Omniscient First-Person’s Viewpoint

The blood mist slowly settled.@@novelbin@@

A historical Elder, one whose sheer strength was once said to rival the Progenitor herself—Countess Erzebeth Aine—was leisurely approaching us.

Faced with an Elder, I let out a weary sigh and spoke.

"Madam Erzebeth. Since fate has brought us together here, why don’t we simply exchange pleasantries, smile, and go our separate ways?"

"Impossible. The Progenitor seems to hold you in particular regard."

Snap.

Closing her fan, Erzebeth wrapped herself in blood energy like a garment.

A force so immense that an ordinary human would be crushed under its mere presence—and yet, to her, it was as light as air.

Even with all that power, she still found it insufficient to face Tyrkanzyaka—so instead, she was after me.

That sent a chill down my spine.

"However, as for you, dear concubine—" Erzebeth continued with a smirk, "you seem to hold no particular affection for the Progenitor. Fufu. To think, seducing her for power… you must be truly bewitching. And yet, she still lingers with regret, no doubt. That is why… you will serve as a perfect shield against her wrath."

An effort to take me hostage.

Well, I was an open-minded person.

I had no particular objections to being a hostage—for the powerless, sometimes that was the only way to survive.

But in this case?

Absolutely not.

Tyr was only in this situation because I had interfered, leading her to pursue her wish.

And now I was supposed to become a hostage and deprive her of her chance to fulfill that wish?

No way in hell.

I immediately retorted.

"Not special? Who says that? Do you even know how much I’ve given to Tyr? And how much she’s given me?"

"Let’s end the deception here, King of Humans. Do not assume we know nothing. The Progenitor herself may be blind to it, but we are not so naive."

"Oh? And what do you know about me? You think you’re so clever, pretending to understand with secondhand gossip? What makes you so special?"

They act like they can read minds.

Only I get to do that.

"Anyone listening to you would think all humans are equal."

"But consider this—"

"Tyrkanzyaka, with her unmatched power, returned from death itself, created an entire species, and slaughtered thousands to build an empire of vampires."

"She was beautiful, she was pure, and she carried a singular, unwavering desire."