"It's true, his blood holds some power. But only traces of it, an insignificant amount. In fact, he barely possesses any; too faint if I might add. His incompetence almost forced me to drain every last drop of blood there is in his body before I could even produce any gratifying outcome. "Anyway, I am glad those vermins, whoever they were, helped me get rid of that pest of a son of yours. I plan to thank them in person in the near future. I have a feeling it will be sooner than I am expecting.""That boy may be your firstborn and he may came from an impressive bloodline and have Lilith's blood flowing in his vein. But I imagine it was nowhere near as potent as quite the likes of that of your daughter's. After all, the deity's power was only passed down to the female descendant. Aye?"The thing is, as soon as a descendant of Lilith got pregnant with a female child, all the deity power she holds will be drained out from her body and be used as a nourishment to the fetus; in a way Audre
Audrey appeared more anxious than before and this was the exact opposite of what Nero wanted to happen. To begin with, his sole purpose for speaking to Audrey was to make her feel better. All he wanted was for his master to confide in him in order to lighten her burden; in case the pent-up emotion was weighing her down. However, from the current looks of it, his probing questions only agitated the other party and made her more stressed than she already was. Thus, the cat no longer said anything afterward lest his words ended up adding to Audrey’s growing anxiety. He was afraid that the more he talked, the more perturbed the other party would become. Of course, it goes without saying that this was the least of his intention right now.So to avoid blowing things out of proportion, Nero just left Audrey to her own devices in the meantime. Sporting a look of defeat on his tiny furry face, little Nero returned to his previous post where he and Monami were sitting. Meanwhile, Audrey watch
A single whirlpool, or an eddy, was a common occurrence in the ocean, but a pair of whirlpools was something that only existed in myths. Or at least that was what common people were made to believe.For decades, people have believed that a pair of whirlpools which was known as a modon, was possible. However, while experts in this area have predicted for decades that they might form in the ocean, nobody had ever seen one; or rather, there was no living soul yet that could tell the tale of its wonder.Captain Styles remained unbothered even after their ship was surrounded by raging currents and whirlpools. In fact, he just shrugged his shoulder when he saw them appear. His action implied that this was not something to fuss about. Likewise, he did not see the point of explaining anything since he reckoned that even if he tried, given that they were in the middle of a fight or flight response, Audrey and her friends would still not understand a thing from what he will going to say. Henry
It was no longer that hard to guess that the leviathan that tried to abduct the group was no other than the same Kraken that was rumored to be working under Romanov's command. As a matter of fact, it already became an established belief that the beast was the contracted spirit animal of the said captain. One of the common themes that could be observed among multiple accounts of varying sailors whenever they were asked to talk about this infamous tandem was that of how the Kraken was only acting in Captain Romanov’s stead; it was basically taking orders from its master. So whether this tentacles-ridden, creature of the deep blue sea would bring forth nightmare or bestow salvation upon the unwitting person that ended up crossing them, it was all highly dependent on the other party’s mood. In the past, it was made known that Alec Romanov had once received the noble task of ferrying the soul of those who died in the open water and apparently taking them with him to the other side. It
Audrey's group was offered to stay in one room mainly because that was the only accommodation left, to begin with. Nevertheless, their room was not in any way disappointing because they were given a huge space that could house more than a dozen people at once. In fact, they would not be surprised if Captain Styles would go on and tell them that this was one of the largest cabins he has on the ship so far; probably only second to his personal chamber.On the other hand, the captain claimed that the reason behind his decision of putting them together inside one room was that he was trying to be considerate of them. He figured they would prefer it this way."Youngsters tend to stick around with their mates nowadays. Besides, I noticed you guys always stay in a group. So I figured you would like this setup." The captain told them.Well, to begin with, it was not like they have anything against it. The thing was, their room was spacious enough to accommodate the whole group comfortably,
Captain Styles was curious to see how David would get away from the grave he dug for himself. So at first, he did nothing to clear the awkward air. Meanwhile, everyone was waiting for someone to clear up the current confusion, yet they got no explanation whatsoever. Apparently, no one has the intention to try and speak out. Initially, Captain Styles was determined not to say anything. However, when the silence became unbearable, even to him, he gave up and fished the trinket out of his pocket. Afterward, he casually put it on top of the table. "You don't know what this is, do you?" Rather than gracing David’s previous query with an answer, Captain Styles asked him back instead. On the flip side, it did not occur to them until much later on that this was the same keepsake that once belonged to David. They did not recognize, at first glance to be the same thing that the captain took from them as a form of payment prior to granting them access to the ship. In fact, even David who u
The voyage was uneventful but it was in no way tedious, unlike their previous expedition where they almost died of boredom. As a matter of fact, the only reason the author chose to describe Audrey’s current situation as such was due to the lack of the usual misfortunes that used to plague the group’s every quest. So far, they have not yet met any mishap throughout their journey, and that was ever since they met Captain Styles. It was as if his presence alone could ward off any bad luck. Thus, time flies and those three days passed by so quickly in just a blink of an eye. The sun comes and goes without their days being marked by any exciting or interesting event. At this point, they were already sailing for three straight days and within those days, they got to know more about everyone. First on their list was Captain Henry Styles. Over time, they had built this impression about him as a beer-loving lad and his huge beer belly spoke volumes of how true it was. At the same time, he al
This was how they would spend their leisure time. It was evident from how naturally they carried themselves that they sure knew how to have a good time. Whenever they have free time, they would talk about woman and their dream of drinking all day as well as going on various adventures. Likewise, whenever they would talk about these things, one who kept their eyes pealed for changes in reaction would be quick to notice the gleam of excitement in their eyes. Actually, it would take a blind person not to see the shine reflecting from those pair of orb-like peers. On the other hand, the captain only have one rule he wanted to impose strictly for the group to follow and it was something he advised them to take seriously. Otherwise, they were told that chances are, they will regret paying its consequence. However, when Luna went missing one night, Niccoli ended up breaking the rule thinking that he could get away with it if he would just be quick and take extra caution. What he did not