Prologue 1: New Vampire King.

The immortal essence contained in every mortal being. The essence of their soul and manifestation of their physicality. A theory that had been on every creature's mind since the beginning of time. The quest to find the truth behind the structure of the essence which holds all life together.

That was the very quest that Vistan had set his life on from he was met with the very theory. He was stood in the middle of a dimly lit room, staring at a scroll.

He had slightly ash-colored hair, bright red eyes, and a slightly triangular red face. A fair white skin complexion, thin pink lips, and a very brilliant muscular body.

After tearing the piece of paper into shreds a minute after reading through a few lines, he turned his gaze to the floor with veins sticking out of his forehead.

" Damn it, all that work and it was still a failure." He mumbled as he continuously hit his fist against the wall.

Without realizing it, his eyes began to glow red as he quickly walked out of the room. It was a long walk before he walked through a gate which he quickly locked after leaving. Turning around he was left gazing at the huge forest which stood in front of him.

After a quick look around, he slowly began moving through the dark forest. Many bats hung on the trees, creating noises that only he could hear, while their long canines stuck out, awaiting their daily breakfast.

" I did it again." He whined as he slowly placed his right palm on his forehead, increasing his pace.

It was a while before he arrived in front of a large building, which looked somewhat like a castle. All who set their gazes instantly bowed their heads and got to their knees, all while saying the same thing, " We welcome your return our great lord."

He simply ignored every single one of them, walking straight into the building with the veins still sticking out of his forehead.

When he arrived in front of his room, he was met by two maids standing in front of his room. They both fidgeted the moment they noticed him, frightened by his unusual behavior.

" We-we welcome you... lord." They both said in unison, quickly bowing their heads as they fell to their knees.

" Thank you." He mumbled under his breath as he slowly reached for the door and they were both able to hear clearly what he had just said.

Upon entering the room, he was welcomed by the usual sweet fragrance which filled the air. It wasn't of roses or aromatic goodness, it was blood. The most interesting thing in every vampire's life.

After that, it was just him sitting on his bed throughout the night. Contemplating on his project which had been ending in nothing but failure since it began.

It was like that for him until the next morning and as soon the sun rose one of his servants came knocking at his door.

" The selection is today sir, your presence will be needed at the grand castle a few hours from now."

" Very well then, I'll be there in a few minutes." He said, slowly standing up from the bed.

It wasn't long before he was out of his room, wearing a nice black coat along with a pair of trousers and black shoes. His black necklace hung firmly over his neck as he walked forward with two guards trailing behind him.

He was a going little too early to the intended meeting but he had a few things he wanted to deal with before that. He made a detour on his way to the grand castle, towards his hideout.

" The necklace alone can't handle enormous amounts of soul energy." He thought, strolling through the rocky pathway.

He slowly drew the necklace down from his neck and stared at it intently for a while as he continued forward. Looking around the place in anticipation.

Suddenly, a group of bats mysteriously began to flock together at a certain area and instantly dispersed to reveal a man wearing a pitch-black hood with his head bowed down and his right knee on the ground.

" The request was a success my lord, the artifact is capable of both soul extraction and release." He said, reaching out his right hand.

In his palm was a black bracelet and necklace just like the one which his master was wearing. He slowly took the items out of the messenger's hand and wore them.

In an instant, they began to merge with the ones that he already had on. The strange white aura soaring around them could be felt clearly by him and it began to surge into him as soon as he laid his hand on the necklace.

What happened next was vague but for some reason, his body felt different. He stood there for a while, folding and opening his hand as he stared blankly into space.

He turned his gaze towards the messenger and nodded his head before quickly walking out of the cave.

" Even if soul energy the manifestation is still quite difficult it seems." He thought, slowly walking out from the exit.

After that it wasn't long before he arrived at the grand castle: A grand space with many beautiful craftsmanship hung by the walls. The building itself was a fine work of artistry, made of bricks and painted red with a few paintings of some known heroes as well.

Walking with his two guards behind him, he didn't have time to admire the beauty of the area and simply walked straight to the meeting room. The grand door that stood before him opened slowly and he slowly looked in to see that only two people had arrived so far for the meeting.

They didn't bother to even take a glimpse at him as he slowly walked in, staring blanket at the table which stood before them with their hands on their chin.

It was a rectangular table with five seats aligned by each side each placed for each lord of the ten vampire families. He was the vampire lord of the tenth, so his seat was the last one to the left.

After he took his seat, it wasn't long before the other lords arrived, leaving only the king's seat vacant. It was only fairly well designed and larger compared to theirs and stood at the very end of the table, facing them.

Finally, after a long wait, the door behind the king's slowly opened and a bright red light shone into the room. Two vampires slowly stepped in and behind was a man dressed in fine red robes.

Two other guards were trailing behind the man and as soon they arrived at his welcoming, all bowed their heads and went on their knees.

The vampire king slowly took his seat and the meeting immediately commenced after that.

" As your king, I would like to first of all thank you all for your support throughout my rule... Though I am sad to say this, it appears that my days of awakening have finally come to their last moments. Our race has thrived greatly for all these years and I wouldn't want it crumbling in my absence. So I ask you all to thread along with me with these final words of mine. It's a miracle that I survived for this long but your predecessors chose me believing that I could lead you all in the best way possible and I believe that you will do the same, I trust you to do the same. As my final request and order, nominate whoever you see fit to rule our great race in my stead." The king said, looking over at every one of the vampire lords with a stern gaze.

Vistan looked around the room, this wasn't something he had prepared well for so he was simply going to go with whoever he thought fit at that moment.

Everyone went around with who they wanted to be the next vampire king and surprisingly, he had been nominated by half of the room, merging far greater than that of anyone else in the room, crowning him the honor of the new vampire king.