Chapter 41 Let Me Enlighten You

[Drink]

*Gulp*

Luminia, Azriel and Ithania waited patiently.

*Boom*

*Burst*

However, they didn't have to wait for too long since in a minute, Lupas's body burst open and all the blood and gore spread all over the place.

"…you could have saved me as well…" Ithania, who was now covered with blood and gore, glanced at Luminia with a dry look on her face.

She was disgusted by the blood all over her body, however, she was more concerned about the blatant favouritism in front of her.

Unlike Ithania, there was no blood on Luminia and Azriel. Seeing the confused and curious look on Azriel's face, Ithania was sure that he didn't do anything and Luminia was the one who 'saved' him.

"Haha~ My bad~" Luminia laughed mischievously.

A vein popped out on Ithania's forehead; however, since she was powerless to do anything, she just took a deep breath and calmed down.

"I need to take bath…" Ithania was about to walk away when Luminia stopped laughing and turned toward her.

"Wait"

Luminia then waved her hand and the blood on Ithania's body started moving into the air before it turned into a ball.

*Swoosh*

The ball then flew on top of the stone bed and started sucking all the blood that was spread all around as if it was a black hole.

Within a few seconds, all the blood and gore was sucked into the ball. Luminia then waved her hand again and the ball moved towards what felt like a… dustbin?

Ithania and Azriel looked around with wide eyes, the shock was evident on their face, other than the bones that were lying around here and there, and there was no trace of 'Lupas' left.

Ithania, who was covered in blood, was now clean with no trace of blood on her body.

"T-Teacher…" Azriel muttered with a shocked look on his face.

"What?"

"H-How did you do it?"

"Huh? What do you mean? Even this little girl can control blood to some extent, why can't I do it?"

"B-But aren't you a Body Cultivator? I read that only the Vampires who practice Mana Cultivation can control blood."

"What you read isn't wrong, Azriel. Although I am a body cultivator, I have been alive for a long time, so whenever I feel bored, I try Mana Cultivation, something as basic as this is no problem for me."

"I understand…" Azriel nodded in understanding.

Ithania, who didn't know much about Body or Mana cultivation was confused, however, since Luminia has permitted her to enter the library, she just shrugged her shoulders and didn't think too much about it.

However, she was still impressed by how easily Luminia dealt with this blood.

'As expected of her… I think?' She muttered inwardly as her eyes shined with desire, she wanted to achieve that power as well.

She also wanted to be strong enough to control her own fate.

Luminia, who saw the expression she was making, smiled inwardly.

Nobody knew what she was thinking but she definitely had something in her mind.

In the whole dimly lighted room, nobody cared about the poor soul that had just died.

"Sigh… I think we need a few more rats..." Suddenly, Luminia muttered as she glanced at Azriel.

Azriel then glanced at Ithania and instructed as he passed a pen and a paper to her, "Write the names of all the 'troublesome' people in your group"

Ithania nodded before she started writing a few names. She then passed the paper back to Azriel, however, just as Azriel was about to leave, he turned back.

"You come with me as well, it will be easier that way."

"…then why did you make me write all the names…?"

"O-Oh, that… right, I just wanted to see if your handwriting is better than mine…"

,m "..."

Ithania glanced at Azriel with a blank look on her face.

"Okay, now don't waste time, come with me," Azriel muttered before he started walking with a solemn look on his face.

Ithania then glanced at Luminia, and seeing her chuckling as if she was watching an interesting show, she shook her head and followed behind Azriel.

…

"S-Sir Azriel, Lady Luminia, m-may I ask why are you here for?" Pholus, one of the 'rebellious' vampires, questioned with a nervous look when he saw Azriel standing at his door.

"Come with me."

However, instead of answering, Azriel just turned around as if he didn't even think about the possibility of Pholus defying him.

Pholus glanced at his back, he then observed Ithania, but seeing that cold, expressionless face, he couldn't deduce anything.

"What are you standing there for?"

Pholus was then jolted awake from his thoughts as he heard Azriel's voice.

"I-I am coming." He stuttered and then walked behind Azriel.

"Who is next?" While they were walking, Azriel glanced at Ithania and questioned.

"Elainus Star" Ithania answered and Azriel nodded.

However, that little exchange between them filled Pholus with countless doubts.

'Elainus? What's common between me and him?'

His whole body shuddered when he thought about a possibility.

'No, no, it's not what I am thinking. Yes, I am being too paranoid' He shook his head repeatedly and tried to calm down his raging heart.

The three of them then appeared in front of Elainus's room and knocked.

"Come with me."

…

Just like Pholus, Elainus started following the two as well.

"Next?"

"Hermels Falto"

Azriel nodded.

However, this time, Pholus paused. He was now sure.

He, Elainus and Hermels had one thing in common.

And that was they were all against Ithania and wanted to become the new leader of the Vampire group.

Pholus then glanced at Ithania, however, she had the same expressionless face as before.

It was as if nothing could bother her.

'This bitch! She's trying to use him and get rid of us!'

He then turned his gaze towards Azriel and narrowed his eyes.

'What a fool, he is being manipulated and he doesn't even know it!' however, he knew it was not the time to think about all this.

His safety was the priority.

'I need to get out' He then glanced at Elainus and seeing him looking at Azriel's back with a curious and nervous look, he guessed that Elainus knew something was wrong as well.

'Okay, let's wait for Hermels and the others to arrive. I need numbers…'

Pholus then started walking nonchalantly and smiled.

He needed to act like nothing has happened.

He needed to fool that stupid man.

…

"He is the last one"

A few minutes later, Ithania muttered as she glanced at 8 vampires who were standing behind her.

Azriel nodded and observed the 8 Vampires for a while before he ordered.

"Follow me"

"Umm… Sir Azriel, can we know where are we going?" Pholus glanced at the other 7 vampires and nodded, the other vampires nodded back and he questioned.

Azriel turned around, his blood-red eyes shined as he glanced at Pholus and answered.

"You do not need to know that."

Saying that, he turned around and continued walking.

*Gulp*

Pholus gulped down his fears and questioned.

"But I do need to know. I can't follow you without knowing where you are taking me"

Azriel then stopped walking and turned around.

"Oh? You think you can go against me?"

Pholus wanted to step back, however, his eyes then fell on Ithania as he remembered something and replied.

"Sir Azriel, although we have decided to follow you to this mansion, it does not mean we have sold our life to you. We will be the ones deciding our next steps. We will be the ones deciding our fate.

If we can't even do that, then what's the point of following you? What's the point in coming here? Aren't you treating us as slaves as well? What's the difference between listening to those humans and listening to your orders?

We are not your slaves, Sir Azriel."

"Yes, we are not your slaves, Sir Azriel"

The other 7 vampires stepped forward as well.

Ithania, who heard their arguments, frowned.

They were right.

They weren't their slaves, why will they follow them? She and Azriel had no right to command them.

They were brought together so they can resist being slaves, and that's what they were doing right now. These vampires weren't in the wrong.

Pholus, who noticed the changes in her expression smiled.

'My plan worked.'

He then glanced at Azriel hoping to see the same expression as Ithania's, however,

"Are you done?"

He only saw an expressionless face.

"W-What do you mean?"

"I asked have you barked enough? If yes, then follow me."

"A-Are you going to use force on us!? I will not stand for this! What is the difference between you and those humans!?"

Suddenly, Azriel's figure disappeared and appeared right in front of Pholus, and before Pholus could even react, Azriel grabbed his neck and lifted him up.

"Do not compare me with those cattles."

The intensity at which his blood-red eyes were shining was so scary that Pholus nearly peed his pants.

The other 7 Vampires didn't dare to act rashly as well and decided to stay behind.

They were just too scared.

Azriel then looked into Pholus's eyes, before he glanced at the other vampires who had gathered around and were watching curiously.

A smile then appeared on his face.

"You want to know the difference between this and you being slaves to those humans, let me enlighten you."