Western fantasy world: Arc 6.5
Orvis travelled with Cusi, and at night, after Cusi had fallen asleep, he went alone to the enchantment he had found during the day.
Opening it with all his might, Orvis saw a clear vision of the cave. Illuminated by the crystals, he went deeper into the cave and saw the angelic beauty of the sleeping man.
After tapping on the crystal coffin a few times, Orvis found no sign of the man waking up and opened the lid.
He took a deep breath, and his blood-red eyes showed surprise when he smelt the great power emanating from the other man.
How tempting was it to find a powerful ancient vampire in deep sleep?
Licking his lips with his, Orvis summoned a demon with an alchemical array, which, upon hearing the command, immediately stepped forward and swallowed the man into its belly.
The demon let out an excited cry of joy, but before it had time to finish rejoicing, a bright light slid through its neck and the demon was instantly dead.
Seeing the demon fall to the ground, Orvis reabsorbed the demon's power into himself using the forbidden art of alchemy.
The power of the beautiful vampire was then assimilated by Orvis with the demon's absorption.
He felt full of power as soon as he absorbed the power of the beautiful vampire.
….
Because of Yaphisor's disappearance, the journey turned into a companionship between Orvis and Cusi.
Orvis was distracted by the fact that the demon that had gone to track down Yaphisor the night before had not returned. These demons had been bred by him. The demons had not only not returned, but their scent had disappeared.
Had someone saved Yaphisor? Who killed the demon?
Although it was only an intermediate-level demon, its ability was equivalent to that of a senior alchemist or a senior priest, and Yaphisor alone was not capable of resisting the demon's pursuit.
Would Yaphisor reveal his secret to anyone else? Or will he keep his word and tell no one?
Humans were treacherous and cunning, and as long as Yaphisor remained alive, he would not be able to rest easy.
Cusi saw Orvis' distracted look and asked suspiciously, "Orvis?"
Orvis looked back and smiled, "Nothing, just wondering if your friend might have been taken by the vampires."
"I don't suppose so?" Cusi said without thinking, "If he came across a vampire, he would have warned us at the first opportunity. And there are no signs of a struggle on the ground. "
"You're right," Orvis sighed in relief, "we'd better hurry. Even without your friend, who is only a junior priest and can't even pronounce some of the spells clearly, our fighting power won't be weakened much. "
Cusi nodded. "Yaphisor is like that; his battle power is at the bottom among priests."
"Then why are you still willing to partner with him?" Orvis asked Cusi.
"I am his friend, and I see he's been bullied a lot in the church. It's quite sad." Cusi shrugged, "I just didn't think he'd be a bit less of a friend this time and run off on his own."
"Cowardly, not worthy of a friend, and it's good for you to see him for what he is now."
Cusi frowned slightly and pondered for a moment before finally nodding, "You're right."
The two men were in no hurry, walking at an unhurried pace. Orvis gave a sudden lurch and stopped in front of a large tree.
Cusi advanced two steps and then fell back, turning his head and asking, "What's wrong?"
Orvis shook his head, "Nothing, let's keep going. There should be someone not far ahead. It's just that alchemists and priests are mortal enemies, and with the two together, running into them may lead to a verbal altercation. "
Cusi was dreading this too, and he hurriedly said, "We had better hide far behind them for the time being, lest we cause unnecessary strife."
Once the two men had discussed the matter, they walked more slowly.
As night fell, Cusi used a light spell to set up a barrier against vampires. When Orvis saw the light spell, his footsteps gave a slight pause, and he smiled, "You sleep first, I'll keep watch for the first half of the night."
Cusi patted the spot beside him and laughed, "What's the point of keeping watch? I've set up a light spell boundary. Vampires will be extremely traumatized if they come near, so come in and sleep too. "
Orvis shook his head, "You are, after all, only an intermediate priest. If a vampire above the count comes, we will still be in danger. It is safest to keep watch. You don't need to say anymore. Rest early. "
Cusi thought about it; he wasn't sure that a vampire above the Count wouldn't come, so he had to nod, "Alright then, I'll rest first. Wake me up after midnight and I'll keep watch for the second half of the night. "
Orvis gave an "en" and walked further outside.
The darkness of the forest was exceptionally still, so still that it was eerie in every way.
After a long day's walk, Cusi fell asleep in a few moments. After making sure Cusi was sound asleep, Orvis then gently got up and flew off to the place where he had noticed the anomaly during the day.
Entering the boundary and going into the cave inside, at the deepest point, Orvis only saw an empty crystal coffin.
The smell in the air of this cave had not yet completely dissipated, and Orvis' eyes flinched at the smell of Yaphisor and another powerful Blood that he had never met before.
This Blood's scent had an extremely strong aura of nobility to it.
The Bloods were bound by blood, and their hierarchies were extremely strict. Things like the third generation killing the second generation could only be done by the incredibly powerful third generation.
For all other generations, the vampires had strict seniority levels.
The taste of blood is the most common way to distinguish between the generations. If a fourth-generation meets the third generation, they will be subjected to the system of the transgression of blood and will have reverence and jealousy towards the third generation.
The fifteenth generation is the lowest of all. By the sixth generation, the vampires had gradually intermarried with foreign races, wolves, and humans, so the remaining children had a thinner vampire bloodline.
The Bloods valued seniority and bloodline, and between the two, seniority in a generation was the most important. Although the eighth generation had pure blood and the seventh generation had mixed blood, the eighth generation is required to salute the seventh generation, but although they do so, it is not from the heart.
The air smelled of a human being mixed with pureblood, and Orvis checked the smell with all three princes and the Blood king, only to find that it was not any of the four.
Was there a fifth third-generation Blood in the world?
Within the vampires, the King ruled the vampires, but the three princes were competing and divided into factions. The Hawk faction to which he belonged was the highest, the Neutral faction the second, and the Conservative faction the least.
The Hawks were the main offenders, and most of those who have gone to the human world to fight are Hawks, while the neutrals are wallflowers who have no stable principles and are either attached to the Hawks or the Conservatives every time.
The conservatives are a bunch of shrinking violets who don't drink human blood, only animal blood. This is because they feel that humans and vampires are similar in appearance and are of the same ancestry.
They love humans and often work for their benefit, and they are a bunch of complete and utter traitors.
A faction is backed by a Prince, and if this Blood, who is as strong as a prince, were to join any of the factions, it would have a very big impact on the stable pattern of the Bloods, and there would be a big reshuffle.
Orvis seemed to have seen the future turmoil of the vampires, and he did not dare hesitate to snap his fingers together.
A bat appeared beside him out of thin air. The bat flapped its wings and flew in a circle around Orvis before transforming into a handsome young man in a tuxedo.
Handing the boy a crystal-shaped object, Orvis said, "Make sure you hand it over to the Prince."
The boy half-kneeled and bowed, saying that he would deliver it before transforming into a bat once more, flapping his wings and flying away.
After sending the messenger bat away, Orvis looked around before leaving the cave back to Cusi.
….
Orvis absorbed all the power of the handsome vampire and was overflowing with power. Seeing that it was getting late, he wiped the floor clean of the magic formations and returned the way he had come. again.
Cusi was still asleep and Orvis, seeing the faint glow of the light spell still glowing around him, dismissed the idea of feeding on Cusi's blood.
With no fear of a vampire invasion, Orvis suddenly felt sleepy, and with a yawn, he too fell asleep.
The next day, Orvis woke up in a bit of a trance. Nothing around him had changed, but he felt as if his spirit was slowly changing. He was him, but he didn't seem to be him anymore.
...
Yaphisor followed behind Curtisno, his eyes staring straight at Curtisno's back and waist-length blonde hair, "Where are we going?"
After Curtisno introduced himself, he led him out of the boundary and made his way west. On the way, he tried to escape but was invariably caught back by Curtisno.
After repeating this several times, Yaphisor had lost the idea of running away.
"I see from your memory that you left the Holy Capital in search of Prince Wales, and I will take you to him." Curtisno slowed his pace and waited until Yaphisor had come to his side before he reared his feet and advanced parallel to him.
"You're taking me to him? Do you know where he is? And just how long have you been asleep? " Yaphisor asked, tilting his head sideways to look at Curtisno.
"I've been asleep for ten thousand years if we count by your memory."
Yaphisor asked, with some confusion, "Ten thousand years? The third generation of vampires killed the second eight thousand years ago, and after that, the civil war happened, that was six thousand years ago. Do you mean that you fell into a deep sleep before the third generation of vampires killed the second generation? "
"So you weren't forced to go into a deep sleep by the third generation?" Yaphisor continued to ask.
Curtisno shook his head, "Not really. To be exact, I was forced into a slumber by the second generation Bloods. "