Chapter 69: Essence Pressure
As Lyra and Lilith struggled helplessly within the confines of Scarlet's blood structure, the vampire princess's essence energy fluctuated at an alarming level. The electric reaction generated by her immense power caused her friends to exchange worried glances.
"Scarlet, this is going too far! Someone will see us!" one of them warned, glancing around nervously.
Lilith, unable to use her own essence technique while constrained, could only watch in horror as Scarlet approached them, conjuring more blood and creating violent torrents that swirled around the trapped duo. Fear gripped their hearts as they realized the true extent of Scarlet's capabilities.
Students began to gather, drawn by the commotion and the palpable energy emanating from Scarlet. The vampire princess reveled in her display of dominance, her eyes gleaming with a wicked satisfaction.
"This is the true power of the Sanguine!" she declared, her voice dripping with disdain. "I could crush you humans with a single thought. You are so utterly helpless and weak."
She turned her gaze to Lilith, a cruel smile playing on her lips. "And this is what you choose to be friends with, Lilith? A pathetic, powerless human? You're just as weak as she is."
As the blood torrents intensified, tearing at Lyra and Lilith's skin, they began to lose hope, their struggles growing weaker with each passing moment. The world seemed to slow to a crawl, their fate seemingly sealed.
But just as all seemed lost, a tall, imposing figure emerged from the crowd. For a brief moment, Lyra wondered if it could be Adrian, the vampire she had encountered before. However, as the man spoke, his voice carried an authority that commanded instant attention.
"Enough."
With that single word, an immense pressure descended upon the environment, shattering Scarlet's blood construct and disorienting the vampire princess. She spun around, her eyes widening in recognition as she uttered a single name.
"Dante?"
Seizing the opportunity, Lilith broke free from the remnants of the blood prison, quickly raising her own essence and freeing Lyra. Without hesitation, they fled the scene, their hearts pounding in their chests as they sought to put as much distance between themselves and Scarlet as possible.
Meanwhile, Dante approached Scarlet, his presence towering over her diminutive form. His voice was low and filled with disappointment as he spoke.
"You are the only one bringing shame to Sanguine society here, Scarlet."
As Dante's essence overpowered everyone else's, the gathered students began to disperse, sensing the shift in power dynamics. Lyra and Lilith continued their desperate escape, with Lyra barely clinging to consciousness.
In her last moments of awareness, Lyra caught a fleeting glimpse of Dante, the mysterious vampire who had intervened on their behalf. Questions swirled in her mind, but exhaustion and the events' toll on her body quickly pulled her into a deep, dreamless sleep.
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