Limitless The Strongest Revenant

The only logical thing I could think off was that in order to have the culture I was now seeing, the monsters needed to have created it. But how? In order to do that, they would need to know of humans.

"Here we are. Please make yourself comfortable esteemed one. I fetch get some drinks and snacks. Do you have any allergies or the like?"

I was brought to a similarly expensive holding room with high class furniture. Everything from the flooring to the wallpaper screamed big bucks. There was a couple of couches and what appeared to be a coffee table.

The colors were vibrant, and the craftsmanship was impressive. I even saw metallic bits inlaid in both the furniture and the decorations. It was as if they were trying to show off how rich they were.

But even with all that what I found unbelievable was the things the butler was spouting. Was this bastard fucking high? Reapers and allergies? Did he really think my kind even gave a shit about such things?

I held my tongue and tried to play dumb. Mainly because I was curious what type of snacks and drinks vampires would even have.

"I don't particularly want anything but mind sharing what I have to choose from?"

"Of course, for drinks we have some fruit wine and for snacks we have an assortment of sweets. Do you have a preference? I would recommend our cheesecakes. Our chef is quite talented in making them."

'{Imaging} - Xray.'

I quickly scanned the body of Sebastian and noticed that he had the body of a human. He had the same organs except his heart was no longer beating.

'Exa, this bastard is a Vampire, right?'

[He is.]

None of what I was hearing right now made any sense. Weren't Vampires unable to eat? Then how was this bastard saying cheesecakes tasted good?

While it did not make sense, for all I knew he was just lying about being able to taste cheesecakes. So, I just went with the flow.

"If that is the case, then bring me what you most recommend."

"Right away," the butler replied as he left the room.

I sat in the expensive looking couch, soon the doors opened and showed the duke with his harem of five. Stefan sat on the couch opposite of my side. His wives crowded around him like groupies.

"They are beautiful, right? Such lovely flowers, that I painstakingly raised."

"They are out of this world," I answered without thinking.

Sebastian then brought a tray of wineglasses along with a bottle. The butler poured red liquid on each of the glasses. He handed one to each of the women then finally to the duke and I.

"Cheers," the duke called as he clinked his glass to his women.

The scent of iron heavily flowed from the glasses. Even without tasting it I had an inkling. And the viscosity as the vampires drank it proved that the liquid was not wine but blood. I put down the glass on the table and got to the point.@@novelbin@@

"Now, I am sure you are wondering why I brought you here."

"Indeed, I am. While I find your home and your lifestyle quite enviable. You and I are enemies. So, I do not understand what this farce is for."

"Hahaha. Wonderful. Such straightforwardness is extremely refreshing. Then let me blunt. Work with me."

"Ha?"

"It is just as I said Reaper Limitless. Give me safe passage."

"What do you mean?"

"Allow me to go to Earth via your portals. If you do, I will no longer send my armies to the surface."

My brain froze for a minute. While I wasn't exactly subtle with my abilities, hearing this bastard propose his own solution was off putting.

"You and I are not enemies. You wish to close Hellsgate, and I wish to see the sun. We have no quarrel. Let me pass and I along with my Vampires will not bother you or your armies."

"Why do you think I will agree to this? You should be aware of how many of your kind I killed already."

"Haha, indeed. I am the Progenitor of the Amaranth Enclave. I know exactly how many of my kin you butchered."

"And you take no offense of my actions?"

"Hmm…it's like this. I am everyone's great grandfather. I have lived a long time, so part of my lineage I know, majority of them I do not. The ones who killed are like my distant descendant. While technically they are my family I have no love of them."

'I guess it is a feeling that is only associated with long lived races. I couldn't even imagine meeting my great grandchild. I could understand that to some degree.'

"Well, it's not like you touched any of my wives or children. I don't really care about most of them. Aren't you the same? I could kill all the Reapers of North America, and you wouldn't even bat an eye." Discover more stories at My Virtual Library Empire

"…"

"Like I said Limitless, you are quite a celebrity. And you have something that I need. It is in your best interest to help me. After all, while you did kill a large number of my soldiers in the grand scheme of things, it was a drop in the bucket."

"Are you threatening me?" I growled thought clenched teeth.

Stefan then raised his hands and shook his head. "No I am not. I was merely telling you the facts. I command an army of over a ten thousand Noble Vampires. And several times that number for Vampires and more ghouls than I can count."

'Exa.'

[We know too little to verify his claims. If his numbers are true, then Hellsend would be in for a tough battle. But as Vampires are intelligent, the possibility that he is bluffing also exists.]

Shit. These mind games were a fucking curse. And I couldn't leverage the smarts of my girls. If the whole world had to rely on my intelligence, I was not sure I would be up to the task.

"Why me?"

"Why not you? For one out of all the Reapers, I have met you are one of the few that have an open mind. Didn't you establish an alliance to the lizards? I can assure you we have more to offer than them."

"How do you know that?"

Stefan raised the glass he held in his hand as he answered. "Hahaha. A power of Progenitors, Limitless. We can see the past of the blood we drink. You seem to be particularly fond of a lizard. She was named Juno, wasn't she?"

At that point my blood went cold. I only named Juno on the 30th floor. If he really drank the blood of someone who knew her, there were only a handful of people who did. Those in my party and the defenders with George.

Probably seeing my reaction, Stefan began chuckling along with his women. Their melodious laughs were compounded by the blood that stained their lips.

"Relax, Limitless. They are not dead yet. I am quite civil you know. Why kill off the cow when it gives you milk. Although I did manage to learn a lot from them."

Fuck. This was the absolutely worse thing that could happen he even had hostages now. If the 150 reapers I sensed earlier were all defenders that I should at least try to save them, shouldn't I?

"So? What is your answer? You should already know the type of carnage we could unleash if we choose to storm the gates," he boasted.

"But we had the Invincible thought? Wouldn't you all die pitifully?"

"Hahaha. True. True. But I have known about him for years now. And it wasn't like we have been idle. Even if it was David Thomas, he cannot be everywhere at once.

Even if only a fraction of us pass it would be enough."

"…"

"And I know exactly the day he would leave. Funny right? I didn't even need to look very far."

Fuck. This was becoming more serious by the minute