Alvine and Sylvia followed the two guards into the corridor with dim lighting and headed for the main door that seemed to be the entrance to the dining room at the end of the corridor.
Slowly but surely, they reach the end of the corridor, in front of the white door about three meters long.
Knock, Knock, Knock!
"Your Highnesse, according to your orders, I have Sir Dalvine and Lady Dylvia with me. We are waiting for your orders to leave them in." One guard spoke in the void in front of the door which was majestically decorated with drawings of the stems of the brambles and some bloody roses that bloomed on the brambles.
Just seeing the thickness of the door, Alvine was one hundred percent sure that the voice of the guard will not be able to resonate on the other side of the door. But what he found even more ridiculous were the words of the guards. ' «A request for permission to enter?» It's too ridiculous; if you weren't the one who called us here, we wouldn't be present.' He says to Himself exhaling with a boring air. 'I planned to visit the dimension of the shadow to see the amount of soul that has been purified and to know how much remains. But I find myself wasting my time with this naive girl who thinks she is the mistress of this planet. Sigh, it's so boring.' He continued
"Let them in." A soft and warm voice resounds behind the thick door like a bell of dawn as she spoke these words that resounded deeply with Alvine and the others.
'As I thought, it clearly takes the assistance of a magic spell to allow you to listen or talk through these doors.' Concludes Alvine by hearing Liliana's voice directly in the depths of him instead of his ears.
-Crrraaak-
The two doors in one open slowly accompanied by a metal grind emanating from them. Alvine and Sylvia were slightly surprised when they saw a huge room of about ten meters of hexagonal with Victorian decoration and furniture. In the middle of this huge room stood a long rectangular table that was filled with all kinds of luxurious meals.
"Welcome to you, dear guests from another world. I am Liliana Bloodclaw, the queen of the vampire race and the sovereign of blood." As Alvine was fully immersed in his state of contemplation, Liliana's voice resounded again in the room.
She was sitting at the end of the long table dressed in a white dress and a medieval crown. Behind her stood a man with a ferocious face and blood-red eyes that Alvine and Sylvia had known from the moment their eyes crossed. The man in question was none other than Noddra, the first counselor who had participated in the alliance meeting.
-Pffft
Hearing Liliana's daring presentation, Sylvia chuckled despite trying to hold back her laughter. The Queen and the First Counselor frowned when they saw Sylvia openly mock her.
"Sylvia..." Alvine calmly pronounced her name. He obviously knew the cause of Sylvia's mockery but still, it was better to leave this girl in her fantasies than wake her up. That was Alvine's point of view.
"Hehe~ sorry, sorry, master. But did you hear the same thing as me? Does she say she is the sovereign of blood?! I wish Lady Rina had been present right now to see the usurper of her title." She says in a fledgling tone. Even if she didn't laugh openly, anyone could understand that she was holding back just by seeing the tremors on her shoulders.
Alvine put his left hand on her right shoulder and murmured, "Why do you like to spoil people's fantasies? Let her enjoy her dream while she still has the opportunity." Unfortunately for him, the auditory senses of vampires were on a completely different level.
Noddra and Liliana could clearly hear Alvine's words, which had made them even more irritated towards them but in the end, Liliana acted as if nothing had happened. Because she already knew deep down that the person who laughed to last would be her. The cause was that she thinks already had all her cards in hand to make them swallow their arrogance.
Subsequently, Alvine acted as if nothing had happened and made a slight nod and introduced himself in turn: "I am honored with your invitation, Queen of Vampires, Lady Liliana. I am Dalvine and here is my pet, Dylvia. By the way, I would like to apologize on behalf of my pet for being rude to you." He greeted briefly.
"It doesn't matter too much. I don't accuse ignorance of magic beasts. After all, even if they have humanoid appearances, they remain beasts above all. Therefore, getting angry with her is no different from lowering me to her level." She replied nonchalantly.
*Master, can I replace her with another queen? *
*Sigh, you looked for it, Sylvia. *
"In short, what is the cause of our presence?" Without dwelling on other futile subjects, Alvine asked directly without detour. If Liliana had nothing else to do but fulminate herself in front of them, it was not his case.
Hearing Alvine's question, a silent smile emerged at the corner of her lips before she got up on her chair and strolled towards Alvine until she was less than a meter from him. Her bloodthirsty red eyes shone with an eclipsed red glow when she plunged her gaze into Alvine's.
"I want you to be mine!" She said.
Hearing her sudden request, Alvine raised his eyebrows while Sylvia had a panicked look. She understood more than anyone what this mischievous girl was trying to do.
"Not interested." After a few seconds of silence, Alvine replied in an impassive tone.
Hearing her answer, Sylvia sighed with relief.
'As I thought, it won't be as simple as that.' Unlike her, Liliana frowned when she realized that Alvine was resisting her intrusion.
"Oh~, do you refuse? It's a shame." She said when she turned to her chair. Then she continued. "In this case, sit down and delight in the banquets before we get to the heart of the subjects." She says nonchalantly as if nothing had happened.
Alvine nodded slightly and sat down too, acting as if nothing had just happened while keeping his warm false smile on the corner of his lips. In the middle of the table was one that looked like a professionally roasted wild boar, bottles of wine, and other dishes that only the high nobility had the right to eat, on Alzania. But what caught Alvine's attention was the content of Liliana's glass. He did not need to ask for the nature of the brilliant red liquid in her glass. Just with his senses of smell, and his piercing eyes, Alvine could guess that it was blood.
When Liliana remarked his eyes, she smiled with glamour and nodded her head towards Noddra who had been standing behind her from the beginning like a sculpture. "You've ever met, haven't you? He is the first advisor who deals with our diplomatic affairs. Don't trust appearances, he is also a cousin who bears the same name as me. He is not only the first counselor but also one of the three dukes; Noddra Bloodclaw."
"It's a pleasure to see you again, Dame Dylvia and also Sir Dalvine. I would have liked to have organized a meeting with our queen instead, but the time was not very well chosen for that.
"We too." Alvine replied briefly by slightly drinking the wine with a slight surprise.
"As you seemed to appreciate the Kelspie wine, then I asked the king to sell us a few bottles in honor of this meeting." Says Noddra with a subtle smile.
"Hah~, it was a good idea on your part," Alvine responded with an appreciable but boring mood to faith. "So, If you give me the reason for your invitation instead? I'm not very patient, you see." He continued. He could say guess the reason for the queen's caution towards him. It was because Noddra had revealed details about them. But what made him curious and dubious was the reason for this secret meeting.
"Fufu~, I can see that just by looking at your expression. It is not very polite on my part to make the mystery last. As you can guess, I spoke with my advisor after our meeting. After hearing what he brought me and from the fragrant and euphoric taste I felt when I tasted your blood, I came to a single conclusion; you pretend to be a human but you are not one. You certainly have the appearance and all the qualities to be one but you can't deceive me. So my first question is, who are you?" Her voice suddenly became icy when she spoke her question.
"What do you advance to know my species? With all due respect, it's very rude to ask these kinds of things, isn't it?" Says Alvine, taking a sip from his glass without touching the food in front of him.
ραпdα nᴏνɐ| сom "Hmm, my question is certainly a little misplaced but it's still essential for me. The reason is that we vampires have many characteristics. One of them is our dependence on blood. In your opinion, what would happen if a vampire can no longer drink blood?" She asked in a cold tone.
Alvine only frowned and left her question unanswered by letting her continue her speech.
Seeing Alvine silent, she took her glass, which was half filled with blood, and waved it while continuing her sentence: "Obviously, she will die at the end. And currently, for a reason I don't know, my body refuses to accept any other blood. Like the blood contained in this glass. So my question must be answered because it is no longer a question but an order when my life depends on it." She thundered by inadvertently releasing her golden aura that spread in all directions under the effects of her rage.
"Sigh, Liliana, Politeness is not too much my strong point, especially when I am accused of something that has nothing to do with me. So for the last time, I ask you to be careful not to become my enemy. You may be a vampire who has reached the intermediate divine rank but take my word for it, I can kill you without lifting a single finger." Alvine replied in turn when he felt Liliana's thirst for blood through her aura.
"If you want an answer from me, start by clearly explaining to me the reason that led you to suspect me." Alvine continued his sentence with an impassive air while his golden eyes began to have slight darkness in them! Obviously, he was not like Sylvia who could calmly ignore her whims.
"Sir Dalvine, control the tone and words you...
The queen raised her hand to prevent Noddra from continuing her warning words. Seeing Alvine threaten her in this way, she was able to confirm some suspicions. The first was that the sacred ritual was a failure. The second is that she is probably dependent on Alvine's blood to feed herself and continue to live! Realizing the seriousness of the situation, she ordered Noddra to leave the room.
"Your Highness, it's dangerous to stay alone with them." He insisted in a disturbing voice.
"Don't worry about that, after all, he and I are in the same boat. I have a few things to negotiate with him just like he also has something to negotiate with me." She says in a placid tone by placing the glass on the table.
"In this case, please, forgive me for my insolence, your highness." Noddra bowed in front of her and then looked at Alvine one last time before leaving the room while closing the door behind him.
After a moment of silence, the queen's soft but monotonous voice resounded in the room. "Do you want to know why I accuse you of that? Since you voluntarily gave me your blood, I can no longer digest any other liquid substance. Just by looking at this glass that contains the blood, I feel like I'm going to spit out my organs. So for the last time, I ask you to explain to me what you did to me!"
Alvin's and Sylvia looked at each other and both realized that Liliana's revelation surprised them both. Alvine did not understand exactly the effects of the returns of his dexterity, but he was sure that it was because of his skillq that made Liliana so. But he had no empathy for her. After all, if she had not tried to enslave him, she would not find herself in such a state.
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