The Vampire Queen - How I Became The Worlds Last Boss: Chapter 8

Rhea

I always felt like a burden. The very first time my parents actually came for my help, I felt ecstatic. After all this time of ignoring my existence and treating me as if I were nothing more than some common maid, they actually need my help for some reason. I wonder what it could possibly be. Those were my thoughts the very first time I went through my life.

I hurry to the study to see my parents and brother waiting. As soon as I enter, they all turn in my direction with solemn faces. The atmosphere felt as if someone had just died or was about to give me some grave news. My naive expectations for this family turned out to always be much too high. According to them, I was sold off to a notorious individual who recently killed off his second wife. Not to mention, he’s three times my age!

The idea of becoming a bride at such a young age and to a man that could be considered my father is a major blow to my sanity. What did I ever do to deserve such a family? That would sell me off to be murdered by a madman who only cares about their own selfish needs. They also inform me that this weekend, after my first week in the academy, I will have to go visit him.

I’ve lived a very sheltered life because my parents refuse to do anything with me, and my only form of entertainment was reading books. My favorite stories are ones with a princess who’s in need of saving and a knight in shining armor who goes against all odds to bring her back to safety. Will I ever be able to experience a happy ever after? Where is my knight who will come rescue me?

It just seems like my life is a downward spiral, where I hate everything around me more and more. Of course, I never share these types of feelings with other people because it’s not like anyone would even care. What’s the point of living if not to just die? Is there actually a point to all this suffering? Having to live through this miserable life for the fifth time and expecting a different result. I must have gone crazy!

I’ve never been a religious person, but if someone out there could possibly help me, please save me from this hellish existence. If only I could at least have one person to rely on, it would mean the world. I just can’t handle always being alone and having my life decided by my parents, who don’t even care whether I live or die. Why does my own family hate me so much? What have I ever done wrong to receive this type of treatment?

My parents have only ever taken me outside a few times a year into the city, and every time I go, I see people walking around with smiles on their faces. They’re all having a great time with their family, siblings, and lovers. I wonder what it must feel like to truly be in love with someone and have them reciprocate your feelings. The idea of this just sounds so foreign to me, given how my family shows almost no affection for me.

What is love? Is it even real? Something that was made up by people who thought this kind of bond was actually possible. The only emotions I understand are all horrible ones. Such as despair, loathing, disgust, rage, hate, and many others. These are the kinds of emotions that I have experienced at home since my birth. But the one that truly overwhelms me is sadness.

I feel dead inside, incapable of even smiling when the walls are always coming down around me. Being trapped is a very terrible feeling, and I can’t help but always feel suffocated. My mind breaks around people, and I start developing a stutter. If there is such a thing as good luck, I guess I was given the opposite.

Tomorrow, I will start my first day at the academy for the fifth time. On the bright side, I won’t see my family for a while. I have to find a way to not visit that bastard’s house this weekend, though; it will only end badly. He always attempts to rape me, whether I’m willing to or not.

The next day, as I walk into the academy, I can’t help but feel excitement for what could happen. Will I be able to make a friend in one of my regressions? Will I be able to find anyone who I can even get along with? I feel so detached from reality that I have a hard time even being able to relate to people. Most of them are smiling and laughing, while my face remains dejected. Why do I even feel any hope? I already know how this plays out.

There are so many beautiful women and handsome men at this academy. Seeing the way they can talk to each other so casually really irritates me. How much better off are they to actually be able to smile like that? A loud, booming voice startles my contemplation, telling every new student to go to the auditorium and get tested for class placements.

I stumbled upon a commotion in front of the building where our tests were being taken. Many students were circling around a man and a woman. He was trying to get her to go out with him, but she just looked at him as if he were the most useless piece of garbage in the world. She was also one of the most beautiful girls I’ve ever seen. In my four past lives, I’ve never once seen this girl. Who could she be?

She had this exotic feel about her that you don’t get from most women. Her silky white hair and bright, piercing red eyes make it seem as if they could look through your soul. The man was pretty average-looking in my eyes; how brave of him to actually aim that high. I couldn’t help but give a small laugh at the circumstances. That’s when the teenage boy made the terrible mistake of trying to stop the girl from leaving when she showed no interest at all in carrying on with their conversation.

I gasp as I watch her casually break the man’s arm in disgust, as if he were a bug to be squished underfoot. She’s like a heroine in a story who’s not afraid to fight for what she believes in. What must it be like to not allow disrespect and actually fight back without mercy? Females in this world aren’t allowed to talk back to their husbands, brothers, or fathers. Seeing a girl not give a damn was pretty refreshing.

If I could befriend anyone in this academy, it would definitely be her. I wonder if her personality could rub off on me a little. But someone this amazing probably has everyone in this school thinking the same thing, whether men or women. Everyone wants to be her best friend or girlfriend when you look as beautiful as she does. I’ve never once been called cute in all my life.

With my personality, I tend to fade to the back because of the way my household has always been. I was told to stay out of sight, so it’s become natural for me to remain hidden. A girl like her wouldn’t even give me the time of day.

Taking my seat after avoiding the chaos, I wait for my name to be called to go up and touch the crystal orb. Hearing my name after about forty minutes, I sigh to myself at having to go up on stage in front of all these people. I wonder if that beautiful girl from earlier will even pay attention.

After placing my hand on the orb, I once again saw the score of eight hundred and twenty for the fifth time. The saddest part about having a high school is that it's all in vain and can’t be used for the betterment of my life. It’s all because of my godforsaken family. There's no point in complaining about something I can’t change, though. Bowing to the headmaster, I make my way off-stage.

I decided to stand and wait to see who that girl was from earlier. She hasn’t gone up yet, and I’m curious how amazing she could be with such confidence. That’s when I heard the name Celestia Voltaire—someone who would forever change my life in the future. Words couldn’t express my admiration and jealousy of her perfect appearance. She also portrays herself as someone who is above it all, with everyone else being beneath her. I’m curious if she intends on doing that or if it’s just built into her way of being.

My whole outlook on her was about to change, though, as soon as she touched that crystal. To think someone is so powerful that her magic couldn’t even be read, and she also destroyed the crystal. I looked over at the headmaster, whose face was pale. From what I know, Celestia is the most powerful mage to have ever existed, if her power ranking is actually correct.

While looking in awe at such an interesting girl, my arm gets yanked, pulling me out of the building. Once I was pulled mercilessly a good distance away from the testing area, I could finally turn around and notice my brother's angry face. I can only imagine what this conversation is going to be about.

To sum it up, he didn’t want me to get full of myself with my score and think I could actually achieve something on my own. I have a role to play as that bastard’s plaything while my family lives happily ever after. What a disgusting brother and family!

After he left, I cursed to myself about how much I hated this life and family. I just want it all to end. Everyone having a happy life should just burn. Who’s the one responsible for putting me through so many lives of despair?

I couldn’t help but breakdown at my current circumstances as my body slid down to the base of the tree, grabbing my legs and pulling them to my chest. Crying was all I could do as those walls just kept getting smaller.

That’s when the person who I have been admiring and also slightly jealous of all day appears right next to me. On top of it all, she starts hugging me from out of nowhere. What in the world is going on? Why is she here? She could easily get anyone’s attention, but she’s here to support me.

She mentions how I look like someone who needs a hug. Well, she’s not wrong, and I can’t say I don’t want to be held by her. I thought to myself as my body did what my mind wasn’t ready to accept and leaned into her. She happily looks my way as she wraps her arms around my body. I couldn’t help but start to cry as all my pent-up emotions just came bursting out.

Why is such a person being this way with me? Does she have some kind of ulterior motive, like my family always does? But she doesn’t come off as someone who would use others. If I had to make a guess, she’s a very straight-forward type of girl. Before I even knew it, I fell asleep as she was holding onto me. My only thought was how comfortable this feeling was.

A few hours later...

My eyes open wide as I try to figure out where I am, but as I look up, I see Celestia Voltaire looking down at me. Am I currently lying on her lap? I freak out and jump up in a rush, moving a few feet away. She gave me a pouty look, and then she smiled sweetly. How am I supposed to deal with someone like her?

That’s when, once again, she completely gets me to go against my nature, and I lay back down in her embrace. I’m completely lost in this situation, and also, my guard around her is completely nonexistent. Why is that? I just have this feeling that it's the right thing to do, so stop over thinking it.

Celestia blindsided me with the fact that she was reincarnated. I’ve read many novels about people who have been reincarnated and have always loved those types of stories. Now, she truly seems like a heroine. I also gave up my biggest secret, feeling like she would accept it. It’s almost like fate brought us together. I’ve always been a sucker for these types of stories, and someone who reincarnated meeting another who regressed seems like a novel plot.

How can I feel so comfortable with a complete stranger? She also starts talking about my situation and trying to help me through all my feelings. Everything she said was true about how I can’t ever talk to my family without getting talked over. My opinions never matter.

The only thing I could say was that this girl put some kind of spell on me. I had a hard time not spilling anything she wanted to know, as if I'd known her all my life. She starts talking about fate and how she felt the first time she saw me. But why in the world would she fall for me? Also, aren’t we both girls?

Celestia, as if understanding my thoughts, directly answers all of them in a very well-thought-out way, completely blowing my mind. It’s true that we should be able to choose who we love and shouldn’t be beholden to the whims of our parents. At this time, she also points out how I’m no longer stuttering. Who is this girl? That was the only thing that came to mind, as I accepted everything she said wholeheartedly.

Celestia laid out a random scenario, and I couldn’t help but feel extremely terrified of it actually becoming reality. Why would I want her to be like this with anyone else? She’s the first person I’ve ever met who actually cares to interact with me. She even calls me cute. That’s when I told her how I hated the idea of her being this way with anyone else.

She gave me a very beautiful smile, as if all the pressure in the world had been lifted off her shoulders. But that’s also when she drops a bomb on me that I didn’t expect and also should have realized from her results during the magic test.

How could such an amazing girl be the enemy of all mankind? Who the hell is mankind anyway? What have they ever done for me? Maybe that’s why I have never found my way in life—because I was never supposed to be on the human’s side. Celestia was thinking about my well-being even before her own. Wasn’t she afraid of me possibly telling someone about this conversation?

She then drops another bomb after that, implying she wants to turn me into a vampire. According to her, she will live for a very long time and refuses to allow me to die early. Why would I ever not want that? Loving a girl? I think I could do it, especially someone like her. Who cares about other people’s opinions? You love who you love, and that’s it.

We eventually made it to a room where we would both share for our academy days. That's when a nine-tailed fox appeared at our window. This room was five stories high!

It was weird how excited I was to actually meet one of the legendary terrors from history books. The fox was a lot more pleasant than what I was imagining in my head. Is she actually a terror? She also shared with us the true purpose of the fight with the demon king and how humans have always forced supremacy over the land. Killing off those they can't control is just so wrong! It was easy to understand because of my past lives and being sacrificed twice because of their greed.

Sitting on a bed, waiting in anticipation for Celestia to turn me into a vampire, I couldn’t help but be so excited. This has been the best day of all of my lives. I just hope she understands what she has created, because I’ve maybe fallen a little too hard for her. I smile and tense up as her mouth approaches my neck as she punctures it with her fangs.

My body instantly got hot as I felt my blood being sucked out and, at the same time, felt something foreign start to circulate within my body. This overwhelming feeling was so euphoric, as if I were flying in the clouds.

Hours later…

Feeling fur under my body, I get startled awake, only to find myself being hugged from behind by Celestia. We were currently on top of a huge fox as it was running at breakneck speed through the terrain. I grab Celestia’s hand that was holding onto the fur and plant a kiss on it. She will be my life from now on was the only thought going through my mind as I hugged her hand to my chest.