Chapter 165: The Peeping Witches I
Alucard dragged his unconscious daughter to the bed where his draculines rested, each clawing onto a 'fleshy pillow' that was him.
He tried to leave Lingqi there and move but turns out his daughter also clawed at him with great strength, making him sigh.
He stared at the entrance of the room where another body of his just materialised and left the room.
He lied back and caressed his daughter's hair, she was truly smiling blissfully.
The three Alucard could only sigh and rest there until they woke up.
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Meanwhile, The Vampire King that just left the room walked aimlessly through the layout of this massive castle, trying to understand the whole place.
His instincts told him, that someone was staring at him at all times even as his senses spread forth for kilometres into this 'empty' and void land, what's more, that person was also regarding his other bodies.
He smirked and his body disappeared the next second.
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He continued walking but this time, a different castle. This one was more massive and luxurious, with black and white outlining here and there, it seemed to be made out of black and white crystals.
It didn't take long for the 'presence' to lock him again as he once again disappeared and appeared in another castle.
As if 'running' out of her presence.
Eventually, he ended up in the seemingly small house but was surprised to realise this house was way bigger inside than outside. It wasn't much, but the difference shouldn't be spatially possible.
He walked through and noticed many worktops, sofas and a rather humble living room.
Once again, the presence locked him in place but this time he didn't disappear, having visited all the castles.
He, however, didn't find a way out of this 'place'.
This void seemed to be endless.
He sat on the main sofa in that house and crossed his legs as a cup of wine appeared in his hand.
"How about you tell me the way to leave this place?" He said and took a sip.
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"... You can enter but you can't leave?" Varete's voice resounded softly as her body came out of a shadow nearby, staring at him.
He had used his connection with Alcina to come to this place, apparently, this connection between them was enough to transcend dimensions as he wasn't even aware she was in a different dimension altogether. But now that the three of them were here and he couldn't find a way to leave with his omnipresence, he'd have to acknowledge they were in something like a parallel dimension.
Much like how he couldn't go back to the earth without passing through that barrier.
"I have my ways to step in with them here, but can't use it the other way around... Is this some kind of personal dimension of yours?" He asked while catering his wine.
Varete curled her lips and sat on the sofa in front of one looked closely, her countenance held a small blush that didn't go unperceived by Alucard.
"You're right, we are currently inside my shadow... No one can enter without my permission and no one can leave without my permission either. Or so I thought until you came..." She crossed her legs and stared at him deeply.
Alucard chuckled and his hand moved inside his shadow and took out a bottle that made Varete open her eyes widely.
It was such an eccentric bottle of wine... 'The Royal Dynasty, 2540'
His telekinesis acted and the bottle moved on its own as two golden cups appeared as well.
Staring at the bottle, it was half full, indicating that half of it had already been consumed.
Her periphery stared at the bottle of wine that moved on its own, but her red eyes remained focused on his.
Eventually, a cup of wine, not filled floated in front of her as Alucard took the cup and sipped the ambrosia of the gods as slowly as possible.
"I apologise for not being able to fill your cup, but this wine is simply too precious~", He said and Varete took it and sipped it, marvelling at the taste.
This is no doubt, the most spectacular wine she had ever tasted.
"If it's so precious, why share it with me?" she said still moving her luscious lips around, tasting the delicious flavour.
"For one it is not every day we get to meet someone in our condition, right? You and I come from different worlds. Truth be told, even if I come from the 'earth' that is also not my original world. And second, it is to apologise." He remarked
Varete's eyebrows lifted, "... Apologies, for what?"
"For what you witnessed not too long ago" One of his pink eyes remained open to see her reaction and sure enough, she blushed, but her expression didn't change at all.
"I don't know what you're talking about?" She said with curled lips, still blushing.
"Guess the bribe worked~", He remarked and for the first time, she giggled lightly, her expression beautiful and alluring.
The two just laughed lightly and continued sipping their wine, until Varete spoke.
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"I'd like to fight you, Alucard..." She said suddenly and very reluctantly finished her cup. No matter how slow she tried to drink it... It would finish eventually.
Alucard heard her but didn't answer until he finished his own, "I refuse..."
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"Why?" She frowned, could it be that he was underestimating her?
She stared at him, awaiting his answer.
"You're using our duel as a modicum to an end, not because you wish to fight me, Varete."
"..."
"You're an intelligent woman, I can see it. You have witnessed me fight and regarded my strength. I don't see why would you want a fight against someone you can't clearly win against."
"Aren't you being arrogant?" She frowned slightly, never one to like being underestimated.
"I'm being confident... If you had the strength to defeat me. You wouldn't be hiding down here." He said and sent a smile her way.
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"But I have you trapped here with me in my shadow, my domain... And you can't escape Alucard." She said with curled lips only to feel something entangling her toned legs the next second, making her frown.
"That's where you're wrong, Varete... I'm not trapped here with you, you're trapped here with me~" He smirked as his now red eyes stared at her with a threat.
"Do you want to do this the bad way?"
"So you're willing to have a duel after all?" She asked, not minding at all her incapability to move her legs. They were firmly trapped in place.
"Why do you want to have a duel so bad, do you want to be mine that much?" The count asked now, staring at her straight in the eyes.
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"H-How does having a duel translate into that?" She asked, but her glance stared sideways, not looking at him directly.
And this is the first time her gaze didn't match his.
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Alucard smirked, "If you're so adamant about having a duel, I can give it to you... Are you going to fight me with all your strength?"
Varete frowned, "I have never underestimated an opponent, Alucard.", 'Much less a monster such as yourself. Moreover, they're itching for a fight, especially her...'
"Very well..." The Vampire King stood up and his shadow stored the exotic bottle back inside and her legs as she stood up as well, floating outside of the house as he followed her.
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