Chapter 10 - Paradise Lost 2 (2/2)
Hong Yuri still had her misgivings. Of course the debuff during daytime was a big minus, but overall the Blood Queen class was still very attractive. She could even develop her own forces and no longer be ruled by men.
“Will I be able to be of use to you with this power?”
“You would be required to enter a master/slave contract with me. You must henceforth serve me as your Lord, and be ready to answer my call if need be.”
It wasn’t a bad deal. Woohyuk obviously had a bright future and she was basically destitute right now. Of course the immortality of a vampire was also a very attractive point.
“Fine, I accept.”
“Don’t worry too much, there are still ways to regain your humanity later on, but of course it won’t be easy.”
Woohyuk handed her the Chalice. As Hong Yuri injected her magic into it, it became full of crimson blood.
“Make sure to drink it all without spilling, until the very last drop.”
“...”
Hong Yuri closed her eyes and took a deep breath, then proceeded to down the contents of the Chalice. Although it was rather nauseating and more than a little salty, she steeled her heart as she thought of her future.
It wasn’t long before she managed to empty the bronze cup.
“How are you feeling?”
“Strange, I can sense everything much more clearly now.”
Still dazed, Hong Yuri dropped the Chalice on the ground. Having lost its previous luster, the bronze cup turned to dust as it hit the floor scattering into the wind.
“Then let’s begin the ceremony.”
Woohyuk pulled out a Bloodstone as he placed his arm on Hong Yuri to support her.
He cut his finger and then Hong Yuri’s, dropping a drop of blood from each of them onto the Bloodstone.
“As your Lord, I command your absolute obedience. My blood shall enslave you, and your blood shall serve me.”
“O..okay, I’m yours”
The Bloodstone absorbed both drops of blood and then wound itself around Woohyuk’s left index finger. Shortly after a ring with a large red jewel appeared.
[Blood Pact]
It was an item that allowed him to keep a vampire as a slave. Of course it would only be effective so long as the Lord was stronger than his servant, but Woohyuk never even considered being surpassed by Hong Yuri.
‘That’s one less to worry about.’
[Blood Queen Alice]
She had been part of the alliance that had invaded his territory in the Central plains, along with Dragon Lord Ivanov and the Necromancer Logan.
Although he had managed to kill her by staking her with a silver cross through the heart, she had been truly troublesome.
“Well done, here is your reward.”
Woohyuk placed his wounded finger before her and allowed Hong Yuri to sink her fangs into it.
Her expression was one of embarrassment however as she looked up at Woohyuk.
“When you return to camp, go ahead and secretly start turning your own vampires. Do be careful and avoid healers as much as possible as well as relics like a cross.”
“Can’t I simply follow you?”
“It’s too early for that.”
After taking back his finger, Woohyuk pulled out a shiny gold key from his pocket.
It was an item he had obtained from killing the Queen Star Serpent, and would allow him to unlock the treasure chest located in this hidden room.
‘I wasn’t able to obtain this last time around.’
Items would automatically be assigned according to the level of contribution in the hunt. Of course if they remained unclaimed for 10 minutes time then they would become fair game, but this hardly ever happened in Boss raids.
‘There were too many competitors back then.’
In the past, several groups had participated in the raid, all with significant strength so he could only receive a small slice of the pie. This time around the group had been marked as sinners, so Woohyuk was able to kill them all and monopolize everything.
Click
The treasure chest snapped open, and a mysterious potion appeared.
[Paradise Elixir]
Category: Consumable
Effect: Enables you to wield two additional classes, all stats +5 and can control animals captured within the Primordial Forest.
‘Good thing I didn’t miss out on it this time.’
It was a unique existence and would disappear upon consumption. Woohyuk then went on to examine the other items after downing the contents of the Elixir.
[Ghost Queen Star Serpent]
Category: Jewel (Growth)Grade: D (0%)
Durability: 2300
Effect: Intelligence +5. Absorbs hostile Magic spells, and then fires them back upon the assailant. Transforms MP into an invisible shield able to block physical attacks.
[Calm Sea’s Silence]
Category: Jewel (Growth)Grade: D (0%)
Durability: 2300
Effect: Spirit +5, increases MP recovery by 20%. Silences enemies within a 5 meter radius.
[Judgement Sword - Grandia]
Category: Weapon (Growth)Grade: D (0%)
Durability: 5600
Effect: Strength +10. Reveals the sinner’s mark upon guilty targets for a duration of 1 hour. (Invisible to others), After bringing them to justice, absorbs up to 10% of an enemy’s vitality and stats (dependent on the gravity of their sin).
‘They are quite useful.’
Growth type items absorb some of the player’s experience, allowing it to increase its Grade and gain new abilities. Naturally the drawback was that it would restrict the player’s own growth, so equipping too many could be detrimental instead.
In the past it was Alice and her companions that had reached the secret room, and he hadn’t been able to obtain any of these crucial items.
Back then he had already been strong, but he didn’t have any way to deal with a Mage’s magic, which had always held him back.
“Could I have some as well? I’ll have to be by myself for a while and except for my stats increasing a bit, my overall power hasn’t increased much.”
“Sure, take these.”
Woohyuk passed her some items which wouldn’t have been useful to him anyways.
[Carmilla’s Temptation]
Category: Jewel (Growth)Grade: D (0%)
Durability: 2800
Effect: Dexterity + 15 , Causes creatures within a 15 meter radius to fall in an illusion.
[Red Crescent Moon]
Category: Jewel (Growth)Grade: D (0%)
Durability: 2800
Effect: Vitality +15, Use 5% of one’s blood to summon up to 100 Vampires or hide within a shadow for a duration of 1 hour.
[Cursed Princess’s Song]
Category: Jewel (Growth)Grade: D (0%)
Durability: 2800
Effect: Intelligence +15. Sacrifice 10% of your blood in order to create a blood vortex, or cast a Rage buff with a radius of 100 meters for a duration of 1 hour.
These were only for the Blood Queen. When normal people tried to grasp those items, a black aura would reject them, but since Woohyuk was her Lord, that didn’t occur.
“How come I didn’t get a weapon?”
“Choose from one of those.”
Woohyuk pointed to the various kinds of weapons sitting on the altar.
Hong Yuri took her time examining her options, before settling a rapier while providing a bonus to agility.
“Have you used a sword before?”
“Uhm… no.”
“Then I’ll teach you.”
“Truly? Thank you”
Hong Yuri attempted a weak strike, but Woohyuk easily slapped it away with Grandia
Chaang
“Ouch!”
“You need to fix that posture. We don’t have much time so try to focus.”
And so ensured a strict fencing class. Wiping away a tear, Hong Yuri picked up her rapier from the ground.