Chapter 3- The world is not what it seems

After following Hana for a while she stopped in front of a 24-hour fast food joint and entered before taking a seat in an isolated corner, looking at her a bit puzzled I sat on the other side of the table and gave her an inquisitive look.

- It is good that you have been able to control your thirst for blood and not attack anyone else you would have been in serious trouble, but until you calm your hunger your vampiric impulses will not stop, your body expends a lot of energy in the transformation process so you have to replenish it -

He said carelessly as he saw me sit down before taking a menu from the table and going through it.

- What do you mean I would have been in trouble, isn't biting people and sucking blood what vampires do? -

I asked him ignoring his carefree and uninterested attitude

- We certainly do, but for a newly transformed vampire like you it would be dangerous for you to taste the blood so soon because you could fall into dangerous vices -

She replied before looking up from the menu and calling a waitress to ask for the order, surprising me by ordering 9 burger and potato combos, but the waitress didn't seem too surprised to take the order and leave normally.

Seeming to notice my thoughts I continue speaking

- Do not be surprised the food is for you, if you want to calm your hunger at least you should eat all this without wasting anything, as I said before it is dangerous for you to taste blood at this stage so you must settle for anything else for the moment -

I speak while finally taking off his sunglasses and staring at me

- So vampires don't necessarily have to drink human blood? And if so, why was everyone drinking their customers' blood yesterday? -

I asked almost instantly

- Make no mistake, human blood is a fundamental part of our diet, if we do not want to weaken excessively or fall into madness we must drink a certain amount of blood every week, but not just because we drink your blood means that you will die or become vampire you'll just be weak for a while -

He responded seriously, it seemed that he was already beginning to take consideration of the situation and seriously answering my questions.

- So why did I become a vampire, as well as because they trick the bar patrons into drinking their blood -

I finally asked the most pressing questions, but in return Hana just put a mocking smile on her face before answering

- Cheat? We never cheated anyone, we only gave them what they were looking for as I told you before ... you will see the bite of a vampire is very particular, at the moment in which our fangs penetrate the human skin they secrete special hormones that work similar to aphrodisiacs, giving indescribable pleasure to those who are bitten and if you add a little illusions to that they will believe that they are spending the night of their dreams with a beautiful lady, and whoever goes to the bar and stays up so late with their "Companions" is surely looking for that

I reply with the mocking expression before straightening it a bit and continuing more seriously.

- As for you, you did not become a vampire by a bite or by the fact that the lady has sucked your blood, it was by the only way to transform a pure human into a vampire, drinking the blood of a noble vampire, you should be grateful to the lady for spending her precious blood and giving you the opportunity to be reborn from the dead and become one of us -

Knowing this I was immersed in my thoughts for a long time, I vaguely remembered that before I passed out from the loss of blood a stream of hot and viscous liquid entered my mouth and down my throat, as well as the vague image of Lilah with the severed wrist spilling its blood in front of me

But just at that moment the hamburger orders arrived and my hunger attacked again, unable to resist I devoted all my focus to devouring the food placed in front of me without feeling the passage of time

Soon after there were only empty boxes in front of me and an indifferent Hana watching the show

* cough * * cough *

- Anyway, you said before that you had to explain the vampire rules to me and my duties from now on serving Miss Lilah, what did you mean by that? -

I asked after letting out a fake cough trying to hide a bit my embarrassment at the way I had eaten

- It's just what I said, as you may have noticed, vampires live mixing in modern society in a very peaceful way, so we have basic rules on how to interact with it, such as it is forbidden for mongrel and inferior vampires to give their blood to humans without authorization of a noble, we must avoid as much as possible killing humans or drying them completely and the most important thing is not to stand out too much -

- Although we do not fear humanity at all we are not the only supernatural beings that inhabit this planet and there is a current treaty to keep us hidden and live peacefully as much as possible so we cannot use our abilities to stand out from the crowd. society, in addition among humans there are also very powerful Espers and hunters who are aware of any dangerous activity that vampires carry out.

- And as for your duty, as I already said, every mestizo and inferior vampire must be subject under the rule of a noble vampire, you were transformed by the blood of the lady and now you are a low-class vampire so from now on you will serve her her or you will become a renegade, by the way, I would not recommend you to be the last as it would be very dangerous not only for you but also for your family and friends -

Hearing all this I fell once more into silence while reflecting, from what I had heard I could conclude two things, first in this world there are not only vampires but other monsters and supernatural beings that live hidden and in silence

And second ... I was in a screwed up situation, not only was I turned into a vampire without my approval and unilaterally, but I would also be forced to be his follower or even a servant otherwise I would become a renegade which sounded definitely dangerous.

Releasing a helpless sigh, I decided to surrender to fate and go with the flow until I found a new path.

*sigh*

- Okay, it's not like I have a choice anyway so tell me what my duty is supposed to be while serving Miss Lilah, by the way, I remember you said it was lucky that I survived the transformation, is it? so dangerous to turn someone else into a vampire? -

Hearing my question, Hana looked at me a little curious before reflecting for a moment and answering me.

- About that, as I said before, turning a pure human into a vampire is done by giving it the blood of a noble vampire and the process is very smooth and painless with almost no danger ... but that is the case with pure and average humans ...

- There are also other cases such as those of the Esper, who are humans who are born with special abilities or powers innately, these when they become vampires there is a slightly high risk that they are incompatible or their special abilities reject the transformation leading to failure in conversion and other consequences that could even lead to death

- And finally there are the cases of the Erbens, they are those humans who are descendants of other monsters or supernatural creatures with humans, in many cases creatures such as vampires, werewolves, elves, fairies, etc. They have offspring with a human and this with other humans, although the blood line of these supernatural beings thins over time and over the generations it is possible that at a certain point someone with a high concentration of that blood line is born, enough To be called a mestizo of that race or directly be a descendant of one without being part of it, they are called Erben and when they are transformed by the vampiric noble blood it is very likely that they are rejected and cause a dangerous reaction that almost always drift in death

- And you were most likely this case, but you were lucky since your supernatural bloodline was not very powerful and it was finally suppressed and you managed to become a vampire, I thought you were aware of this since you were able to escape our hypnosis in the Pub -

Having received so much shocking information out of nowhere I was stunned, it seems the world was even more impressive than I thought, Espers, Erbens, supernatural creatures, monsters, demons, how was it possible that all this had been kept hidden from society for so long? time and so perfectly?

But the most impressive of all still remained ...

- Am I an Erben? that is impossible, I come from an ordinary family that lives from fishing in a small distant town, how could I have special abilities or be a descendant of a demon or supernatural creature? -

Ask puzzled

- As I told you, it is common that many Erbens are not even aware that they are, these tend to be genetic mutations that revive the genes of their demon ancestors or supernatural entities and you are very possibly one of those cases, and it is normal that you are not. You may have already noticed that the abilities these give you are normally so natural that you don't even notice that you have them, but you know that you were able to avoid hypnosis at the Blue Blood Bar, right? That's proof more than enough -

Hana answered with a very sure attitude, but she was right since I remember that at that moment in the bar everyone seemed trapped in their own worlds and very few had realized the arrival of Lilah like me, these were very surely on the supernatural side of the world and were aware of what was happening in the bar

After one more brief conversation Hana paid for the food and got up to leave, even though she tried to pay for what I ate she was still adamant that she should take care of everything related to me until she is able to be a good independent vampire.

Once we left the premises I finally remembered that there was something that he did not answer me

- By the way, what am I supposed to be my duty while serving Miss Lilah? -

Hearing me Hana seemed to remember something and then she looked at me with an amused expression

- About that it is nothing to write home about, you just have to be his laboratory rat and do what he tells you whenever he summons you, in a few words you must be a good and obedient pet -

Hearing it I was speechless for a while before I replied

- Lab rat? Good pet? What kind of duty is that! Are all lower class vampires treated like this by noble vampires? -

Hana seemed to hold back her laughter for as long as possible when she heard my reply before answering.

- Of course that's not the case, they normally take them as servants or butlers to run errands and duties here and there, but you are a bit special, although it wasn't much you were converted from an Erben which is extremely rare so you have a seat. Special and privileged as a pet of the lady, normally it is impossible for the lower class to directly serve a noble and they are only commanded by the middle class or the mestizos, did you know? -

He told me with a lot of sarcasm in his voice

- Yes, of course, without a doubt I should feel honored to be the new pet dog of a stranger who forced me to be a vampire -

I responded with an equal or even greater amount of sarcasm

After that he continued explaining some common sense things between vampires and rules a little more complicated to follow for when I meet Lilah in the future before I get to my little apartment and she goes on her way

It was already around 6 in the afternoon when I returned and little by little it was getting dark outside, since I had eaten so much I would not normally have dinner, but my hunger had returned and after ordering a lot of food at home I went to lock myself in my room to study a little more before the exam week that would start tomorrow

Frank was in the living room of the apartment sprawled on the small sofa while he watched television and although I tried to convince him to study a little more he was still attached to his philosophy of relaxing before the war and that he had already studied enough

Once in my room, I sat at my study table next to the sale and looked outside, it was already quite dark and the impending fog was coming from all sides, so in order not to be distracted, I closed the curtains and turned my attention to the study book.

The last thing Hana told me before leaving was that these days I shouldn't go out at night when it's foggy, apparently I wasn't ready yet and it would be better if I obediently studied at home since the lady couldn't have a pet that had poor academic performance , another thing that I managed to know is that Hana is a half-blood vampire, and even among half-bloods and would have a much higher status than mine

But this did not matter much since I would not give much importance to the supernatural world, from the beginning my goal was one and still is ...

- I will graduate with honors and give my family a better future, and if for that I need to put up with being treated like a pet by an eccentric noble vampire… I'll put up with it to the best of my ability! -

I whispered to myself before fully concentrating on preparing for the exams.