My Covenant - The Vicious Vampire Queen: Chapter 4

Selene

It felt like my body was rebuilding itself as foreign powers started entering and circulating in my bloodstream. There was one being shadow and the other feeling was chaotic. A powerful red and black vortex formed around the circumference of my body. After a few minutes of utter chaos in my little cell, everything calmed as if nothing had ever happened.

All of my restraints that were currently restricting my body disappeared without a trace. The magic power I was now feeling was so intoxicating, giving me the impression that I was an unstoppable force. It’s time to open up my soul book.

“Soul Book, I blurted out with glee.

Name: Selene Voltaire

Race: Progenitor Vampire

Gender: Female

Age: 18

Ultimate Skill: Chaos Magic (LV1), Blood Bond (MAX)

Active Skills: Domination (LV1), Nail Claws (LV1), Shadow Step (LV1)

Passive Skills: Ultra Regeneration (MAX↑), Heightened Senses (LV3), Super Strength (LV3)

Rank: Baron (1%)

SP: 3

Now that’s what I’m talking about! I got two ultimate skills! I’ve also become a baron. Does that mean my next rank up will be viscount? The hierarchy for vampires seems to be related to noble ranks; interesting. Does that mean I can enter noble parties? “Hehehe” I couldn’t help but let out a light giggle into a full-blown laugh. Just you wait, people of the Kingdom.

All of my newly acquired abilities start at level one, but the three I had during my commoner status have all ranked up. What’s up with Regeneration? How can it already be at max? If I focus on that ability, it gives me an option to upgrade, but it takes ten soul points. I’ve only received three for baron status. What a rip.

Over the past eight years, my body has rebuilt itself an astronomical amount of times. At the time it did feel like my healing was improving. I guess I will have to wait till I receive more soul points in the future. The question is if you only get them upon ranking up or if there are other ways to acquire these points.

Blood Bond seems to go along with domination. It’s already at maximum level. If I try to concentrate on Blood Bond, it offers no option to upgrade. Its power is quite amazing, though; after I dominate a target through my bite, I can enhance the individual with a powerful bonding effect. In a way, it’s like creating my own royal guard, who will become the strongest and protect me.

Chaos Magic seems very interesting with its power to reshape reality. Whether it’s for war or something a lot more mundane, I can will it into existence. I’m sure the further I level up chaos magic, the more sophisticated my spells will become in the future.

Shadow step seems very promising. It will allow me to jump into and travel through shadows for a set amount of time depending on the rank. That ability alone would allow me to escape this hellhole of a religion in no time. But what fun would that be to just leave without creating a little chaos?

Standing in the middle of my cell, completely liberated from my bindings, I couldn’t help but take it all in. To think how my first ten years compared to my last eight. Life can be a real bitch sometimes, but now I’m someone who can bring real change. Whether it’s for the betterment of this world or its destruction, I will enjoy my life from now on.

Embrace the bestial nature that is now consuming my body. The thirst I’ve had for all these years without even one opportunity to truly quench it. That damn Pope who used my body as mere cattle will be the first one to truly feel my wrath!

There are only a few threats within this hellhole that surround the Pope. If I can just enter his chambers and deal with him. That would be for the best, at least until I get more power. At the very least, that man must die before I leave this place.

Slam Crack

While I was deep in contemplation on my next move, I got some unwanted guests. Without even thinking, I activated shadow step and melded into the darkness of the room. As of right now, I can only sustain this ability for thirty seconds.

Flick

As light illuminated the room, I jumped into one of the three men's shadows. The movement felt as if I was trying to walk while underwater. It was not easy to move around at any high rate of speed. Hopefully this will improve as I get levels in shadow step.

“What the fuck?”

“Where did the bitch go?”

The holy knights who entered the room all had dumbfounded faces at how their captive had completely disappeared. How could someone just evaporate into thin air?

“We must let the Pope know right away!”

“Sir Anderson, go inform the Pope that his prize possession has disappeared. Lockdown must be initiated immediately!”

Humph… that dirty Pope considering me his prize possession. He’s going to pay dearly for his egotistical view of my place in this world.

I watch the knight leave as the other two starts to make preparations to lockdown the entire cathedral. I jump up out of one of the armor-clad holy knight’s shadows and instantly clamp down on his neck with full force. Not a better time than now to test out domination.

Blood erupted from the puncture wound, enveloping my mouth with the sweet nectar. The smell of iron freshly spreading throughout the room as the other knight looked on in shock. After a brief period of time had passed, I felt something click within my mind, and the man I was clinging to went completely stiff.

He was just standing there without even trying to struggle as he was willingly feeding my hunger.

“Subdue that man.” I gave my first minion a task while I smiled menacingly at the other one in the room. Licking the blood around my lips in a seductive way, I could see the knight waver just the slightest bit as he was forced to the ground. “Flip him over.” I commanded

Now that his neck was ripe for the picking, I leaned down to take another fulfilling bite.

“Get away from me, you disgusting beast. You will rot in hell for this!” The man yells, struggling to get back to his feet. “AH!” A bloodcurdling scream sounded as I sunk my fangs into another.

After the same process took place in the other guy's body, I had both of them line up in front of me. Their eyes were now bloodshot with red irises. Their canine teeth now had protruding fangs ready to wreak havoc upon this world.

“First I want you to tell me how exactly I can find the Pope.” I demanded

“Mistress, you must first exit the dungeon and go up to the main hall of the cathedral. Enter the place of worship and go to the very front of the building near the shrine of the goddess. His room is to the right of that.”

Absolutely no hesitation with his words as if I were always the one he served. “Excellent, now go make yourselves useful and kill every person you see within the cathedral. If you can somehow make it out of here alive, I might allow you to serve me.”

In all honesty, I want to kill both of these men because of their actions in my time here. But this is my perfect opportunity for a decoy, and the chance of them actually making it out of here alive is slim to none. Even if they do show up in front of me in the future, at best they would be used as a chair or footstool.

I gave it a good ten minutes before I left the room. There were screams of terror and clanging metal on metal off in the distance. Blood caked the wall as the precious artwork along the cathedral wall was covered and torn. Men and women shredded into multiple pieces strewn across the ground in all types of church apparel and armor.

“Hahaha.” It’s great for them all to feel the misery that I’ve experienced over the past eight years. Screw these people and their bullshit religion. It’s just like any other cult that has making money as their biggest goal.

Entering the main hall, it was completely desolate with no people in sight. You would think with how much money they’ve been making off me over the years, they would have a building with much more appeal. All the guards were also nowhere to be seen; my little decoys must be doing a great job.

Strolling up to the goddess statue in the main hall, I couldn’t help but scoff at her appearance. What kind of holy entity would want followers such as these? Looking up at the face of Karthegin, I couldn’t help myself but extend a middle finger at her.

“Fuck you and your damned followers!” I roared with venom.

Putting my hand upon the statue, I couldn’t help myself but try an experiment with my first cast of chaos magic. Altering reality itself, it said, let’s find out.

“Disintegrate!” I yelled out.

Static

My hand shone with a red glow as red cracks started to spread throughout the goddess statue. In only the matter of five seconds, the whole thing crumbled into dust as if it was never there to begin with.

“Amazing!” Now for the door leading into the Pope’s personal chambers and get that oh-so-sweet revenge on that bastard.

Crumble

My smile bloomed as I watched the door shatter and got a look at that piece of trash Pope. He was currently in a state of shock as he watched me stroll into his living quarters.

“How are you today?” A cheeky smile across my face as the Pope started to turn red in anger after getting over his shock.

“What the hell are you doing here? Get back into your cell, right this instant.”

“Oh sure, I will get right on that.” I stood there staring at him as if I had never heard his command.

“Why are you just standing there? Listen to my words: we own you! We won the war, so you’re my property.” The Pope exclaimed.

“Last time I checked, I wasn’t something that can be owned, and even if I allowed someone to own me, it sure as hell wouldn’t be you.” I pointed my right finger at the Pope in the shape of a gun, collecting chaotic energy into a densely packed projectile at the very tip of my index finger.

I looked on at my target, which now had a red glow in his eyes from the vibrating energy a few inches on my fingertip. I would compare its size to that of a sniper rifle round with probably the same amount of destructive power.

With a thought, I fired off a single shot that impacted the Pope’s right arm, completely separating it from the rest of his body. “No!!!” He fell straight to the ground from the impact.

I watch on as he vehemently struggled to stop the overflow of blood from gushing out, causing a bit of hunger to leak out within myself, but he was someone I refused to dine on. He started to pull himself in a certain direction where there was a table of the best potion in the kingdom, also known as my blood.

“Hehehe, to think you would use my own blood against me in this way.” Truly poetic how the thing he stole was also the solution that could save his life from the one he took it from. With a burst of speed, I got in between the Pope and the potion he was so greedy for. “That’s right, you bastard. Crawl like that cunning snake you are.”

“Pff, what do you know! You’re just some forgotten princess who turned into a monster. You should be happy I got you out of that garbage dump of a kingdom.”

“Oh yes, so happy, hehehe.” I couldn’t help myself but laugh at this stupid man struggling like a fat fish that was just caught on a boat. Looking behind me, I grabbed one of the blood potions and poured it onto his arm. Where the stump was currently located, a small baby arm started to form as it gradually protruded out.

Isn’t my blood’s healing ability outrageous?