Chapter 196 Lady Of The Night (20)

(Outskirts Of New Atlantic City)

(Castle Eden- Private Bedchambers)

Mary woke up with a yawn and stretched out her hands lazily. She checked her watch and saw that it was now around nine o' clock at night.

Well... time for her daily tasks.

She got up from the bed and walked towards the closet in the back of the room.

At least there were some comfortable casual everyday clothes in addition to the fancy gowns and dresses.

Mary put on a pair of black track pants and a plain white tee-shirt that was slightly too big for her body.

The young woman then headed for the dresser and took out a small hairbrush from inside. She spent the next few minutes untangling the knots in her hair.

"Come on..." Mary muttered angrily as she pulled a particularly messy clump of hair.

Camilla didn't like it when her hair looked messy, so she was forced to fix it every night before visiting her mistress.

Something about a 'pet' being a reflection of their owner or some nonsense like that.

Mary still wasn't particularly happy about being referred to as a 'pet' but when your mistress was a powerful bloodthirsty monster... some things had to be compromised.

After glancing at her reflection in the mirror to make sure that she was relatively presentable, Mary put down the brush and walked out of the room.

Her bedchamber was connected to a master bedroom where Camilla slept.

Mary entered the bedchamber and saw the beautiful female vampire sitting up on the bed and waiting patiently for her.

Camilla beckoned using her fingers and Mary reluctantly walked towards her.

The gorgeous vampire gently pulled in the human closer by the scruff of her neck and then kissed her fiercely.

The familiar sweet taste of her lips made Camilla's long dead heart skip a beat. This human... her blood was extremely unpleasant but...

Kissing her was like a drug.

It was addicting and she could not stop herself. Camilla's lips gently curved upwards as she heard a short moan escape her prey's lips.

She deepened the kiss, and her tongue began to explore the insides of Mary's mouth as she nibbled on the corner of the young woman's lip.

Camilla bit down and tasted the warm coppery taste of blood.

She quickly broke off the kiss and tried her best not to throw up. Why was the human's blood so foul today?

"Did you master one of the techniques as I asked?" Camilla coldly asked with no trace of her discomfort present on her face.

"Yes mistress," Mary meekly replied with her face still flushed from the kiss.

"Show me," the vampire firmly ordered as she leaned back against the wooden frame of the bed and watched with eager eyes.

Mary nodded and then focused on the energy that was still flowing through her body. It was warm and comforting.

The sunlight absorbed into her skin had filled her up almost like how a battery filled up with charge.

All she needed to do was access this stored energy and unleash her technique.

Mary concentrated and closed her eyes for a brief moment.

She imagined the strange energy travelling up the pathways in her body until it reached her pupils.

She opened her eyes which were now completely golden. Her eyes shone with a luster that made it hard for Camilla to look at them directly.

They could only be described as two golden coins sparkling under the light of the sun.

Mary cut off the technique and her eyes slowly returned to their normal piercing green colour.

When she used the 'Golden Pupil Art', she would receive visual stimuli at a much higher level than usual.

She could even see the pores on Camilla's blemish free skin and the particles of dust floating around the room.

It was impressive but it still would take some getting used to since Mary found herself unable to concentrate when using the technique.

"Impressive... I'm actually not sure how long humans take to learn these techniques, but I assume as the Sun-born your progress must be fast," Camilla's voice interrupted Mary's thoughts.

"Perhaps you deserve a reward... I will think about it after you perform your duties."

The gorgeous vampire lay down on the bed and rolled over so that her back was exposed to her human servant.

Mary let out a light sigh under her breath and crawled onto the bed.

She was now used to this routine, but it was still difficult for her to touch Camilla's skin directly...

At least without blushing.

Mary's hands began to press down on her mistress' back as she rubbed and gently massaged her upper shoulders.

Camilla groaned comfortably as she wriggled her body to give Mary better access.

The young woman's eyes could not help but be drawn to the female vampire's shapely behind.

It was extremely hypnotic as it swayed from side to side. What she would do just for a chance to spank it...

Come on... concentrate!

Mary scolded herself as she focused on the task at hand. The sooner she got this done... the sooner she would be able to make herself some breakfast.

The room was completely silent save for the heavy breathing of the young woman who pressed and rubbed the back of the vampire lying down on the bed.

Eventually Camilla raised up her right hand and Mary stopped her movements.

"Okay... that's enough for now... meet me in the training room in two hours," Camilla calmly spoke as she waved her hand to dismiss her human servant.

She watched as the young woman nodded at her command and then walked out. Mary's training was coming along quite nicely.

Obviously, her will had yet to be properly broken but Camilla found herself surprisingly reluctant to resort to psychological and physical torture.

It was clearly a stupid decision to raise a vampire hunter without ensuring that their loyalty was directed at her, but Camilla found herself making excuse after excuse.

Perhaps the Sun-born needed unyielding wills in order to use vampire hunting techniques?

What if she accidentally went too far and turned the human into a broken plaything?

Camilla furrowed her brows in frustration as for the first time she began to question herself and what she was doing.

There was no need to kiss the human woman when feeding. It would be just as effective to bite her arm or even her shoulder.

In fact, why was she even bothering to feed on such nasty blood?

She should immediately head to the auction house and pick up a few more human servants.

Maybe their blood would taste better...

Camilla sighed heavily and then tossed those strange thoughts to the back of her mind.

Maybe living with the human for a few more months would allow her to understand why she was feeling this way.

There were more important matters to address in the first place.

Camilla wandered through the castle until she eventually arrived in a large open room where dozens of ravens were kept.

The birds began to shriek and caw loudly at her appearance as the knowledge inside their minds forced them to act this way.

These 'birds' were nothing more than disgusting lumps of flesh brought to life using blood magic and forbidden arts.

They required no need to eat or sleep and were the perfect messengers for the high nobility vampires.

Camilla walked towards a small desk in the corner of the room and pulled out one of the drawers.

She found a simple quill, a bottle of ink and many sheets of parchment paper inside.

The beautiful vampire hummed softly to herself as she wrote out a note and addressed it to five individuals.

The message ended with a simple line.

'I have awakened.'