The foxes wish to be free

Standing at the door was an exquisite beauty. The women standing there had a ballet dancers frame with long slender, muscular limbs—a classic European beauty with clear eyes, small nose and brunette hair. She was wearing a simple black knee-length dress with a pair of black stockings and white converse. An oversized puffy silver coat surrounded her.

"I am gonna guess you were sent here by someone, huh?"

Jason was stunned by her beauty for a second, but this was not the first time Jason had seen beautiful women. He was simply amazed by her presence.

"Yes, I was sent here by Siegfried. I was told to come here to meet someone named Jason, is that you?"

"Yes, that's me, come in."

Jason was amazed that Siegfried had someone how managed to time his exit from the mind space with her arrival. Speaking of which, he didn't know her name yet. Snapping out of his daydream, the woman that just entered the apartment was already sitting on Jason's couch waiting for him. Since she already sat down, Jason decided to just get comfortable and sat down on the opposite facing couch.

"Make yourself comfortable, but let's talk business why did Siegfried send you here?"

Siegfried was a giant mystery that got more complicated by the day. Any information that Jason could get his hands on could be highly valuable.

"He told me that you were a future monarch with an empty household and told me to recommend myself."

The brunette sitting there opened up quite honestly.

"Future Monarch?"

Hearing Jason's puzzled tone and hint for elaboration, she assumed the teen wanted to hear more.

" A Vampiric Monarch ruler of vampires. I wish to serve you as your right hand."

"And you would bet your future on Siegfried's words and serve me with loyalty until my death, which could never be considering my immortality."

"Yes, if you were to become a monarch, you would have the power to grant me my greatest wish, and that is all I live for. For that wish, I can give up anything my time my life my body my soul as long as it can be accomplished anything can be given."

A fire burned in her eyes. Her mind wandering in her memories of the past.

"If you wish for power, why don't you serve Siegfried instead of me? Instead of a future monarch isn't a current monarch better?"

Jason was finally getting some notion of his grandpa's power level, and he was impressed. If he could speak so definitely about matters on monarchs, how much worse could he be? So Jason was putting Siegfried's level at monarch or close to monarch whatever that meant.

"Siegfried has no use for me, and he would not grant me my wish even if I did serve him. He only answered my question on how my wish could be granted due to a favour he owed one of my ancestors. He pointed me to you and said that if I were to serve you, that would be my most significant chance of succeeding. No other monarch would risk upsetting the other rulers for a subordinate like me. Still, Siegfried said that you would need me, and I would excel at your side, so I came here."

"It sounds like your wish in the future is going to require me to fight against a powerful ruler, so what is your wish exactly?"

"My wish is for you to obtain control over all fox demons that are under the power of the demon lord of lust."

"So, your wish is that I gain control of a bunch of fox demons?"

"Yes, my wish is that you will challenge the demon lord of lust when you become a monarch and take back control over the fox demons and allow me to rule over them as I see fit."

"Why do you want these foxes exactly, and how do I take control over them?"

"Fox demons now are associated with lust and seduction. They are murderous evil beings related to demons, but before the fall, foxes were holy animals. In Japan, we were the guardian spirits of the god Inari. While fox spirits have always been cunning, we used our cunning for good to trick those deserving and punish those overcome with hubris to teach them humility. But as time passed, Inari weakened, and we were discarded. Our enemies took advantage of this and pressed on us hard. In our desperation, we took a deal with Asmodea. She would grant us shelter as long as we came under her power. So we did, but we did not know the full effect of her powers and their horrors yet. She mutated us from holy beasts to beasts of desire filled with lust instead of wisdom. I am a fox spirit freed from the contract due to the combined efforts of my ancestors. We wish to be free from her. Now Siegfried has pointed me to you."

" You want me to challenge her free them from her power of lust. Then shelter them correct? But as long as I agree, you will instantly become a member of my household?"

"Yes, as long as you agree, I will instantly become one of your household members and share my strength with you."

She sat there, staring intently at Jason as if eager for him to agree. There was a hint of joy in her eyes as she watched him.

(Uh not exactly a downside insight here. Keep your friends close but enemies closer, so why not?)

" I agree, so how do we do this?"

A look of joy poured out after receiving his affirmation. She quickly got to her knees and looked up at him as she slit her left wrist and presented it before him.

"I pledge loyalty to you from now on until the end of time now please make me a member of your household."

Seeing her outstretched arm drenched with blood Jason could no longer stop himself. Jason's tongue reached out for her dripping blood starting from her elbow he licked up to the cut she had made on her wrist. Savouring, the scent of her blood fangs slowly extended out. Finally, with a quick, decisive movement, his fangs plunged down. Jason's eyes closed in pleasure as he tasted the tangy-sweet flavour. While he was drinking in her blood, his fangs were releasing the venom necessary to turn someone into a vampire. Time ticked on as the final drops of her blood emptied out of her body. Her eyes dimmed along with her skin as her heart slowed to a stop.