Vampire: World of Blood

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"And with that, my duty here is complete; all I need to do now is reveal Merciless identity to his colleagues, and I will give Hector back his body. As for you, Kali, for the time being, rest in my shadow; I will turn you into a magnificent weapon fit for my Kilde hands when I am alone."

With those last words said, Michelle began to leave Anatasia’s conceptual realm and go back to the world of the living.

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"Finally, I’m back, hmmm... oh, that’s right, I was choking half to death, wasn’t I orc thi... ahhh, sorry, I mean Anastasia!?"

Michelle said this as she let go of Anastasia, who soon dropped to the ground. At this moment, Anastasia was unconscious, but the changes she had within her conceptual realm remained even in this reality.

Of course, Michelle noticed the changes and glanced at Anastasia, staring her down as he spoke aloud.

"You were barely stronger than Merciless before, but you now have Kali power coursing through you, although in small amounts. I can confidently state that you are now on par with Le Fay’s high-ranking contract demons. And the only person here who can stop you is most likely the Lucy girl. And I can say the same for Solomon’s fourth kid—what was his name again? It’s been a while since I’ve visited the Solomon clan. I believe it was Jordan."

"Hmm... either way, you have a role to play now; beyond that, I really don’t care; however, I’m more interested in you than this imitation."

Michelle stated as he began to gaze over at Substance, who was now looking back at him. Clueless yet incredibly terrified. His interest in Anastasia had faded; instead, he was preoccupied with a person who deceived the natural order of the world.

A blood slime by nature, albeit with a miraculous ability that allowed it to adopt the characteristics of a Michellian vampire as well as possess an Ichor, something only a vampire can have, despite the fact that it was not a vampire in idea but rather in traits alone. Overall, Michelle was a little taken aback by the current form of the blood slime, as Substance resembled his previous lover. Except for the drill hair, there was a strong resemblance.

"Honestly, this child makes some strange stuff. That personality characteristic is undoubtedly passed down from me to him. But I think this only goes to prove how awesome he is, Hehehehehe!!!"

Michelle remarked with a bittersweet smile on his lips, and he held his chest, softly touching his heart, as he felt his heart beat ever so slowly. At this point, he began to doubt and question himself.

"Is this how it feels to be proud of someone else? I must confess, it is an odd sensation... Yet not a horrible one either. I don’t understand it, but I’m not opposed to this new emotion. Merciless is mine; he is of my blood; therefore, I suppose this sense of extreme satisfaction when expectations are exceeded is only reasonable, right?"

Michelle spoke out to himself as he approached Substance, who began to shy away from his abrupt presence. Michelle noticed this and remarked to himself.

"Maybe you’re not that thoughtless after all. Those eyes of yours appear more lost than ignorant to me. Then, if I recall properly, you were created with the goal of being Merciless genetic library, right? A living walking record of various genetic codes? I suppose that child called you his archives or something around that line, didn’t he?

"Quite clever, even if Merciless were to somehow lose his abilities and lineage. He has you as a contingency, and I am impressed; he reminds me of Quincy in that regard. In layman’s terms, you are Merciless save files given life, and hence you are his most essential servant."

"However, having a saved file without consciousness for security is a terrible vulnerability. Maybe I can assist him with this issue."

Announced Michelle, however, he soon began to wonder sligthly, as he asked himself.

"Am I being overly protective here, Pheraphs? No-No-No!! I do not think so?! Yeah, who in their right mind would endanger their own flesh and blood? I’m only doing this to aid Merciless in the long term; I have no clue how hazardous this exam will be, and I can’t trust these children to keep him safe either."

Michelle said, nodding his head in agreement with his own words. As a result, he gazed at Substance, and his eyes shone an intense shade of blue as he spoke.

"Kneel!?"

Substance’s eyes glowed, and as if being controlled by Michelle, Substance kneeled before him. And all the instinctive fear she had for him came to an end.

"Good, this way the process can run smoothly; now then let’s get this started; it’s been a while since I have done this."

With that stated, Michelle proceeded to bend reality to his will as a demonic alter materialized behind the kneeling Substance.

As a result, he began to go towards it, his eyes looking at the stone altar with a large ritual circle at the center of it. And there was a massive symbol of arcane lettering on the altar, along with everything necessary for a summoning ceremony.

"Yes, this looks good, Hehehe, but I’m wondering whether I should call my succubus form to safeguard Merciless archive. I mean, I’m royalty in Lilith’s kingdom, so that lesser form of me is strong as fuck. Hmm, I could do it, but I still want to toy with Lilith some more; she is just too entertaining, but in any case, I will summon only the greatest security to safeguard Substance."

Michelle announced.

"Well, anyway, let’s get this started while time is still frozen."

With that stated, Michelle bit down on his wrist, causing a lot of blood to stream down his hands and wrist, filling the magic circle. At the same moment, Michelle also began chanting in a language only understood by vampires.

"Aduba... mulkig hectomexiii; Adu! Adu!... krazijutwquan...

Michelle’s blood, which had now filled the full circle, began to shine a bright but equally threatening crimson. The circle grew larger by the second as Michelle chanted his ritual-specific invocation.

"... Rize-Alias lyncabril Asmodeus, yhcros pintogwi...

At this moment, the circle began to project the incarnation scribe and carve on the altar, both ancient and arcane, as the incantation, in the form of blood, levitated in the air, spinning quickly, as a portal formed at the center of the incantation, causing a rift in reality to open.

"Abu! Abu!!... thronnezi AMLMADA INCXYNNIUS!!!"

With those final words of the ritual, a dazzling, glowing but equally menacing red light flashed brightly over the area as something powerful, ancient, and dangerous appeared before Michelle’s eyes, as black goo-like vapor emanated from the rift, and the horrifying presence of something rushing into this plane of existence from another realm could be felt and seen. As Michelle looked on, a dense Miasma cloud encompassed the whole area; in the center of the Alter, a creature could be seen under a veil of darkness.

A serious voice could be heard from the other side; it was female and had a reverberant tone.

"Gha!! Thou art a progenitor, I see. How lucky of me! I strike it big this time around hehe!! Tell me, are thee looking for pleasure, knowledge, arcane power, or something more? Asked it of me, and it shall be yours, of course, for the right price."

Michelle was underwhelmed by the being before him; in his opinion, this being was little more than a lower creature, and as such, his behavior towards it did not change as he mocked and remarked on the being he summoned.

"Hahah! Save the sweet rhetoric for weaker, gullible lifeform devil thing; a mere greater devil is no greater than the strongest devil emperor, in my opinion. To me, your whole species is my grunts to do with as I desire; go ahead and undo the summoning if you dislike how I am speaking. Just know that if you do, you will lose a lot, so I will be a direct devil thing. Sign a lifetime contract with me, and I will give you more souls than you can possibly conceive, much less fantasize about."

When the demonic being that Michelle summoned heard this, she was not bothered by his remarks; from where she stood, she had no chance of defeating this greater creature, even if she wanted to. It is well known among both demons and devils that only the Devil Emperors can compete with the progenitors. Sure, demons and devils are physically stronger than vampires, but hex-wise, vampires are just as powerful as dragons, making them a pain in the ass to deal with. They were not constrained by human interpretation, unlike them, so this devil just responded in a neutral tone.

"Hahah!! Of course, progenitor, thine duty is not to talk back; you summoned thee to get something done, and as such, thine competent self must obey your commands. Of course, among other things, I shalt not serve a lifetime contract with thee if I believe the fee is insufficient."

The female devil stated this clearly, her words unwavering, and Michelle simply nodded his head in accord as he went straight to the point at hand.

"Good, direct, and short, I like it; nonetheless, first and foremost, I am the one you will answer to, not the one you will serve. You will not serve me, but my son, Merciless Minerva Elderblood II. Now that you know who your master is, here is what I expect from you as your contractor: this contract will be a permanent one that can’t be undone unless. If I your new contractor dies, and in exchange for your absolute servitude under the Elderblood name, I will grant you the title of Archduchess in the new Eldenblood family, a secondary branch family under the Elderblood name that I am constructing."

"As such, you will receive a 3% share of the Adola organization’s financial funding after I have completed all legal paperwork; after all, I intend to give Merciless 15% of the organization’s financial earnings as pocket money. But I know that titles mean nothing to you demons, much less a greater devil like yourself. As such, this is where my true offer comes into play: for the rest of your life, you will serve both families with the utmost care and loyalty, and in exchange, every month I will offer you 10,000,000,000 high-grade souls, and for every year you complete, I will give you ten divine souls of the highest caliber."

"Now then, devil thing, is this price sufficient enough to buy your loyalty?"

Michelle inquired as he gazed through the veil of darkness and saw a ravenous but equally shocked smile from the she devil, who responded immediately.

"How wonderful thou are generosity is; this is truly my lucky day; with thy offer, thine great self can ascend to the second realm in no time when required of it. As such, thee have made my job a hundred times easier." Very well, I, Xana Eldenblood, a great devil of hell, countess of the Avgrada hell mountain in the infernal world, tribe chieftess of the blood lamias, and ruler of ten legions of demons, pledge my complete fealty to the Elderblood’s name."