Chapter 05: The Inquisition. (1/2)
”The Inquisition?” I speak to myself out loud.
”Oh!” Lucy claps his hands in a startled gesture: ”Lord Husband doesn't know what that is? How long have you been a vampire? Don't tell me you're a newborn?” He spoke in a neutral tone, but it was pretty clear he was trying to tease me.
”I didn't expect the princess of Clan Snow to have a plebeian husband, I think hell must be frozen by now.” The woman next to Lucy said.
”Is this your attempt to provoke me? Childish.” I speak honestly.
”Huh?” Lucy exclaimed, a little surprised. I realized the woman was surprised too, but I ignored her. I think they thought I would be angry since, according to Violet, newborns are very likely to lose control of their emotions.
”I would understand if you were a newborn who was talking to me, but you're an older vampire, right? Why are you being so aggressive? Are you menstruating? Or do you have a dick in your ass all the time? Is this woman not satisfying you? I think I should call Little Timmy for you.”
”Timmy?” Lucy asked confused
”Oh, you don't know the legendary Timmy?” I spoke with an unbelieving expression, it was like I was looking at two rare animals. ”I guess that living for so long does not mean that you are a man knowledgeable in modern affairs.” I spoke in disdain.
”Let me enlighten you, my little lamb. Timmy is a church boy, he's two meters tall, muscular, and he loves to purge vampires with his holy wand, I think he would love to bond with you.” I said with a small smile.
”....”
”Pfft” Violet inadvertently let out a small laugh for a few seconds, but soon she returned to her noble expression as she kept a small smile on her face.
Lucy's smile slowly began to break. Slowly, and as if it were a lie, Lucy's mask began to fall apart. ”Do you want to die, boy?” He spoke with an angry and aggressive tone; in front of me is just an older vampire who is sadistic and likes to kill.
”Oh? As expected from an older vampire, you're definitely getting senile.” I sneered as I ignored Lucy.
”Lucy, where do you think you are right now?” Violet spoke with a small smile on her face that showed all her sharp teeth.
The air was suddenly heavy, Lucy could feel killing intent all over the mansion and small beads of sweat began to appear on his face, realizing the stupid thing he did, Lucy's expression does a 360-degree turn, and soon he starts to smile 'gently'.
Cough!
He pretended to cough, and spoke in an apologetic tone:
”I'm sorry about that slip, Lady Violet.”
The killing intent disappears as if it never existed, but the atmosphere of surveillance still lingers in the air; something tells me that if Lucy tries to do something, he won't stay alive for long.
Well, I must surely praise how quick he is at controlling his emotions, as expected of an older vampire I guess?
”Violet, what is The Inquisition?” I ignored Lucy, and spoke directly to Violet.
”The Inquisition is an organization made by the Vatican Church; they train humans to hunt down the vampires that are causing trouble in the human world. They use blessed holy water weapons, and chant bible verses to cause permanent damage to vampire mind”
”Oh, so they are vampire hunters” I said carefree. Why was I calm? Well, it's simple, there's no point thinking about a problem that hasn't happened yet; you'll just get stressed out trying to control the things you don't have control over.
And, at the end of the day, you become a paranoid and stressed person. The only thing I have to do right now is to learn more about this world and about the changes in myself. After all, I'm still a newborn, a little fish that has just been born in a new lake.
”Yes,” Violet agreed.
I reach up to Violet's ear and say, ”I tested in my room that the cross of Jesus doesn't affect me, so am i immune?”
”You are not immune to church attacks, what you have in your room is just a normal item. The items used by the church are blessed by the Pope himself, the closest figure to god we have in this world.”
”So does God exist?” I asked curiously.
”I don't know, but I think so? After all, those weapons affect us.” Violet replies, a little confused.
Church, huh? I can't help but think out of curiosity, the church has been active for millennia, so this organization that works for the church must have a lot of influence in the world.
”Lady Violet, will you accept my request?” Lucy asked.
Violet looks at Lucy and replies, ”No, this is my territory and I don't accept other vampires, even if the Inquisition is here; I and my family can handle it.”
Hmm, I think this decision is wrong. I don't have much knowledge of the overall situation but one thing I can say is, I shouldn't trust Lucy. I get a tingling feeling every time I look at him. Oh, I already know.
”Honey, why don't you give our friend permission?”
”Darling?” Violet looks at me with questioning eyes.
I just smile at her, she looks at me confused, but she nods; like she's telling me to do whatever I want. Isn't she cute?
”Lucy, how many vampires do you intend to bring into my wife's territory?” I look at Lucy.
He evaluates me for a few seconds and responds: ”Fifty vampires”
”Oh that's too much, are they all your offspring?”
”Yes, they are my slaves.”
”I see, you want to protect yourself from The Inquisition, right? We accept your request, you can bring the vampires, but…” I look at Kaguya who was behind the sofa, and say a few words then Kaguya nods and disappears, a few seconds later Kaguya comes back with the city map in hand.
I place the map on the table in front of me, and with the pencil Kaguya also brought, I make a big circle on the map.
”Keep your minions out of this circle” I said while showing a circle on the region map, this circle surrounds Violet's mansion and my house which for some reason was quite close to this mansion.
Lucy looks at the circle on the map and nods his head, he looks at Violet for a few seconds as if asking permission, Violet nods her head in agreement.
Soon, he got up from the couch and extended his hand: ”Thank you very much, Lord Victor. I am indebted to your generosity”
I flash a smile and get up from the couch, ”Don't worry, friends were meant to be helped, right?” I look at his hand and shake it in a friendly gesture.
I suddenly feel like he put more strength in his handshake, it feels like he's trying to break my hand, but he doesn't have enough strength... Isn't he an older vampire? He must be strong, right? Well, he asked for it.
My smile grows unevenly, my sharp teeth start to show, and soon I just put a little more strength in my grip.
Crack!
His hand is shattered, but everyone ignores it except Violet who was looking at Lucy as if she were looking at a dead man walking.
Lucy looks at his hand for a moment, then he looks at Violet: ”Until another day, Lady Violet”
Violet didn't say anything, she just nodded her head softly.
Soon Kaguya escorts the two guests out of the mansion
I sit down on the couch again, and Violet climbs into my lap:
”What are you planning?” She asked as she wrapped her arms around my neck.
”Bait, Lucy is my worm that will attract the big fish”
Violet opens her eyes a little and then she flashes a smile, ”Aren't you getting used to this vampire thing a little too quickly?”