Master Of None

Walker thought that they would see some elder figure or some stronger looking vampire. However, he had not imagined what they would see would be more twisted and broken in the grand scheme of things.

”What? Do you not find this existence beautiful to your eyes? Let me tell you child, the world was not some brilliant and bright place. The ancient years…were dark.” The monstrous vampire’s voice sounded as if it was full of seething rage even with the rough tone it had.

The all around appraisal was used three times before Walker saw a proper response. It appeared that the years and years of life that this ancient monster had were able to resist even the world showing off what it was. What it had become.

’Twisted elder vampire

Due to the various attacks and brutal effects of multiple damaging skills, the only way for this vampire to survive was to fall even further in to the depths of monsterhood.

Giving up the naturally elegant and slim form, this vampiric monster sacrificed even more of the body that had survived countless battles against both ancient monsters and other races. Due to the damages suffered, they eventually lost partial control of their own skills and manas. This caused them to easily lose their mind and believe in only claiming victory for their race. Becoming a monster that enslaved his very own race.

After this, the battle between the immortal chasing race caused him to give in to the changes even more before a vastly powerful sealing skill used by the lord of light with the support of the other elemental lords sealed him and his entire army.

The loss of mobility gave better control over the enslaved monsters and vampire race. Using them as methods to see and battle constantly. However, the many years within this sealed state caused him to be unable to heal his wounds any longer. Therefore, the state currently seen, is the end of a lifespan useless darker skills are used to build a new body.

Using darkness and a unique skill related to blood and even the soul, this monster can manipulate the body to alter its shape and control it. This was used by the three trusted generals he controlled to ensure that they never perished even with the loss of their first bodies…’

Walker could have read more, but he spotted the skeletal remains of two figures on smaller thrones next to this monster. The twisted elder vampire.

”Oh, not so foolish after all. I was saving the last of my generals. So that I may rise again!” there was a burst of mana then a sickening sound of flash testing.

The result was a vampire standing covered in a sheen of red that had broken out of the twisted elder vampire form they had seen. While emaciated, the form was slim and clearly more spry. ”Mild loss of strength, but you are a meal welcomed to my dining room. So give me your blood so that I may begin making this world as it should be. I will handle that little angel city later.”

The speed which the twisted elder vampire lashed out was too fast to spot. The only reason that Walker did not get caught by the sharp claws covered in blood and darkness was that he could sense the mana. His body could innately sense the manas moving toward him, which caused him to lean back.

”How impressive. But you are still too young.” the body that he had just taken control of to attack twisted. The bones broke as an arm became a bloody sharp bone sword. It was even worse to see this happen.

This time Su was ready though. Her shield slammed forward and blocked the attack. But the blood melded itself and began to grind against her twin shields. The control that the twisted elder vampire had was strong enough over blood that it could cause large cuts in the shield.

”You are too slow little one.” The vampire twisted its body and slashed Su. her armor breaking as she gained a red line along her arm. It might have been a shallow cut, but it was sudden how easily she had been injured.

”Su, use that other form of battle. Remey, time to get serious. Gil, the other things back there. Midnight, Support Gil.” Walker shouted out as he used his mana to force the darkness mana that the twisted elder vampire attempted to use for a binding attack to turn away from the party.

He had spotted more things moving behind the throne. They had been still, almost like asatues. However, they were alive. He had managed to understand them using the all around appraisal skill. Know the dangers that they were to the group since they would not remain idle while their master fought for food.

’Vampiric hound

Using darkness as the main method of decaying and wearing away at their prey for their master, the vampiric hound is a shadow hound forced to change due to the control of an elder vampire. It is incredibly tough to make this change happen and only the strongest mentally fit vampires can manage this.

The ferocity and loyalty to their master makes these monsters incredibly dangerous. They will not only throw themselves at anything that threatens their master, they will also use potent darkness mana to infect everything that touches their black fur, is pierced by their black teeth, or scraped by their black claws.

They can not survive without their master. Therefore, if they are cut off from them, they will perish. This was the downside for them to be turned in to vampiric hounds…’

”Do not hide yourself behind shields. You are the nutrients needed to change the world as it should be. In MY IMAGE!” The madness that oozed from these words came as a great insult but also as a clear example of what losing their way would come with. A race falling to become a monster would lose all sanity. Just like this vampire.

As the next attack slashed toward Reney this time, the clang of Su’s shields dropping and parts of her armor were heard. She had known exactly what Walker meant by changing how she fought. She had understood him because she had been thinking the exact same way.

The shields and armor that weighed her down were lost, but this freed Su to move faster. For her hands to take the claw forms that they could take since she had accepted the dragon blood within her to become a proper half dragon.

This was why the twisted elder vampire was unable to adjust fast enough. He had been slashing at Remey who had just ignited the ash wood gauntlets to create white purifying flames. How Su managed to slash through the arm of the twisted elder vampire before she needed to leap back from the vampiric hounds trying to bite her from the shadows.

The follow up was more dramatic though. As the twisted elder vampire took a leap back, Remey leaped forward and punched down on the head for the vampiric hound. Not a sound could overcome that of the cracking skull and flare of flames burning it up.

”Worthless cattles. I raised those guard dogs!” The twisted elder vampire seemed to be down with the party after witnessing one of his vampiric hounds perish instantly. It could not accept that humans were strong enough to harm it. Not that anyone in the party was actually a human.

Without hesitation, Gil fired arrows toward s the other vampiric hounds. He might not be killing them, but he was getting their legs as they tried to encircle the party while their master gathered strength.

”My little maids, come and offer your blood.” The appearance of two enslaved vampires who bowed at his feet made Walker’s heart lurch. He didn’t expect that this would happen.

These enslaved vampires were already weak, yet this monster had them bow before him and even cut their own roast to take the blood from them. ”Bow before the eldest of the vampires remaining alive.”

The party felt that there was more to this, but the monster had seemingly forgotten his own name. That was the results of becoming a monster. Besides that, the two enslaved vampires slumped to the ground. Their lives completely gone. But the blood taken, although meager, was enough.

Crimson armors covered the twisted elder vampire. An aura of pain and cruelty emanated from him as the party prepared for the next encounter. They had just barely started this battle. They had just been toyed with. They had yet to truly fight.

All they managed to do, was anger this ancient monster.

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