"Dying?" Dante said with disdain. It was so absurd that he simply... couldn't believe it.
The king of all vampires, the immortal creature that controls souls and everything through blood... Dying? Tell me another one!
"It's the truth."
When Vlad spoke those words, Dante's expression changed completely... "What do you mean?" he asked.
The expression of disdain turned entirely into one of strangeness; for some reason... he was worried... After all... Dante knew what was coming, and without the Vampire King... it would be a problem.
"The poison damaged my soul a long time ago, incurably," Vlad said with a foolish smile.
"They still don't know, although they can already see that I'm not in my best shape. I've been using my power to shape the wound and keep it hidden."
Dante looked firmly into the eyes of the Vampire King; he knew what this was about...
"Just one head almost killed you," Dante remarked.
Vlad remained silent briefly as he tried not to create a commotion, but it was inevitable.
He nodded.
"Yes."
Dante's mind was consumed by various sinister thoughts... especially knowing about the Sector change...
"We still have some time..." Dante murmured.
Nosferatu's expression hardened for a few seconds; he realized that Dante was no longer talking about his King's Disease...
"Time for what?" Nosferatu asked, looking directly into the eyes of the Demon King.
Dante saw his expression and sighed; after all, he had to tell the rulers about this soon before the world undergoes metamorphosis...
"I was reborn in a way different from what they think," Dante said. "It wasn't necromancy or anything related to that."
"Previously, I was a walking imbalance. I don't need to detail that, right? Everyone knows me well, too well..." Dante murmured.
It was a fact that after Dante died, many people had access to his medical record, if you can call it that, a report on who he was.
Made by the witches.
"Yes..." Nosferatu confirmed... More than anyone else, he had studied all the data on Dante Scarlet before the Resurrection, precisely because he wanted to find a cure for his King.
"So, you must know about the unreal imbalance I had in my body," Dante said.
"I was reborn through a Spirit called Voralith, or rather, Li Mei," he revealed. "A Demonic Dragon."
Of course, Vlad and Nosferatu didn't understand why Dante started talking about this so suddenly, but if he was speaking, it meant something he wanted them to hear was coming, so they didn't question what he was saying.
"During my reincarnation... Ah..." Dante paused, he didn't like remembering that day... Mainly because he made his wives suffer so much...
"The fact is: I met the Chief Administrator," Dante said, and Nosferatu didn't understand what he meant, what did he mean by 'Administrator'?
But Vlad? Vlad knew exactly who that person was... Even though he only knew the Administrator of this Sector.
"I see... you know who she is," Dante said, and Vlad nodded silently...
With a slight movement of her hands, she summoned an army of purple energy serpents that twisted through the air, flying toward Vex, ready to kill her.
Vex, in turn, was not intimidated at all; they had been fighting for more than two days without stopping, without rest, all because Dante ordered it, and if Dante ordered it... it was absolute.
Her eyes focused deeply on Lilith's, and from her hands, Vex conjured blades of pure demonic energy, sharp as a guillotine's edge, floating around her, ready to tear apart anything they touched.
Without any warning, Lilith attacked, launching her serpents at Vex, who began shredding all the massive energy Lilith unleashed on her, using her blades not only as an attack but also as a defense.
In her full Succubus transformation, Vex had a tail that could easily be used as a deadly weapon, and she was focused on using both her energy and her body—something she learned in this fight.
Lilith was too versatile, of course, she was her progenitor. In common terms, if Dante was Vex's Father for giving the essence necessary to replace her human side, Lilith was her Mother, and for some reason... Vex could feel that this woman knew her truly, as if she were her own mother.
The serpents continued to die as Vex focused on attacking.
"Is that all you've got, Lilith?" Vex taunted, her voice echoing with a dark tone. She was excited again...
Lilith narrowed her eyes and didn't respond with words, but with an even fiercer charge. With a quick movement, she launched herself into the air, transforming her body into a white serpent, twisting in the air like a macabre dancer. The purple energy surrounding her turned into flames, intensifying and forming a natural shield around her body.
She descended toward Vex like a meteor, with her claws ready to tear flesh and soul.
Vex felt it was impossible to dodge this and used all her power to form a shield, advancing to meet Lilith head-on. It was a deadly dance, a blade dancer aiming directly at Lilith's heart.
And then came the impact of their forces...
Smoke rose into the air with the clash of the two powers, but... as the dust settled...
Vex was completely defeated.
"Damn it!" She roared, punching the ground as the domain began to unravel. Vex was frustrated and punched the ground, creating a crater in the training yard of Aldria Palace.
"I want a rematch!" Vex shouted, seeing Lilith looking at her without any emotion.
Lilith sighed, would this woman never stop?
"Go get some sleep, will you? You're almost out of energy. Can't you see that?" Lilith commented, and Vex replied, "I'm fine!" Vex said, trying to stand up, but... .net
"M-my legs..." she murmured, realizing she couldn't move...
"Just stay there for a while until you recover, or you'll pass out if you keep going," Lilith said, sitting not far from her.
"I just... I want to be stronger..." Vex said, giving in and falling back to the ground. "Yes, we know. But forcing it won't help," Lilith said, lying down on the ground. Despite not being tired... she didn't want to waste her time just fighting and training this loud-mouthed demon...
She had thoughts that could no longer be hidden from her face... She couldn't pretend anymore.
And despite Vex being a bit insensitive at times...
"Hey... why do you look so... unhappy?" Vex suddenly questioned...
"When a man you're interested in rejects you multiple times... What would you do?" Vex heard the question and...
"I don't know? My man loves me very much," she said, smiling...
"Yeah... I figured you wouldn't understand," Lilith said, turning her face away...
She... was a little depressed.
"But I can help you," Vex said, smiling. "If the man is Dante, of course... Just make me the strongest among them all..." Vex smiled, already thinking about the rewards Dante would give her!
"Tsk... selfish," Lilith muttered, inaudibly.