The challenge. (2)

I just killed 5 vampires with my bare hands, I could still feel that stare from them asking not to do that but I have to stay strong now, it was me or them, this world is for the strong and I need to be on the side of the strong.

Now there were still 3 days left, I already had enough to keep me peacefully for the rest of the game. I don't want to corner myself in dangerous situations again, I still don't have the power to do so, I'll be smart and hide.

I looked around, there was nothing but trees, there must be a cave near here, I'll hide there and if someone comes near me in the cave I'll make a trap for this vampire.

I started walking through the forest, trying to make as little noise as possible. Vampire hearing is pretty good, if I falter I'm screwed, and I don't know how many psychopaths there will be in this game.

As I walked around without trying to make any noise, I accidentally stepped on something, looked down and it started to make a huge glow. The ground I was standing on collapsed and closed in my face.

I don't know where I am, the environment was humid, and it was full of bats, I looked around and found nothing but bats and spider webs. This must be a dungeon but why would I be here in the middle of this forest, shit and if I find some danger here and die.

Well since I'm here, I'm going to explore this thing. Good thing I'm a vampire, I can see clearly in the dark, this vision is pretty good, but wait, there's something there.

I stopped walking and looked at something moving, it looked like a lizard, he saw me and kept staring at me, it looked like I was the first vampire he'd seen in years.

"How did you get here?"

He asked with a smile, his voice was hoarse, and he kept showing his tongue, his skin was green and his eyes were reptilian. It seems that it is not good to irritate him, it is better to speak the truth.

"I fell into a trap and ended up here"

He placed his hand on his chin and climbed down from the ceiling, seeing up close he was really a lizard, that's a reptilian. But show up now? they only appear near the end, where they discover that some important people in the game are reptilians and cause a huge war.

"so some donkey fell for that old trick"

Dumb? that shit is super easy to drop.

"Only a new vampire would fall for that, don't tell me you're one?"

He was laughing and looking at me as if he found it interesting that I was a newbie.

"What an interesting kid, normally new vampires don't do these kinds of tests as their powers are still blooming"

He looked me up and down, and stopped talking for a while. It looked like he had something a new vampire needed.

"How about gaining more power?"

"How am I going to gain more power? by selling my soul?"

The lizard laughed at my questions.

"Actually an interesting child, I'm not talking about selling your soul to some being, I have something that can increase your talent and looking at you that would be amazing in your hands"

What do I do now? this guy is super weird i have a feeling if i don't accept he will just kill me in cold blood.

"And how would I gain that power?"

Instead of answering my question, he pointed to a location that was close to us. There was a bottle on top of an old table, it looked like it had been left there for many years.

He motioned for one to go over there and when I took the vial I noticed what it was. It was simply the vial that the protagonist uses to increase his talent. I imagine what I can do if I increase my talent... I already have great potential to imagine with that…

It was a lot of power in my hands, I was almost intoxicated by the power I was about to have, I on impulse opened the bottle and tried to drink it right away. But before I could, it left my hand and went to the lizard's.

"Hey wait don't be anxious soon you will take it, I just need to know if you're worthy of it, my master needs someone worthy to take all this power"

I remember that with the protagonist there wasn't that, in fact there wasn't even a lizard like that, I think this thing died, I don't think anyone in their right mind would come here being a new vampire.

"What do I have to do to prove myself worthy?"

He laughed again, but this time his aura changed and he turned into a tall, elegant man. He had a pointed mustache, a monocle, and eyes as blue as the sea.

"Now I will start the test"

His voice changed too, before it was hoarse and horrible to hear, now it was soft, I could hear that voice for hours.

"And what would that challenge be?"

He looked at me in my eyes, I felt I was being watched by a lion, now he was the strongest and I was the weakest, I even looked away.

But after looking away I was no longer in that lair, I was in another place, a place of war, I could see vampires being killed as if they were nothing, the church was dominating the war as if it were the easiest thing in the world.

But suddenly a man came, he was robust, and his eyes were filled with hatred and anger that his companions had been killed by the church. He ran and killed 15,000 priests in the blink of an eye, that power was simply overwhelming.

That was a mode where only a single vampire came in and I knew him, I remember he appeared in the game as a legend. King The Slayer, he was the deadliest of vampires and he had no pity for any human. Nobody knew his real name, his history, his relatives, there was no record of him, only his deeds.

There was even a theory given by some church theologians, that he never existed and was a legend created by vampires, so the church wouldn't mess with them anymore.

I remember the protagonist asking the Pope who would be one of the strongest figures in history and the Pope said he was The King.

And now in front of me he was showing himself, this power of his... I want to.

"Well by your reaction you know him, to prove yourself worthy you'll have to do the same thing he did"

The man said this while drinking tea, amidst the chaos.

"Kill 15,000 priests in seconds? How am I going to do this I don't have that power"

He rolled his eyes and finished his tea.

"You will have the same power as he does, but keep in mind, his power may reject you."

After he said that, I was covered by a warm energy, was that the power he had? it was amazing i felt i could destroy anything i wanted.

"So when does it start?"

"Calm down, I haven't finished talking yet, you will have to finish these 15 thousand in 1 minute, I gave you more time because your body may not take it or you will die"

To die? shit i have to think before i do things but i can take it, i'll get this power.

"And start"

I could see the popes dying in front of me and a sudden hatred started to take over my consciousness. If I didn't stop here I would go crazy, this power is very strong, but my body didn't respond and it only went to kill the priests.

I could feel my conscience slipping away, but I remembered something, I couldn't let him loose, I had to put him in his place.

Gradually I got a little bit of control, but it wasn't much, but still I was there. The number of dead priests appeared on my screen. One thousand dead priests in 20 seconds. I had only 40 seconds to kill 14 thousand priests.

I got a little carried away by the power and started killing everything that came my way, I don't know how the King controlled it, but he was a genius. I will need to train a lot of control to reach his level.

I could see time running out, my time was up, the man who was sitting in the chair stood up and gave applause.

"finally someone got this challenge and i can leave, congratulations boy you won the bottle be careful he is super strong as you can see"

After saying that he disappeared, along with the things I was seeing, now I was back in that dark environment, but now I could drink that bottle.

I opened the lid, the smell was amazing, it looked like wine. I drank it and felt incredibly strong after drinking it.

"Now I believe I can become one of the strongest in this world"