Chapter :-16 To Kyoto (Part-1)

ᒥ....I am losing blood....ᒧ

ᒥ....I don't think I will survive if I continue to lose blood like this....ᒧ

ᒥ....But I can't move, he has immobilized me....ᒧ

ᒥ....Will I really die?....ᒧ

Just as Kiyohime was going through her thoughts, she felt Henrik's grip loosen before he pulled back his head after having his fill and let go of her hands.

Sudden exhaustion hit her as she fell on her knees near the tree trunk. She had lost a lot of blood and was feeling dead tired. Her breathing was uneven and heavy.

Henrik took deep breaths as his eyes and teeth returned to how they looked before. Henrik took out a napkin and cleaned the blood over his mouth.

Henrik then burned it with his magic before looking at Kiyohime. He crouched down to her height and bit on his right-hand wrist, blood flowed out of his fresh wound.

He pulled her closer with his other hand and placed her mouth over his wrist.

"Drink..."

He asked Kiyohime to drink his blood as the blood of a vampire had amazing healing properties and it could cure even a person who was half-dead.

She was in no condition to resist, so she just obeyed his words and started drinking his blood from his wrist. After a couple of gulps, her body healed while her wounds disappeared, even most of the exhaustion she was feeling went away.

Don't get him wrong, Henrik still can't control his hunger and would have killed her but after drinking a mouthful of her blood, he felt....full.

Usually, it is impossible for a vampire to quench their thirst no matter how much blood they consumed. It was like a bottomless pit for his kind but after drinking her blood, he felt his thirst disappear even though he knew that it was only for a limited amount of time.

Vampires usually only drink enough blood to sustain themselves and indulge in other activities to keep their bloodthirst at a manageable level.

Kiyohime observed her body and was astonished to find that she had recovered to her peak condition after drinking a small amount of Henrik's blood.

His wrist had already healed due to him being an [Original]. He looked at the beautiful woman in front of him with interest.

ᒥ....Force is truly amazing!!! I can't believe that there can be a human who can actually quench my thirst and I don't need to drain her body of blood....ᒧ

ᒥ....I can't let her leave for her blood is the most addictive thing I have ever tasted....ᒧ

"What is your name?"

Kiyohime looked at the handsome young man with short white hair and ocean blue eyes asking her a question. She hesitated for a bit but after thinking for a bit her knew that she wouldn't be able to escape from him.

So she decided to answer his questions truthfully.

"My name is Kiyohime Corona...."

"Why are they chasing after you?..."

"They want to kill me as I am the last surviving member of the Corona clan..."

"Corona clan?..."

"Corona clan was one of the most trusted allies of the [Shogun] of [Kyoto] after he was assassinated, his followers got greedy and started a civil war for the throne of the [Kyoto]."

"The major faction first targeted the loyal clans who supported the [Shogun]. They killed every single member of my family and only I was able to escape..."

"But somehow their assassins tracked me down and the rest you know...."

Henrik digested the information given by Kiyohime and turned back, walking towards the unconscious assassin.

Henrik outstretched his palm as the locket within the assassin's palm appeared in his palm. Henrik observed the locket and found traces of [Tracking magic] on it.

He narrowed his eyes before speaking in a rigid tone.

"I think I have found out how they were able to track you down."

He showed the locket to her while her eyes widened, she immediately snatched the locket from Henrik's palm and held it within her soft and white palm.

Her shoulders trembled as she looked at the locket within her hand, tears appeared in her eyes and fell on her palm.

"T..This is m..my f..father's..." She stammered and started hyperventilating, it took her some time to calm down.

She turned towards the unconscious assassin and gritted her teeth as anger and killing-intent filled her heart. She stepped forward while tightening her grasp around her Flintlock.

Henrik raised his hand towards her, signaling her to stand down. She turned towards Henrik with anger evident in her eyes and pointed her Flintlock towards him before shouting.

"WHY ARE YOU STOPPING ME....!!!!!"

Henrik calmly answered her question while his [Telekinesis] floated the unconscious body towards them.

"Wait before I extract all the information from him only then can you kill him...."

"Also..."

He looked deep in Kiyohime's eyes and said in an emotionless tone that made her flinch from the goosebumps all over her body.

"I can't allow you to leave due to privacy reasons also that your blood is very addictive for me."

Kiyohime took a step back in fear and immediately thought of escaping from Him, she abandoned the thought of attacking him as he was too strong.

ᒥ....I must run....ᒧ

She immediately tried to turn and run but found herself rooted to the ground. She couldn't control her body movement also couldn't cast spell since a chant is required to activate one.

She could only helplessly watch as Henrik started walking towards her. His face had a slight smile while the assassin's body floated behind him.

He stopped before Kiyohime, a meter away from her and spoke in a plain tone.

"Your family was killed by your enemies, you are on the run while you can indeed strike back at them after a few years of careful plotting and planning but you will never be able to completely destroy them."

"You lack the strength to accomplish your goals. I can give you strength, immortality and help you exact your vengeance...."

Kiyohime's eyes widened as she thought about the thing Henrik told her. She was indeed weak, it would indeed take time to cause any significant damage, she indeed wouldn't be able to destroy her enemies.

But what Henrik offered her could make it possible for her to exact her vengeance. She had seen just what Henrik is capable of doing. If she can become powerful enough to fulfill her goals then she would accept his offer.

But as they say, "there is no free lunch in this world". She knew Henrik wanted something in return, maybe it was her blood or something similar.

"What do you want in return?"

"After you exact your vengeance, you will serve me for the rest of your eternity. My orders will be absolute and you must follow them without question. In simple terms, your soul will belong to me, so will you..."

Henrik wanted her, more specifically her blood. Force guided him to her and now after finding such "food", he would not let her leave.

Hearing Henrik's words Kiyohime started thinking about his proposal once more. If her father would have been here, he would have surely stopped her from accepting such a deal but she will have her revenge even if it will cost her everything.

She took a deep breath and said with determination.

" I accept !!!, make me stronger...."

Henrik smiled before raising his left palm in the air and made a twisting motion.

"Sure !!!....but before that, you need to die."

ᒥ....Snap....ᒧ

Kiyohime's neck twisted left and broke, killing her as she fell on the ground, motionless and cold.

Henrik looked at her dead body with a smile as he thought.

ᒥ....She died with my blood in her system, it will take a few hours for her to wake up. I should start preparing for her transition....ᒧ

A human who had consumed vampire blood and has subsequently died with the blood in their system will be magically revived as an undead vampire, just like the vampire who sired them.

The exact nature of the human's death is irrelevant to this process; the only condition that must be met is that the body has to be more-or-less intact and able to function once they reawaken in transition.

If the head or the heart is missing in the time of death, the person in question will not wake in transition; but simply stay dead.

Most fatal injuries, such as snapped necks, slit throats, stab wounds, and shattered bones from falls will be healed before the fledgling vampire awakens in transition.

Furthermore, the person must be mortally wounded or ill to the point that conventional means cannot save their lives, otherwise, the vampire blood in their system will only heal whatever non-fatal wounds or illnesses that the victim sustained prior to dying.

Following a human's mortal death after consuming vampire blood, the recently deceased will awaken in a state of transition.

In order to complete the transition into a vampire, the person must then consume a significant amount of human blood, at least a sip's worth, within the next twenty-four hours, or else they will die.

Vampires can only feed on human blood to complete their transition, though once they complete this process, they can then choose to feed on blood from other sources, such as the blood of animals, or even that of other vampires.

Until a vampire drinks human blood to complete their transition, they will not be susceptible to the standard weaknesses of the species they are soon to become (i.e. they can still walk in sunlight and can enter homes without an invitation).

Henrik planned to turn Kiyohime into a vampire but he didn't want her blood to lose the ability of the [Singer], due to spirits in the previous world. Whenever a special person (with some supernatural connection) becomes a vampire they lose their special trait.

(Like Elena's blood lost the ability to produce hybrids after she turned into a vampire.)

But with no spirits meddling with Kiyohime's transition, she will retain her special properties and Henrik wouldn't have to worry about accidentally killing her and he would have a constant supply of her addictive being to himself for all eternity.

Thinking up till here, Henrik turned towards the unconscious assassin and placed his two fingers over his temple.

"[Psychometry]....."

Psychometry, also known as post cognition, Tai vordrax or telemetry, was a Force power that was a mental technique of picking up impressions and traces of information about the object touched and the events that have surrounded it

This power allowed the user to view events as if they were there, including the sights, sounds, and feelings, both emotional and physical, that the wielder of the object experienced.

This power was easier to use on personal objects that were used frequently. Objects that were used once or by several people often made the use of this power difficult, though it was still possible.

This skill was useful for tracking, though it was not useful in open battle and would fail to render useful information at times.