Chapter 590: The Maids, and their Beloved Master.
On the outskirts of the mountain forest where the Youkai live, in an isolated location.
Victor's eyes were focused on a group of 'Battle Maids.'
"Master, I don't think wearing our armor is necessary..." Eve spoke in a neutral tone, she wasn't trying to disobey her master's order or anything, but wasn't that an exaggeration? He was just going to meditate, right?
Victor displayed a small gentle smile: "My Eve..."
Eve's body trembled a little at Victor's melodious tone, she felt her heart melt when she heard what he said.
"These armors are not for the enemies, they are to protect you from me."
"… Huh?" That was Eve's reaction,Brown, it is Roberta.
"Master would never harm us." Maria spoke with finality.
Victor looked at the blonde Maid with the same gentle smile: "Indeed, Maria. I would never harm you, but... What's inside me now is something so dangerous that I can do it unconsciously."
Roxanne walked over to Victor and stood beside him.
"What's going on, Master?" Kaguya looked at her master with an emotionless face but with clear worries shining in those blood red eyes.
"It's nothing you need be so concerned about, My Maid." Victor reassured hisMaid favourite, and added with a slightly shy face:
"What happens is, I ate too much, and now my soul is overloaded."
"I need to sort this out a bit, and in the process, a bit of Miasma might leak out of my body and cause damage all around."
"The souls of the demons…" Kaguya was smart, with little snippets of information and the experiences of the days she spent with her master, she immediately understood what he was talking about.
He nodded his head, "Hmm, as you know, a progenitor has a 'very big' soul, we can store the souls we kill each other in that soul, I don't know what we use those extra souls for yet, but I have an instinct that they are very important, because of that, I never 'cast out' these souls, and just deal with them."
Victor suspected that these soul uses stemmed from his progenitor form, he thinks that maybe he uses some kind of power to use these souls for some benefit to him.
'Tsk, there should be a book on how to use the progenitor's powers.' Victor was a bit bitter about this, but he wouldn't complain too much, he understands why that book doesn't exist, after all, only a fool would divulge his weaknesses .
"Although Master doesn't know specifically what these souls are used for, we can use these souls as fuel to make me grow, and strengthen both myself and my master."
"So it's not a loss either." Roxanne finished with a small smile.
As a World Tree, she has an instinctive understanding of her most important powers, she knows she should bond with a planet so she can grow, but... That wasn't all, she also knows she can bond with a being. , and through this fusion, she and the being would acquire new powers.
A World Tree it would not depend on the planet, it would depend on the being to live.
'Of course, if the being isn't special, I'd just be killing him...' Roxanne broke out in a cold sweat when she remembered that information, like a tree that represents the negative aspect of a planet, she knows she can only connect in one way or another. class beings of the same negative aspect, and it wasn't just any being, just the 'progenitor of vampires', and the God King class evil gods had a soul strong enough to endure their existence in their soul.
Even though she was young, she was still a World tree, and that kind of being single-handedly sustains an entire planet... Ordinary beings can't handle her, and would just die pointlessly when she tries to bond with them.
A healthy symbiosis needed to exist between the two beings for the powers of both, and the soul of both to be united.
Just as a World Tree helps a planet to live, and the planet helps the World Tree to grow, so will its host.
The more Victor grows, the more the World Tree unlocks powers to help him.
How did Roxanne know that?
The more Roxanne matured,most she understood her duties, it was an instinctive understanding, she knows that as a World tree, she has a duty to keep the planet alive so that a civilization grows, and evolves, and through the growth of the planet, it itself would evolve.
Without the World Tree on the planet, the planet will remain just a lifeless rock.
In a way, a World tree is a fundamental aspect in the life of all living beings, be theymortals, or gods. Without a World Tree nothing can grow, and nothing can develop, it is the starting point of everything on a planet.
For more 'conceptual' gods that encompass a 'rational' aspect of a mortal to be born, civilization needs to grow.
Gods with concepts of music, art, architecture, civilization, etc. It can only come into being if a mortal civilization is grown enough.
Mortal, gods, and the world tree, they are all deeply connected, and Roxanne doesn't fully understand what that 'link' is, after all, she decided to bond with a sentient being, not a planet.
"What shall we do, Master?" Bruna asked with a serious face.
Victor looked at Bruna, and theMaid basked in his Master's gentle eyes.
"Don't let anyone onlookers near this place." The Maids nodded resolutely, the order was given, and they would comply with full vigor.
"Come here, Kaguya."
Kaguya's body trembles a little, she didn't expect this order just now,but she quickly pulls himself together, and approaches his master who was sitting on the ground.
"You too, Girls. Except for Eve."
Roberta, Eve, Bruna, Maria looked at each other and nodded, and then carried out their orders.
Once the Maids were in front of Victor, he spoke in a neutral tone that contained respect, appreciation, and kindness:
"Do you want to be part of my family?"
"..." Like a deer about to be trampled, the Maids completely froze in shock.
As much as the sadistic side of Victor wanted to provoke thebeloved Maids him now due to the deceitful words he spoke, he couldn't do that... For now.
"M-Master, you mean?" As expected, Kaguya was the first to compose herself, but the shocked expression was still on her face.
"Yes, like Eve, and Roxanne, you will be part of my family as core members, you will be part of my Clan, and you will carry my name, my lineage."
Even though they hadn't been raised as Vampires, Roberta, Bruna, and Maria knew how important this action was. Joining a family permanently, meaning that the vampire will remain with the chosen Clan forever, is a very important decision.
"Master, you don't even have to ask, you know my answer right?" Maria who recovered from the shock spoke with a small smile on her face, with a look that Victor knew well:
"Of course I accept it!"
"... Appearances matter, My Maid... And despite who I am, I value your free will."
Roberta chose that moment to wake up from her stupor, and laughed with a seductive smile:
"Fufufu, if we refusenow, you would just convince us otherwise, you would never let us get away." Roberta's eyes gleamed, and took on a reptilian tone: "Don't lie to us, Master. We know what kind of man is the one we decide to trust."
Victor's expression didn't change, he replied with the same neutrality with a tone of pure honesty:
"I didn't lie, Medusa, you have a choice, and even if you don't decide to join my Clan, nothing will change, I will still keep the promise I made to you."
Maria laughed softly, and approached Victor's right side, her decision was already made, she didn't need to say any more, or add anything.
Feeling a warm sensation when Victor started stroking her head, Maria looked at Roberta/Medusa as she reveled in the sense of belonging, delighted in her master's caresses, and felt pure happiness when she felt the bonds she had with Victor becoming stronger.
A playful tone appeared on Roberta's face: "I know, Master… But that doesn't mean you're going to let us get away,right~?"
A gentle smile formed on Victor's face: "you are mine." A gentle voice, like an adult praising a woman he loves, but with a weight and possession that was disconcerting.
Only Victor could express himself in such a paradoxical way.
"Only mine… And that will never change."
The Maids' body trembled visibly, and even though some of them [Kaguya and Eve] wanted to deny it, they completely melted at his statement.
"Fufufufu~" Roxanne's ankle-length black hair began to float as if it had come to life, and her eyes glittered with a tinge of possession, lust, and love.
"This is the master I know." She nodded satisfied: "We accept your proposal, Master..." She approaches Victor and sits down beside him, leaning against his chest.
"Please take care of us." The last part came out in such a vulnerable tone, she closed her eyes, and tried to calm her emotions.
"I will, Roberta... Roberta Alucard."
The moment Victor spoke the name, and accepted it, Roberta felt something being created in her existence, something that further strengthened the strong bond she had with her 'Master'.
If before that bond was strong as a diamond, now it was unbreakable.
It felt like a sonhad coming home after a long time, and getting back what he wanted so much... She felt complete.
"...Mm."
Victor smiled gently, and looked at Bruna.
"...Victor, you have no idea how much I've been waiting for this..." Bruna's voice shook, she even forgot to say 'master' due to her turbulent emotions.
"I always thought that—."
"You weren't enough."
"..." Bruna just nodded her head gently, but she couldn't hide her shocked expression.
"Bruna Francesca, even if I am busy, even if we are in a war, I will never forget what is most important."
He extended his hand. Bruna looked at this gesture for a few seconds, and slowly took Victor's hand.
"My wives, my family, and my beloved companions who remain in my shadow helping me through everything." Victor gently pulled Bruna onto his chest, and held both of his hands to her face.
Bruna stared into the violet eyes that contained only affection, kindness, and love.
"You are important." It was as if her existence was being acknowledged, and she had no choice but to accept, "You are enough."
All the worries she had had disappeared like they hadn't existed in the first place, and not only that, the little worries, and insecurities had also disappeared.
Only love, and devotion remained at that very moment, Bruna's eyes became completely lifeless.
Victor stopped his smile from growing when he saw this, and continued:
"Never forget those words."
"Mm..." She could just accept it, she didn't care about anything else.
That man in front of her, was her god, her savior, her family, her master and... The man she loves.
"Take care of me, Master."
"Always, Bruna Alucard, always."
Bruna smiled gently when she felt the same sensation asRoberta, and Mary felt.
Eve didpout when she saw being excluded from that group hug, but she wouldn't complain, after all, the master ordered it.
Victor laughed gently: "Come, my beloved daughter."
Eve opened her eyes wide, and unconsciously started walking toward him.
Roberta opened her eyes, and looked at Eve, she showed a small sneaky smile, and got off Victor's lap and sat around him.
"Don't be afraid, don't be insecure." THEhand of Victor and Eve intertwine with each other.
"Remember, my beloved daughter."
"You are no longer that child who was trapped in a cage in the dark room."
Eve's body shook visibly, and small tears were spilling from her eyes.
Victor gently picks up the woman and places her in his lap while hugging her, it was as if his body was protecting her from all the evils in the world.
Eve felt so comfortable, so protected, it was the same feeling she had when she first met Victor.
She doesn't know how much she already thanked her master for finding her, and giving her everything she ever wanted, they sometimes scolded herself for not being honest with her feelings, she wanted to get closer to other people, but... She couldn't, only her master was worthy enough on that side of her.
And that was his privilege alone. She knows that she is depending a lot on the man, but she doesn't care, she longs for his love, for his affection, and for his attention, something that her master never failed to show her even if he was always busy.
"You don't have to fear the dark anymore, Eve..." He lifted the woman's face, and cupped it with both of his hands:
"After all, you are the one who walks in the darkness, you are the one who is part of the darkness." He wipes the tears from her eyes.
"… Remember, Eve."
"I am your family."
The girl's body trembled again, and silent tears began to fall from her eyes once more:
"We all are, you can always trust me with everything, and if I'm not there, trust your sisters, theMaids Present here at this time are your family, and my wives as well."
"We will always support you in everything."
"Eve, don't hide your desire tome... What you desire?"
"…I-…I just want to be with you forever, Father…"
"I hate it when you leave and you don't take me with you, I always want to be by your side, I always want to feel your presence."
"So be it."
"... Huh?"
"If you so wish. From today, you will never leave my side. Exercise your will, Eve. Exercise your free will, you are free to do whatever you want… As long as in the end, you always come back to me."
"Mm." She nodded her head gently.
Slowly, a small gentle smile appeared on Eve's face, it was as if she had gained a good deal of sudden courage: "I will always come back... You are my home... Wrong, you are our home, Victor. "
"Our…?" he asked with amusement.
"I have something like Roberta inside of me, she calls herself Alter Eve, she is someone who always talked to me when I was in that room."
Roberta, Maria, Kaguya and Bruna just looked at Eve with a faint look of shock.
'Did she have a heroic spirit too?' They didn't know it! The woman never spoke of it.
When the Maids looked at Victor and saw that his expression didn't change, they realized that Victor and Roxanne already knew this, something thatEve understood too.
Reading Eve's expressions, he said:
"Progenitor of vampires, remember? I knew from the beginning... And no, I didn't recruit you to me because of that..."
"What kind of being would I be if I ignored you in that situation? I may be a monster, I may be inhuman, but even I have a line I will never cross."
"A line that separates a true monster without honor or heart, a line called children."
"... I know, Master... I wasn't thinking about that-."
Victor pinches the cheek ofEve: "Don't lie to me, I'm a master at reading body language, and I'm an empath too."
"Ughhyu, I'm shoory."[I'm sorry.]
"Hmph." Victor snorted and released his cheek.Eve.
"Ugh…" She touched her cheek with a downcast expression, she muttered something about masters overpowered that couldn't be fooled, but in all the moment, a happy smile never left her face.
The maids watched this with a warm gaze, despite what people think, they know that their Master is not a complete monster, the best example of this would be the 'genocide' of supernatural beings in Japan.
Yes, he killed, and tortured several beings in that event... But only the guilty beings who tried to exploit the situation to gain something, only the beings who passedfor the triage of the Maids and Victor himself.
And this is much more kindness than one can expect from a supernatural being, the Maids understand that if Vlad intervened that day, Japan would not even exist anymore, the old monster would kill everything and everyone.
"Master... How long have you been thinking about this?" Kaguya asks
Victor turned his gaze towards Kaguya, and his gaze softened so much, he could still remember the first time he saw the woman in front of him.
Victor opened his mouth to speak...
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