Punish

"Please, what do you want?" Elizabeth asked, nearly sobbing. She really hated these supernatural beings.

"Don't cry!" Alex III ordered. 

Elizabeth tried, and after a few seconds, she stopped crying.

"Do you want to live forever?" Alex III asked.

"What do you mean?" Elizabeth asked doubtfully.

"I mean never get old and die, live forever," Alex said.

"No! Please, just let us be! Let us humans live in peace!" she begged.

Humans really had no way to resist. 

The last time when John came, none of the many layers of guards they put served any purpose of stopping him. He simply knocked out every servant and guard and then came to Elizabeth. It was terrifying.

"You don't want to live forever?" Alex II asked, surprised.

"No, please leave us alone!" she begged again.

Rolling his eyes, Alex III said, "Too bad!" 

The next moment, he moved at a speed beyond mortal and snapped Elizabeth's neck. 

Then, he poured his blood into her mouth. He had already decided to make her a vampire; it didn't matter if she wanted it or not. 

In any case, as her creator, he could completely control her, so her not being loyal was not an issue. At most, he would give a set of more strict orders.

What is consent? That is an interesting question. 

For example, if Alex asked for something, did she have the opinion to refuse? 

The answer is no; when the difference in power exceeds a limit, consent becomes meaningless because the weaker party would not be able to express their true opinion. 

With vampire agents whom Alex III creates, consent is entirely meaningless. 

He can force them to do anything with simple words. 

Later, he can ask Elizabeth to become his wife. She would not dare refuse at all. 

In line with Alex's ideology, power is justice. 

But, that is for the future. He will let her live for a few tens of thousands of years, and for her to see the truth that he sees. 

As a vampire ancestor, his body is so tough that he can barely draw a drop of blood, and even a small wound gets regenerated in less than 1 second. 

Making vampires may become troubling if his body gets any tougher. 

Nothing in the world can scratch his skin; he can only use his teeth to draw blood. But, even his teeth would not be enough. 

It's because his skin is strengthening faster than his teeth are. It's strange for a vampire who uses fangs to draw blood, but it is the truth that is happening. 

Now, even if he wants to castrate himself to keep having a clear mind, he cannot do it. Any limb amputated would immediately be restored.

"I am becoming a true indestructible immortal! I wonder how tough my skin will be in 11 million years?" he smiled.

"D-d-d-did you kill her?" Sam barely talked while stuttering.

"Yeah, I killed her!" Alex III said and snapped. 

Bam! 

Sam exploded into a mist of blood. 

"I hate stuttering!" Alex III said to the bloodstain.

After a while, Elizabeth woke up. 

Looking around, she covered her eyes. The little sunlight that was coming in from the window that was covered with the curtain was burning her eyes. 

Sighing, Alex III brought her to an underground tunnel with his max speed.

"Congratulations," Alex III said.

Covering her ears, Elizabeth looked around and said, "What is going on?" She felt very confused.

"I order you: Stand up and don't talk!" Alex III said. 

Immediately upon hearing it, Elizabeth stood up and stopped talking. She still screamed, though, as it was technically not talking.

"I order you: Don't make any noise!" This time, Elizabeth completely went quiet.

"I should be careful not to give orders with loopholes!" Alex III thought.

"I order you: Answer my questions! Is this the first time you've seen someone with supernatural abilities? If not, what were your other encounters like?" he asked, curious.

Elizabeth behaved somehow as if she had seen other vampires before. 

As ordered, she explained everything John did.

"Interesting! That idiot left his name behind? He wasn't as smart as I thought!" Alex III laughed. 

Then, he began giving the default orders.

"I order you: never harm yourself" 

"I order you: only harm humans absolutely necessary to feed yourself" 

"I order you: never do anything that you think can harm my interests" 

"I order you: never hide anything from me" 

"I order you: never make any vampire" 

"I order you:…"

After an entire hour, the default orders ended. 

He usually only gives 10 default orders, to not restrict his vampire too much. But, for Elizabeth, he didn't hold back and restricted her in every way, to not leave any loophole.

"Now, my final order is for you to continue living in the human world for ten thousand years without sleeping at all!" he said with a smile, then disappeared. 

The matter of accepting her as a wife will remain for at least after ten thousand years later. For now, it's best to let her experience the truth of the world.

Elizabeth looked around; even though it was dark, she could see everything. 

She saw a thick book where Alex III was sitting just now. The title was Alex III's vampire lessons. 

Opening it, she began seeing much interesting information, like what vampires should do and what they must avoid.

...

Alex III looked at the cave in front of him. 

It was in a faraway forest, with no one around. But, as John's creator, Alex III could vaguely sense the location. 

It is not precise, but with his speed, he could check every inch of the area and quickly find his target. 

This world is too small for someone to run from him. No matter where one runs to, Alex III can always find them.

"John!" Alex III yelled. 

A second later, a vampire appeared before him, kneeling. It was already night, so it was fine.

"My creator, Alex III! Welcome! I missed you so much!"

"I order you: tell me all you want to hide from me!" Alex III ordered. 

John's eyes went wide, but his mouth began talking. He tried running away, but with one move, Alex III cut both his legs. But, he couldn't scream, as his mouth was busy talking. 

While he is talking by the order of Alex III, he cannot even breathe. If he were human, he might have died of suffocation alone.

"So, you found a loophole in my order? Smart! I like smart people!" Alex III nodded while stroking his beard.

 John sighed with relief.

"It's just that you must be punished to set an example!" Alex III said while sighing sadly.

"Please, my creator! Please forgive me!" John finally was able to talk again.

"I can't! You don't know kings aren't as free as they may look like!" Alex III said with pain. 

What he said was true. 

Kings are also restrained and do things they dislike all the time. Punishing bad acts and rewarding merit is a must for kings. 

For example, when one rebels, kings must kill them and all their family. As for why their family too, it's because of setting an example.

In the future, if one wanted to rebel, their family knows in the event of failure, they would not be able to escape, so they have to stop the rebellion to survive. 

If the family member comes to Alex and reports it, Alex III would not only spare the family but even reward the person who revealed the plot with lots of gold. 

Because he wants to encourage future actors to report any rebellion.

If a doctor is treating someone he cares about, if the doctor fails and the patient dies, he would sentence the doctor to death. 

Why? Because he must make sure the doctor won't secretly give poison. If doctors know they die if the patient dies, they would never dare neglecting and will protect the patient like their eyes.

Everything in the world is about incentives. If incentives are right, the society will succeed; if they are not, the society will fail. 

As a result, Alex III did things he hated many times when he was king of Alex kingdom. Of course, at the moment, he doesn't need to pay any attention to all of this, as he has absolute power. 

John knew it too, so he said, "My creator! You have absolute power! Please have mercy!" He begged and cried loudly.

"I'm used to using carrots and sticks! That can't be helped! If I don't punish you now, everyone thinks that looking for loopholes in my orders is okay! I can't allow that kind of incentive." 

After some thought, Alex III smiled and said, "I have an interesting punishment for you!" 

For punishments that set an example, the more people know about it, the better. He must make it public.

But, he cannot force vampires to return. As for getting them out one by one, it will take time. 

Just now, he looked for John for a few hours to find him. Even though he can sense a vague location, it is not precise. 

He cannot order them either because he has no way of sending the info to them. Vampires have no doppelgangers on the star dream world's side, so spreading news there won't work. 

Then, he can only use John.

"I order you to find every vampire I made. Every time you meet any of them, you take out your own eyes and eat them, a million times! You must meet at least one vampire every ten years; if you fail to meet one vampire every ten years, you are ordered to come to this location... You must tell them your story and your regret of what you did," Alex III said.

This way, John would slowly but surely spread the news among everyone. 

Nobody would ever dare to look for loopholes after this. 

John calculated and felt horrified! The task Alex III gave him may take millions of years; millions of years of suffering!

"My creator! Please kill me! Please have mercy and kill me!" John doesn't want to suffer like this for millions of years; he prefers death. 

But, by this point, Alex III was already gone.