Clarice stayed in her room the whole morning. When she went to the kitchen to prepare lunch, Demetria was nowhere in sight. She spent the rest of her afternoon reading a book.In the evening, she had just finished dinner and was relaxing in the living room when Demetria arrived.“Evening, dear. How's your day?” she asked.“Fine,” Clarice replied. “Where have you been?”“Got some important things to take care of at the vampire association headquarters. I’m retiring soon, so I need to iron things out before I disappear," Demetria answered.“Can we proceed with my transformation tonight if you are not busy?” Clarice requested with urgency in her voice.“Sure!” Demetria grinned. “You refused my offer before, but now you are eager for the transformation to happen. I love your willingness to upgrade yourself,” she commented cheerily.Clarice smiled. “I want to go home. I'm afraid that if I took so long to go home they might forget about me. We should hurry up with the transformation, trainin
Demetria gently pushed Clarice’s head away from her index finger. “That’s enough for your first taste of blood, dear.”“But it’s not enough! Your blood tastes like honey, so sweet. I want more!” Clarice protested, blood trickling down her lips.Demetria shook her head firmly. “That’s all for now. You will start vomiting if you drink too much on your first blood feed. Allow your body to get used to the taste of blood first, and you can drink more later.”“Fine!” Clarice grumbled, upset.“All you need to do is rest. You’ve been sleeping for three days, and you only woke up today,” Demetria said, standing up.“Whaaaat?” Clarice exclaimed, shocked. She glanced at the window. It's daytime. “Three days? Are you sure?” she asked, incredulously.“Yup!” Demetria responds. “I’m surprised to discover that, during the three days of your transformation, your fangs have not shown yet. But I’m still relieved because you crave blood, which means you now have a vampire essence in you. You are a vampire
"So if you are ready, let's start the process now," Demetria said."Alright, let's do it!" Clarice replied excitedly."Let's go somewhere first. I'll show you something." Demetria waved her hand in the air.A few minutes later, the women found themselves in an empty room next to Demetria's room.Demetria approached the wall and opened a secret drawer that only appeared when she waved her hand.Clarice looked at the three oval-shaped objects inside a wooden box, which looked like yummy chocolates. "What is that?""Grandpa Mortaz made this to be consumed by the next guardian. These oval-shaped objects can give you unlimited powers such as teleportation, making illusions, superhuman strength, the ability to hover in the air, freeze people and other living things, create objects in your mind, turn yourself invisible and many more. You have to ingest these objects one after another," Demetria explained."Wow!" Clarice stared at the brown objects in awe. "They look like hard objects. Are th
The next day.Clarice woke up to a brand-new day. She immediately recalled what had happened yesterday. After the power infusion, she manages to teleport to the kitchen, freeze the hands of the clock and make herself invisible for a few minutes.Now all she needs to do is keep practicing using her powers so she can teleport faster to anyplace, freeze any object much quicker and longer and make herself invisible for a few hours without being seen. Currently, she can only do those things for a short time.Now there are two particular things that she wants to try today: hovering in the air and the power of illusion.Excited to know if she could perform such an ambitious feat, she got out of bed, eager to start practicing. She entered the bathroom and stayed there for a few minutes to do some washing. Then she left the room and went to the kitchen to prepare a simple meal: a ham and egg sandwich and hot coffee.After she finished eating, she went to the living room, sat on the sofa and be
Clarice was thirsty. She needed to drink water, but she had difficulty holding the glass in her frail hands. She attempted again and this time she succeeded, but her hands shook uncontrollably, and the glass fell from her hands, spilling the water on her dress. The glass rolled and fell to the floor with a loud thud, sending broken glass all over the floor.Damn! She feels hopeless and useless.Tears of frustration filled her eyes. Why did she end up this way?Why?Why has she become so weak and ill?She used to be healthy, full of energy and hailed as the most beautiful Luna in the entire East District, the envy of women far and wide. She earned everyone's respect despite the fact she was wolfless.But things took a wrong turn six months ago when she and the other Luna went for a fun hunt in the forest, and she was bitten by an insect of unknown origin. When the hunt was over, she had a high fever for one week, got itchy rashes all over her body and her health deteriorated from that
Clarice's head snapped angrily in shock. "Whaaaaaat? This can't be!" She howled in pain. Her body trembled in rage. She couldn't believe that her best friend would stoop this low and betray her.No way! Not after everything she had done for her.Tears rolled down her face as the sadness, pain and grief of being betrayed by two people she loved and trusted tore her heart to pieces.The betrayal is too much to bear and it's killing her.Overwhelmed with too much bad news in one day, Clarice's defenses crumbled. The pain was so deep and blinding she started seeing dancing stars everywhere... then her body shut down and darkness enveloped her consciousness.Seeing her mistress pass out, Lorey began to panic. "Luna, please don't die on me! Please don't leave me. You are the only family I have!" She grabbed Clarice's hand, felt her mistress's pulse, feeling relieved that there was still a tiny bit of movement on her chest.Lorey is terrified. She noticed that although Luna Clarice was still
Alpha Callum read the message one more time, gritting his teeth in anger. He shoved the crumpled paper in the pocket of his black hooded jacket, meaning to cancel his identity while visiting Luna Clarice's room. He heard the news that she had been ill for a long time and dying, which is why he came to see her one last time.But he did not expect the shocking revelation she wrote in her letter that completely blew his mind away.He shut his eyes for a few seconds as the past came rushing back to his mind on one fateful night when it all started.No, it's not the right time to reminisce about the past. He needs to save Clarice before it's too late.Shaking his head, he walked to the door and exited the room."Let's make this discreet," Alpha Callum told the servant."I know a secret path that will lead to the other building without getting seen, Alpha," Lorey said in a low voice."Lead the way," Alpha Callum replied in a hard tone. He put the hood on his head and sent a mind link messag
Alpha Callum appeared outside a wooden house in the middle of a forest."Pops, where are you?" he called out to his grandpa at the top of his lungs. "Open the door!""Grandpaaaa!" he shouted again.The door of the wooden house opened and an old man in his 70s stepped outside. "Why are you so loud, son?" He protested. "You disturb my meditation time," he grumbled."I brought home a patient for you. Remember Clarice in the cottage? She was severely poisoned and she is dying. Please hurry up, save her!" Alpha Callum said urgently."Clarice who?" Grandpa Eliezer asked in bewilderment. He knew someone with that name, but that was a long time ago."Never mind," Alpha Callum said, rushing to the door.When Grandpa Eliezer saw the woman's face, he barely recognized her. The woman is dying. It's not the time to ask questions. "Alright, put her in the vacant room on the second floor," he ordered, opening the door wide for his grandson to enter.Alpha Callum climbed the staircase, entered the fi
The next day.Clarice woke up to a brand-new day. She immediately recalled what had happened yesterday. After the power infusion, she manages to teleport to the kitchen, freeze the hands of the clock and make herself invisible for a few minutes.Now all she needs to do is keep practicing using her powers so she can teleport faster to anyplace, freeze any object much quicker and longer and make herself invisible for a few hours without being seen. Currently, she can only do those things for a short time.Now there are two particular things that she wants to try today: hovering in the air and the power of illusion.Excited to know if she could perform such an ambitious feat, she got out of bed, eager to start practicing. She entered the bathroom and stayed there for a few minutes to do some washing. Then she left the room and went to the kitchen to prepare a simple meal: a ham and egg sandwich and hot coffee.After she finished eating, she went to the living room, sat on the sofa and be
"So if you are ready, let's start the process now," Demetria said."Alright, let's do it!" Clarice replied excitedly."Let's go somewhere first. I'll show you something." Demetria waved her hand in the air.A few minutes later, the women found themselves in an empty room next to Demetria's room.Demetria approached the wall and opened a secret drawer that only appeared when she waved her hand.Clarice looked at the three oval-shaped objects inside a wooden box, which looked like yummy chocolates. "What is that?""Grandpa Mortaz made this to be consumed by the next guardian. These oval-shaped objects can give you unlimited powers such as teleportation, making illusions, superhuman strength, the ability to hover in the air, freeze people and other living things, create objects in your mind, turn yourself invisible and many more. You have to ingest these objects one after another," Demetria explained."Wow!" Clarice stared at the brown objects in awe. "They look like hard objects. Are th
Demetria gently pushed Clarice’s head away from her index finger. “That’s enough for your first taste of blood, dear.”“But it’s not enough! Your blood tastes like honey, so sweet. I want more!” Clarice protested, blood trickling down her lips.Demetria shook her head firmly. “That’s all for now. You will start vomiting if you drink too much on your first blood feed. Allow your body to get used to the taste of blood first, and you can drink more later.”“Fine!” Clarice grumbled, upset.“All you need to do is rest. You’ve been sleeping for three days, and you only woke up today,” Demetria said, standing up.“Whaaaat?” Clarice exclaimed, shocked. She glanced at the window. It's daytime. “Three days? Are you sure?” she asked, incredulously.“Yup!” Demetria responds. “I’m surprised to discover that, during the three days of your transformation, your fangs have not shown yet. But I’m still relieved because you crave blood, which means you now have a vampire essence in you. You are a vampire
Clarice stayed in her room the whole morning. When she went to the kitchen to prepare lunch, Demetria was nowhere in sight. She spent the rest of her afternoon reading a book.In the evening, she had just finished dinner and was relaxing in the living room when Demetria arrived.“Evening, dear. How's your day?” she asked.“Fine,” Clarice replied. “Where have you been?”“Got some important things to take care of at the vampire association headquarters. I’m retiring soon, so I need to iron things out before I disappear," Demetria answered.“Can we proceed with my transformation tonight if you are not busy?” Clarice requested with urgency in her voice.“Sure!” Demetria grinned. “You refused my offer before, but now you are eager for the transformation to happen. I love your willingness to upgrade yourself,” she commented cheerily.Clarice smiled. “I want to go home. I'm afraid that if I took so long to go home they might forget about me. We should hurry up with the transformation, trainin
After a few moments of climbing the stairs, the women reached the second floor.“Are we going to open the ten rooms one by one? You don’t even have the keys with you?” Clarice asked, looking at her companion’s hands.Demetria smiled. “Silly girl, no need to use the key. As if you don’t know me.”“Ah, okay. I got it.” Clarice giggled.Demetria waved her hand and a mist-like door appeared on the wall. “This is the way a guardian enters the room. No need to use the door. Besides, the doors here are sealed tight, so it won’t open up with a single key. Nor can it be opened with anything heavy or blunt objects. The only way to enter the closed door is to make an invisible door through the wall and only people with supernatural powers like me can do it.”Clarice murmured. “Ah, okay, I got it.”“Let’s enter the room.” Demetria stepped into the recently opened door.Clarice followed Demetria inside. What she saw inside the bare room shocked her. She expected an old casket in the middle of the
The following day, Clarice woke up to a bright new day. The sun was already up in the sky, shining brightly.She did some stretches before getting out of bed.Today, she looks forward to knowing what Demetria’s next revelation is. She is like a student looking forward to learning something new every day.She noticed that Demetria hadn’t entered her room last night, so the transformation might take place tonight.She got up from bed and entered the bathroom to do some washing. A few minutes later, she emerged from the bathroom door and went outside to start her day. She went straight to the kitchen and prepared a simple breakfast of waffles and hot coffee.She was munching on her food when she heard Demetria’s footsteps coming into the kitchen.She looked over her shoulder. “Good morning,” she greeted her teacher cheerily.“Morning, dear,” Demetria replied, sitting on the chair, facing her trainee. “How are you today?” she asked.“I’m fine, better than yesterday,” Clarice responded, tak
The core suddenly flashed a bright red light, indicating it liked Clarice’s blood.Demetria smiled broadly, pleased with the result. She decided to wake Clarice up so she could see the positive results with her own eyes. She placed her hand on Clarice’s head.Clarice opened her eyes and blinked several times. She looked at Demetria and asked, “Is it over? Did I pass the test?” she asked anxiously.“Yes, you passed the test with flying colors! See the core, it is currently flashing a red light!” Demetria answered jubilantly.Clarice looked up at the diamond and saw the flashing of red lights. Her heart rejoiced. Tears of happiness filled her eyes. “Thank you so much!” she said, crying silently. Her homecoming is getting closer now that she has passed the test. She will do anything to master her training quickly. She can’t wait to go home.The thought of going home filled her mind with renewed energy and enthusiasm.She got down from the table and looked at Demetria. “What’s next? I wan
When the two women arrived at the sacred mountain, they placed the take-out food in the kitchen and then proceeded upstairs to the 3rd floor in Demetria’s forbidden place.“Are you ready for the next step?” Demetria asked.Clarice was scanning the room. The 3rd floor has its own living room and several other rooms.“When I’m gone, you are going to inherit this floor as well,” Demetria said casually.“Okay,” Clarice replied. “What is inside those rooms?” she asked, pointing to the closed doors.Demetria responded, “Each room has its function. I’ll explain them later, but the important thing is, you have to pass the test first. Let's see if the core will accept your blood...”Clarice gave Demetria a terrified look. “Does it hurt? What’s going to happen to me during blood testing?” she asked worriedly.Demetria smiled. “Don’t be afraid, dear. I will just make a tiny cut on your finger and let the core sip your blood. Let's see if it accepts your blood offering,” she explained.“And what
The next day.Clarice woke up feeling lethargic. She didn't have a good sleep last night. Everything she saw inside that illegal harvesting facility turned her stomach upside down. The level of cruelty and brutality damaged her soul. She can’t forget the lifeless body of that young girl inside the drum. No one should suffer the same fate!No one!Then she remembered the other victims cramped in the room. It must be terrifying to be in their shoes.And the only thing that gives her satisfaction is the golden chance to kill those men. The way she kills them is brutal, but if it is the only way to stop them from killing innocent victims in the future, then they have to die.They are monsters, parasites that need to be completely annihilated from society so that the majority of citizens can live a safe and peaceful life.After everything that happened last night, she finally reached a decision. She is ready to become Demetria’s successor in order to regain her freedom and become powerful.