Master Of None

Chapter 2431: 2431. The One Left

Midnight and Walker watched as the ice blossom saber walked inside and went to a large stone basin. It was empty now but she still made as if she were to wash her hands. Walker made some water from the ambient water mana in the air and cleaned it using light mana.

To this, the ice blossom saber cleaned her hands and smiled slightly. She had started to feel the same thing that Walker had, but it was harder for her to accept it just yet. She also knew the normal traditions to follow when walking within these sacred places.

This was a place for rest. For slumber, often for the most powerful and elder vampires of their race. They would deserve the clean and respectful actions of all who entered here. This wasn’t just a safe haven for when their city was attacked or when they needed to heal for long periods of time.

After saying a small phrase that Walker and Midnight did not catch, the ice blossom saber walked through a carved archway and in to a large open chamber.

This was filled with pillars, the rune formations on them were not working any longer but it was clear that they had been made to keep the air purified and the entire area clean. It was basic respect to those resting here to maintain this cleanliness.

She looked at some stone platforms which Walker and Midnight soon realized were open stone beds. While it could be seen that some of the cloth or other items that had been there rotted away to dust over time, the bodies were well preserved. But the life in them had faded.

The vampires were not like the monster that they had just seen. They could not last as long in slumber without some form of nutrients or awakening to eat and replenish their mana properly. This was the same for every race. There was a limit to what could and would be done when it came to how long someone could go without any form of food.

The reason that the other vampires had survived was simply because they had all been attached to a monster using them as slaves. That had allowed new mana to flow and somehow for them to survive better than if they had just slumbered entirely alone. Not necessarily a good thing at the time but for the future, it could be seen as better because the vampire race survived.

From even the greatest evil some good could come in a way shape or form that may not be expected.

Here, the vampires who had come to slumber or had already been slumbering were already off in to the next life. There was no mana flowing that could prove there was life left within them. Even using life mana, Walker was sure that nothing would happen. It was more than some gut feeling, he just knew it to be the case.

But as the ice blade saber made her way to a smaller stone bed, she knelt down and Walker could feel the entire area become icy. The chill was her accidentally releasing more of her mana and activating her battle skills.

”That’s the one. I can use my mana to help.” Walker conjured up another ball of water and started to clean his hands while he avoided looking at the ice blossom saber’s eyes. She wasn’t in the state that she wanted others to see.

It wasn’t because there was a single vampire left here. Or even because it was some grand elder vampire figure. She was looking at a vampire child.

A boy potentially only twenty years in age, for a vampire, that was the same as looking at an infant.

Not only would there be no information that they could gain from him about the tamed familiars of the city when it was functioning, but it also perfectly showed the loss of the entire city. A loss for the vampire race.

It wasn’t even that he was entirely intact, the child laying on the stone with a flicker of life in him was the small scars on his body from being rushed through the city as a monster attacked a massive guardian familiar. These scars lasted too many years and were still there. Unhealed and clear from the ice blossom saber to see.

”Some extra life mana and some healing. I will offer that while you take him to a new home.” The ice blossom saber’s body stiffened as she calmed her emotions and Walker placed a soft hand on the young vampire’s chest.

Midnight gave them the time needed while it was important that this process moved properly. Only the ice blossom saber knew the ebay ways to awaken a vampire from slumber and Walker would do that with her.

However, Midnight had also noticed that most people here had not brought items. Instead, they were clothed in the remains of simple robes, regardless of how rotted or breaking avert the bodies or robes were, she could tell what they had been. She was in ancient undead ruins before and learned a thing or two.

Following this thinking, she made her way back toward the entrance and found the side hallways that went around the entire main chamber. Walking down them, she didn’t needed to ask anything about what they were for.

Every sealed door was a room for storage. Not storing people or anything like that. No, it was for storing the items they brought. And In a time of great attack and rush, people would only grab the things most valuable to them, no matter their race.

Pushing the rough stone open, Midnight found that inside, there were breaking tapestries, old pieces of crafted items, and most of all, some stacks of books barely holding on that could be reclaimed if in the right hands.

Exactly what she had thought she might find.

The knowledge within every single one of those books could be what they were after and more. Could be everything that the vampires of today’s age needed to know to bring back the familiars they had in their stronger generations.

Or, it could be secrets of ancient vampire magic or records of how they survived battles against ancient monsters. Even their fairytale books would be a valuable addition to the vampire history which was broken and lost due to a cruel monster.

It was something for them to revel in now, to bring their entire race higher rather than live in the feeling of mourning after discovering that nothing survived in a famous city once vibrant.

If Midnight could show just this, she could make it clear that she was able to handle more than just being a small time hero to a few races. She could also prove she was not a failure who could not protect and help the people of Genesis rise.

Feeling Midnight’s excitement after he had helped a little, Walker left the ice blossom saber to finish her natural rituals to awaken the young vampire who would most likely still slumber as he was brought from this place.

He found Midnight examining the stacks of books in the first storage room and his mind raced. He knew exactly what Midnight had found. And was thinking.

”This is perfect. We can bring people here to recover all of this. We might have what the vampires want and need to keep growing.” Just using the all around appraisal on some books, Walker knew that they were not so damaged that information couldn’t be recovered.

The books were dirt and had started to rot in to dust, but the turns here had been damaged less over time since the runes just for storage of items and not protecting people. Therefore the pages might be recoverable if cared for well enough.

Otherwise, Walker soon heard a small gasp for breath before returning to calm breathing. He then herard the slightly joyful laugh along with tears form the ice blossom saber.

Even though Thais city was lost and so much was lost serially missing of their history, a single life had remained and been here waiting for them. It was enough to make every vampire glad, especially the one who wished to reclaim her power and lead the vampires once again.

”We will escort you.” Midnight spoke out loud again. This time though, she sounded authoritative and clear. She would lead the survivor home before anyone could worry about books or knowledge or anything else.

This was her role now. Who she was and what she stood for. These people came first no matter

what.

This left Walker to take the back guarding position while also feeding a little extra mana toward the young vampire held carefully in the ice blossom saber’s arms. Even a little help would be enough for this young vampire’s future.

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