Chapter :-17 To Kyoto (Part-2)
Inside a forest, on the grass lay a beautiful woman. Her skin was snow-white, her eyes were crimson red, her long hair scattered across the ground while she wore a red kimono with beautiful design.
Her eyelashes fluttered open and she stood up, gasping for air. After taking several deep breaths did she calm down and felt hunger like never before.
"You sure took your time...."
The calm yet cold tone attracted her attention, her head snapped in the direction of that sound. She saw a young man standing near a tree, looking at her with fascination.
The woman stumbled and walked towards him but not before asking the reason for this strange feeling, this hunger coursing through her body.
"What did you do to me?.."
Hearing her the young man smiled as he said in a plain tone.
"I made you stronger, immortal just like myself. Now you must complete the transition to fulfill the requirement of this ritual or you will die."
"What do I need to do?..."
As if he found her question amusing, he replied with a smile on his face which displayed his excitement. He moved sideways and revealed a person standing behind him.
He wore black ninja clothes while a strap of black cloth-covered his head except for his eyes and his nose bridge. His eyes were hollow as his someone of looking at a broken toy.
Henrik had thoroughly shattered his mind after extracting all of his memories from it. Other than the most basic function, his brain was in no condition to perform any other complex functions.
Kiyohime felt rage, a blazing inferno inside her mind as the need to kill him suppressed the other emotions she was feeling.
"You need to drink human blood to complete your transition."
Just as he finished speaking, Kiyohime blurred towards the assassin and punched his left shoulder with her newfound strength. The force behind her strike completely demolished his shoulder while his body was launched backward.
The assassin flew back and crashed into a tree causing a few of his ribs to break due to the impact. Kiyohime didn't let up and instantly arrived in front of him before raining down a barrage of punches at his stomach, face, arms, etc.
She thoroughly demolished every single bone in his body. He screamed and wailed yet she didn't listen. Henrik has been using his magic to protect his heart and life force so that he doesn't die before Kiyohime finishes her transition.
After some time her rage finally diminished as she stopped her assault and looked at the bloody mess she made.
Blood dripped out of his nose, eyes, ears, and mouth. Henrik's magic held his body together so that he doesn't die under the continuous assault but even so it couldn't stop the blood from flowing out.
The smell of the blood defused in the air causing Kiyohime's eyes to turn black as veins appeared under her eyes while her teeth elongated.
She held the assassin with her left hand and bit on his neck, slowly but surely draining him of his blood. Henrik's felt the blood leaving the assassin's body and undid his magic causing the assassin to die.
After sucking the very last drop of his blood, she threw his mangled body on the ground. She took several deep breaths to calm down as her eyes and teeth returned to normal.
Henrik lit the body on fire before handing a napkin towards the beautiful woman who had blood all over her mouth.
"Congratulations!!! now that you have completed the transition, you are officially a vampire, the very first of my [Sire line] and most probably the last."
"Now let us leave for [Kyoto], I need to get something extremely important from there and you have to exact vengeance. I will teach you what it means to be a vampire and how to control your thirst."
Kiyohime wiped clean her face before disposing of the napkin, Henrik gave her. She turned towards him and asked about his promise.
"Will you aid me in killing those bastards?..."
"We have made a deal, I plan on keeping my end of the bargain but are you?...."
Hearing Henrik's words, Kiyohime stared at him some quite sometime before getting down on one knee, she placed her left fist on the grass and bowed her head as she continued to kneel.
"I, Kiyohime Corona vow on my pride as a mage and samurai to be forever loyal to you for the rest of eternity. I acknowledge you as my master."
Henrik felt a connection being formed between both of them. His mouth curved into a smile as he thought to himself.
ᒥ....Sire Bond....ᒧ
A Sire Bond is the link between the Sire and their Sired that exists within the vampire and hybrid species. The Sired complies with the direct and indirect orders of the Sire in order to show its loyalty.
ᒥ....Well, Japanese people are famous for their loyalty so I should have expected something like this to happen....ᒧ
ᒥ....Well, it works in my favor after all she cannot betray me anymore....ᒧ
ᒥ....This country is moving towards the [Warring States Period], this is the perfect chance to establish the Mikaelson clan by absorbing the extinct Corona clan and then gathering soldiers from the different clans and enemies in [Kyoto], finally participating in the civil war after recruiting [Oda Nobunaga] and unifying this country....ᒧ
ᒥ....This will make us one of the most powerful clans in the whole country along being one of the most respected clans which will be influential in the whole country....ᒧ
ᒥ....But first I need to unseal my siblings. That Flower is within my grasp now I just need to start preparing for the ceremony....ᒧ
ᒥ....After I help her take care of her enemies I will perform the ceremony....ᒧ
Henrik looked towards Kiyohime and motioned her to stand up before asking her a question.
"So how does it feel to drink blood?..."
Kiyohime stood up from the ground and replied with a plain expression on her face.
"I have to admit... at first, it felt strange, the metallic taste. But then, it was like electricity coursing through my body-- a million stars exploding in my mind all at once. It's like nothing I've ever felt before. It was amazing. And all I can think now is... I want to do it again"
"You need to learn how to control your thirst or you may end up hurting someone...."
"Well, it's time we leave this forest and head towards [Kyoto]...."
After saying so he started walking towards the carriage while Kiyohime followed behind him.
She watched him walking in front of her and it suddenly clicked in her mind, she doesn't even know the name of her master.
"What is your name, Master?..."
Henrik stopped and turned back to look at Kiyohime. He had indeed forgotten to introduce himself after all that has happened.
"Forgive me for I am forgetful. My name is Henrik Mikaelson...."