Chapter 116: Friendship (2/2)
”No, I would never…. Watch out!” suddenly Nefia shouted and pulled Cecilia from where she was sitting. However after that, she lost her balance and could not dodge the attack herself.
”Puchi!”
A sword pierced her shoulder and came out of her back. She vomited a mouthful of blood and stared at her attacker with a frozen expression. Only when the vampire pulled his sword from her shoulder did she tumble back helplessly with a dull expression.
The blood gushed out of her wound and painted her clothes, her face was pale and then… she fell. However, before she could collapse Cecilia held her. ”Ahhh!” she screamed in agony for her friend. ”Why did you do that, why why why!” her eyes had turned red as if blood would drip out of them any moment. Vampire, indeed she was. Nefia had never seen those red eyes prior to this day.
”I-I won't lie but for a second I actually doubted you when you told me about your identity. Maybe this is the punishment god has given me for doing it.” Nefia said as the blood gushed out of her mouth. ”Don't cry. You should go, run away from here.”
”Run away?” someone sneered from behind Cecilia. ”Do you think it is possible to escape now? You should come with us to the Nightshade without resisting because if you force us to take an action it won't be a good thing for you, girl.”
Cecilia didn't reply nor did she turn back. She looked at Nefia and said with a gentle voice. ”Just wait here for a moment. I won't let anything happen to you.” Then she stood up with a cold face and peered towards the two men in front of her. In a single look, she could tell that one man was a Rank 2 while another was Rank 1. However, the most shocking thing was that there was no fear on her face. She seemed fearless and maybe some would say… stupid? Or why would she, a vampire, put her life on the line for a human?
Suddenly a tremendous amount of energy gushed out from her body and engulfed her surroundings. ”Pea-peak Rank 2 mage!” Rank 2 vampire blurted and his pupil dilated in shock and he became alert instantly. He never thought a little girl who had escaped from Nightshade would have already become so formidable. However the shocked expression only lasted briefly then his face turned to normal again.
”You shouldn't have hurt her,” Cecilia said emotionlessly. ”You shouldn't have hurt her.”
”Humph, so what I hurt her?” the man snorted, his voice laced with arrogance. ”She is just a lowly human, and you, you are a traitor. So surrender!
”Gasp!”
Cecilia heard Nefia's long gasping breaths and her face turned colder and colder; she had no time to bicker. She needed to end this battle as soon as possible, but she had no confidence because that Rank 2 vampire was no weaker than her. Nonetheless, she still decided to attack. Immediately two shadows appeared from her body and then turned into her duplicate copy, staring at their enemies with cold expressions.
”Doppelganger?!” the Rank 2 vampire shouted while Ran 1 turned pale. The doppelganger spell was the supreme spell of vampires. Only nobles could practice it and after one succeeded he/she would be able to make his/her copy which would have exact strength as the original body. It was a powerful spell that all vampires coveted but only a few could practice.
”No, it's not a doppelganger,” then Rank 2 Vampire noticed something and said, ”Your copies have just about 20% of your strength. It is far inferior to the doppelganger.”
”It is enough to kill you,” Cecilia snorted and dashed to the man with one of her copies while another went to the Rank 1 vampire, and the battle started.