Chapter 45 A strange love at first sight

"Heeey! Seline we are ba-"

Before I even finished my line a rather messy and desperate vampire pounced on me and roughly bit on my arm.Afterwards she maneged to return to herself and instantly went to hide behind me.

"Hello..." Seline awkwardly said while looking away.

"Well guys let's leave the three sisters reconcile alone."

"D-Deva-!"

*bang*

Closing the door we walked towards the outside.

"Gluttony! What do we have for dinner?"

"Tons of fried chicken and a huge amount of fried rice for you, a salad for the old Diligence, then we have the finest wine..."

"Don't we have some beer?I rather prefer that over wine..." Mumbled Greed.

"Ah and Envy you cannot drink alcohol...then apple juice for Envy or do you prefer something bitter?And you girls you better not drink too much last time you burned half of the forest in the dungeon..."

"Jeez!Gluttony! We are outside the dungeon so no worries!"

"That's not, *grunt* nevermind, if you lots end up burning a forest or something else there's Deva stopping you."

"Yeah,I'll be there burning entire cities with you so everything's fine!If we end up meeting the last Matriarch we just have to run as fast as possible."

"You..."

"There, there. Pigman you should loosen up a bit."

"Core wants to picture and record that event and make sure to save in the archives, so Gluttony bring to the table the strongest alcoholic drinks we have."

"Aren't you a worrywart boy? You young folks just need to enjoy life, ah and add an extra portion of salad for me."

"*sigh*"

Gluttony walked with heavy steps as he sighed.He watched the fifteen backs of his friends and companions and couldn't help but smile as he gazed and listened at their casual conversations.

He expected that after Deva became an owner she would command them to do all kind of things, while she did that he didn't expect how laid-back she was and how she managed to became rather close to everyone.

He was rather content with this kind of lifestyle but obviously know that in the future this might not continue so the only thing he could do was to savour these moments and prepare for the coming events that Deva will drag them into.

"Do vampires eat anything other than blood?"

Gluttony snorted and fastened his pace to reach the others who were already ahead.

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"Did you girls*nom* talked with yourselves?*nom**gulp**gulp* Ah! Another one!"

"Well we somewhat managed to talk a bit and made peace..."

"Yeah..."

"Sure..."

Yeah, I believe you with those torn clothes of yours and the bites here and there in your bodies.

Why they were arguing, you might ask? Well Celestine and Uola might be the ones responsable for Seline to have lost her mind, through the whys and reasons I really don't know.

"Here I prepared you favorite drinks, my blood!"

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While the others were drinking and eating, the four of us were seated in a place far enough to barely hear their laughers and voices.

"So...now do the two of you have any information about the Matriarch of the soul Ilia?"

"Well..."

Exchanging glances the two seemed hesitant.

They don't have any information?

"There's no need to search me. I'm here."

Suddenly a presence appeared from the shadows. Her voice cold and dry while her face was expressionless.

Looking around I wasn't where I was but instead in a dark and cold place, other than IIia I couldn't see anything else in this place.

"We are inside in my shadow domain, a domain like the one you used."

"You knew?"

"I was watching you and following a month after the event started.I was inside your shadow for the entire time, feeling the same emotions and thoughts from your shadow."

"Oh, is that so?Then why you didn't take me? Or even killed me?" I calmly asked.

The raven-haired woman asked with no change in her tone as if she didn't care the possibility that this vampire Matriarch could have killed her during her sleep.

"I...was interested...something was attracting me to you..." Said now Ilia with a slight frown in her face and hesitancy.

Focusing at the vampire in front of her she could see something strange in her.Her hands who were behind her back were sweating, and by the movement of her body showed that she was quite nervous being with me.

Why? I clearly don't know her and for some reason she is like this.

A foolish thought appeared in my tipsy and foolish brain but I quickly dismissed it.

It can't be...That's impossible is there something like this in this world...no entire universe?

"Attracting?" This time I was confused. I don't have nothing other than my blood and the world tree inside me than can cause someone to be lured by me and even if she was attracted by them she would be already trying to get them yet it seems she was attracted to something else.

"No...more like I was interested in you, wanted to know more about you, your past, stories, personality, your relationships...everything...I do no care about your blood rather I wanted you yes you...The moment I saw you I understood you were my destined one..."

A love at first sight.Something so pure yet so unrealistical is here, living-no ehm existing(?) here.

While I was in disbelief she continued and as she continued her eyes shone more and more and her her mouth formed a disgusting and strange smile as if her facial muscles were not accustomed to that movement.

"[Shadow assimilation] a skill that allows me to feel the same feelings and thoughts of the host I parasite. Ah, as time passes I could feel myself closer and closer to you."

This...this is a great opportunity!

Yes, there's no time in being distracted by foolish thoughs and details on how creepy this vampire is.Just take the opppotunity Deva.

A plan popped up and I followed it without even hesitating a bit.

I bit my tongue before launching myself to her and kiss her.

"Mhhpmm..." She kissed back without even noticing that blood was being mixed with saliva and gulped down her throat.

More and more the kiss became heated as she wanted more, maybe because of the blood or maybe of something something else, I didn't care at all since...

[You subjugated the Matriarch of the soul Ilia. You subjugated all the Matriarchs.]

[The rewards will be given the moment the challenger loses or finishes all the scenarios.]

[You will be given a minute to prepare for the fourth scenario.]

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