365 Vampire With A Unique Hobby (1/2)
The Cathedral of Serenity looked particularly beautiful at night. It complemented with the crimson moon high up in the sky that coldly illuminated the land.
Leonard entered his single room, took off his two red gloves, and tossed them onto a wooden table.
With a grim look, he sat in front of the patterned glass window, his back facing out as he bathed in the moonlight.
After ten seconds of silence, he said softly, almost gritting his teeth, ”So you're a Parasite!”
Leonard's voice echoed faintly in his own ears, muffled by obvious anger, tension, a sense of loss, and fear.
In the blink of an eye, a slightly aged voice resounded in his mind.
”You can say that.”
”What exactly do you want? Are you a being that's leeching my life through your parasitic means? Or are you waiting for me to become stronger, so you can directly devour my Beyonder characteristic, just like cultivating a humanoid potion?” Leonard's voice was suppressed, but in no way slow.
The slightly aged voice in his mind laughed.
”I'm your fortuitous encounter; didn't you always think so? You believe yourself to be unique and the protagonist of this era…
”In fact, you aren't acting as arrogant and self-conceited as you usually do. Ultimately, you're wary of me. Hehe. After I taught you the acting method, you didn't even focus on studying it. All you did was a very superficial attempt at it. You wasted a very long time before you digested it and even hid it. You didn't pursue the Nightmare potion.
”It was only after you met with the spawn of the True Creator and suffered a setback were you willing to advance to Sequence 7. Your regret has made you hallucinate.
”Leonard, think about it carefully. Would I not understand the Church of the Evernight Goddess? When I dealt with them, even the so-called Chanis hadn't even been born yet.
”Would I not know that the Church of the Evernight Goddess knows of Parasites? Would I not realize that the Red Gloves would grasp certain secrets to prevent the infiltration of High-Sequence Beyonders?
”But did I ever stop you from joining the Red Gloves?”
After a few brief changes in expression, Leonard finally fell silent, saying nothing.
The voice in his mind laughed again.
”Do you feel like you have aged faster than your real age? No, right? I can live for at least another hundred years. I'm not in a hurry to take over my host's life.
”As for your Beyonder characteristics, humph. We aren't even in a similar pathway that allows exchanging. If I swallow it, it would be equivalent to drinking poison, making me half-crazy and increasing my chance of losing control. Do you think that I would do that?
”Evernight is grouped with Giant and Death, while my Beyonder pathway's goal is that of the Apprentice and Seer.”
Leonard looked at his body which was illuminated by the crimson moonlight. After some thought, he asked again, ”What exactly do you want to do? What is your purpose?”
The slightly aged voice in his mind sighed.
”Didn't I already tell you?
”I've suffered tremendous damage, and I need a host to recover slowly, and I have to hide from a terrible enemy… The Nighthawks, the Church of the Evernight Goddess, is quite a good choice for a host.”
Leonard lifted his head, looked at the ceiling for a few seconds, and said in a deep voice, ”Will you be discovered by the archbishops, high-ranking deacons, or other Sealed Artifacts?”
The slightly aged voice replied leisurely, ”If Parasites were so easily discovered, that high-ranking deacon named Cesimir wouldn't have just given a warning and not send all of you to be checked.
”Of course, Parasites do leave traces. The Church of the Evernight Goddess has the means to determine this, but it's relatively complicated and troublesome. It will cause certain losses and substantial danger. It might even affect that Goddess, so before you become a high-ranking deacon, making you qualified to participate in meetings for the upper echelons of the Church, and interact with Grade 0 Sealed Artifacts, there's no need to worry.
”By then, I should've recovered and embarked on my own journey.”
Leonard listened with a serious expression. After a while, he said, ”You have a terrifying enemy? Who is he?”
The slightly aged voice chuckled and said, ”I don't know his name, but I do know his last name…”
”What is it?” Leonard asked.
The slightly aged voice suddenly became low and deep.
”Amon.”
…
The area south of the Bridge, 46 Riverbay Avenue.
The owners of the house that were enjoying their dinner heard the tinkling of the doorbell.
The only maid came to the door, and through the peephole above the door's lock, she saw a policeman in a black-and-white checkered uniform.
She opened the door and asked somewhat fearfully, ”Sir, is there anything I can do for you?”
The cop was none other than the disguised Klein, who was attempting to take the initiative to perform. He was here to confirm that the partners of the vampire, Emlyn White, the ones living at 48 Riverbay Avenue, and the people who entrusted Stuart with the mission, were law-abiding monsters.
Yes, law-abiding monsters! Although this doesn't sound right and sounds a little funny, it's how I would react with my true thoughts… Klein emphasized in his heart.
The police uniform he wore wasn't a fake that he specially tailored. It was a product of his ordinary clothes and hallucinatory effects.
A Magician had to do what a magician would do!