Chapter Thirty: Eris Vs Ezekial

"Those fools. They really don't know how to gauge the strength of their opponents," the cloaked figure speaks for the first time.

"Ha. I thought that you were standing back because you were useless in this fight. But you were just using them to see the full scope of my power. How smart. I'm guessing that you believe that you can defeat me?" Eris asks with a confident smirk.

"You're no different than other pathetic monsters like you. You're just a bit stronger." The masked individual raises his staff and slams the bottom of it into the ground. In doing so, a magic circle appears on the ground below him, "Come forth great warriors of light. I seek help in destroying the beasts of the darkness. Summon the guardians of the thrones of the gods, seraphims!"

After a faint glow from the circle, four tall creatures emerge from it and surround the masked man. The beings are all white in color, and in place of skin, their bodies are covered in ornate armor. Their helmets have a t-shaped viewing area that glows bright blue. They each have four, feathered wings and a large two-handed sword in their hands.

"Seraphs huh? That's a good choice," says Eris, "But the way you carry yourself makes me think that you aren't originally part of this group."

"Indeed. I came along just in case these imbeciles couldn't get the job done. These idiots call me Rock, but my name is Ezekial. I am a priest in service of the Theocracy of Reogradia," the masked individual answers with a slight bow.

"Reogradia is to the south. You're currently standing in the vampire nation. You're kinda outside your jurisdiction aren't you?" Eris asks.

"Please. A nation of disgusting monsters isn't a nation at all. Besides, in a while, this nation will be nothing more than a pile of rubble."

"Ha. Alright. That'll be part of the things that I ask you when you're captured and I'm torturing you," the vampire says with a smile.

"Tch. Disgusting creature of the darkness. Seraphim, kill this monster!" the masked man orders.

The four angels accelerate towards Eris, brandishing their weapons. The first seraph attacks with a sideways slash, which Eris easily dodges. The next angle attacks with a vertical slash, which the vampire also dodges. The final two seraphs attack at the same time, and Eris reacts by revealing her bat-like wings, and flying into the air. With the angel directly below her, the vampire raises her palm at them. Then from her hand, a huge bolt of crimson colored lightning emerges. The lighting strike hits all of the angels and their bodies disintegrate into nothingness. As a result of the strike an explosion is also created and a boom echoes through the ruins.

As Eris lands in front of him, the masked man steps back with his body trembling, "That's… impossible! There's no way a disgusting monster such as yourself can defeat my seraphim!"

"Those angels that you summoned were extraordinarily weak. They were either terribly young, or you suck at summoning magic."

"Tch!" The masked man clicks his tongue and sends several more fireballs at Eris.

The vampire chuckles and swats away the flames like they are nothing more than pesky flies, "Are you deaf? I told you that I'm immune to magic attacks, fool!"

"NO! This isn't happening! If I lose to a disgusting vampire then my pride as a priest of Reogradia will be ruined! I swear here and now that I'm going to end you!!" The masked individual raises his staff in the air and begins to recite an incantation, "Come forth great titan of flame! Unleash your wrath upon those that would do me harm. Summon the great giant Kronos!"

Another, larger magic circle appears below the priest and a giant creature emerges from it. The humanoid titan is over 100 feet tall and appears to be made out of molten rock. Like the angels, the summon also appears to be wearing thick armor that's made of the same material as its body. It's helmet is similar to that of ancient Greeks and has two, large, devilish horns on it.

The creature opens its mouth full of razor sharp teeth and lets out a loud roar, "RRRRAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!!!"

"HAHAHAHAHA! This is your end, vampire! This is what you get for being born a disgusting monster!!" the priest says maniacally.

At first Eris' expression is that of surprise, but it quickly turns into an evil smirk, "Ha. That's more like it."

"Tch! You cheeky monster! Kill her Kronos!"

The giant answers by breathing a massive amount of flames onto the vampire goddess. Hadrian quickly unferals his golden wings, grabs the younger vampire, and flies further into the air to avoid the fire. Both Hadrian and the little girl can feel the heat of the monster's flames from the air, and the little girl's expression turns to one of concern. The masked individual puts up a glowing green barrier to protect himself from the flames of his summon. Much of the surrounding area is scorched by the flames of the creature, and yet it continues to spout fire from its mouth for well over a minute. The titan stops breathing fire, and the flames start to settle, but the area is still covered in fire. The masked priest believes that she's been completely disintegrated, but his hopes are dashed when Eris shoots out of the sea of fire completely unscathed once again. She unferals her wings and uses them to stay in the air while looking at the priest with a confident smile.

"Whew. It was pretty hot. But you really are an idiot if you think that this stupid summon is enough to kill me!" Eris states.

The priest's body trembles with shock and fear, "This… cannot be happening!! Kronos is my most powerful summon! It should be easily able to burn you into nothing! This doesn't make any sense!"

"That little pet of yours would definitely be able to take out any normal monster or vampire. But I'm not normal. I'm not just any vampire. I am Eris Vermilion! I am an Eclipse Vampire Goddess and the empress of Amaris, the Empire of the Blood Moon! You are nothing but a bug in my eye, you pathetic human!" Eris says with an evil smile.

After introducing herself, she circulates the magic energy within her body and releases her magic, exuding an extremely powerful aura that resembles bright, red flames. The size of Eris' aura sends a chill down the priest's spine, and the pressure that it exudes brings him to his hands and knees.

"RRAAAAAAAAHHHH!!!" the giant roars.

Eris chuckles and extends her palm towards Kronos. An orb of dark energy appears and grows in front of the vampire's hands. Once it grows to the same width as her length, it shrinks back down to the size of a softball, and is then launched at the giant. The dark orb hits the monster's chest, and a small black hole is created right on top of the beast's heart. The titan twists and roars in pain as its body is sucked in and destroyed by the rift in space. Not only is the monster sucked up, but the flames it produced, and some of the rubble from the ruins is also sucked into the black hole. Kronos is completely sucked into the void and destroyed. Eris looks to find the priest has managed to hold himself to the ground with a magic barrier. The masked individual is instead curled up in a fetal position and shivering out of pure terror.

Eris flies down and lands in front of the frightened priest, "Are you still convinced that I'm nothing more than a dirty monster?"

"That can't be happening," the masked priest looks up at Eris, "What the hell are you?!"

The vampire looks into his eyes and answers with an evil smile, "Death."

At that point, Eris activates her Demon Eyes of Paralysis. Her eyes flash with a bright golden color and the priest's body seizes up. He fully collapses to the ground and Eris motions Hadrian to come back down, with the younger vampire still in his arms. The dragon knight lands and sets the little girl down. She instantly tries to run towards Eris but stumbles and falls to the ground. Eris goes over to her and checks her body for any injuries. A closer look doesn't reveal any injuries, but her body is quite thin, as if she's eaten very little food in a while.

The vampire thinks for a moment, and then pulls back her sleeve, revealing her slim wrist. The nail on her pointer finger grows into a sharp claw, and she uses it to slice into her wrist. As soon as the smell of blood reaches the younger vampire's nose, her body reacts on instinct. The vampire girl grabs Eris' arm and sinks her fangs into her bleeding wrist. Like Eris, the younger vampire loves the taste of the warm blood, but this blood was different. The blood that the little girl is now drinking is much sweeter and a lot richer than any other blood she's ever drank. The feeling she's getting while drinking it is almost intoxicating. Eris feels a bit of pain as the little girl bite down, but it quickly fades away.

After around thirty seconds, the little girl releases her grip on Eris and looks up at her with a smile, "Thank you so much. I havent drank any blood in a while."

The cut and the bite mark quickly heal and Eris answers, "It was no trouble. Let's get to the castle. I have a few questions for you."

"Of course, your highness," the little girl answers.