food or cooked for herself after she ordered online grocery delivery. Even then she did not meet with the delivery people; they were received by the landlady of the building. Was she hiding? Was she a criminal or fugitive or.....a species named by Japanese...an Otaku?


    "I think we should not delay any further. It is too late now, let''s get it done." He said while watching her face. ''Show me what else you got?''


    "Hmm. You are not romantic at all. Look at Edward in the movie, he is so romantic. Or you have no feelings at all? Are all vampires supposed to like you or Edward? As you saw in the movie, can you marry me and make me a vampire as well? Are you able to have kids like Edward did later in the next movie of the series?" Viette asked.


    Thinking for a few seconds Boian replied. "Edward? He is called Edward. Oh...Yea. They have a pretty close depiction of a particular group of beings. But it is not accurate. The answers to your question depend on the ''status.'' The ''Status'' defines the characteristics."

 6: The Myth of the Pencil

    "Almost Done," Lewis said while taking a deep breath.


    Then he turned and looked at Margaret who was standing outside the hexagonal shield.


    "Margaret, proceed with the evacuation and clean-up procedure. Make sure no human remember anything abnormal." He said while maintaining his channeling of energy on to the pendant.


    "Yes, Master." Margaret kneeled down. Then getting up she looked towards Lisa who appeared to be concentrated on channeling the energy.


    "Lisa. I know you are holding back on your energy towards the ceremony and using it for something else. Still, I said nothing till now because your home encountered an invader. But don''t think I will continue to pretend to be blind towards everything you do." Lewis looked at Lisa who held back some of her energy from channeling to the pendant with an annoyed expression. He could understand why she did so. She might want to save up the energy to kill the invader. Despite her looking like she was concentrated on the ceremony, with his experience he could tell she was controlling some spell while channeling the energy.


    Releasing a deep sigh, he said in a harsh tone. "Release the restraint you put on Margaret."


    "Selfish bitch." Nightmare woman grunted from the side but no one paid any attention to her.


    Lisa snorted and looked at Margaret with a threatening gaze.


    "I will not do anything against your wishes, Elder Lisa," Margaret bowed her head and said to Lisa.


    Lisa did not reply but turned back her attention to the energy summoning portal and the accumulated massive dark energy that came out from the pendant in the barrier like sac they created. It has crystallized but still was suspended in the energy sac. The ceremony had entered the last phase and will be over soon. Even though she investigated the situation at home through her hidden protective features and found its safe, she could not help worry deep in her heart.


    The invader was not strong. That itself made her extremely wary and restless.


    If he was not strong, how did he manage to get in through her strong illusion barriers and other defenses?


    If he was weak why was he still conscious and not lost in her spell?


    If he was a low grade, how can he act composed and unnerved with all the mind controlling mechanisms she installed in her home?


    Margaret, who sensed the removal of restraints that prevented her from getting out of the hall, began to move the illusion bound residents to their respective rooms as if the ''party'' had ended. When she opened the door and got out, she saw Mary, the nurse aide who brought Lewis before to the hall, standing still in front of the door with her eyes vacant.


    ''Coming close to my illusion, hmm.'' she sneered inside. She then took control of the illusion bound residents and commanded them to leave to their respective rooms. She instilled fake and similar memories on each of them so they can remember the birthday ''party'' and talk about them tomorrow.


    The illusion bound residents walked to their room with a similar expression like Mary and slept. After pushing an empty wheelchair near the elevator, she instilled new memories in Mary and woke her up.


    "Thank you, Mary, for coming back and helping on the cleanup," Margaret said politely as she entered the elevator.


    Mary who just woke up nodded and replied before entering the elevator herself, "No problem, Margaret."


    In the elevator looking at the empty wheelchair that used to belong to Lewis and Mary who continues to talk to her illusion made Lewis, she sneered on the inside. ''Lisa. Lisa. You old hag. Just because you have higher birth and status than me, don''t think I will be weaker than you all the time. We are of the same race, there will be a day I will become more powerful than you. That day, I will trample you under my foot. If Lewis did not ask me to do something else, I would have given a good visit to your house now.''


    Calming down, Margaret remembered that she had to arrange a fake body for Lewis so he can fake his death tomorrow. She took her cell phone and dialed a number. The call did not connect saying there was no connection available.


    Margaret grunted her teeth and looked towards the window. She could see a thin layer of energy enveloping the entire building.


    "Lisa you bitch." she scolded aloud startling Mary.


    ***************************************************


    "Status?" Viette did not understand what Boian meant, so she questioned him again.


    "Even the term vampire is an inaccurate name to call us. We belong to different races and groups with various features. Blood feeding is just one of many of these features and various groups possess the same craving for blood. Some races feed on things more grotesque than blood. So you cannot say everyone belongs to the same group just because they have similar characteristics. Each individual''s status and power they hold determines what abilities and characteristics each one has." Boian explained.The author''s narrative has been misappropriated; report any instances of this story on Amazon.


    "Are you weak against silver and why do stories show people stabbing your heart with a wooden stake."


    "Like I said status determines that. Some are weak against silver and some are not. But the heart is important for all."


    After pausing, he continued "So based on the status, you can both see brainless blood feeders with nothing but the thirst for blood as well as highly intelligent and noble individuals who can control their bloodlust. Most blood feeders lack emotions so they focus on their feeding. Ahmmm. Why should I tell you all this? As a human, you should not know this. I will erase your memory before I go. You will not even remember me by tomorrow."


    Viette lifted her head from his shoulders and looked at him with her pitiful cute eyes. After taking a half dozen short breaths she asked him with a low voice.


    "So, I cannot remember you later? Or you are lying before and you will kill me?"


    Boian could not help but smile. ''Anything else?'' he thought inside.


    "Why are you smiling? Are you going to kill me right? You are just lying before when you said you will go after drinking blood." She continued to ask as two drops of tears flowed down from her eyes.


    "No. I will not kill you. I won''t even harm you. Based on the strict rules of the Treaty, I can not even drink too much blood and affect your daily life. Or I will get killed. So you don''t have to worry. Just close your eyes and lie down. It will not even hurt as much as an ant bite." Boian explained.


    "Hmm. Ants are nicer than you. They never bit me at all." Viette snorted. The two drops of tears have reached her lips with the right tear slightly faster than the left. She stretched out her light pink tongue to lick the tear and then made a cute gesture with her tongue.


    Boian could not help but get attracted by it. He suddenly got an urge to rush forward and catch her tongue with his lips.


    ''Dangerous.'' he took a deep sigh.


    He did not feel like this for decades now. As years passed by, his desire and feelings got stable. He could live like a stone even when 1000 world shaking beauties stood naked in front of him.


    ''ehhe..ehh'' he coughed lightly trying to get his thoughts together. Maybe not 1000 beauties that will be hard. Nine - ten will be fine.


    Boian gently looked at Viette who wiped the nearly filled eyes that may break open with more tears.


    He was sure he was not a person who was a slave to carnal pleasure. He was not someone who falls in love with any girl he saw. Furthermore, there was that angel.....


    Boian patted her head. This made Viette look back at him.


    "Are you going to drink my blood? Can you drink animal blood instead of us?" She asked.


    "No. Some blood feeders do, but I don''t like doing so." Boian''s reply was simple.


    Viette stretched her head and curiously observed Brad before asking "If I make a cut and give you some drops of blood will you not do this."


    "Are you scared of me?" Boian asked.


    "No.." Viette shook her head. Then seeing Boian looking at her straight on, she lowered her head and said " a little."


    "Then why did you make me sit here and watch this Vampire romance movie."


    "That''s because...that''s because I have always fancied about getting a boyfriend. I never had one before. Also, I like vampire stories. So..so....so." Viette struggled to find words.


    "Is that so?" Boian mocked.


    "You know that will not happen. We are different and we cannot be together. Spending this much time with you itself is wrong." Boian said while observing her. She still had her head lowered and her left hand kept tapping on the bed as if she was nervous. But she never left his arms and still sat extremely close to him. He needed to turn to get hold of her and bite her neck. But with her sensitivity, she will be alerted and she will get scared. He somehow did not want her to cry.


    "And few drops will not be enough. Even if the blood was taken fresh from the wound, some including me prefer having them directly by our self. We take it from a good artery and our saliva can heal the wound for you so you will not feel face any health problems." He did not know whether he was annoyed or excited when she asks all these weird questions. But he felt like it was his duty to answer her.


    "Why does it has to from the neck? There are other arteries all around the body." She yet again asked another question.


    Boian frowned but still answered her after some thought. "There should be an artery in the neck, something what you humans call cart something ah carotid artery. It supplies blood to the head I believe. It''s mainly psychological."


    "Psychological?"


    "Have you seen an animal hunting its prey? A predator bites the prey''s neck when hunting it. It weakens the prey, and the hunter gets control over it. It can understand the prey and control its life and death. Like that, it gives us a feeling of dominance over you and makes you weak to resist. It''s an instinct developed for our own safety. The low-level blood feeders do not even know that and they bite anywhere they could get hold off." Boian suddenly had a cruel look as his lips curled into a smile.


    "So you consider me as a prey?" Viette asked while the dam holding the tears in her puppy eyes got smashed to smithereens as drops after drops of tears came out.


    Her words hurt Boian as he felt something stabbed him. A guilty conscious? He could only raise his left hand which was free to wipe her tears and mumbled in her ears. "No. Viette. You are not a prey at all. You are my benefactor. You will be my helper and I will be thankful to you."


    Viette stopped crying as a slight smile blossomed on her beautiful face.


    But suddenly her expression changed as a sadness becomes clear in her eyes. She stopped tapping and hugged Boian from the side. She moved further close to him and rested her head on his shoulder while hugging his right hand with both hands.


    "What is it?" Boian asked with a smile.


    "You will erase my memory when you leave. Then I will not be able to remember you. I want to remember you and the moments I spent with you. I don''t want to forget you." She said while laying on his shoulder.


    Boian could feel wet drops on his shoulder and he could not help soften. But he remained silent.


    "Can you contact me as a human or be together with me pretending to be a human?" She asked with hope.


    "Can you pass me that paper and pencil?" Seeing Boian being silent, she asked him to pass the paper and pencil on the table. Boian, after a slight pause, did what she told him to do.


    She wrote a number on the paper. "This is my number. Call me and don''t forget about me. I don''t want to forget you. Even if I did, I don''t want you to forget me. Can you take the pillow under you?"


    Boian turned his head to the left and bend his free left hand towards his back as his right side is hugged by Viette.


    Suddenly his left arm was grabbed from behind and was strongly held behind his back. His right arm could not move as he felt like two snakes have wrapped onto his arm. A penetrating pain was felt as his left chest was stabbed.


    With a cough, Boian slowly turned his head towards his chest only to see a pencil penetrated deep inside with a small hand slightly holding it. He turned his head further to see Viette who was laying on his shoulder now half standing with her legs locking his right arm and a beautiful smile on her face.


    "It is really true. ''John Wick'' movie could be right. You could really kill people with a pencil. Sometimes even...VAMPIRES."


    A soft laughter echoed through the room.

 7: Heart of the issue

    Viette''s soft laughter echoed in the room. Even after stabbing with a pencil she did not lower her guard as she kept the pencil in the chest while keeping her complete attention on Boian''s movements. She then twisted the pencil.


    "Pencil is so amazing. It looks so harmless and can be used like this."


    "Just the pencil?" Boian shook his head. His eyes were locked with Viette''s.


    "If not for your energy enhancing it, can a mere pencil penetrate my physical body? You surprised me, girl. What are you?"


    Even though she maintained a confident smile, Boian could tell from her eyes that she had a feeling of uncertainty in her mind as he had talked back to her. She might have the assurance that it penetrated his heart, but she could be unsure whether the small pencil could do to cleanly.


    "Based on the movies I saw and from what my aunt told me, vampires will die when stabbed in the heart. Even you yourself confirmed that heart is important for you."


    She then asked doubtfully.


    "Are you going to shrivel and become a corpse or like in some movies, are going to just turn into dust? I prefer the latter because I can always wash my bed if it''s dust. I don''t want to deal with the ugly corpse. That will be¡­. awk¡­..Disgusting. Why are you taking this long? Hurry and die please."


    "ehhe ehh..." Boian coughed and his breathing became ragged.


    "Why?"


    "You know why?" Viette replied with an expression that the answer was obvious.


    "You came to harm me. Why do you think I should not do anything to protect myself?" Viette rebuked.


    Boian coughed lightly. He kept his eyes locked on Viette''s face and with a smile he turned to dust. Viette who laid above couldn''t help fall to the bed all of a sudden. Looking at the scattered dust and the pencil that had no trace of blood, Viette sighed. "That''s it?"


    "You were expecting more?" Boian appeared right behind Viette and whispered in her ears. Viette was surprised by the noise that her body jerked but she was held down by a strong force. Boian used his left hand to hold both of Viette''s hand together on her left side, her right hand under her body and her left hand pushed on top of it. He pushed her to lie face down with him above her.


    "Ahhhhh... Why are you still alive? Leave me alone."


    Viette screamed and resisted by bashing her legs on the bed. But Boian''s attention was not on her. He was looking fixedly at the wall with his right arm raised up. His palm was half folded with all fingertips touching together while facing upward. His pupils had a red glow in them.


    "Nothing Personal, Umbra Araneus." He whispered before attacking.


    "BOOM. Multi-vertical Burst."


    He unfolded his fingers making an explosion gesture. From each of his fingers, a slight black energy came out and separated from the finger to become an energy blade that moved vertically towards the direction each finger pointed toward. The energy blade made no damage to the room as it spread to all sides of the room. One blade passed through the TV in the room that was playing the movie with no damage but a slight disruption on the screen for a few seconds.


    "I was waiting and did not want to use force. But I can''t have you attack me for using force against this girl." Boian said while looking pale.


    "How can you see it?" Viette was stunned she forgot to resist anymore.


    "Umbra Araneus. Shadow illusion of the spider. Pretty good skill but I am too experienced for these traps." Boian with his red eyes could see the countless spider webs that were made in the room. These webs had a strong weakening effect on the soul of a person. Getting trapped by it means certain death to many people.Royal Road is the home of this novel. Visit there to read the original and support the author.


    With five blades made of his special soul energy, he could cut the main webs that hold the trap together and the shadow spider. He looked at the torn apart spider with a cold sweat. He was lucky it was a male shadow spider. Unlike the fearsome females, it had a much smaller and more elongated abdomen, longer legs. Its timid nature made it wait for all this time and prepare a well-made web trap before confronting him. Soon both the spider and the webs turned to nothingness.


    If he did not notice the spider that entered the room when Viette went to the kitchen to get snacks and drinks, he would be trapped like an insect anytime the spider completed its trap.


    He had to destroy it the moment he retaliated against Viette or it will be him who will be attacked as the spider''s primary goal here was to protect Viette and trap him.


    That means the one behind the spider wanted him alive before.


    He was startled to awaken from his thoughts by Viette who had already woken up from her stupor. She had resisted with increased force compared to before.


    "Your strength." Boian couldn''t help but get surprised by the increasing amount of energy she emitted.


    "LEAVE ME," Viette screamed.


    Boian pressed Viette back to the bed with a tremendous power that the bed legs broke making it touch the floor with a heavy sound.


    "THUD."


    The Viette screamed again, but this time out of pain. She cried while trying to look back at Boian who used to treat her gently so far. Boian now was unlike the nice person Viette had seen earlier. He had a fierce expression and his eyes emitted a red glow that scared her.


    "Why didn''t you die before? I was sure I stabbed your heart." Viette cried with tears all over her face.


    "Why? You are asking me why? I asked you the same ''why'' before. Remember?" Boian did not want to play nice with her. He wanted to let her know he won''t be controlled with her weird manipulative ability. He slowly bent his head forward. With his face so close to Viette he told her what she wanted to know.


    "You think you stabbed my heart. Did you? HaHa...


    Believe it or not.


    I am


    HEARTLESS."


    *****************************************


    "How could this be?" Lisa shuddered suddenly. She felt her legs go weak. Her mind went blank she did not realize her supply of soul energy to the ceremonial pendant had been cut off.


    The crystallized Evil energy in the air wavered due to this sudden fluctuation. The sudden disturbance had caused all other six elders to feel heavy pressure.


    "Lisa, What the fuck are doing?" Lewis shouted. His anger rose as the fruit of their work, the Evil energy, they gathered to sustain for the next couple of years was struggling to exist. He increased his energy output while giving Lisa a deathly glare and willed Margaret to come back.


    The portal was shaking continuously and the energy flow from the other world faced obstacles.


    The other give elders had a pained and worried expression. They know they now have to do Lisa''s portion as well to continue the last portion of the ceremony. It''s not they couldn''t, but they were afraid to spend their limited soul power on to this. They could be attacked by other elders after the ceremony to gain possession of their portion of the Evil crystal. Even the people they think of as friends will betray them for the limited quantity of crystals.


    "You bitch." Nightmare puffed with anger.


    "Lisa, whatever issue you have, get back and finish this. We are almost done." Congressman persuaded.


    Lisa paid no attention to their bickering, she was focusing in her mind on the male shadow spider she activated for Viette''s protection. ''It''s dead. He noticed it and perfectly destroyed it.''


    "I am sorry everyone. I have to leave now." Lisa bowed slightly before turning her attention to the cloaked elder who has not spoken a word yet.


    "Hey, I can sense your immense strength. Please don''t hold back anymore. Can you take over my part as well? You can take half portion of my share of Evil crystal and I, Lisa, will owe you a favor." Without even waiting for the cloaked person''s reply she turned to leave trying to open the hexagonal barrier.


    Two green glows appeared in the dark and concealed face of the cloaked person while looking at Lisa.


    "You are not going anywhere after causing this much trouble." Margaret came into the room with energy bursting out of her body. She enforced the barrier to prevent Lisa from leaving.


    "Let her go, Margaret," Lewis ordered. He did not look at Lisa or Margaret but appeared to have completely focused on stabilizing the portal. But he knew that letting Lisa go was safer than keeping her here forcefully and thus starting a fight that could only make the mess more disastrous.


    He had increased his output to the pendant but soon found another person had also increased the output that almost matches his own. He couldn''t help but look at the mysterious cloaked person. ''She had such eyes? But that will not save you from my wrath, Lisa."


    After Margaret opened the barrier, Lisa rushed to her home.


    "It''s my fault. It''s entirely my fault. I shouldn''t have left her alone."


    She couldn''t help worry about Viette. If anything happened to her, Lisa could no longer live peacefully. She could only kill herself in guilt. Her face shone in wrath when thinking about the person who made this trouble, the one who had the audacity to broke into her home.


    "I have underestimated you. I really underestimated you, Bastard. Even though I usually deal others using my soft illusions, but I will let you know the darkest side of my illusion. I will tear you apart many times that you beg me to kill you."

 8. Dig deep or climb back

    "You are lying. I heard your heartbeats." Viette argued.


    "Is that so?" Boian let out a deprecating smile. "Then maybe I have it."


    "Then why are you still safe." Viette curiously asked.


    "Why? Haha. What makes you think my heart is on the left chest?" Boian questioned back.


    "Are you saying your heart is in the right side? No. That is a lie. I spend hours beside you. I heard your rhythmic heartbeat. Either I stabbed your heart but you have some ability to still survive or¡­..you could...move the location of your heart according to your will. Which is it? You moved it, right? I knew it. I knew this will be a stupid idea."


    "Aren''t you clever? Oh, Viette. I didn''t think you have such intelligence in that cute head of yours." Boian teased.


    "Now, you know. My aunt always says that I am so clever and obedient. I am a good girl." Viette seemed pleased with that tease as she mistook it for a praise. Her smile was still exquisite despite her face was half pressed on to the bed.


    "So, what are you?" Boian asked.


    "Human. My aunt told me I am a special human." Viette told him proudly.


    "Haha. Then your aunt is wrong. There is no such thing as a special human. If they have something that makes them special, then they are not human anymore." Boian sighed looking at his own hand.


    Boian then looked at his chest. The wound made by the pencil was slowly healing up. His healing power had degraded due to the lack of blood in his heart. Despite him acting like he was fine, Viette''s attack did him some harm. It expedited his deadline. Now he had to get the blood as quickly as possible.


    "My aunt is always correct. When she said, drinking hot water after eating spicy food will make your insides feel like burning, it did. So, whatever she says will be correct." Viette did not want to concede.


    "Do you know anyone besides your Aunt?"


    "No."


    "Have you met or talked with any others?"


    "Hmm." Viette''s smile disappeared with Boian''s array of questions.


    "You have no outside contact and you say everything your aunt says is correct?"


    "Who told you I know no one else besides my aunt?" She pouted.


    "You know others?" Boian asked expecting her to leak information useful for him.


    "Yes. I know you and I have talked with you a lot today." Viette said with pride.


    "Are you really like this or you are just acting like a stupid child?" Boian stared at her.


    "I am not a child.


    I have grown up.


    Do you know how old I am?


    Why did you call me stupid?" Viette rambled on with a sad face until she heard an angry shout from Boian.


    "QUIET."


    ''I need to think this through.'' Boian thought about the best solution to get out of this situation.


    He could escape or confront.


    These two choices had many variables he needed to keep in his mind.


    If he runs away, he could be hunted by the owner of the house. She might file a complaint against him and with Viette being the witness can make his appearance known to authority. He had to change his appearance if that happens. If Viette recognizes his energy imprint or if the house has a mechanism that records his Energy imprint, it will be very difficult to hide. He had used his Soul Energy to dismantle the Umbra Araneus without thinking this.This story originates from Royal Road. Ensure the author gets the support they deserve by reading it there.


    Changing his appearance was not a big deal for Boian, but he did not want his Energy to marked on. That will give him tight restrictions and prevent him from making a public appearance unless he wanted to have an all-out fight against the authority.


    The severity of the hunt will depend on the influence of this Aunt. Since he broke into this house and destroyed the Umbra Araneus, leaving like this will make her bear a huge grudge against him. If he left, he will not be able to explain himself at all.


    He could only escape temporarily if he kills Viette and destroys any evidence against him in the house. If she is a human, the Enforcers will be on his tails and that will make it extremely difficult to escape. Even if she is something else, he would be marked by them for the crime. The functions of that STONE was very mysterious. The Omniscient Stone just made it so much hard for people like him to do a couple of mischiefs. In the name of protecting people, poor Evil beings like him got no privacy at all. Can''t even have fun nowadays. Boian could only sigh thinking about this. It sure was enjoyable in the Nefarion world despite the pain. On the bright side, his life here was peaceful until today.


    Viette could be important to that owner since she called her Aunt all the time and seemed to be very close to each other. This would make their conflict irreconcilable and create a fight to the death. If Viette was not considered a toy, then the act of just breaking in would get him an angry enemy. Also, he somehow did not want to harm her.


    The other option was risky, but it would give him a higher chance to get out of this mess without trouble.


    His initial plan was to confront the domain''s owner and explain his situation. He did not notice that the house was Evil being''s domain until Viette excitedly hit the wall when he transformed himself into a bat. Others might not have noticed it, but he could tell that the excited jumping up and pummeling was partially an act Viette did to ''communicate'' with someone.


    The rhythm was a code for communication. He could remember this code from somewhere. It was a common communication method in Nefarion. Since Viette knew it, she had relation with the Evil side of this world.


    But she appeared to be a human. No matter how many times he pried her soul and body with his senses, she appeared to be a complete human. This made him curious. Extremely curious.


    If Viette was human, then the other person must be an Evil being to know the code mainly used in Nefarion. There were multiple cultural acts that the Evil beings in this world use from Nefarion, but the creation of the treaty and the closing off agreement had led to the isolation of the world from having contact from Nefarion.


    Boian assumed the other Evil being taught Viette the code. But that made even more curious. A complete human knowing the existence of the Evil side was forbidden. The ease at which she received him and how she dealt with the situation by alarming the other person made him interested in Viette.


    Usually, Evil beings make their presence known in their domain, much like animals make boundaries of their territory. This practice was to notify and warn other Evil beings to avoid the area if they ever plan to hunt for humans. They usually keep sufficient distance from these domains to carry out their activities as a sign of courtesy.


    But this house did not have that.


    It did not have any marking of a domain.


    It did not have any protective features.


    It did not have any sort of indicator that announced the presence of an Evil being until he entered and observed.


    Even though he felt something fishy when Frank pointed here without accompanying him, his confidence made him jump into this. Maybe he was used to jumping into these traps in Nefarion. He was assured that there was nothing that could threaten him. The beings in this world were weak. He could face against a Lord with little trouble. But this time the human factor of Viette made it different. Touching a human intensified everything because it made the Enforcers to jump into the equation. Enforcer''s involvement meant trouble and restriction to his freedom.


    Viette appeared to be stalling for time as she was dealing with him and he quietly accepted it as his curiosity made him want to spend more time with her. He was planning to confront the Evil being when it gets back and talks his way out. It might sound difficult, but with his mysteriousness and gimmicks, he was confident in making the being wary and leave him as the situation of this World made violence less convenient for both parties. He could explain how he was led here by DBSL and get himself out unless it was a trap set for him. Boian disregarded that conclusion seeing how Viette reacted. Despite acting odd and scheming a little, he felt she was completely curious and frank with most of her reaction.


    He looked at Viette, who was struggling the urge to talk but controlled it by puffing her cheeks, with interest.


    "Why did you stab me? When you were tapping on the bed and communicating with your aunt, I did not hear her asking you to do that?"


    Viette didn''t answer him but made some whining voice with her puffed cheek.


    "Oh...What is it? Just talk."


    "Fuuuu. Do you know how hard it was to not talk?" Viette pouted.


    He couldn''t help but get mesmerized by her cuteness. ''Was she waiting for me to permit her to talk?''


    "You did not answer."


    "Answer what?"


    "Since you decided to hurt me instead of stalling for time, there is no reason for me to hold back. Right?"


    He bared his fangs.


    Boian understood he had gotten himself into a deep pit already. He still could climb out of this. But he would have less chance to hide his existence at this rate. Regardless he did something to Viette or not the person behind was coming for him. That person will most likely hunt for him.


    This could be the craziest thing Boian had done in the last decade. With new resolution, he declared in his mind.


    ''I am not going back. I will not climb back. I will dig through this pit to reach the other side of the Earth.''

 9. A Dream and the Mind

    "Since you decided to hurt me instead of stalling for time, there is no reason for me to hold back. Right?"


    He bared his fangs. Two long canines were visible as Boian closed in on Viette.


    "What are you going to do?" Viette asked while tears flowed from her eye.


    "What do you think?"


    "I am sorry. I am sorry. Viette is not a bad girl. I did not want to hurt you." Viette sobbed.


    "You stab people with a fucking pencil if you don''t want to hurt them? Is that how you do things in your town? Then you do evil laugh laughter after that. Right?" Boian scolded. He still couldn''t swallow the fact that he got surprised by her sudden attack. He did not expect it at all. He knew she was stalling for time, so he only wanted to tease her and watch her cute reactions and excuses. He felt his confidence was bashed by her.


    But that pencil, that fucking pencil, derailed his plan.


    "I truly don''t want to hurt you. I don''t want to do anything to hurt you?"


    "Does that even make sense after what you did? Why did you do that then?" Boian could sense the sincerity in her words. That made him more shaken. Either Viette was so good at fooling people or his senses had gotten dull. His confidence was getting blows again and again.


    Boian couldn''t understand her at all. From the beginning onwards, he smiled at him and treated him with enthusiasm. He kept observing her every action down to her slightest change in emotions, but he couldn''t understand her. He discovered her communicating with her Aunt through the tapping method that was justifiable considering he was the intruder and she must have been wary of his presence. She wasn''t scared of him except for the first few seconds when she saw him enter. After that, she was curious, enthusiastic, happy, dreamy, and excited. He did not want to believe all these emotions are faked or he was fooled all along by a girl who appeared to be a human. He had met countless monsters with different abilities and personalities, but none confused him like her.


    When he teased her while watching the movie, he only wanted to see her new excuses to stall for time. Otherwise, why would he choose to wait until then to drink her blood? He would act courteously to a woman but he will not spend that much time with one that he just met.


    It''s just that Viette made him curious as well. The mystery in her made the sleeping adventurous spirit in him to awaken.


    But her mood dampened when he teased her. Maybe she really thought he would hurt her that time. Still, Boian did not expect her to attack him. He only considered her as an extremely cute and weird girl with little scheming skills and a lot of mystery around her.


    "IT''S BECAUSE MY MIND TOLD ME," Viette yelled with her eyes closed.


    "I know you won''t believe me. I never want to hurt you. You made me so happy because I was always lonely. I did not want you to die painfully. If my aunt comes back she will kill you. She is scary when she gets angry. She will cruelly kill you. If you hurt me in any way, you will die badly as well. I don''t want you to die. Even if you die, I don''t want you to die painfully. I can''t do anything to help you since ''little spidey'' was watching us. My aunt would punish me if I do something like that."


    Boian was surprised by this. He watched Viette''s tears pouring out. This time he could tell without using his senses that they were her real tears and they were her heartfelt words, unlike the multiple times she faked a cry. He couldn''t help smile while looking at the closed-eye Viette. He slowly weakened his grip on her hands and the force on her body so she won''t feel pressure anymore. He still kept his guard and awareness up. He fell for her trick once, but he did not want fall for it again.If you spot this tale on Amazon, know that it has been stolen. Report the violation.


    "So?" He questioned. Even if she was manipulating him, he felt it was good to be so.


    "I have a dream. A dream I want to achieve for a long time. I liked you since you are nice. I was really happy when you spend time with me and I started thinking about that dream again. My mind told me, I could achieve my dream with your help. It told me I have to try to kill you. If not bad things will happen. I don''t understand why it told me that. I wanted you to help me and that won''t happen when you died. I don''t understand why my mind told me. Then I realized it was better that way since you are going to die painfully if I did not do something. I don''t want ''little spidey'' to kill you, I don''t want my Aunt to kill you, I don''t want you to hurt me and my weird power kill you. Since I thought you couldn''t escape with ''little spidey'' around, I tried to kill you by stabbing your heart. I wanted you to die instantly without any suffering. I pretended to be bad to fool ''little spidey,'' not because I want to." She still had her eyes closed.


    "Open your eyes."


    "I don''t want to see you looking at me with hate," Viette replied without opening her eyes.


    "Haah...So you are saying you did not think I would be able to escape from this umbra..ummm this ''little spidey'' of your aunt and you thought your Aunt is so strong to kill me brutally. Hmm. makes sense. But what was that ''mind told me'' this and ''mind told me'' that crap. And how the hell am I going to die if I hurt you? Aren''t you a human?" Boian felt like having a severe headache. This girl was simply complicated trouble.


    Viette opened her eyes and nodded her head with an "mmm" sound. Since she was pressed against the bed, it appeared like she was rubbing the bed with her cheeks. "Yes. The thing about my mind is a secret and I won''t tell you. But if you hurt me, you will die even if I don''t want to hurt you." She puffed her cheeks.


    "Didn''t I just hurt you? Why am I fine then? Why do you think hurting you would kill me?" Boian questioned back.


    "It happened before. Uncle Morgan one day hurt me and he died. I did not want to hurt him. I did not want to kill him. I did not do anything at all. His eyes became empty and he struggled for a long long time in pain before dying. When Aunt came back that day she was cried, but she told me if anyone hurt me they will die horribly. He injured me at that time, you only pushed me down. That''s why it did not affect you." Viette reopened the gate that held her tears again.


    "Morgan? Who is that guy? You told before, you only know your Aunt." Boian sighed inside thinking how much tears did this girl had.


    "He is Uncle. Uncle is an uncle like an Aunt."


    "Ok. I understand." He did not understand her logic at all, but his head couldn''t take it anymore.


    ''Someone died trying to hurt her? Is she bluffing to scare me?'' Boian thought. Anyway, he didn''t have much time. When Viette and her aunt was communicating through the code, he interpreted that the Aunt was going to take some time. Based on the time she said, he would have an hour more left. But since he took action, she might come earlier. Boian knew he did not have time to lose. He sensed a slight increase in Evil energy in the area. Thus he could assume that the supposed Aunt was an elder taking part in the ceremony. These elders didn''t leave once the ceremony started. That would bring them trouble and hate from the Evil community. But he couldn''t rely on that factor.


    He had to carry on with his decision. Since this Aunt had a male Umbra Araneus she must have a female one. A powerful female Umbra Araneus could bring him a lot of trouble even if he escaped as it had a high chance and ability to track him. This was why he decided to dig deep and confront.


    He wanted to imprint Viette. There were multiple types of imprints but an Evil being imprinting a human make the human transform and gain abilities from his species.


    "Your aunt should be an Arachne?"


    "Dunno"


    Boian probed Viette''s body and on her back, there was a small spider tattoo that was well hidden. It was an imprint that was more like a gift with limited consequence and powers. What he wanted to do was an imprint that made her transform into a being that obeys him. This type of imprint was tough to form and need to completely destroy and dominate any sort of resistance from the target. He did not want to kill her but just want to make her obey his commands completely. This way he will be able to use Viette as a bargaining chip and avoid fighting. If the Aunt valued Viette, he could get this Aunt on a leash. He would also be able to get his fill of blood.


    But now she was saying he would get killed if he does so. He wanted to believe her but he had not experienced or heard about any instakill abilities or techniques that do that.


    Boian decided to risk everything and stick to his decision. He understood this could be another stupid decision he made in the day, but maybe he was just CURIOUS about how hurting her will get him killed.

 10. Thorny Rose

    "Enough with your cries, you are not afraid are you?" Boian inched in.


    Viette stopped her tears and her face became serene.


    "I am not afraid. I know you will do nothing to harm me. It''s not because of anything else, just that I can feel you do not want to hurt me. But I don''t want to kill you. If you hurt me, you will die. I don''t want that."


    "I do not know what to believe with you anymore." Boian bent down slowly, he could hear Viette''s breathing and see her glistening eye. As he inched closer to her, he could sense her heartbeat getting quicker and her breathing getting rapid.


    Viette closed her eyes not wanting to see anything. She was kept in the same position with her left side of the face pressed against the bed. Boian''s body came to contact with her back and he bit on the left side of Viette''s neck. With her body lying face down with no leeway to move, she could only tighten her fist before Boian fangs sank in. He kept his guard up intending to prevent any mishap and confront any sudden threat.


    But what awaited Boian surprised him more than anything. The moment he bit her and his teeth sank in a bit, making a tiny tear in her skin, he was pulled into a whirlpool. He could not resist as he got pulled face first into Viette''s body. The suction force swallowed him and his vision turned dark for a second. When he regained his senses, he was moving forward due to momentum. Even before adjusting his senses, he could feel something calling him up ahead.


    He kept moving forward as if he was programmed to do so. When his vision got cleared up, he could see where he was. He was in an entirely different place. The lighting was slightly dark, but he could see everything clearly. He couldn''t see the sky above as top of the place was full of fog.


    But what grabbed his attention was what''s in front of him. He was surrounded by beautiful roses. They were all dark red in color and the entire area was filled with thousands of them. The view was breathtaking and he couldn''t get mesmerized. He was on a small path in the middle of these roses. He got an urge to continue moving forward as if something was calling him.


    Boian shook himself to awaken his rationality. The years of experience told him that this kind of urge means only one thing...TROUBLE and in worse case a horrible DEATH. He willed himself to stop but soon shocked to find that he couldn''t control himself.


    "AAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH....." Gathering his extreme;y strong will, Boian stomped his legs on the ground trying to anchor himself. He slowed down but now he could distinctly feel something pushing from behind.


    "What is this place? Why am I sucked into a place like this? Why can''t I control my body? Body? Don''t tell me..." Many questions came into his mind. But soon he was struck with a realization. It''s not his body that was in this place. It was his soul.


    As he slowed moving forward. The urge that compelled him to move forward tripled in intensity. This time it was accompanied by a soothing and attractive voice.


    "Come. Come to me."


    Boian followed the voice only to get stunned again. In front of him at a good distance sat a woman on a small rock. She was mostly naked with hands and posture covering her private parts. She had dark red hair that seemed to blend in with the roses. The surrounding roses projected her beauty even more. He could not deny the arousing of the evil fire in him, but another greater emotion helped him withstood it. Fear.


    He became scared. It was because he recognized the woman in front of him seductively urging him to move forward. He recognized what sort of place this is. He had been here. Or it could be right to say he was the first man ever to experience this skill since its inception. In fact, the woman in front used him as a test subject to master this skill. She let her friend name it and the name was...


    THORNY ROSE.


    Without even looking back he realized what was pushing him forward and made him take action immediately. He got no time to lose anymore. He used all his soul power to push backward. His soul power was the main reason for his confidence. He may not be strong in terms of pure strength, but his soul definitely was among the toughest Evil beings.This book is hosted on another platform. Read the official version and support the author''s work.


    Boian was successfully able to stop the push but he knew it was not a viable solution to escape. The more time he spent in here will cause more damage to his soul. Behind him, a cluster of vines was growing and pushing him. It appeared like these vines join together to form a log that pushes the person forward but Boian knew that these vines are the dangerous part of Thorny Rose. These vines were actually covering the link between the body and his soul.


    The soul of a person would be connected to the heart in the body. That was why for most beings with a physical body, the heart was the important part of their body. When one''s soul got sucked in like here, a normal human would immediately die. But for strong abnormal people, their soul would still keep some connection with their body. The role of these vines, which were more accurate to say the branches of the rose, were to cover this link and cut it. The plain looking vine branches had thorny side penetrating his soul''s link to his body. The surrounding beautiful roses were there to grab the victims attention and to release anesthetics to numb the victim. The lack of feeling will prevent the victims from realizing the thorns were cutting and tearing their soul. As they move forward, this connection is getting stretched and thinned. The roses along with the seductive beauty work perfectly to distract the person and trap him.


    Luckily he was not new to experience this, his prior experience and knowledge could help him escape. But this Thorny Rose looked more powerful than the one he knows of. That must mean she perfected this when came to Earth.


    Four seconds had gone by from he got sucked in by Thorny Rose. This was enough time for Viette to counterattack. The lethality of this skill did not lie in its efficiency in harming one''s soul but in its surprise factor that makes the person completely harmless outside. When the soul gets separated forcefully, the person''s body was left defenseless. Anyone could kill him during this time. If there was someone else with Viette or if that Umbra Araneus was there he would be done for.


    Boian quickly used his fine control over his soul to overcome the numbness and tried to reconnect with his body through the link. Despite countless thorns penetrating it, his soul strength enabled him to withstand them. He started feeling his body again and willed it to lock Viette preventing her from making any movements. Even though he wanted to trust her, his prior experience with the pencil made him take heavy cautiousness towards her.


    But with this action, he felt the consequences too. The lack of numbing effect brought him unimaginable pain. All the tears his soul suffered from the thorns gave a cumulative effect that made him shudder.


    ''This pain. It reminds of past. haha.''


    Boian contemplated about the best solution to escape. He was told by the woman who invented this, Hymi Rose, that in order to escape he had to find and destroy the Prime Rose and as well as the naked woman. That way was easier to execute at that time when the skill was in its beginner stage and there were people to guarantee his safety. But now when he was in mortal danger and the skill in advanced level he could not waste time doing that. It was not efficient to hunt for the Prime Rose among these thousands of roses. The naked woman might resemble Hymi but he couldn''t convince her to let him leave since what''s in front was just a projection left behind by her will. Destroying it will not give him any benefits.


    He could only try something the other girl secretly told him. The risky one only a few with great soul strength could pull off. He had to force his way out. He had to use brute Soul Energy to get rid of the vines and escape through how he came in.


    "BURST- Explosion" He yelled.


    His Soul Energy exploded out from inside destroying the vines covering the link to his body. Without wasting time, he ran backward. It was nearly difficult to turn and he had no time to waste. So ran backward while nourishing the ''link'' from his body and controlling his entire soul with his will. The destroyed vines were replaced by new ones and even extra vines came to wrap him. He maneuvered his soul to escape the thorns and reached the end. Here the vines were thickest and thorns were sharpest. It resembled a wall with a lot of vines crawling together like snakes. He looked around while blasting the attacking vines with his ''Energy blade Bursts.'' He soon realized the wall was like the Earth where the roses all around grew from. All the roses around him had vine-like stems that start from this wall.


    As he reached the opening through which he came into this place, the naked lady who was seductively persuading all along tuned to aggressive. With dark red Energy emitting from her she stood up and lifted her hands towards him. All the roses around suddenly rose up from the ground and stood like they were commanded and moved to attack him. The woman also moved towards him.


    "Puu. I had never thought about you in this way all the time you grew up in front of me, Hymi. Why did you have to show your lovely assets like this and corrupt my poor soul? My body most like might had a nosebleed when I get back and look." Boian mocked seeing Hymi''s will raising her hands making herself visible to his clear eyes.


    The opening was tightly closed with multiple thick vines wrapping around his soul link and its sharp thorns gave him huge pain. With thousands of new vines and a crazy woman''s will moving towards him, Boian could not help but rely on extreme measures as his last resort.


    "BURST- 20% Self Detonation."

 11: Impossible Existence

    "BURST- 20% Self Detonation."


    BOOOOOOM


    With an ear-deafening sound, part of Boian''s soul covered by Energy exploded out.


    It was the most painful thing he experienced that day.


    The stab with a pencil was like a poke to him, the multiple tears made by the vicious rose thorns were like scratches to him, but the self-detonation skill made him see hell AGAIN.


    It was a last resort move that he had to pay huge costs to execute. It was a skill that ripped a part of his soul and exploded it out. His outer layer of soul burst out with his soul Energy covering them to intensify the devastating effect it had. He was only able to execute this technique due to his expert control over his soul and his years of experimentation with the BURST skill.


    The purity of his soul raised the destructiveness of the Burst skill exponentially and made it possible to destroy anything within a certain area around him. Even with the excruciating pain, he managed to observe the result of the explosion. The roses and branches that were coming after him were blown to nothing.


    Hymi''s Will which was nearing him was also destroyed. She let out a painful shriek and her face had a tinge of emotions before disintegrating. Even if it was just a projection of her, destruction of such a beautiful specimen saddened Boian a little. A succubus'' seductiveness could not be undermined.


    The thick vines that covered his soul link and the wall which hid the exit took the full force of the explosion. It began to waver and eventually ruptured into pieces.


    Now that there was nothing obstructing him, Boian did not waste any time and escaped outside while the entire Thorny Rose world started to disappear.


    Destructing 20% of his soul like that barely managed to destroy the Thorny Rose world. This reaffirmed his assumption that two Lord level or higher beings spent a long time to make this spell. Hymi Rose came back to Nefarion as a Lord level very close to ascending to the next level. Other than her, the second one should be the Aunt Lisa mentioned by Viette. The thought of a Lord''s upcoming rage did not let Boian enjoy the joy of escaping from this nearly impregnable trap.


    Without any delay, Boian got sucked back and he was about to gain control of his physical body. He felt dizzy and had to wait to for a moment to gain back his senses as the soul needed to merge with his body. When he regained his senses, overwhelming pain assaulted him. The destruction of 20% of his soul brought him unimaginable pain and weakness. Noone could ever pull off such a move other than Boian who had immense soul power due to his long life and had expert control over his soul and the Burst skill.


    Due to his restricted upbringing, he could only learn this Burst skill which had no proper uses other than boosting his actions with explosive power at the cost of his body Energy. But through years of hard work and dedication, he gained fine control over his Energy and even his soul which enabled him to experiment with Burst skill and use it in various never known before ways. This self-detonating type move was one such way he developed using his experiments. Soul was an extremely complicated energy form that even the greatest and strongest of the beings could not gain proper control over much less attempt to self-destruct. Even Spiritual beings, an extremely rare beings known as ''Masters of the soul,'' cannot control how much they could destruct like Boian. They could only commit suicide by self-detonating, not use it as a life-saving skill.If you spot this tale on Amazon, know that it has been stolen. Report the violation.


    He knew his lack of power and uses these cleverly developed techniques to survive.


    After enduring through the wave of dizzying pain, Boian took a look at himself and Viette. He was still in the same position as before trying to sink his fangs onto Viette''s neck. But strangely it did not sink in too much as something in her skin protected her from his fangs. He could vaguely guess it was the spell of Thorny Rose that was applied to her skin which made him who attempted to tear her skin suck into the death trap.


    The crying voice of Viette awakened him from his thoughts. Only then did he remember that he was gripping her too tightly. When his soul was separated from his body he willed his body to lock down Viette and prevent her from attacking his defenseless body out of cautiousness.


    He got up from her body and released her. Viette was unresponsive but the slight weeping voice made it clear she was awake. Boian slowly turned her over only to see a trembling Viette with a face full of tears and fear.


    "Viette."


    But she did not respond.


    "Viette. Open your eyes." Boian said as he gently touched her face wiping away her tears.


    She slowly opened her eyes, but as she wanted to say something hot blood spilled from her lips and fell to the white bed.


    ''She must have been hurt by his Burst attack.'' Boian felt guilty. She warned him, yet he carried on and fell into the trap Hymi set up. He focused on her soul and saw it in great turmoil. His attack hurt Viette very badly. Destroying ''Thorny Rose'' spell that was protecting her must have impacted her badly.


    "I was worried. sob...sob..I was really worried that you would...you would.....like Uncle. I am glad. You are fine. Nothing happened to you."


    Viette said in her feeble voice, Boian felt like a rock had smashed on top of him. He could not look at her at all. After a long time, he felt his emotions are in turmoil again. His eyes could not help moisten. ''Isn''t it a good feeling knowing that there is someone who cares for you?''


    "I am sorry."


    "For what?"


    "For causing trouble to you, Viette."


    "No." Viette shook her head with difficulty. "You coming here was the best thing that happened to me." Her frowning expression lifted Boian''s mood up.


    After a close look now, Boian could see Hymi''s features in Viette. He knew Viette must be Hymi Rose''s daughter and guess on the reason for her hiding existence and why her so-called ''Aunt'' was making her live in closed walls.


    It''s just...It''s just that it was too unbelievable to be true. He was afraid to believe in that ''impossible possibility''.


    Hymi Rose was a SUCCUBUS.


    A demonic creature born to attract and feed on the sensual pleasures of others. A being born to seduce and feed on the soul of men it targeted. Especially her.


    She was trained and sent to Earth for revenge.


    An Evil being like her could only have children with another of her kind. But she was not sent to Earth to mate with another incubus. Even if she did, why did she have to hide it? Why did she have to hide Viette? Only if Viette is...


    When she returned, she claimed her mission to be successful. The King of Nefarion, the Devil himself acknowledged her success and rewarded her with enormous power and status.


    If the mission succeeded, then Viette could be the same as HER?


    There were extremely rare cases in which Succubus would conceive a child from another species. Those children had the worst fate possible. Because all Evil beings will compete to hunt and kill that child. This kind of child would have a rare body constitution that could be considered as a universal tonic to others.


    If such a child was in that much of a danger, Boian could not help shudder thinking about the effect Viette could have if she was the unimaginable existence he doubts she was.


    "I was not careful. I made you suffer." Boian said while wiping the blood off her lips.


    When his fingers touched her blood, he felt it. The burning pain that gave him the highest pleasure as well as the highest pain all of his life. The sensation that he was familiar for centuries. It had all.


    The blood of a Holy Child. The blood of an Evil Child.


    The power of a Holy being. The power of an Evil being.


    A mixed existence.


    An existence that was born from the union of an Evil being and a Holy being.


    An existence that appeared only once before in the history of all three worlds.


    An existence that changed the dynamic of power after birth.


    An existence that could change the fate of all three worlds.


    An existence that made the Earth the way it is now.


    An existence that should not exist.


    AN IMPOSSIBLE EXISTENCE.

 12: Rebirth of a Mans Ambition

    In Viette''s case, calling her an impossible existence would be an understatement. As Boian started thinking about the wide possibilities and effect Viette could have on the three world''s, he couldn''t stay calm. If known, Viette''s existence would stir the world and a war would break out in order to possess her.


    She was a ticking bomb.


    For the first time, Boian felt respect towards the Aunt of Viette. At the same time, he cursed at her carelessness.


    She managed to take care of Viette all these years without greed. If she wanted, she could have consumed Viette to gain a tremendous increase in strength and ability. She didn''t do that and protected Viette for all these years. But leaving her alone carelessly today, she opened a chance for Viette to be harmed and exposed. Luckily it was him who met her rather than someone else. More he thought about it, more he felt there was a conspiracy behind all these events. The way he was sent here by Frank, how unsecured the house was, and bringing him at the correct time when Lisa was away from here all showed signs of manipulation.


    Boian smiled with killing intent in his eyes. ''To dare manipulate him to test the waters. They don''t know what they are playing with.''


    But suddenly he genuinely felt thankful towards these people. Because they made it possible for him to meet Viette.


    Even though he could not understand the reason for Viette''s naivety in trusting him, he felt happy thinking about the time they spent together.


    "Viette. Why do you trust me?"


    "It''s because you are nice and my mind told me so." Viette who was staring at Boian replied with a blush. She moved her head getting Boian''s fingers away from her lips.


    "Don''t be naive. Don''t trust strangers at all. Not even me. Do you understand." Boian scolded even though he felt extremely pleased with her reply.


    Viette nodded with some displeasure. "Mhmm. Even Aunt Lisa says the same thing. I will do so. I will not trust anyone...except you who could help me with my dream."


    "Dream?"


    "You will know later."


    Boian heard Viette talk about her secret dream and how her mind told her that he will help her achieve it before. But his attention was not on it. He was surprised by the amazing recovery ability Viette processed. His prior attack that left her soul in turmoil was not a weak one. He left 20% of his soul in high destructive form inside her. Even if the Thorny Rose world took most of it, some of it should be left behind wrecking havoc in her body. But now she seemed completely fine. If not for the blood stain on her lips and himself being the attacker, he wouldn''t believe any such attack or injury happened to her.


    A wild thought emerged in Boian. What if he used her?


    He soon suppressed his greedy thoughts as Viette''s innocent look made him feel guilty. He couldn''t help contempt himself for thinking like that. It was his own fault for getting involved in this mess. He could have escaped when he felt the chance of manipulation and keep himself further away from trouble. He felt it could be the play of destiny that made him choose against his normal choices.


    Looking at his own weakened condition, Boian felt insecure. His soul was injured, both his physical and soul Energy was nearly depleted, and his heart urgently needs blood to maintain. All these factors made him steel his heart to use Viette to his advantage.


    Viette''s body could be considered a tonic for all beings. There are multiple ways to use her. Succubus'' first target was always unfortunate because all their power will be sucked out. If the target was extremely powerful and had a huge reservoir of power that could not be possibly assimilated by a succubus, there was a rare chance she would conceive a child bearing the rest of the power.


    But the succubus'' nature would act against the offspring as engaging in sexual activity will reverse the effect making the partner gain all the powers and cause the offspring''s death.


    Another way the power could be transferred was by simply consuming the child''s body. This method was riskier since not consuming the entire body at once will make most of the power go to waste. Killing the child before transferring the power also have the same result. The method of consuming was heavily dependent on the being who did it, because if the being did not live by consuming flesh then the power could not be transferred properly but will cause the death of the consumer.


    But he, who was adept at blood-feeding, could try to extract some of these powers through her blood. Even though it sounded cruel, this will not kill her and he could somewhat use her for a long time without bringing harm to her.Help support creative writers by finding and reading their stories on the original site.


    "Viette."


    "Yes."


    "I want to drink your blood."


    "Hmm...Yes"


    "I am sorry. But I am also going to imprint my mark on you."


    Before waiting for her reply, Boian''s fangs sank into her neck. Even though he did it gently, Viette twitched when the fang pierced her skin.


    Unlike before, Boian did not face any unexpected obstacle and was able to smoothly invade her bloodstream. He started sucking in the blood and the result was exactly as he expected.


    He began to burn up. From his mouth onwards, his body started to get burn up as the hidden Holy Energy in her body reacted against his Evil Energy. It was similar to his previous experiences. It was only due to his accumulated resistance to Holy Power that made him withstand it and most others would end up weakened or dead if they tried to gain this power.


    His breathing quickened and he felt his head spinning. Smoke started to rise from his body. His mouth got defigured that it looked grotesque. Fortunately, Viette had her eyes closed thus she did not notice this occurrence or she would get scared.


    His weakened healing ability slowly made the burned area regenerate.


    ''I got to do this. I had done this many times. I will persevere through.'' Boian whispered to himself encouraging him to endure through the pain.


    "Sss..aaah," Viette moaned in pain.


    Boian realized Viette had a low tolerance for physical pain. Since he could not talk to her at this stage, he started the process to put his imprint on her.


    He injected a small portion of his blood essence from his heart and attempted to put an imprint on her body using his Energy. But the conflicting force of Holy Power drove the imprint away making his first attempt a failure. He tried again multiple times only to end in failures. Boian got a headache thinking a way to succeed.


    Soul.


    His main strength was not his physical body but rather his complex and well-developed soul. Viette''s soul was recently turbulent and could be considered in a weak stage. But this kind of soul imprint was usually an enslaving imprint and he did not want to use it on Viette.


    ''Sorry, Viette. I will release it when the conflict with your Aunt is over.''


    A portion of his powerful soul signed with his soul Energy tore through the resistances of her soul and made an imprint on the heart portion of her soul. Her soul which tried to attack the imprint was forced to submit by Boian''s strong soul strength. After the imprint was complete, he could command her to do his bidding.


    He felt like he became extremely cruel today because he enslaved a little girl and even thought of raising her to farm her blood. He was definitely EVIL. This was indeed a Nefarious Affair.


    [Viette.] He spoke to her through their connection.


    [Hey, are you talking in my mind? How can you talk to my mind? This is awesome.] Viette was excited.


    [Is it painful?]


    [Yes.]


    [Don''t worry, let me do a trick. It always works.] Boian said as he moved his hands towards her side and underbelly. Then he started tickling.


    "Ahhhh...STOOPPP...Hahaha...NOOO." Viette cried it out loud with tears coming out of her eyes and a cute laugh in her lips.


    [Stop shaking or it will hurt you.] He scolded but did not stop his tickling.


    Within a minute of intaking the blood, he felt a difference. The pain that should be increasing due to its cumulative effect was actually decreasing slowly. He was able to recognize the minute changes in pain due to his long years of experience.


    He realized it was not the pain that was decreasing but he was gaining immunity to Holy Power.


    His resistance to Holy Power was increasing at a slow but steady rate.


    This was it. This was what he wanted all these years. The years of torture and pain he had to endure to develop resistance to Holy Power was outachieved in efficiency by drinking some blood of Viette.


    His weakened heart was refreshed to the max. His current heart was made in a way that only a mixed blood would completely enable its functionality. A girl''s blood made it work, but it was specifically made by the cruel maker to work the best under a mix of Holy and Evil blood. Since the other impossible existence cannot be used for this purpose, Viette was perfect in aiding him to sustain this heart. A lucky coincidence the maker of the heart never thought of.


    Not only that, he felt his injured soul was healing up. His physical strength which rarely increased also showed signs of improvement. He felt his soul was in joy ready to awaken and gain new power.


    ''Is this the Viette''s transferable power?'' He did not know for sure what exact ability it will give him, but he could feel his constitution was improving.


    ROOAAR


    ''Was that a sound of a beast?'' Boian felt like he heard a beast roar from his soul.


    He laughed it off soon as he too felt like roaring like a beast in joy. So how can he blame his body which is brimming with new Power for doing so?


    He stopped tickling Viette, who now was crying due to excessive laughter than pain. Her breathing was ragged and her cheeks were blushed.


    [Viette, Will you let me drink your blood occasionally?]


    [Hmm.]


    [I will help you accomplish your dream in exchange.] He wanted to say ''I will protect you.'' but he doubted his ability to do so. His bluffing skills and power gained from self-destruction were not ideal in protecting anyone.


    [Yes. sob. sob...] Viette nodded with tears rushing out. She had a beautiful smile full of happiness as she wrapped her hands around Boian''s neck and nodded again.


    When he got kicked out to Earth, Boian decided to live silently. He hid his dreams and ambitions for the future and tried to live without having anyone notice him. But today, in this weak world, he found a way to have a Rebirth.


    His lost ambition once again started to unearth.


    He wanted to gain strength unlike before and become a strong person like others.


    He wanted to gain respect for his OWN strength rather than his surroundings.


    He wanted to claim his right on what he loved without feeling inferior and unworthy.


    He wanted to go back to Nefarion with his head high full of dignity.


    He wanted to kick that old bastard for what he did to him and take revenge on all who mocked him.


    After all these years, he finally had a way to enjoy spending time with who he loves rather than suffering in pain.


    The moment his long stretched ambition was reawakened, Viette''s longtime dream became intertwined with him.


    It was that night a man''s near impossible ambition had a rebirth through the help of an ''impossible existence.'' A night in which an adventure that would change the three worlds began.


    A Rebirth of a Man''s Ambition and a Girl''s Dream.


    {END of Intro Arc}