71 Training the Enchanter pt5: Bloodpulse (1/2)

So far a week had gone by for the training, there hadn't been much bloodshed since the initial battle and Draig had become frustrated with his little captive.

'This damn girl' thought Draig as Sherry tried feeding him once again.

He had placed his cursed ring on the girl's finger so she couldn't escape his detection if she tried to run but contrary to his expectations the girl had stuck around and become an annoyance. His initial reasoning was to figure out what had caused the pulse in his blood when he had come into contact with her in the forest but still found nothing. There hadn't even been a hint of another reaction which had caused the Feratu to become even more frustrated.

”Say ahhh” said Sherry as she offered Draig another bite of the food she had prepared for him.

Draig cast a dangerous glance towards the girl which had always worked but contrary to it's usual effect the girl seemed to become more ecstatic each time he did so.

'The Gods must be holding a grudge against the line of Feratu, this I am certain' thought Draig as he opened his mouth to sigh but found it stuffed with food instead.

Reluctantly he swallowed before standing abruptly.

”Come along” stated Draig as he began walking in a random direction.

'He's so shy' thought Sherry as she giggled before following, she had become a rather different person compared to the initial meeting the two had.

Outside in the Township those who had chosen to avoid the training were watching from special mirrors formed by Zarra to project the happening's inside the barrier.

Sylvie watched as one focused on Draig and Sherry causing the Demon Slayer to stare blankly but the aura wafting off of her caused the others who had been viewing to back away.

'Sylvie will crush you' thought the girl as she continued to watch.

”Sylvie.... is everything alright” asked Winter as she tapped the girl's shoulder.

Sylvie turned to her and the ice mage nearly leapt in fright as scales had begun to appear along her skin and her horns became more pronounced.

”Sylvie is fine” stated the Demon slayer turning back to the Viewing Mirror.

With Draig though he had found a way to alleviate his boredom in the form of a group of awakened from the Township.

”Two options lay before you” started Draig as he presented his tome to the group.

”Commit to me the offering of your blood or die” stated the Feratu his voice conveying his willingness to kill.

'He's so cool, this is what a true vampire is' thought Sherry as she followed behind coloration building along her cheeks.

”Wait we're on the same team” started an Ogre looking Awakened.

”Is that your answer then” asked Draig as his anger was reaching the point of boiling over.

”W-wait, we'll do it.” interrupted a small man with a slight discoloration to his skin.

Draig nodded and felt a bit of his anger alleviate as the trio indeed dropped their blood into the Tome, though he had hoped for more resistance.

”Come along” ordered Draig as he began walking again hoping to find some of the Criminals as they would at least fight back.

However unexpectedly the trio decided to follow along as well, Sherry glanced at them and sneered.

'Riding on the tail of Draig's coat, disgusting lesser creatures' thought Sherry, it seemed the girl was beginning to understand a little more about being a Vampire from Draig's personality not to say it was a correct view.

However things became odd when the surrounding wildlife seemingly disappeared and the scent of blood began to fill the air.

”Oh look, more flies enter the spider's web” came the high pitched laughter echoing in the surroundings.

”An assassin I assume.... how quaint. Show yourself and offer up your essence or die while I collect your essence” rang Draig's voice causing the laughter to stop as several different corpses dropped hanging from wires their blood dripping to the forest floor.

”Take them” came the panicked response causing Draig to actually lose his composure as he felt another pulse ring through out his blood.

'What the hell is happening, it wasn't the girl' thought Draig casting a side glance to Sherry.

”Make yourselves useful and gather their essence, as for you hiding in the trees” stated Draig leaving his sentence hanging as he blurred from his position and a masked person was sent into the ground carving a crater.

”I gave you two choices, now I will choose for you” stated Draig appearing again stomping on the person's throat.