Rebirth: Childhood friend of the heroine

"It was unfortunate." It was rare to see Azeroth being so serious, even for Natasha, as the three of them sat in the study room.

When he returned from the Veil, Alex was already carrying Jullie back to the castle. And soon, he heard everything that happened from Natasha.

Jullie was resting in Natasha's room, for the time being. There were several maids stationed outside, just in case, and the security of the room was quite strict if Allen's lackeys decided to attack again.

Alex slightly shook his head, "There was nothing you could have done. It was natural for you to not expect your subordinate to attack, even after you told him not to."

Holding Azeroth accountable was foolish since if he had intervened, Allen might have killed Jullie right away—worse, he might have waited for that moment, when Azeroth couldn't have interfered at all. So, in a way, what happened might have been for the best?

"But still...inviting you here, under my protection, and letting something so horrible take place. I couldn't forgive myself for that."@@novelbin@@

Seeing the Vampire Monarch being so apologetic, Alex felt troubled.

Convincing him seemed quite difficult, that's why, Alex suggested, "If you are guilty, then there is something you can do to make up for it."

Azeroth raised his brows and wordlessly urged Alex to continue.

Alex took a deep breath, hesitant if he should be talking about this or not, before he finally decided to reveal, "There would come a time, like really soon, when the Decree of catastrophe would arrive. When that happens, I want you to take the first step in uniting all the realms."

Azeroth frowned and so did Natasha.

It was quite unexpected for Alex to make such a demand.

Although Azeroth knew that the Saintess had prophesied something related to the world crisis, Azeroth, until now, wasn't taking it that seriously.

However, from what Alex is saying, this was a catastrophe that would need the realms to...unify.

"Are you sure that the situation would be that severe?" Natasha asked.

Alex wordlessly nodded to show assent.

There was a reason why he didn't let Azeroth naturally find out how severe the case was. The reason was the expected long delay.

After the Celestial Decree descends, all four major realms take a lot more time to unify than they really should have.

Because of that, the resources, like the gemstones that are exclusively found in the Blood realm in such an amount, don't get distributed adequately.

The warriors don't get time to sync their battle style and become a team.

And because of that, during the first stage of the trial, their world faces grave consequences.

Now, this is no world of novel, where Edric could show his Protagonist aura and inspire others to be an actual team. If it happens, then great. But Alex doesn't want to take any chances.

If they could, they definitely should enter the Trials, not as separate groups belonging to different races but as a team of ten.

Alex initially had only single goal and that is to enter the tournament so he could focus on his own survival.

However, now he has people he cares for, who wouldn't be able to participate. As such, he wants his world to win.

After a long five minutes, Azeroth finally spoke,

"Alex, I won't reject your suggestion since I indeed am guilty of what has happened. However, as someone responsible for maintaining peace between realms, I cannot act based on the words I have heard."

"Understandable." Alex nodded.

With a firm gaze, he added, "That's why, when it happens and if I really find the situation concerning, I assure you that I'd be the first one to make a move."

Alex heaved a sigh, and with a comfortable smile, he said, "I could ask nothing more from you."

When it would happen, Alex knows that Azeroth would surely take the Decree into serious consideration and after today's conversation, the effect of the Decree would only leave more profound effect once it descends.

"And also," Azeroth began, "If you or someone close to Lady Jullie wants to visit her then you would have my permission. I will give you the entry permit and will request your human Monarch to do the same."

Alex lowered his head, "Thank you for your consideration."

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"Nngh..." Jullie woke up from her slumber with a pained moan.

"Are you awake?"

Hearing the voice, she shot her head in the direction and found the source of her sudden awakening.

The sweet scent of his blood had broken her out of her slumber. However, despite wanting to move towards him, she couldn't.

She was bound to the bed tightly, and could only move her head.

Alex sighed, seeing her desperation for his blood.

Jullie's eyes were completely red, and the desperate hunger on her face made her look like someone else entirely.

However, Natasha has told him to not feed her blood anymore for the week. And even after that, she would be taken to hunt first, rather than letting her drink from a human.

The Vampire Princess said that after a week of hunger, the first pray she lands her fangs on would be sucked dry until its last droplet. As such, Alex was told to come here only after two weeks.

Approaching the bed, Alex crouched down to her face level, before whispering, "I am responsible for what happened to you. When you come back to your senses, I will be standing before you...and at that time, I will accept any punishment you may have." Stay updated with My Virtual Library Empire

For a moment, the raging blood lust of the woman subdued, when those words fell. However, soon, she returned to her previous self, thrashing and swaying to liberate herself and attack Alex.

Alex heaved a sigh and got up before approaching the door.

As he stepped out, he said, "Please...take care of her."

Natasha gave a brief nod, "I will."

As she stepped away from the room, Alistair was waiting for him, as he said,

"The carriage is prepared, sir."

With that, Alex's visit to the Blood Domain came to an unexpected and unpleasant end.

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