Chapter 224: History of Vampires and the First Embrace

Ivan hadn't studied the specific origin of this Dark Magic yet....

But there is no doubt that the special species of vampires was born at the same time the original dark magicians were studying the magic of the "First Embrace" from the evil dark magic rituals, such as undead sacrifices and demon summoning.

Through the First Embrace, the magic inside the sorcerer's body will be integrated into his blood. Without physical obstruction, the magic will run faster and become purer.

The dark magicians were delighted to find that their magic power had become stronger, and it was easier to grasp the essence of dark magic without forcing their heart to become evil.

Besides the magical operation and the use of dark magic being more practical, the biggest advantage after the First Embrace was the physical change.

His physical strength had increased, but his senses had not changed.

For magicians who had been involved in magic research for a long time and were generally physically weak, this was a miracle.

There seemed to be many benefits, but the essence of the "First Embrace" was evil magic.

In the Middle Ages, believing in the existence of gods, it was believed that this amazing power to radically alter a magician's body came from evil spirits or powerful demons.

In fact, after the first embrace, the magicians were surprised to find their skin becoming increasingly pale, turning white, to a bloodless pallor.

In addition, they began to be afraid of the sun and could only move in the dark.

Black mages generally believed this to be a curse, the price that had to be paid to gain such immense strength.

What was most disturbing about these changes was that after the first embrace, they were no longer interested in ordinary food.

With the transformation, their stomachs could no longer adapt to ordinary food. Any food they swallowed made them feel nauseous and they quickly vomited.

Instead, they began to be extremely sensitive to blood.

The first dark wizards who went through their first embrace soon discovered that only by sucking blood could they be fed and not remain hungry, and they became monsters that live on blood.

For ordinary people, this change was enough to create a strong sense of guilt. Consuming blood like a demon, every day, would make people fall into madness.

But for the evil Dark wizards, this was not a problem, not even a psychological burden.

They devoted themselves to the new magic experiment with great enthusiasm. Through numerous experiments, they even discovered that taking the blood of different animals has completely different effects on them. Simply put, the more magical the creature, the greater the gain from its blood.

Because they could no longer rely on natural growth to enhance and restore magic as normal magicians do, they began to suck the blood of magical animals.

After this behavior was discovered, other wizards began calling these special wizards vampires.

Because they suck blood, vampires were not understood by mainstream magical society, but were gradually relegated to the fringes or shadows of the magical community, forming a special existence.

Within the vampiric community, this direct physical alteration was considered a gift from the devil.

They disagreed with what other magicians called them. They called themselves a "Blood Clan."

The time when vampires lived in peace with other mages did not last long.

Because from the creatures they chose to suck their blood they needed more and more magic, the longer the vampires had, the faster their own magic level grew.

But everyone knows that magical creatures with stronger magic often meant more danger.

Not to mention the rare and scarce vampires, even normal mages have to rely on absolute numbers to successfully hunt down a dangerous magical creature.

It is not known when vampires started feeding on the blood of wizards.

Compared to hunting magical creatures, hunting wizards is significantly less dangerous and the gains made are relatively much greater.

Perhaps for reasons of compatibility, the blood of wizards has an irresistible attraction for vampires, it tastes better, it is easier to absorb. Magic grows and changes faster.

Of course, this evil act was immediately condemned and unanimously opposed by all wizards after it was discovered by the mainstream magical society.

The Ministry of Magic quickly passed a bill that would ban the existence of vampires, and the "First Embrace" was listed as forbidden black magic.

Aurors began arresting vampires, trying them, and even executing them on the spot.

A large number of books on vampire magic were destroyed, and the word "vampire" became taboo, more evil than "dark wizard" and not allowed to be mentioned.

Through several large-scale cleansings, the number of vampires had become scarcer.

The remnant vampires moved from the top of the earth to underground, and gradually disappeared from people's eyes, eventually vanishing.

But they did not become extinct. After centuries of development, vampires had become a mysterious, complete and independent existence.

They live in families in unknown places.

The dark magic of the "First Embrace" had been constantly improved, and was not as difficult as the original, which had many limitations and required a large number of creatures to be sacrificed to the devil.

Now, if they want to turn a mage into a new vampire, vampires only need to suck a certain proportion of their blood, and then use their special magic to inject their blood back into the other person. If they can merge, the magic is successfully completed.

What had not changed is the degree of danger of the whole process, and the initial success rate is very low.

During the first embrace, the selected mage can die at any time due to a failed blood fusion.

In addition, the source of the vampire's own strength is blood, and when injected into the other's body, it is particularly harmful to him.

Therefore, vampires are very cautious in selecting targets and grooming them, rather than using the precious "First Embrace" on unfit bystanders.

The same is true of this vampire girl in front of Ivan. Now she must consider him as food, instead of wanting to give him the "First Hug".

It is said that vampires can smell blood that is difficult for ordinary people to smell, and use the magical power contained in it as a standard to distinguish between good and bad blood.

With Ivan's current magical power, the magic in his body is stronger than most young mages.

The vampire girl in front of him, at first glance, looked like she had been starving for a long time. When she saw the lonely Ivan, she couldn't help but approach him and kept saying that she smelled like food. She probably thought Ivan was food.