Chapter 5: Successor .
Forest of Darkness .
One of the only reasons all four Empires don't dare go to war all the time . Every month , a beast tide erupts from this forest which is somewhat related to the average level of players .
Vera , or the supercomputer that manages everything in Veracity , calculates the average level of the ' regular ' players and increases the level of everything bit by bit .
What this means is a level 200 guard today can become 210 tommorow . This was , of course , only to a limited number .
So , there was definitely a reason for Ron to be scared when he was staring without even blinking at the Vampire which had the obvious words [ Vampire King ] above his head .
There were many races that increased their social status after advancing every 100 or so levels . Vampires was one such race and their social status updated every advancement . So a King , would be level 900+ . This feat was currently only possible for legends of their races , the ones who protected .
" You are brave , at the very least ." The man smiled and revealed his sharp , ivory like fangs . " We legends are looking for successors of our skills . The guild is providing a helping hand ."
Ron continued staring at the vampire , but then sighed " You want to sire me ?"
Everyone knew what it meant to be sired to a vampire of higher status . ' Growth boost and better skills ' was the gist of the benefits .
The vampire shook his head . " I know better than to ruin your potential . I am a straightforward person , so I'll say it directly : be my successor ."
Ron shook for a moment . The words ' Legends are looking for successors ' repeated in his head over and over .
" Why me ? I am nothing more than a weakling " Ron said as he opened his Status Window for himself to see . " There are stronger vampires , and you could directly ' turn ' a human if you wanted " He said bluntly .
" I don't care . " The vampire stood against what seemed to be the cave entrance " I am the king of shadows . Not an assassin , however close to it my title seems , I am a swordsman . You have hands that have experienced swordsmanship . "
Ron tried to say something , but was interrupted " A fool of a slave's status moving in the sun , only someone ignorant will try such a thing . You did it , I don't care however , whether it was ignorance or cleverness , but the curse was lifted from you . A being so weak I can crush you any moment , but blessed by the heavens to live again , you will forever be free from the curse ."
" Does it matter ? Such a minor thing doesn't call for a legend to make me his successor ." Ron said as he instinctively took a step back .
The vampire emitted a small amount of killing intent , but calmed down immediately " It is not minor . You who can fight at 100% of your strength in the day are stronger than any other vampire . Even I , a king , has to fight at 95% of my power . Even if the 5% is a small number , in a battle between kings , even a single decimal is enough to change things . The races will have to unite against the real danger soon , so we are in a rush . Only our successors can fight at the start of the invasion . "
He paused for a moment , then laughed " My successor will have the same strength as them , even during the day ... Interesting ."
Ron had nothing to say , but muttered under his breath " Can't be the demon invasion ... demons live on the same plane of existence . It can't be called a 'true' invasion . Something else ?"
" Don't ponder over it . I will call you when I need you . You will find me around you as you advance anyways . So , what do you say ? "
[ Vampire King *** wants to accept you as the successor of his legend ! Will you accept his offer ? ]
" As long as I become stronger . " Ron said without hesitation .
The vampire nodded " Accept my power quickly " He said as an eerie howl of a wolf came from outside the cave in the jungle of darkness .
A small dark orb came out of the vampire's chest and floated towards Ron .
" We will meet again . I just hope that it's soon ."
Ron ignored the voice as he stared at the dark orb in front of his chest . there was darkness flowing around it and at one glance , one could tell it belonged to the dark forces .
But Ron didn't care as he was a vampire to begin with .He slowly reached out his hand to orb and something like miasma gripped his hand and he felt himself being sucked into the orb .
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