"Blood Debt? Hey, that's the name of my companion quest," Jack said. He realized then that all this time Arlcard's target was emperor Marcus, but who was this Cain that Marcus called?
Arlcard sneered upon Marcus mentioning the name. The red smoke apparition above him did the same. When he next spoke, it was like two persons were speaking at the same time. One was Arlcard's voice. The other came from the red smoke apparition. A voice Jack had never heard before.
"Hehe, you must never expect to hear from me again. How do you enjoy the throne? From this young vampire's memory, I learned that you have ruled for a thousand years. Has it been that long?"
"… How do you survive?" Marcus asked.