Chapter 44

It was an utter slog... There was no other way to describe it honestly, Alpha, Beta and I cut down monster after monster down and then would cut down the leading vampires that as we climbed the levels of the Red Tower, it was clear that they were getting stronger.

Stronger physically, with greater speed, strength, and durability. And then there was the true issue. I ducked under the misaimed lightning bolt that sailed over my head and I scowled at how these fucking vampires already clearly had access and some skill in Nirn magic and its Destruction magic.

But with the advent of such elemental magic. Alpha clearly became so much more dangerous as her first blessing from Hecate worked overtime to copy every magic she saw and instantly allow her to use it at the skill level as the person she saw used it at.

Until she got some free time and learned how to better her control over the spell on her own. Of which I had no doubt she would be able to accomplish without too much issue honestly.

We made our way upwards, paying the grim butcher's bill in forcing our way through the defenders that sought to kill us. Though the way they shouted about killing us for being cattle and mere food made this whole extermination a lot easier mentally as they seemingly didn't even care that we were invading their sanctum, what seemed to infuriate them beyond anything just seemed to be the fact that we were fighting them in general?

Delusional the lot of them. But then again the antagonists of this world of The Eminence in Shadow truly made no sense honestly... Like how can we take any villains and antagonists seriously? When the first major villain that almost brought down a kingdom was literally named Perv Asshat.

I cut down a vampire with a large spear of light being thrown through them that made them break down into ashes, and likewise Alpha and Beta used their own methods but eventually, we cleared out the large atrium of the vampires and monsters that rushed us. Though as we finished them, a series of loud clapping reached our ears.

Standing across from us, was the leader of the Red Tower, with two large gold inlaid obsidian black coffins standing beside him that made my instincts scream in warning to me. The leader of the Red Tower, aptly named Crimson was a man in a Victorian trench coat that covered his form and his name was so apt due to the blood red crimson shoulder length hair he had.

And just like before, the vampire clearly disdained us for being obedient cattle as he snorted and looked down upon us from his slightly raised position of the back of the atrium that had a half dozen steps leading up to the platform. "Hmph, so the Church of Gaia decided to bare its claws at the vampire race?" He questioned before shaking his head as a cold smug smile crossed his face as a comically evil laugh escaped him as he began to monologue.

I even made sure to hold up a flat hand behind my back to signal to Beta and Alpha to allow the dumbass to monologue as just I expected... Said dumbass literally monologued his entire fucking evil plan as helpfully as he could. "Haha! But the vampires arent without our own god! Lord Malog Bal only required a few hundred virgin sacrifices and now I myself have ascended into a true Vampire Lord Haha!" He madly cackled and then slapped the large coffins beside himself with a deranged smile that crossed his face. "And you know what's best? My god is just so wonderful that he has given me brides, worthy of my demigod self!" He all but screamed as the coffin's lids slid down and I flinched at the sight within.

In one coffin, was the previous Vampire Queen of the world Of Eminence in Shadow, Elisabeth who was powerful enough to slaughter an entire nation within a single night with her being able to able force people's blood out of their own bodies at will and allowing her to control all blood under control with magic to do the standard vampire stuff like crystalizing into weapons, becoming highly acidic, or stupid regeneration like allowing her to survive Cid's 'I am atomic' bullshit.

Elizabeth was a pale skinned crimson haired petite/flat chested beauty with matching crimson eyes that snapped open to stare at us dully.

Although Elizabeth herself was a great threat on her own... No, what made me mentally stutter in place and then scream mentally was the other vampire royalty within the other coffin that's eye's snapped to our forms as Crimson's chest glowed as a medallion under his jacket glowed with power.

Shiny black hair done in regal braids back down her head to merge with the back of her head's hair, almost molten reddish orange slit eye's and clad in a leather adventurer's outfit for travel while still looking regal. There was denying who it was even if her tits were far larger than I remembered from the game...

Serana of Clan Volkihar. A true blooded vampire and a Daughter of Coldharbour.

"Kill them, my queens!" Crimson declared with a hand going to the glowing amulet that he was poorly hiding under his clothes that were probably dulling the two girls minds and senses as they teetered on their steps before Elizabeth sent a spike of solid blood at us. And likewise Serana sent a blindingly fast spear of ice towards us.