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[Villian] Book 2 - Chapter 15: Sister?

Vanity lay within the wooden carriage with a man between her legs. His clean-shaven face rested on her bare chest, and she gently stroked his head. Her calm, warm breath tickled the man’s ear. “Beg, human, beg for your pathetic life to end; it’s only merciful of me.”

“Please…please,” the man pleaded. “Just kill me…please…”

She cupped his heart with her claw and felt its frantic beat in her hand. This ration had been most entertaining compared to the others. I...

[Villian] Book 2 - Chapter 14: A Vampire’s Pride

There were countless ways to enrage a vampire.

Damien sat crossed-legged on his bed, with Fay sleeping peacefully by his side. It should have been a night like any other. Damien would cultivate while searching through his memories. Combining many centuries of interactions was tedious, but the occasional memory reignited a little bit of Damien’s instincts.

And through these memories and increasing his Blood magic, Damien knew vampires were extraordinarily territorial and prideful...

[Villian] Book 2 - Chapter 13: (Interlude) Thunderstruck

Oshal’s capital city, Aizska, was well known throughout the peninsula for its interesting topography. Magic was power, both economically and politically. Therefore kingdoms and empires built their capital cities upon ley lines. These ley lines replaced the consumed mana and stopped capital cities from becoming mana wastelands within years.

Like Kassinki’s capital city, ley lines lay below Aizska’s surface. But due to the Leylines being unmovable, the original settlers of Oshal had...

[Villian] Book 2 - Chapter 12: Morning Pleasure

A slight jolt of pain awakened Fay from her lengthy slumber. Yet she did not panic. Why should she? Every morning began with pain; it was merely routine. But to Fay’s delight, the pain was followed by the utmost pleasure.

It began from her neck and radiated from there. The two pinpricks from Damien’s fangs greedily sucked away her blood, but they also deposited a little of his delectable blood behind.

Usually, Fay could endure the ecstasy in silence, wary of disturbing Damien�...

[Villain] Book 2 - Chapter 11: Nightly Screams

The oversized moon hung silently in the starlit sky, casting its silver glow upon the mortal world. Nights were mostly peaceful in Blackthorn; with a lack of light, the peasants slept in their shabby homes and prayed that tomorrow would be better.

Tarlington Hill loomed over Blackthorn and was usually silent; apart from an empty fortress, moonlit lake, and sparsely populated forest, there wasn’t much else to note.

That was why Damien’s ear-piercing scream was so out of place.<...

[Villain] Book 2 - Chapter 10: A Good Hunt

Due to the dream, the moonlight felt strange and primal to Damien as he basked in its light. To other vampires, it brought safety, but for him, it was a reminder. He was supposed to be a creature of the night, not some human in the skin of a monster.

“But Damien Nightshade’s worries were not misplaced,” Damien mumbled to himself while stroking Fay’s sleeping head. “Vampires do not learn magic but instead focus on a bizarre form of cultivation that drives one mad.”

A sm...

[Villain] Book 2 - Chapter 9: Blood Cultivation

“With the political malarkey out the way, it’s time to study! So wake up, sleepyhead!”

The bundle of bedsheets groaned. “Five more minutes…”

Damien frowned. “I thought you loved magic?”

In a voice so small he almost missed it, Fay whispered, “I can’t feel my legs.”

Damien surveyed the rest of the trashed room, which still stank of sweat, blood, and sex. “Oh, I see… Well, I will be out in the courtyard when you are ready.”

A small snow-...

[Villain] Book 2 - Chapter 8: Watch the World Burn

Damien swirled a glass of red wine while struggling to meet the eyes of the stunning elf that sat opposite. “Princess Emilia, I must offer my sincere apologies for the embarrassing lack of control I displayed during our friendly spar.”

One of Emilia’s attendants passed her a steaming cup of tea. Neither spoke for a while as Emilia enjoyed the tea’s fragrance and warmth. Eventually, she sighed. “You are one terrifying man, Damien, but it would be boorish of me to reject such a ...

[Villain] Book 2 - Chapter 7: Nightshade Citadel

Damien left the trashed room in a foul mood. He scowled at the faded red carpets and the cracked sandstone walls as he strode through the castle’s ancient hallways. Filthy humans scurried passed or hid in rooms as he passed; they smelled of fear. He ignored them.

Eventually, he stood tall on the fabled bridge where his first slaughter of humans occurred. It had transpired weeks ago, yet he still remembered their screams and hatred-filled eyes.

The morning wind that smelled of fr...

[Villain] Book 2 - Chapter 6: A Vampire’s Insatiable Hunger

Damien’s clawed hand pinned Fay’s neck to the cracked stone. Despite the situation, she grinned. Shark-like teeth were on display, and her scarlet eyes flickered with lust.

I am not in control.

“Where’s my meal? Where’s my prey? HONOR THE HUNT. WHERE IS MY FEAST?”

“Right here, husband.” Two snow-white arms caressed Damien’s cheek, briefly calming his mind.

Useless.

A vampire’s wrath was hard to calm,...

[Villian] Book 2 - Chapter 5: A Duel Under the Starlight

Everyone stopped and held their breaths as a blade of moonlight swung in a dazzling arc.

Imryll’s detached head fell to the floor with a sickening thump, and her now-headless corpse slumped to the side in a clump of robes and blood.

As Damien met Emilia’s calm eyes, utterly devoid of emotion, he realized something.

I’m a fraud. I could never execute one of my own without hesitation. That is the decisiveness only a natural-born ruler could possess.

Emilia looked b...

[Villain] Book 2 - Chapter 4: Silvermoon Blade

“ᚷᛟᛞᛞᛖᛋᛋ ᛟᚠ ᛏᚺᛖ ᛗᛟᛟᚾ Goddess of the moon ᚺᛖᚨᚱ ᛗᚤ ᛈᚱᚨᚤᛖᚱ hear my prayer ᛋᚺᚱᛟᚢᛞ ᛗᛖ ᛁᚾ ᚤᛟᚢᚱ ᛚᛁᚷᚺᛏ shroud me in your light ᚨᚾᛞ ᛟᛒᛋᚲᚢᚱᛖ ᛗᛖ ᚠᚱᛟᛗ ᛗᛟᚱᛏᚨᛚ’ᛋ ᛋᛁᚷᚺᛏ and obscure me from mortal’s sight.”

Celestial mana radiating from the hidden moon wrapped around the elven woman’s form as she vaulted over the side of a bridge. The smooth sto...

[Villain] Book 2 - Chapter 3: Madness is But an Illusion of the Mind

Roselyn carefully manipulated a vine around a young woman’s arm. Although a thousand meters of rock and mud separated the two, Rose could feel the woman’s warmth, heartbeat, and nervousness.

Making sure to be careful, Rose directed the vine like a coiling snake around the woman’s wrist. A tiny thorn pricked her skin, causing the woman to yelp. The procedure was quick and mostly painless.

A slight sense of euphoria invaded Rose’s mind as blood trickled down the vine and int...

[Villain] Book 2 - Chapter 2: Angel Tear’s First Victim

An hour away from Blackthorn, an enormous campsite of white wood carriages stood in silence. Only the whistling wind and occasional screech from the giant ravens disturbed the peace.

A man sat in a majestic carriage; he wore a cloak of raven feathers that obscured his thin frame. He shuddered from the cold as his sunken gray eyes darted around the empty room; schizophrenic voices whispered inside his skull. They howled and cried, never stopping.

The Aurel hovered motionlessly in t...

[Villain] Book 2 - Chapter 1: Kingdom of Blood

The mid-afternoon sun sat high in the sky, signifying the passing of hours since this morning. Discussions that would shake the peninsula and possibly the entire continent occurred within a shabby conference room.

Around a wooden table stood a kingdom’s future leaders.

Damien pointed with his cane toward a crude model of the surroundings on a large stone slate. “We need to move the capital city as far north as possible. Marquess Cunningdal’s territory and Blackthorn will act...

[Villain] Chapter 75: A Noble’s Pledge (End of Book 1)

“Richard Cunngindal, unbreakable wall of the north and marquess of Kassinki,” Damien spoke while laying back in his chair; his eyes remained closed as he played with the silver dagger he had taken from Nicholas. “You should not be here.”

Damien slowly opened his eyes and scrutinized Richard. “You bring an army to my gate. Enter my office with silver weapons and knights… Please tell me, Marquess, has there been a grave misunderstanding?”

The silver dagger cracked betw...

[Villain] Chapter 74: Surprise Attack

Ignoring Kieran’s odd behavior, the marquess continued down the central road of Blackthorn.

“Backwater shithole…” Nicholas spat on the muddy ground, causing the marquess to frown. “Commander Nicholas, please refrain from such comments and open your eyes. Blackthorn has been under the most brutal storm the wastelands have seen in years.” The marquess pointed his muscular arm toward an overhead walkway with a few men carrying planks, timber, and nails. “Even in such dire cir...

[Villain] Chapter 73: Blackthorn’s First Visitors

The ominous clouds that shrouded Blackthorn for a week finally parted as if signifying the start of a new age. In the wake of a week-long storm, the once dry and barren lands had transformed into an endless swamp.

The barely visible pathway out of Blackthorn acted as an imaginary barrier between two convoys that had no business being outside of such a small town.

Dave knew nothing of nobles as they rarely appeared so far north, but he was confident that an army-size convoy was unn...

[Villain] Chapter 72: The Five-Fanged Purple Eye

A man sat with his knees huddled to his chest and his back resting against a gray stone battlement. A large-brimmed hat covered his eyes and protected his face from the freezing rain and howling winds. A symbolic red-eye with three fangs below, haphazardly sewn onto his clothes, signified his status as an Overseer for Duke Nightshade. His job? To valiantly protect the walls and Blackthorn from outside threats while also observing for potential suspicious individuals or those slacking...

[Villain] Chapter 71: (Interlude) Infamous Vampire Prince

“Blackthorn,” a broad-shouldered man who gave off a seasoned warrior’s presence muttered while gazing at the horizon where dense black clouds gathered with the occasional flash of white followed by roaring thunder that echoed across the barren lands.

A campfire sat in the middle with a group surrounding it, the embers dimly illuminating the people’s faces. A man clearly past the prime of his life sat in full plate armor; only his aged face was on display for all to see. He turne...

[Villian] Chapter 70: Roselyn

The cavern trembled as an ancient being once again made its presence known on this mortal plane. Mary’s body was suspended in the air by a thick column of black vines emanating from her hair; her abyssal eyes gazed at Damien, and her twisted smile sent shivers to all who bore witness.

“For years, I have been trapped in these walls of stone, awaiting my ascension! Yet, who would have thought that the gates of the beyond would bar my entry due to negative karma? Centuries went by whil...

[Villian] Chapter 69: Wiggles

Within a vast, pitch-black cavern, two well-dressed nobles watched with slight interest as Mary’s body floated within a sack of flesh surrounded by black vines. There were also many pink spiders present, but they were busy comparing the various items that the silly humans had created for them.

Julius, the blacksmith spider, proudly showed off a rather fancy iron sword that floated in the air. Two spiders stared in awe at the human-made creation; one wore a black top hat inlaid with go...

[Villain] Chapter 68: Earning Loyalty Through Negotiations

A middle-aged woman wandered into an office that didn’t match one of a town mayor but rather a runaway noble with an unusual habit of collecting anything expensive looking. She glanced around with strained curiosity at the various paintings, sculptures, artifacts, and even noble-style clothes; her eyes then lingered on an open chest overflowing with mana stones and coins with longing before she finally met the eyes of the room’s other occupant.

Damien coldly appraised Mary. Aver...