Nocturna (1)
“······.”
“······.”
An unnatural silence engulfed the entire battlefield.
Hwaruk—
Kung—! Boom!
All around me, I could still hear the sound of flames burning fiercely and things collapsing, but now it all felt like a distant dream.
Whether it’s a Slayer who takes battle stimulants and keeps pulling the trigger, or a vampire who is consumed by uncontrollable bloodlust and thirsts for blood.
Not many people really understood what was happening.
I just unconsciously shut my mouth and stopped doing anything, following my instincts.
‘What the heck is going on? Who the hell is this?’
In that situation, Kang Tae-san, who was almost the only one who could think properly, carefully looked around.
‘Somehow my mind feels refreshed.’
An unidentified voice echoed throughout the battlefield.
Unlike everyone else who froze like a stone upon hearing that voice, he felt his mind become clearer immediately afterward, as if he had just had a gulp of cold water.
And only then was I able to look back on myself from just a moment ago with a cool head.
‘Damn, I’ve been mentally attacked.’
I will resist to the end even if I break and shatter.
If it doesn’t seem like it’s going to work out, then you should just run away. What does that mean?
No matter how much it would be a shame to miss out on a chance to grow, it couldn’t be more precious than life.
‘I have the right of return that Seonghyeon gave me! If you feel it’s really dangerous, you can use it!’
I think it was called the bloodline ability called Bloodline Eye.
From the moment I met those red eyes head-on, I couldn’t think straight.
It was a power that was incomparable to Bishop Probe, whose movements were only slightly restricted due to the resistance of “Indomitable”.
Of course, it ended at that level because “Unstoppable” helped alleviate it to some extent.
‘A Rook-class vampire from Nocturnia. The manual says it’s around level 7 or 8 by Earth standards.’
And now, there was a being here who had blown away the influence of such a monster with just one word.
No, not only that, but just by revealing his presence, he was able to control the flow of the entire battlefield—
“Didn’t I ask? Why aren’t you answering?”
—I walked slowly behind him and brushed past him.
‘···No way, that’s it.’
Kang Tae-san swallowed hard as he looked at the back of the being.
A tall man wearing a fancy suit.
Although all I could see was the back of the figure, it wasn’t difficult to figure out what it was.
Because while working at the Ability Management Agency, I analyzed photos of that scene more than once.
‘Phantom? Phantom?!’
He is the leader of the Blood Pact, one of the most powerful dark organizations in the country, and the only bloodline on Earth that unites all vampires regardless of their origins—the master of Heterosis.
And the king of vampires who has formed the world’s largest vampire cartel by successively bringing the European vampires to their knees and absorbing their clans one by one.
‘···Another one. Seonghyeon is also a member of the Masquerade.’
In other words, the relationship between Kang Tae-san and him was not one of complete strangers.
I also received a lot of things through this awakening.
‘But how did the Phantom, who was supposed to be on Earth, come here to Nocturnia? And why did he come to me at this timing…’
Confusion began to creep into my mind again, once it had become clear.
But, thinking about their mysterious abilities that I had experienced so far, it somehow made sense.
There is even a precedent for a saint from another world, Heinrich, so isn’t there a law that says vampires can’t cross dimensions?
[Hmm, did you notice?]
At that moment, the other person’s telepathy was transmitted to his mind as if he realized that he had realized the identity of the Phantom.
Kang Tae-san nodded slightly, biting his dry lips.
[I’ve heard a lot about your story from that guy.]
By that guy, I’m sure he’s referring to Han Seong-hyeon.
The fact that Phantom appeared at this time must have had something to do with it.
[For now, just pretend you don’t know. First, let’s finish this part and then···.]
He, who had been walking leisurely, finally stopped in his tracks.
Unlike the calm-looking Phantom, he was in front of Verno, a vampire of the rank of Rook, who was showing his alertness with his entire body like a cat with its fur standing on end.
[I’ll come and find you quietly later.]
Heinz II, who had only left a short message and had not even glanced at Kang Tae-san from the beginning to the end, looked at Berno with a cold gaze.
A gaze that held no emotion, as if it had encountered a stone on the side of the road.
‘King? King? Why is King here···?’
But Berno did not dare to question his arrogance.
-Get on your knees and obey.
-Bend your back and bow your head.
– Worship the great being who descended upon this earth.
From the moment I faced my opponent, the instincts flowing through my veins were stirring violently.
A similar feeling to when you face the king at the top of the bloodline.
He bit the inside of his mouth hard as the urge to immediately fall to the floor and kiss her feet surged through him.
‘Hoo, I am the Rook of the great Lacus Clan. Right now, I am the face representing the Lacus Clan. No matter how high the opponent’s rank is, I cannot easily submit to the king of another clan!’
The wound in his mouth healed in an instant, but the faint pain he felt along with the strong scent of blood helped him regain consciousness considerably.
He barely controlled his instincts and took a step back, bowing slightly in a polite manner.
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“Hello. My name is Verno Amarantis, Rook of the Lacus Clan.”
It was the etiquette of a nobleman when dealing with his elders, neither too much nor too little.
Berno, who had such a proper example, slowly raised his head and examined the other person’s face.
“As you probably already know, this is the territory of our Lacus Clan. I, Berno, am in charge of this area. ···However, I have not heard any reports of visitors today.”
I couldn’t find a matching subject among the impressions I had remembered, but that wasn’t strange, since appearance wasn’t a very important factor to a high-ranking vampire.
He took a deep breath and continued speaking calmly.
“Maybe the subordinates made a mistake. I will look into that separately and make sure they are punished. That’s why···”
King was literally the king of the vampire world.
However, Lookin Berno is also a high-ranking noble just below him.
In the current situation, not only his own reputation but also that of his clan was at stake, so he could not just bow down and go in, even if the opponent was the king of another country.
“···Excuse me, but may I ask where you are from?”
After finishing speaking, he closely observed the other person’s expression with sharp eyes, contrary to his polite attitude.
Heinz II, who had been expressionless the whole time as if he was listening, opened his mouth leisurely.
“You still haven’t answered my question.”
A question and answer that feels a bit out of the blue.
But Berno, who had been frowning slightly, soon began to flinch and tremble without realizing it.
It was only then that the words that had been carelessly passed over in the midst of confusion began to come back to me.
“Wait a minute, you’re not···!”
He asked if he was the one who had insulted the Lacus Clan.
But then the being that suddenly appeared took those words instead.
So what does that answer mean?
“···It was you! You touched the blood of our clan!”
The polite demeanor he had shown until now was nowhere to be seen, and an angry roar burst out from his mouth, his eyes rolled back like a blasphemous priest.
“Hmm, you suddenly became short.”
A tone of speech that is both mocking and not denying.
At this point, it no longer mattered what excuses the other person made.
In fact, it’s not like it’s just yesterday that the relationship between the clans has been bad.
Although they were trying to define the area through agreements and avoid conflict as much as possible, the conflict between them continued behind the scenes.
But there was a line that had to be maintained there too.
Even though the fight with humans had been a daily occurrence for thousands of years, it was only natural that if one side crossed the line, it could have led to the destruction of all vampires.
‘How dare you touch my bloodline! This is a clear declaration of war. It cannot be tolerated and must not be tolerated!’
Honestly, I still don’t understand how they managed to interfere with the bloodline of another clan.
But it was true that it was much more convincing that it was a vampire, not a human… and that it was King who personally took action.
Flash—!
The angry glow from his eyes burned even more fiercely.
The instinct to scream and demand submission was completely ignored.
Sometimes you have to fight even when you know you can never win.
“Kuaaaaaa——!”
For him, that time was now.
Anyway, from the moment I became an ‘enemy’ with that unidentified king, I gave up on living a long time ago.
Knock knock! Knock knock!
The body, which had been burning all the blood energy accumulated over many years, forcibly exceeded its limits.
At the same time, an enormous pressure of a different dimension than before spread out in all directions, crushing everything around.
“Huh? That’s pretty good.”
He is also one of the top-ranking looks.
If you burn all your life, you can temporarily reach the realm of transcendence.
His change spread to the vampires under his command through his bloodline ability, Blood Juan.
“Koooo!”
“Kyaaaaak!”
The eyes of the lower vampires under his control glowed red, and a volcanic-like energy swept through the area.
Ultimately, it was a demonstration of the will to not tarnish the name of the Lacus Clan, even if it meant oxidizing here.
“however···.”
Of course, that’s just their situation.
It was impossible to take care of all those things in detail.
Heinz had been very busy to begin with, and he still had a lot of work to do.
“It’s too noisy.”
The moment those cold words came out.
The bloodshot eyes that had been burning hotly all went out at once.
Like a candle that has fallen into the sea.
“uh?”
The same was true for Berno, who was burning himself to death for the end.
He slowly moved his gaze and looked down at his chest.
“Coolook!”
When on earth did you ever do anything?
As if time had been cut off, a hand naturally reached into my chest and grabbed my heart.
“It’s the Blood Eye. I’ve experienced it a few times before. It’s a fairly versatile ability among the Magic Eye series, so I was a bit interested in it too···.”
A strong pressure that squeezes the heart.
I couldn’t move my body, no matter what I did.
All Berno could do was look at Heinz’s face, which was approaching him, with trembling eyes.
“But upon closer inspection, it turns out that it’s nothing more than a sub-compatible version of the “Mystery of Blood.” Well, that’s only natural. No matter how great the bloodline ability is, it’s just a supernatural ability that resides in a single bloodline of a single dimension.”
Blood was sucked out through the heart.
And as if to replace it, unidentified blood began to mix in little by little.
‘Crazy! Cannibalism? No, this is not at that level···!’
Starting with the heart, the blood vessels throughout the body swelled.
All the foundations that made up oneself are transformed at once.
Berno cried out in agony, shedding tears of blood in fear of losing himself and in excruciating pain that tormented his soul.
“Bloodlines…! Do you even realize what you’re doing? This is madness! Everyone, including the Lacus Clan, will unite to wipe out you and all beings related to you! We’ll turn every vampire in the world into our enemy!”
It couldn’t even be called a war.
hunt.
The vampire race that occupies half of this world will all be looking with fire in their eyes to eliminate any being that has trespassed on this forbidden territory.
Even monsters as old as Berno, hundreds or thousands of years old, and even kings and queens who have reached the realm of transcendence will begin to move with one mind and one purpose.
“okay?”
But Heinz didn’t care one bit.
That would be the case···.
“That’s what I want.”
If you come to me like that, you’ll be able to save more time.
Moreover, if this could be put together without any hassle, it would be the icing on the cake.
“You must have seen the situation, right?”
Heinz looked straight into Berno’s bloodshot eyes, where tears of blood were streaming down his face, and whispered softly.
“If you want to do anything, you better move as fast as possible.”
To be more precise.
Towards a being that is watching over us from beyond the bloodline that has not yet been completely transformed.
“Otherwise, there would be no chance to do anything.”
A small smile appeared on Heinz II’s face, which had been cold and unsmiling the whole time.
But the emotions contained there were far from joyful.
A cold sneer that seems to stab the person facing it with sharp frost.
It struck coldly into the heart of the being beyond space.
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A room filled with antique art pieces.
“······.”
In the middle of it all, a young man who had been keeping his eyes tightly shut quietly opened his eyes, and a faint blood light began to glow inside the room.
Immediately after that.
Pass the pass—
Everything around them began to crumble and scatter into the air.
It didn’t matter how hard the material was, how expensive it was, or how much of the craftsman’s soul was put into it.
Not only the artwork, but also the walls, ceiling, and even several of the subordinates waiting nearby were affected.
“Convene a council of monarchs.”
But the being didn’t care at all.
Just close your eyes again and say what you want to say calmly.
It was the moment when a small fluttering of wings, which started with the transmission of one Awakened One, became a typhoon that shook the entire world.
