A Corvinus Vampire Hybrid or an Evolved Vampire in the underworld universe discovers his dimensional travel ability and then goes on travel the multiverse, creating a multiversal empire of evolved day walking vampires.
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Prologue: A Dream
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Lord Reyes
The Immortal
It was a dark, beautiful night. The stars twinkled brightly overhead, unobscured by the grey clouds, and the full moon hung majestically in the night sky, streaming down soft moonlight onto the Earth.
The air was cold and almost pure, refreshing my lungs as the leaves on the trees and the corn around me whistled with the wind. It was peaceful, and it would've been perfect if it wasn't for what I saw.
There was a large scorched crater below me, with white smoke trailing from its edges into the sky. Right at the centre of this crater was this... thing.
It wasn't a meteor, asteroid, or any sort of celestial body that had crash-landed on Earth as I—or anyone else—would have expected from a crater this big. No, it was something else, something much more.
It was a tall and wide, unnatural structure that looked as though it was made up of five triangles interconnected seamlessly in a way that made parts of it seemingly appear and disappear in and out of reality at the same time.
It was made of a dark, deep red substance, almost like magnetite, releasing brief rhythmic pulses that caused the crater and everything around it to glow an ominous red.
It was almost as if it were breathing, with each pulse signalling an exhale or an inhale, like a living organism. I was speechless, wide-eyed, and awestruck watching this, so much so that I was almost afraid to breathe.
I should've been afraid, amazed, horrified, or even excited seeing this thing that was clearly of alien design. I should've bolted out of there, ran straight to the authorities, and let someone, anyone else, deal with this.
But I couldn't. The moment my eyes fell on it, all my worries, fears, troubles, and anxieties melted away, leaving me with this eerie calm. It was the kind of calm you'd feel as a baby tucked safely within your mother's arms.
As it pulsed gently, a low humming vibrating in the air as the red light flashed and washed over my face every now and then, I felt myself inexplicably drawn to it.
Before I realized it, my feet had started moving on their own, and I found myself sliding down the slope of the crater, ignoring the heat that licked at my skin.
The moment I came within a few meters of it, the thing rose and hovered a few inches above the ground, pulsing with a much greater intensity, the red light now washing over me in rhythmic waves, bathing me in it's warmth, each time it flashed.
It felt...alive, like it was patiently watching and waiting. The humming increased, and instantly, the hairs on my skin stood up as the temperature dropped drastically, goosebumps popping up all over my body.
My breath came out in ragged gasps, a thin cloud of vapour in the freezing air. My body shivered incessantly, but it wasn't from the cold.
No, it was from fear. Fear—pure, unadulterated terror— that sent shivers down my spine and nearly forced my heart to stop beating. I could feel its presence—or its nature—now. It was, for lack of a better word, wrong.
My instincts screamed at me, yelling at the top of their lungs, telling me to stay the hell away from it. My entire body rejected its presence, trying desperately to back away from the thing, the creature, but no matter how hard it tried, I just kept inching toward it.
Fear consumed me, drenching me in its suffocating grasp until my teeth chattered, my legs buckled, and my entire body trembled uncontrollably.
Tears and snot streamed down my face in an unrelenting flood, stripping away any semblance of composure. Every ounce of willpower I had left was focused on holding control over my bowels, but even that fragile thread was fraying, threatening to snap at any moment.
I screamed, yelled, begged, and cried like a child as loud as I could with each passing second, calling for help as I gradually drew closer to it.
The terror became so intense that I could even taste it in my mouth as I eventually reached it, sweat soaking my thick clothing and my trembling body beneath it, as its hums rang in my ears, drowning out all other sounds.
Like a puppet whose strings had been pulled, my left hand extended itself, and my fingers brushed against its surface. It was warm, impossibly smooth, and dense, like glass yet softer.
With fear-stricken eyes blurry with tears, I watched as my hand sank or phased into it, defying all the natural laws of physics I had grown up learning and understanding.
Instantly, the pulsation grew, and the red light that flashed intermittently from it became constant, glowing so brightly that it superseded all other forms of color, filling my vision with a sea of dark, terrifying red that made my head and eyes hurt.
I didn't know how, but I knew I was about to die. It was a certainty, a fact, like me being a man or the sun being in space.
A part of me wanted to disagree, to fight against this unexplainable feeling, to assure myself that I'd survive this—just like I'd survived all these years with my condition—that I'd come out on top and be even stronger because of it.
But that part of me faded away in a second, leaving me with nothing but my uncontrollable terror and the surety of my death.
Ever since I was old enough and smart enough to understand my condition, I'd made it a point not to fear death but to accept and embrace it.
That it would come sooner or later and that I couldn't escape it no matter how hard I tried—not with how I was born. Despite living longer than I was supposed to, surviving against all odds, I never deluded myself into thinking that maybe I'd live as long as regular people did.
That I'd grow old enough to have kids, watch them grow into adults, grow old with my wife, and die peacefully of natural causes like a large majority of people did in this world.
I knew I'd die young, in a hospital bed somewhere, alone and forgotten. I never in my wildest dreams pictured myself dying like this, but I accepted it nonetheless and forced my eyes closed, waiting patiently for the death that was to come.
...But apparently, that wasn't part of the plan. I felt something seep into my hand, and instantly, I felt a tingle, like tongues of electricity spreading from my left hand like wires to envelop every inch of my body.
Nothing could have prepared me for what came next.
Pain—unimaginable, unexplainable pain—shot throughout my body like a tidal wave. It was as if billions of hot needles buried themselves into my skin at the same time, piercing through flesh and bone to target my nerves, tissues, cells, and even my atoms.
It was as if hot molten iron was being poured into my veins, coursing through every fibre of my being. My body convulsed, muscles seizing in violent spams as the pain burned deeper.
There was nothing I could do but try to scream and howl in agony, but no sound came out. There was nothing left of my voice.
I wanted so desperately to claw my brains out with my fingers to end the torment, but my body wouldn't respond. It wasn't long before I felt my body coming apart. My left hand, the one inside the 'thing', was the first to go, disintegrating into nothingness.
I began losing all feeling as the sensation spread, devouring me piece by piece, but the pain never diminished. It only grew as I felt my mind twisting under the onslaught, somehow tearing itself at the seams and reconstructing itself back together continuously.
It didn't take long until I lost everything—my body, my senses, my feelings, and even my pain—yet somehow I remained conscious. The pain gave way to numbness, and the numbness gave way to stillness.
I floated in an infinite void of crimson light, devoid of sound and sensation. For the first time, in what seemed like an eternity, I was at peace. After a while, even that came to an end as I felt my consciousness fading, my thoughts and memories dissolving into nothingness.
Eventually, I finally felt the true end near, as only a shred of my consciousness remained, and just as I completely faded away, I couldn't help but think bitterly about how everything would've been better if I had never been born.
...Then, there was nothing.
The air was cold and almost pure, refreshing my lungs as the leaves on the trees and the corn around me whistled with the wind. It was peaceful, and it would've been perfect if it wasn't for what I saw.
There was a large scorched crater below me, with white smoke trailing from its edges into the sky. Right at the centre of this crater was this... thing.
It wasn't a meteor, asteroid, or any sort of celestial body that had crash-landed on Earth as I—or anyone else—would have expected from a crater this big. No, it was something else, something much more.
It was a tall and wide, unnatural structure that looked as though it was made up of five triangles interconnected seamlessly in a way that made parts of it seemingly appear and disappear in and out of reality at the same time.
It was made of a dark, deep red substance, almost like magnetite, releasing brief rhythmic pulses that caused the crater and everything around it to glow an ominous red.
It was almost as if it were breathing, with each pulse signalling an exhale or an inhale, like a living organism. I was speechless, wide-eyed, and awestruck watching this, so much so that I was almost afraid to breathe.
I should've been afraid, amazed, horrified, or even excited seeing this thing that was clearly of alien design. I should've bolted out of there, ran straight to the authorities, and let someone, anyone else, deal with this.
But I couldn't. The moment my eyes fell on it, all my worries, fears, troubles, and anxieties melted away, leaving me with this eerie calm. It was the kind of calm you'd feel as a baby tucked safely within your mother's arms.
As it pulsed gently, a low humming vibrating in the air as the red light flashed and washed over my face every now and then, I felt myself inexplicably drawn to it.
Before I realized it, my feet had started moving on their own, and I found myself sliding down the slope of the crater, ignoring the heat that licked at my skin.
The moment I came within a few meters of it, the thing rose and hovered a few inches above the ground, pulsing with a much greater intensity, the red light now washing over me in rhythmic waves, bathing me in it's warmth, each time it flashed.
It felt...alive, like it was patiently watching and waiting. The humming increased, and instantly, the hairs on my skin stood up as the temperature dropped drastically, goosebumps popping up all over my body.
My breath came out in ragged gasps, a thin cloud of vapour in the freezing air. My body shivered incessantly, but it wasn't from the cold.
No, it was from fear. Fear—pure, unadulterated terror— that sent shivers down my spine and nearly forced my heart to stop beating. I could feel its presence—or its nature—now. It was, for lack of a better word, wrong.
My instincts screamed at me, yelling at the top of their lungs, telling me to stay the hell away from it. My entire body rejected its presence, trying desperately to back away from the thing, the creature, but no matter how hard it tried, I just kept inching toward it.
Fear consumed me, drenching me in its suffocating grasp until my teeth chattered, my legs buckled, and my entire body trembled uncontrollably.
Tears and snot streamed down my face in an unrelenting flood, stripping away any semblance of composure. Every ounce of willpower I had left was focused on holding control over my bowels, but even that fragile thread was fraying, threatening to snap at any moment.
I screamed, yelled, begged, and cried like a child as loud as I could with each passing second, calling for help as I gradually drew closer to it.
The terror became so intense that I could even taste it in my mouth as I eventually reached it, sweat soaking my thick clothing and my trembling body beneath it, as its hums rang in my ears, drowning out all other sounds.
Like a puppet whose strings had been pulled, my left hand extended itself, and my fingers brushed against its surface. It was warm, impossibly smooth, and dense, like glass yet softer.
With fear-stricken eyes blurry with tears, I watched as my hand sank or phased into it, defying all the natural laws of physics I had grown up learning and understanding.
Instantly, the pulsation grew, and the red light that flashed intermittently from it became constant, glowing so brightly that it superseded all other forms of color, filling my vision with a sea of dark, terrifying red that made my head and eyes hurt.
I didn't know how, but I knew I was about to die. It was a certainty, a fact, like me being a man or the sun being in space.
A part of me wanted to disagree, to fight against this unexplainable feeling, to assure myself that I'd survive this—just like I'd survived all these years with my condition—that I'd come out on top and be even stronger because of it.
But that part of me faded away in a second, leaving me with nothing but my uncontrollable terror and the surety of my death.
Ever since I was old enough and smart enough to understand my condition, I'd made it a point not to fear death but to accept and embrace it.
That it would come sooner or later and that I couldn't escape it no matter how hard I tried—not with how I was born. Despite living longer than I was supposed to, surviving against all odds, I never deluded myself into thinking that maybe I'd live as long as regular people did.
That I'd grow old enough to have kids, watch them grow into adults, grow old with my wife, and die peacefully of natural causes like a large majority of people did in this world.
I knew I'd die young, in a hospital bed somewhere, alone and forgotten. I never in my wildest dreams pictured myself dying like this, but I accepted it nonetheless and forced my eyes closed, waiting patiently for the death that was to come.
...But apparently, that wasn't part of the plan. I felt something seep into my hand, and instantly, I felt a tingle, like tongues of electricity spreading from my left hand like wires to envelop every inch of my body.
Nothing could have prepared me for what came next.
Pain—unimaginable, unexplainable pain—shot throughout my body like a tidal wave. It was as if billions of hot needles buried themselves into my skin at the same time, piercing through flesh and bone to target my nerves, tissues, cells, and even my atoms.
It was as if hot molten iron was being poured into my veins, coursing through every fibre of my being. My body convulsed, muscles seizing in violent spams as the pain burned deeper.
There was nothing I could do but try to scream and howl in agony, but no sound came out. There was nothing left of my voice.
I wanted so desperately to claw my brains out with my fingers to end the torment, but my body wouldn't respond. It wasn't long before I felt my body coming apart. My left hand, the one inside the 'thing', was the first to go, disintegrating into nothingness.
I began losing all feeling as the sensation spread, devouring me piece by piece, but the pain never diminished. It only grew as I felt my mind twisting under the onslaught, somehow tearing itself at the seams and reconstructing itself back together continuously.
It didn't take long until I lost everything—my body, my senses, my feelings, and even my pain—yet somehow I remained conscious. The pain gave way to numbness, and the numbness gave way to stillness.
I floated in an infinite void of crimson light, devoid of sound and sensation. For the first time, in what seemed like an eternity, I was at peace. After a while, even that came to an end as I felt my consciousness fading, my thoughts and memories dissolving into nothingness.
Eventually, I finally felt the true end near, as only a shred of my consciousness remained, and just as I completely faded away, I couldn't help but think bitterly about how everything would've been better if I had never been born.
...Then, there was nothing.
Chapter One
New
Lord Reyes
The Immortal
My eyes opened as I shot up from my bed, my breath ragged. Lightning flashed outside, illuminating the room for a brief moment, followed by the mighty roar of thunder.
I shivered, my hands shaking as that horrible nightmare replayed in my head for the umpteenth time, my cold heart beating furiously. The soft downpour of rain and the rhythmic pattering on my windows helped calm me as I took long, deep breaths of the cold air.
Lightning flashed again, accompanied by thunder, as I finally calmed down, the trembling in my hands vanishing. Sighing, I shook my head with a bitter smile and turned, slipping out from beneath my silk sheets to sit on the left edge of my bed, my hands covering my face.
It had been almost forty-five years since that fateful day, but I still had nightmares about it. They were so terrible that even now, anytime I thought about it, my body would flinch, and I'd feel a sliver of that pain echoing across my being.
That day was supposed to be like any other. I'd go to school, attend all my tedious lectures, hang out with some friends, go home to take my litany of prescribed medications, eat, watch some sci-fi shows, and then sleep—only to repeat the cycle.
That was how it was supposed to happen, and that was how it started. But who would've thought I'd end up following a falling celestial body to its crash site, making first contact with an alien thing, enduring what felt like millennia of torture, getting vaporized, and then being reborn? In another universe, no less?
I chuckled at the thought and shook my head as I got out of bed, my feet landing on the polished, pristine marble floor. My eyes scanned the luxuriously decorated bedroom.
It was completely dark, not a hint of light to be found, yet I could see everything. I could make out my fireplace on the wall opposite my bed, the portrait hanging above it, my bookshelves flanking the hearth, my computer stations on the far left of the room, and the black sofas on the far right.
Everything was as clear as if bathed in sunlight on a scorching afternoon. Night vision at its finest—something fundamentally impossible for humans to possess. But thankfully, I was anything but human.
A small smile touched my lips as I stepped to my right, passing through a small arch and entering a door. A wide, equally dark, opulent bathroom opened before me, its marble floors and walls gleaming faintly.
I stopped in front of a crystal-clear full-body mirror, taking time to examine my naked form. The first thing that caught my attention was my eyes. My unnaturally glowing blue irises, framed by dark eyebrows, stared back at me, providing a faint luminescence in the room.
I had a tall, muscular body—perfectly toned and incredibly pale, without a single scar or blemish. My dark red hair fell across my broad shoulders, contrasting with my alabaster skin. My face was angular and striking, with high cheekbones, a straight nose, a strong jawline, and small pink lips.
I looked like a handsome young man in his mid-to-late twenties. And that would've been true if I were human. But fortunately, I wasn't.
I smiled, revealing a perfectly white row of teeth and pointed fangs that gleamed faintly in the dim light.
I was a vampire now, an immortal being of the night that only existed in stories. Somehow, after being tortured and killed by that "thing," I was reborn as a vampire in an entirely new world—a world that, until my death, I had thought was fictional, a mere figment of someone's imagination.
I had been reincarnated into Underworld, a world teeming with vampires and werewolves locked in an endless, bloody war to rid each other from existence.
If it weren't for all I'd been through in this cursed universe, I might still be in denial, convincing myself that it was all just a very, very lucid dream.
But it was real. Fiction had become reality—my reality—and there was nothing to do but accept my new lease on life and adapt.
It was something I had been doing for the past forty-odd years and planned to continue for the rest of my immortal life, despite how fragile the concept of eternal life was in this universe.
Fortunately, today marked a turning point. Today, was the day I'd taste the fruits of my labor. I was going to change history and ascend to higher heights. Today, I'd take one step into perfection.
A grin spread across my face as the thought of my plans for the day sent tremors of excitement through my body, causing the glow in my eyes to intensify. I turned and stepped into the shower cubicle, letting steaming hot water cascade over my body.
After a few minutes, I stepped out, dried myself with a towel, and returned to my bedroom. Opening my walk-in closet, I selected my attire for the evening.
I donned a black, long-sleeved turtleneck shirt overlaid with a black trench coat, black trousers, and black combat boots. After slicking my hair back, I moved to another closet nearby.
Opening it revealed my weapon collection: two black twin Baer 1911 pistols hanging at the top, two long silver daggers in the middle, and four full clips of silver nitrate bullets at the bottom.
I loaded the guns and tucked them into my inner coat pockets, then slid the daggers into separate pockets.
Nodding to myself, I picked up the telephone on the wall and dialed a number. After a few rings, a gruff voice answered in Hungarian.
"Boss?"
"Sergie, prepare the car. I'm coming," I replied in the same language.
"Understood," he said, cutting the call.
I hung up the phone and took one last look around the room. Lightning flickered outside, thunder roared, and rain continued to patter against the windows.
Turning, I stepped into the dimly lit corridor. Dark oak doors lined the walls, and the high ceiling bore a chandelier that cast a muted glow over the carpeted floor. My footfalls were muffled as I descended the spiral staircase to the second floor.
The sounds of idle chatter, soft moans, clinking glasses, and laughter drifted from the salon below, mingling with the distinct aroma of fresh blood and the acrid stench of marijuana.
A frown crossed my face, but I quickly smoothed it away, masking my annoyance with a neutral expression as I descended into the salon.
The salon was decorated in subdued tones of red, black, and a rich walnut brown. Lighted candelabras were mounted along the walls and hung from the ceiling, shining down on a rose-colored wool carpet bearing a floral design.
Ornamental brass lamps with opaque black shades rested upon antique mahogany end tables, beneath the elaborately carved wooden moldings running along the borders of the ceiling.
Heavy velvet curtains of the deepest burgundy were draped over the windows, keeping the place dark and protected from the deadly rays of sunlight come morning.
A menagerie of richly dressed vampires littered the luxurious room, lounging carefree on plush velvet divans or standing around, exchanging giggles and gossip.
Their laughter rang in the air as they clinked their crystal goblets filled with fresh crimson blood, pearly white fangs gleaming in the light peeking from the jaded smiles of the young and elegant vampire men and women.
In the corners of the salon, couples or partners bared their sharp fangs, sinking them into each other's flesh and savoring each other's blood in orgasmic throes, soft sensual moans escaping their blood-stained lips.
A few vampires held long pipes billowing with smoke, taking large puffs and relishing the high of their nicotine-enriched smokes.
The decadent air stank of a horrid mix of marijuana, expensive perfumes, steaming blood, and bodily fluids, making me almost grimace in disgust.
My appearance attracted the attention of most of them. They paused their meaningless chatter and stared at me with eyes brimming with interest, amusement, envy, lust, anger, hatred, and even admiration.
I was used to this, so I ignored their gazes and stepped confidently toward the foyer at the end of the room, my face as cold as ice. Seeing this, they smirked, clicked their tongues, and withdrew their attention, returning to their useless conversations.
Looking at them, all I felt was a deep sense of distaste and disappointment as I inched closer to the foyer. They were vampires, biologically immortal beings with superhuman strength, power, and influence, but they didn't act like it.
While the Death Dealers were out there risking their lives almost every day, fighting against the Lycans who would willingly sell their souls to guarantee our extinction, these vampires were here participating in blood orgies and other hedonistic pleasures.
I didn't like the war that was ongoing between my race and the Lycans. Quite honestly, I thought it was a foolish and meaningless war started by an idiotic leader with a superiority complex so massive that a black hole paled in comparison.
But I at least didn't try to pretend it wasn't happening, unlike some of these degenerates. I did my part, as did most self-respecting vampires, but these bastards did not.
They merely took everything like the blood-sucking leeches and parasites they were, hiding under those pale skins.
They had everything anyone could ever want or dream of, but they did nothing with it. They made me sick, and if I had the chance, I'd throw them all to the wolves and dispose of the waste they were.
But unfortunately, despite my status as a pureblood and my contributions as a scientist and Death Dealer, I didn't have that kind of power. Not yet, anyway...
Stepping into the luxuriously decorated foyer, I briefly glanced at the tapestries and paintings hanging on the walls and moved toward the heavy oaken doors that led to the mansion's exterior.
Fledgling vampires in dark clothing, waiting at the doors, bowed to me with reverent gazes and pushed open the doors, revealing the marble staircase that led downward to the entrance of the mansion.
Sergie, a pale, tall, lanky man in a black trench coat, stood at the foot of the staircase near the limousine, holding an umbrella. The moment he saw me, he hurriedly ascended the staircase and stood next to me, shielding my body from the rain.
I smiled and nodded at him, showing my appreciation, and together we descended to the limousine. He opened the door for me, waited for me to enter, closed it gently, and stepped across the car to the driver's seat.
"Where to, Boss?" He asked as he started the car.
I relaxed in the soft fabric of the seat. "Take me to the lab," I answered and shifted my eyes to watch the gushing fountain being pelted by the rain.
The car started moving, driving past the fountain toward the black main gates guarded by two tall, menacing vampires in dark clothing armed with assault rifles and surrounded by large Dobermans, seemingly unbothered by the rain.
As they opened the gates, I couldn't help but smile as I thought of what awaited me at my lab.
"It'll all be perfect soon."
I shivered, my hands shaking as that horrible nightmare replayed in my head for the umpteenth time, my cold heart beating furiously. The soft downpour of rain and the rhythmic pattering on my windows helped calm me as I took long, deep breaths of the cold air.
Lightning flashed again, accompanied by thunder, as I finally calmed down, the trembling in my hands vanishing. Sighing, I shook my head with a bitter smile and turned, slipping out from beneath my silk sheets to sit on the left edge of my bed, my hands covering my face.
It had been almost forty-five years since that fateful day, but I still had nightmares about it. They were so terrible that even now, anytime I thought about it, my body would flinch, and I'd feel a sliver of that pain echoing across my being.
That day was supposed to be like any other. I'd go to school, attend all my tedious lectures, hang out with some friends, go home to take my litany of prescribed medications, eat, watch some sci-fi shows, and then sleep—only to repeat the cycle.
That was how it was supposed to happen, and that was how it started. But who would've thought I'd end up following a falling celestial body to its crash site, making first contact with an alien thing, enduring what felt like millennia of torture, getting vaporized, and then being reborn? In another universe, no less?
I chuckled at the thought and shook my head as I got out of bed, my feet landing on the polished, pristine marble floor. My eyes scanned the luxuriously decorated bedroom.
It was completely dark, not a hint of light to be found, yet I could see everything. I could make out my fireplace on the wall opposite my bed, the portrait hanging above it, my bookshelves flanking the hearth, my computer stations on the far left of the room, and the black sofas on the far right.
Everything was as clear as if bathed in sunlight on a scorching afternoon. Night vision at its finest—something fundamentally impossible for humans to possess. But thankfully, I was anything but human.
A small smile touched my lips as I stepped to my right, passing through a small arch and entering a door. A wide, equally dark, opulent bathroom opened before me, its marble floors and walls gleaming faintly.
I stopped in front of a crystal-clear full-body mirror, taking time to examine my naked form. The first thing that caught my attention was my eyes. My unnaturally glowing blue irises, framed by dark eyebrows, stared back at me, providing a faint luminescence in the room.
I had a tall, muscular body—perfectly toned and incredibly pale, without a single scar or blemish. My dark red hair fell across my broad shoulders, contrasting with my alabaster skin. My face was angular and striking, with high cheekbones, a straight nose, a strong jawline, and small pink lips.
I looked like a handsome young man in his mid-to-late twenties. And that would've been true if I were human. But fortunately, I wasn't.
I smiled, revealing a perfectly white row of teeth and pointed fangs that gleamed faintly in the dim light.
I was a vampire now, an immortal being of the night that only existed in stories. Somehow, after being tortured and killed by that "thing," I was reborn as a vampire in an entirely new world—a world that, until my death, I had thought was fictional, a mere figment of someone's imagination.
I had been reincarnated into Underworld, a world teeming with vampires and werewolves locked in an endless, bloody war to rid each other from existence.
If it weren't for all I'd been through in this cursed universe, I might still be in denial, convincing myself that it was all just a very, very lucid dream.
But it was real. Fiction had become reality—my reality—and there was nothing to do but accept my new lease on life and adapt.
It was something I had been doing for the past forty-odd years and planned to continue for the rest of my immortal life, despite how fragile the concept of eternal life was in this universe.
Fortunately, today marked a turning point. Today, was the day I'd taste the fruits of my labor. I was going to change history and ascend to higher heights. Today, I'd take one step into perfection.
A grin spread across my face as the thought of my plans for the day sent tremors of excitement through my body, causing the glow in my eyes to intensify. I turned and stepped into the shower cubicle, letting steaming hot water cascade over my body.
After a few minutes, I stepped out, dried myself with a towel, and returned to my bedroom. Opening my walk-in closet, I selected my attire for the evening.
I donned a black, long-sleeved turtleneck shirt overlaid with a black trench coat, black trousers, and black combat boots. After slicking my hair back, I moved to another closet nearby.
Opening it revealed my weapon collection: two black twin Baer 1911 pistols hanging at the top, two long silver daggers in the middle, and four full clips of silver nitrate bullets at the bottom.
I loaded the guns and tucked them into my inner coat pockets, then slid the daggers into separate pockets.
Nodding to myself, I picked up the telephone on the wall and dialed a number. After a few rings, a gruff voice answered in Hungarian.
"Boss?"
"Sergie, prepare the car. I'm coming," I replied in the same language.
"Understood," he said, cutting the call.
I hung up the phone and took one last look around the room. Lightning flickered outside, thunder roared, and rain continued to patter against the windows.
Turning, I stepped into the dimly lit corridor. Dark oak doors lined the walls, and the high ceiling bore a chandelier that cast a muted glow over the carpeted floor. My footfalls were muffled as I descended the spiral staircase to the second floor.
The sounds of idle chatter, soft moans, clinking glasses, and laughter drifted from the salon below, mingling with the distinct aroma of fresh blood and the acrid stench of marijuana.
A frown crossed my face, but I quickly smoothed it away, masking my annoyance with a neutral expression as I descended into the salon.
The salon was decorated in subdued tones of red, black, and a rich walnut brown. Lighted candelabras were mounted along the walls and hung from the ceiling, shining down on a rose-colored wool carpet bearing a floral design.
Ornamental brass lamps with opaque black shades rested upon antique mahogany end tables, beneath the elaborately carved wooden moldings running along the borders of the ceiling.
Heavy velvet curtains of the deepest burgundy were draped over the windows, keeping the place dark and protected from the deadly rays of sunlight come morning.
A menagerie of richly dressed vampires littered the luxurious room, lounging carefree on plush velvet divans or standing around, exchanging giggles and gossip.
Their laughter rang in the air as they clinked their crystal goblets filled with fresh crimson blood, pearly white fangs gleaming in the light peeking from the jaded smiles of the young and elegant vampire men and women.
In the corners of the salon, couples or partners bared their sharp fangs, sinking them into each other's flesh and savoring each other's blood in orgasmic throes, soft sensual moans escaping their blood-stained lips.
A few vampires held long pipes billowing with smoke, taking large puffs and relishing the high of their nicotine-enriched smokes.
The decadent air stank of a horrid mix of marijuana, expensive perfumes, steaming blood, and bodily fluids, making me almost grimace in disgust.
My appearance attracted the attention of most of them. They paused their meaningless chatter and stared at me with eyes brimming with interest, amusement, envy, lust, anger, hatred, and even admiration.
I was used to this, so I ignored their gazes and stepped confidently toward the foyer at the end of the room, my face as cold as ice. Seeing this, they smirked, clicked their tongues, and withdrew their attention, returning to their useless conversations.
Looking at them, all I felt was a deep sense of distaste and disappointment as I inched closer to the foyer. They were vampires, biologically immortal beings with superhuman strength, power, and influence, but they didn't act like it.
While the Death Dealers were out there risking their lives almost every day, fighting against the Lycans who would willingly sell their souls to guarantee our extinction, these vampires were here participating in blood orgies and other hedonistic pleasures.
I didn't like the war that was ongoing between my race and the Lycans. Quite honestly, I thought it was a foolish and meaningless war started by an idiotic leader with a superiority complex so massive that a black hole paled in comparison.
But I at least didn't try to pretend it wasn't happening, unlike some of these degenerates. I did my part, as did most self-respecting vampires, but these bastards did not.
They merely took everything like the blood-sucking leeches and parasites they were, hiding under those pale skins.
They had everything anyone could ever want or dream of, but they did nothing with it. They made me sick, and if I had the chance, I'd throw them all to the wolves and dispose of the waste they were.
But unfortunately, despite my status as a pureblood and my contributions as a scientist and Death Dealer, I didn't have that kind of power. Not yet, anyway...
Stepping into the luxuriously decorated foyer, I briefly glanced at the tapestries and paintings hanging on the walls and moved toward the heavy oaken doors that led to the mansion's exterior.
Fledgling vampires in dark clothing, waiting at the doors, bowed to me with reverent gazes and pushed open the doors, revealing the marble staircase that led downward to the entrance of the mansion.
Sergie, a pale, tall, lanky man in a black trench coat, stood at the foot of the staircase near the limousine, holding an umbrella. The moment he saw me, he hurriedly ascended the staircase and stood next to me, shielding my body from the rain.
I smiled and nodded at him, showing my appreciation, and together we descended to the limousine. He opened the door for me, waited for me to enter, closed it gently, and stepped across the car to the driver's seat.
"Where to, Boss?" He asked as he started the car.
I relaxed in the soft fabric of the seat. "Take me to the lab," I answered and shifted my eyes to watch the gushing fountain being pelted by the rain.
The car started moving, driving past the fountain toward the black main gates guarded by two tall, menacing vampires in dark clothing armed with assault rifles and surrounded by large Dobermans, seemingly unbothered by the rain.
As they opened the gates, I couldn't help but smile as I thought of what awaited me at my lab.
"It'll all be perfect soon."
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Interesting......
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I'm looking forward to reading more...