Amplify and Thirst

The pair walked along the empty streets towards the Inn. Darkness crept over the fortress as people started going into their homes. Shops and merchants packed their merchandise and guards started lighting up the street torches.

Back in the room.

Ace lighted up the room with oil lamps hanging on the walls while Audaxia made tea. As they both sat on the side of the bed, they silently drank their tea spacing out thinking about their day.

"Master, what are your powers?", Audaxia asked breaking the silence. "Amplify", Ace answered turning his head to her. "What's that?", she replies looking confused.

"Sigh, basically what I do is I can control my body performance. I can increase my senses or speed or strength when I want to", Ace explained. "What about the wind thing you always do?", she continues asking. "I was taught by my master on how to amplify not only my body, but also the air around me through his techniques that he passed on", Ace explained again.

"Like if a normal person fans himself with paper, he does not know the way to move the paper", Ace replies as he takes a piece of paper and folding it. He then fans it to her face similar to how people do it which was just up and down or side to side.

"Because I have the amplify ability I can speed up and twirl my hands, guiding the air to create better wind", Ace continues. He suddenly flicks his wrist twisting the fan around in one movement, blowing her hair backwards. She looked at Ace bewildered and speechless before falling silent for awhile.

Suddenly she sits up and looks at him in the eye. "What about when Edgard said you killed Jack so it's not surprising?", she asked again.

"Sigh, I don't like to talk about it but since I said I'll tell you then alright. Ever since the first man I killed, I will absorb his thirst", Ace reluctantly explained. "Thirst? You mean you're a vampire?", Audaxia tilted her head looking at him innocently.

"After I kill someone, they will have a lingering emotion when they die. My body will automatically absorb it slowly and will only stop when I get far enough or control it. Since I've been killing mostly people who have done atrocious things like myself. Naturally their hatred or wrath will be the lingering emotion. Some is regret, greed, pride and even lust like Jack", he replied.

"My master and I did not know how to control this ability so I was emanating thirst wherever I went making people steer clear from my path. It was after I felt good from giving a blind beggar money, did I stop emanating it. So my master told me to hold on to that feeling until I need to release it", Ace continued while looking at his katana.

"Master, you kill bad people, so you're not evil," Audaxia comforted him as she leans closer to him, "like I said before, I have never seen a killer with eyes so kind like yours". Ace wraps his arm around her giving a side hug and caressing her head.

"So who was your first kill?", she asks hugging him from the side. The air pressure around the room slowly decreased as gravity seemed to increase as his eyes gleamed while staring to the front. His face showed a look that he was remembering something.

"Master wake up! It's ok if you can't say it. I won't force you!", she hugged him tight and raising her voice. Tears fell from her green eyes as she shook him.

The room suddenly calms down as he looks around not knowing what happened. Feeling something wet on his body, he looks down to see Audaxia in tears burying her face on his shirt.

"Hey, you're making my shirt wet, how am I going to sleep later?" Ace whines as he pry her away. He took a towel at the side and wipes off the tears still trickling down her cheeks. "How could you say that", she huffed making a puffed up face looking upset.

"Hey, don't be making faces, I'm trying to wipe those stains off. I never told you to cry for me", he sternly said as he leans closer to wipe off the tears that had stopped falling. 'Thank you', a lingering thought came to her mind causing her to be stunned before smiling.

"Why are you smiling? Geez you're so weird", he firmly said to her as he finished wiping. Folding the towel and putting it to the side. "Master", she spoke softly. "Hmm?", Ace raised his eyebrows turning towards her. "You're welcome!", she exclaimed as she threw her arms around and kissing him.

"What are you doing?!", Ace pulls away. "Master, you may be killer but you're surprisingly a lousy liar", she teased as she caresses his body down to his legs. "Release your thirst on me, I can handle it heehee", she giggled to him as she takes off her clothes.

'Did I make a succubus as my servant?' Ace thought to himself. She looks at him, "I would be if you want me to".