Chapter 18: The Vampire Count

Run...

Just keep your head straight and run...

Don't look back!

Don't stop!

Or they will get you! Just runnnn!

It was the dark of the night the only light guiding her way is the silvery light of the pale full moon. She can barely see anything and she can barely keep her consciousness. Tree branches and rocks scratched her body while tears run profusely from her eyes. Her limbs are weak and trembling, her legs could collapse any moment. Her clothes are ripped here and there while her shoes are barely holding on. Her stomach growled in starvation but she can't mind that now since they're still hot on her trail. She can hear their growling and rapid footfalls following not very far from her. She tripped in panic but quickly collected her bearings. She will not die today, not because of them. She won't sleep and see those nightmares again.

The howling of her pursuers got louder. She tried her hardest to pick up her pace and outrun them but how can you outrun something that can smell you from a mile away? She saw the forest ending in front of her only a few more meters and she's out of the woods.

A sharp branch protruding from the tree wounded her leg causing the blood to flow. She winced suppressing a scream and proceeded to run out of the forest with a limp. Just past the forest is a castle stretching out to the sky. Hope suddenly bubbled inside her chest. Maybe she can find help there.

But it was too late. It won't matter anymore, they're here.

The first wolf pounced on her from behind bringing her to the ground. It tore her cape apart which elicited a loud moan of grief from her. That cloak was given to her by her mother and now that beast had torn it apart. The wolf had lifted her skirt and tore her panties with its sharp teeth exposing her pink genitalia into the cold air before licking it up. Her fear and sadness were replaced by rage as she grabbed a large stone near her head. She turned over on her back just as the wolf was planning on shoving its cock inside her pussy and bashed its head with the stone splitting its skull open.

The wolf whimpered away and went back to its brothers who started emerging from the woods. Ruby panicked and crawled towards the castle gates. She had lost all hope in her body and soul. Her body started giving up, terror had robbed her off all her strength to flee or fight. Her vision started blacking out as her limbs collapse user her body. A loud high pitched ringing invaded her ears as her face connected with the ground. With her failing vision, she was able to see the wolves approximately 10 meters away from her. In thirty seconds they will be able to reach her and she will be at their mercy. If they ever had one. One final thought registered in her mind before blacking out.

Who is that red wearing man standing protectively in front of her with a long sword?

The next thing she knew her surroundings had changed. Instead of an open space with a castle standing proudly in front of her and a pack of wolves wanting to ravage her, she found herself in a dim room with red tapestries and elegant decors. She used her hands to push herself up and a sharp jolt of pain traveled from her wrist. Ruby lifted her hand and saw bandages wrapped around her wrist with a few blotches of blood. She undid the knot to view the injury that she was very sure she didn't receive during the wolf hunt.

What she saw is a long vertical line that stretches five inches along her wrist. It seems very deep and lethal and her pale hand and languidness had verified one thing. Looking at her state without a doubt the injury had killed her due to the loss of blood. She doesn't seem to be suffering from any other injuries therefore a slit wrist is her only affliction. Obviously, she had killed herself in a desperate attempt to push down her depression and fall in the darkness of deathly slumber for a while only to return back to life and to her grief.

She left the bed wanting to explore the Count's castle and clear her head. She pushed her feet to a pair of pretty shoes lying beside the bed and went out of the room. The hallways are a bit dim with the candle chandelier being the only form of light guiding her way as well as the soft light of the moon. She looked outside the window to admire the beauty of the moon as well as the stars that accompanied it. The view of the sky was obscured by the high towers of the castle. Such a shame, she wanted to see the sky. From a remote place such as this, the night sky should be full of stars and a nebula should be visible. The thought of seeing a sight already relieves her heart of its stress and pain so she quickly went for the castle's rooftop garden.

Bright red roses bloom wildly in the garden, wrapping around columns and crawling over arcs. Bougainvilleas also bloom in bushes lining the perimeter of the garden making her heart flutter in admiration of their beauty. Once these flowers also bloomed in the garden of her mother. They used to sip tea in the garden surrounded by the same flowers talking about the most trivial of things and she would lay her head on her lap while her mother caressed her hair. She closed her eyes and made the memory linger. In the darkness, she could still remember her mother's golden hair and intelligent emerald eyes that she had inherited as well as the beautiful fond smile she only reserved for the creature she had brought upon the world. A smile made its way upon her lips.

Maybe if she dies thinking about her mother, she could have that pleasant dream when her life was much more simple and carefree. When her mother was there to make all the bad things go away. Before she met Rel.

Ruby went near the edge of the garden overlooking a very high drop. She held onto the railings and imagined what could have happened if she didn't meet him. Maybe in a dream world, she will find out. Maybe if she sleeps for a while again she will see a different path. Maybe if...

A cold hand suddenly grabbed her uninjured wrist restraining her from moving and distracting her from thinking. She looked up at him with innocent eyes, questioning his motives yet begging him to save her from herself. A fine man looked at her in disapproval and disappointment. He was pale like the cold white snow of winter and his eyes glowed a terrifying scarlet. He is exceptionally well dressed, bespoke crimson and black garments accented by gold linings accentuated his body tailored especially for his build. He is also handsome based on her opinion, not godly or romantic but in a sense that it is pleasing in her eyes. The light of the moon gave him a silvery glow that highlighted his features.

"You are such a troublesome woman. You have killed yourself in my home for the 19th time and I won't allow for there to be a 20th. Tell me, what dream do you want to see this time?" Adrian Vladimir reprimanded like an adult would to a child that misbehaved.

"I want to disappear. There's no point in living when I have lost everything I valued the most and all I have left is all the regret. Maybe Neherra's magic has a limit of deaths." she answered truthfully.

"You are such a pitiful thing." he sighed, pulling her away from the railings.

"You know I admired you for a very long time, or I did with the concept of you. You are the woman who bested Neherra and Thanatos and annihilated a huge portion of the Abyssal Horde. You led your forces well and saved the people of the empire if not the whole world. When I heard about your exploits and victories, I said to myself "This woman is surely an amazing person, radiant and charismatic. If I meet her one day I want to honor her and maybe even make her smile for me. " But alas you never did." Ruby looked down on the ground in shame.

"Sorry for disappointing you. I'm not really a great hero. In fact, I'm a monster. I let the Abyssal forces destroy Macedonia due to vengeance and only stepped in when they threatened me directly. I didn't think about the people. I was only consumed by rage when the empire executed my mom on baseless accusations. So I watched them die safely from a distance and then blasted the horde when they came knocking on my doorstep, "saving the world once and for all". You don't have any obligation to keep in a fraud and a destroyed mannequin. I would've thrown myself away if I were you. Say Adrian, why did you keep me all this time?" Ruby asked, emptiness showing in her dull green eyes.

"You are quite a bit dense, are you?" The vampire sighed looking down at her with unreadable eyes.

"Perhaps. But you're just very confusing. Why do you insist on keeping me when I'm clearly nothing but a burden? I'm not even good enough to be your food or someone to warm your bed. I am only sad and depressed, a useless piec- uhhmp!!" Cold yet soft and loving lips connected with her own interrupting her self berating dialogue. His hand had quickly held her chin and pulled her face in for a nice kiss. His lips danced with her passive ones, unable to move due to surprise and confusion.

Adrian pulled away and looked down at her astounded face, eyes wide with surprise while her soft luscious lips were slightly parted. He placed his large cold hand against her cheek in an affectionate manner and looked her deep in the eyes. Suddenly, his hand feels warmer.

"It's because I love you." Adrian proclaimed sending a jolt of electricity in her body. She looked at him in bewilderment, unable to believe nor comprehend his reason.

"Wh-what?" she managed to say.

"I'm no longer in love with the concept of you but in love with you. During the times when you are not melancholic, you are radiant, like the sun. You light up this whole castle with merely your smile and fill my halls with music when you giggle. Yes, you have lost a bit of your brilliance but your charm has won me not only when you are the sun but even when you are the moon. Your emptiness and grief are somehow wonderful to me. The melancholy that you possess is like the moon that lights my dark heart. I just can't help but fall in love with you."

"But I don't think I can give you my heart. All that's left are pieces. I also don't have a reason to do anything anymore. I hate living." Ruby replied looking away from him.

A smile suddenly stretched across the vampire's lips. "Then let me give you a reason to live." His lips connected with hers once more and this time Ruby kissed him back accepting his love.

Ruby found herself stripped naked on a bed while a pleasurable sensation ran from her nether regions. Adrian was hunched on top of her giving her oral sex to have her lubricate for him. She can feel his wet tongue brushing against her clit sending fire into her body. He provided a new sensation to her magic bean by sucking it and flicking the tip of his tongue against her pea. His hands roamed her skin, touching every part of her and claiming it as his.

Adrian caressed her waist. He seems to be very fond of her small and curvaceous waistline as he had numerous licked the curve of it. Then he went to fondle her breasts. He rubbed her nipples making them hard and erected. His lips left her clit and went for her cute pink buds. Ruby could only moan in pleasure, buckling her back in ecstasy. Adrian didn't leave her pussy unattended, he pushed two of his fingers inside of her and started pumping them slowly to get her accustomed to the sensation. Ruby released a whimper at the combined simulation on her sensitive buds and her sex deficient vagina. His fingers brushed against her sensitive nerves, stimulating her walls, and fucking her g-spot with his expert hand.

"A-Adrian ... I'm going to cum." she whimpered.

"Something is coming out. It feels--mmmmmmmhhhhhhhh!!!" she came into his hand, her waist buckling up as he continued fingering her g-spot. Her eyes rolled back while she squirted her immense cum that flowed like an open faucet, hitting him in his chest and wetting his hard-packed abs.

She panted while her orgasm subsided, surprised by what had occurred. It was the first time that she squirted this much and she blushed in shame of having dirtied him with her juices.

"Sorry, Adri. I didn't mean to do that. It just came out." she apologized, hiding her face in her hands. He shushed her gently and removed the obstruction from her face. He kissed her forehead and pulled her up to his arms.

"Don't be shy now. It's fine, I actually enjoyed the show. But now the bed is wet and it will be uncomfortable to fuck in it. What should I do to you?" he said mischievously. His eyes suddenly flickered to the wall giving him a good idea.

Ruby stood facing the wall, her hips pushed out to give him a view of her womanhood. A cold metal hand grabbed her hip and she felt something poking her entrance, moving up and down to spread her juices. Even though she's done it before multiple times, she's still a bit scared of the impending penetration. She released a soft mewl of fear and excitement, the blush spreading across her cheeks is redder than any of the roses in his garden.

And then she felt it stop just outside of her hole. She waited in anticipation for him to enter her and he did, slowly. His thick organ wormed its way inside her making her feel its throbbing. He's doing it torturously slow as if wanting to torment her while she wanted him to pound her hard and make her lose her mind. And then he suddenly slammed his full length inside of her, instantly hitting the back of her pussy nearly making her legs collapse but his hand grabbed her stomach and kept her balanced. She pushed herself against the wall to help her steady her body while he started to violently pound her insides. His long rod stirred her pussy and stretched her walls, expanding her contracting walls. Her pussy tightened against his length and the sound of squelching, moaning, and flesh hitting flesh filled the whole room and even pooled out into the hallway.

Ruby couldn't stop the loud moans that bubbled from her throat. The only thing registering in her mind is Adrian's big fat dick invading her body, probing her most sensitive parts, and seeking entrance to her womb. She felt his hard chest against her back. He swiped her hair over her right shoulder and started kissing her neck, and sucking the sensitive flesh making her whimper. His hands found their way to her breasts and he massaged them while his thumb and index finger rub her hard nipples.

Ruby buckled her hips upward against his thrusting adding force to his pounding. Her legs are shaking, weakened by his intense fucking while her juices drip down from her thighs racing down to the floor. A few drops of her warm juices are already splattered on the floor and soon it will be a puddle. There's also a few droplets of red mixed with her cum meaning his entrance had broken her flesh but the pleasure had washed away the pain.

A gasp escaped her lips as she felt a sharp pain against her ass. Adrian slapped the other one as well making it red.

"Haha, cute." he commented looking down at their connected genitals.

She brought one of her hands down to her nether regions and used the flat of her index and middle finger to rub her clit, intensifying the pleasure. She heard Adrian groan and push himself deeper and harder inside her. His throbbing intensified and she can feel his precum flowing inside of her. He's going to cum, she thought.

The euphoria in her pussy changed. It became hotter and more intense. The sensation on her clit accompanied by the tip of his dick hitting her cervix is driving her closer and closer to her orgasm. The vampire placed his large hand over her smaller ones holding the wall before whispering sweet nothingness into her ear. Adrian gave three final hard pushes before expending his seeds directly against her womb while the presence of his cum and his dick against her uterus brought her to her own orgasm, squeezing his dick with her hot warm walls and squirting her own clear juices mixing with his white milk. Their loud moaning and groaning invaded the whole castle, filling the quiet and empty halls with the music of their lovemaking. The ghouls wandering the castle looked at each other in confusion.

Adrian kissed her shoulders and neck while caressing her womb where his dick bulge against her flesh. They both panted in exhaustion. Ecstasy and elation circulating their bodies. They've been connected and now they're finally one.

Adrian pulled his dick out of her warm soiled hole making their mixed cum drop down to the floor creating a large puddle. He pulled the wet sheets off the bed and carried her to lay on the soft mattress before climbing on top of her and covering their bodies with a blanket. He smiled down at her weak and exhausted state.

"Just a little more until three am. Waiting for the next night to fuck you again is so damn long even if we have all the time in the world." he begged stroking her cheek.

"I love you." was the only thing Ruby managed to say. A soft smile made it's way to the vampire's lips as he gazed down at her beautiful face, drinking in the eternal youth and beauty that blooms in her features.

"I love you too."

"Hey Adrian what's that? I've been wanting to ask you about that scythe ever since you let me inside the library. It makes me feel... weird." Ruby questioned pointing at the purple bladed black scythe displayed on the wall over the fireplace.

"Well, that's Azrael, slayer of immortals. It can kill even gods, demons, and the highly phantasmal Dragons. It's an heirloom one of my ancestors collected from a gorgon. No one wielded it because they were too afraid of its power. It can strike fear in everyone by its mere presence as people tend to be when facing death. Once an entity is slain by its blade their existence will vanish completely. It also destroys both the body and the soul, no heaven or hell just nothing. It is one of the sharpest blades in all of the Realm of Twilight along with Excalibur." Adrian explained after putting down his book.

"Wow, it's so cool!! Can I try using it? Please." Ruby pleaded giving him the puppy eyes and clasping her hands together.

Adrian squinted at her battling himself from giving in and keeping her safe. Ruby's pouty puppy dog eyes intensified its cuteness while the vampire did his best to protect his heart and combat her enchantment. Alas, he gave in to her powers.

"Fine, just don't get yourself hurt or anything." he sighed giving up.

"Yesss." she cheered, running towards the weapon like a child given permission to play with a new and expressive toy.

"I lost the battle of will. Even my magic resistance skill is powerless against her puppy dog eyes." the Count mumbled to himself. He suddenly heard a loud crashing sound and looked over at his beloved.

"Adrian, someone destroyed your coffee table and it's not me." Ruby yelled hiding the scythe behind her back.

"The things we endure for love." he sighed.