Book 2: Chapter 6 (7/8)

At Jael Morelock’s castle. Urien Hyde and Kain Bersk were welcomed into the castle by other Ancient Vampires that work for Sir Morelock. Upon seeing Jael, Urien kneeled on the ground and said, “I, Urien Hyde, am here to pay my greatest respect toward Sir Jael Morelock, one of the great Vampire Nobles.”

Urien then turned toward Kain and asked, “Aren’t you going to kneel? That will show you respect him.”

Kain shook his head and shrugged his shoulders while giving Urien an answer, "F**k that."

Sitting on the throne chair of his castle, Jael was not pleased to see Kain didn't kneel in front of him. Still, he smiled and asked, “Urien Hyde, long time no see. Who is this friend of yours? He doesn't look like an Ancient Vampire.”

“Sir Morelock, this is Kain Bersk. He is a Vampire Lord from Toria Continents.”

“Toria Continents? Is it one of the immense planets under Watcher Zorim’s control?”

“Yes, it is.”

“Hmm... What have you done, Urien? How could you get a Vampire Lord from that planet to our realm?”

“I can’t let Lady Belinda Argent be stolen from me any longer. I have requested for an outsider’s help to get her back.”

“This again? The last time you brought a group mixed of Saint-tier magic casters and Saint Warriors from Norelf Continents. Weren’t they all killed by other Vampire Nobles before having a chance of fighting with the Emperor? Do you want this Vampire Lord to die for your personal romance matters as well? Just give up on Lady Belinda Argent already. There are plenty of beautiful Ancient Vampires out there for you to marry. Why go through all these troubles just for her? If it wasn’t because Belinda asked the Emperor to spare you, you would have been dead for a long time. A weak Ancient Vampire like you shouldn't be fighting with the Emperor over a lady."

Kain had been remaining silent since Urien and Jael started to communicate. It wasn’t his place to interfere in their conversation that was why he chose to continue to remain silent. But then Jael turned his gaze toward Kain and asked, “Kain Bersk, am I right, or am I wrong?”

Because he was being asked, Kain gladly gave his answer, “You are wrong.”

“Hoh? Please explain to me how I can be wrong.”

“You dared to compare me with the losers from Norelf Continents, that is very wrong.”

“Ah... What about my advice to Urien about stopping fighting with the Emperor over a lady, was I wrong about that too?”

“Oh about that? I don’t really care. I’m here to kick the Vampire Emperor’s butt and it shall be done. Y’all can continue talking with each other, don’t mind my presence. Your conversation with each other was gibberish to me anyway.”

“Our conversation was gibberish? How funny. You are very confident in yourself, aren’t you? The last time when Urien brought the group from Norelf Continents, I didn’t test to see how strong they were. But this time, I must test your strength before I can permit you to go through my city.”

“Sure. It's good to do some exercise before encountering the boss of this world anyway.”

Kain immediately activated [Demon Anatomy I] to transform himself into a human-size demon which boosted his physical strength from entry Eighth Stage Saint Warrior to late Eighth Stage Saint Warrior. After that, Kain sprinted toward Jael to attack him but then Jael activated [Haze Mode] and Kain’s punch went right through him. Five seconds later. After Jael’s [Haze Mode] expired, he immediately casted [Vampiric Clench] spell to choke Kain’s throat without touching him using telekinesis.

Jael smirked as he said, “I can sense your physical strength was boosted after you transformed into a demon but it is still not on par with me yet. Even if your physical strength was on par with me, you still can't defeat me using that useless demon form. You should have transformed into a Vampire Lord instead.”

“How nice of you giving me a piece of useless advice. But thank you anyway.” Kain’s voice appeared behind Jael instead of in front of him.

Sir Morelock was being confused about why he would hear Kain’s voice from behind. He turned his head and saw Kain with a pair of vampire wings on his back smiling toward him. “Why are there two of you?” Jael asked in a confusing tone.

Instead of giving Sir Morelock an answer, Kain grasped his throat and slammed him on the ground physically using his right grip while deactivating the [Second Soul] spell. Not stopping there yet, Kain casted [Demon Anatomy V] to transform himself into a Demon Vampire Lord that has two pairs of wings. The pair of vampire wings placed on top of demon wings.

Jael quickly chanted for another [Haze Mode] spell with the intent of avoiding being choked by Kain, but he couldn’t cast it. “Why can’t I cast it?” Sir Morelock asked himself while being carried from the ground to a hundred feet above the ground then once again slammed down to the ground by Kain using his full strength.

Kain smiled as he said, “Surprise? I have successfully created a unique Saint-tier Vampire Lord’s spell named [Magic Annulment]. I took the idea from the [Sanguine Tide] spell. But instead of dispelling hostile magic spells that were casted toward me, [Magic Annulment] will automatically prevent any enemies within twenty feet of my radius from casting any type of magic spells in the first place. Of course, if your Magical Resistance rate is higher than my Magical Penetration rate, then you won’t be affected. But from judging your expression, your Magical Resistance is comparable to shit.”

Kain repeatedly slammed Jael onto the ground six more times using his full strength. Ancient Vampires witnessing their Noble was being hurt rapidly flew toward Kain to attack him hoping to free Jael from Kain’s grip. The regular vampires also flew toward Kain to assist the Ancient Vampires following their instructions. Kain casted [Crimson Gaze] to slow down all Ancient Vampires then casted [Shadow Ripper] to instantly rip all vampires to pieces.

[Crimson Gaze], level 35 Blood Magic spell. Crimson Gaze can put enemies in a state of panic by giving them tremendous fear which can temporarily slow down their movements and make them hesitant to attack. If the Blood Mage cast [Crimson Gaze] toward an enemy that is on par or stronger than him/her, then the effect will be placed on the Blood Mage instead.

[Shadow Ripper], level 40 Blood Magic spell. Shadow Ripper will make weak enemies’ shadows instantly rip to pieces. As their shadows were ripped, the same effect will be placed on their bodies. This spell can only be cast on enemies that are having much weaker Magical Resistance rates compared to the Blood Mage's Magical Penetration rate that cast it. If the enemies are having slightly weaker, on par, or stronger Magical Resistance rates compared to the Blood Mage's Magical Penetration rate, then [Shadow Ripper] won’t have any effect on them.